Hajime no Ippo: New Challenger

★8.7 2009 1 Season Combat Sports, Shounen, Sports

Japanese Featherweight Champion Ippo Makunouchi has successfully defended and retained his title. Meanwhile, his rival, Ichirou Miyata, has resurfaced in Japan, aiming for his own Featherweight belt in the Oriental Pacific Boxing Federation. When the rest of the world comes knocking, however, will Japan's best fighters rise to the challenge and achieve glory at the top? Or will the small island nation be crushed under the weight of greater entities? This time, champions will become challengers issuing a call to the rest of the world and ready to show off their fighting spirit! [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Actors

Kohei Kiyasu Kohei Kiyasu Ippo Makunouchi (voice)
Rikiya Koyama Rikiya Koyama Mamoru Takamura (voice)
Wataru Takagi Wataru Takagi Masaru Aoki (voice)
Keiji Fujiwara Keiji Fujiwara Tatsuya Kimura (voice)
Jurota Kosugi Jurota Kosugi Ralph Anderson (voice)
Hidenobu Kiuchi Hidenobu Kiuchi David Eagle (voice)
Hisao Egawa Hisao Egawa Iwao Shimabukuro (voice)
Shin-ichiro Miki Shin-ichiro Miki Ryuhei Sawamura (voice)