Hajime no Ippo
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TV Series (75 ep.)
From 2000-10-04
to 2002-03-27
Alternative Titles
en:Fighting Spirit
ru:Первый шаг
ja:はじめの一歩 THE FIGHTING!
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Synopsis
Makunouchi Ippo has been bullied his entire life. Constantly running errands and being beaten up by his classmates, Ippo has always dreamed of changing himself, but never has the passion to act upon it. One day, in the midst of yet another bullying, Ippo is saved by Takamura Mamoru, who happens to be a boxer. Ippo faints from his injuries and is brought to the Kamogawa boxing gym to recover. As he regains consciousness, he is awed and amazed at his new surroundings in the gym, though lacks confidence to attempt anything. Takamura places a photo of Ippo's classmate on a punching bag and forces him to punch it. It is only then that Ippo feels something stir inside him and eventually asks Takamura to train him in boxing. Thinking that Ippo does not have what it takes, Takamura gives him a task deemed impossible and gives him a one week time limit. With a sudden desire to get stronger, for himself and his hard working mother, Ippo trains relentlessly to accomplish the task within the time limit. Thus Ippo's journey to the top of the boxing world begins.
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Characters
Main
Kenji Utsumi
Japanese
Mamoru Miyano
Japanese
Shouzou Iizuka
Japanese
Richard Epcar
English
Main
Kohei Kiyasu
Japanese
Sachi Kokuryu
Japanese
Steve Staley
English
Alexandre N'guyen
French
Main
Rikiya Koyama
Japanese
Eddie Frierson
English
Emmanuel Gradi
French
Jeong Gu Lee
Korean
Main
Wataru Takagi
Japanese
Peter Doyle
English
Benjamin Pascal
French
Benjamín Rivera
Spanish
Main
Keiji Fujiwara
Japanese
Grant George
English
Donald Reignoux
French
Ju Chang Lee
Korean