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Fighting Spirit

Fighting Spirit

Season released 3rd Oct, 2000Rated MA15+75 episodes

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Fighting Spirit Season 1 episodes

  1. S01 E01

    The First Step

    24 mins · Tue, 3 Oct 2000

    Ippo is a high school student who works full time at his mother's fishing though. Because of this, he gets bullied on by the kids at his school. That's when his life turns around, when a professional boxer happens to be jogging along the way, and introduces Ippo to the world of boxing.

  2. S01 E02

    Fruits of Labor

    24 mins · Tue, 10 Oct 2000

    Ippo succeeds in catching 10 falling leaves, and is granted his first sparring session.

  3. S01 E03

    Tears of Joy

    24 mins · Tue, 17 Oct 2000

    Ippo loses his first sparring session, but shows enough potential to be accepted into the gym.

  4. S01 E04

    Shadow Boxing

    24 mins · Tue, 24 Oct 2000

    Ippo practices shadow boxing.

  5. S01 E05

    3 Months to Counter

    24 mins · Tue, 31 Oct 2000

    Ippo trains for a rematch.

  6. S01 E06

    The Opening Bell of the Rematch

    24 mins · Mon, 6 Nov 2000

    Ippo and Miyata face off in a rematch.

  7. S01 E07

    The Destructive Force Of One CM

    24 mins · Mon, 13 Nov 2000

    Ippo and Miyata are in the last round of the rematch

  8. S01 E08

    Promise to Meet Again

    24 mins · Mon, 20 Nov 2000

    Ippo trains with Takamura and discovers the hardship of pro boxing.

  9. S01 E09

    C Class License

    24 mins · Mon, 27 Nov 2000

    Ippo takes the License Test and meets Mashiba.

  10. S01 E10

    Debut Match!

    24 mins · Mon, 4 Dec 2000

    Ippo and his opponent Yusuke train for Ippo's debut match.

  11. S01 E11

    Obsession for Victory

    24 mins · Mon, 11 Dec 2000

    Ippo defeats Yusuke via K.O.

  12. S01 E12

    Becoming a Bully's Buddy

    24 mins · Mon, 18 Dec 2000

    Ippo fights and wins his second match via K.O.,After the fight he was befriended by Umezawa, his former bully.

  13. S01 E13

    The Eastern Japan Rookie Championship Tournament Begins

    24 mins · Mon, 25 Dec 2000

    Ippo and his opponent Jason prepare for the first match of the Rookie King Tournament.

  14. S01 E14

    Powerful Arms! Hooks vs. Uppercut!

    24 mins · Mon, 8 Jan 2001

    Start of Ippo vs Jason match, both men exchange powerful punches but neither goes down.

  15. S01 E15

    Test of Endurance

    24 mins · Mon, 15 Jan 2001

    Ippo defeats Jason via K.O. after a tough match.

  16. S01 E16

    Premonition of a Hard Battle

    24 mins · Mon, 22 Jan 2001

    Ippo watches the fight videos of Kobashi and Hayami, his future opponents.

  17. S01 E17

    Ippo on the Beach

    24 mins · Mon, 29 Jan 2001

    Ippo joins Takamura, Kimura, and Aoki in a training camp near the beach.

  18. S01 E18

    Clinch

    24 mins · Mon, 5 Feb 2001

    Start of Ippo vs Kobashi match, Ippo is loosing by points because of Kobashi's strategy.

  19. S01 E19

    K.O. Dream

    24 mins · Mon, 12 Feb 2001

    Kobashi abandoned his strategy and loses the match to Ippo via K.O.

  20. S01 E20

    Threat of Shotgun

    24 mins · Mon, 19 Feb 2001

    Takamura wins the Japanese Middleweight Championship belt, Ippo trains with Aoki to counter Hayami's Shotgun punch.

  21. S01 E21

    The Way to Capture a Prodigy

    24 mins · Mon, 26 Feb 2001

    Start of Ippo vs Hayami fight, Hayami takes the advantage during the early rounds.

  22. S01 E22

    Forward! Forward!!

    24 mins · Mon, 5 Mar 2001

    Ippo defeats Hayami via K.O. Ippo's training with Aoki and Kimura's help Ippo win the match.

  23. S01 E23

    Another Semi-Final

    24 mins · Mon, 12 Mar 2001

    Ippos day off. Miyata and Mashiba face off.

  24. S01 E24

    To the Place We Promised...

    24 mins · Mon, 19 Mar 2001

    Miyata and Mashiba continues to fight. Ippo is angred by the outcome.

  25. S01 E25

    Every Emotion

    24 mins · Mon, 26 Mar 2001

    Ippo trains for Mashiba flicker jabs.

  26. S01 E26

    Battle for Distance

    24 mins · Mon, 2 Apr 2001

    Ippo VS Mashiba Round 1

  27. S01 E27

    Death Match

    24 mins · Mon, 9 Apr 2001

    Ippo VS Mashiba continues.

  28. S01 E28

    Victory or Defeat

    24 mins · Mon, 16 Apr 2001

    Ippo defeats Mashiba for Rookie King of Eastren Japan.

  29. S01 E29

    Rocky of Naniwa

    24 mins · Mon, 23 Apr 2001

    Sendo goes to Japan to meet Ippo and make him go to All Japan and gets a chance to spar with Takamura.

  30. S01 E30

    To Enemy Ground

    24 mins · Mon, 30 Apr 2001

    Ippo learns how to heal his right fist and gets ready for the All Japan but something happens his powerful right punches!

  31. S01 E31

    Traces of Intense Battles

    24 mins · Mon, 7 May 2001

    Episode 31 is a retrospective on the hope that managed Ippo championship. It is made in the form of a newspaper article commented and written Fuuji, journalist of the monthly "boxing fan."

  32. S01 E32

    Throw Your Right!

    24 mins · Mon, 14 May 2001

    After two straight missed Ippo, the sparring match is abandoned. Meanwhile, Sendo, the great favorites of the match, continues to train. Just before the game, the pain in the fist Makunouchi have not disappeared, his orthopedic injects an anesthetic. The pain, however, can return at any time of the match, but Ippo is determined to face Sendo costs!

  33. S01 E33

    Smash Force

    24 mins · Mon, 21 May 2001

    Makunouchi takes the smash improved Sendo, and crashed into the ropes, but do not fall! Alas, his legs tremble, Sendo and the opportunity to boost its smash. Ippo then chooses the combat body to body pure to prevent Sendo launched its smash, blow midway. Both boxers are equal forces in this area, and no stroke reaches its target.

  34. S01 E34

    The Rookie King

    24 mins · Mon, 28 May 2001

    Sendo Makunouchi and continues to cast powerful blows to turn, but neither weakens, they are very determined !! But after a few moments, Sendo eventually take the lead, and pushes Ippo the ropes. Our hero then decides to fight back, he took advantage of a moment's respite to launch its right on Sendo, but he dodges and launches Smash Makunouchi that takes the brunt, then connects with an uppercut and a violent series Ippo preventing strokes to attack ...

  35. S01 E35

    The Continuing Journey

    24 mins · Mon, 4 Jun 2001

    It is the day of graduation, Ippo has also obtained his. At his high school, he became The Star, Idol of all students. This awareness leads logically significant upsurge in new boxers Club Kamogawa, known mainly through Takamura, Aoki and Kimura. But most do not have the mind needed to make boxing, and quickly brought back to reality by Takamura which they all did make a fool of jogging. Only a poor fan Ippo Yamada, managed to keep up, somehow.

  36. S01 E36

    The Champ and I

    24 mins · Mon, 11 Jun 2001

    Ippo finally meets the champion in its class, Eiji Date. The latter is there to comment on the evening's matches as a guest. It turns out that date and Takamura are old friends. It is then time fighting. Aoki and Kimura wins them narrowly, and ranks both 5 of their category. Takamura broke his opponent as usual. Ippo meanwhile, is ranked 10 ° in its class. A few days later, the right fist Ippo is healed and he immediately asked by Newest Eiji in person for a sparring.

  37. S01 E37

    A Thing to Strive For

    24 mins · Mon, 18 Jun 2001

    Ippo gets to get up, the game resumes. Date returned, and hardly the match resumed, Ippo is again stuck in the ropes. Date then returns its corkscrew, trying to anticipate where Ippo Date will strike, and protects his body. But the blow-out date is very accurate and comes crashing right in the heart of Ippo. The latter is then locked again, and again takes the left of Date. Our young boxer collapses into the ring for the 2nd time. Date who just wanted to test this one, decided to no longer use and Sparring resumes...

  38. S01 E38

    Two Rookies of the Year

    24 mins · Tue, 26 Jun 2001

    Okita also control the blow that had allowed Date set down Ippo 2 times !! Ippo, panicked, took distance, and Okita feints put the uncomfortable, it can not predict its moves. Ippo then test to get closer, but is kept at bay by jabs Okita !! The latter took the lead thanks to its experience and managed to place all his shots !! He finally ends up stuck Ippo in the corner, what he expected from the beginning of the round, in order to launch its Corkscrew, once dreaded by Makunouchi !!!

  39. S01 E39

    Challenge in a Foreign Land

    24 mins · Tue, 3 Jul 2001

    In Thailand, Miyata a draw against a second-class boxer. Decision of the arbitrator although debatable, the Japanese are not welcome there, and Miyata seems to be the target of combatants wishing to earn points easily. But our young prodigy does not intend to scroll and accept a new challenge, against the wishes of his father, who would rather see it go up in the lightweight category. For Miyata, that change is impossible, it MUST NOT prevent Ippo, about dignity, he refused to flee the face of obstacles.

  40. S01 E40

    A Counter to Surpass All Counters

    24 mins · Tue, 10 Jul 2001

    The boxing stadium tremble with excitement, the crowd goes wild and wants to see only one thing, the victory of Jimmy Sisfer, and the defeat of Ichiro Miyata ... While the gong is about sound, Payao and baby Chana brother are on their way to see one of the most beautiful game of the life Miyata. Back at the stadium Runpini, Miyata can only see the reputation of Jimmy Sisfer, while his father described the situation of the failed against Ichiro. Payao Chana and finally arrives at the stadium before the match is over.

  41. S01 E41

    Barf-michi's Big Fight

    24 mins · Tue, 17 Jul 2001

    At sunset, While Ippo's mother prepares the material for fishing, it can hardly his training, sorry for being late to help his mother. The next day at Kamogawa club, while everybody is training, the coach delivers some news: Aoki and Kimura are registered in Class A tournament - a competition of the highest level. Ippo learns with astonishment that it is also registered for this tournament. But always with astonishment, Geromichi learns that he was included in Pro test.

  42. S01 E42

    Sharing a Dream

    24 mins · Tue, 24 Jul 2001

    Ippo thinks of quitting boxing.

  43. S01 E43

    The Speed Star

    24 mins · Tue, 31 Jul 2001

    Ippo gets ready for his match against Saeki the Speed Star.

  44. S01 E44

    Blind Spot in the Ring

    24 mins · Tue, 7 Aug 2001

    Ippo fights Saeki.

  45. S01 E45

    The White Fangs of the Wolf

    24 mins · Tue, 14 Aug 2001

    Gero-michi leaves and has to move away.

  46. S01 E46

    Be the Gazelle

    24 mins · Tue, 21 Aug 2001

    Aoki, Kimura & Ippo train hard for their next match of the tournament class A. They linked together jogging, sparring and Shadow Boxing to be at their best. It is time for the semifinals of Aoki. The match was balanced, but the 4th round, Aoki is counter to "the shot of the Frog" and collapses in the ring. But he gets up, feint and then delivers a powerful one to two who puts his opponent down. The latter in turn reports to, and through a nice web...

  47. S01 E47

    The Fighting Spirit Within

    24 mins · Tue, 28 Aug 2001

    The tactics of the coach against Vorg is based on a succession of sudden melee after which the least enduring two boxers will drop his guard for breath. The victory Ippo so upon his endurance. He will have to work hard breathing and cardiovascular system. In order to have a chance, the coach must impose an extremely strong pace to Ippo. Because of that, a few days before the game, Ippo begins to think that it will not recover in time from his training.

  48. S01 E48

    The Red Wolf

    24 mins · Tue, 4 Sep 2001

    The match between Volg and Ippo begins.

  49. S01 E49

    The Courage to Believe

    24 mins · Tue, 18 Sep 2001

    Volg and Ippo continue to duke it out in a hard-fought and long battle.

  50. S01 E50

    Something to Convey

    24 mins · Tue, 25 Sep 2001

    The end of the Volg match.

  51. S01 E51

    Group Date

    24 mins · Tue, 2 Oct 2001

    Group date, literally. Ippo walks Mashiba's Kumi home.

  52. S01 E52

    The Challenger

    24 mins · Tue, 9 Oct 2001

    Recap episode.

  53. S01 E53

    So That I Can Be Myself

    24 mins · Tue, 16 Oct 2001

    Background episode for Date Eiji.

  54. S01 E54

    Fists of the Champ

    24 mins · Tue, 23 Oct 2001

    "The champions have special powers! "That is what was said to Takamura Ippo before his defense of the title match. But after weight problems and a passage in a sauna that has significantly weakened, Takamura finds himself in trouble with his challenger Tamaki but still holds out and the gong sounds the end of the 1st round. The 2nd round barely begun, but Takamura load Tamaki is pushing his fitness is at its lowest, it is out of breath and roll with the punches of his opponent.

  55. S01 E55

    The Japan Featherweight Title Match

    24 mins · Tue, 30 Oct 2001

    The episode begins the day before the match for the title of Ippo, during training with mittens. But the latter is shortened, the coach looks ill. While Aoki asks Ippo to reach him, Kimura Takamura and Tomiko to make something interesting ... When the young boxer arrives, he learns that Tomiko will predict his future, but then refuses Takamura and Kimura are there to prevent him from leaving the coach then makes appearance and berates everyone !!!

  56. S01 E56

    The Power that Stands in the Way

    24 mins · Tue, 6 Nov 2001

    During the break, Ippo is concerned, he has not had the sensation he usually hit when Date but his coach made him regain confidence in him. The beginning of the 3rd round is the perfect copy of the 2nd, shots exchanges and this time it's the date that takes advantage. But Ippo not allowed to do, Liver Blow launches and connects to a violent attack! Ippo but still has that feeling to touch and see in fact nothing Date Eiji swinging his head depending on the direction of the shot, a technique made to dissipate the power of the blows ...

  57. S01 E57

    Conclusion

    24 mins · Tue, 13 Nov 2001

    "What should I do?". This is the question that arises while Ippo Date street shots, then he remembers that he told Takamura just give the maximum for this fight. It resumes and cons Date of overkill shot! Champion legs no longer obey him and Ippo launches a huge live date but with its iron will narrowly dodge and 4th round ends. No one in the audience knows what will happen, not even the defending champion of average weight Takamura Mamoru.

  58. S01 E58

    Heartbroken

    24 mins · Tue, 20 Nov 2001

    While the coach Okita Date and congratulated the champion, Ippo wishes to thank for this game then goes on a stretcher to applause from the audience ... We then see Takeshi Sendo raging against Ippo! He thought that he would win and would give him a match demand, but he realizes that there are now two people above him. Vorg then appeared, both boxers are actually in the same situation, they want to take their revenge on Makunouchi!

  59. S01 E59

    Look of Determination

    24 mins · Tue, 27 Nov 2001

    The match between Sendou Takeshi and Volg Zangief starts.

  60. S01 E60

    Rival

    24 mins · Tue, 4 Dec 2001

    Sendou wins the match versus Volg.

  61. S01 E61

    Comeback Anxiety

    24 mins · Tue, 11 Dec 2001

    Miyata Ichirou defeats Li Chou Bil.

  62. S01 E62

    Revival

    24 mins · Tue, 18 Dec 2001

    Coach returns from the hospital, and Makunochi "hits without being hit".

  63. S01 E63

    Youth of Fire

    24 mins · Tue, 25 Dec 2001

    The past of Aoki and Kimura is shown.

  64. S01 E64

    Hot Rod Era

    24 mins · Tue, 8 Jan 2002

    Second part of Aoki's and Kimura's past.

  65. S01 E65

    The Summer of the Kamogawa Corps

    24 mins · Tue, 15 Jan 2002

    The group go to training camp in the mountains.

  66. S01 E66

    Mr. Takamura's Tears

    24 mins · Tue, 22 Jan 2002

    Takamura fights a bear.

  67. S01 E67

    The Kamogawa Gym Swings Into Action

    24 mins · Tue, 29 Jan 2002

    After this strong hectic camp, we find our boxers at the gym. While the coach told them all to go to rest, two men have one a shin-coach nihon club and the other being Shigeta Akira, a young boxer ranked 4th featherweight and will therefore fight for the title against Sendo. The coach asks the coach if his boxer could eventually do a sparring ippo face. The coach agrees. We then see ippo completely lost against an opponent whose main feature is ...

  68. S01 E68

    The Chief's Peril

    24 mins · Tue, 5 Feb 2002

    Finally the day of the games of our boxers happens, Kimura very fit explodes his opponent, when Aoki to beat his opponent but as usual with a little more difficulty. But hey go to the main match of the evening, obviously this is the game Takamura who calls himself "the bear killer" now. While everyone is impatient in the room. Takamura offers us a memorable entrance, nay exceptional !!! He wears the skin of the bear Nekota-san brought him mountains.

  69. S01 E69

    The Trap of the Southpaw

    24 mins · Tue, 12 Feb 2002

    Ippo and coach arriving in the city where the featherweight champion, Takeshi Sendo must defend his title against Shigeta Akira, 4th category. At the beginning of the match, we see very manhandled by the champion challenger. Indeed, as Ippo, Sendo is struggling to impose its style of boxing against a southpaw boxer, that is to say a southpaw boxer. Sendo tries to put his best shots Shigeta, but it dodges every time and even manages to outsmart his famous fatal blow, the Smash.

  70. S01 E70

    The Young Punk

    24 mins · Tue, 19 Feb 2002

    We find our hero in him, in his room, he can not help thinking about the game he has just seen in Osaka, acceleration Sendo, his blows so powerful and his expression bloodthirsty killer scared. The Ippo thoughts suddenly stopped by his mother. Kumi, the friend of ippo wants to talk on the phone joy Ho, Ho love, Ippo is quick to take the handset. After some discussion between timid, our lovebirds decide when even an appointment.

  71. S01 E71

    Time for the Showdown

    24 mins · Tue, 26 Feb 2002

    While the title match approach Ippo trains again and again. As it enters its footing, a crowd gathered in front of the room, there are people coming to buy their tickets for this match promises to be memorable. Yagi advertisement for Ippo that all match tickets were sold in one day, amazing. The next day is the day of the weigh-in. Ippo enters the room, always a little anxious, he sees Sendo, the defending champion has not changed, still relaxed too.

  72. S01 E72

    Lollapalooza

    24 mins · Tue, 5 Mar 2002

    What wonder what Dempsey Roll early in the 1st round, Ippo sends his best and most powerful blow while Sendo had not yet had time to get into position. The champion is found on land that is a panic down. But we suspected that Sendo was not going to stop there, he gets up with difficulty ... In revenge and especially to repel the new qu'Ippo Dempsey Roll is about to launch, the champion sent a straight right in the custody of our hero, not to worry, in theory ...

  73. S01 E73

    Surpass That Moment

    24 mins · Tue, 12 Mar 2002

    Ippo happens somehow to join his corner. This end of the second round was very rude for the challenger, the 3rd round starts in exactly the same way as has finished the second. Ippo gets scared, he knows a single shot Sendo could send it to the mat. Distraught, our hero does not know what to do, he took refuge behind his guard and cash titanic blows champion. After an uppercut and a smash Sendo took the full brunt, it makes up for in accuracy and sends a desperate shot ...

  74. S01 E74

    Mixup

    24 mins · Tue, 19 Mar 2002

    Takamura has noticed, Ippo has had enough it is burnt and courage in this game is like a time bomb because if Sendo quite put down Ippo, it will never recover. 5th round begins with a superb one to two of Ippo, but Sendo replica and sends ippo the ropes and starts sending high-powered shots in the custody of the challenger. Seeing his boxer so ready for victory, the coach still Sendo revisit it when it was just a thug brawler.

  75. S01 E75

    One Step Further

    24 mins · Tue, 26 Mar 2002

    Ippo and Sendo's match concludes.

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