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Hajime no Ippo

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NTV Ended Comedy • Action • Anime • Sports

3 Seasons · 127 Episodes · Premiered October 3, 2000 · Ended March 29, 2014

Makunouchi Ippo is an ordinary high school student in Japan. Since he spends most of his time away from school helping his mother run the family business, he doesn't get to enjoy his younger years like most teenagers. Always a target for bullying at school (the family fishing business grants him a distinct odor), Ippo's life is one of hardship. One of these after-school bullying sessions turns Ippo's life around for the better, as he is saved by a boxer named Takamura. He decides to follow in Takamura's footsteps and train to become a boxer, giving his life direction and purpose. Ippo's path to perfecting his pugilistic prowess is just beginning...

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Seasons & Episodes

Season 1

76 episodes
E01
The First Step
Tue, Oct 3 2000 3:00 AM GMT+0000
E02
Fruits of Labor
Tue, Oct 10 2000 3:00 AM GMT+0000
E03
Tears of Joy
Tue, Oct 17 2000 3:00 AM GMT+0000
E04
Shadow Boxing
Tue, Oct 24 2000 3:00 AM GMT+0000
E05
3 Months to Counter
Tue, Oct 31 2000 3:00 AM GMT+0000
E06
The Opening Bell of the Rematch
Tue, Nov 7 2000 3:00 AM GMT+0000
E07
The Destructive Force of 1cm
Tue, Nov 14 2000 3:00 AM GMT+0000
E08
Promise to Meet Again
Tue, Nov 21 2000 3:00 AM GMT+0000
E09
C Class License
Tue, Nov 28 2000 3:00 AM GMT+0000
E10
Debut Match!
Tue, Dec 5 2000 3:00 AM GMT+0000
E11
Obsession for Victory
Tue, Dec 12 2000 3:00 AM GMT+0000
E12
Becoming a Bully's Buddy
Tue, Dec 19 2000 3:00 AM GMT+0000
E13
The Eastern Japan Rookie Championship Tournament Begins
Tue, Dec 26 2000 3:00 AM GMT+0000
E14
Powerful Arms! Hooks vs. Uppercut!
Tue, Jan 9 2001 3:00 AM GMT+0000
E15
Test of Endurance
Tue, Jan 16 2001 3:00 AM GMT+0000
E16
Premonition of a Hard Battle
Tue, Jan 23 2001 3:00 AM GMT+0000
E17
Ippo on the Beach
Tue, Jan 30 2001 3:00 AM GMT+0000
E18
Clinch
Tue, Feb 6 2001 3:00 AM GMT+0000
E19
KO Dream
Tue, Feb 13 2001 3:00 AM GMT+0000
E20
Threat of Shotgun
Tue, Feb 20 2001 3:00 AM GMT+0000
E21
The Way to Capture a Prodigy
Tue, Feb 27 2001 3:00 AM GMT+0000
E22
Forward! Forward!!
Tue, Mar 6 2001 3:00 AM GMT+0000
E23
Another Semi-Final
Tue, Mar 13 2001 3:00 AM GMT+0000
E24
To the Place We Promised...
Tue, Mar 20 2001 3:00 AM GMT+0000
E25
Every Emotion
Tue, Mar 27 2001 3:00 AM GMT+0000
E26
Battle for Distance
Tue, Apr 3 2001 3:00 AM GMT+0000
E27
Death Match
Tue, Apr 10 2001 3:00 AM GMT+0000
E28
Victory or Defeat
Tue, Apr 17 2001 3:00 AM GMT+0000
E29
Rocky of Naniwa
Tue, Apr 24 2001 3:00 AM GMT+0000
E30
To Enemy Ground
Tue, May 1 2001 3:00 AM GMT+0000
E31
Traces of Intense Battles
Tue, May 8 2001 3:00 AM GMT+0000
E32
Throw Your Right!
Tue, May 15 2001 3:00 AM GMT+0000
E33
Smash Force
Tue, May 22 2001 3:00 AM GMT+0000
E34
The Rookie King
Tue, May 29 2001 3:00 AM GMT+0000
E35
The Continuing Journey
Tue, Jun 5 2001 3:00 AM GMT+0000
E36
The Champ and I
Tue, Jun 12 2001 3:00 AM GMT+0000
E37
A Thing to Strive For
Tue, Jun 19 2001 3:00 AM GMT+0000
E38
Two Rookies of the Year
Wed, Jun 27 2001 3:00 AM GMT+0000
E39
Challenge in a Foreign Land
Wed, Jul 4 2001 3:00 AM GMT+0000
E40
A Counter to Surpass All Counters
Wed, Jul 11 2001 3:00 AM GMT+0000
E41
Barf-michi's Big Fight
Wed, Jul 18 2001 3:00 AM GMT+0000
E42
Sympathy for a Dream
Wed, Jul 25 2001 3:00 AM GMT+0000
E43
The Speed Star
Wed, Aug 1 2001 3:00 AM GMT+0000
E44
The Ring's Blind Spot
Wed, Aug 8 2001 3:00 AM GMT+0000
E45
White Fang of the Wolf
Wed, Aug 15 2001 3:00 AM GMT+0000
E46
Be the Gazelle
Wed, Aug 22 2001 3:00 AM GMT+0000
E47
The Fighting Spirit Within
Wed, Aug 29 2001 3:00 AM GMT+0000
E48
The Red Wolf
Wed, Sep 5 2001 3:00 AM GMT+0000
E49
The Courage to Believe
Wed, Sep 19 2001 3:00 AM GMT+0000
E50
Something to Convey
Wed, Sep 26 2001 3:00 AM GMT+0000
E51
Group Date
Wed, Oct 3 2001 3:00 AM GMT+0000
E52
Challenger
Wed, Oct 10 2001 3:00 AM GMT+0000
E53
So I Can Be Myself
Wed, Oct 17 2001 3:00 AM GMT+0000
E54
Fists of the Champ
Wed, Oct 24 2001 3:00 AM GMT+0000
E55
The Japan Featherweight Title Match
Wed, Oct 31 2001 3:00 AM GMT+0000
E56
The Power That Stands in the Way
Wed, Nov 7 2001 3:00 AM GMT+0000
E57
Conclusion
Wed, Nov 14 2001 3:00 AM GMT+0000
E58
Heartbroken
Wed, Nov 21 2001 3:00 AM GMT+0000
E59
A Determined Will
Wed, Nov 28 2001 3:00 AM GMT+0000
E60
Rival
Wed, Dec 5 2001 3:00 AM GMT+0000
E61
Comeback Anxiety
Wed, Dec 12 2001 3:00 AM GMT+0000
E62
The Road Back
Wed, Dec 19 2001 3:00 AM GMT+0000
E63
Burning Youth
Wed, Dec 26 2001 3:00 AM GMT+0000
E64
Hot Rod Era
Wed, Jan 9 2002 3:00 AM GMT+0000
E65
Kamogawa Troop's Summer
Wed, Jan 16 2002 3:00 AM GMT+0000
E66
Takamura-san's Tears
Wed, Jan 23 2002 3:00 AM GMT+0000
E67
The Kamogawa Gym Swings Into Action
Wed, Jan 30 2002 3:00 AM GMT+0000
E68
The Chief's Peril
Wed, Feb 6 2002 3:00 AM GMT+0000
E69
The Trap of the Southpaw
Wed, Feb 13 2002 3:00 AM GMT+0000
E70
The Young Punk
Wed, Feb 20 2002 3:00 AM GMT+0000
E71
Time for the Showdown
Wed, Feb 27 2002 3:00 AM GMT+0000
E72
Lallapallooza
Wed, Mar 6 2002 3:00 AM GMT+0000
E73
Surpass That Moment
Wed, Mar 13 2002 3:00 AM GMT+0000
E74
Mix-Up
Wed, Mar 20 2002 3:00 AM GMT+0000
E75
Into the Next Step
Wed, Mar 27 2002 3:00 AM GMT+0000
E76
Boxer's Fist
Fri, Mar 21 2003 3:00 AM GMT+0000

Season 2

26 episodes

Season 3

25 episodes

Cast

Kohei Kiyasu
Kohei Kiyasu as Ippo Makunouchi
Rikiya Koyama
Rikiya Koyama as Takamura Mamoru
Tomokazu Seki
Tomokazu Seki as Ichiro Miyata
Keiji Fujiwara
Keiji Fujiwara as Tatsuya Kimura
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