What is Fighting Spirit about?

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...

Latest episode

S3 · Episode 25 — A Vow · 2014-03-29

Kamogawa resorts to pounding a log with his bare fists as he trains to face Anderson and avenge Nekota. Anderson rediscovers his pride as a boxer and brings Miguel along as his cornerman. Everything comes down to this!

Genres: Animation, Comedy, Drama
First aired: 2000-10-03
Rating: ★ 8.7 / 10

Top cast

Kohei Kiyasu Ippo Makunouchi (voice)
Rikiya Koyama Mamoru Takamura (voice)
Wataru Takagi Masaru Aoki (voice)
Keiji Fujiwara Tatsuya Kimura (voice)
Jurota Kosugi Ralph Anderson (voice)
Hidenobu Kiuchi David Eagle (voice)

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