Fighting Spirit (2000)★ 8.6/10
- Action
- Animation
- Comedy
- Sport
Directed by: Satoshi Nishimura, Saburo Hashimoto, Ken'ichi Kawamura, Hitoshi Nanba, Masayuki Kojima
Written by: Daisuke Aranishi, Kōji Aritomi, Kazuyuki Fudeyasu, Yasuko Kamo, George Morikawa
Ippo, a teenage boy with a pure heart and unrelenting determination, discovers a passion for boxing after veteran fighter Takamura saves him from bullies.
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Rikiya KoyamaMamoru Takamura
Kôhei KiyasuIppo Makunouchi
Steve StaleyIppo Makunouchi
Richard EpcarGenji Kamogawa
Wataru TakagiMasaru Aoki
Katsuyuki KonishiRing Announcer
Tomokazu SekiIchirou Miyata
Kenji UtsumiGenji Kamogawa
Grant GeorgeReferee
D.C. DouglasGenji Kamogawa
Ichirô NagaiNekota Ginpachi
Toshiyuki MorikawaAlexander Volk ZangievVideos
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thiccJune 1, 2026
thiccJune 1, 2026I love Hajime no Ippo, it was one of my first animes. It excells in characters, the cast is loveable and the stories are wholesome. The fight sequences are also very impressive, the animation work done by MadHouse is excellent.
