Fighting Spirit

Fighting Spirit

Fighting Spirit

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Fighting Spirit

"The moment you back down is the moment you lose!"

2000- 2014

3 Seasons

126 Episodes

8.6(1148 votes)

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Animation

Comedy

Drama

Action & Adventure

Overview

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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Netflix

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Production Companies

Madhouse

MAPPA

Videos & Trailers

2 videos

Cast & Crew

8 members

Writing

喜安浩平

Ippo Makunouchi (voice)

喜安浩平

Acting

小山力也

Mamoru Takamura (voice)

小山力也

Acting

高木渉

Masaru Aoki (voice)

高木渉

Acting

藤原啓治

Tatsuya Kimura (voice)

藤原啓治

Acting

小杉十郎太

Ralph Anderson (voice)

小杉十郎太

Acting

木内秀信

David Eagle (voice)

木内秀信

Acting

江川央生

Iwao Shimabukuro (voice)

江川央生

Acting

三木眞一郎

Ryuhei Sawamura (voice)

三木眞一郎

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