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Hajime no Ippo Season 1: The Fighting

The Fighting Spirit

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Year2000
Statuscompleted
Episodes75 chapters
Seasons3
Duration24 mins
Studio
Formats Kissanime, Crunchyroll, Netflix
Opening theme1: "Under Star" by Shocking Lemons (eps 1-25) 2: "Inner Light" by Shocking Lemons (eps 26-52) 3: "Tumbling Dice" by Tsuneo Imahori (eps 53-75)
Ending theme1: "Yuuzora no Kamihikouki" by Naoya Mori (eps 1-25) 2: "360°" by Naoya Mori (eps 26-52, 75) 3: "Eternal Loop" by Saber Tiger (eps 53-74)
Release Format TV
Broadcastwednesday
Aired InitOctober 4, 2000
Aired FinishMarch 27, 2002
Synopsis

In his father’s absence, teenager Ippo Makunouchi works hard to help his mother run her fishing boat rental business. Ippo’s timid nature, his lack of sleep, and the sea smell make him an easy target for relentless bullies who leave him bruised and beaten on a daily basis. Mamoru Takamura, an up-and-coming boxer, rescues Ippo from a violent after-school incident and takes him back to the Kamogawa Boxing Gym for recovery. Takamura and his fellow boxers, Masaru Aoki and Tatsuya Kimura, are stunned by Ippo’s powerful punches—a result of strong muscles developed through years serving his physically taxing family business.