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Fighting Spirit

2000–2014 · Action & Adventure, Animation, Comedy · 3 seasons · ★ 8.7

EndedNippon TV
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Synopsis of Fighting Spirit

Makunouchi Ippo is 17 years old and is fed up with everyone seeing him as a weak kid. His life in Japan changes when he decides to take up boxing, inspired by Mamoru Takamura, a well-known professional fighter in the country. The series begins with his first steps into a world that is completely new to him, where physical effort and determination are the first things he will have to prove. It airs on Nippon TV, and the main cast includes Kohei Kiyasu, Rikiya Koyama, Wataru Takagi, Keiji Fujiwara, Tomokazu Seki, Kenji Utsumi, 中嶋聡彦 and Sanae Kobayashi.

«The moment you back down is the moment you lose!»

3seasons
126episodes
24 minper episode
8.7audience scoreTMDB · 1,241 votes
8.8IMDb rating19,985 votes

Seasons of Fighting Spirit

Season 1Season 12000 · 75 ep. · ★ 8.6Season 2Season 22009 · 26 ep. · ★ 8.1Season 3Season 32013 · 25 ep. · ★ 8.6

Cast by Fighting Spirit

Kohei KiyasuKohei KiyasuIppo Makunouchi (voice)126 episodes
Rikiya KoyamaRikiya KoyamaMamoru Takamura (voice)126 episodes
Wataru TakagiWataru TakagiMasaru Aoki (voice)126 episodes
Keiji FujiwaraKeiji FujiwaraTatsuya Kimura (voice)126 episodes
Tomokazu SekiTomokazu SekiIchiro Miyata (voice)101 episodes
Kenji UtsumiKenji UtsumiGenji Kamogawa (voice)101 episodes
Toshihiko NakajimaToshihiko NakajimaHaruhiko Yagi (voice)101 episodes
Sanae KobayashiSanae KobayashiKumi Mashiba (voice)101 episodes
Masaya OnosakaMasaya OnosakaTakeshi Sendo (voice)101 episodes
Akemi OkamuraAkemi OkamuraReiko Mikami (voice)101 episodes
Emi ShinoharaEmi ShinoharaMari Iimura (voice)101 episodes
Hiroyuki YoshinoHiroyuki YoshinoAkira Shigeta (voice)101 episodes
Kiyoyuki YanadaKiyoyuki YanadaTakuma Saeki (voice)101 episodes
Koji TsujitaniKoji TsujitaniRyuichi Hayami (voice)101 episodes
Masahiko TanakaMasahiko TanakaRyo Mashiba (voice)101 episodes
Masaki AizawaMasaki AizawaDate Eiji (voice)101 episodes
Nobutoshi CannaNobutoshi CannaYusuke Oda (voice)101 episodes
Unsho IshizukaUnsho IshizukaMiyata's father (voice)101 episodes
Yorie TerauchiYorie TerauchiHiroko Makunōchi (voice)101 episodes
Toshiyuki MorikawaToshiyuki MorikawaAlexander Vorg Zangief (voice)101 episodes
Kenichi OnoKenichi OnoMinoru Fujii (voice)101 episodes
Akio OtsukaAkio OtsukaBryan Hawk (voice)26 episodes
Jurota KosugiJurota KosugiRalph Anderson (voice)25 episodes
Hidenobu KiuchiHidenobu KiuchiDavid Eagle (voice)25 episodes
Hisao EgawaHisao EgawaIwao Shimabukuro (voice)25 episodes
Shin-ichiro MikiShin-ichiro MikiRyuhei Sawamura (voice)25 episodes

Technical Details

Address
Akira Mano, Yukina Hiiro, Kenichi Kawamura, Nanako Shimazaki, Shun Kudo
Production companies
Madhouse, MAPPA, Nippon Television Network Corporation, D.N. Dream Partners, VAP
Network or Platform
Nippon TV
Country
Japan
Original Language
Japanese
Original title
はじめの一歩
Premiere
October 3, 2000
Last Episode
March 29, 2014 (3x25)
Status
Ended
Type
Fiction
Links
IMDb · TMDB · Official Website

Trivia about Fighting Spirit

The IMDb profile lists 76 episodes for the first TV series, which aired between 2000 and 2002, and credits the production to the Madhouse studio.
As of October 2026, there was no official announcement of a fourth season of the anime, whose last TV installment was "Rising," which ended in 2014.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many seasons does Fighting Spirit have?

Fighting Spirit has 3 seasons and 126 episodes in total.

¿Dónde ver Fighting Spirit?

Fighting Spirit está disponible por suscripción en Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads y Crunchyroll Amazon Channel (la oferta puede variar según el país).

Has Fighting Spirit ended?

Yes. Fighting Spirit has ended, and its final episode aired on March 29, 2014.

Who is in Fighting Spirit?

The main cast includes Kohei Kiyasu (Ippo Makunouchi (voice)), Rikiya Koyama (Mamoru Takamura (voice)), Wataru Takagi (Masaru Aoki (voice)) and Keiji Fujiwara (Tatsuya Kimura (voice)).

How long does it take to watch Fighting Spirit from start to finish?

With episodes of about 24 minutes, watching all 126 episodes takes approximately 50 hours.

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