Finished Airing
Spring 2003
Hajime no Ippo: The Fighting! – Champion Road
© MADHOUSE
Genres
- Comedy
- Sports
Themes & Elements
- Boxing
- Martial Arts
- Shounen
- Male Protagonist
Broadcast Info
Synopsis
As the new Champion, Ippo must protect his title against some of the best boxers available.
Makunouchi Ippo is the new Featherweight champion of Japan and is now ready for his first title defense. His opponent, the former Jr. Featherweight champion and a medical student, Sanada Kazuki. In addition to this feud, Sanada is being coached by Kamogawa's former rival, Hama Dankichi. What makes things worse is that Sanada works at the same hospital where Kumi is a nurse at and everybody at the hospital wants Sanada to win. Not only does Ippo have to defend his title, he has to reclaim his love.
(Source: Anime News Network)
Cast
- Ippo Makunouchi Kouhei Kiyasu
- Genji Kamogawa Kenji Utsumi
- Kazuki Sanada Kouichi Yamadera
- Dankichi Hama Seizou Katou
- Mamoru Takamura Rikiya Koyama
- Masaru Aoki Wataru Takagi
- Tatsuya Kimura Keiji Fujiwara
- Ryou Mashiba Masahiko Tanaka
Staff
In this series
Entry 2 of 6 in the recommended watch order for Hajime no Ippo.