Hajime no Ippo: The Fighting!
© MADHOUSE
Genres
- Comedy
- Drama
- Sports
Themes & Elements
- Boxing
- Male Protagonist
- Primarily Male Cast
- Shounen
- Martial Arts
- Coming of Age
- Fitness
- Heterosexual
- Ensemble Cast
Broadcast Info
Synopsis
Makunouchi Ippo has been bullied his entire life. Constantly running errands and being beaten up by his classmates, Ippo has always dreamed of changing himself, but never has the passion to act upon it. One day, in the midst of yet another bullying, Ippo is saved by Takamura Mamoru, who happens to be a boxer. Ippo faints from his injuries and is brought to the Kamogawa boxing gym to recover. As he regains consciousness, he is awed and amazed at his new surroundings in the gym, though lacks confidence to attempt anything. Takamura places a photo of Ippo's classmate on a punching bag and forces him to punch it. It is only then that Ippo feels something stir inside him and eventually asks Takamura to train him in boxing. Thinking that Ippo does not have what it takes, Takamura gives him a task deemed impossible and gives him a one week time limit. With a sudden desire to get stronger, for himself and his hard working mother, Ippo trains relentlessly to accomplish the task within the time limit. Thus Ippo's journey to the top of the boxing world begins.
Cast
- Ippo Makunouchi Kouhei Kiyasu
- Mamoru Takamura Rikiya Koyama
- Masaru Aoki Wataru Takagi
- Tatsuya Kimura Keiji Fujiwara
- Ichirou Miyata Tomokazu Seki
- Genji Kamogawa Kenji Utsumi
- Ryou Mashiba Masahiko Tanaka
- Kumi Mashiba Sanae Kobayashi
Staff
In this series
Entry 1 of 6 in the recommended watch order for Hajime no Ippo.