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Season 1
Episode 34

The Rookie King

May 28, 2001

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Fighting Spirit - S1 - E34

Sendo Makunouchi and continues to cast powerful blows to turn, but neither weakens, they are very determined !! But after a few moments, Sendo eventually take the lead, and pushes Ippo the ropes. Our hero then decides to fight back, he took advantage of a moment's respite to launch its right on Sendo, but he dodges and launches Smash Makunouchi that takes the brunt, then connects with an uppercut and a violent series Ippo preventing strokes to attack ...

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Fighting Spirit: Season 1 - 75 Episode s

1x1 - The First Step
October 3, 2000
Ippo is a high school student who works full time at his mother's fishing though. Because of this, he gets bullied on by the kids at his school. That's when his life turns around, when a professional boxer happens to be jogging along the way, and introduces Ippo to the world of boxing.
1x2 - Fruits of Labor
October 10, 2000
Ippo succeeds in catching 10 falling leaves, and is granted his first sparring session.
1x3 - Tears of Joy
October 17, 2000
Ippo loses his first sparring session, but shows enough potential to be accepted into the gym.
1x4 - Shadow Boxing
October 24, 2000
Ippo practices shadow boxing.
1x5 - 3 Months to Counter
October 31, 2000
Ippo trains for a rematch.
1x6 - The Opening Bell of the Rematch
November 6, 2000
Ippo and Miyata face off in a rematch.
1x7 - The Destructive Force Of One CM
November 13, 2000
Ippo and Miyata are in the last round of the rematch
1x8 - Promise to Meet Again
November 20, 2000
Ippo trains with Takamura and discovers the hardship of pro boxing.
1x9 - C Class License
November 27, 2000
Ippo takes the License Test and meets Mashiba.
1x10 - Debut Match!
December 4, 2000
Ippo and his opponent Yusuke train for Ippo's debut match.
1x11 - Obsession for Victory
December 11, 2000
Ippo defeats Yusuke via K.O.
1x12 - Becoming a Bully's Buddy
December 18, 2000
Ippo fights and wins his second match via K.O.,After the fight he was befriended by Umezawa, his former bully.
1x13 - The Eastern Japan Rookie Championship Tournament Begins
December 25, 2000
Ippo and his opponent Jason prepare for the first match of the Rookie King Tournament.
1x14 - Powerful Arms! Hooks vs. Uppercut!
January 8, 2001
Start of Ippo vs Jason match, both men exchange powerful punches but neither goes down.
1x15 - Test of Endurance
January 15, 2001
Ippo defeats Jason via K.O. after a tough match.
1x16 - Premonition of a Hard Battle
January 22, 2001
Ippo watches the fight videos of Kobashi and Hayami, his future opponents.
1x17 - Ippo on the Beach
January 29, 2001
Ippo joins Takamura, Kimura, and Aoki in a training camp near the beach.
1x18 - Clinch
February 5, 2001
Start of Ippo vs Kobashi match, Ippo is loosing by points because of Kobashi's strategy.
1x19 - K.O. Dream
February 12, 2001
Kobashi abandoned his strategy and loses the match to Ippo via K.O.
1x20 - Threat of Shotgun
February 19, 2001
Takamura wins the Japanese Middleweight Championship belt, Ippo trains with Aoki to counter Hayami's Shotgun punch.
1x21 - The Way to Capture a Prodigy
February 26, 2001
Start of Ippo vs Hayami fight, Hayami takes the advantage during the early rounds.
1x22 - Forward! Forward!!
March 5, 2001
Ippo defeats Hayami via K.O. Ippo's training with Aoki and Kimura's help Ippo win the match.
1x23 - Another Semi-Final
March 12, 2001
Ippos day off. Miyata and Mashiba face off.
1x24 - To the Place We Promised...
March 19, 2001
Miyata and Mashiba continues to fight. Ippo is angred by the outcome.
1x25 - Every Emotion
March 26, 2001
Ippo trains for Mashiba flicker jabs.
1x26 - Battle for Distance
April 2, 2001
Ippo VS Mashiba Round 1
1x27 - Death Match
April 9, 2001
Ippo VS Mashiba continues.
1x28 - Victory or Defeat
April 16, 2001
Ippo defeats Mashiba for Rookie King of Eastren Japan.
1x29 - Rocky of Naniwa
April 23, 2001
Sendo goes to Japan to meet Ippo and make him go to All Japan and gets a chance to spar with Takamura.
1x30 - To Enemy Ground
April 30, 2001
Ippo learns how to heal his right fist and gets ready for the All Japan but something happens his powerful right punches!
1x31 - Traces of Intense Battles
May 7, 2001
Episode 31 is a retrospective on the hope that managed Ippo championship. It is made in the form of a newspaper article commented and written Fuuji, journalist of the monthly "boxing fan."
1x32 - Throw Your Right!
May 14, 2001
After two straight missed Ippo, the sparring match is abandoned. Meanwhile, Sendo, the great favorites of the match, continues to train. Just before the game, the pain in the fist Makunouchi have not disappeared, his orthopedic injects an anesthetic. The pain, however, can return at any time of the match, but Ippo is determined to face Sendo costs!
1x33 - Smash Force
May 21, 2001
Makunouchi takes the smash improved Sendo, and crashed into the ropes, but do not fall! Alas, his legs tremble, Sendo and the opportunity to boost its smash. Ippo then chooses the combat body to body pure to prevent Sendo launched its smash, blow midway. Both boxers are equal forces in this area, and no stroke reaches its target.
1x34 - The Rookie King
May 28, 2001
Sendo Makunouchi and continues to cast powerful blows to turn, but neither weakens, they are very determined !! But after a few moments, Sendo eventually take the lead, and pushes Ippo the ropes. Our hero then decides to fight back, he took advantage of a moment's respite to launch its right on Sendo, but he dodges and launches Smash Makunouchi that takes the brunt, then connects with an uppercut and a violent series Ippo preventing strokes to attack ...
1x35 - The Continuing Journey
June 4, 2001
It is the day of graduation, Ippo has also obtained his. At his high school, he became The Star, Idol of all students. This awareness leads logically significant upsurge in new boxers Club Kamogawa, known mainly through Takamura, Aoki and Kimura. But most do not have the mind needed to make boxing, and quickly brought back to reality by Takamura which they all did make a fool of jogging. Only a poor fan Ippo Yamada, managed to keep up, somehow.
1x36 - The Champ and I
June 11, 2001
Ippo finally meets the champion in its class, Eiji Date. The latter is there to comment on the evening's matches as a guest. It turns out that date and Takamura are old friends. It is then time fighting. Aoki and Kimura wins them narrowly, and ranks both 5 of their category. Takamura broke his opponent as usual. Ippo meanwhile, is ranked 10 ° in its class. A few days later, the right fist Ippo is healed and he immediately asked by Newest Eiji in person for a sparring.
1x37 - A Thing to Strive For
June 18, 2001
Ippo gets to get up, the game resumes. Date returned, and hardly the match resumed, Ippo is again stuck in the ropes. Date then returns its corkscrew, trying to anticipate where Ippo Date will strike, and protects his body. But the blow-out date is very accurate and comes crashing right in the heart of Ippo. The latter is then locked again, and again takes the left of Date. Our young boxer collapses into the ring for the 2nd time. Date who just wanted to test this one, decided to no longer use and Sparring resumes...
1x38 - Two Rookies of the Year
June 26, 2001
Okita also control the blow that had allowed Date set down Ippo 2 times !! Ippo, panicked, took distance, and Okita feints put the uncomfortable, it can not predict its moves. Ippo then test to get closer, but is kept at bay by jabs Okita !! The latter took the lead thanks to its experience and managed to place all his shots !! He finally ends up stuck Ippo in the corner, what he expected from the beginning of the round, in order to launch its Corkscrew, once dreaded by Makunouchi !!!
1x39 - Challenge in a Foreign Land
July 3, 2001
In Thailand, Miyata a draw against a second-class boxer. Decision of the arbitrator although debatable, the Japanese are not welcome there, and Miyata seems to be the target of combatants wishing to earn points easily. But our young prodigy does not intend to scroll and accept a new challenge, against the wishes of his father, who would rather see it go up in the lightweight category. For Miyata, that change is impossible, it MUST NOT prevent Ippo, about dignity, he refused to flee the face of obstacles.
1x40 - A Counter to Surpass All Counters
July 10, 2001
The boxing stadium tremble with excitement, the crowd goes wild and wants to see only one thing, the victory of Jimmy Sisfer, and the defeat of Ichiro Miyata ... While the gong is about sound, Payao and baby Chana brother are on their way to see one of the most beautiful game of the life Miyata. Back at the stadium Runpini, Miyata can only see the reputation of Jimmy Sisfer, while his father described the situation of the failed against Ichiro. Payao Chana and finally arrives at the stadium before the match is over.
1x41 - Barf-michi's Big Fight
July 17, 2001
At sunset, While Ippo's mother prepares the material for fishing, it can hardly his training, sorry for being late to help his mother. The next day at Kamogawa club, while everybody is training, the coach delivers some news: Aoki and Kimura are registered in Class A tournament - a competition of the highest level. Ippo learns with astonishment that it is also registered for this tournament. But always with astonishment, Geromichi learns that he was included in Pro test.
1x42 - Sharing a Dream
July 24, 2001
Ippo thinks of quitting boxing.
1x43 - The Speed Star
July 31, 2001
Ippo gets ready for his match against Saeki the Speed Star.
1x44 - Blind Spot in the Ring
August 7, 2001
Ippo fights Saeki.
1x45 - The White Fangs of the Wolf
August 14, 2001
Gero-michi leaves and has to move away.
1x46 - Be the Gazelle
August 21, 2001
Aoki, Kimura & Ippo train hard for their next match of the tournament class A. They linked together jogging, sparring and Shadow Boxing to be at their best. It is time for the semifinals of Aoki. The match was balanced, but the 4th round, Aoki is counter to "the shot of the Frog" and collapses in the ring. But he gets up, feint and then delivers a powerful one to two who puts his opponent down. The latter in turn reports to, and through a nice web...
1x47 - The Fighting Spirit Within
August 28, 2001
The tactics of the coach against Vorg is based on a succession of sudden melee after which the least enduring two boxers will drop his guard for breath. The victory Ippo so upon his endurance. He will have to work hard breathing and cardiovascular system. In order to have a chance, the coach must impose an extremely strong pace to Ippo. Because of that, a few days before the game, Ippo begins to think that it will not recover in time from his training.
1x48 - The Red Wolf
September 4, 2001
The match between Volg and Ippo begins.
1x49 - The Courage to Believe
September 18, 2001
Volg and Ippo continue to duke it out in a hard-fought and long battle.
1x50 - Something to Convey
September 25, 2001
The end of the Volg match.
1x51 - Group Date
October 2, 2001
Group date, literally. Ippo walks Mashiba's Kumi home.
1x52 - The Challenger
October 9, 2001
Recap episode.
1x53 - So That I Can Be Myself
October 16, 2001
Background episode for Date Eiji.
1x54 - Fists of the Champ
October 23, 2001
"The champions have special powers! "That is what was said to Takamura Ippo before his defense of the title match. But after weight problems and a passage in a sauna that has significantly weakened, Takamura finds himself in trouble with his challenger Tamaki but still holds out and the gong sounds the end of the 1st round. The 2nd round barely begun, but Takamura load Tamaki is pushing his fitness is at its lowest, it is out of breath and roll with the punches of his opponent.
1x55 - The Japan Featherweight Title Match
October 30, 2001
The episode begins the day before the match for the title of Ippo, during training with mittens. But the latter is shortened, the coach looks ill. While Aoki asks Ippo to reach him, Kimura Takamura and Tomiko to make something interesting ... When the young boxer arrives, he learns that Tomiko will predict his future, but then refuses Takamura and Kimura are there to prevent him from leaving the coach then makes appearance and berates everyone !!!
1x56 - The Power that Stands in the Way
November 6, 2001
During the break, Ippo is concerned, he has not had the sensation he usually hit when Date but his coach made him regain confidence in him. The beginning of the 3rd round is the perfect copy of the 2nd, shots exchanges and this time it's the date that takes advantage. But Ippo not allowed to do, Liver Blow launches and connects to a violent attack! Ippo but still has that feeling to touch and see in fact nothing Date Eiji swinging his head depending on the direction of the shot, a technique made to dissipate the power of the blows ...
1x57 - Conclusion
November 13, 2001
"What should I do?". This is the question that arises while Ippo Date street shots, then he remembers that he told Takamura just give the maximum for this fight. It resumes and cons Date of overkill shot! Champion legs no longer obey him and Ippo launches a huge live date but with its iron will narrowly dodge and 4th round ends. No one in the audience knows what will happen, not even the defending champion of average weight Takamura Mamoru.
1x58 - Heartbroken
November 20, 2001
While the coach Okita Date and congratulated the champion, Ippo wishes to thank for this game then goes on a stretcher to applause from the audience ... We then see Takeshi Sendo raging against Ippo! He thought that he would win and would give him a match demand, but he realizes that there are now two people above him. Vorg then appeared, both boxers are actually in the same situation, they want to take their revenge on Makunouchi!
1x59 - Look of Determination
November 27, 2001
The match between Sendou Takeshi and Volg Zangief starts.
1x60 - Rival
December 4, 2001
Sendou wins the match versus Volg.
1x61 - Comeback Anxiety
December 11, 2001
Miyata Ichirou defeats Li Chou Bil.
1x62 - Revival
December 18, 2001
Coach returns from the hospital, and Makunochi "hits without being hit".
1x63 - Youth of Fire
December 25, 2001
The past of Aoki and Kimura is shown.
1x64 - Hot Rod Era
January 8, 2002
Second part of Aoki's and Kimura's past.
1x65 - The Summer of the Kamogawa Corps
January 15, 2002
The group go to training camp in the mountains.
1x66 - Mr. Takamura's Tears
January 22, 2002
Takamura fights a bear.
1x67 - The Kamogawa Gym Swings Into Action
January 29, 2002
After this strong hectic camp, we find our boxers at the gym. While the coach told them all to go to rest, two men have one a shin-coach nihon club and the other being Shigeta Akira, a young boxer ranked 4th featherweight and will therefore fight for the title against Sendo. The coach asks the coach if his boxer could eventually do a sparring ippo face. The coach agrees. We then see ippo completely lost against an opponent whose main feature is ...
1x68 - The Chief's Peril
February 5, 2002
Finally the day of the games of our boxers happens, Kimura very fit explodes his opponent, when Aoki to beat his opponent but as usual with a little more difficulty. But hey go to the main match of the evening, obviously this is the game Takamura who calls himself "the bear killer" now. While everyone is impatient in the room. Takamura offers us a memorable entrance, nay exceptional !!! He wears the skin of the bear Nekota-san brought him mountains.
1x69 - The Trap of the Southpaw
February 12, 2002
Ippo and coach arriving in the city where the featherweight champion, Takeshi Sendo must defend his title against Shigeta Akira, 4th category. At the beginning of the match, we see very manhandled by the champion challenger. Indeed, as Ippo, Sendo is struggling to impose its style of boxing against a southpaw boxer, that is to say a southpaw boxer. Sendo tries to put his best shots Shigeta, but it dodges every time and even manages to outsmart his famous fatal blow, the Smash.
1x70 - The Young Punk
February 19, 2002
We find our hero in him, in his room, he can not help thinking about the game he has just seen in Osaka, acceleration Sendo, his blows so powerful and his expression bloodthirsty killer scared. The Ippo thoughts suddenly stopped by his mother. Kumi, the friend of ippo wants to talk on the phone joy Ho, Ho love, Ippo is quick to take the handset. After some discussion between timid, our lovebirds decide when even an appointment.
1x71 - Time for the Showdown
February 26, 2002
While the title match approach Ippo trains again and again. As it enters its footing, a crowd gathered in front of the room, there are people coming to buy their tickets for this match promises to be memorable. Yagi advertisement for Ippo that all match tickets were sold in one day, amazing. The next day is the day of the weigh-in. Ippo enters the room, always a little anxious, he sees Sendo, the defending champion has not changed, still relaxed too.
1x72 - Lollapalooza
March 5, 2002
What wonder what Dempsey Roll early in the 1st round, Ippo sends his best and most powerful blow while Sendo had not yet had time to get into position. The champion is found on land that is a panic down. But we suspected that Sendo was not going to stop there, he gets up with difficulty ... In revenge and especially to repel the new qu'Ippo Dempsey Roll is about to launch, the champion sent a straight right in the custody of our hero, not to worry, in theory ...
1x73 - Surpass That Moment
March 12, 2002
Ippo happens somehow to join his corner. This end of the second round was very rude for the challenger, the 3rd round starts in exactly the same way as has finished the second. Ippo gets scared, he knows a single shot Sendo could send it to the mat. Distraught, our hero does not know what to do, he took refuge behind his guard and cash titanic blows champion. After an uppercut and a smash Sendo took the full brunt, it makes up for in accuracy and sends a desperate shot ...
1x74 - Mixup
March 19, 2002
Takamura has noticed, Ippo has had enough it is burnt and courage in this game is like a time bomb because if Sendo quite put down Ippo, it will never recover. 5th round begins with a superb one to two of Ippo, but Sendo replica and sends ippo the ropes and starts sending high-powered shots in the custody of the challenger. Seeing his boxer so ready for victory, the coach still Sendo revisit it when it was just a thug brawler.
1x75 - One Step Further
March 26, 2002
Ippo and Sendo's match concludes.

Fighting Spirit: All seasons

S0: Specials
3 Episode s
S1: The First Step
75 Episode s
S2: New Challenger
26 Episode s
S3: Rising
25 Episode s

1x1 - The First Step

1x2 - Fruits of Labor

1x3 - Tears of Joy

1x4 - Shadow Boxing

1x5 - 3 Months to Counter

1x6 - The Opening Bell of the Rematch

1x7 - The Destructive Force Of One CM

1x8 - Promise to Meet Again

1x9 - C Class License

1x10 - Debut Match!

1x11 - Obsession for Victory

1x12 - Becoming a Bully's Buddy

1x13 - The Eastern Japan Rookie Championship Tournament Begins

1x14 - Powerful Arms! Hooks vs. Uppercut!

1x15 - Test of Endurance

1x16 - Premonition of a Hard Battle

1x17 - Ippo on the Beach

1x18 - Clinch

1x19 - K.O. Dream

1x20 - Threat of Shotgun

1x21 - The Way to Capture a Prodigy

1x22 - Forward! Forward!!

1x23 - Another Semi-Final

1x24 - To the Place We Promised...

1x25 - Every Emotion

1x26 - Battle for Distance

1x27 - Death Match

1x28 - Victory or Defeat

1x29 - Rocky of Naniwa

1x30 - To Enemy Ground

1x31 - Traces of Intense Battles

1x32 - Throw Your Right!

1x33 - Smash Force

1x34 - The Rookie King

1x35 - The Continuing Journey

1x36 - The Champ and I

1x37 - A Thing to Strive For

1x38 - Two Rookies of the Year

1x39 - Challenge in a Foreign Land

1x40 - A Counter to Surpass All Counters

1x41 - Barf-michi's Big Fight

1x42 - Sharing a Dream

1x43 - The Speed Star

1x44 - Blind Spot in the Ring

1x45 - The White Fangs of the Wolf

1x46 - Be the Gazelle

1x47 - The Fighting Spirit Within

1x48 - The Red Wolf

1x49 - The Courage to Believe

1x50 - Something to Convey

1x51 - Group Date

1x52 - The Challenger

1x53 - So That I Can Be Myself

1x54 - Fists of the Champ

1x55 - The Japan Featherweight Title Match

1x56 - The Power that Stands in the Way

1x57 - Conclusion

1x58 - Heartbroken

1x59 - Look of Determination

1x60 - Rival

1x61 - Comeback Anxiety

1x62 - Revival

1x63 - Youth of Fire

1x64 - Hot Rod Era

1x65 - The Summer of the Kamogawa Corps

1x66 - Mr. Takamura's Tears

1x67 - The Kamogawa Gym Swings Into Action

1x68 - The Chief's Peril

1x69 - The Trap of the Southpaw

1x70 - The Young Punk

1x71 - Time for the Showdown

1x72 - Lollapalooza

1x73 - Surpass That Moment

1x74 - Mixup

1x75 - One Step Further

S0: Specials

S1: The First Step

S2: New Challenger

S3: Rising