Storyline
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Makunouchi Ippo is an ordinary high school student in Japan. Since he spends most of his time away from school helping his mother run the family business, he doesn't get to enjoy his younger years like most teenagers. Always a target for bullying at school (the family fishing business grants him a distinct odor), Ippo's life is one of hardship. One of these after-school bullying sessions turns Ippo's life around for the better, as he is saved by a boxer named Takamura. He decides to follow in Takamura's footsteps and train to become a boxer, giving his life direction and purpose. Ippo's path to perfecting his pugilistic prowess is just beginning...
Makunouchi Ippo is an ordinary high school student in Japan. Since he spends most of his time away from school helping his mother run the family business, he doesn't get to enjoy his younger years like most teenagers. Always a target for bullying at school (the family fishing business grants…
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Episodes
Episode 1 · The First Step
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.
Episode 2 · Fruits of Labor
Ippo succeeds in catching 10 falling leaves, and is granted his first sparring session.
Episode 3 · Tears of Joy
Ippo loses his first sparring session, but shows enough potential to be accepted into the gym.
Episode 4 · Shadow Boxing
Ippo practices shadow boxing.
Episode 5 · 3 Months to Counter
Ippo trains for a rematch.
Episode 6 · The Opening Bell of the Rematch
Ippo and Miyata face off in a rematch.
Episode 7 · The Destructive Force Of One CM
Ippo and Miyata are in the last round of the rematch
Episode 8 · Promise to Meet Again
Ippo trains with Takamura and discovers the hardship of pro boxing.
Episode 9 · C Class License
Ippo takes the License Test and meets Mashiba.
Episode 10 · Debut Match!
Ippo and his opponent Yusuke train for Ippo's debut match.
Episode 11 · Obsession for Victory
Ippo defeats Yusuke via K.O.
Episode 12 · Becoming a Bully's Buddy
Ippo fights and wins his second match via K.O.,After the fight he was befriended by Umezawa, his former bully.
Episode 13 · The Eastern Japan Rookie Championship Tournament Begins
Ippo and his opponent Jason prepare for the first match of the Rookie King Tournament.
Episode 14 · Powerful Arms! Hooks vs. Uppercut!
Start of Ippo vs Jason match, both men exchange powerful punches but neither goes down.
Episode 15 · Test of Endurance
Ippo defeats Jason via K.O. after a tough match.
Episode 16 · Premonition of a Hard Battle
Ippo watches the fight videos of Kobashi and Hayami, his future opponents.
Episode 17 · Ippo on the Beach
Ippo joins Takamura, Kimura, and Aoki in a training camp near the beach.
Episode 18 · Clinch
Start of Ippo vs Kobashi match, Ippo is loosing by points because of Kobashi's strategy.
Episode 19 · K.O. Dream
Kobashi abandoned his strategy and loses the match to Ippo via K.O.
Episode 20 · Threat of Shotgun
Takamura wins the Japanese Middleweight Championship belt, Ippo trains with Aoki to counter Hayami's Shotgun punch.
Episode 21 · The Way to Capture a Prodigy
Start of Ippo vs Hayami fight, Hayami takes the advantage during the early rounds.
Episode 22 · Forward! Forward!!
Ippo defeats Hayami via K.O. Ippo's training with Aoki and Kimura's help Ippo win the match.
Episode 23 · Another Semi-Final
Ippos day off. Miyata and Mashiba face off.
Episode 24 · To the Place We Promised...
Miyata and Mashiba continues to fight. Ippo is angred by the outcome.
Episode 25 · Every Emotion
Ippo trains for Mashiba flicker jabs.
Episode 26 · Battle for Distance
Ippo VS Mashiba Round 1
Episode 27 · Death Match
Ippo VS Mashiba continues.
Episode 28 · Victory or Defeat
Ippo defeats Mashiba for Rookie King of Eastren Japan.
Episode 29 · Rocky of Naniwa
Sendo goes to Japan to meet Ippo and make him go to All Japan and gets a chance to spar with Takamura.
Episode 30 · To Enemy Ground
Ippo learns how to heal his right fist and gets ready for the All Japan but something happens his powerful right punches!
Episode 31 · Traces of Intense Battles
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."
Episode 32 · Throw Your Right!
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!
Episode 33 · Smash Force
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.
Episode 34 · The Rookie King
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 ...
Episode 35 · The Continuing Journey
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.
Episode 36 · The Champ and I
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.
Episode 37 · A Thing to Strive For
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...
Episode 38 · Two Rookies of the Year
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 !!!
Episode 39 · Challenge in a Foreign Land
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.
Episode 40 · A Counter to Surpass All Counters
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.
