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Fighting Spirit S1E1 — The First Step

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Fighting Spirit•Season 1•Episode 1

The First Step

8.1/10 · 835 votesOct 3, 200024 min

Ranked #39 of 75 in Season 1•−0.1 vs season avg

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,

Directed byKenichi Kawamura

Written byTatsuhiko Urahata

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Tomokazu Seki

Tomokazu Seki

Ichiro Miyata (voice)

Kohei Kiyasu

Kohei Kiyasu

Ippo Makunouchi (voice)

Rikiya Koyama

Rikiya Koyama

Mamoru Takamura (voice)

Wataru Takagi

Wataru Takagi

Masaru Aoki (voice)

Keiji Fujiwara

Keiji Fujiwara

Tatsuya Kimura (voice)

Kenji Utsumi

Kenji Utsumi

Genji Kamogawa (voice)

Toshihiko Nakajima

Toshihiko Nakajima

Haruhiko Yagi (voice)

Sanae Kobayashi

Sanae Kobayashi

Kumi Mashiba (voice)

Masaya Onosaka

Masaya Onosaka

Takeshi Sendo (voice)

Akemi Okamura

Akemi Okamura

Reiko Mikami (voice)

Emi Shinohara

Emi Shinohara

Mari Iimura (voice)

Hiroyuki Yoshino

Hiroyuki Yoshino

Akira Shigeta (voice)

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Tatsuhiko Urahata

Tatsuhiko Urahata

Writer

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Atsushi Hasebe

Animation Director

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Noriko Takahashi

Key Animation

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Shinobu Nishiyama

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Naoko Nakamoto

Key Animation

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Sadatoshi Matsuzaka

Key Animation

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Shigeki Sato

Key Animation

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Kenji Kodama

Key Animation

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Hiromitsu Morishita

Key Animation

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Toshiyuki Kanno

Key Animation

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Yukihiro Kitano

Key Animation

T

Toshiyuki Kanno

Animation Director

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Episode Summary

"The First Step" is episode 1 of Fighting Spirit season 1. It scored 8.1/10 from 835 votes, ranking #39 of 75 episodes this season (season average 8.2). Directed by Kenichi Kawamura and written by Tatsuhiko Urahata, it aired on October 3, 2000.

Next: E2 · Fruits of Labor Best of Season 1