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Fighting Spirit S2E26 — New Challenger
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Fighting Spirit•Season 2•Episode 26

New Challenger

10.0/10 · 2 votesJun 30, 200924 min

Ranked #1 of 26 in Season 2•+1.9 vs season avg

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When Miyata confronts Ippo about their promise, it is revealed that Miyata has risen far above Ippo's level due to his over-reliance on the Dempsey Roll. When Ippo's next challenger, Shimabukuro Iwao, declares that he will destroy the Dempsey Roll, Ippo decides to train his

Directed byKotono Watanabe
Written byJun Shishido
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New Challenger

Cast18

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)

Crew12

I

Ichiro Uno

Key Animation

K

Koji Sugiura

Animation Director

N

Noriyuki Fukuda

Key Animation

S

Shuuji Sakamoto

Key Animation

A

Asami Komatsu

Key Animation

Y

Yoshiyuki Ito

Key Animation

Kotono Watanabe

Kotono Watanabe

Storyboard Artist

Kotono Watanabe

Kotono Watanabe

Director

J

Jun Shishido

Storyboard Artist

J

Jun Shishido

Writer

K

Kyoko Kotani

Key Animation

H

Hanako Enomoto

Key Animation

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Episode Summary

"New Challenger" is episode 26 of Fighting Spirit season 2. It scored 10.0/10 from 2 votes, ranking #1 of 26 episodes this season (season average 8.1). Directed by Kotono Watanabe and written by Jun Shishido, it aired on June 30, 2009.

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