The Strength of the World

8.3/10 · 3 votesFeb 2, 200924 min

Ranked #9 of 26 in Season 2•+0.2 vs season avg

Ippo comes to the sparring match against Ricardo Martinez as focused as if it were a real match, and he is determined to land at least one hit on the World champion. However, Martinez's lightning-fast lefts and instant reflexes are like nothing Ippo's ever seen.

Cast18

Tomokazu Seki

Ichiro Miyata (voice)

Kohei Kiyasu

Ippo Makunouchi (voice)

Rikiya Koyama

Mamoru Takamura (voice)

Wataru Takagi

Masaru Aoki (voice)

Keiji Fujiwara

Tatsuya Kimura (voice)

Kenji Utsumi

Genji Kamogawa (voice)

Toshihiko Nakajima

Haruhiko Yagi (voice)

Sanae Kobayashi

Kumi Mashiba (voice)

Masaya Onosaka

Takeshi Sendo (voice)

Akemi Okamura

Reiko Mikami (voice)

Emi Shinohara

Mari Iimura (voice)

Hiroyuki Yoshino

Akira Shigeta (voice)

Crew2

Kazuyuki Fudeyasu

Writer

Tomoya Takahashi

Director

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Episode Summary

"The Strength of the World" is episode 5 of Fighting Spirit season 2. It scored 8.3/10 from 3 votes, ranking #9 of 26 episodes this season (season average 8.1). Directed by Tomoya Takahashi and written by Kazuyuki Fudeyasu, it aired on February 2, 2009.

The Strength of the World

Seasons3

Season 2 Episodes26

Cast18

Crew2

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Episode Summary