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'''James Fairman''' (* [[1826]] in [[Glasgow]], [[Schottland]], [[Vereinigtes Königreich]]; † [[12. März]] [[1904]] in [[Brooklyn]], [[New York City]]) war ein [[Vereinigte Staaten|US-amerikanischer]] [[Offizier]] der [[United States Army im Sezessionskrieg]], [[Landschaftsmalerei|Landschaftsmaler]], [[Kunstpädagogik|Kunstlehrer]] und [[Kunstkritiker]].
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{{Infobox animanga/Header
| name = Fighting Spirit
| image = [[File:HajimenoIppo vol1 Cover.jpg|230px]]
| caption = Cover of ''Hajime no Ippo'' volume 1 as published by [[Kodansha]]
| ja_kanji = はじめの一歩
| ja_romaji = Hajime no Ippo
| genre = [[Sport]]s ([[Boxing]])
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type = manga
| author = [[George Morikawa]]
| publisher = [[Kodansha]]
| demographic = ''[[Shōnen manga|Shōnen]]''
| magazine = [[Weekly Shōnen Magazine]]
| first = February 17, 1990<ref>{{cite web| author = Tokyo Graph | url = http://www.tokyograph.com/info/Fighting_Spirit_%28manga%29 | title = Hajime no Ippo (manga) - Hajime no Ippo | accessdate = April 4, 2007}}</ref>
| last =
| volumes = 96
| volume_list = List of Hajime no Ippo chapters
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type = tv series
| title = Hajime no Ippo: The Fighting!
| director = Satoshi Nishimura
| producer =
| writer =
| music =
| studio = [[Madhouse (company)|Madhouse]]
| licensor = {{flagicon|Canada}} {{flagicon|United States}} [[Geneon]]
| network = [[Nippon Television|NTV]]
| first = 3 October 2000
| last = 27 March 2002
| episodes = 76
| episode_list =
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type = film
| title = Champion Road
| director = Akira Nishimura
| producer =
| writer =
| music =
| studio = [[Madhouse (company)|Madhouse]]
| licensor = {{flagicon|Canada}} {{flagicon|United States}} [[Geneon]]
| released = 25 June 2003
| runtime = 90 minutes
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type = film
| title = Kimura vs. Mashiba
| director = Akira Nishimura
| producer =
| writer =
| music =
| studio = [[Madhouse (company)|Madhouse]]
| licensor = {{flagicon|Canada}} {{flagicon|United States}} [[Geneon]]
| released = 5 September 2003
| runtime = 60 minutes
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type = tv series
| title = Hajime no Ippo: New Challenger
| director = Jun Shishido
| producer =
| writer =
| music =
| studio = [[Madhouse (company)|Madhouse]]
| network = [[Nippon Television|NTV]] <ref name="nippontvhajime">{{cite web| publisher = Nippon Television|url=http://www.ntv.co.jp/ippo/|title=Hajime no Ippo New Challenger on Nippon TV| accessdate = February 6, 2009|work=ntv.co.jp}}</ref>
| first = 6 January 2009
| last = 30 June 2009
| episodes = 26<ref name ="nippontvepisodelist1">{{cite web|url=http://www.ntv.co.jp/ippo/story/index.html|title=New Challenger Episode list on Nippon Television's site|accessdate=2008-03-05|publisher=Nippon Television}}</ref>
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'''''Fighting Spirit''''', known in Japan as {{Nihongo|'''''The First Step'''''|はじめの一歩|Hajime no Ippo|}}, is a [[boxing]] [[manga]] and [[anime]] series created by [[George Morikawa|Jōji "George" Morikawa]] which is [[Serial (literature)|serial]]ized by [[Kodansha]] in ''[[Weekly Shōnen Magazine]]''. The plot follows the story of highschool student Ippo Makunochi, as he begins his career in boxing and over time obtains many titles and defeats various opponents.
== Leben ==
Fairman war Enkel des schwedischen Medailleurs Carl Gustaf Fehrmann (1746–1798)<ref>Eduard Maria Oettinger: ''Moniteur des dates. Biographisch-genealogisch-historisches Welt-Register.'' Ludwig Denicke, Leipzig 1869, S. 70 ([https://books.google.de/books?id=UCN8wGVUmuIC&pg=RA1-PA70&dq=Laurenz+Fehrman+Stockholm&hl=de&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjxofSu7r7XAhUR5KQKHaVqAKIQuwUIRjAF#v=onepage&q=Laurenz%20Fehrman%20Stockholm&f=false books.google.de]).</ref> und jüngerer von zwei Söhnen des Offiziers Laurenz Fehrman, der unter [[Karl XIV. Johann (Schweden)|Jean Baptiste Bernadotte]] in den [[Koalitionskriege]]n gefochten hatte, nach dem Seitenwechsel Bernadottes aus Schweden nach Schottland geflohen war und in Glasgow Mary Farquharson Black geheiratet hatte. Seinen Vater verlor er in jungen Jahren. Die verwitwete schottische Mutter entschloss sich 1832, mit ihren beiden Söhnen nach New York City zu emigrieren. 1842 begann Fairman, der unter Anleitungen seines älteren Bruders bereits früh Zeichentalent gezeigt hatte, die [[National Academy Museum and School|National Academy of Design]] zu besuchen, anfangs nur in Abendkursen, sodann für etwa 18 Monate als regulärer Schüler. Dort wurde er von dem Historien- und Porträtmaler Frederick Styles Agate (1803–1844) gefördert. Zunächst erlernte er die [[Aquarell]]malerei, dann wurde er in den Techniken der [[Ölmalerei]] geschult. Im Alter von 18 Jahren ging er bei [[James Harper (Verleger)|Harper’s]] in [[Manhattan]] als [[Buchbinder]] in die Lehre.


The manga has been running since 1989 and spans 90 [[tankōbon]]. A 76-episode [[anime]] adaption titled ''Hajime no Ippo: The Fighting!'' was produced by [[Madhouse (company)|Madhouse]], [[Nippon Television]] and [[VAP (company)|VAP]], directed by Satoshi Nishimura and ran on the Nippon Television Network from October 2000 to March 2002. One OVA and a movie were also produced. At the end of 2003 the anime was licensed in [[North America]] by [[Geneon]].<ref>{{cite web| publisher = Anime News Network| title = Geneon Licenses| url = http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2003-11-01/geneon-licenses| accessdate = April 4, 2007}}</ref> Geneon released it as ''Fighting Spirit''. It was called ''Knock Out!'' in the [[Philippines]].
1851 begab er sich auf eine stürmische Seereise nach [[London]], um die [[Great Exhibition]] zu besuchen. Die dort ausgestellten Bilder bezeichnete er später als seine „Offenbarung“. In den nächsten zehn Jahren seines Lebens, die er rückblickend als „provisorisch und vorbereitend“ charakterisierte, engagierte er sich in der [[Abolitionismus#Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika|Abolitionismus-Bewegung der Vereinigten Staaten]]. Dabei entdeckte er sein Rednertalent. Er besuchte einen Kurs des New Yorker Rechtsanwalts Edward Delafield Smith (1826–1878), um besser argumentieren zu lernen. Zwecks „religiöser Wahrheitssuche“ ließ er sich außerdem in Latein und „New Testament Greek“ unterweisen. Als 1858 in New York City ein politischer Streit darüber ausgebrochen war, ob [[Bibelstudium|Bibelunterricht]] aus dem Lehrplan öffentlicher Schulen gestrichen werden sollte, kandidierte Fairman erfolgreich für die Partei der Beibehaltung des Bibelunterrichts. Er gewann einen Sitz im zuständigen Ausschuss New York Citys und strebte anschließend – jedoch erfolglos – danach, einen Sitz im [[Kongress der Vereinigten Staaten]] zu erlangen.


On September 15, 2008 it was announced in Weekly Shōnen Magazine that a second season of Hajime no Ippo would begin airing on January 6, 2009. The second season is called ''Hajime no Ippo: New Challenger'' and concluded on June 30, 2009.
Die im politischen Umfeld gewonnenen Kontakte halfen ihm später bei seiner Militärkarriere. Als im April 1861 der [[Sezessionskrieg]] ausbrach, wurde er sogleich [[Hauptmann (Offizier)|Hauptmann]] der Kompanie B der 10th New York Volunteers. Jedoch schon nach vier Wochen wurde er entlassen, weil er versucht haben soll, ein eigenes Regiment zu rekrutieren. Den Rest des Jahres bemühte er sich, für [[Daniel E. Sickles]] das 4th Excelsior Regiment zu rekrutieren. Nachdem er bei dieser Tätigkeit kaum Erfolge verbucht hatte, bewarb er sich bei McComb’s Plattsburg (97th New York) Regiment. Dort wurde er im Rang eines [[Oberst]]en verpflichtet. Nach nur drei Übungswochen nahm diese im März 1862 aufgestellte Einheit unter [[George B. McClellan]] an dem [[Halbinsel-Feldzug]] teil. Während der Belagerung von [[Yorktown (Virginia)|Yorktown]] in [[Virginia]] kam es 1862 aufgrund von Streitigkeiten mit untergebenen Offizieren zu vier [[militärgericht]]lichen Verfahren gegen Fairman. In einem dieser Verfahren wurde er gerügt, weil er seinen Vorgesetzten [[William High Keim]] als einen „Pennsylvania Dutchman, der keine Ahnung hat und seine Stellung bloß dem politischen Einfluss verdankt“ beschimpft hatte. Als Streitigkeiten und Kritik an Fairmans Führungsstil sich fortsetzten, legte man ihm ein Rücktrittsersuchen nahe, das er dann auch einreichte. Am 25. September 1862 wurde er aus der Armee entlassen.<ref>Thomas P. Lowry: ''Curmudgeons, Drunkards and Outright Fools. Courts-Martials of Civil War Union Colonels''. University of Nebraska Press, Mechanicsburg/Pennsylvania 1997, S. 141–143 ([https://books.google.de/books?id=XfniOPL0P4IC&pg=PA141&lpg=PA141&dq=james+fairman+colonel&source=bl&ots=DwGfmIBsKA&sig=2BGdT1pet7snDw_7A8KOaD77dEI&hl=de&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjn3cTf-73XAhULaFAKHfO2AGYQ6AEIVDAJ#v=onepage&q=james%20fairman%20colonel&f=false books.google.de]).</ref>
[[Datei:Eagle Cliff, Manchester-by-the-Sea by James Fairman.jpg|mini|''Eagle Cliff, [[Manchester-by-the-Sea]]'']]
Anschließend wandte sich Fairman wieder Pinsel und Staffelei zu und eröffnete in New York City ein eigenes [[Atelier]]. Eines der ersten Werke, das daraus hervorging, war das von der [[Manifest Destiny|Manifest-Destiny-Ideologie]] inspirierte Gemälde ''Westward the Course of Empire Takes its Way'', das er sogleich [[John C. Frémont]] präsentierte, einem profilierten Politiker der [[Radikale Republikaner|Radikalen Republikaner]]. Bis 1871 beschickte er Ausstellungen der National Academy of Design und der Society of Painters in Watercolor mit seinen Werken. Etliche Streitigkeiten, in die er auch als Künstler verwickelt war, verfestigten in dieser Zeit seinen Ruf, ein streitlustiger Außenseiter zu sein. Neben der Malerei betätigte er sich literarisch und hielt Vorträge, etwa 1867 im Auftrag der [[Cooper Union]]. Mit dem Gemälde ''Sunset in the Androscoggin Valley, Maine'' erzielte er 1867 auf einer Ausstellung in [[St. Louis]] den ersten Preis.
[[Datei:Fairman, James - View of Jerusalem.gif|mini|''View of [[Jerusalem]]'', 1871]]
1871 verließ er die Vereinigten Staaten. Er reiste nach Europa und hielt sich ab Ende 1871 mehrere Monate in [[Palästina (Region)|Palästina]] auf. Angezogen von der [[Düsseldorfer Malerschule]], insbesondere [[Adolph Tidemand]], [[Carl Johann Lasch]], [[Ludwig Knaus]], [[Eduard Gebhardt]], den Brüdern [[Andreas Achenbach|Andreas]] und [[Oswald Achenbach]], [[August Weber (Maler)|August Weber]] und [[August Leu (Maler, 1818)|August Leu]], ging er 1872 nach [[Düsseldorf]], wo er sich für die nächsten drei Jahre niederließ und ein Atelier eröffnete.<ref>[[Bettina Baumgärtel]], Sabine Schroyen, Lydia Immerheiser, Sabine Teichgröb: ''Verzeichnis der ausländischen Künstler und Künstlerinnen. Nationalität, Aufenthalt und Studium in Düsseldorf''. In: Bettina Baumgärtel (Hrsg.): ''Die Düsseldorfer Malerschule und ihre internationale Ausstrahlung 1819–1918''. Michael Imhof Verlag, Petersberg 2011, ISBN 978-3-86568-702-9, Band 1, S. 430</ref> Im März 1872 gehörte er dort zu den Unterzeichnern einer Wohltätigkeitsaktion Düsseldorfer Künstler zugunsten von Betroffenen des [[Großer Brand von Chicago|Großen Brandes von Chicago]].<ref>''Düsseldorfer Volksblatt'', Ausgabe Nr. 33 vom 16. März 1872 ([http://digital.ub.uni-duesseldorf.de/ulbdzd/periodical/pageview/9998279?query=Fairman%20D%C3%BCsseldorf Digitalisat]).</ref> Anschließend zog es ihn nach [[Paris]], wo er ebenfalls drei Jahre blieb, außerdem nach [[London]]. Die 1870er Jahre verbrachte er somit – abgesehen von kurzen Heimreisen in die Vereinigten Staaten, die dem Verkauf seiner Gemälde dienten – ausschließlich in der Alten Welt. In dieser Zeit bereiste er [[Frankreich]], [[Belgien]], [[Norwegen]] und verschiedene Landschaften Großbritanniens. Die Ausstellungen, die während der Heimatbesuche in größeren Städten der amerikanischen Ostküste stattfanden, waren medienwirksam geplante Veranstaltungen, zu denen Fairman Journalisten einlud und auf denen er populistisch konzipierte Vorträge hielt. In diesen Vorträgen, die sich vornehmlich an ein Publikum von Kunstlaien richteten, versäumte er es regelmäßig nicht, die etablierte und akademische Kunstszene anzugreifen.<ref>Gerald M. Ackerman, S. 76 ff.</ref>


==Story==
1881 kehrte Fairman in die Vereinigten Staaten zurück und ließ sich kurzzeitig in [[Chicago]] nieder. Für ein Jahr übernahm er einen Lehrauftrag am Olivet College in [[Olivet (Michigan)]]. Dann zog er wieder nach New York City, wo er 1904 in seinem Atelier starb und auf dem [[Green-Wood Cemetery]] beerdigt wurde.
{{Main|List of Fighting Spirit characters}}


Makunouchi Ippo was an extremely shy high school student who never had the time to make friends because he was always busy helping his mother run their family fishing charter business. Because he kept to himself, a group of bullies led by Umezawa got into the habit of picking on him. On one particular day, these bullies decided to give him a rather serious beating, but a middle-weight professional boxer who was passing by stopped the bullies and took the injured Ippo to the {{nihongo|Kamogawa Gym|鴨川ボクシングジム|Kamogawa Bokushingu Jimu}}, owned by retired boxer Genji Kamogawa, to treat his wounds. After Ippo awoke to the sounds of boxers training, the boxer who saved him, Mamoru Takamura, tried to cheer Ippo up by letting him vent his frustrations on a sandbag. It was then that they had their first glimpse into Ippo's talent for boxing. After that incident, Ippo gave the situation a lot of thought and decided that he would like to begin a career as a professional boxer, and when he conveys this message to Mamoru Takamura, he gets verbally reprimanded due to the fact that Takamura thought Ippo was taking professional boxing too lightly. However, Takamura felt that he couldn't outright refuse Ippo, especially since his feat of punching the sandbag much harder than anybody else in the gym (except for Takamura). Therefore, he challenges Ippo to catch 10 falling leaves from a tree simultaneously after a week of training, fully convinced that Ippo would fail, Takamura jogs away as he continues his roadwork.
Fairmans Malerei ist geprägt von der [[Romantik|romantischen]] Landschaftsauffassung des 19. Jahrhunderts. Feinmalerisch vermied er Spuren von Pinselstrichen auf seinen Gemälden. Sein spezieller Umgang mit dem Sonnenlicht veranlasste Kunsthistoriker, ihn im [[Luminism]] zu verorten.


However, after a week of tough training, involving nightly hours, Ippo manages the technique in the nick of time. He waits for the jogging Takamura to come by his usual path, and manages to surprise Takamura by not just catching all 10 of the falling leaves, but only doing it with his left hand. This impresses Takamura greatly, and he informs that the action required to catch all 10 leaves was called a boxing jab, and Takamura invites Ippo back to the boxing gym for introductions.
== Literatur ==
* ''The Works of James Fairman.'' In: ''The Art Journal.'' London 1880, S. 234–236 ({{archive.org|jstor-20569556}}).
* [[Hermann Alexander Müller]]: ''Biographisches Künstler-Lexikon.'' Verlag des Bibliographischen Instituts, Leipzig 1882, S. 167 ([http://www.retrobibliothek.de/retrobib/seite.html?id=66870 retrobibliothek.de]).
* {{ThiemeBecker |Autor=Edmund von Mach |Lemma=Fairman, James |Band=11 |Seite=199}}
* ''James Fairman.'' In: Gerald M. Ackerman: ''American Orientalists.'' ACR Édition, Courbevoie/Paris 1994, ISBN 2-86770-078-7, S. 76–81 ([https://books.google.de/books?id=onraQlj_C7wC&pg=PA76&dq=james+fairman+1826+1904 books.google.de]).


When they got back to the gym, the coach, Genji Kamogawa, was not at all impressed by Makunouchi's lack of fighting spirit, and therefore, was challenged by Takamura to have a practice spar against a member of the gym. However, Kamogawa decides to give Ippo a severe challenge and tells him to spar with Miyata, a man that's also 16, the same age as Ippo. However, Miyata is known as a boxing prodigy and is one of Kamogawa gym's future hopes. Takamura gets extremely worried with this prospect, as Miyata skill is way above the 4-rounder pro boxer. As expected, Ippo loses by KO, but not until Miyata struggles dodging his punches and finally ends the match with his trump card: "The Counter" The coach Kamogawa decides that he has great fighting sense and spirit and decides to train him to eventually become the Japanese Champion with a world ranking while Miyata became the OPBF (Oriental Pacific Boxing Federation) Champion. Both are expected to hit high in the world rankings and eventually, fight each other for the World Champion's belt.
== Weblinks ==
{{Commonscat}}
* [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/97896653# ''Colonel James Fairman''], Biografie im Portal ''[[Find a Grave|findagrave]].com''
* [https://www.questroyalfineart.com/artist/james-fairman/ ''James Fairman''], Biografie im Portal ''questroyalfineart.com''
* [https://americangallery19th.wordpress.com/2017/02/24/james-fairman-1826-1904/ ''James Fairman''], Bildergalerie im Portal ''americangallery19th.wordpress.com''
* [http://www.artnet.de/k%C3%BCnstler/james-fairman/ ''James Fairman''], Auktionsresultate im Portal ''artnet.de''


The story focuses heavily on character development, even during the matches something is learned about the fighters. Ippo and his friendly rivalry with Miyata is the main draw in the early part of the series. That later changes to Ippo's path towards the Japanese Featherweight Championship and eventually the world championship. Along the way we are given glimpses into the other side character's pasts, motivations, relationships to others and current boxing trials. A colorful cast of support characters and opponents as well as side stories concerning their path in the boxing world rounds out the series.
== Einzelnachweise ==
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==Media==
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===Manga===
{{Main|List of Hajime no Ippo chapters}}


===DVD===
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Geneon distributed the ''Fighting Spirit'' series in North America on 15 DVDs with 5 episodes per disc. The first DVD was released on July 6, 2004 and the fifteenth released on December 19, 2006.<ref name="GeneonIppo-DVD">{{cite web| publisher = [[Geneon]]| title = Fighting Spirit| url = http://www.fightingspiritdvd.com/ipo1_content.html| accessdate = April 23, 2007}}</ref> The DVDs included English and Spanish language tracks, as well as the original Japanese. The movie, ''Champion Road'', has also been released in North America on DVD by Geneon. Unfortunately, plans for the second OVA, ''Kimura vs Mashiba'', are not in the works. Disc sales of the series did not break even. The first DVD was the best selling at ~5,000 units with each DVD afterwards selling ~1,000 units. {{Citation needed|date=April 2009}} Many fans blame the lack of marketing and the negative appeal that a sports anime has on the mainstream audience. {{Or|date=October 2007}} As Geneon USA closed its doors at the end of 2007, the US rights of the series are in question.
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===Video games===
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There have also been some [[video game]]s based on the series, first released on the [[PlayStation]], then later the [[PlayStation 2]] and [[Game Boy Advance]], and recently to [[Wii]], as well. Two of the games have been released in North America and in [[PAL region|PAL]] territories. There was some confusion regarding the Western title ''Victorious Boxers 2: Fighting Spirit'' prior to its Western release, as this is generally assumed to be the same game as ''Hajime no Ippo 2: Victorious Road'', when actually it is the next title in the series, ''Hajime no Ippo - The Fighting! All Stars''.<ref name="PALGN">{{cite web| publisher = PALGN| url = http://palgn.com.au/article.php?id=3130| title = Victorious Boxers 2: Fighting Spirit Review| accessdate = May 4, 2007}}</ref> The Japanese released ''Victorious Road'' is unique amongst the titles as it includes the option to create your own boxer and control his training, diet, weight etc. The second Western title, ''Fighting Spirit'', gives the player a choice of over 70 fighters for VS play. Each title has its own story mode which closely follows that of the manga, though obviously the storytelling is not of the same quality.
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Recently, Ippo and Takamura have also appeared in the crossover video game ''[[Sunday VS Magazine: Shuuketsu! Choujou Daikessen!]]'' as playable characters.
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| [[PlayStation]] || N/A || はじめの一歩 THE FIGHTING! || Hajime no Ippo: The Fighting!
|-
| rowspan=3 | [[PlayStation 2]] || ''[[Victorious Boxers: Ippo's Road to Glory]]''<ref name="PS-Underground">{{cite web | publisher = PlayStation Underground| title = PlayStation 2 - Victorious Boxers| url = http://www.us.playstation.com/PS2/Games/SLUS-20282| accessdate = April 4, 2007}}</ref> || はじめの一歩 VICTORIOUS BOXERS || Hajime no Ippo: Victorious Boxers
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| N/A || はじめの一歩2 VICTORIOUS ROAD || Hajime no Ippo 2: Victorious Road<ref>{{cite web| publisher = [[GameSpot]]| url = http://www.gamerankings.com/itemrankings/launchreview.asp?reviewid=753868| title = Hajime no Ippo 2: Victorious Road for PS2| accessdate = April 4, 2007}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Victorious Boxers 2: Fighting Spirit]]'' || はじめの一歩 ALL☆STARS || Hajime no Ippo - The Fighting! All Stars<ref>{{cite web| author = GameSpot | url = http://www.gamespot.com/ps2/sports/hajimenoippoallstars/index.html?q=victorious%20boxers%202 | title = Victorious Boxers 2: Fighting Spirit for PS2 | accessdate = April 4, 2007}}</ref>
|-
| [[Game Boy Advance]] || N/A || はじめの一歩 THE FIGHTING! || Hajime no Ippo: The Fighting!<ref>{{cite web | publisher = Entertainment Software Publishing| title = Hajime no Ippo GAMEBOY ADVANCE| url = http://www.esp-web.co.jp/products/ippo_gba/guidebook/guidebook.html| accessdate = March 24, 2007}}</ref>
|-
| [[Nintendo DS]] || N/A || はじめの一歩 THE FIGHTING! || Hajime no Ippo: The Fighting!
|-
| [[Wii]] || ''[[Victorious Boxers: Revolution]]'' || はじめの一歩 THE FIGHTING! Revolution || Hajime no Ippo: The Fighting Revolution<ref>{{cite web| publisher = MouRa| url = http://moura.jp/frames/ippo_revolution/| title = Hajime no Ippo Revolution Page| accessdate = March 24, 2007}}</ref>
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| [[PlayStation Portable|PSP]] || N/A || はじめの一歩 THE FIGHTING! Portable Victorious Spirits || Hajime no Ippo: THE FIGHTING! Portable Victorious Spirits <ref>{{cite web| publisher = MouRa| url = http://moura.jp/frames/ippo_revolution/| title = Hajime no Ippo Revolution Page| accessdate = August 1, 2008}}</ref>
|}

===Anime===
====Episode List====
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|EnglishTitle = Fruits of Labor
|RomajiTitle = Doryoku no seika (Results of Great Effort)
|KanjiTitle = 努力の成果
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{{Japanese episode list
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|EnglishTitle = Tears of Joy
|RomajiTitle = Ureshi namida (Happy Tears)
|KanjiTitle = うれし涙
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{{Japanese episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 4
|EnglishTitle = Shadow Boxing
|RomajiTitle = Shadō bokushingu (Shadow Boxing)
|KanjiTitle = シャドーボクシング
|OriginalAirDate= October 24, 2000
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{{Japanese episode list
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|EnglishTitle = 3 Months to Counter
|RomajiTitle =
|KanjiTitle = カウンターへの3ヶ月
|OriginalAirDate= October 31, 2000
|LineColor=
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{{Japanese episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 6
|EnglishTitle = The Opening Bell of the Rematch
|RomajiTitle = Saisen no gongu (Gong of the Rematch)
|KanjiTitle = 再戦のゴング
|OriginalAirDate= November 7, 2000
|LineColor=
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{{Japanese episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 7
|EnglishTitle = The Destructive Force of 1 cm
|RomajiTitle = 1 cm no hakairyoku (Destructive Power of 1cm)
|KanjiTitle = 1cmの破壊力
|OriginalAirDate= November 14, 2000
|LineColor=
}}
{{Japanese episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 8
|EnglishTitle = Promise to Meet Again
|RomajiTitle = Saikai no yakusoku (Promise of Another Meeting)
|KanjiTitle = 再会の約束
|OriginalAirDate= November 21, 2000
|LineColor=
}}
{{Japanese episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 9
|EnglishTitle = C Class License
|RomajiTitle = C kyū raisensu (C Class License)
|KanjiTitle = C級ライセンス
|OriginalAirDate= November 28, 2000
|LineColor=
}}
{{Japanese episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 10
|EnglishTitle = Debut Match!
|RomajiTitle = Debyū sen! (Debut Fight!)
|KanjiTitle = デビュー戦!
|OriginalAirDate= December 5, 2000
|LineColor=
}}
{{Japanese episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 11
|EnglishTitle = Obsession for Victory
|RomajiTitle = Shōri no shūnen (Tenacity to Win)
|KanjiTitle = 勝利への執念へ
|OriginalAirDate= December 12, 2000
|LineColor=
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{{Japanese episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 12
|EnglishTitle = Becoming a Bully's Buddy
|RomajiTitle = (Violent Friend Announcement)
|KanjiTitle = 手荒なダチ宣言
|OriginalAirDate= December 19, 2000
|LineColor=
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{{Japanese episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 13
|EnglishTitle = The Eastern Japan Rookie Championship Tournament Begins
|RomajiTitle = Kaimaku, higashi nippon shinjin Ō sen (Curtain Rises, Eastern Japan Rookie-of-the-Year Fight)
|KanjiTitle = 開幕、東日本新人王戦
|OriginalAirDate= December 26, 2000
|LineColor=
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{{Japanese episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 14
|EnglishTitle = Powerful Arms! Hooks vs. Uppercut!
|RomajiTitle =
|KanjiTitle = 強腕!フックvsアッパー!
|OriginalAirDate= January 9, 2001
|LineColor=
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{{Japanese episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 15
|EnglishTitle = Test of Endurance
|RomajiTitle = Gaman kurabe (Endurance Contest)
|KanjiTitle = 我慢くらべ
|OriginalAirDate= January 16, 2001
|LineColor=
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{{Japanese episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 16
|EnglishTitle = Anticipating a Fierce Fight
|RomajiTitle = Gekisen no yokan (Presentiment of a Fierce Fight)
|KanjiTitle = 激戦の予感
|OriginalAirDate= January 23, 2001
|LineColor=
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{{Japanese episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 17
|EnglishTitle = Ippo on the Beach
|RomajiTitle = Ippo on za bīchi
|KanjiTitle = イッポ·オン·ザ·ビーチ
|OriginalAirDate= January 30, 2001
|LineColor=
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{{Japanese episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 18
|EnglishTitle = Clinch
|RomajiTitle = Kurinchi
|KanjiTitle = クリンチ
|OriginalAirDate= February 6, 2001
|LineColor=
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{{Japanese episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 19
|EnglishTitle = Dream of a KO
|RomajiTitle = KO no yume
|KanjiTitle = KOの夢
|OriginalAirDate= February 13, 2001
|LineColor=
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{{Japanese episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 20
|EnglishTitle = The Threat of Shotgun
|RomajiTitle = Shottogan no kyōi
|KanjiTitle = ショットガンの脅威
|OriginalAirDate= February 20, 2001
|LineColor=
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{{Japanese episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 21
|EnglishTitle = The Way to Capture a Prodigy
|RomajiTitle = Tensai kōryaku no michi (The Way of Capturing a Genius)
|KanjiTitle = 天才攻略の道
|OriginalAirDate= February 27, 2001
|LineColor=
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{{Japanese episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 22
|EnglishTitle = Forward! Forward!!
|RomajiTitle = Mae! Mae!! (Forward! Forward!!)
|KanjiTitle = 前へ!前へ!!
|OriginalAirDate= March 6, 2001
|LineColor=
}}
{{Japanese episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 23
|EnglishTitle = The Other Semi-Final
|RomajiTitle = Mō hitotsu no junkesshō (One More Semi-Final)
|KanjiTitle = もう一つの準決勝
|OriginalAirDate= March 13, 2001
|LineColor=
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{{Japanese episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 24
|EnglishTitle = To the Promised Place...
|RomajiTitle = Yakusoku no basho e (To the Place of Promise)
|KanjiTitle = 約束の場所へ...
|OriginalAirDate= March 20, 2001
|LineColor=
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{{Japanese episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 25
|EnglishTitle = Grudges, Sorrows & Dreams
|RomajiTitle = Sorezore no omoi (Each Emotion)
|KanjiTitle = それぞれの想い
|OriginalAirDate= March 27, 2001
|LineColor=
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{{Japanese episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 26
|EnglishTitle = The Battle for Distance
|RomajiTitle = (Kyori no kōbō) Attack and Defense of Distance
|KanjiTitle = 距離の攻防
|OriginalAirDate= April 3, 2001
|LineColor=
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{{Japanese episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 27
|EnglishTitle = Death Match
|RomajiTitle = Shitō (Struggle to the Death)
|KanjiTitle = 死闘
|OriginalAirDate= April 10, 2001
|LineColor=
}}
{{Japanese episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 28
|EnglishTitle = Victory or Defeat
|RomajiTitle = Shōhai (Victory or Defeat)
|KanjiTitle = 勝敗
|OriginalAirDate= April 17, 2001
|LineColor=
}}
{{Japanese episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 29
|EnglishTitle = Rocky of Naniwa
|RomajiTitle = Naniwa no Rocky (Rocky of Naniwa)
|KanjiTitle = 浪速のロッキー
|OriginalAirDate= April 24, 2001
|LineColor=
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|EpisodeNumber = 30
|EnglishTitle = To Enemy Ground
|RomajiTitle = Tekichi e (To Enemy Ground)
|KanjiTitle = 敵地へ
|OriginalAirDate= May 1, 2001
|LineColor=
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{{Japanese episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 31
|EnglishTitle = Traces of Intense Battles
|RomajiTitle = Gekitō no sokuseki (Footprints of Fierce Fighting)
|KanjiTitle = 激闘の足跡
|OriginalAirDate= May 8, 2001
|LineColor=
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{{Japanese episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 32
|EnglishTitle = Throw Your Right!
|RomajiTitle = (Right Hits!)
|KanjiTitle = 右を打て!
|OriginalAirDate= May 15, 2001
|LineColor=
}}
{{Japanese episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 33
|EnglishTitle = Smash Force
|RomajiTitle = Sumasshu no iatsu (Coercion of the Smash)
|KanjiTitle = スマッシュの威圧
|OriginalAirDate= May 22, 2001
}}
{{Japanese episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 34
|EnglishTitle = The Rookie King
|RomajiTitle = Shinjin Ō (Rookie of the Year)
|KanjiTitle = 新人王
|OriginalAirDate= May 29, 2001
|LineColor=
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{{Japanese episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 35
|EnglishTitle = The Counting Journey
|RomajiTitle = (To Go Further on the Journey)
|KanjiTitle = さらなる旅立ち
|OriginalAirDate= June 5, 2001
|LineColor=
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{{Japanese episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 36
|EnglishTitle = The Champ and I
|RomajiTitle = Ōja tono deai (Encounter with the King)
|KanjiTitle = 王者との出会い
|OriginalAirDate= June 12, 2001
|LineColor=
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{{Japanese episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 37
|EnglishTitle = A Thing to Strive For
|RomajiTitle = Mezasu mono (Something to Aim At)
|KanjiTitle = 目指すもの
|OriginalAirDate= June 19, 2001
|LineColor=
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{{Japanese episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 38
|EnglishTitle = Two Rookies of the Year
|RomajiTitle = Futari no shinjin ō (Two Rookies of the Year)
|KanjiTitle = 二人の新人王
|OriginalAirDate= June 27, 2001
|LineColor=
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{{Japanese episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 39
|EnglishTitle = Challenge in a Foreign Land
|RomajiTitle = Ikoku de no chōsen (Challenge in a Foreign Country)
|KanjiTitle = 異国での挑戦
|OriginalAirDate= July 4, 2001
|LineColor=
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{{Japanese episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 40
|EnglishTitle = A Counter to Surpass All Counters
|RomajiTitle = (Counter that Surpassed the Counter)
|KanjiTitle = カウンターを超えたカウンター
|OriginalAirDate= July 11, 2001
|LineColor=
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{{Japanese episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 41
|EnglishTitle = Barf-michi's Big Fight
|RomajiTitle = Barf-michi no tatakai (Barf-michi's Fight)
|KanjiTitle = ゲロ道の戦い
|OriginalAirDate= July 18, 2001
|LineColor=
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{{Japanese episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 42
|EnglishTitle = Sharing a Dream
|RomajiTitle = Yume e no kyōkan (Sympathy to Dream)
|KanjiTitle = 夢への共感
|OriginalAirDate= July 25, 2001
|LineColor=
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{{Japanese episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 43
|EnglishTitle = The Speed Star
|RomajiTitle = THE SPEED STAR
|KanjiTitle =
|OriginalAirDate= August 1, 2001
|LineColor=
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{{Japanese episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 44
|EnglishTitle = Blind Spot in the Ring
|RomajiTitle = Ringu no shikaku (Blind spot of the Ring)
|KanjiTitle = リングの死角
|OriginalAirDate= August 8, 2001
|LineColor=
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{{Japanese episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 45
|EnglishTitle = The White Fangs of the Wolf
|RomajiTitle = Ōkami no shiroi kiba (White Fangs of the Wolf vega)
|KanjiTitle = 狼の白い牙
|OriginalAirDate= August 15, 2001
|LineColor=
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{{Japanese episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 46
|EnglishTitle = Be the Gazelle
|RomajiTitle = (Become the Gazelle!)
|KanjiTitle = かもしかになれ!
|OriginalAirDate= August 22, 2001
|LineColor=
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{{Japanese episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 47
|EnglishTitle = The Fighting Spirit Within
|RomajiTitle = (Concealed Fighting Spirit)
|KanjiTitle = 秘められた闘志
|OriginalAirDate= August 29, 2001
|LineColor=
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{{Japanese episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 48
|EnglishTitle = The Red Wolf
|RomajiTitle = Akai ōkami (Red Wolf)
|KanjiTitle = 赤い狼
|OriginalAirDate= September 5, 2001
|LineColor=
}}
{{Japanese episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 49
|EnglishTitle = The Courage to Believe
|RomajiTitle = (Courage to Trust)
|KanjiTitle = 信頼する勇気
|OriginalAirDate= September 19, 2001
|LineColor=
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{{Japanese episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 50
|EnglishTitle = Something to Convey
|RomajiTitle = (What I want to Say)
|KanjiTitle = 伝えたいこと
|OriginalAirDate= September 26, 2001
|LineColor=
}}
{{Japanese episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 51
|EnglishTitle = The Group Date
|RomajiTitle = Gōkon (Joint party)
|KanjiTitle = 合コン
|OriginalAirDate= October 3, 2001
|LineColor=
}}
{{Japanese episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 52
|EnglishTitle = The Challenger
|RomajiTitle = Chōsensha (Challenger)
|KanjiTitle = 挑戦者
|OriginalAirDate= October 10, 2001
|LineColor=
}}
{{Japanese episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 53
|EnglishTitle = So That I Can Be Myself
|RomajiTitle =
|KanjiTitle = 俺が俺であるために
|OriginalAirDate= October 17, 2001
|LineColor=
}}
{{Japanese episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 54
|EnglishTitle = Fists of the Champ
|RomajiTitle = Ōja no kobushi (Fists of the King)
|KanjiTitle = 王者の拳
|OriginalAirDate= October 24, 2001
|LineColor=
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{{Japanese episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 55
|EnglishTitle = The Japan Featherweight Title Match
|RomajiTitle = Nippon fezākyū taitorumacchi (Japan Featherweight Title Match)
|KanjiTitle = 日本フェザー級タイトルマッチ
|OriginalAirDate= October 31, 2001
|LineColor=
}}
{{Japanese episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 56
|EnglishTitle = The Power that Stands in the Way
|RomajiTitle = Tachi hadakaru chikara (The Power That Blocks the Way)
|KanjiTitle = 立ちはだかる力
|OriginalAirDate= November 7, 2001
|LineColor=
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{{Japanese episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 57
|EnglishTitle = Conclusion
|RomajiTitle = Ketchaku (Conclusion)
|KanjiTitle = 決着
|OriginalAirDate= November 14, 2001
|LineColor=
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{{Japanese episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 58
|EnglishTitle = Heartbroken
|RomajiTitle = Shōshin (Heartbreak)
|KanjiTitle = 傷心
|OriginalAirDate= November 21, 2001
|LineColor=
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{{Japanese episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 59
|EnglishTitle = A Determined Gaze
|RomajiTitle = Ketsui no manazashi (A Look of Determination)
|KanjiTitle = 決意のまなざし
|OriginalAirDate= November 28, 2001
|LineColor=
}}
{{Japanese episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 60
|EnglishTitle = Rival
|RomajiTitle = Raibaru (Rival)
|KanjiTitle = ライバル
|OriginalAirDate= December 5, 2001
|LineColor=
}}
{{Japanese episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 61
|EnglishTitle = Comeback Anxiety
|RomajiTitle = (Anxiety to Recovery)
|KanjiTitle = 再起への不安
|OriginalAirDate= December 12, 2001
|LineColor=
}}
{{Japanese episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 62
|EnglishTitle = Revival
|RomajiTitle = (Revival)
|KanjiTitle = 復活
|OriginalAirDate= December 19, 2001
|LineColor=
}}
{{Japanese episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 63
|EnglishTitle = Youth of Fire
|RomajiTitle = (Youth of Flame)
|KanjiTitle = 炎の青春
|OriginalAirDate= December 26, 2001
|LineColor=
}}
{{Japanese episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 64
|EnglishTitle = Hot Rod Era
|RomajiTitle = (Enthusiastic Era)
|KanjiTitle = 熱中時代
|OriginalAirDate= January 9, 2002
|LineColor=
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{{Japanese episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 65
|EnglishTitle = The Summer of the Kamogawa Corps
|RomajiTitle = (The Summer of the Kamogawa Corps)
|KanjiTitle = 鴨川軍団の夏
|OriginalAirDate= January 16, 2002
|LineColor=
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{{Japanese episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 66
|EnglishTitle = Mr. Takamura's Tears
|RomajiTitle = (Takamura's Tears)
|KanjiTitle = 鷹村さんの涙
|OriginalAirDate= January 23, 2002
|LineColor=
}}
{{Japanese episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 67
|EnglishTitle = The Kamogawa Gym Swings Into Action
|RomajiTitle = (The Kamogawa Gym Moves Out)
|KanjiTitle = 動き出す鴨川ジム
|OriginalAirDate= January 30, 2002
|LineColor=
}}
{{Japanese episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 68
|EnglishTitle = The Chief's Peril
|RomajiTitle = (The Chairman's Crisis)
|KanjiTitle = 会長の危機
|OriginalAirDate= February 6, 2002
|LineColor=
}}
{{Japanese episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 69
|EnglishTitle = The Trap of the Southpaw
|RomajiTitle = (Trap of the Southpaw)
|KanjiTitle = サウスポーの罠
|OriginalAirDate= February 13, 2002
|LineColor=
}}
{{Japanese episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 70
|EnglishTitle = The Young Punk
|RomajiTitle = (A Naughty Boy)
|KanjiTitle = ごんたくれ
|OriginalAirDate= February 20, 2002
|LineColor=
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{{Japanese episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 71
|EnglishTitle = Time for the Showdown
|RomajiTitle = (Moment of the Decisive Battle)
|KanjiTitle = 決戦の刻
|OriginalAirDate= February 27, 2002
|LineColor=
}}
{{Japanese episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 72
|EnglishTitle = Lallapallooza
|RomajiTitle = Lallapallooza
|KanjiTitle =
|OriginalAirDate= March 6, 2002
|LineColor=
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{{Japanese episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 73
|EnglishTitle = Surpass that Moment
|RomajiTitle = (Surpass that Time)
|KanjiTitle = あの時を超えろ
|OriginalAirDate= March 13, 2002
|LineColor=
}}
{{Japanese episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 74
|EnglishTitle = Mix-Up
|RomajiTitle = ()
|KanjiTitle = ミックスアップ
|OriginalAirDate= March 20, 2002
|LineColor=
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{{Japanese episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 75
|EnglishTitle = A Step Further
|RomajiTitle = (Into the Next Step)
|KanjiTitle = さらなる一歩を
|OriginalAirDate= March 27, 2002
|LineColor=
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{{Japanese episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 76
|EnglishTitle = Boxer's Fist
|RomajiTitle = ()
|KanjiTitle = ボクサーの拳
|OriginalAirDate= March 21, 2003
|LineColor=
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|}

===The Second Series===
The continuation of the series - called '''''Hajime No Ippo: New Challenger''''' (はじめの一歩 New Challenger) - started on January 6, 2009, on NIHON TV and ended on June 30, 2009.

====Episode List====
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{{Japanese episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 1
|EnglishTitle = The New Step
|RomajiTitle = Arata Naru Ippo
|KanjiTitle = 新たなる一歩
|OriginalAirDate= January 6, 2009 <ref name="nippontvepisodelist1"/>
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{{Japanese episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 2
|EnglishTitle = Bloody Cross
|RomajiTitle =
|KanjiTitle = Bloody cross-血の十字架-
|OriginalAirDate= January 13, 2009<ref name ="nippontvepisodelist1"/>
|LineColor=
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{{Japanese episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 3
|EnglishTitle = To the Promised Place
|RomajiTitle = Yakusoku no Basho e
|KanjiTitle = 約束の場所へ
|OriginalAirDate= January 20, 2009<ref name ="nippontvepisodelist1"/>
|LineColor=
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{{Japanese episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 4
|EnglishTitle = Towards the World
|RomajiTitle = Sekai e no Taidō
|KanjiTitle = 世界への胎動
|OriginalAirDate= January 27, 2009<ref name ="nippontvepisodelist1"/>
|LineColor=
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{{Japanese episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 5
|EnglishTitle = The Strength of the World
|RomajiTitle = Sekai no Chikara
|KanjiTitle = 世界の力
|OriginalAirDate= February 3, 2009<ref name ="nippontvepisodelist1"/>
|LineColor=
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{{Japanese episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 6
|EnglishTitle = A Figure to Chase After
|RomajiTitle = Oi Tsudukeru Senaka
|KanjiTitle = 追い続ける背中
|OriginalAirDate= February 10, 2009<ref name ="nippontvepisodelist1"/>
|LineColor=
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{{Japanese episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 7
|EnglishTitle = The Advent of the Devil
|RomajiTitle = Akuma No Kōrin
|KanjiTitle = 悪魔の降臨
|OriginalAirDate= February 17, 2009<ref name ="nippontvepisodelist1"/>
|LineColor=
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{{Japanese episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 8
|EnglishTitle = Spirit for One Last Attack
|RomajiTitle = Tamashii no Ichigeki
|KanjiTitle = 魂の一撃
|OriginalAirDate= February 24, 2009<ref name ="nippontvepisodelist1"/>
|LineColor=
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{{Japanese episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 9
|EnglishTitle = Qualifying for Succession
|RomajiTitle = Uketsugu Shikaku
|KanjiTitle = 受け継ぐ資格
|OriginalAirDate= March 3, 2009<ref name ="nippontvepisodelist1"/>
|LineColor=
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{{Japanese episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 10
|EnglishTitle = Cannon Fodder
|RomajiTitle = Kama Se Inu
|KanjiTitle = 噛ませ犬
|OriginalAirDate= March 10, 2009<ref name ="nippontvepisodelist1"/>
|LineColor=
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{{Japanese episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 11
|EnglishTitle = Ippo vs. Hammer Nao
|RomajiTitle = Ippo v. Hamma Nao
|KanjiTitle = 一歩vsハンマーナオ
|OriginalAirDate= March 17, 2009<ref name ="nippontvepisodelist1"/>
|LineColor=
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{{Japanese episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 12
|EnglishTitle = What It Means To Be a Pro
|RomajiTitle = Puro no Jōken
|KanjiTitle = プロの条件
|OriginalAirDate= March 24, 2009<ref name ="nippontvepisodelist1"/>
|LineColor=
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{{Japanese episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 13
|EnglishTitle = Ippo on the Beach 2
|RomajiTitle = Ippo on za Biichi 2
|KanjiTitle = イッポ·オン·ザ·ビーチ2
|OriginalAirDate= March 31, 2009<ref name ="nippontvepisodelist1"/>
|LineColor=
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{{Japanese episode list
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| EpisodeNumber = 14
| EnglishTitle = Two Sparring
| RomajiTitle = Futatsu no Supaaringu
| KanjiTitle = 二つのスパーリング
| OriginalAirDate = April 7, 2009 <ref name ="nippontvepisodelist1"/>
}}
{{Japanese episode list
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| EpisodeNumber = 15
| EnglishTitle = Itagaki's Debut Match!
| RomajiTitle = Itagaki Debyū Sen!
| KanjiTitle = 板垣デビュー戦!
| OriginalAirDate = April 15, 2009<ref name ="nippontvepisodelist1"/>
}}
{{Japanese episode list
|LineColor=aaaaaa
| EpisodeNumber = 16
| EnglishTitle = The 2 Hawks
| RomajiTitle = 2 Hane no Taka
| KanjiTitle = 2羽の鷹
| OriginalAirDate = April 21, 2009<ref name ="nippontvepisodelist1"/>
}}
{{Japanese episode list
|LineColor=aaaaaa
| EpisodeNumber = 17
| EnglishTitle = Wild Child
| RomajiTitle = Yasei Ji
| KanjiTitle = 野性児
| OriginalAirDate = April 28, 2009<ref name ="nippontvepisodelist1"/>
}}
{{Japanese episode list
|LineColor=aaaaaa
| EpisodeNumber = 18
| EnglishTitle = Extreme Weight Control
| RomajiTitle = Kyokugen no Genryō
| KanjiTitle = 極限の減量
| OriginalAirDate = May 5, 2009
}}
{{Japanese episode list
|LineColor=aaaaaa
| EpisodeNumber = 19
| EnglishTitle = Explosive Confrontation
| RomajiTitle = Isshokusokuhatsu
| KanjiTitle = 一触即発
| OriginalAirDate = May 12, 2009
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{{Japanese episode list
|LineColor=aaaaaa
| EpisodeNumber = 20
| EnglishTitle = World Jr. Middle Weight Title Match
| RomajiTitle = Sekai J. Midoru Kyū Taitorumacchi
| KanjiTitle = 世界J·ミドル級タイトルマッチ
| OriginalAirDate = May 19, 2009
}}
{{Japanese episode list
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| EpisodeNumber = 21
| EnglishTitle = The Battle of the Hawks!
| RomajiTitle = Battle of Hawk!
| KanjiTitle =
| OriginalAirDate = May 26, 2009
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{{Japanese episode list
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| EpisodeNumber = 22
| EnglishTitle = Battle Fight!
| RomajiTitle = Kenka Battoru
| KanjiTitle = ケンカバトル
| OriginalAirDate = June 2, 2009
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{{Japanese episode list
|LineColor=aaaaaa
| EpisodeNumber = 23
| EnglishTitle = Supporting Hand
| RomajiTitle = Sasaeru Te
| KanjiTitle = 支える手
| OriginalAirDate = June 9, 2009
}}
{{Japanese episode list
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| EpisodeNumber = 24
| EnglishTitle = The King
| RomajiTitle = Ou-sama
| KanjiTitle = 王様
| OriginalAirDate = June 16, 2009
}}
{{Japanese episode list
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| EpisodeNumber = 25
| EnglishTitle = My Bronze Statue, Please.
| RomajiTitle = Douzou wo Douzo
| KanjiTitle = 銅像をどうぞ
| OriginalAirDate = June 23, 2009
}}
{{Japanese episode list
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| EpisodeNumber = 26
| EnglishTitle = New Challenger
| RomajiTitle =
| OriginalAirDate = June 30, 2009
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|}

===Third Season===

Rikiya Koyama, the voice actor of the Mamoru Takamura character in the Hajime no Ippo boxing anime franchise, has revealed in his blog that a sequel to the Hajime no Ippo: New Challenger television series is being planned. Koyama was posting about the end of dialogue recording for the series, since the cast just finished work on the 26th and final episode. (The final episode, "New Challenger," aired in Japan on June 30.) At the end of his Friday blog entry, he wrote, "Of course, a sequel is also being planned!!"

[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-06-12/sequel-to-hajime-no-ippo/new-challenger-being-planned/ Anime news network website]

===OVA===
#{{nihongo|''Fighting Spirit: Champion Road TV Special''|はじめの一歩 TVスペシャル -Champion Road-|Hajime no Ippo Terebi Supesharu ~Chanpion Rōdo~}}
#''Kimura Vs. Mashiba''

===Movie===
It was reported at [[Otakon]] 2009 that the director of the first series is working on a new movie.<ref name="Otakon2009">
{{cite web| publisher = Anime News Network| url = http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/convention/2009/otakon/madhouse| title = Madhouse - Otakon 2009| accessdate = July 28, 2009}}</ref>

====Music====
The music for the first anime series was composed by [[Tsuneo Imahori]], who also did the third opening theme song. Various tracks of guitars, drums, piano, horns, and combinations of the instruments were used to help accentuate the mood and action of the scenes. The soundtrack was released in Japan on two [[CD]]s, "''First KO''" & "''Final Round''". The music for the second series was composed by [[Yoshihisa Hirano]].

=====Anime Theme Songs=====
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#"Under Star" by [[Shocking Lemon]] (Episodes 1 - 25)
#"Inner Light" by Shocking Lemon (Episodes 26 - 52)
#"Tumbling Dice" by [[Tsuneo Imahori]] (Episodes 53 - 76)
#"Hekireki" by [[Last Alliance (band)|Last Alliance]] (Second Series, Episode 1 - 26)<ref name = "officialmusicpage">[http://www.ntv.co.jp/ippo/music.html The Official Hajime no Ippo music page on NTV's Website]</ref>
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;Closing Theme Songs
#"Yuuzora no Kamihikouki" by [[Mori Naoya]] (Episodes 1 - 25)
#"360°" by [[Mori Naoya]] (Episodes 26 - 52, 75)
#"Eternal Loop" by [[Saber Tiger (band)|Saber Tiger]] (Episodes 53 - 74,76)
#"8 AM" by [[Coldrain]] (Second Series, Episode 1 - 26)<ref name = "officialmusicpage"/>
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==Reception==

In 1991, the manga won the [[Kodansha Manga Award]] for [[shōnen]].<ref>
{{cite web
|url=http://www.hahnlibrary.net/comics/awards/kodansha.php
|author=Joel Hahn
|title=Kodansha Manga Awards
|work=Comic Book Awards Almanac
|accessdate=2007-08-21}}</ref> Anime Academy gave the first anime series a glowing response; all five reviewers rated it above 90%, with one referring to the series as "the cream of the crop" of the sports genre in anime, and another stating that "fighting and character development have never tangoed so well together".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animeacademy.com/finalrevdisplay.php?id=143|title=Hajime no Ippo Review|publisher=Anime Academy|accessdate=2009-01-08}}</ref> Fanboy.com listed the series as one of their "Top Ten Underrated Manga".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fanboy.com/2008/01/underrated-manga-hajime-no-ippo.html|title=Underrated Manga: Hajime no Ippo|publisher=Fanboy.com|accessdate=2009-01-08}}</ref>

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|[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/hajime-no-ippo/dvd-champion-road-tv-special Anime News Network]
|Carl Kimlinger
|Overall (dub): B<br/>Overall (sub): A-<br/>Story: B<br/>Animation: B+<br/>Art: B+<br/>Music: B+
|DVD/Anime Review of Hajime no Ippo: Champion Road, TV Special
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== References ==
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== External links ==
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'''Official'''
* [http://www.fightingspiritdvd.com/ Geneon's ''Fighting Spirit'' website]
* [http://kc.kodansha.co.jp/content/top.php/02065/1000000058 Hajime no Ippo official manga website] {{Ja icon}}
* [http://www.vap.co.jp/ippo/ Hajime no Ippo official anime website] {{Ja icon}}
* [http://www.ntv.co.jp/ippo/ Hajime no Ippo official Nippon TV website] {{Ja icon}}
* [http://www.kurokawa.fr/ Official French publisher of Hajime no Ippo] {{Fr icon}}
'''Music'''
* {{MusicBrainz release|id=6c8a825e-b959-4320-9130-cfcd68fb91fb|name=Hajime no Ippo (はじめの一歩) - First KO}}
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'''Other'''
* [http://MamoruTakamura.com MamoruTakamura.com The Hajime no Ippo Forum]
* [http://ippo.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page Wiki Ippo - The Hajime no Ippo Wiki]
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Fighting Spirit, known in Japan as Vorlage:Nihongo, is a boxing manga and anime series created by Jōji "George" Morikawa which is serialized by Kodansha in Weekly Shōnen Magazine. The plot follows the story of highschool student Ippo Makunochi, as he begins his career in boxing and over time obtains many titles and defeats various opponents.

The manga has been running since 1989 and spans 90 tankōbon. A 76-episode anime adaption titled Hajime no Ippo: The Fighting! was produced by Madhouse, Nippon Television and VAP, directed by Satoshi Nishimura and ran on the Nippon Television Network from October 2000 to March 2002. One OVA and a movie were also produced. At the end of 2003 the anime was licensed in North America by Geneon.[1] Geneon released it as Fighting Spirit. It was called Knock Out! in the Philippines.

On September 15, 2008 it was announced in Weekly Shōnen Magazine that a second season of Hajime no Ippo would begin airing on January 6, 2009. The second season is called Hajime no Ippo: New Challenger and concluded on June 30, 2009.

Story

Makunouchi Ippo was an extremely shy high school student who never had the time to make friends because he was always busy helping his mother run their family fishing charter business. Because he kept to himself, a group of bullies led by Umezawa got into the habit of picking on him. On one particular day, these bullies decided to give him a rather serious beating, but a middle-weight professional boxer who was passing by stopped the bullies and took the injured Ippo to the Vorlage:Nihongo, owned by retired boxer Genji Kamogawa, to treat his wounds. After Ippo awoke to the sounds of boxers training, the boxer who saved him, Mamoru Takamura, tried to cheer Ippo up by letting him vent his frustrations on a sandbag. It was then that they had their first glimpse into Ippo's talent for boxing. After that incident, Ippo gave the situation a lot of thought and decided that he would like to begin a career as a professional boxer, and when he conveys this message to Mamoru Takamura, he gets verbally reprimanded due to the fact that Takamura thought Ippo was taking professional boxing too lightly. However, Takamura felt that he couldn't outright refuse Ippo, especially since his feat of punching the sandbag much harder than anybody else in the gym (except for Takamura). Therefore, he challenges Ippo to catch 10 falling leaves from a tree simultaneously after a week of training, fully convinced that Ippo would fail, Takamura jogs away as he continues his roadwork.

However, after a week of tough training, involving nightly hours, Ippo manages the technique in the nick of time. He waits for the jogging Takamura to come by his usual path, and manages to surprise Takamura by not just catching all 10 of the falling leaves, but only doing it with his left hand. This impresses Takamura greatly, and he informs that the action required to catch all 10 leaves was called a boxing jab, and Takamura invites Ippo back to the boxing gym for introductions.

When they got back to the gym, the coach, Genji Kamogawa, was not at all impressed by Makunouchi's lack of fighting spirit, and therefore, was challenged by Takamura to have a practice spar against a member of the gym. However, Kamogawa decides to give Ippo a severe challenge and tells him to spar with Miyata, a man that's also 16, the same age as Ippo. However, Miyata is known as a boxing prodigy and is one of Kamogawa gym's future hopes. Takamura gets extremely worried with this prospect, as Miyata skill is way above the 4-rounder pro boxer. As expected, Ippo loses by KO, but not until Miyata struggles dodging his punches and finally ends the match with his trump card: "The Counter" The coach Kamogawa decides that he has great fighting sense and spirit and decides to train him to eventually become the Japanese Champion with a world ranking while Miyata became the OPBF (Oriental Pacific Boxing Federation) Champion. Both are expected to hit high in the world rankings and eventually, fight each other for the World Champion's belt.

The story focuses heavily on character development, even during the matches something is learned about the fighters. Ippo and his friendly rivalry with Miyata is the main draw in the early part of the series. That later changes to Ippo's path towards the Japanese Featherweight Championship and eventually the world championship. Along the way we are given glimpses into the other side character's pasts, motivations, relationships to others and current boxing trials. A colorful cast of support characters and opponents as well as side stories concerning their path in the boxing world rounds out the series.

Media

Manga

DVD

Geneon distributed the Fighting Spirit series in North America on 15 DVDs with 5 episodes per disc. The first DVD was released on July 6, 2004 and the fifteenth released on December 19, 2006.[2] The DVDs included English and Spanish language tracks, as well as the original Japanese. The movie, Champion Road, has also been released in North America on DVD by Geneon. Unfortunately, plans for the second OVA, Kimura vs Mashiba, are not in the works. Disc sales of the series did not break even. The first DVD was the best selling at ~5,000 units with each DVD afterwards selling ~1,000 units. Vorlage:Citation needed Many fans blame the lack of marketing and the negative appeal that a sports anime has on the mainstream audience. Vorlage:Or As Geneon USA closed its doors at the end of 2007, the US rights of the series are in question.

Video games

There have also been some video games based on the series, first released on the PlayStation, then later the PlayStation 2 and Game Boy Advance, and recently to Wii, as well. Two of the games have been released in North America and in PAL territories. There was some confusion regarding the Western title Victorious Boxers 2: Fighting Spirit prior to its Western release, as this is generally assumed to be the same game as Hajime no Ippo 2: Victorious Road, when actually it is the next title in the series, Hajime no Ippo - The Fighting! All Stars.[3] The Japanese released Victorious Road is unique amongst the titles as it includes the option to create your own boxer and control his training, diet, weight etc. The second Western title, Fighting Spirit, gives the player a choice of over 70 fighters for VS play. Each title has its own story mode which closely follows that of the manga, though obviously the storytelling is not of the same quality.

Recently, Ippo and Takamura have also appeared in the crossover video game Sunday VS Magazine: Shuuketsu! Choujou Daikessen! as playable characters.

System English Title Japanese Title English Translation
PlayStation N/A はじめの一歩 THE FIGHTING! Hajime no Ippo: The Fighting!
PlayStation 2 Victorious Boxers: Ippo's Road to Glory[4] はじめの一歩 VICTORIOUS BOXERS Hajime no Ippo: Victorious Boxers
N/A はじめの一歩2 VICTORIOUS ROAD Hajime no Ippo 2: Victorious Road[5]
Victorious Boxers 2: Fighting Spirit はじめの一歩 ALL☆STARS Hajime no Ippo - The Fighting! All Stars[6]
Game Boy Advance N/A はじめの一歩 THE FIGHTING! Hajime no Ippo: The Fighting![7]
Nintendo DS N/A はじめの一歩 THE FIGHTING! Hajime no Ippo: The Fighting!
Wii Victorious Boxers: Revolution はじめの一歩 THE FIGHTING! Revolution Hajime no Ippo: The Fighting Revolution[8]
PSP N/A はじめの一歩 THE FIGHTING! Portable Victorious Spirits Hajime no Ippo: THE FIGHTING! Portable Victorious Spirits [9]

Anime

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The Second Series

The continuation of the series - called Hajime No Ippo: New Challenger (はじめの一歩 New Challenger) - started on January 6, 2009, on NIHON TV and ended on June 30, 2009.

Episode List

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Third Season

Rikiya Koyama, the voice actor of the Mamoru Takamura character in the Hajime no Ippo boxing anime franchise, has revealed in his blog that a sequel to the Hajime no Ippo: New Challenger television series is being planned. Koyama was posting about the end of dialogue recording for the series, since the cast just finished work on the 26th and final episode. (The final episode, "New Challenger," aired in Japan on June 30.) At the end of his Friday blog entry, he wrote, "Of course, a sequel is also being planned!!"

Anime news network website

OVA

  1. Vorlage:Nihongo
  2. Kimura Vs. Mashiba

Movie

It was reported at Otakon 2009 that the director of the first series is working on a new movie.[10]

Music

The music for the first anime series was composed by Tsuneo Imahori, who also did the third opening theme song. Various tracks of guitars, drums, piano, horns, and combinations of the instruments were used to help accentuate the mood and action of the scenes. The soundtrack was released in Japan on two CDs, "First KO" & "Final Round". The music for the second series was composed by Yoshihisa Hirano.

Anime Theme Songs

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Opening Theme Songs
  1. "Under Star" by Shocking Lemon (Episodes 1 - 25)
  2. "Inner Light" by Shocking Lemon (Episodes 26 - 52)
  3. "Tumbling Dice" by Tsuneo Imahori (Episodes 53 - 76)
  4. "Hekireki" by Last Alliance (Second Series, Episode 1 - 26)[11]

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Closing Theme Songs
  1. "Yuuzora no Kamihikouki" by Mori Naoya (Episodes 1 - 25)
  2. "360°" by Mori Naoya (Episodes 26 - 52, 75)
  3. "Eternal Loop" by Saber Tiger (Episodes 53 - 74,76)
  4. "8 AM" by Coldrain (Second Series, Episode 1 - 26)[11]

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Reception

In 1991, the manga won the Kodansha Manga Award for shōnen.[12] Anime Academy gave the first anime series a glowing response; all five reviewers rated it above 90%, with one referring to the series as "the cream of the crop" of the sports genre in anime, and another stating that "fighting and character development have never tangoed so well together".[13] Fanboy.com listed the series as one of their "Top Ten Underrated Manga".[14]

Source Reviewer Grade / Score Notes
Anime News Network Carl Kimlinger Overall (dub): B
Overall (sub): A-
Story: B
Animation: B+
Art: B+
Music: B+ 		DVD/Anime Review of Hajime no Ippo: Champion Road, TV Special

References

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  1. ↑ Geneon Licenses. Anime News Network, abgerufen am 4. April 2007.
  2. ↑ Fighting Spirit. Geneon, abgerufen am 23. April 2007.
  3. ↑ Victorious Boxers 2: Fighting Spirit Review. PALGN, abgerufen am 4. Mai 2007.
  4. ↑ PlayStation 2 - Victorious Boxers. PlayStation Underground, abgerufen am 4. April 2007.
  5. ↑ Hajime no Ippo 2: Victorious Road for PS2. GameSpot, abgerufen am 4. April 2007.
  6. ↑ GameSpot: Victorious Boxers 2: Fighting Spirit for PS2. Abgerufen am 4. April 2007.
  7. ↑ Hajime no Ippo GAMEBOY ADVANCE. Entertainment Software Publishing, abgerufen am 24. März 2007.
  8. ↑ Hajime no Ippo Revolution Page. MouRa, abgerufen am 24. März 2007.
  9. ↑ Hajime no Ippo Revolution Page. MouRa, abgerufen am 1. August 2008.
  10. ↑ Madhouse - Otakon 2009. Anime News Network, abgerufen am 28. Juli 2009.
  11. ↑ a b The Official Hajime no Ippo music page on NTV's Website
  12. ↑ Joel Hahn: Kodansha Manga Awards. In: Comic Book Awards Almanac. Abgerufen am 21. August 2007.
  13. ↑ Hajime no Ippo Review. Anime Academy, abgerufen am 8. Januar 2009.
  14. ↑ Underrated Manga: Hajime no Ippo. Fanboy.com, abgerufen am 8. Januar 2009.
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