Hajime no Ippo

Name: Hajime no Ippo
Genre: Action, Animation, Anime, Comedy, Sport
Rating: 9

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Genres: Action Animation Comedy

First Aired: 2000-10-03Length: 25 MinStatus: Ended

Available at: Netflix (Can be changed Report errors.)

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... (Source: thetvdb.com)

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Season 2 (show/hide)
23	Supporting Hand	2009-06-10
Despite using all of his remaining energy, Takamura cannot break through Hawk's defense and is left with no way to fight back. Hawk's wild bloodlust comes out, and he aims to kill Takamura in the ring! With nothing supporting him but the love of his friends and the coach's help, can Takamura mount a comeback?
22	Brawl	2009-06-03
Takamura is outsped once more and knocked unconscious, but manages to recover just in time. Relying on what he has learned from the coach, he knocks down Hawk and discovers his weakness! An all-out brawl ensues and Takamura comes out on top! Takamura begins the next round with a KO proclamation - but can he really end the fight in this round?
21	Battle of Hawk	2009-05-27
Takamura takes the pace at the beginning of the match, but Hawk unveils his unique style that allows him to dodge and attack simultaneously! After being caught off-guard and taking a beating in the first round, Takamura uses his speedy footwork to circle around Hawk, but Hawk outspeeds him and knocks him down. Can Takamura learn to counter Hawk's wild fighting style in time?
20	Junior Middleweight World Title Match	2009-05-20
Ippo manages to win his title defense with a 1-round KO as per his promise and rushes back to see Takamura. There, he sees all of the Japanese champions and former champions, including Eiji and Sendo,encouraging Takamura to do his best. After a flashy entrance ceremony, the long-awaited world title match finally begins!
19	Critical Situation	2009-05-13
The coach and Nagi see Hawk's devastating boxing firsthand. Takamura barely makes weight and is taunted by Hawk for his skinny appearance. Later, when a press conference turns into utter chaos, all of Japan roots for Takamura to beat Hawk. Ippo makes a risky promise to Takamura, but will he be able to fulfill it?
18	Extreme Weight Control	2009-05-06
Takamura resolves to reach the top of the world for the sake of his friends and for the coach. In order to do so, he must lose 20 kilos (44 lbs) before the match. Takamura starves and dehydrates himself to accomplish his goal, but will he make it through this bout of extreme weight control?
17	Wild Kid	2009-04-29
Takamura attacks Hawk in a fit of anger, but Hawk effortlessly blocks his attack, stunning everyone. The Kamogawa gang reviews Hawk's previous matches and learn how terrifyingly strong he is. When Ippo and friends visit Takamura's home out of curiousity, Takamura's checkered past with his family is revealed.
16	The Two Hawks	2009-04-22
Takamura's light punches and decreased stamina have put him at a great disadvantage, but when he sees a familiar and taunting face, his anger allows him to fight back. Bryan Hawk finally makes his appearance - but his behavior is far from that of a true champion...
15	Itagaki`s Debut Fight!	2009-04-15
Takamura and Ippo's next matches are finalized. Itagaki has a jarring introduction to the world of pro boxing when he fights a boxer desperate enough to cheat, and Kimura's Dragon Fish Blow can't seem to get the job done. To top it all off, Takamura has botched his weight management due to Aoki's revenge and is in no shape to fight! Can Takamura defeat the Filipino Middleweight Champion?
14	Two Spars	2009-04-08
Ippo has a sparring match with Itagaki and knocks him down four times in three rounds. Ippo has another sparring match and this time it's with Imai Kyosuke, a boxer with an amateur record of 35 matches and 35 wins.
13	Ippo At The Beach 2	2009-04-01
Takamura, Kimura, and Itagaki go to the beach because of their training camp while Aoki and Ippo go to the beach with Kumi and Tomiko, the two don't train because of they both had a match recently.
12	Requirements For A Pro	2009-03-25
Ippo lowers his guard and it becomes a blow-for-blow confrontation, with Ippo winning out and knocking Nao down. Nao reflects on his past with Ippo as he gets up once more, only to be ultimately knocked out. Ippo remarks that Nao hasn't felt the pain of losing yet, and now that he has, he will become much stronger.
11	Ippo vs. Hammer Nao	2009-03-18
The match begins. Ippo goes on an all-out offensive, hoping to end this match as soon as possible, but Nao refuses to stay down until he has shown Ippo his new power! Nao makes use of relentless and forceful body blows, pushing Ippo into a corner.
10	Biting Dog	2009-03-11
Ippo is reluctant to fight Nao, who used to be his junior and friend. Nao faces his fear of fighting Ippo and resolves to let Ippo know how strong he has become firsthand. Who will come out on top?
9	Inheritance Qualifications	2009-03-04
The Kamogawa Boxing Gym gets a new recruit: Itagaki Manabu, the inter-high national runner up who happens to idolizes Ippo. Meanwhile, Ippo is hit with a blast from the past when he is challenged by Hammer Nao, his former junior who now seeks to defeat him and take his belt.
8	Spirit For One Last Attack	2009-02-25
Date tries the heart-breaker shot but Martinez blocks it with his elbow breaking Date's hand. By the end of the round Date's hand, jaw, and ribs are broken. After ten rounds the match has a winner.
7	The Advent of the Devil	2009-02-17
The world featherweight title match has begun, in the first round, neither Date or Martinez use their rights. The second round is more exciting than the first. In the third round, Martinez steps it up and becomes more aggressive.
6	A Figure to Chase After	2009-02-11
After seven years Eiji Date will finally have his rematch with Ricardo Martinez, the world featherweight champion. The title match begins, Date starts the match off with two lefts, the second landing on the champion's face.
5	The Strength of the World	2009-02-03
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. Will Ippo's Dempsey Roll work on the strongest man in the world?
4	Towards The World	2009-01-28
Miyata Ichirou wins the title of OPBF Featherweight Champion, but now Ippo feels even further from him than before. After his match, Date Eiji's second Title Match against Ricardo Martinez is officially finalized, after seven years. As they look at the boxing magazine, the coach comes in and says that Ricardo Martinez has requested a sparring match with Ippo.
3	To a Promise	2009-01-21
The third episode of the second season continues on the OPBF Match with Miyata against Arnie. With almost everytime Miyata is about to fall down from hits of the champ, but then he tooks big step and takes the OPBF Champion Arnie Gregory to the ground. The count starts, and the episode ends.
2	Bloody Cross	2009-01-14
The second episode of the second season starts off on Miyata's OPBF Title Match. With it Arnie showing his special weapon called Bloody Cross and Miyata throwing strong counters to escape from this techniques strange name 'Bloody Cross '.
1	The New Step	2009-01-07
The first episode of the second season starts with mostly the match of Miyata against Arnie. Shows Kimura sparring with Miyata and then the Weigh-in. Then the match is about to start, Miyata and Arnie are ready for battle!

Season 1 (show/hide)
75	A Step Further	2002-03-27
The match between Ippo and Sendo finally reaches its conclusion after seven ruthless rounds.
74	Mixup	2002-03-20
A flashback shows how Sendo joined his gym. Ippo gets knocked down two times but when he gets up the fifth round gets more brutal. The fifth round ends and after that, the sixth round begins and is just as brutal as the last round.
73	Surpass that Moment	2002-03-13
Ippo starts the third round by charging at Sendo but then hesitates which leads to Sendo beating Ippo all through the third round. The fourth round is a different story being more in the favor of Ippo.
72	Lollapalooza	2002-03-06
Sendo and Ippo's fight begins guns blazing with the two giving each other blow for blow. Ippo finds out that Sendo has the advantage of having a bigger frame.
71	Time for the Showdown	2002-02-27
Ippo reads Mari's article. Ippo invites Nekota to his fight. Both Sendo and Ippo have their weigh in. Sendo and Ippo begin their rematch with Ippo getting a very early knockdown on Sendo.
70	The Young Punk	2002-02-20
Ippo invites Kumi to the zoo. Kumi lets Ippo know that she was the one who wrote idiot outside the gym. Sendo's grandma tells Iimura Mari about Sendo's childhood and how he was brought up.
69	The Trap of the Southpaw	2002-02-13
Sendo begins his title defense match with Shigeta the southpaw user. Sendo fights Shigeta but gets more angry with him as the fight goes on.
68	The Chief's Peril	2002-02-06
Aoki, Kimura, and Takemura all fight their fights. Before fighting Takemura makes a grand entrance wearing a bear pelt and fight his match only using his left hand. Nekota starts teaching at the gym for a bit.
67	The Kamogawa Gym Swings into Action	2002-01-30
Ippo spars with Shigeta who's ranked fourth among Japanese featherweights and who also uses southpaw. People find out about Takemura fight with a bear. There is talk about Takemura getting a world title fight.
66	Mr. Takamura's Tears	2002-01-23
Takamura fights a bear.
65	The Summer of the Kamogawa Corps	2002-01-16
The group go to training camp in the mountains.
64	Hot Rod Era	2002-01-09
Second part of Aoki's and Kimura's past.
63	Youth of Fire	2001-12-26
The past of Aoki and Kimura is shown.
62	Revival	2001-12-19
Coach returns from the hospital, and Makunochi "hits without being hit".
61	Comeback Anxiety	2001-12-12
Miyata Ichirou defeats Li Chou Bil.
60	Rival	2001-12-05
Sendou versus Volg concludes.
59	Look of Determination	2001-11-28
The match between Sendou Takeshi and Volg Zangief starts.
58	Heartbroken	2001-11-21
After Ippo loses he finds out that Sendo and Volg will fight for the title. Kamogawa tells Ippo that he shouldn't go to the gym for three months because of all the damage from his fights. Ippo goes out with Kumi, Mashiba's sister.
57	Conclusion	2001-11-14
Both Ippo and Date are beaten up bad. The match reaches the climax.
56	The Power that Stands in the Way	2001-11-07
Ippo punches Date in the face quite a bit but Date isn't taking the full impact of the punch because he's twists his neck.
55	The Japan Featherweight Title Match	2001-10-31
Ippo's title match with Date has begun, Date is surprised by how much better Ippo is since the last time he sparred with him.
54	Fists of the Champ	2001-10-24
Takemura has real trouble at the beginning of his match. Ippo finds out that Mashiba won the championship and celebrates with him and his sister.
53	So That I Can Be Myself	2001-10-17
Background episode for Date Eiji.
52	The Challenger	2001-10-10
Recap episode.
51	The Group Date	2001-10-03
Group date, literally. Ippo walks Mashiba's Kumi home.
50	Something to Convey	2001-09-26
The end of the Volg match.
49	The Courage to Believe	2001-09-19
Volg and Ippo continue to duke it out in a hard-fought and long battle.
48	The Red Wolf	2001-09-05
The match between Volg and Ippo begins.
47	The Fighting Spirit Within	2001-08-29
Ippo meets Volg after Volg gets lost. Volg tells Ippo that he boxes so he can get money for his mother.
46	Become a Gazelle	2001-08-22
Aoki and Kimura fight their matches. Kamogawa wants Ippo to train his legs to get flexible muscles so that he can deliver a more powerful punch that can beat Volg.
45	The White Fangs of the Wolf	2001-08-15
Gero-michi leaves and has to move away.
44	Blind Spot in the Ring	2001-08-08
Ippo fights Saeki.
43	The Speed Star	2001-08-01
Ippo gets ready for his match against Saeki the Speed Star.
42	Sharing a Dream	2001-07-25
Ippo's mother collapses from overworking so Ippo has to look after the family business. Ippo thinks about quitting boxing so that his mother doesn't overwork herself again.
41	Barf-michi's Big Fight	2001-07-18
Aoki, Kimura, and Ippo all try going A-class. Yamada has his first fight. All the guys want to go to training camp.
40	A Counter to Surpass All Counters	2001-07-11
Miyata's fight with Jimmy Sisfa begins, Miyata starts off bad and when that happens Miyata tries a counter punch.
39	Challenge in a Foreign Land	2001-07-04
Miyata's in Thailand and he get's a tough opponent with a great record, Jimmy Sisfa.
38	Two Rookies of the Year	2001-06-27
Okita uses moves that makes him unpredictable for Ippo. Okita also uses a fighting style like Dante and he uses a corkscrew.
37	A Thing to Strive For	2001-06-19
Dante uses his secret weapon on Ippo, the fact that Date used it on Ippo made Okita challenge Ippo to a real match.
36	The Champ and I	2001-06-12
Kimura, Aoki, and Takemura each fight their match. Ippo spars with the featherweight champion, Date.
35	The Continuing Journey	2001-06-05
Ippo graduates and takes photos with people from his school. New people join the gym and are put to the test by running with Takemura, Ippo, Aoki, and Kimura.
34	The Rookie King	2001-05-29
Ippo and Sendo keep fighting, the crowd starts cheering Sendo on and the match reaches its climax.
33	Smash Force	2001-05-22
Ippo tries a different fighting stance making his match with Sendo only get more intense.
32	Throw Your Right!	2001-05-15
Ippo is still having trouble with his right fist but his match with Sendo begins.
31	Traces of Intense Battles	2001-05-08
A recap of the boxing matches that have taken place thus far.
30	To Enemy Ground	2001-05-01
Ippo learns how to heal his right fist and gets ready for the All Japan but something happens his powerful right punches!
29	Rocky of Naniwa	2001-04-24
Sendo goes to Japan to meet Ippo and make him go to All Japan and gets a chance to spar with Takamura.
28	Victory or Defeat	2001-04-17
Ippo defeats Mashiba for Rookie King of Eastren Japan.
27	Death Match	2001-04-10
Ippo VS Mashiba continues
26	The Battle for Distance	2001-04-03
Ippo VS Mashiba Round 1
25	Grudges, Sorrows & Dreams	2001-03-27
Ippo trains for Mashiba flicker jabs
24	To the Promised Place...	2001-03-20
Miyata and Mashiba continues to fight. Ippo is angred by the outcome.
23	The Other Semi-Final	2001-03-13
Ippos day off. Miyata and Mashiba face off.
22	Forward! Forward!	2001-03-06
Ippo defeats Hayami via K.O. Ippo's training with Aoki and Kimura's help Ippo win the match.
21	The Way to Capture a Prodigy	2001-02-27
Start of Ippo vs Hayami fight, Hayami takes the advantage during the early rounds.
20	The Threat of Shotgun	2001-02-20
Takamura wins the Japanese Middleweight Championship belt, Ippo trains with Aoki to counter Hayami's Shotgun punch.
19	Dream of a KO	2001-02-13
Kobashi abandoned his strategy and loses the match to Ippo via K.O.
18	Clinch	2001-02-06
Start of Ippo vs Kobashi match, Ippo is loosing by points because of Kobashi's strategy.
17	Ippo on the Beach	2001-01-30
Ippo joins Takamura, Kimura, and Aoki in a training camp near the beach.
16	Anticipating a Fierce Fight	2001-01-23
Ippo watches the fight videos of Kobashi and Hayami, his future opponents.
15	Test of Endurance	2001-01-16
Ippo defeats Jason via K.O. after a tough match.
14	Powerful Arms! Hooks vs. Uppercut!	2001-01-09
Start of Ippo vs Jason match, both men exchange powerful punches but neither goes down.
13	The Eastern Japan Rookie Championship Tournament Begins	2000-12-26
Ippo and his opponent Jason prepare for the first match of the Rookie King Tournament.
12	Becoming a Bully's Buddy	2000-12-19
Ippo fights and wins his second match via K.O.,After the fight he was befriended by Umezawa, his former bully.
11	Obsession for Victory	2000-12-12
Ippo defeats Yusuke via K.O.
10	Debut Match!	2000-12-05
Ippo and his opponent Yusuke train for Ippo's debut match.
9	C Class License	2000-11-28
Ippo takes the License Test and meets Mashiba.
8	Promise to Meet Again	2000-11-21
Ippo trains with Takamura and discovers the hardship of pro boxing.
7	The Destructive Force of 1cm	2000-11-14
Ippo and Miyata are in the last round and Ippo does a short upercut to Miyata's chin, Miyara was knocked down and was unable to get up, Ippo wins the rematch.
6	The Opening Bell of the Rematch	2000-11-07
Ippo and Miyata face off in a rematch.
5	3 Months to Counter	2000-10-31
Ippo trains for a rematch.
4	Shadow Boxing	2000-10-24
Ippo practices shadow boxing.
3	Tears of Joy	2000-10-17
Ippo loses his first sparring session, but shows enough potential to be accepted into the gym.
2	Fruits of Labor	2000-10-10
Ippo succeeds in catching 10 falling leaves, and is granted his first sparring session.
1	The First Step	2000-10-03
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.

Season 0 (show/hide)
3	Tatsuya Kimura vs Ryo Mashiba	2003-09-05
Kimura finally has his championship match. It takes place at the annual champion carnival. But now he must face the intense champion, Mashiba for the Junior Lightweight championship.
2	Champion Road	2003-04-18
After intense battles, defeating Sendo, Makunouchi Ippo finally grasped the place as the Japanese Feather-Weight Champion. And so, Ippo changes from a "Challenger" to a "Champion", and the opponent of his first defence match is decided. The name of the challenger was Sanada Ikki. A fierce opponent who, aiming for a Dual Class Conquest, returned the title of Junior- Feather Class. Sanada has a different face as a Current Medical University Student, which enables the intimate understanding of the human body, of where a punch should land to deprive stamina and to down the opponent with consistent damage. Furthermore, he coolly analyses his condition from a medical perspective, based on his amount of perspiration, breathing rate and heart rate, and is thus a boxer with one of the most intelligent tactics. On the other hand, Ippo, in front of his first defence match, not only is nervous but suffers progressively from fear and anxiety as he hears more about his opponent. Furthermore, Sanada Ikki's trainer was Hama Dankichi, the rival of Chairman Kamogawa when he was still active in the ring. Dankichi's special move in the days when he still fought, "Hien" ("Flying Swallow"), has been passed down to Ikki. Encouraged by the predecessors of the gym Ippo belongs to, Takamura and Kimura, his past opponent and his mother, watched upon by Kumi who he secretly has feelings towards, the date of the first defence match draws closer. Ippo versus Sanada, and the settling of the scores of the coaches, Chairman Kamogawa and Hama Dankichi, each of their thoughts crosses over, and now, the day of the decisive match arrives! Can Ippo dodge the "Hien" and find victory

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