Animation 8.8 2000

Starring

Rikiya Koyama

Kôhei Kiyasu

Steve Staley

Hajime no Ippo

Ippo, a teenage boy with a pure heart and unrelenting determination, discovers a passion for boxing after veteran fighter Takamura saves him from bullies.

Episodes

EP 1

Hajime no ippo

Oct 4, 2000

EP 2

Doryoku no seika

Oct 10, 2000

EP 3

Ureshi namida

Oct 17, 2000

EP 4

Shado bokushingu

Oct 24, 2000

EP 5

Three months for the counter

Oct 31, 2000

EP 6

Saisen no gongu

Nov 7, 2000

EP 7

1 cm no hakairyoku

Nov 14, 2000

EP 8

Promise to Meet Again

Nov 21, 2000

EP 9

C Class License

Nov 28, 2000

EP 10

Debut Match!

Dec 5, 2000

EP 11

Obsession for Victory

Dec 12, 2000

EP 12

Becoming a Bully's Buddy

Dec 19, 2000

EP 13

The Eastern Japan Rookie Championship Tournament Begins

Dec 26, 2000

EP 14

Powerful Arms! Hooks vs. Uppercut!

Jan 9, 2001

EP 15

Test of Endurance

Jan 16, 2001

EP 16

Anticipating a Fierce Fight

Jan 23, 2001

EP 17

Ippo on the Beach

Jan 30, 2001

EP 18

Clinch

Feb 6, 2001

EP 19

Dream of a KO

Feb 13, 2001

EP 20

Shotgun's Menace

Feb 20, 2001

EP 21

The Way to Capture a Prodigy

Feb 27, 2001

EP 22

Forward! Forward!!

Mar 6, 2001

EP 23

The Other Semi-Final

Mar 13, 2001

EP 24

To the Promised Place...

Mar 20, 2001

EP 25

Grudges, Sorrows & Dreams

Mar 27, 2001

EP 26

The Battle for Distance

Apr 3, 2001

EP 27

Death Match

Apr 10, 2001

EP 28

Victory or Defeat

Apr 17, 2001

EP 29

Rocky of Naniwa

Apr 24, 2001

EP 30

To Enemy Ground

May 1, 2001

EP 31

Traces of Intense Battles

May 8, 2001

EP 32

Throw Your Right!

May 15, 2001

EP 33

Smash Force

May 22, 2001

EP 34

The Rookie King

May 29, 2001

EP 35

The Counting Journey

Jun 5, 2001

EP 36

The Champ and I

Jun 12, 2001

EP 37

A Thing to Strive For

Jun 19, 2001

EP 38

Two Rookies of the Year

Jun 27, 2001

EP 39

Challenge in a Foreign Land

Jul 4, 2001

EP 40

A Counter to Surpass All Counters

Jul 11, 2001

EP 41

Barf-michi's Big Fight

Jul 18, 2001

EP 42

Sharing a Dream

Jul 25, 2001

EP 43

The Speed Star

Aug 1, 2001

EP 44

Blind Spot in the Ring

Aug 8, 2001

EP 45

The White Fangs of the Wolf

Aug 15, 2001

EP 46

Be the Gazelle

Aug 22, 2001

EP 47

The Fighting Spirit Within

Aug 29, 2001

EP 48

The Red Wolf

Sep 5, 2001

EP 49

The Courage to Believe

Sep 19, 2001

EP 50

Something to Convey

Sep 26, 2001