The BEST episodes directed by Satoshi Nishimura
#1 - Mixup
Fighting Spirit - Season 1 - Episode 74
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.
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#2 - The Demon Returns
Ushio and Tora (2015) - Season 1 - Episode 20
Ushio and Tora travel back in time to ancient China and encounter Hakumen no Mono. Ushio quickly realizes he's no match for Hakumen no Mono and barely makes it out alive. Jie Mei and Giryou then take the tragic necessary steps to create the Beast Spear and Ushio learns the truth about his mother.
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#3 - A Step Further
Fighting Spirit - Season 1 - Episode 75
The match between Ippo and Sendo finally reaches its conclusion after seven ruthless rounds.
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#4 - Victory or Defeat
Fighting Spirit - Season 1 - Episode 28
Ippo defeats Mashiba for Rookie King of Eastren Japan.
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#5 - A Vow
Fighting Spirit - Season 3 - Episode 25
Kamogawa resorts to pounding a log with his bare fists as he trains to face Anderson and avenge Nekota. Anderson rediscovers his pride as a boxer and brings Miguel along as his cornerman. Everything comes down to this!
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#6 - Forward! Forward!
Fighting Spirit - Season 1 - Episode 22
Ippo defeats Hayami via K.O. Ippo's training with Aoki and Kimura's help Ippo win the match.
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#7 - Revival
Fighting Spirit - Season 1 - Episode 62
Coach returns from the hospital, and Makunochi "hits without being hit".
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#8 - The Rookie King
Fighting Spirit - Season 1 - Episode 34
Ippo and Sendo keep fighting, the crowd starts cheering Sendo on and the match reaches its climax.
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#9 - Conclusion
Fighting Spirit - Season 1 - Episode 57
Both Ippo and Date are beaten up bad. The match reaches the climax.
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#10 - Runemaster Hyou
Ushio and Tora (2015) - Season 1 - Episode 5
Hyou is an exorcist that lives in the world of darkness. He lost his beloved wife and daughter to a youkai that gave him a scar on his face, and continues to search for it to get revenge. What he remembers of the youkai is that it was a dark shadow that suddenly came out from behind him. Hyou then sees news footage of Tora on TV, and believes he's the youkai he had been after and heads to Japan. Eventually, he finds Tora, and...
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#11 - Surpass that Moment
Fighting Spirit - Season 1 - Episode 73
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.
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#12 - Eater of Stones
Ushio and Tora (2015) - Season 1 - Episode 2
"One day, I'll destroy you with this spear," swore Ushio, as his odd adventures with the giant youkai which he named "Tora" began. Tora was also looking for an opportunity to eat Ushio. While this bizarre combination became a thing, an old stone armor that was in one of the old school buildings of Ushio's junior high assaulted some of the students. One by one, students were being turned to stone, and then the evil spirit was now going after Ushio's childhood friends, Asako and Mayuko...
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#13 - Tora Goes to Town
Ushio and Tora (2015) - Season 1 - Episode 4
Ushio hears about an incident that happens at a construction site. The bodies at the site happened to have bite marks on them, so he immediately thinks Tora is behind the incident. Tora tells him that he's innocent, but Ushio goes far as to transform and won't believe him, so Tora runs off into the city. Ushio goes after him and meets an old man who says that "Gamin-sama has awoken." He then learns a shocking truth from the book that the old man is holding...
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#14 - Lollapalooza
Fighting Spirit - Season 1 - Episode 72
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.
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#15 - Time for the Showdown
Fighting Spirit - Season 1 - Episode 71
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.
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#16 - Legend
Ushio and Tora (2015) - Season 1 - Episode 7
Ushio finds out that his mother is still alive, and seems to be hated by the youkai. Ushio can't handle this shocking truth, and goes to his father to learn more. Ushio finds out that his father had to report to his superiors that the Beast Spear had been released. Following, however, assassins are sent after Ushio and Tora. Next, Ushio's father...
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#17 - The Destined Meeting with Ushio and Tora
Ushio and Tora (2015) - Season 1 - Episode 1
Middle-school student Aotsuki Ushio lives with his temple master father, Shigure. One day, as Ushio is cleaning around the house, he finds something unspeakable in the basement.
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#19 - Something to Convey
Fighting Spirit - Season 1 - Episode 50
The end of the Volg match.
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#20 - A Demon Inhabits the Painting
Ushio and Tora (2015) - Season 1 - Episode 3
Hayuu Reiko is a student at Ushio's junior high school that is known as someone who doesn't want to live, due to the fact that she has attempted suicide multiple timees. One day, Ushio goes with Asako and others to an art exhibit of his favorite painter, and the portraits of Reiko catches his eye. Ushio eventually finds out that the Reiko in the portraits is the same Reiko that goes to his school, and asks her to be his model for his paintings. However, he finds out that death seems to follow those who try to get too close to her...
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#21 - The Destructive Force of 1cm
Fighting Spirit - Season 1 - Episode 7
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.
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#22 - The Courage to Believe
Fighting Spirit - Season 1 - Episode 49
Volg and Ippo continue to duke it out in a hard-fought and long battle.
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#23 - To the Promised Place...
Fighting Spirit - Season 1 - Episode 24
Miyata and Mashiba continues to fight. Ippo is angred by the outcome.
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#24 - The Other Semi-Final
Fighting Spirit - Season 1 - Episode 23
Ippos day off. Miyata and Mashiba face off.
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#25 - Hiyou Pursuit~Successor
Ushio and Tora (2015) - Season 1 - Episode 14
Ushio and Tora finally get to Hokkaido where they run into a girl named Hinowa, who says she is one of the rightful successors of the the Beast Spear. Meanwhile, Hakumen no Mono sends youkai called Hiyou to kill Ushio and get a hold of the spear. Ushio and Tora encounter a young man on a motorcycle. As soon as Ushio walks away and heads toward the bus to the final destination, the young man attacks Tora.
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#26 - Smash Force
Fighting Spirit - Season 1 - Episode 33
Ippo tries a different fighting stance making his match with Sendo only get more intense.
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#27 - Two Rookies of the Year
Fighting Spirit - Season 1 - Episode 38
Okita uses moves that makes him unpredictable for Ippo. Okita also uses a fighting style like Dante and he uses a corkscrew.
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#28 - Sharing a Dream
Fighting Spirit - Season 1 - Episode 42
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.
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#29 - Going Down the Road to the Touno Youkai Battle ~Part Two~
Ushio and Tora (2015) - Season 1 - Episode 13
As the Youkai show no signs of giving up the chase, Ushio is forced to run around the forest.
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#30 - Ippo on the Beach
Fighting Spirit - Season 1 - Episode 17
Ippo joins Takamura, Kimura, and Aoki in a training camp near the beach.
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#32 - The Demon That Turns Back Time
Ushio and Tora (2015) - Season 1 - Episode 19
Ushio regains his senses and heads into the cave at Kamuikotan. When in the cave, they encounter a monster who can turn back time and he sends them back to ancient China where the Beast Spear was first made.
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#33 - Tears of Joy
Fighting Spirit - Season 1 - Episode 3
Ippo loses his first sparring session, but shows enough potential to be accepted into the gym.
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#35 - TATARI BREAKER
Ushio and Tora (2015) - Season 1 - Episode 26
Hakumen's impending arrival causes a monster disaster, and also adversely affects the people involved.
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#36 - The Battle for Distance
Fighting Spirit - Season 1 - Episode 26
Ippo VS Mashiba Round 1
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#37 - Powerful Arms! Hooks vs. Uppercut!
Fighting Spirit - Season 1 - Episode 14
Start of Ippo vs Jason match, both men exchange powerful punches but neither goes down.
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#38 - The Japan Featherweight Title Match
Fighting Spirit - Season 1 - Episode 55
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.
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#40 - The Red Wolf
Fighting Spirit - Season 1 - Episode 48
The match between Volg and Ippo begins.
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#41 - A Counter to Surpass All Counters
Fighting Spirit - Season 1 - Episode 40
Miyata's fight with Jimmy Sisfa begins, Miyata starts off bad and when that happens Miyata tries a counter punch.
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#45 - The Power that Stands in the Way
Fighting Spirit - Season 1 - Episode 56
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.
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#46 - The White Fangs of the Wolf
Fighting Spirit - Season 1 - Episode 45
Gero-michi leaves and has to move away.
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#47 - Barf-michi's Big Fight
Fighting Spirit - Season 1 - Episode 41
Aoki, Kimura, and Ippo all try going A-class. Yamada has his first fight. All the guys want to go to training camp.
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#48 - Mr. Takamura's Tears
Fighting Spirit - Season 1 - Episode 66
Takamura fights a bear.
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#49 - The Opening Bell of the Rematch
Fighting Spirit - Season 1 - Episode 6
Ippo and Miyata face off in a rematch.
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