The BEST episodes of Fighting Spirit season 1
Every episode of Fighting Spirit season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Fighting Spirit season 1!
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...
#1 - Forward! Forward!
Season 1 - Episode 22 - Aired 3/6/2001
Ippo defeats Hayami via K.O. Ippo's training with Aoki and Kimura's help Ippo win the match.
#2 - Victory or Defeat
Season 1 - Episode 28 - Aired 4/17/2001
Ippo defeats Mashiba for Rookie King of Eastren Japan.
#3 - Mixup
Season 1 - Episode 74 - Aired 3/20/2002
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.
#4 - Ippo on the Beach
Season 1 - Episode 17 - Aired 1/30/2001
Ippo joins Takamura, Kimura, and Aoki in a training camp near the beach.
#5 - Promise to Meet Again
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/21/2000
Ippo trains with Takamura and discovers the hardship of pro boxing.
#6 - Traces of Intense Battles
Season 1 - Episode 31 - Aired 5/8/2001
A recap of the boxing matches that have taken place thus far.
#7 - Anticipating a Fierce Fight
Season 1 - Episode 16 - Aired 1/23/2001
Ippo watches the fight videos of Kobashi and Hayami, his future opponents.
#8 - Throw Your Right!
Season 1 - Episode 32 - Aired 5/15/2001
Ippo is still having trouble with his right fist but his match with Sendo begins.
#9 - To Enemy Ground
Season 1 - Episode 30 - Aired 5/1/2001
Ippo learns how to heal his right fist and gets ready for the All Japan but something happens his powerful right punches!
#10 - Test of Endurance
Season 1 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/16/2001
Ippo defeats Jason via K.O. after a tough match.
#11 - The Eastern Japan Rookie Championship Tournament Begins
Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 12/26/2000
Ippo and his opponent Jason prepare for the first match of the Rookie King Tournament.
#12 - Becoming a Bully's Buddy
Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/19/2000
Ippo fights and wins his second match via K.O.,After the fight he was befriended by Umezawa, his former bully.
#13 - Debut Match!
Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/5/2000
Ippo and his opponent Yusuke train for Ippo's debut match.
#14 - C Class License
Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/28/2000
Ippo takes the License Test and meets Mashiba.
#15 - The Opening Bell of the Rematch
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/7/2000
Ippo and Miyata face off in a rematch.
#16 - Obsession for Victory
Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/12/2000
Ippo defeats Yusuke via K.O.
#17 - 3 Months to Counter
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/31/2000
Ippo trains for a rematch.
#18 - Shadow Boxing
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/24/2000
Ippo practices shadow boxing.
#19 - The First Step
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/3/2000
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.
#20 - Look of Determination
Season 1 - Episode 59 - Aired 11/28/2001
The match between Sendou Takeshi and Volg Zangief starts.
#21 - Heartbroken
Season 1 - Episode 58 - Aired 11/21/2001
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.
#22 - Conclusion
Season 1 - Episode 57 - Aired 11/14/2001
Both Ippo and Date are beaten up bad. The match reaches the climax.
#23 - The Power that Stands in the Way
Season 1 - Episode 56 - Aired 11/7/2001
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.
#24 - The Japan Featherweight Title Match
Season 1 - Episode 55 - Aired 10/31/2001
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.
#25 - Fists of the Champ
Season 1 - Episode 54 - Aired 10/24/2001
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.