The BEST episodes written by Daisuke Aranishi
#1 - Something to Convey
Hajime no Ippo - Season 1 - Episode 50
The end of the Volg match.
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#2 - The Courage to Believe
Hajime no Ippo - Season 1 - Episode 49
Volg and Ippo continue to duke it out in a hard-fought and long battle.
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#3 - The Other Semi-Final
Hajime no Ippo - Season 1 - Episode 23
Ippos day off. Miyata and Mashiba face off.
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#4 - The Japan Featherweight Title Match
Hajime no Ippo - 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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#5 - The Champ and I
Hajime no Ippo - Season 1 - Episode 36
Kimura, Aoki, and Takemura each fight their match. Ippo spars with the featherweight champion, Date.
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#6 - Rocky of Naniwa
Hajime no Ippo - Season 1 - Episode 29
Sendo goes to Japan to meet Ippo and make him go to All Japan and gets a chance to spar with Takamura.
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#7 - The Chief's Peril
Hajime no Ippo - Season 1 - Episode 68
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.
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#8 - Obsession for Victory
Hajime no Ippo - Season 1 - Episode 11
Ippo defeats Yusuke via K.O.
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#9 - Look of Determination
Hajime no Ippo - Season 1 - Episode 59
The match between Sendou Takeshi and Volg Zangief starts.
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#10 - The Speed Star
Hajime no Ippo - Season 1 - Episode 43
Ippo gets ready for his match against Saeki the Speed Star.
#13 - Anticipating a Fierce Fight
Hajime no Ippo - Season 1 - Episode 16
Ippo watches the fight videos of Kobashi and Hayami, his future opponents.
#14 - Dragoon Storm
Beyblade - Season 1 - Episode 6
The final battle of the semifinals is Tyson versus Ray, an undefeated Blader. Kenny is working on something, and is not there for the first round. Tyson and Ray clash, but Ray easily beats Tyson with his stronger Bit Beast, Driger and his Tiger Claw attack, destroying Tyson's Bey. Kenny shows up before he forfeits, and Tyson's Bey is fixed with a new Defense Ring Kenny was working on. The second round is ferocious, but Tyson's Defense Ring pulls through, despite not being built for attacking. Ray forfeits the third match, saying he has nothing left to prove, and joins the team. The finals are decided, Tyson versus Kai.
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#15 - When in Rome... Beyblade!
Beyblade - Season 1 - Episode 35
The Bladebreakers arrive in Rome, searching for the mysterious Enrique. Scoffing at their Beyblade challenge, Enrique decides he would rather spend the day with some of his lady-friends. But Tyson soon convinces him to ‘Let it rip!’ And after seeing Enrique’s personalised BeyStadium, and his outrageous bit-beast Amphilyon, there is a good chance that Tyson may regret his actions.
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#16 - Losing Kai
Beyblade - Season 1 - Episode 44
Determined to avenge the All-Starz's devastating defeat, the White Tigers face Kai in the Tournament. One by one, they fall before the power of Black Dranzer and watch, horrified, as their Bit Beasts are absorbed into Kai's Beyblade. The Bladebreakers storm the abbey in a desperate attempt to free their teammate. Tyson stumbles into Biovolt's secret lab and learns the truth about Kai's past from a gloating Boris. Tyson refuses to give up on his friend until Kai hands over his old Dranzer Beyblade and tells him to leave. Will the Bladebreakers survive the loss of their most powerful member?
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#17 - Crouching Lion, Hidden Tiger
Beyblade - Season 1 - Episode 13
The White Tigers face the Spin Shepherds. Due to hunger, Gary loses to one member. Mariah manages to literally destroy her opponent's Bey. But when Lee uses Ray's special move, Ray is forced to open up about their past. Driger had been passed down from generation to generation, and Ray was chosen instead of Lee. Ray then left to pick up new skills. A challenge is set, whichever team wins in the finals gets Driger. The BladeBreakers face up against the Charming Princes, and Tyson, Max and Ray destroy them, with Ray finally getting Driger back.
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#18 - Showdown in Hong Kong
Beyblade - Season 1 - Episode 9
Kevin disses the BladeBreakers (especially Ray) and challenges Ray to a battle. Tyson has had enough and battles Kevin instead, but he falls quickly to the Bey's ability to wobble and multiply. The Blader who challenged Tyson beforehand bumps into Lee, Gary and Mariah, the other members of the White Tigers, and he tells them about his encounter with Ray. Tyson then beats Kevin in battle, before the rest of the White Tigers show up. They all seem to know Ray, calling him "traitor", and tell him that they will be entering the tournament too.
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#19 - Practice Makes Perfect!
Beyblade - Season 1 - Episode 21
For some strange reason, Mr. Dickenson sends the Blade Breakers to a remote mountain retreat to hone their blading skills for the upcoming American Tournament as well as to get Kenny and Dizzi to figure out a way to increase Ray's Bit Beast's power. Once there, they meet up with an enthusiastic young boy named Antonio who they think is there to train them. Turns out, Antonio is a pathetic blader. Frustrated, the Breakers question the reason why Mr. Dickenson would send them all the way up to the middle of nowhere to train without any decent equipment. Turns out, the BBA Chairman had an ulterior motive - to teach the boys a valuable lesson about the importance of practice. Even Kenny learns from this and is able to tweak Ray's blade up a few notches.
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