The First Step
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.
Episode 1•20m
Fruits of Labor
Ippo succeeds in catching 10 falling leaves, and is granted his first sparring session.
Episode 2•20m
Tears of Joy
Ippo loses his first sparring session, but shows enough potential to be accepted into the gym.
Episode 3•20m
Shadow Boxing
Ippo practices shadow boxing.
Episode 4•20m
3 Months to Counter
Ippo trains for a rematch.
Episode 5•20m
The Opening Bell of the Rematch
Ippo and Miyata face off in a rematch.
Episode 6•20m
The Destructive Force Of One CM
Ippo and Miyata are in the last round of the rematch
Episode 7•20m
Promise to Meet Again
Ippo trains with Takamura and discovers the hardship of pro boxing.
Episode 8•20m
C Class License
Ippo takes the License Test and meets Mashiba.
Episode 9•20m
Debut Match!
Ippo and his opponent Yusuke train for Ippo's debut match.
Episode 10•20m
Obsession for Victory
Ippo defeats Yusuke via K.O.
Episode 11•20m
Becoming a Bully's Buddy
Ippo fights and wins his second match via K.O.,After the fight he was befriended by Umezawa, his former bully.
Episode 12•20m
The Eastern Japan Rookie Championship Tournament Begins
Ippo and his opponent Jason prepare for the first match of the Rookie King Tournament.
Episode 13•20m
Powerful Arms! Hooks vs. Uppercut!
Start of Ippo vs Jason match, both men exchange powerful punches but neither goes down.
Episode 14•20m
Test of Endurance
Ippo defeats Jason via K.O. after a tough match.
Episode 15•20m
Premonition of a Hard Battle
Ippo watches the fight videos of Kobashi and Hayami, his future opponents.
Episode 16•20m
Ippo on the Beach
Ippo joins Takamura, Kimura, and Aoki in a training camp near the beach.
Episode 17•20m
Clinch
Start of Ippo vs Kobashi match, Ippo is loosing by points because of Kobashi's strategy.
Episode 18•20m
K.O. Dream
Kobashi abandoned his strategy and loses the match to Ippo via K.O.
Episode 19•20m
Threat of Shotgun
Takamura wins the Japanese Middleweight Championship belt, Ippo trains with Aoki to counter Hayami's Shotgun punch.
Episode 20•20m
The Way to Capture a Prodigy
Start of Ippo vs Hayami fight, Hayami takes the advantage during the early rounds.
Episode 21•20m
Forward! Forward!!
Ippo defeats Hayami via K.O. Ippo's training with Aoki and Kimura's help Ippo win the match.
Episode 22•20m
Another Semi-Final
Ippos day off. Miyata and Mashiba face off.
Episode 23•20m
To the Place We Promised...
Miyata and Mashiba continues to fight. Ippo is angred by the outcome.
Episode 24•20m
Every Emotion
Ippo trains for Mashiba flicker jabs.
Episode 25•20m
Battle for Distance
Ippo VS Mashiba Round 1
Episode 26•20m
Death Match
Ippo VS Mashiba continues.
Episode 27•20m
Victory or Defeat
Ippo defeats Mashiba for Rookie King of Eastren Japan.
Episode 28•20m
Rocky of Naniwa
Sendo goes to Japan to meet Ippo and make him go to All Japan and gets a chance to spar with Takamura.
Episode 29•20m
To Enemy Ground
Ippo learns how to heal his right fist and gets ready for the All Japan but something happens his powerful right punches!
Episode 30•20m
Traces of Intense Battles
Episode 31 is a retrospective on the hope that managed Ippo championship. It is made in the form of a newspaper article commented and written Fuuji, journalist of the monthly "boxing fan."
Episode 31•20m
Throw Your Right!
After two straight missed Ippo, the sparring match is abandoned. Meanwhile, Sendo, the great favorites of the match, continues to train. Just before the game, the pain in the fist Makunouchi have not disappeared, his orthopedic injects an anesthetic. The pain, however, can return at any time of the match, but Ippo is determined to face Sendo costs!
Episode 32•20m
Smash Force
Makunouchi takes the smash improved Sendo, and crashed into the ropes, but do not fall! Alas, his legs tremble, Sendo and the opportunity to boost its smash. Ippo then chooses the combat body to body pure to prevent Sendo launched its smash, blow midway. Both boxers are equal forces in this area, and no stroke reaches its target.
Episode 33•20m
The Rookie King
Sendo Makunouchi and continues to cast powerful blows to turn, but neither weakens, they are very determined !! But after a few moments, Sendo eventually take the lead, and pushes Ippo the ropes. Our hero then decides to fight back, he took advantage of a moment's respite to launch its right on Sendo, but he dodges and launches Smash Makunouchi that takes the brunt, then connects with an uppercut and a violent series Ippo preventing strokes to attack ...
Episode 34•20m
The Continuing Journey
It is the day of graduation, Ippo has also obtained his. At his high school, he became The Star, Idol of all students. This awareness leads logically significant upsurge in new boxers Club Kamogawa, known mainly through Takamura, Aoki and Kimura. But most do not have the mind needed to make boxing, and quickly brought back to reality by Takamura which they all did make a fool of jogging. Only a poor fan Ippo Yamada, managed to keep up, somehow.
Episode 35•20m
The Champ and I
Ippo finally meets the champion in its class, Eiji Date. The latter is there to comment on the evening's matches as a guest. It turns out that date and Takamura are old friends. It is then time fighting. Aoki and Kimura wins them narrowly, and ranks both 5 of their category. Takamura broke his opponent as usual. Ippo meanwhile, is ranked 10 ° in its class. A few days later, the right fist Ippo is healed and he immediately asked by Newest Eiji in person for a sparring.
Episode 36•20m
A Thing to Strive For
Ippo gets to get up, the game resumes. Date returned, and hardly the match resumed, Ippo is again stuck in the ropes. Date then returns its corkscrew, trying to anticipate where Ippo Date will strike, and protects his body. But the blow-out date is very accurate and comes crashing right in the heart of Ippo. The latter is then locked again, and again takes the left of Date. Our young boxer collapses into the ring for the 2nd time. Date who just wanted to test this one, decided to no longer use and Sparring resumes...
Episode 37•20m
Two Rookies of the Year
Okita also control the blow that had allowed Date set down Ippo 2 times !! Ippo, panicked, took distance, and Okita feints put the uncomfortable, it can not predict its moves. Ippo then test to get closer, but is kept at bay by jabs Okita !! The latter took the lead thanks to its experience and managed to place all his shots !! He finally ends up stuck Ippo in the corner, what he expected from the beginning of the round, in order to launch its Corkscrew, once dreaded by Makunouchi !!!
Episode 38•20m
Challenge in a Foreign Land
In Thailand, Miyata a draw against a second-class boxer. Decision of the arbitrator although debatable, the Japanese are not welcome there, and Miyata seems to be the target of combatants wishing to earn points easily. But our young prodigy does not intend to scroll and accept a new challenge, against the wishes of his father, who would rather see it go up in the lightweight category. For Miyata, that change is impossible, it MUST NOT prevent Ippo, about dignity, he refused to flee the face of obstacles.
Episode 39•20m
A Counter to Surpass All Counters
The boxing stadium tremble with excitement, the crowd goes wild and wants to see only one thing, the victory of Jimmy Sisfer, and the defeat of Ichiro Miyata ... While the gong is about sound, Payao and baby Chana brother are on their way to see one of the most beautiful game of the life Miyata. Back at the stadium Runpini, Miyata can only see the reputation of Jimmy Sisfer, while his father described the situation of the failed against Ichiro. Payao Chana and finally arrives at the stadium before the match is over.
Episode 40•20m
Barf-michi's Big Fight
At sunset, While Ippo's mother prepares the material for fishing, it can hardly his training, sorry for being late to help his mother. The next day at Kamogawa club, while everybody is training, the coach delivers some news: Aoki and Kimura are registered in Class A tournament - a competition of the highest level. Ippo learns with astonishment that it is also registered for this tournament. But always with astonishment, Geromichi learns that he was included in Pro test.
Episode 41•20m
Sharing a Dream
Ippo thinks of quitting boxing.
Episode 42•20m
The Speed Star
Ippo gets ready for his match against Saeki the Speed Star.
Episode 43•20m
Blind Spot in the Ring
Ippo fights Saeki.
Episode 44•20m
The White Fangs of the Wolf
Gero-michi leaves and has to move away.
Episode 45•20m
Be the Gazelle
Aoki, Kimura & Ippo train hard for their next match of the tournament class A. They linked together jogging, sparring and Shadow Boxing to be at their best. It is time for the semifinals of Aoki. The match was balanced, but the 4th round, Aoki is counter to "the shot of the Frog" and collapses in the ring. But he gets up, feint and then delivers a powerful one to two who puts his opponent down. The latter in turn reports to, and through a nice web...
Episode 46•20m
The Fighting Spirit Within
The tactics of the coach against Vorg is based on a succession of sudden melee after which the least enduring two boxers will drop his guard for breath. The victory Ippo so upon his endurance. He will have to work hard breathing and cardiovascular system. In order to have a chance, the coach must impose an extremely strong pace to Ippo. Because of that, a few days before the game, Ippo begins to think that it will not recover in time from his training.
Episode 47•20m
The Red Wolf
The match between Volg and Ippo begins.
Episode 48•20m
The Courage to Believe
Volg and Ippo continue to duke it out in a hard-fought and long battle.
Episode 49•20m
Something to Convey
The end of the Volg match.
Episode 50•20m
Makunouchi Ippo has been bullied his entire life. Constantly running errands and being beaten up by his classmates, Ippo has always dreamed of changing himself, but never has the passion to act upon it. One day, in the midst of yet another bullying, Ippo is saved by Takamura Mamoru, who happens to be a boxer. Ippo faints from his injuries and is brought to the Kamogawa boxing gym to recover. As he regains consciousness, he is awed and amazed at his new surroundings in the gym, though lacks confidence to attempt anything. Takamura places a photo of Ippo's classmate on a punching bag and forces him to punch it. It is only then that Ippo feels something stir inside him and eventually asks Takamura to train him in boxing. Thinking that Ippo does not have what it takes, Takamura gives him a task deemed impossible and gives him a one week time limit. With a sudden desire to get stronger, for himself and his hard working mother, Ippo trains relentlessly to accomplish the task within the time limit. Thus Ippo's journey to the top of the boxing world begins.
