Hajime no Ippo: The Fighting!

E1. The First Step

Oct 3, 2000 · 24m

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.

E2. Fruits of Labor

Oct 10, 2000 · 24m

Ippo succeeds in catching 10 falling leaves, and is granted his first sparring session.

E3. Tears of Joy

Oct 17, 2000 · 24m

Ippo loses his first sparring session, but shows enough potential to be accepted into the gym.

E4. Shadow Boxing

Oct 24, 2000 · 24m

Ippo practices shadow boxing.

E5. 3 Months to Counter

Oct 31, 2000 · 24m

Ippo trains for a rematch.

E6. The Opening Bell of the Rematch

Nov 6, 2000 · 24m

Ippo and Miyata face off in a rematch.

E7. The Destructive Force Of One CM

Nov 13, 2000 · 24m

Ippo and Miyata are in the last round of the rematch

E8. Promise to Meet Again

Nov 20, 2000 · 24m

Ippo trains with Takamura and discovers the hardship of pro boxing.

E9. C Class License

Nov 27, 2000 · 24m

Ippo takes the License Test and meets Mashiba.

E10. Debut Match!

Dec 4, 2000 · 24m

Ippo and his opponent Yusuke train for Ippo's debut match.

E11. Obsession for Victory

Dec 11, 2000 · 24m

Ippo defeats Yusuke via K.O.

E12. Becoming a Bully's Buddy

Dec 18, 2000 · 24m

Ippo fights and wins his second match via K.O.,After the fight he was befriended by Umezawa, his former bully.

E13. The Eastern Japan Rookie Championship Tournament Begins

Dec 25, 2000 · 24m

Ippo and his opponent Jason prepare for the first match of the Rookie King Tournament.

E14. Powerful Arms! Hooks vs. Uppercut!

Jan 8, 2001 · 24m

Start of Ippo vs Jason match, both men exchange powerful punches but neither goes down.

E15. Test of Endurance

Jan 15, 2001 · 24m

Ippo defeats Jason via K.O. after a tough match.

E16. Premonition of a Hard Battle

Jan 22, 2001 · 24m

Ippo watches the fight videos of Kobashi and Hayami, his future opponents.

E17. Ippo on the Beach

Jan 29, 2001 · 24m

Ippo joins Takamura, Kimura, and Aoki in a training camp near the beach.

E18. Clinch

Feb 5, 2001 · 24m

Start of Ippo vs Kobashi match, Ippo is loosing by points because of Kobashi's strategy.

E19. K.O. Dream

Feb 12, 2001 · 24m

Kobashi abandoned his strategy and loses the match to Ippo via K.O.

E20. Threat of Shotgun

Feb 19, 2001 · 24m

Takamura wins the Japanese Middleweight Championship belt, Ippo trains with Aoki to counter Hayami's Shotgun punch.

E21. The Way to Capture a Prodigy

Feb 26, 2001 · 24m

Start of Ippo vs Hayami fight, Hayami takes the advantage during the early rounds.

E22. Forward! Forward!!

Mar 5, 2001 · 24m

Ippo defeats Hayami via K.O. Ippo's training with Aoki and Kimura's help Ippo win the match.

E23. Another Semi-Final

Mar 12, 2001 · 24m

Ippos day off. Miyata and Mashiba face off.

E24. To the Place We Promised...

Mar 19, 2001 · 24m

Miyata and Mashiba continues to fight. Ippo is angred by the outcome.

E25. Every Emotion

Mar 26, 2001 · 24m

Ippo trains for Mashiba flicker jabs.

E26. Battle for Distance

Apr 2, 2001 · 24m

Ippo VS Mashiba Round 1

E27. Death Match

Apr 9, 2001 · 24m

Ippo VS Mashiba continues.

E28. Victory or Defeat

Apr 16, 2001 · 24m

Ippo defeats Mashiba for Rookie King of Eastren Japan.

E29. Rocky of Naniwa

Apr 23, 2001 · 24m

Sendo goes to Japan to meet Ippo and make him go to All Japan and gets a chance to spar with Takamura.

E30. To Enemy Ground

Apr 30, 2001 · 24m

Ippo learns how to heal his right fist and gets ready for the All Japan but something happens his powerful right punches!