Hajime no Ippo: THE FIGHTING! (Hajime no Ippo: The Fighting!) é um anime no formato série de TV que estreou em outono (outubro) de 2000, produzido pelo estúdio MADHOUSE.

Sobre a produção: a história vem de um mangá, são 75 episódios de cerca de 23 minutos e o status atual é "finalizado".

Os gêneros principais são comédia, drama e esportes, com temas como Boxing, Male Protagonist, Primarily Male Cast e Shounen.

No AniList, Hajime no Ippo: THE FIGHTING! tem nota média de 87%, uma das notas mais altas do site, e está na lista de 147.822 usuários.

A franquia tem continuação ou história anterior: Hajime no Ippo: Champion Road.

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.

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