The First Step
(2000)
Cast
as Ippo Makunouchi (voice)
as Ichiro Miyata (voice)
as Mamoru Takamura (voice)
as Masaru Aoki (voice)
as Tatsuya Kimura (voice)
as Kumi Mashiba (voice)
as Genji Kamogawa (voice)
as Haruhiko Yagi (voice)
as Takeshi Sendo (voice)
as Reiko Mikami (voice)
as Mari Iimura (voice)
as Akira Shigeta (voice)
as Takuma Saeki (voice)
as Ryuichi Hayami (voice)
as Ryo Mashiba (voice)
as Date Eiji (voice)
as Yusuke Oda (voice)
as Miyata's father (voice)
as Hiroko Makunōchi (voice)
as Alexander Vorg Zangief (voice)
as Minoru Fujii (voice)
Episodes
The First Step 8.5
October 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 b…
Fruits of Labor 8.5
October 10, 2000
Ippo succeeds in catching 10 falling leaves, and is granted his first sparring session.
Tears of Joy 9.7
October 17, 2000
Ippo loses his first sparring session, but shows enough potential to be accepted into the gym.
Shadow Boxing 8.7
October 24, 2000
Ippo practices shadow boxing.
3 Months to Counter 9.0
October 31, 2000
Ippo trains for a rematch.
The Opening Bell of the Rematch 9.3
November 6, 2000
Ippo and Miyata face off in a rematch.
The Destructive Force Of One CM 9.7
November 13, 2000
Ippo and Miyata are in the last round of the rematch
Promise to Meet Again 9.3
November 20, 2000
Ippo trains with Takamura and discovers the hardship of pro boxing.
C Class License 9.3
November 27, 2000
Ippo takes the License Test and meets Mashiba.
Debut Match! 8.7
December 4, 2000
Ippo and his opponent Yusuke train for Ippo's debut match.
Obsession for Victory 9.3
December 11, 2000
Ippo defeats Yusuke via K.O.
Becoming a Bully's Buddy 9.0
December 18, 2000
Ippo fights and wins his second match via K.O.,After the fight he was befriended by Umezawa, his former bully.
The Eastern Japan Rookie Championship Tournament Begins 8.5
December 25, 2000
Ippo and his opponent Jason prepare for the first match of the Rookie King Tournament.
Powerful Arms! Hooks vs. Uppercut! 9.0
January 8, 2001
Start of Ippo vs Jason match, both men exchange powerful punches but neither goes down.
Test of Endurance 9.5
January 15, 2001
Ippo defeats Jason via K.O. after a tough match.
Premonition of a Hard Battle 8.0
January 22, 2001
Ippo watches the fight videos of Kobashi and Hayami, his future opponents.
Ippo on the Beach 9.0
January 29, 2001
Ippo joins Takamura, Kimura, and Aoki in a training camp near the beach.
Clinch 8.5
February 5, 2001
Start of Ippo vs Kobashi match, Ippo is loosing by points because of Kobashi's strategy.
K.O. Dream 9.0
February 12, 2001
Kobashi abandoned his strategy and loses the match to Ippo via K.O.
Threat of Shotgun 8.5
February 19, 2001
Takamura wins the Japanese Middleweight Championship belt, Ippo trains with Aoki to counter Hayami's Shotgun punch.
The Way to Capture a Prodigy 9.0
February 26, 2001
Start of Ippo vs Hayami fight, Hayami takes the advantage during the early rounds.
Forward! Forward!! 9.5
March 5, 2001
Ippo defeats Hayami via K.O. Ippo's training with Aoki and Kimura's help Ippo win the match.
Another Semi-Final 9.0
March 12, 2001
Ippos day off. Miyata and Mashiba face off.
To the Place We Promised... 9.0
March 19, 2001
Miyata and Mashiba continues to fight. Ippo is angred by the outcome.
Every Emotion 8.5
March 26, 2001
Ippo trains for Mashiba flicker jabs.
Battle for Distance 9.0
April 2, 2001
Ippo VS Mashiba Round 1
Death Match 9.5
April 9, 2001
Ippo VS Mashiba continues.
Victory or Defeat 9.0
April 16, 2001
Ippo defeats Mashiba for Rookie King of Eastren Japan.
Rocky of Naniwa 9.0
April 23, 2001
Sendo goes to Japan to meet Ippo and make him go to All Japan and gets a chance to spar with Takamura.
To Enemy Ground 8.0
April 30, 2001
Ippo learns how to heal his right fist and gets ready for the All Japan but something happens his powerful right punche…
Traces of Intense Battles 7.5
May 7, 2001
Episode 31 is a retrospective on the hope that managed Ippo championship. It is made in the form of a newspaper article…
Throw Your Right! 9.0
May 14, 2001
After two straight missed Ippo, the sparring match is abandoned. Meanwhile, Sendo, the great favorites of the match, co…
Smash Force 10.0
May 21, 2001
Makunouchi takes the smash improved Sendo, and crashed into the ropes, but do not fall! Alas, his legs tremble, Sendo a…
The Rookie King 9.5
May 28, 2001
Sendo Makunouchi and continues to cast powerful blows to turn, but neither weakens, they are very determined !! But aft…
The Continuing Journey 10.0
June 4, 2001
It is the day of graduation, Ippo has also obtained his. At his high school, he became The Star, Idol of all students. …
The Champ and I 10.0
June 11, 2001
Ippo finally meets the champion in its class, Eiji Date. The latter is there to comment on the evening's matches as a g…
A Thing to Strive For 10.0
June 18, 2001
Ippo gets to get up, the game resumes. Date returned, and hardly the match resumed, Ippo is again stuck in the ropes. D…
Two Rookies of the Year 10.0
June 26, 2001
Okita also control the blow that had allowed Date set down Ippo 2 times !! Ippo, panicked, took distance, and Okita fei…
Challenge in a Foreign Land 10.0
July 3, 2001
In Thailand, Miyata a draw against a second-class boxer. Decision of the arbitrator although debatable, the Japanese ar…
A Counter to Surpass All Counters 10.0
July 10, 2001
The boxing stadium tremble with excitement, the crowd goes wild and wants to see only one thing, the victory of Jimmy S…
Barf-michi's Big Fight 10.0
July 17, 2001
At sunset, While Ippo's mother prepares the material for fishing, it can hardly his training, sorry for being late to h…
Sharing a Dream 10.0
July 24, 2001
Ippo thinks of quitting boxing.
The Speed Star 10.0
July 31, 2001
Ippo gets ready for his match against Saeki the Speed Star.
Blind Spot in the Ring 10.0
August 7, 2001
Ippo fights Saeki.
The White Fangs of the Wolf 10.0
August 14, 2001
Gero-michi leaves and has to move away.
Be the Gazelle 10.0
August 21, 2001
Aoki, Kimura & Ippo train hard for their next match of the tournament class A. They linked together jogging, sparring a…
The Fighting Spirit Within 10.0
August 28, 2001
The tactics of the coach against Vorg is based on a succession of sudden melee after which the least enduring two boxer…
The Red Wolf 10.0
September 4, 2001
The match between Volg and Ippo begins.
The Courage to Believe 10.0
September 18, 2001
Volg and Ippo continue to duke it out in a hard-fought and long battle.
Something to Convey 10.0
September 25, 2001
The end of the Volg match.
Group Date 10.0
October 2, 2001
Group date, literally. Ippo walks Mashiba's Kumi home.
The Challenger 10.0
October 9, 2001
Recap episode.
So That I Can Be Myself 10.0
October 16, 2001
Background episode for Date Eiji.
Fists of the Champ 10.0
October 23, 2001
"The champions have special powers! "That is what was said to Takamura Ippo before his defense of the title match. But …
The Japan Featherweight Title Match 10.0
October 30, 2001
The episode begins the day before the match for the title of Ippo, during training with mittens. But the latter is shor…
The Power that Stands in the Way 10.0
November 6, 2001
During the break, Ippo is concerned, he has not had the sensation he usually hit when Date but his coach made him regai…
Conclusion 10.0
November 13, 2001
"What should I do?". This is the question that arises while Ippo Date street shots, then he remembers that he told Taka…
Heartbroken 10.0
November 20, 2001
While the coach Okita Date and congratulated the champion, Ippo wishes to thank for this game then goes on a stretcher …
Look of Determination 10.0
November 27, 2001
The match between Sendou Takeshi and Volg Zangief starts.
Rival 10.0
December 4, 2001
Sendou wins the match versus Volg.
Comeback Anxiety 10.0
December 11, 2001
Miyata Ichirou defeats Li Chou Bil.
Revival 10.0
December 18, 2001
Coach returns from the hospital, and Makunochi "hits without being hit".
Youth of Fire 10.0
December 25, 2001
The past of Aoki and Kimura is shown.
Hot Rod Era 10.0
January 8, 2002
Second part of Aoki's and Kimura's past.
The Summer of the Kamogawa Corps 10.0
January 15, 2002
The group go to training camp in the mountains.
Mr. Takamura's Tears 10.0
January 22, 2002
Takamura fights a bear.
The Kamogawa Gym Swings Into Action 10.0
January 29, 2002
After this strong hectic camp, we find our boxers at the gym. While the coach told them all to go to rest, two men have…
The Chief's Peril 10.0
February 5, 2002
Finally the day of the games of our boxers happens, Kimura very fit explodes his opponent, when Aoki to beat his oppone…
The Trap of the Southpaw 10.0
February 12, 2002
Ippo and coach arriving in the city where the featherweight champion, Takeshi Sendo must defend his title against Shige…
The Young Punk 10.0
February 19, 2002
We find our hero in him, in his room, he can not help thinking about the game he has just seen in Osaka, acceleration S…
Time for the Showdown 10.0
February 26, 2002
While the title match approach Ippo trains again and again. As it enters its footing, a crowd gathered in front of the …
Lollapalooza 10.0
March 5, 2002
What wonder what Dempsey Roll early in the 1st round, Ippo sends his best and most powerful blow while Sendo had not ye…
Surpass That Moment 10.0
March 12, 2002
Ippo happens somehow to join his corner. This end of the second round was very rude for the challenger, the 3rd round s…
Mixup 10.0
March 19, 2002
Takamura has noticed, Ippo has had enough it is burnt and courage in this game is like a time bomb because if Sendo qui…
One Step Further 10.0
March 26, 2002
Ippo and Sendo's match concludes.