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Synopsis

Tatsuya Kimura is beginning to feel left behind. With his friends Ippo Makunouchi and Mamoru Takamura holding the championship belt in their respective weight classes, Kimura's inability to become Japan's Junior Lightweight boxing champion eats away at him. Scheduled to fight with the current champion Ryo Mashiba, Kimura begins to train with Ippo's rival Ichirou Miyata, who previously suffered a crushing defeat from Mashiba's signature "Hitman" style of boxing. But Mashiba has his own desire to hold onto the belt, hoping to soon shoot for the World title and secure financial stability for his sister Kumi. Will Kimura's overwhelming drive to prove his strength as a boxer overcome Mashiba's desperate wish to provide a better life for Kumi? [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Type: OVA

Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

Genre's:

Source: Manga

Studio's: Madhouse

Episode: 1 eps

Duration: 1 hr 1 min

Airing: No

Airing Status: Finished Airing

Aired: from Sep 5 2003

Premiered: n/a

Ending Themes

"360" by Mori Naoya

Galery

Score:

8.24 (Scored by 71,519 Users)
344 Ranked in Anime

Also Known As:

English

Fighting Spirit: Mashiba vs. Kimura

Japanese

はじめの一歩 間柴vs木村 死刑執行

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