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Synopsis

Japanese Featherweight Champion Ippo Makunouchi has successfully defended and retained his title. Meanwhile, his rival, Ichirou Miyata, has resurfaced in Japan, aiming for his own Featherweight belt in the Oriental Pacific Boxing Federation. When the rest of the world comes knocking, however, will Japan's best fighters rise to the challenge and achieve glory at the top? Or will the small island nation be crushed under the weight of greater entities? This time, champions will become challengers issuing a call to the rest of the world and ready to show off their fighting spirit! [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Type: TV

Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

Genre's:

Source: Manga

Studio's: Madhouse

Episode: 26 eps

Duration: 23 min per ep

Airing: No

Airing Status: Finished Airing

Aired: from Jan 7 2009 to Jul 1 2009

Premiered: n/a

Opening Themes

"Hekireki" by Last Alliance

Ending Themes

"8 AM" by coldrain

Galery

Score:

8.67 (Scored by 174,403 Users)
71 Ranked in Anime

Also Known As:

English

Fighting Spirit: New Challenger

Japanese

はじめの一歩 新シリーズ

Synonyms
  • Hajime no Ippo New Series
  • Hajime no Ippo Season II
  • Hajime no Ippo 2

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