The First Step (2000)

The First Step
8.5

October 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 ...Read more

Fruits of Labor
8.5

October 10, 2000 • 24m

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

Tears of Joy
9.7

October 17, 2000 • 24m

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

Shadow Boxing
8.7

October 24, 2000 • 24m

Ippo practices shadow boxing.

3 Months to Counter
9.0

October 31, 2000 • 24m

Ippo trains for a rematch.

The Opening Bell of the Rematch
9.3

November 6, 2000 • 24m

Ippo and Miyata face off in a rematch.

The Destructive Force Of One CM
9.7

November 13, 2000 • 24m

Ippo and Miyata are in the last round of the rematch

Promise to Meet Again
9.3

November 20, 2000 • 24m

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

C Class License
9.3

November 27, 2000 • 24m

Ippo takes the License Test and meets Mashiba.

Debut Match!
8.7

December 4, 2000 • 24m

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

Obsession for Victory
9.3

December 11, 2000 • 24m

Ippo defeats Yusuke via K.O.

Becoming a Bully's Buddy
9.0

December 18, 2000 • 24m

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 • 24m

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 • 24m

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

Test of Endurance
9.5

January 15, 2001 • 24m

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

Premonition of a Hard Battle
8.0

January 22, 2001 • 24m

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

Ippo on the Beach
9.0

January 29, 2001 • 24m

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

Clinch
8.5

February 5, 2001 • 24m

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

K.O. Dream
9.0

February 12, 2001 • 24m

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

Threat of Shotgun
8.5

February 19, 2001 • 24m

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 • 24m

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

Forward! Forward!!
9.5

March 5, 2001 • 24m

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 • 24m

Ippos day off. Miyata and Mashiba face off.

To the Place We Promised...
9.0

March 19, 2001 • 24m

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

Every Emotion
8.5

March 26, 2001 • 24m

Ippo trains for Mashiba flicker jabs.

Battle for Distance
9.0

April 2, 2001 • 24m

Ippo VS Mashiba Round 1

Death Match
9.5

April 9, 2001 • 24m

Ippo VS Mashiba continues.

Victory or Defeat
9.0

April 16, 2001 • 24m

Ippo defeats Mashiba for Rookie King of Eastren Japan.

Rocky of Naniwa
9.0

April 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.

To Enemy Ground
8.0

April 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!

Traces of Intense Battles
7.5

May 7, 2001 • 24m

Episode 31 is a retrospective on the hope that managed Ippo championship. It is made in the form of a newspaper article commented ...Read more

Throw Your Right!
9.0

May 14, 2001 • 24m

After two straight missed Ippo, the sparring match is abandoned. Meanwhile, Sendo, the great favorites of the match, continues to ...Read more

Smash Force
10.0

May 21, 2001 • 24m

Makunouchi takes the smash improved Sendo, and crashed into the ropes, but do not fall! Alas, his legs tremble, Sendo and the oppo...Read more

The Rookie King
9.5

May 28, 2001 • 24m

Sendo Makunouchi and continues to cast powerful blows to turn, but neither weakens, they are very determined !! But after a few mo...Read more

The Continuing Journey
10.0

June 4, 2001 • 24m

It is the day of graduation, Ippo has also obtained his. At his high school, he became The Star, Idol of all students. This awaren...Read more

The Champ and I
10.0

June 11, 2001 • 24m

Ippo finally meets the champion in its class, Eiji Date. The latter is there to comment on the evening's matches as a guest. It tu...Read more

A Thing to Strive For
10.0

June 18, 2001 • 24m

Ippo gets to get up, the game resumes. Date returned, and hardly the match resumed, Ippo is again stuck in the ropes. Date then re...Read more

Two Rookies of the Year
10.0

June 26, 2001 • 24m

Okita also control the blow that had allowed Date set down Ippo 2 times !! Ippo, panicked, took distance, and Okita feints put the...Read more

Challenge in a Foreign Land
10.0

July 3, 2001 • 24m

In Thailand, Miyata a draw against a second-class boxer. Decision of the arbitrator although debatable, the Japanese are not welco...Read more

A Counter to Surpass All Counters
10.0

July 10, 2001 • 24m

The boxing stadium tremble with excitement, the crowd goes wild and wants to see only one thing, the victory of Jimmy Sisfer, and ...Read more

Barf-michi's Big Fight
10.0

July 17, 2001 • 24m

At sunset, While Ippo's mother prepares the material for fishing, it can hardly his training, sorry for being late to help his mot...Read more

Sharing a Dream
10.0

July 24, 2001 • 24m

Ippo thinks of quitting boxing.

The Speed Star
10.0

July 31, 2001 • 24m

Ippo gets ready for his match against Saeki the Speed Star.

Blind Spot in the Ring
10.0

August 7, 2001 • 24m

Ippo fights Saeki.

The White Fangs of the Wolf
10.0

August 14, 2001 • 24m

Gero-michi leaves and has to move away.

Be the Gazelle
10.0

August 21, 2001 • 24m

Aoki, Kimura & Ippo train hard for their next match of the tournament class A. They linked together jogging, sparring and Shadow B...Read more

The Fighting Spirit Within
10.0

August 28, 2001 • 24m

The tactics of the coach against Vorg is based on a succession of sudden melee after which the least enduring two boxers will drop...Read more

The Red Wolf
10.0

September 4, 2001 • 24m

The match between Volg and Ippo begins.

The Courage to Believe
10.0

September 18, 2001 • 24m

Volg and Ippo continue to duke it out in a hard-fought and long battle.

Something to Convey
10.0

September 25, 2001 • 24m

The end of the Volg match.

Group Date
10.0

October 2, 2001 • 24m

Group date, literally. Ippo walks Mashiba's Kumi home.

The Challenger
10.0

October 9, 2001 • 24m

Recap episode.

So That I Can Be Myself
10.0

October 16, 2001 • 24m

Background episode for Date Eiji.

Fists of the Champ
10.0

October 23, 2001 • 24m

"The champions have special powers! "That is what was said to Takamura Ippo before his defense of the title match. But after weigh...Read more

The Japan Featherweight Title Match
10.0

October 30, 2001 • 24m

The episode begins the day before the match for the title of Ippo, during training with mittens. But the latter is shortened, the ...Read more

The Power that Stands in the Way
10.0

November 6, 2001 • 24m

During the break, Ippo is concerned, he has not had the sensation he usually hit when Date but his coach made him regain confidenc...Read more

Conclusion
10.0

November 13, 2001 • 24m

"What should I do?". This is the question that arises while Ippo Date street shots, then he remembers that he told Takamura just g...Read more

Heartbroken
10.0

November 20, 2001 • 24m

While the coach Okita Date and congratulated the champion, Ippo wishes to thank for this game then goes on a stretcher to applause...Read more

Look of Determination
10.0

November 27, 2001 • 24m

The match between Sendou Takeshi and Volg Zangief starts.

Rival
10.0

December 4, 2001 • 24m

Sendou wins the match versus Volg.

Comeback Anxiety
10.0

December 11, 2001 • 24m

Miyata Ichirou defeats Li Chou Bil.

Revival
10.0

December 18, 2001 • 24m

Coach returns from the hospital, and Makunochi "hits without being hit".

Youth of Fire
10.0

December 25, 2001 • 24m

The past of Aoki and Kimura is shown.

Hot Rod Era
10.0

January 8, 2002 • 24m

Second part of Aoki's and Kimura's past.

The Summer of the Kamogawa Corps
10.0

January 15, 2002 • 24m

The group go to training camp in the mountains.

Mr. Takamura's Tears
10.0

January 22, 2002 • 24m

Takamura fights a bear.

The Kamogawa Gym Swings Into Action
10.0

January 29, 2002 • 24m

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 one a shin...Read more

The Chief's Peril
10.0

February 5, 2002 • 24m

Finally the day of the games of our boxers happens, Kimura very fit explodes his opponent, when Aoki to beat his opponent but as u...Read more

The Trap of the Southpaw
10.0

February 12, 2002 • 24m

Ippo and coach arriving in the city where the featherweight champion, Takeshi Sendo must defend his title against Shigeta Akira, 4...Read more

The Young Punk
10.0

February 19, 2002 • 24m

We find our hero in him, in his room, he can not help thinking about the game he has just seen in Osaka, acceleration Sendo, his b...Read more

Time for the Showdown
10.0

February 26, 2002 • 24m

While the title match approach Ippo trains again and again. As it enters its footing, a crowd gathered in front of the room, there...Read more

Lollapalooza
10.0

March 5, 2002 • 24m

What wonder what Dempsey Roll early in the 1st round, Ippo sends his best and most powerful blow while Sendo had not yet had time ...Read more

Surpass That Moment
10.0

March 12, 2002 • 24m

Ippo happens somehow to join his corner. This end of the second round was very rude for the challenger, the 3rd round starts in ex...Read more

Mixup
10.0

March 19, 2002 • 24m

Takamura has noticed, Ippo has had enough it is burnt and courage in this game is like a time bomb because if Sendo quite put down...Read more

One Step Further
10.0

March 26, 2002 • 24m

Ippo and Sendo's match concludes.