Hajime no Ippo (初の一歩?, lit. "The Initial step") is a Japanese boxing manga collection composed and also highlighted by George Morikawa. It has been serialized by Kodansha in Weekly Shōnen Magazine given that 1989 as well as gathered in over 114 tankōbon to date. It adheres to the tale of secondary school pupil Makunouchi Ippo, as he starts his career in boxing and gradually acquires numerous titles and getting rids of different challengers.

A 76-episode anime adaptation entitled Hajime no Ippo: The Combating! was produced by Madhouse, Nippon Tv and VAP, routed by Satoshi Nishimura and operated on the Nippon Tv Network from October 2000 to March 2002. A TV movie and also an EGG were also produced. On September 15, 2008 it was announced in Weekly Shōnen Magazine that a 2nd weather of Hajime no Ippo would certainly start broadcasting on January 6, 2009. The 2nd season is called Hajime no Ippo: New Challenger and concluded on June 30, 2009. At the end of 2003, the first period of anime was accredited in North America by Geneon, [1] which released it under the name Combating Spirit.

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