Hajime no Ippo
This quintessential underdog anime follows the story of a timid high school student who becomes a boxing prodigy with the help of a veteran coach and hard work.
The First Step
Ippo is a high school student that gets bullied by the kids at his school. When a professional boxer introduces Ippo to the world of boxing, his life changes.
Fruits of Labor
Ippo is granted his first sparring session.
Tears of Joy
Ippo shows enough potential to be accepted into the gym.
Shadow Boxing
Ippo practices shadow boxing.
3 Months to Counter
Ippo trains for a rematch.
The Opening Bell of the Rematch
Ippo and Miyata face off in a rematch.
The Destructive Force of 1cm
Ippo and Miyata are in the last round.
Promise to Meet Again
Ippo trains with Takamura and discovers the hardship of pro boxing.
C Class License
Ippo takes the License Test and meets Mashiba.
Debut Match!
Ippo and his opponent Yusuke train for Ippo's debut match.
Obsession for Victory
Ippo fights Yusuke.
Becoming a Bully's Buddy
After a fight, Ippo makes a new friend.
The Eastern Japan Rookie Championship Tournament Begins
Ippo and his opponent Jason prepare for the first match of the Rookie King Tournament.
Powerful Arms! Hooks vs. Uppercut!
Ippo vs Jason.
Test of Endurance
A tough match ends.
Premonition of a Hard Battle
Ippo prepares for his future opponents.
Ippo on the Beach
Training camp on the beach.
Clinch
The start of the Ippo vs Kobashi match.
KO Dream
Kobashi has abandoned his strategy.
Threat of Shotgun
Ippo trains with Aoki to counter Hayami's Shotgun punch.
The Way to Capture a Prodigy
The Ippo vs Hayami fight begins.
Forward! Forward!!
Will Ippo's training with Aoki and Kimura help him win the match?
Another Semi-Final
Miyata and Mashiba face off.
To the Place We Promised...
Miyata and Mashiba continue to fight.
Every Emotion
Ippo trains for Mashiba's flicker jabs.
Battle for Distance
Ippo VS Mashiba Round 1
Death Match
Ippo VS Mashiba continues
Victory or Defeat
Will Ippo be the Rookie King of Eastern Japan?
Rocky of Naniwa
Sendo goes to Japan to meet with Ippo.
To Enemy Ground
Ippo gets ready for All of Japan.
Traces of Intense Battles
A recap of the boxing matches that have taken place thus far.
Throw Your Right!
Ippo is still having trouble with his right fist but his match with Sendo begins.
Smash Force
Ippo tries a different fighting stance making his match with Sendo only get more intense.
The Rookie King
Ippo and Sendo keep fighting, the crowd starts cheering Sendo on and the match reaches its climax.
The Continuing Journey
Ippo graduates and takes photos with people from his school. New people join the gym and are put to the test by running with Takemura, Ippo, Aoki, and Kimura.
The Champ and I
Kimura, Aoki, and Takemura each fight their match. Ippo spars with the featherweight champion, Date.
A Thing to Strive For
Dante uses his secret weapon on Ippo, and the fact that Date used it on Ippo made Okita challenge Ippo to a real match.
Two Rookies of the Year
Okita uses moves that make him unpredictable for Ippo. Okita also uses a fighting style like Dante and he uses a corkscrew.
Challenge in a Foreign Land
Miyata's in Thailand and he gets a tough opponent with a great record, Jimmy Sisfa.
A Counter to Surpass All Counters
Miyata's fight with Jimmy Sisfa begins, Miyata starts off bad and when that happens Miyata tries a counter punch.
Barf-michi's Big Fight
Aoki, Kimura, and Ippo all try going to A-class. Yamada has his first fight. All the guys want to go to training camp.
Sympathy for a Dream
Ippo's mother collapses from overworking so Ippo has to look after the family business. Ippo thinks about quitting boxing so that his mother doesn't overwork herself again.
The Speed Star
Ippo Prepares for his match against Saeki, the speed star, by trying to improve his movements and become faster.
The Ring's Blind Spot
Ippo's match with Saeki has begun, but Saeki is so fast that Ippo can't land a hit on him. Ippo Is left with a blind spot after getting his eye swollen making it even harder to track Saeki.
White Fang of the Wolf
After all, the guys are done with their matches they go to karaoke. Takemura lets everyone know Yamada is leaving so they give him a send-off.
Be the Gazelle
Aoki and Kimura fight their matches. Kamogawa wants Ippo to train his legs to get flexible muscles so that he can deliver a more powerful punch that can beat Volg.
The Fighting Spirit Within
Ippo meets Volg after Volg gets lost. Volg tells Ippo that he boxes so he can get money for his mother.
The Red Wolf
The match with Ippo and Volg begins and the two boxers seem to get the edge over one another quite a bit.
The Courage to Believe
The fight between Ippo and Volg carries on. Ippo takes a lot of hits and gets knocked down a couple times.
Something to Convey
After many rounds, Ippo and Volg are both exhausted. After the match is finished Volg visits Ippo in the hospital and meets Ippo's mother.
Group Date
Ippo wakes up after a couple of days at the hospital. When Ippo is in the hospital he meets Mashiba's sister, Aoki, Kimura, Takemura, and Ippo go on a group date.
Challenger
A recap of some of Ippo's fights told by Date.
So I Can Be Myself
The date's past is revealed. Takemura gets ready for his match.
Fists of the Champ
Takemura has real trouble at the beginning of his match. Ippo finds out that Mashiba won the championship and celebrates with him and his sister.
The Japan Featherweight Title Match
Ippo's title match with Date has begun, Date is surprised by how much better Ippo is since the last time he sparred with him.
The Power that Stands in the Way
Ippo punches Date in the face quite a bit but Date isn't taking the full impact of the punch because he twists his neck.
Conclusion
Both Ippo and Date are beaten up badly. The match reaches the climax.
Heartbroken
After Ippo loses he finds out that Sendo and Volg will fight for the title. Kamogawa tells Ippo that he shouldn't go to the gym for three months because of all the damage from his fights. Ippo goes out with Kumi, Mashiba's sister.
A Determined Will
Ippo watches his match with Date. Ippo goes to watch the title match with Volg and Sendo, when he's there he runs into Miyata and spectates the match with him.
Rival
Volg and Sendo face off with the crowd cheering for Sendo, in the end, the match comes down to a decision by the judges.
Comeback Anxiety
Aoki, Kimura, and Ippo will all be making their comeback match with Ippo being the main event. Kamogawa trains Ippo to have a better defense but overworks himself and collapses he then ends up in a hospital.
The Road Back
Aoki, Kimura, and Ippo have their comeback matches. Ippo tries a new move, the Dempsy Roll.
Burning Youth
Aoki, Takemura, and Ippo visit Kimura because he has a high fever. Aoki's and Kimura's life as delinquents is shown.
Hot Rod Era
A look at how Aoki and Kimura became boxers and joined the Kamogawa gym, also shown is their debut matches.
Kamogawa Troop's Summer
Sendo beats Saeki the speed star comfortably. Sendo wants a fight with Ippo. All the guys from the gym go to training camp in the mountains and meet Kamogawa's friend.
Takamura-san's Tears
The guys learn that killer intent can make it seem like you're throwing a punch. Kamogawa and Nekota's history with one another is told. Takamura battles a bear. Everyone finishes training camp.
The Kamogawa Gym Swings into Action
Ippo spars with Shigeta who's ranked fourth among Japanese featherweights and who also use southpaw. People find out about Takemura's fight with a bear. There is talk about Takemura getting a world title fight.
The Chief's Peril
Aoki, Kimura, and Takemura all fight their fights. Before fighting Takemura makes a grand entrance wearing a bear pelt and fights his match only using his left hand. Nekota starts teaching at the gym for a bit.
The Trap of the Southpaw
Sendo begins his title defense match with Shigeta the southpaw user. Sendo fights Shigeta but gets angry with him as the fight goes on.
The Young Punk
Ippo invites Kumi to the zoo. Kumi lets Ippo know that she was the one who wrote idiot outside the gym. Sendo's grandma tells Iimura Mari about Sendo's childhood and how he was brought up.
Time for the Showdown
Ippo reads Mari's article. Ippo invites Nekota to his fight. Both Sendo and Ippo have their weigh in. Sendo and Ippo begin their rematch with Ippo getting a very early knockdown on Sendo.
Lallapallooza
Sendo and Ippo's fight begins guns blazing with the two giving each other blow for blow. Ippo finds out that Sendo has the advantage of having a bigger frame.
Surpass that Moment
Ippo starts the third round by charging at Sendo but then hesitates which leads to Sendo beating Ippo all through the third round. The fourth round is a different story being more in the favor of Ippo.
Mix-Up
A flashback shows how Sendo joined his gym. Ippo gets knocked down two times but when he gets up the fifth round gets more brutal. The fifth round ends and after that, the sixth round begins and is just as brutal as the last round.
Into the next step
The match between Ippo and Sendo finally reaches its conclusion after seven ruthless rounds.
