Where to watch Fighting Spirit(2000)

Name: Fighting Spirit
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Action & Adventure
Cast: Kohei Kiyasu, Rikiya Koyama, Wataru Takagi, Keiji Fujiwara, Jurota Kosugi

TV series · 2000 · 3 seasons · Animation, Comedy, Drama

In the United States, Fighting Spirit is available to stream on Netflix, Philo, Crunchyroll, RetroCrush, and Cineverse. It's also free on Retrocrush, AsianCrush, Plex, Plex Channel, and Fawesome.

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Data updated on October 9, 2026. Availability data from JustWatch.

Fighting Spirit plot summary

The moment you back down is the moment you lose!

Makunouchi Ippo is an ordinary high school student in Japan. Since he spends most of his time away from school helping his mother run the family business, he doesn't get to enjoy his younger years like most teenagers. Always a target for bullying at school (the family fishing business grants him a distinct odor), Ippo's life is one of hardship. One of these after-school bullying sessions turns Ippo's life around for the better, as he is saved by a boxer named Takamura. He decides to follow in Takamura's footsteps and train to become a boxer, giving his life direction and purpose. Ippo's path to perfecting his pugilistic prowess is just beginning...

Details

Original title: はじめの一歩
First aired: October 3, 2000
Episode runtime: 24m
Genres: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Action & Adventure
Seasons: 3
Episodes: 126
Network: Nippon TV
Status: Ended
Country: Japan
TMDB rating: 8.7 / 10 · 1,237 votes

Cast

Kohei KiyasuIppo Makunouchi (voice)
Rikiya KoyamaMamoru Takamura (voice)
Wataru TakagiMasaru Aoki (voice)
Keiji FujiwaraTatsuya Kimura (voice)
Jurota KosugiRalph Anderson (voice)
Hidenobu KiuchiDavid Eagle (voice)
Hisao EgawaIwao Shimabukuro (voice)
Shin-ichiro MikiRyuhei Sawamura (voice)

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Where can I watch Fighting Spirit?

In the United States, Fighting Spirit is available to stream on Netflix, Philo, Crunchyroll, RetroCrush, and Cineverse. It's also free on Retrocrush, AsianCrush, Plex, Plex Channel, and Fawesome.