Hajime no Ippo: The Fighting! New Challenger
Also known as Hajime no Ippo: New Challenger
はじめの一歩 New Challenger
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…
TV anime, 26 episodes, Winter 2009, MADHOUSE. Episode guide with the official trailer and links to licensed services. Studio MADHOUSE. Genres: Comedy, Drama, Sports. Season: Winter 2009.
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Characters and voice cast
- Ippo Makunouchi (幕之内一歩) - main character, voiced by Kouhei Kiyasu (喜安浩平)
- Mamoru Takamura (鷹村守) - main character, voiced by Rikiya Koyama (小山力也)
- Masaru Aoki (青木勝) - main character, voiced by Wataru Takagi (高木渉)
- Tatsuya Kimura (木村達也) - main character, voiced by Keiji Fujiwara (藤原啓治)
- Manabu Itagaki (板垣学) - main character, voiced by Daisuke Namikawa (浪川大輔)
- Genji Kamogawa (鴨川源二) - main character, voiced by Kenji Utsumi (内海賢二)
- Kumi Mashiba (間柴久美) - supporting character, voiced by Yuka Hirata (平田裕香)
- Takeshi Sendo (千堂武士) - supporting character, voiced by Masaya Onosaka (小野坂昌也)
- Naomichi Yamada (山田直道) - supporting character, voiced by Daisuke Sakaguchi (阪口大助)
- Ichirou Miyata (宮田一郎) - supporting character, voiced by Tomokazu Seki (関智一)
- Eiji Date (伊達英二) - supporting character, voiced by Masaki Aizawa (相沢まさき)
- Masahiko Umezawa (梅沢正彦) - supporting character, voiced by Mitsuaki Madono (真殿光昭)
- Ricardo Martinez (リカルド・マルチネス) - supporting character, voiced by Masashi Sugawara (菅原正志)
- Haruhiko Yagi (八木晴彦) - supporting character, voiced by Toshihiko Nakajima (中嶋聡彦)
- Bryan Hawk (ブライアン・ホーク) - supporting character, voiced by Akio Ootsuka (大塚明夫)
- Mari Iimura (飯村真理) - supporting character, voiced by Emi Shinohara (篠原恵美)
- Jikkyou Announcer (実況アナウンサー) - supporting character, voiced by Jin Horikawa (仁堀川)
- Ginpachi Nekota (猫田銀八) - supporting character, voiced by Ichirou Nagai (永井一郎)
Staff
- Original Creator: George Morikawa (森川ジョージ )
- Director: Jun Shishido (宍戸淳)
- Series Composition: Kazuyuki Fudeyasu (筆安一幸)
- Art Director: Hidetoshi Kaneko (金子英俊)
- Sound Director: Toshihiko Nakajima (中嶋聡彦)
- Music: Yoshihisa Hirano (平野義久)
- Theme Song Performance (OP): LAST ALLIANCE (LAST ALLIANCE)
- Theme Song Performance (ED1): Coldrain
- Script (ep 15): Kotono Watanabe (渡邉こと乃)
- Episode Director (eps 2, 8): Satoshi Oosedo (大脊戸聡)
- Episode Director (ep 26): Kotono Watanabe (渡邉こと乃)
- Storyboard (eps 6-9, 12, 14, 16, 22, 25): Kenichi Kawamura (川村賢一)
- Storyboard (ep 26): Kotono Watanabe (渡邉こと乃)
- Animation Director (eps 7, 25): Tetsuya Wakano (若野哲也)
Production: MADHOUSE (animation), VAP, Kodansha, Nippon Television Network.
Rankings on AniList: #62 highest rated all time, #2 highest rated 2009, #16 most popular 2009, #1 highest rated winter 2009.
AniList members score Hajime no Ippo: The Fighting! New Challenger 86/100. On their lists: 3,048 watching, 44,020 completed, 13,618 planning to watch, 473 dropped; 1,519 favourites.
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Episodes
- Episode 1: The New Step
- Episode 2: Bloody Cross
- Episode 3: To a Promise
- Episode 4: Towards The World
- Episode 5: The Strength of the World
- Episode 6: A Figure to Chase After
- Episode 7: The Advent of the Devil
- Episode 8: Spirit For One Last Attack
- Episode 9: Inheritance Qualifications
- Episode 10: Biting Dog
- Episode 11: Ippo vs. Hammer Nao
- Episode 12: Requirements For A Pro
- Episode 13: Ippo At The Beach 2
- Episode 14: Two Spars
- Episode 15: Itagaki`s Debut Fight!
- Episode 16: The Two Hawks
- Episode 17: Wild Kid
- Episode 18: Extreme Weight Control
- Episode 19: Critical Situation
- Episode 20: Junior Middleweight World Title Match
- Episode 21: Battle of Hawk
- Episode 22: Brawl
- Episode 23: Supporting Hand
- Episode 24: The King
- Episode 25: Please Accept This Bronze Statue
- Episode 26: New Challenger