"Ippo" redirects here. For the video game music composer, see Ippo Yamada.
Hajime no Ippo
First tankōbon volume cover, featuring Ippo Makunouchi
はじめの一歩
Genre
Action[1]
Comedy[1]
Sports[1]
Manga
Written by
George Morikawa
Published by
Kodansha
English publisher
US:Kodansha (digital)
Imprint
Shōnen Magazine Comics
Magazine
Weekly Shōnen Magazine
Demographic
Shōnen
Original run
October 11, 1989 – present
Volumes
140 (List of volumes)
Further information
Anime television series
Directed by
Satoshi Nishimura
Produced by
Hiroshi Yamashita
Mitsuru Ohshima
Manabu Tamura
Masao Maruyama
Written by
Tatsuhiko Urahata
Music by
Tsuneo Imahori
Studio
Madhouse
Licensed by
NA:
Geneon (former)
Discotek Media (current)
Original network
Nippon TV
Original run
October 4, 2000 – March 27, 2002
Episodes
76 (List of episodes)
Anime television film
Hajime no Ippo: Champion Road
Directed by
Satoshi Nishimura
Produced by
Hiroshi Yamashita
Manabu Tamura
Masao Maruyama
Written by
Kazuyuki Fudeyasu
Music by
Tsuneo Imahori
Studio
Madhouse
Licensed by
NA:
Geneon (former)
Discotek Media (current)
Original network
Nippon TV
Released
April 18, 2003
Runtime
90 minutes
Original video animation
Hajime no Ippo: Mashiba vs. Kimura
Directed by
Hitoshi Nanba
Produced by
Hiroshi Yamashita
Manabu Tamura
Masao Maruyama
Written by
Tatsuhiko Urahata
Music by
Tsuneo Imahori
Studio
Madhouse
Licensed by
NA:Discotek Media
Released
September 5, 2003
Runtime
60 minutes
Anime television series
Hajime no Ippo: New Challenger
Directed by
Jun Shishido
Produced by
Toshio Nakatani
Manabu Tamura
Written by
Kazuyuki Fudeyasu
Music by
Yoshihisa Hirano
Studio
Madhouse
Original network
Nippon TV
Original run
January 6, 2009 – June 30, 2009
Episodes
26 (List of episodes)
Anime television series
Hajime no Ippo: Rising
Directed by
Jun Shishido
Produced by
Toshio Nakatani
Manabu Tamura
Tomohiro Shindo
Written by
Kazuyuki Fudeyasu
Music by
Yoshihisa Hirano
Tsuneo Imahori
Studio
Madhouse
MAPPA
Licensed by
Crunchyroll
Original network
Nippon TV
Original run
October 5, 2013 – March 29, 2014
Episodes
25 (List of episodes)
Related media
Hajime no Ippo video games
Anime and manga portal
Hajime no Ippo (はじめの一歩, lit. "The First Step") is a Japanese boxing-themed manga series written and illustrated by George Morikawa. It has been serialized by Kodansha in the shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Magazine since October 1989, with its chapters collected into 140 tankōbon volumes as of February 2024. It follows the story of high school student Ippo Makunouchi, as he begins his career in boxing and over time obtains many titles and defeats various opponents.
A 76-episode anime adaptation produced by Madhouse aired on Nippon TV from October 2000 to March 2002. A television film and an original video animation (OVA) were released in 2003. A second series titled Hajime no Ippo: New Challenger aired from January to June 2009. A third series Hajime no Ippo: Rising aired from October 2013 to March 2014.
In North America, the first series, including the television film, was licensed by Geneon in 2003, which released it under the name Fighting Spirit. It was re-licensed by Discotek Media in 2020, including the television film and the OVA.
By July 2023, the manga had over 100 million copies in circulation, making it one of the best-selling manga series of all time. In 1991, Hajime no Ippo won the 15th Kodansha Manga Award in the shōnen category.
^ abcMarshall, Dallas (January 8, 2013). "Fighting Spirit". THEM Anime Reviews. Archived from the original on January 15, 2013. Retrieved July 13, 2018.
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