ronluna 17 Posted November 2, 2010 http://kc.kodansha.co.jp/content/top.ph ... 1000000058 http://www.ntv.co.jp/ippo/ Fighting Spirit, known in Japan as The First Step (????????一歩 Hajime no Ippo?), is a boxing manga and anime series created by J?ji "George" Morikawa which is serialized by Kodansha in Weekly Sh?nen Magazine. The manga has been running since 1989, spans 90 tank?bon. A 76-episode anime adaption, titled Hajime no Ippo: The Fighting! was produced by Madhouse, the Nippon TV Network and VAP, directed by Satoshi Nishimura and ran on the Nippon TV Network from October 2000 to March 2002. One OVA and a movie were also produced. At the end of 2003 the anime was licensed in North America by Geneon.[4] Geneon released it as Fighting Spirit. It was called Knock Out! in the Philippines. On September 15, 2008 it was announced in Weekly Sh?nen Magazine that a second season of Hajime no Ippo would begin airing on January 6, 2009. The second season is called Hajime no Ippo: New Challenger and concluded on June 30, 2009. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
starfucker 0 Posted November 3, 2010 i love ippo when it aired on gma, got addicted to it so bad i skipped school..oh those old times.... and the second season are composed of only few episodes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ronluna 17 Posted November 7, 2010 5A9DFgYWvc8 one of the bloodiest fightstakamura vs brian hawk55mJ8YlSnq4 eiji date vs ricardo martinez Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
starfucker 0 Posted November 7, 2010 yeah those fights are one of the best i have to agree with you. hawk is a bastard while ricardo is a monster Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Masamune 72 Posted November 23, 2010 One of t greatest anime ever! The second Season, New Challenger was great too, i heard the company that made the anime has gone bankrupt though so i wonder if we will ever see the third season. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ronluna 17 Posted November 23, 2010 One of t greatest anime ever!The second Season, New Challenger was great too, i heard the company that made the anime has gone bankrupt though so i wonder if we will ever see the third season. i got this from answer.com Third season planning IS confirmed by voice actor. English post about it: http://www.nipponmedia.net/2009/07/03/h ... confirmed/ Actual Source (if you read Japanese): http://blog.livedoor.jp/rikiya_no_kimoc ... 65083.html "続編も??勿論??画中????" = (Planning a sequel of course!!) Read more: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/When_will_haj ... z1664dzbd6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
starfucker 0 Posted November 28, 2010 so basically i hope they cover it also up to the pinoy boxer geldo. or i forgot who his name was. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ronluna 17 Posted November 28, 2010 so basically i hope they cover it also up to the pinoy boxer geldo. or i forgot who his name was. http://ippo.wikia.com/wiki/Malcolm_Gedo almost correct Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
starfucker 0 Posted November 29, 2010 ;p ... i hope manny will challenge ippo Share this post Link to post Share on other sites