Hajime no Ippo: The Fighting! - Champion Road

Also known as Hajime no Ippo: Champion Road

Special Finished 2003

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As the new Champion, Ippo must protect his title against some of the best boxers available. Makunouchi Ippo is the new Featherweight champion of Japan and is now ready for his first title defense. His opponent, the former Jr. Featherweight champion and a medical student, Sanada Kazuki. In addition to this feud, Sanada is being coached by Kamogawa's former rival, Hama Dankichi. What makes things worse is that Sanada works at the same hospital where Kumi is a nurse at and everybody at the hospital wants Sanada to win. Not only does Ippo have to defend his title, he has to reclaim his love.

Studio: MADHOUSE
Episodes: 1 listed
Runtime: about 90 minutes per episode
Genres: Comedy, Sports

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Ippo Makunouchi

Ippo MakunouchiMain character

Kouhei Kiyasu

Kouhei KiyasuJapanese voice

Genji Kamogawa

Genji KamogawaMain character

Kenji Utsumi

Kenji UtsumiJapanese voice

Dankichi Hama

Dankichi HamaMain character

Seizou Katou

Seizou KatouJapanese voice

Kazuki Sanada

Kazuki SanadaMain character

Kouichi Yamadera

Kouichi YamaderaJapanese voice

Mamoru Takamura

Mamoru TakamuraSupporting character

Rikiya Koyama

Rikiya KoyamaJapanese voice

Takeshi Sendo

Takeshi SendoSupporting character

Masaya Onosaka

Masaya OnosakaJapanese voice

Ichirou Miyata

Ichirou MiyataSupporting character

Tomokazu Seki

Tomokazu SekiJapanese voice

Tatsuya Kimura

Tatsuya KimuraSupporting character

Keiji Fujiwara

Keiji FujiwaraJapanese voice

Masaru Aoki

Masaru AokiSupporting character

Wataru Takagi

Wataru TakagiJapanese voice

Ryou Mashiba

Ryou MashibaSupporting character

Masahiko Tanaka

Masahiko TanakaJapanese voice

Kumi Mashiba

Kumi MashibaSupporting character

Sanae Kobayashi

Sanae KobayashiJapanese voice

Masahiko Umezawa

Masahiko UmezawaSupporting character

Mitsuaki Madono

Mitsuaki MadonoJapanese voice

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