Hajime no Ippo: The Fighting! - Champion Road
Hajime no Ippo: Champion Road / The First Step - Champion RoadSummary
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.
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Where to watch
Platforms
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Episodes
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Details
- Format
- Special
- Number of Episodes
- 1
- Episode length
- 90 min
- Estimated total length
- ≈ 1 h 30 min (1 × 90 min)
- Season
- Spring 2003
- Start date
- April 18, 2003
- End date
- April 18, 2003
- Status
- Finished
- Source
- Manga
- Country of origin
- Japan
- Studios
- MADHOUSE
- Romaji title
- Hajime no Ippo: Champion Road
- English title
- Hajime no Ippo: The Fighting! - Champion Road
- Native title
- はじめの一歩 -Champion Road-
- Other titles
- The First Step - Champion Road
Relations
Suggested watch order
Based on known prequels and sequels.
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Hajime no Ippo: The Fighting! - Boxer's Fist
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Hajime no Ippo: The Fighting!
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Hajime no Ippo: The Fighting! - Champion RoadThis page
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Hajime no Ippo: The Fighting! - Mashiba vs Kimura
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Fighting Spirit: New Challenger
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Fighting Spirit: Rising
Characters 17
Main characters
- Kazuki Sanada真田 一機Main
- Genji Kamogawa鴨川源二Main
- Ippo Makunouchi幕之内一歩Main
- Dankichi Hama浜 団吉Main
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- Ichirou Miyata宮田一郎Supporting
- Tatsuya Kimura木村達也Supporting
- Mari Iimura飯村真理Supporting
- Mamoru Takamura鷹村守Supporting
- Masaru Aoki青木勝Supporting
- Kumi Mashiba間柴久美Supporting
- Takeshi Sendo千堂武士Supporting
- Jikkyou Announcer実況アナウンサーSupporting
- Masahiko Umezawa梅沢正彦Supporting
- Ryou Mashiba間柴了Supporting
- Minoru Fujii藤井稔Supporting
- Haruhiko Yagi八木晴彦Supporting
- Hiroko Makunouchi幕之内寛子Supporting
Staff and studios
Studios
Key staff
- George MorikawaOriginal creator
- Kouji SugiuraCharacter design
- Tsuneo ImahoriMusic
- Hidetoshi KanekoArt director
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- Masao MaruyamaProducer
- Masahiko OosawaPlanning
- Mitsuru OoshimaPlanning
- Yoshimi KoshikawaColor Design
- Takahiro MiyataDirector of Photography
- Manabu TamuraProducer
- Kenichi KawamuraStoryboard
- Satoshi YoshimotoAnimation Producer
- Kenichi KawamuraUnit Director
- Yuuzou SatouStoryboard
- Satoshi NishimuraStoryboard
- Satoshi NishimuraUnit Director
- Tatsuhiko UrahataScript Composition
- Kazuyuki FudeyasuScript
- Nanako ShimazakiUnit Director
- Kouji SugiuraAnimation Director
- Satoshi TasakiAnimation Director
- Kazuhisa OonoUnit Director
- Yoshiyuki ItouAnimation Director
- Hiroshi YamashitaProducer
- Yuuzou SatouUnit Director