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Fighting Spirit: Champion Road

Fighting Spirit: Champion Road

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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Fighting Spirit: Champion Road

Overview
Cast
Crew
Recommendations

Status

Released

Release Date

Jun 25, 2003

Runtime

1h 30m

Genres

Animation, Action, Comedy

User Score

66%

Original Title

はじめの一歩 -Champion Road-

Production Companies

Madhouse, Geneon Entertainment

Director

Satoshi Nishimura

Status

Released

Release Date

Jun 25, 2003

Runtime

1h 30m

Genres

Animation
Action
Comedy

User Score

66%

Original Title

はじめの一歩 -Champion Road-

Production Companies

Madhouse
Geneon Entertainment

Director

Satoshi Nishimura

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Description

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.