Makunouchi Ippo is an ordinary high school student in Japan. Since he spends most of his time away from school helping his mother run the family business, he doesn't get to enjoy his younger years like most teenagers. Always a target for bullying at school (the family fishing business grants him a distinct odor), Ippo's life is one of hardship. One of these after-school bullying sessions turns Ippo's life around for the better, as he is saved by a boxer named Takamura. He decides to follow in Takamura's footsteps and train to become a boxer, giving his life direction and purpose. Ippo's path to perfecting his pugilistic prowess is just beginning...
| Title | Air Date | Duration | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | Episode 1 | The First Step | 2000-10-03 | min |
| Season 1 | Episode 2 | Fruits of Labor | 2000-10-10 | min |
| Season 1 | Episode 3 | Tears of Joy | 2000-10-17 | min |
| Season 1 | Episode 4 | Shadow Boxing | 2000-10-24 | min |
| Season 1 | Episode 5 | 3 Months to Counter | 2000-10-31 | min |
| Season 1 | Episode 6 | The Opening Bell of the Rematch | 2000-11-07 | min |
| Season 1 | Episode 7 | The Destructive Force of 1cm | 2000-11-14 | min |
| Season 1 | Episode 8 | Promise to Meet Again | 2000-11-21 | min |
| Season 1 | Episode 9 | C Class License | 2000-11-28 | min |
| Season 1 | Episode 10 | Debut Match! | 2000-12-05 | min |
| Season 1 | Episode 11 | Obsession for Victory | 2000-12-12 | min |
| Season 1 | Episode 12 | Becoming a Bully's Buddy | 2000-12-19 | min |
| Season 1 | Episode 13 | The Eastern Japan Rookie Championship Tournament Begins | 2000-12-26 | min |
| Season 1 | Episode 14 | Powerful Arms! Hooks vs. Uppercut! | 2001-01-09 | min |
| Season 1 | Episode 15 | Test of Endurance | 2001-01-16 | min |
| Season 1 | Episode 16 | Premonition of a Hard Battle | 2001-01-23 | min |
| Season 1 | Episode 17 | Ippo on the Beach | 2001-01-30 | min |
| Season 1 | Episode 18 | Clinch | 2001-02-06 | min |
| Season 1 | Episode 19 | KO Dream | 2001-02-13 | min |
| Season 1 | Episode 20 | Threat of Shotgun | 2001-02-20 | min |
| Season 1 | Episode 21 | The Way to Capture a Prodigy | 2001-02-27 | min |
| Season 1 | Episode 22 | Forward! Forward!! | 2001-03-06 | min |
| Season 1 | Episode 23 | Another Semi-Final | 2001-03-13 | min |
| Season 1 | Episode 24 | To the Place We Promised... | 2001-03-20 | min |
| Season 1 | Episode 25 | Every Emotion | 2001-03-27 | min |
| Season 1 | Episode 26 | Battle for Distance | 2001-04-03 | min |
| Season 1 | Episode 27 | Death Match | 2001-04-10 | min |
| Season 1 | Episode 28 | Victory or Defeat | 2001-04-17 | min |
| Season 1 | Episode 29 | Rocky of Naniwa | 2001-04-24 | min |
| Season 1 | Episode 30 | To Enemy Ground | 2001-05-01 | min |
| Season 1 | Episode 31 | Traces of Intense Battles | 2001-05-08 | min |
| Season 1 | Episode 32 | Throw Your Right! | 2001-05-15 | min |
| Season 1 | Episode 33 | Smash Force | 2001-05-22 | min |
| Season 1 | Episode 34 | The Rookie King | 2001-05-29 | min |
| Season 1 | Episode 35 | The Continuing Journey | 2001-06-05 | min |
| Season 1 | Episode 36 | The Champ and I | 2001-06-12 | min |
| Season 1 | Episode 37 | A Thing to Strive For | 2001-06-19 | min |
| Season 1 | Episode 38 | Two Rookies of the Year | 2001-06-27 | min |
| Season 1 | Episode 39 | Challenge in a Foreign Land | 2001-07-04 | min |
| Season 1 | Episode 40 | A Counter to Surpass All Counters | 2001-07-11 | min |
| Season 1 | Episode 41 | Barf-michi's Big Fight | 2001-07-18 | min |
| Season 1 | Episode 42 | Sympathy for a Dream | 2001-07-25 | min |
| Season 1 | Episode 43 | The Speed Star | 2001-08-01 | min |
| Season 1 | Episode 44 | The Ring's Blind Spot | 2001-08-08 | min |
| Season 1 | Episode 45 | White Fang of the Wolf | 2001-08-15 | min |
| Season 1 | Episode 46 | Be the Gazelle | 2001-08-22 | min |
| Season 1 | Episode 47 | The Fighting Spirit Within | 2001-08-29 | min |
| Season 1 | Episode 48 | The Red Wolf | 2001-09-05 | min |
| Season 1 | Episode 49 | The Courage to Believe | 2001-09-19 | min |
| Season 1 | Episode 50 | Something to Convey | 2001-09-26 | min |
| Season 1 | Episode 51 | Group Date | 2001-10-03 | min |
| Season 1 | Episode 52 | Challenger | 2001-10-10 | min |
| Season 1 | Episode 53 | So I Can Be Myself | 2001-10-17 | min |
| Season 1 | Episode 54 | Fists of the Champ | 2001-10-24 | min |
| Season 1 | Episode 55 | The Japan Featherweight Title Match | 2001-10-31 | min |
| Season 1 | Episode 56 | The Power That Stands in the Way | 2001-11-07 | min |
| Season 1 | Episode 57 | Conclusion | 2001-11-14 | min |
| Season 1 | Episode 58 | Heartbroken | 2001-11-21 | min |
| Season 1 | Episode 59 | A Determined Will | 2001-11-28 | min |
| Season 1 | Episode 60 | Rival | 2001-12-05 | min |
| Season 1 | Episode 61 | Comeback Anxiety | 2001-12-12 | min |
| Season 1 | Episode 62 | The Road Back | 2001-12-19 | min |
| Season 1 | Episode 63 | Burning Youth | 2001-12-26 | min |
| Season 1 | Episode 64 | Hot Rod Era | 2002-01-09 | min |
| Season 1 | Episode 65 | Kamogawa Troop's Summer | 2002-01-16 | min |
| Season 1 | Episode 66 | Takamura-san's Tears | 2002-01-23 | min |
| Season 1 | Episode 67 | The Kamogawa Gym Swings Into Action | 2002-01-30 | min |
| Season 1 | Episode 68 | The Chief's Peril | 2002-02-06 | min |
| Season 1 | Episode 69 | The Trap of the Southpaw | 2002-02-13 | min |
| Season 1 | Episode 70 | The Young Punk | 2002-02-20 | min |
| Season 1 | Episode 71 | Time for the Showdown | 2002-02-27 | min |
| Season 1 | Episode 72 | Lallapallooza | 2002-03-06 | min |
| Season 1 | Episode 73 | Surpass That Moment | 2002-03-13 | min |
| Season 1 | Episode 74 | Mix-Up | 2002-03-20 | min |
| Season 1 | Episode 75 | Into the Next Step | 2002-03-27 | min |
| Season 1 | Episode 76 | Boxer's Fist | 2003-03-21 | min |
| Season 2 | Episode 1 | The New Step | 2009-01-07 | min |
| Season 2 | Episode 2 | Bloody Cross | 2009-01-14 | min |
| Season 2 | Episode 3 | To a Promise | 2009-01-21 | min |
| Season 2 | Episode 4 | Towards the World | 2009-01-28 | min |
| Season 2 | Episode 5 | The Strength of the World | 2009-02-03 | min |
| Season 2 | Episode 6 | A Figure to Chase After | 2009-02-11 | min |
| Season 2 | Episode 7 | The Advent of the Devil | 2009-02-17 | min |
| Season 2 | Episode 8 | Spirit for One Last Attack | 2009-02-25 | min |
| Season 2 | Episode 9 | Inheritance Qualifications | 2009-03-04 | min |
| Season 2 | Episode 10 | Biting Dog | 2009-03-11 | min |
| Season 2 | Episode 11 | Ippo vs. Hammer Nao | 2009-03-18 | min |
| Season 2 | Episode 12 | Requirements for a Pro | 2009-03-25 | min |
| Season 2 | Episode 13 | Ippo at the Beach 2 | 2009-04-01 | min |
| Season 2 | Episode 14 | Two Spars | 2009-04-08 | min |
| Season 2 | Episode 15 | Itagaki's Debut Fight! | 2009-04-15 | min |
| Season 2 | Episode 16 | The Two Hawks | 2009-04-22 | min |
| Season 2 | Episode 17 | Wild Kid | 2009-04-29 | min |
| Season 2 | Episode 18 | Extreme Weight Control | 2009-05-06 | min |
| Season 2 | Episode 19 | Critical Situation | 2009-05-13 | min |
| Season 2 | Episode 20 | Junior Middleweight World Title Match | 2009-05-20 | min |
| Season 2 | Episode 21 | Battle of Hawk | 2009-05-27 | min |
| Season 2 | Episode 22 | Brawl | 2009-06-03 | min |
| Season 2 | Episode 23 | Supporting Hand | 2009-06-10 | min |
| Season 2 | Episode 24 | The King | 2009-06-17 | min |
| Season 2 | Episode 25 | Please Accept This Bronze Statue | 2009-06-24 | min |
| Season 2 | Episode 26 | New Challenger | 2009-07-01 | min |
| Season 3 | Episode 1 | The Strongest Challenger | 2013-10-06 | min |
| Season 3 | Episode 2 | The Dempsey Roll Destroyed | 2013-10-12 | min |
| Season 3 | Episode 3 | A Woman's Battle | 2013-10-19 | min |
| Season 3 | Episode 4 | The Goddess of Victory | 2013-10-25 | min |
| Season 3 | Episode 5 | 100% Fake | 2013-11-01 | min |
| Season 3 | Episode 6 | The Distance Between Me and Glory | 2013-11-08 | min |
| Season 3 | Episode 7 | Cheese Champion | 2013-11-15 | min |
| Season 3 | Episode 8 | The Mad Dog and the Red Wolf | 2013-11-22 | min |
| Season 3 | Episode 9 | A Savage Scenario | 2013-11-29 | min |
| Season 3 | Episode 10 | The Face of Determination | 2013-12-07 | min |
| Season 3 | Episode 11 | Fearless Challenger | 2013-12-28 | min |
| Season 3 | Episode 12 | The Anti-Dempsey Perfected | 2014-01-04 | min |
| Season 3 | Episode 13 | A Fist That Picks You Up | 2014-01-04 | min |
| Season 3 | Episode 14 | Empowering Words | 2014-01-11 | min |
| Season 3 | Episode 15 | A Storm Descends on Makunouchi Fishing Boat | 2014-01-17 | min |
| Season 3 | Episode 16 | Golden Eagle | 2014-01-25 | min |
| Season 3 | Episode 17 | Eleki's Shocker and Papaya's Coconut | 2014-02-01 | min |
| Season 3 | Episode 18 | The Unfinished New Counter | 2014-02-08 | min |
| Season 3 | Episode 19 | Hawk vs. Eagle | 2014-02-15 | min |
| Season 3 | Episode 20 | A Lesson Never Forgotten | 2014-02-22 | min |
| Season 3 | Episode 21 | The End of the Death Match | 2014-03-01 | min |
| Season 3 | Episode 22 | Flower of Hope | 2014-03-08 | min |
| Season 3 | Episode 23 | The Courage to Live | 2014-03-15 | min |
| Season 3 | Episode 24 | Iron Fist | 2014-03-22 | min |
| Season 3 | Episode 25 | A Vow | 2014-03-29 | min |
| Writing | George Morikawa | Comic Book |
| Writing | Tatsuhiko Urahata | Writer |
