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Fighting Spirit: New Challenger

はじめの一歩新シリーズ

“Featherweight champion Ippo Makunouchi has defended his title, but now Japan's champions become challengers against the rest of the world.”

26 episodes23 min

Sports, Combat Sports, ShounenWinter 2009MadhousePG-13 - Teens 13 or older

8.67 Community score

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Synopsis

Featherweight champion Ippo Makunouchi has defended his title, but now Japan's champions become challengers against the rest of the world.

Japanese Featherweight Champion Ippo Makunouchi has successfully defended and retained his title. Meanwhile, his rival, Ichirou Miyata, has resurfaced in Japan, aiming for his own Featherweight belt in the Oriental Pacific Boxing Federation. When the rest of the world comes knocking, however, will Japan's best fighters rise to the challenge and achieve glory at the top? Or will the small island nation be crushed under the weight of greater entities? This time, champions will become challengers issuing a call to the rest of the world and ready to show off their fighting spirit!

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