Season 1 Episode 28
Hajime no Ippo
Animated • Drama
Season 166 Episodes
The First StepS1 E1Ippo is a high school student that gets bullied on by the kids at his school; when a professional boxer introduces Ippo to the world of boxing, his life changes.
Fruits of LaborS1 E2Ippo is granted his first sparring session.
Tears of JoyS1 E3Ippo shows enough potential to be accepted into the gym.
The Opening Bell of the RematchS1 E6Ippo and Miyata face off in a rematch.
The Destructive Force of 1cmS1 E7Ippo and Miyata are in the last round.
Promise to Meet AgainS1 E8Ippo trains with Takamura and discovers the hardship of pro boxing.
C Class LicenseS1 E9Ippo takes the license test and meets Mashiba.
Debut Match!S1 E10Ippo and his opponent Yusuke train for Ippo's debut match.
Obsession for VictoryS1 E11Ippo fights Yusuke.
Becoming a Bully's BuddyS1 E12After a fight, Ippo makes a new friend.
The Eastern Japan Rookie Championship Tournament BeginsS1 E13Ippo and his opponent Jason prepare for the first match of the Rookie King Tournament.
Powerful Arms! Hooks vs. Uppercut!S1 E14Ippo vs. Jason.
Test of EnduranceS1 E15A tough match ends.
ClinchS1 E18The start of the Ippo vs. Kobashi match.
Threat of ShotgunS1 E20Ippo trains with Aoki to counter Hayami's Shotgun punch.
The Way to Capture a ProdigyS1 E21The Ippo vs. Hayami fight begins.
Forward! Forward!!S1 E22Ippo hopes his training with Aoki and Kimura will help him win the match.
Another Semi-FinalS1 E23Miyata begins his semi-final match against Mashiba as Ippo and the others spectate.
To the Place We Promised...S1 E24Miyata and Mashiba continue to fight.
Every EmotionS1 E25Ippo and Mashiba both train for their match; Mashiba's motive and reasoning for boxing are revealed.
Battle for DistanceS1 E26Ippo vs. Mashiba Round One.
Death MatchS1 E27Ippo vs. Mashiba continues.
Victory or DefeatS1 E28Ippo could be the Rookie King of Eastern Japan.
Rocky of NaniwaS1 E29Sendo goes to Japan to meet with Ippo.
To Enemy GroundS1 E30Ippo gets ready for All Japan.
Traces of Intense BattlesS1 E31A recap of the boxing matches that have taken place.
Smash ForceS1 E33Ippo tries a different fighting stance, making his match with Sendo more intense.
The Rookie KingS1 E34Ippo and Sendo keep fighting, the crowd starts cheering Sendo on and the match reaches its climax.
The Counting JourneyS1 E35Ippo graduates and takes photos with people from his school; new people join the gym and are put to the test by running with Takemura, Ippo, Aoki and Kimura.
The Champ and IS1 E36Kimura, Aoki, and Takemura each fight their match; Ippo spars with the featherweight champion, Date.
A Thing to Strive ForS1 E37Dante uses his secret weapon on Ippo, which makes Okita challenge Ippo to a real match.
Two Rookies of the YearS1 E38Okita unpredictable moves on Ippo; Okita uses a fighting style like Dante and a corkscrew.
Challenge in a Foreign LandS1 E39Miyata is in Thailand, and he gets a tough opponent with a great record, Jimmy Sisfa.
A Counter to Surpass All CountersS1 E40Miyata's fight with Jimmy Sisfa begins; Miyata starts off bad and tries a counter punch.
Barf-michi's Big FightS1 E41Aoki, Kimura and Ippo all try going to A-class; Yamada has his first fight; all the guys want to go to training camp.
Sharing a DreamS1 E42Ippo's mother collapses from overworking, so Ippo has to look after the family business; Ippo thinks about quitting boxing so that his mother doesn't overwork herself again.
The Speed StarS1 E43Ippo prepares for his match against Saeki, the speed star, by trying to improve his movements and become faster.
Blind Spot in the RingS1 E44Ippo's match with Saeki begins, but Saeki is so fast that Ippo can't land a hit on him; Ippo Is left with a blind spot after getting his eye swollen, making it even harder to track Saeki.
The White Fangs of the WolfS1 E45The guys finish their matches and go to karaoke; Takemura lets everyone know Yamada is leaving, so they give him a send-off.
Be the GazelleS1 E46Aoki and Kimura fight their matches; Kamogawa wants Ippo to train his legs to get flexible muscles so that he can deliver a more powerful punch and beat Volg.
The Fighting Spirit WithinS1 E47Ippo meets Volg after Volg gets lost; Volg tells Ippo that he boxes so that he can get money for his mother.
The Red WolfS1 E48The match with Ippo and Volg begins and the two boxers seem to get the edge over one another quite a bit.
The Courage to BelieveS1 E49The fight between Ippo and Volg carries on; Ippo takes a lot of hits and gets knocked down a couple times.
Something to ConveyS1 E50After many rounds, Ippo and Volg are both exhausted; after the match, Volg visits Ippo in the hospital and meets Ippo's mother.
The Group DateS1 E51Ippo wakes up after a couple of days at the hospital; when Ippo is in the hospital he meets Mashiba's sister, Aoki, Kimura, Takemura, and Ippo go on a group date.
The ChallengerS1 E52Date recaps of some of Ippo's fights.
So That I Can Be MyselfS1 E53Date's past is revealed; Takemura gets ready for his match.
Fists of the ChampS1 E54Takemura has real trouble at the beginning of his match; Ippo finds out that Mashiba won the championship and celebrates with him and his sister.
The Japan Featherweight Title MatchS1 E55Ippo's title match with Date begins; Date is surprised by how much better Ippo is since the last time he sparred with him.
The Power that Stands in the WayS1 E56Ippo punches Date in the face quite a bit, but Date isn't taking the full impact of the punch because he twists his neck.
ConclusionS1 E57Both Ippo and Date are beaten up badly; the match reaches the climax.
HeartbrokenS1 E58After Ippo loses, he finds out that Sendo and Volg will fight for the title; Kamogawa tells Ippo that he shouldn't go to the gym for three months because of all the damage from his fights; Ippo goes out with Kumi, Mashiba's sister.
A Determined WillS1 E59Ippo watches his match with Date; Ippo goes to watch the title match with Volg and Sendo, and he runs into Miyata and spectates the match with him.
RivalS1 E60Volg and Sendo face off, with the crowd cheering for Sendo, and the match comes down to a decision by the judges.
Comeback AnxietyS1 E61Aoki, Kimura and Ippo make their comeback match, with Ippo being the main event; Kamogawa trains Ippo to have a better defense, but he overworks himself and collapses, ending up in a hospital.
The Road BackS1 E62Aoki, Kimura and Ippo have their comeback matches; Ippo tries a new move, the Dempsy Roll.
Burning YouthS1 E63Aoki, Takemura and Ippo visit Kimura because he has a high fever; Aoki's and Kimura's life as delinquents is shown.
Hot Rod EraS1 E64A look at Aoki and Kimura's debut matches and how they became boxers and joined the Kamogawa gym.
Kamogawa Troop's SummerS1 E65Sendo comfortably beats Saeki, the speed star; Sendo wants a fight with Ippo; all the guys from the gym go to training camp in the mountains and meet Kamogawa's friend.
Takamura-San's TearsS1 E66The guys learn that killer intent can seem like a punch; Kamogawa and Nekota's history with one another is told; Takamura battles a bear; everyone finishes training camp.
The Kamogawa Gym Swings Into ActionS1 E67Ippo spars with Shigeta, who is ranked fourth among Japanese featherweights and also uses southpaw; people find out about Takemura's fight with a bear; there is talk about Takemura getting a world title fight.
The Chief's PerilS1 E68Aoki, Kimura and Takemura all fight their fights; before fighting, Takemura makes a grand entrance wearing a bear pelt and fights his match using only his left hand; Nekota starts teaching at the gym for a bit.
The Trap of the SouthpawS1 E69Sendo begins his title defense match with Shigeta, the southpaw user; Sendo fights Shigeta but gets angry with him as the fight goes on.
The Young PunkS1 E70Ippo invites Kumi to the zoo; Kumi lets Ippo know that she was the one who wrote idiot outside the gym; Sendo's grandma tells Iimura Mari about Sendo's childhood and how he was brought up.
Mix-UpS1 E74A flashback shows how Sendo joined his gym; Ippo gets knocked down twice, but when he gets up, the fifth round gets more brutal; the sixth round begins and is just as brutal as the last round.
Into the Next StepS1 E75The match between Ippo and Sendo finally reaches its conclusion after seven ruthless rounds.
Victory or DefeatSeason 1 Episode 28
Cast
Kohei Kiyasu, Rikiya Koyama, Wataru Takagi, Keiji Fujiwara, Tomokazu SekiGenres
Animated, DramaMore Like This
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