はじめの一歩 - Season 1 Episode 1
Ippo is a high school student who works full time at his mother's fishing though. Because of this, he gets bullied on by the kids at his school. That's when his life turns around, when a professional boxer happens to be jogging along the way, and introduces Ippo to the world of boxing.
- Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Action & Adventure
- Studio: Nippon TV
- Keyword: rags to riches, sports, tournament, based on manga, championship, comradeship, shounen, boxing, anime, spokon
- Cast: Kohei Kiyasu, Rikiya Koyama, Wataru Takagi, Keiji Fujiwara, Jurota Kosugi, Hidenobu Kiuchi