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Should you watch Fighting Spirit?

Who it’s good for, who it isn’t, and what’s in it. No ratings, no scores.

Fighting Spirit

Anime · 2000

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...

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The sides of Fighting Spirit

  • A bullied boy who takes up boxing
  • A gym run by an old trainer
  • A punch learned over months of training

Fighting Spirit is good for you if…

  • you like training, weigh-ins and the walk to the ring.
  • you want fights where every punch is explained as it lands.
  • you like a shy boy who only knows who he is inside the ropes.

Fighting Spirit is bad for you if…

  • you don't watch anime.
  • you won't read subtitles.
  • you need momentum. a single fight can run across several episodes of commentary and inner monologue.

About: perseverance · self-worth · training

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