Manga · Hajime no Ippo: Fighting Spirit!
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Japanese	はじめの一歩 Rising
Romanized	Hajime no Ippo: Rising
Also known as	Hajime no Ippo 3
Genre	Sports, Combat Sports, Shounen
Type	TV series
Based on	Manga — George Morikawa
Directed by	Jun Shishido
Written by	Kazuyuki Fudeyasu
Character design	Kouji Sugiura
Music by	Yoshihisa Hirano, Tsuneo Imahori
Studio	Madhouse, MAPPA
Original run	October 6, 2013 – March 30, 2014
Episodes	25
Episode length	22 min
Total running time	9 hr 10 min
Status	Finished airing
Season	Fall 2013
Age rating	PG-13 – Teens 13 and older
Score	★ 8.61 (#92)
On users' lists	38,024 Kitsu, Shikimori
Streaming	Crunchyroll
Written by	George Morikawa
Published in	Shounen Magazine (Weekly)
Demographic	Shounen
Original run	September 27, 1989 – ongoing

Studio	Madhouse, MAPPA
Original Creator	George Morikawa
Director	Jun Shishido
Series Composition	Kazuyuki Fudeyasu
Script	Kouji Aritomi, Tatsurou Inamoto, Katsuya Ishida, Atsuo Ishino
Character Design	Kouji Sugiura
Music	Yoshihisa Hirano, Tsuneo Imahori
Art Director	Hiromasa Ogura
Chief Animation Director	Yuuko Yasaki
Director of Photography	Yuuya Kumazawa
Color Design	Chiharu Tanaka
Theme Song Performance	Wasureranneyo
Producer	Shintarou Hashimoto, Yasuteru Iwase, Masao Maruyama, Tomohiro Shindou, Manabu Tamura, Masakazu Watanabe

No.	Title	Original air date	Status
1	“The Strongest Challenger”	October 6, 2013	Aired
2	“The Dempsey Roll Destroyed”	October 12, 2013	Aired
3	“A Woman’s Battle”	October 19, 2013	Aired
4	“The Goddess of Victory”	October 25, 2013	Aired
5	“100% Fake”	November 1, 2013	Aired
6	“The Distance Between me and Glory”	November 8, 2013	Aired
7	“Cheese Champion”	November 15, 2013	Aired
8	“The Mad Dog and The Red Wolf”	November 22, 2013	Aired
9	“A Savage Scenario”	November 29, 2013	Aired
10	“The Face of Determination”	December 7, 2013	Aired
11	“Fearless challenger”	December 28, 2013	Aired
12	“The Anti-Dempsey Perfected”	January 4, 2014	Aired
13	“A Fist that Picks you Up”	January 4, 2014	Aired
14	“Words of Encouragement”	January 11, 2014	Aired
15	“A Storm Descends on the Makunouchi Fishing Boat!”	January 17, 2014	Aired
16	“Golden Eagle”	January 25, 2014	Aired
17	“Eleki's Shocker and Papaya's Coconut”	February 1, 2014	Aired
18	“The Unfinished New Counter”	February 8, 2014	Aired
19	“Hawk vs. Eagle”	February 15, 2014	Aired
20	“Unforgetabble Teachings”	February 22, 2014	Aired
21	“The End of the Death Match”	March 1, 2014	Aired
22	“Flower of Hope”	March 8, 2014	Aired
23	“The Courage to Live”	March 15, 2014	Aired
24	“Iron Fist”	March 22, 2014	Aired
25	“A Vow”	March 29, 2014	Aired

Site	Members	Watching	Completed	Plan to watch	Dropped	Favorites
Kitsu	19,067	—	—	—	—	161
Shikimori	18,957	359	14,167	3,712	459	—

#	Title	Format	Episodes	Released
1	Fighting Spirit	TV series	75	October 4, 2000
2	Fighting Spirit Special	Special	1	March 21, 2003
3	Fighting Spirit: Champion Road	TV special	1	April 18, 2003
4	Fighting Spirit: Mashiba vs. Kimura	OVA	1	September 5, 2003
5	Fighting Spirit: New Challenger (Prequel)	TV series	26	January 7, 2009
6	*Fighting Spirit: Rising*	TV series	25	October 6, 2013

Fighting Spirit: Rising

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