Alternative titles: English: The First Step - Champion RoadJapanese: はじめの一歩 -Champion Road-
Type: Movie
Episodes: 1
Status: Finished airing
Airdate: 18 Apr, 2003 to 00 00, 0000
Genres: Comedy, Shounen, Sports
Duration: 01:30:00 per episode
Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 and older
As the new Champion, Ippo must protect his title against some of the best boxers available.
Makunouchi Ippo is the new Featherweight champion of Japan and is now ready for his first title defense. His opponent, the former Jr. Featherweight champion and a medical student, Sanada Kazuki. In addition to this feud, Sanada is being coached by Kamogawa's former rival, Hama Dankichi. What makes things worse is that Sanada works at the same hospital where Kumi is a nurse at and everybody at the hospital wants Sanada to win. Not only does Ippo have to defend his title, he has to reclaim his love. (Source: ANN)
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Masaru Aoki Supporting | Wataru Takagi Japanese Jim Taggert English |
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Genji Kamogawa Main | Kenji Utsumi Japanese |
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Tatsuya Kimura Supporting | Keiji Fujiwara Japanese Grant George English |
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Ippo Makunouchi Main | Steve Staley English Kohei Kiyasu Japanese |
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Mamoru Takamura Main | Rikiya Koyama Japanese Eddie Frierson English |
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Mari Iimura Supporting | |
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Ryo Mashiba Supporting | Masahiko Tanaka Japanese |
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Kumi Mashiba Supporting | Sanae Kobayashi Japanese Stephanie Sheh English |
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Ichiro Miyata Supporting | Tomokazu Seki Japanese Jeff Nimoy English |
| Kazuki Sanada Main | Kouichi Yamadera Japanese | |
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Takeshi Sendou Supporting | Masaya Onosaka Japanese |
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Masahiko Umezawa Supporting | Mitsuaki Madono Japanese |
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Haruhiko Yagi Supporting | |
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George Morikawa Original Creator |
