It follows the story of high school student Makunouchi Ippo, as he begins his career in boxing and over time obtains many titles and defeats various opponents.Ī 76-episode anime adaptation produced by Madhouse aired on Nippon TV from October 2000 to March 2002. It has been serialized by Kodansha in the shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Magazine since October 1989 and collected into 136 tankōbon volumes as of November 2022.
'The First Step') is a Japanese boxing-themed manga series written and illustrated by George Morikawa.
