Fighting Spirit: New Challenger
TV · 26 episodes · 23 min/ep · Madhouse
Japanese Featherweight Champion Ippo Makunouchi has successfully defended and retained his title. Meanwhile, his rival, Ichirou Miyata, has resurfaced in Japan, aiming for his own Featherweight belt in the Oriental Pacific Boxing Federation. When the rest of the world comes knocking, however, will Japan's best fighters rise to the challenge and achieve glory at the top? Or will the small island nation be crushed under the weight of greater entities? This time, champions will become challengers issuing a call to the rest of the world and ready to show off their fighting spirit! [Written by MAL Rewrite]
Ippo Makunouchi
Main
Kouhei Kiyasu
Japanese
Mamoru Takamura
Main
Rikiya Koyama
Japanese
Masaru Aoki
Main
Wataru Takagi
Japanese
Tatsuya Kimura
Main
Keiji Fujiwara
Japanese
Kumi Mashiba
Supporting
Yuka Hirata
Japanese
Takeshi Sendo
Supporting
Masaya Onosaka
Japanese
Naomichi Yamada
Supporting
Daisuke Sakaguchi
Japanese
Ichirou Miyata
Supporting
Tomokazu Seki
Japanese
Eiji Date
Supporting
Masaki Aizawa
Japanese
Manabu Itagaki
Main
Daisuke Namikawa
Japanese
Genji Kamogawa
Main
Kenji Utsumi
Japanese
Masahiko Umezawa
Supporting
Mitsuaki Madono
Japanese
Toshihiko Nakajima
Sound Director
George Morikawa
Original Creator
LAST ALLIANCE
Theme Song Performance (OP)
Yoshihisa Hirano
Music
Hidetoshi Kaneko
Art Director
coldrain
Theme Song Performance (ED1)
Mieko Hosoi
Key Animation (ep 23)
Jun Shishido
Director
Kazuyuki Fudeyasu
Series Composition
Kotono Watanabe
Episode Director (ep 26)
