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Overview

User Rating:
9.1/10   395 votes
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Writer:
George Morikawa (writer)
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Release Date:
27 March 2000 (Japan) more
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NewsDesk:
(2 articles)
Friend Marvels at Farrah Fawcett's Fighting Spirit
 (From PEOPLE.com. 7 April 2009, 1:05 PM, PDT)

Ask the Flying Monkey (January 21, 2009)
 (From AfterElton.com. 20 January 2009, 8:17 PM, PST)

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Cast

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Steve Areno ... Referee (1 episode, 2002)

Beau Billingslea ... Yoshio Fujiwara, Ohta, Announcer (1 episode, 2002)
Richard Cansino ... Appilcant / ... (1 episode, 2002)
Joe Cappelletti ... Fujii (1 episode, 2002)

D.C. Douglas ... Genji Kamogawa (1 episode, 2002)

Richard Epcar ... Kamogawa (1 episode, 2002)
Kohei Kiyasu ... Ippo Makunouchi (1 episode, 2002)
Sanae Kobayashi ... Kumi Mashiba (1 episode, 2002)
Steve Kramer ... Mr. Yasuda (1 episode, 2002)
Jeff Nimoy ... Ichiro Miyata (1 episode, 2002)
Steve Staley ... Ippo Makunouchi (1 episode, 2002)
Paul St. Peter ... Miyata's Father / ... (1 episode, 2002)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Fighting Spirit (USA) (literal English title)
Knockout (Philippines: English title)
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Runtime:
20 min (76 episodes)
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Ippo was styled on Mike Tyson in his early years. The original comic was started in 1989 when Tyson was still on top of the world heavyweight divisions. more

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11 out of 12 people found the following review useful.
The best sport/martial arts anime, 9 October 2006
10/10
Author: thefullgarden-1 from United States

Fighting Spirit is better than the Dragon Balls Z or most other famous and popular TV anime shows about fights because it is more matured and realistic in its drawing style, plot, characterization, and animation technology.

Animes like the Dragon Balls and most Hayao Miyazaki works are intended for little kids, at least in Japan, but the Flighting Spirit was late night show, intended for older teens and adults.

It should also appeal to the female audience who get turned off by silly fantasy girls with gross body shapes or stupid voices in typical anime.

I don't care about most anime shows, but I love this series. Try it and judge for yourself!

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