Fighting Spirit: Champion Road

Here's a boxing anime that really wants you to root for its underdog. Featherweight champ Ippo must defend his title against a med student also after his girl. The presence of old rivals adds some spice, but mostly this just wants to get you pumped.

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Satoshi Nishimura directed Fighting Spirit: Champion Road in 2003. See Satoshi Nishimura's full filmography, where to start with Satoshi Nishimura, or where to go after you've seen everything by Satoshi Nishimura.

Fighting Spirit: Champion Road was released in 2003 (JA original-language production), with a runtime of 90 minutes.