Episode
Fighting Spirit: Tears of Joy
Overview
Ippo loses his first sparring session, but shows enough potential to be accepted into the gym.
Details
- Series
- Fighting Spirit
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 3
- Air date
- 2000-10-17
- Runtime
- 24 min
Episode context
Tears of Joy is Episode 3 in The First Step of Fighting Spirit. It aired on 2000-10-17. The runtime is 24 min.
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More episodes from this season
Episode 1: The First Step
Ippo is a high school student who works full time at his mother's fishing though. Because of this, he gets bullied on by the kids at his school. That's when his life turns around, when a professional boxer happens to be jogging along the way, and introduces Ippo to the world of boxing.
Episode 5: 3 Months to Counter
Ippo trains for a rematch.
Episode 6: The Opening Bell of the Rematch
Ippo and Miyata face off in a rematch.
Episode 7: The Destructive Force Of One CM
Ippo and Miyata are in the last round of the rematch
Episode 8: Promise to Meet Again
Ippo trains with Takamura and discovers the hardship of pro boxing.
Episode 9: C Class License
Ippo takes the License Test and meets Mashiba.
Episode 10: Debut Match!
Ippo and his opponent Yusuke train for Ippo's debut match.
Episode 11: Obsession for Victory
Ippo defeats Yusuke via K.O.
Episode 12: Becoming a Bully's Buddy
Ippo fights and wins his second match via K.O.,After the fight he was befriended by Umezawa, his former bully.
Episode 13: The Eastern Japan Rookie Championship Tournament Begins
Ippo and his opponent Jason prepare for the first match of the Rookie King Tournament.