Fighting Spirit: Rising (2013)

Action · Animation · Comedy

Ippo the Japanese Featherweight champion will defend his title against amazing challengers. Takamura fights for the second WBC title in the middleweight class, and Aoki fights for the Lightweight title.

IMDb rating: 8.7 (4,441 votes)
Episode average: 8.7 matches the IMDb rating
Seasons: 1
Language: JA
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 1 season indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (2013)

8.66 avg 25 episodes 8.1 → 9.8 22 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Strongest Challenger	8.1	206
2	The Dempsey Roll Destroyed	8.2	199
3	A Woman's Battle	7.9	228
4	The Goddess of Victory	7.9	174
5	100% Fake	9.0	267
6	The Distance Between Me and Glory	8.1	196
7	Cheese Champion	8.1	177
8	The Mad Dog and the Red Wolf	8.2	177
9	A Savage Scenario	8.9	235
10	The Face of Determination	8.3	187
11	Fearless Challenger	8.8	213
12	The Anti-Dempsey Perfected	9.5	884
13	A Fist That Picks You Up	9.6	826
14	Empowering Words	8.8	209
15	A Storm Descends on Makunouchi Fishing Boat!	8.2	184
16	Golden Eagle	8.1	175
17	Eleki's Shocker and Papaya's Coconut	7.8	199
18	The Unfinished New Counter	8.4	178
19	Hawk vs. Eagle	8.7	201
20	A Lesson Never Forgotten	9.4	802
21	The End of the Death Match	9.6	932
22	Flower of Hope	8.8	231
23	The Courage to Live	9.1	250
24	Iron Fist	9.2	280
25	A Vow	9.8	770