Hajime no Ippo: The Fighting

Hajime no Ippo is a boxing manga and anime series created by Jyoji "George" Morikawa which is serialized by Kodansha in Weekly Shonen Magazine. The manga has been running since 1989 and currently spans 84 tankobon and is currently one of the longest manga ever. A 76-episode anime adaption was produced by Madhouse, the Nippon TV Network and VAP, directed by Satoshi Nishimura and ran on the Nippon TV Network from October 2000 to March 2002. One OVA and a movie were also produced. It was announced that the anime would be licensed in North America by Geneon at the end of 2003. Geneon released it as Fighting Spirit. It was called Knockout in the Philippines.