はじめの一歩 New Challenger

Hajime no Ippo: The Fighting! New Challenger

Ippo Makunouchi continues his boxing career and his goal on knowing the meaning of being strong, and the desire on fighting his idol Ichiro Miyata once again. Along him are pro boxers Takamura, Aoki and Kimura that each one of them aspire to their own dreams. (Source: Anime News Network)

Names

Original	はじめの一歩 New Challenger (japanese)
Romaji	Hajime no Ippo: New Challenger
English	Hajime no Ippo: The Fighting! New Challenger
Chinese	第一神拳 New Challenger (simplified · via bangumi)
Also known as	Hajime no Ippo Season II · Hajime no Ippo 2 · Fighting Spirit: New Challenger · Hajime no Ippo: A Luta! - Um Novo Desafiante

Facts

Format	TV series · 26 ep · 23 min · 10h total
Aired	2009-01-06 → 2009-06-30 (Winter 2009)
Status	FINISHED
Studio	MADHOUSE
Source	Manga
Origin	Japan (Anime)
Demographic	Shounen
Genres	Comedy Drama Sports
Themes	Boxing Shounen Primarily Male Cast Ensemble Cast
Streaming	Netflix · Netflix

Reception

Community score	8.64 / 10
Bayesian score	8.59 / 10
Composite	74.0
On lists	61,023
Favourited	1,567 (2.6%)
Completion	91.0%
Drop rate	1.0%
In backlog	22.0%
Score spread σ	1.21
MyAnimeList	8.67 / 10

Score distribution

11102193284725281660572,52087,150910,478106,698

Where it places

Cohort	Value	Tier	Rank
Broadcast season	Winter 2009	S+	1 of 55
Year	2009	S+	2 of 261
Era	Late 2000s	S	10 of 1,149
Studio	MADHOUSE	A	11 of 229
Genre	Sports	S	12 of 447
Length	Two-cour	A	26 of 699
Season (all years)	Winter	S	30 of 1,557
Genre	Comedy	S	35 of 3,488
Demographic	Shounen	A	55 of 1,219
Source material	Manga	A	80 of 3,025
Format	TV series	A	85 of 3,322
Genre	Drama	A	96 of 1,917
Origin	Japan	S	117 of 7,157