It is a manga created by George Morikawa which tells the beginning and the rise of a young student in the world of boxing professionally.
An adaptation in anime with 76 episodes covering the first 30 volumes of the manga was carried out by Madhouse and broadcast on Nippon Television between October 2000 and March 2002. A second season of 26 episodes called Hajime no Ippo: New Challenger was then posted between January 2009 and 30 June 2009. A third season is scheduled for October 2013.
