Fighting Spirit: Champion Road TV Special DVD
There are too few boxing anime series out in the world and even fewer that can be found in North America. Geneon Entertainment, taking a sizable risk, picked up a series titled Hajime no Ippo whose only previous exposure to US fans was an under-the-radar PS2 title renamed Victorious Boxers: Ippo’s Road to Glory. Following the struggle of a nobody who works for his mom’s tiny fishing boat rental company, we watch Ippo train for three years, battling up the ranks to the Featherweight Championship. Fighting Spirit: Champion Road TV Special continues the journey as Ippo takes on his first challenger for the Featherweight belt he currently holds. (more…)
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