Hajime no Ippo: Mashiba vs. Kimura
Information
OVA (1 ep.)
2003-09-05
Alternative Titles
ru:Первый шаг: Машиба против Кимуры
ja:はじめの一歩 間柴vs木村 死刑執行
Fast Navigation
Synopsis
Tatsuya Kimura is beginning to feel left behind. With his friends Ippo Makunouchi and Mamoru Takamura holding the championship belt in their respective weight classes, Kimura's inability to become Japan's Junior Lightweight boxing champion eats away at him. Scheduled to fight with the current champion Ryo Mashiba, Kimura begins to train with Ippo's rival Ichirou Miyata, who previously suffered a crushing defeat from Mashiba's signature "Hitman" style of boxing.
But Mashiba has his own desire to hold onto the belt, hoping to soon shoot for the World title and secure financial stability for his sister Kumi. Will Kimura's overwhelming drive to prove his strength as a boxer overcome Mashiba's desperate wish to provide a better life for Kumi?
But Mashiba has his own desire to hold onto the belt, hoping to soon shoot for the World title and secure financial stability for his sister Kumi. Will Kimura's overwhelming drive to prove his strength as a boxer overcome Mashiba's desperate wish to provide a better life for Kumi?
Characters
Main
Kenji Utsumi
Japanese
Mamoru Miyano
Japanese
Shouzou Iizuka
Japanese
Richard Epcar
English
Main
Megumi Tano
Japanese
Tomokazu Seki
Japanese
Jason Palmer
English
Stephanie Sheh
English
Main
Wataru Takagi
Japanese
Peter Doyle
English
Benjamin Pascal
French
Benjamín Rivera
Spanish
Main
Masahiko Tanaka
Japanese
Terrence Stone
English
Francisco Javier Rivero Pichardo
Spanish
Main
Keiji Fujiwara
Japanese
Grant George
English
Donald Reignoux
French
Ju Chang Lee
Korean