Hajime no Ippo: New Challenger

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Synonyms: Hajime no Ippo New Series, Hajime no Ippo Season II, Hajime no Ippo 2

Japanese: はじめの一歩新シリーズ

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Information

Type: TV

Episodes: 26

Status: Finished Airing

Aired: Jan 7, 2009 to Jul 1, 2009

Premiered: Winter 2009

Broadcast: Wednesdays at 01:29 (JST)

Producers: VAP, Kodansha, Nippon Television Network

Licensors: None found, add some

Studios: Madhouse

Source: Manga

Genre: Sports

Theme: Combat Sports

Demographic: Shounen

Duration: 23 min. per ep.

Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

Statistics

Score: 8.67¹ (scored by 168,106 users)

¹ indicates a weighted score.

Ranked: #67²

² based on the top anime page. Please note that 'Not yet aired' and 'R18+' titles are excluded.

Popularity: #850

Members: 287,590

Favorites: 1,810

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