Punch-Out!! (2026 Animated Series)

Punch-Out!! is an upcoming animated series, based on the Nintendo game series of the same name.
==Synopsis==
Little Mac, a 17 year old aspiring boxer from New York, is given a chance to live his boxing dreams when he meets retired boxer, Doc Louis.
==Characters==
Main Article: List of Punch-Out!! (2026 Animated Series) Characters
* TBA as Little Mac - A 17-year-old boxing fan from the Bronx.
* TBA as Doc Louis - A former boxing champion who becomes Mac's coach.
* TBA as Anna - A 17-year-old volunteer nurse for the WVBA that develops romantic feelings for Little Mac.
* TBA as Charlotte - Little Mac's mother.
* TBA as Katie - Little Mac's little sister.
* TBA as Money Holder - The chairman of the WVBA.
==Episodes==
===Season 1===
Episode Number	Title 	Plot
01 	Pilot 	Doc Louis, a former pro boxer, wanders the streets one day when he is cornered by a street gang, a guy in a pink hoodie saves him by knocking out the gang with his bare hands. The guy reveals themselves to be a 17-year-old called “Little Mac”, who Doc sees has lots of potential to become a boxing champion. Mac says he would love to be a boxer as he is a big fan of the WVBA. Doc agrees to train him to become a pro, despite the protests of Mac’s mother, Charlotte. After a month of training, Doc takes Mac to the Minor Circuit to get him a fight, but due to Mac only being 17, no one is willing to give him a fight, except for the wimpy Glass Joe. A couple weeks later, Mac has his first professional fight against Glass Joe, shocking everyone when he knocks Joe out in 4 punches. While celebrating the win, Mac and Doc watch a press conference, where undefeated WVBA World Champion, Mr. Dream, announces his retirement, shocking Mac and Doc.
02 	The German Steel Machine 	Mac trains for his second fight, when he hurts his ankle during training. Doc takes him to the WVBA medical facility, where Little Mac meets the nurse, Anna, and the two hit it off. Despite worrying that his ankle injury would mean having to forfeit his fight, Anna tells Mac that his injury isn’t serious, and he get the clear to compete. Little Mac competes in his second match, taking on German boxer, Von Kaiser. Little Mac is able to knock out Kaiser in the first round, despite being distracted by an old Frenchman in the crowd, who later reveals himself to be Gabby Jay, the protégé/uncle of Glass Joe, who requests Money Holder to book a fight between himself and Little Mac.
03 	Au Revoir! 	Little Mac has to take care of his little sister, Katie, so he brings her to Doc’s gym while he trains for his fight with Gabby Jay. While training, Anna comes to visit, and she and Katie start to get along. Anna finds it funny that Little Mac is actually taking his fight with Gabby Jay so seriously, considering that Gabby is considered the worst fighter in the WVBA, even worse than Glass Joe. Mac says that he never wants to underestimate his opponents. The day of the fight, Gabby spends too much time trash talking and taunting, allowing Little Mac to knock him out.
04 	The Next Generation 	While watching footage of his old boxing days, Doc is approached by his old boxing rival, Frank Roman Sr who reveals that his son, Frank Roman Jr, is doing well in the WVBA, and seeing how Doc’s protégé, Mac, is showing potential, Frank Sr convinces Doc to accept a fight between Little Mac and Frank Jr. Little Mac is excited by the multi-generational fight, but starts to get worried when he sees Frank Jr’s fights, revealing himself to be extremely large for someone of his age. During the fight, Little Mac uses his speed, but it’s no use, as Frank Jr is too big. Frank Jr is able to knock down Little Mac twice, which, by WVBA rules, would result in a TKO if Mac is knocked down one more time. Mac notices an opening when Frank goes for a hook, leaving his neck exposed, allowing Mac to take a shot at it, disorienting Frank and allowing Mac to knock him down twice, evening the score. The fight ends in a decision victory, but the judges are tied, leaving the tiebreaker to the referee, who declares Little Mac the winner, angering Frank Sr.
05 	Old Wounds 	After scoring a knockout victory over Canadian boxer, Eric Bodden, Little Mac is told his next opponent is Kid Quick, a boxer known for his speed. When Little Mac meets Kid Quick, he discovers Kid Quick is the guy that used to bully Mac in school. Mac goes to Quick’s gym to confront him for his bullying, but Quick just belittles Mac in response, but makes a deal, if Mac beats him in their fight, he will apologize for everything. Mac trains hard for the fight. During the fight, Mac gets reckless and lets his anger get to him, allowing Kid Quick to use his speed. When Doc has a talk with Mac during the break and tells Mac to stop letting his emotions get to him. Kid Quick tries to insult Mac to get him to slip up, but Mac blocks out the insults and is able to dodge Quick’s biggest hit, allowing him to get the knockout win. Backstage, Kid Quick apologises to Mac for bullying him, and wishes him luck in his next fight.
06 	War of Words 	Little Mac starts getting some attention from fans due to his winning streak. When asked by a news reporter if he has any words on his next opponent, Piston Hurricane. Piston misunderstands Mac’s words and thinks Mac insulted his home in Cuba, which was destroyed by a hurricane. Mac tries to apologize, but Piston doesn’t listen. During the fight, Mac tries to talk to Hurricane between punches, but Hurricane still doesn’t want to listen. Mac is able to beat Piston with a TKO, and finally gets Hurricane to listen when he explains the misunderstanding. A couple days later, Doc and Mac are watching the fight for the vacant WVBA World Championship, which is won by the undefeated Super Macho Man.
07 	Doctor’s Orders 	Little Mac wins his latest fight against social media obsessed boxer, Alex Jumplocker. After the fight, Mac slips on Jumplocker’s cell phone and gets injured. Annie recommends Mac take some time away from boxing so he can recover, however, WVBA chairman, Money Holder, claims that Mac is required to compete in his next match against Andrea Punchead, a boxer from Ukraine that has a prosthetic arm. Mac decides to sneak out for his next fight, but if his mother finds out he still competed while injured, she’ll pull him from the WVBA. Mac leaves a dummy in his room to trick his mother into thinking he’s asleep. During the fight, Mac struggles due to his injury, but is able to get the win. Charlotte finds out about Mac sneaking out but doesn’t say anything when he sneaks back into the house.
08 	Jumping Jack Hook 	Mac is excited for his next fight. Money Holder tells him that if Mac wins his next fight against Disco Kid, Mac will earn a chance to compete for the WVBA Minor Circuit Championship. Mac looks up some stuff on Disco Kid and starts to underestimate him when he sees that his record is 4 wins and 13 losses. Doc tries to warn Mac not to underestimate any opponent, but Mac doesn’t listen. During the fight, Mac gets caught off guard by Disco Kid’s dancing during the fight, allowing Disco Kid to get several hits in and knock down Mac. Mac starts to see that Disco Kid isn’t as much of a joke as he initially thought. The fight goes on, with Disco Kid continuing his dancing style. Mac is able to score the knockout victory and take down Disco Kid, becoming the number one contender for the Minor Circuit Championship, but the current champion is the monstrous King Hippo.
09 	Minor Circuit Title, Part 1	Little Mac wonders how he’s going to be able to defeat King Hippo for the Minor Circuit Championship. His sister, Katie, notices that Hippo has lost 9 fights and gives Mac the idea to talk to the boxers that beat King Hippo in the past to get some idea of how to win. After talking with some of the boxers that beat King Hippo, Mac and Doc come up with a game plan.
10 	Minor Circuit Title, Part 2	Mac is focused on his championship fight against King Hippo. The fight starts and Mac starts by targeting the bandage on Hippo’s stomach. Despite knowing of Hippo’s weakness, and also having more speed, Mac gets worried when Hippo punches him right out of the ring. In round two, Hippo starts to block his stomach, halting Mac’s strategy, but Mac switches to head shots, dizzying King Hippo, but Hippo doesn’t go down. In the final round, Mac decides to go for the knockout, getting a hit into Hippo’s stomach, causing the champion’s shorts to fall down. As Hippo goes to pull his shorts up, Mac hits a Star Punch that knocks Hippo out of the ring and out cold. Mac celebrates with Doc, his family and Anna. After the fight, Money Holder offers Little Mac a chance to compete in the Major Circuit.