Ashita no Joe
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Genres
Shounen, Drama, Slice of Life, Sports
Summary
- Joe is a troubled youth whose only solution to problems is throwing punches at them
- After defeating a gang, he catches the eye of a former boxing coach and becomes his unruly student
- The road to becoming a professional boxer is rife with struggles that will test him to his limits
Description
Joe Yabuki is a troubled young man who runs away from an orphanage. Wandering through the Tokyo slums, he meets former boxing trainer Danpei. Joe is later arrested and goes to a temporary jail where he fights Nishi, his future best friend and leader of a group of hooligans. He and Nishi then go to a juvenile prison miles away from Tokyo. There Joe meets Rikiishi, a former boxing prodigy, and a rivalry develops between them. They face each other in a match in which Rikiishi dominates Joe until the latter hits him with a cross-counter, resulting in both being knocked out. This inspires the other prison inmates to take up boxing. Joe and Rikiishi vow to fight again.
Authors
Characters
Danpei Tange
main
Wolf Kanagushi
support
Joe Yabuki
main
Chelsy Mendoza
support
Kan'ichi Nishi
support
Rikiishi Tooru
main
Goromaki Gondo
support
Noriko Hayashi
support
José Mendoza
support
Carlos Rivera
support
Harry Robert
support
Kim Ryuuhi
support
Sachi
support
Mikinosuke Shiraki
support
Tonkichi
support
Yoko Shiraki
support
Other Facts
Published
Jan 1, 1968 to May 13, 1973
Serialization
Shounen Magazine (Weekly)
Where to read
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