Ashita no Joe
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Tomorrow's Joe (Japanese: あしたのジョー, Hepburn: Ashita no Jō, lit. 'Tomorrow's Joe'), also known as Ashita no Joe: Fighting for Tomorrow, is a Japanese boxing manga series written by Asao Takamori and illustrated by Tetsuya Chiba. It follows drifter Joe Yabuki, who discovers a passion for boxing in a juvenile prison, and his rise through Japan's and the global boxing scene.
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![]() Cover of the first tankōbon volume, featuring Joe Yabuki (left) and Tooru Rikiishi (right) | |
あしたのジョー (Ashita no Joe) | |
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Genre | Sports[1] |
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Written by | Asao Takamori |
Illustrated by | Tetsuya Chiba |
Published by | Kodansha |
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Magazine | Weekly Shōnen Magazine |
Demographic | Shōnen |
Original run | January 1, 1968 – May 13, 1973 |
Volumes | 20 (List of volumes) |
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Directed by | Osamu Dezaki |
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Music by | Masao Yagi |
Studio | Mushi Production |
Original network | Fuji TV |
Original run | April 1, 1970 – September 29, 1971 |
Episodes | 79 |
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Produced by | Hisao Masuda |
Written by | Yōichirō Fukuda |
Music by | Kunihiko Suzuki |
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Released | March 8, 1980 |
Runtime | 152 minutes |
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Tomorrow's Joe 2 | |
Directed by | Osamu Dezaki |
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Music by | Ichiro Araki |
Studio | TMS Entertainment |
Original network | Nippon TV |
Original run | October 13, 1980 – August 31, 1981 |
Episodes | 47 |
Anime film | |
Tomorrow's Joe 2 | |
Directed by | Osamu Dezaki |
Produced by | Tokuhachi Shimada |
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Music by | Ichiro Araki |
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Released | July 4, 1981 |
Runtime | 114 minutes |
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Tomorrow's Joe was serialized in Kodansha's Weekly Shonen Magazine from 1968 to 1973, with its chapters collected in 20 tankōbon volumes. During its serialization, it was popular with working-class people and college students in Japan. It has been adapted into various media, including the Megalo Box anime, a futuristic reimagining of the original that was made as a part of the 50th anniversary of Tomorrow's Joe.
The manga has been widely influential, with numerous anime and manga referencing it.