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The story begins with a troubled orphan named Joe Yabuki who ran away from the orphanage walking in the [[Tokyo]] slums until he met up with former [[boxing]] trainer Danpei. Joe soon takes up [[Bantamweight]] |
The story begins with a troubled orphan named Joe Yabuki who ran away from the orphanage walking in the [[Tokyo]] slums until he met up with former [[boxing]] trainer Danpei. Joe soon takes up [[Bantamweight]]. |
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Joe eventually fights against his greatest rival Rikiishi whom Joe accidentally kills during a boxing match at the end of first story arc. |
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The manga ends with Joe slumped on the chair tired and bruised but with a smile on his face after his greatest title match against the world Champion Jose Mendoza. Although Joe lost the match, he fought so hard and gave everything he got in which it made Jose hair grow white and weak after the fight, because Joe didn't want to give up no matter how many times Jose knocked down Joe. The real winner is actually Joe. |
The manga ends with Joe slumped on the chair tired and bruised but with a smile on his face after his greatest title match against the world Champion Jose Mendoza. Although Joe lost the match, he fought so hard and gave everything he got in which it made Jose hair grow white and weak after the fight, because Joe didn't want to give up no matter how many times Jose knocked down Joe. The real winner is actually Joe. |
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| Ashita no Joe | |
| File:AshitaNoJoeManga.jpg | |
| Genre | Sports, Shōnen, Drama |
|---|---|
| Manga | |
| Written by | Tetsuya Chiba, Asao Takamori |
| Published by | Japan: Kodansha Italy: Star Comics |
| Anime | |
| Ashita no Joe | |
| Directed by | Osamu Dezaki |
| Studio | Mushi Productions |
| Anime | |
| Ashita no Joe the movie | |
| Directed by | Osamu Dezaki |
| Studio | Mushi Productions |
| Anime | |
| Ashita no Joe 2 | |
| Directed by | Mizubo Nishikubo, Toshio Takeuchi |
| Studio | TMS Entertainment |
Tomorrow's Joe (Japanese: あしたのジョー) is a critically acclaimed boxing manga created by Tetsuya Chiba and Asao Takamori in 1968 that was later adapted into an anime series and movie. It is most commonly referred to as "Ashita no Joe". Outside Japan it is also referred to as "Rocky Joe" or "Joe".
Story
The story begins with a troubled orphan named Joe Yabuki who ran away from the orphanage walking in the Tokyo slums until he met up with former boxing trainer Danpei. Joe soon takes up Bantamweight.
Template:Spoiler Joe eventually fights against his greatest rival Rikiishi whom Joe accidentally kills during a boxing match at the end of first story arc.
The manga ends with Joe slumped on the chair tired and bruised but with a smile on his face after his greatest title match against the world Champion Jose Mendoza. Although Joe lost the match, he fought so hard and gave everything he got in which it made Jose hair grow white and weak after the fight, because Joe didn't want to give up no matter how many times Jose knocked down Joe. The real winner is actually Joe.
Concept
The series debuted as a manga in Weekly Shonen Magazine at a time when considerable economic and social upheaval was transforming Japanese culture in the late 1960s. Joe was essentially the tragic hero representing the struggle of the lower class. His trial and sacrifice to the sport was a semi reflection of the will of the people he was representing. By the 1970s, manga readers and college students across Japan would turn the character into an icon.
Staff
Original Author: Tetsuya Chiba
Creator: Asao Takamori
Screenwriter: Osamu Dezaki, Shun-ichi Yukimuro, Tadaaki Yamazaki
Director: Osamu Dezaki
Episode Director: Yoshiyuki Tomino
Producer: Atsushi Tomioka, Koji Bessho
Design: Akio Sugino
Art: Tetsuya Chiba, Teiichi Akashi
Animation Director: Akihiro Kanayama, Akio Sugino, Shingo Araki
Music: Masao Yagi
Characters
| Japanese Name | Italian Name | Voices by |
|---|---|---|
| Joe Yabuki | Rocky Joe | Teruhiko Aoi |
| Dampei Tange | ||
| Yohko Shiraki | Masako Nozawa, Emi Tanaka | |
| Tohru Rikiishi | Toro Riki | Shuusei Nakamura |
| Loriko | Junko Hori | |
| Kanichi Nishi | ||
| Goromaki Gondoh | Takeshi Watanabe | |
| Tiger Ozaki | ||
| Wolf Kanagushi | ||
| Carlos Rivera | Ryusei Nakao | |
| Harimao | Hamario | |
| Jose Mendoza |
DVD
On March 2, 2005 the series was released on 2 DVD complete box sets covering 33 hour 55 minutes of footage across 79 episodes spanning 16 disks by Nippon Columbia. It also includes an all-color explanation book in 3 volumes totaling 120 pages.
Previous release formats include mini-box sets in September 21, 2001 and individual disks on September 21, 2002.
Influence
When the fans of the series saw the death of Rikiishi, there was a special funeral for him. It was the one and only time that a funeral was held for a fictional character. In March 1970, about 700 people packed the streets dressed in black, wearing black armbands and ribbons with flowers and incense, participated in the funeral. The event was called for by poet Shuji Tarayama. The service was conducted in a full scale boxing ring watched over by a Buddhist priest[1].
Ashita no Joe is still a cult favorite in Japanese pop culture to the present day. On October 13, 2006 it was voted "Japanese Favorite TV Anime" placing 4 out of 100 among celebrities votes[2]. It has succeeded in capturing people's hearts around Japan with its quality storyline and excellent boxing matches. The characters are very human and have their own weaknesses like Joe causing trouble all the time and Dampei being short temper.
Sequels
The Ashita no Joe movie was introduced in 1980 reusing footages from the TV series to form an identical story but much reduced in length. It was to bridge the gap for audiences who were about to see the 2nd half of the series named Ashita no Joe 2. The 2nd series featured new directors, as it synced up with the final half of the manga. It was in this series in 1973 that Joe's career climaxed in the anime with the memorable finale. He collaped into the ring corner after 15 rounds. His fate was left open for discussion as the reader don't know whether he lived or die.
Video games
| Title | Alternate Titles | Publisher | Developer | Platform | Release Date |
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| Ashita no Joe Densetsu | Legend of Success Joe | SNK | Wave Corp | Neo Geo | 1991 |
| Ashita no Joe | K Amusement Leasing | SNES | November 7, 1992 | ||
| Boxing Mania: Ashita no Joe | Boxing Mania | Konami | Arcade | 2001 | |
| Ashita no Joe Touchi: Typing Namida Hashi | Ashita no Joe Keyboard Pack | Sunsoft | Sunsoft | Playstation 2 | March 29, 2001 |
| Ashita no Joe 2: The Anime Super Remix | Capcom | Capcom | Playstation 2 | June 20, 2002 | |
| Ashita no Joe Masshiro ni Moe Tsukiro! | Konami | Playstation 2 | December 4, 2003 | ||
| Ashita no Joe Makkani Moeagare! | Konami | Game Boy Advance | December 4, 2003 | ||
| Ashita no Joe Masshiro ni Moe Tsukiro! Konami the Best | Ashita no Joe Masshiro ni Moe Tsukiro! Greatest Hits | Konami | Playstation 2 | July 8, 2004 |
Screenshots
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Ashita no Joe anime
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Cover of PS2 Ashita no Joe: Masshiro ni Moe Tsuikiro
Trivia
- The final shot of Joe on the chair in the manga is also the cover of the Ashita no Joe Masshiro ni Moe Tsukiro! playstation 2 video game.
- At the end of Ashita No Joe, it is debatable if Joe died from the injuries he received from Jose Mendoza so there was no funeral held for him like Rikiishi.
- Masami Kurumada (famous for Saint Seiya) did a tribute to Ashita No Joe by creating Ring ni Kakero (Bet it on the ring).
- The first and only official European release was in Italy and was called Rocky Joe in jumping the bandwagon of Sylvester Stallone underdog story Rocky series (or the real life boxer Rocky Marciano).
- Parental groups blamed Ashita No Joe for teaching young children to be rebellious and anti-social towards Japanese family value during it early release.
- The Super Nintendo Game based on Ashita no Joe is considered as a collectors item, due to it being very rare.
- In episode 8 of Great Teacher Onizuka (GTO), a couple of thugs dress like Danpei and Joe Yabuki and re-inact one of their famous training scenes.
- In episode 63 of Urusei Yatsura, Ryuunosuke Fujinami cross punches her father, just like Joe did against Wolf Kanagushi. Ataru Moroboshi mentions the name of that attack, which Rikiishi thought to himself as Joe had countered Wolf in that locker room scene.
References
- ^ Gravett, Paul [2004] (2004). Manga: Sixty years of Japanese Comics. New York, NY: Harper Design International. ISBN 1-85669-391 .
- ^ Japanese Anime Vote. "TV Asashi Voting. " "Japanese Anime Vote." Retrieved on 2006-11-19.