Ashita no Joe

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Format
TV
Episodes
79
Episode Duration
25 minutes
Status
finished
Start Date
4-1-1970
End Date
9-29-1971
Season
spring 1970
Average Score
8.1
Mean Score
8.1
Studios
Mushi Production
Producers
Fuji TV
Source
manga
Genres
Action Drama Slice of Life Sports

Joe, a teenage orphan in the slums of the Doya streets, meets Danpei, a homeless, alcoholic ex-boxing coach. Danpei, seeing Joe's boxing talent, decides to train him. When Joe is sent to a terrible juvenile home for petty crimes, he meets Rikiishi who becomes his boxing rival. Danpei arrives at the home to help Joe to train in order to defeat Rikiishi. When Joe decides to seriously pursue boxing, Danpei cannot get a coaching license because of his reputation as a drunk.


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Characters

Joe Yabuki

Joe Yabuki

main

Teruhiko Aoi

Japanese

Teruhiko Aoi
Tooru Rikiishi

Tooru Rikiishi

main

Shuusei Nakamura

Japanese

Shuusei Nakamura
Danpei Tange

Danpei Tange

main

Juukei Fujioka

Japanese

Juukei Fujioka
Youko Shiraki

Youko Shiraki

main

Masako Ebisu

Japanese

Masako Ebisu
Kanichi Nishi

Kanichi Nishi

supporting

Toku Nishio

Japanese

Toku Nishio
Carlos Rivera

Carlos Rivera

supporting

Taichirou Hirokawa

Japanese

Taichirou Hirokawa

Staff

Ikki Kajiwara

Ikki Kajiwara

Original Creator

Tetsuya Chiba

Tetsuya Chiba

Original Creator

Osamu Dezaki

Osamu Dezaki

Director

Akio Sugino

Akio Sugino

Character Design

Osamu Dezaki

Osamu Dezaki

Script

Yoshiyuki Tomino

Yoshiyuki Tomino

Storyboard (eps 44, 49, 50, 53, 60, 70-72, 78, 79)

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Danpei Tange

Danpei Tange

main

Juukei Fujioka

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Juukei Fujioka
Youko Shiraki

Youko Shiraki

main

Masako Ebisu

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Kanichi Nishi

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supporting

Toku Nishio

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Carlos Rivera

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supporting

Taichirou Hirokawa

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Taichirou Hirokawa
Wolf Kanagushi

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supporting

Osamu Katou

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Osamu Katou
Noriko Hayashi

Noriko Hayashi

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Tomoyo Ozawa

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Tomoyo Ozawa
Robert Harry

Robert Harry

supporting

Takeshi Kuwabara

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Takeshi Kuwabara
Mikinosuke Shiraki

Mikinosuke Shiraki

supporting

Kei Wada

Japanese

Kei Wada
Sachi

Sachi

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Fuyumi Shiraishi

Japanese

Fuyumi Shiraishi
Kinoko

Kinoko

supporting

Keiko Ushizaki

Japanese

Keiko Ushizaki
Tarou

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Hiroshi Masuoka

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Hiroshi Masuoka
Hyoromatsu

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Kaneta Kimotsuki

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Kaneta Kimotsuki
Tonkichi

Tonkichi

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Jouji Yanami

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Jouji Yanami
Goromaki Gondou

Goromaki Gondou

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Chikao Ootsuka

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Chikao Ootsuka
Tiger Ozaki

Tiger Ozaki

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Shouzou Iizuka

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Shouzou Iizuka
Mamoru Aoyama

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Kiyoshi Komiyama

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Kiyoshi Komiyama
Chibi

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Mitsuko Asou

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Mitsuko Asou
Kouji Nangou

Kouji Nangou

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Takashi Yasuda

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Takashi Yasuda
Guerilla

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Shouzou Iizuka

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Shouzou Iizuka
Gaikotsu

Gaikotsu

supporting

Ken Shiroyama

Japanese

Ken Shiroyama
Kumetarou Inaba

Kumetarou Inaba

supporting

Kiyoshi Kobayashi

Japanese

Kiyoshi Kobayashi
Oigawa

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supporting

Tamio Ooki

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Tamio Ooki
Shouhei Inagaki

Shouhei Inagaki

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Nobuo Tanaka

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Nobuo Tanaka
Ikki Kajiwara

Ikki Kajiwara

Original Creator

Tetsuya Chiba

Tetsuya Chiba

Original Creator

Osamu Dezaki

Osamu Dezaki

Director

Akio Sugino

Akio Sugino

Character Design

Osamu Dezaki

Osamu Dezaki

Script

Yoshiyuki Tomino

Yoshiyuki Tomino

Storyboard (eps 44, 49, 50, 53, 60, 70-72, 78, 79)

Takamura Mukuo

Takamura Mukuo

Background Art (eps 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 10, 15, 19, 22, 24, 27, 32, 35, 37, 43, 57, 59, 63, 72, 74, 79)

Takeshi Watanabe

Takeshi Watanabe

Background Art

Tadaaki Yamazaki

Tadaaki Yamazaki

Script (eps 2, 3, 6, 8, 10, 14, 17, 18, 23, 27, 29, 32, 33, 35, 40)

Tsunehisa Itou

Tsunehisa Itou

Script (eps 41, 43, 48, 54, 61, 75)

Osamu Dezaki

Osamu Dezaki

Episode Director (eps 1, 22, 36-38, 42, 43, 46, 51, 53, 58, 65, 69, 70, 76, 78, 79)

Toshio Hirata

Toshio Hirata

Episode Director (eps 18, 21, 26, 40)

Yoshiyuki Tomino

Yoshiyuki Tomino

Episode Director (eps 23, 25, 29, 33, 35, 41, 47, 48, 54, 56, 63, 68, 71, 72)

Masami Hata

Masami Hata

Episode Director (eps 5, 14, 31, 74)

Akihiro Kanayama

Akihiro Kanayama

Animation Director (eps 2, 5, 8, 10, 12, 15, 19, 20, 24, 25, 27, 28, 31, 32, 35, 41, 43-46, 57, 59, 60, 73)

Shingo Araki

Shingo Araki

Animation Director (eps 4, 6, 9, 13, 16, 18, 21, 23, 26, 30, 34, 40, 47, 50, 56, 62, 66, 71, 76)

Akio Sugino

Akio Sugino

Animation Director (eps 1, 3, 7, 11, 14, 17, 22, 29, 33, 36-39, 42, 48, 49, 51-55, 58, 61, 63-65, 67-70, 72, 74, 75, 77-79)

Osamu Dezaki

Osamu Dezaki

Key Animation (ep 14)

Masao Yagi

Masao Yagi

Theme Song Arrangement (OP, ED1, ED2)

Masao Yagi

Masao Yagi

Theme Song Composition (OP, ED1, ED2)

Masao Maruyama

Masao Maruyama

Setting

Ikki Kajiwara

Ikki Kajiwara

Theme Song Lyrics (ED1)

Noboru Ishiguro

Noboru Ishiguro

Episode Director (eps 8, 10, 19, 24, 34, 52, 60)

Noboru Ishiguro

Noboru Ishiguro

Storyboard (eps 49, 52, 55, 60)

Osamu Dezaki

Osamu Dezaki

Storyboard (eps 51, 53, 58, 65, 69, 70, 76, 78, 79)

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Episode 1 - Those Are the Eyes of a Beast!
Episode 2 - Survive in the Square Jungle
Episode 3 - Bare Your Fangs, Beast!
Episode 4 - Let Your Tears Fall Upon These Fists of Fury!
Episode 5 - Lesson 1 for Tomorrow!
Episode 6 - Let Your Left Jab Burn
Episode 7 - Do Not Judge the Wolf!
Episode 8 - Toko Special Juvenile Training School
Episode 9 - His Name Is Toru Rikiishi!
Episode 10 - Howl at the Red Sunset!
Episode 11 - Burn in the Depths of Hell!
Episode 12 - Shout at the Blazing Sun
Episode 13 - Stand in the Ring of Destiny
Episode 14 - Has the KO Gong Sounded Yet?
Episode 15 - The White Mat's Lullaby
Episode 16 - The Setting Sun of Betrayal
Episode 17 - Alone in the Storm
Episode 18 - The Ring Ropes of Sadness
Episode 19 - The Terrifying Liver Blow
Episode 20 - A Victory Covered in Wounds
Episode 21 - A Small Yet Honorable Match
Episode 22 - The Phantom Toru Rikiishi
Episode 23 - See Ya, Juvenile Training School
Episode 24 - Back to the Slums
Episode 25 - Rule of the Stray
Episode 26 - The License of Despair
Episode 27 - The Bridge to Tomorrow
Episode 28 - The Gamble Towards Victory
Episode 29 - A Challenge Towards Tomorrow
Episode 30 - The Arduous Pro Test
Episode 31 - Take Flight as a Pro Boxer
Episode 32 - The Path to the Shining Ring
Episode 33 - Congratulations on Your First Victory
Episode 34 - Aspiring Boxer
Episode 35 - You Can Do It, Nishi!
Episode 36 - Wolf Kanagushi Bares His Fangs
Episode 37 - The Great Training of Rage
Episode 38 - The Greatest Six-Round Match of All Time
Episode 39 - The Triple Cross of Victory
Episode 40 - A Pledge to Silver
Episode 41 - The Challenge From Toru Rikiishi
Episode 42 - The World of Men
Episode 43 - Cruel Weight Loss
Episode 44 - Toru Rikiishi Struggles!
Episode 45 - Bring Him Down! Learning Sway Backs Against Rikiishi
Episode 46 - The Man Who Made a Wager with Death
Episode 47 - The Pair Before the Storm
Episode 48 - The Battle of Destiny
Episode 49 - Unending Deathmatch
Episode 50 - End of a Battle
Episode 51 - A Life, Burnt Out
Episode 52 - Goodbye Rikiishi Tooru
Episode 53 - That Dirty Son of a Gun
Episode 54 - Sorrow at 10 PM
Episode 55 - Wandering Ballad
Episode 56 - A Revived Wolf
Episode 57 - A Wounded Wild Animal
Episode 58 - Victorious Body Blow
Episode 59 - The Approaching Shadow
Episode 60 - Sparring Clash
Episode 61 - The Towel, Thrown In
Episode 62 - Toru Rikiishi Lives
Episode 63 - The Final Challenge
Episode 64 - Carlos Arrives
Episode 65 - As Long As There's A Ring
Episode 66 - Departing for Tomorrow
Episode 67 - A Little Journey
Episode 68 - An Arranged Defeat
Episode 69 - Ranch Lullaby
Episode 70 - An Interesting Guy
Episode 71 - The Uncrowned Champion Carlos
Episode 72 - Back to the Shining Ring
Episode 73 - The Cross Counter, Revived
Episode 74 - Departing From Today
Episode 75 - Carlos the Ring Magician
Episode 76 - A Burning Challenger
Episode 77 - A Fight Between Men
Episode 78 - To the Death! Carlos VS Joe Yabuki.
Episode 79 - A Distant, Dazzling Tomorrow, Burning Bright!