Ashita no Joe 2

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Format
TV
Episodes
47
Episode Duration
24 minutes
Status
finished
Start Date
10-13-1980
End Date
8-31-1981
Season
fall 1980
Average Score
8.8
Mean Score
8.9
Studios
Tokyo Movie Shinsha
Producers
Nippon Television Network
Source
manga
Genres
Action Drama Slice of Life Sports

Yabuki Joe is left downhearted and hopeless after a certain tragic event. In attempt to put the past behind him, Joe leaves the gym behind and begins wandering. On his travels he comes across the likes of Wolf Kanagushi and Goromaki Gondo, men who unintentionally fan the dying embers inside him, leading him to putting his wanderings to an end. His return home puts Joe back on the path to boxing, but unknown to himself and his trainer, he now suffers deep-set issues holding him back from fighting. In attempt to quell those issues, Carlos Rivera, a world renowned boxer is invited from Venezuela to help Joe recover.

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Characters

Joe Yabuki

Joe Yabuki

main

Teruhiko Aoi

Japanese

Teruhiko Aoi
Danpei Tange

Danpei Tange

main

Juukei Fujioka

Japanese

Juukei Fujioka
Tooru Rikiishi

Tooru Rikiishi

supporting

Shuusei Nakamura

Japanese

Shuusei Nakamura
Kanichi Nishi

Kanichi Nishi

supporting

Jirou Daruma

Japanese

Jirou Daruma
Youko Shiraki

Youko Shiraki

supporting

Emi Tanaka

Japanese

Emi Tanaka
Carlos Rivera

Carlos Rivera

supporting

Ryuusei Nakao

Japanese

Ryuusei Nakao

Staff

Ikki Kajiwara

Ikki Kajiwara

Original Creator

Tetsuya Chiba

Tetsuya Chiba

Original Creator

Osamu Dezaki

Osamu Dezaki

Director

Akio Sugino

Akio Sugino

Character Design

Kazuo Oga

Kazuo Oga

Art Director

Hirokata Takahashi

Hirokata Takahashi

Director of Photography

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Joe Yabuki

Joe Yabuki

main

Teruhiko Aoi

Japanese

Teruhiko Aoi
Danpei Tange

Danpei Tange

main

Juukei Fujioka

Japanese

Juukei Fujioka
Tooru Rikiishi

Tooru Rikiishi

supporting

Shuusei Nakamura

Japanese

Shuusei Nakamura
Kanichi Nishi

Kanichi Nishi

supporting

Jirou Daruma

Japanese

Jirou Daruma
Youko Shiraki

Youko Shiraki

supporting

Emi Tanaka

Japanese

Emi Tanaka
Carlos Rivera

Carlos Rivera

supporting

Ryuusei Nakao

Japanese

Ryuusei Nakao
Wolf Kanagushi

Wolf Kanagushi

supporting

Rokuro Naya

Japanese

Rokuro Naya
José Mendoza

José Mendoza

supporting

Miyamura Yoshito

Japanese

Miyamura Yoshito
Noriko Hayashi

Noriko Hayashi

supporting

Megumi Moriwaki

Japanese

Megumi Moriwaki
Robert Harry

Robert Harry

supporting

Michihiro Ikemizu

Japanese

Michihiro Ikemizu
Mikinosuke Shiraki

Mikinosuke Shiraki

supporting

Tamio Ooki

Japanese

Tamio Ooki
Sachi

Sachi

supporting

Fuyumi Shiraishi

Japanese

Fuyumi Shiraishi
Kinoko

Kinoko

supporting

Junko Hori

Japanese

Junko Hori
Tarou

Tarou

supporting

Kiyonobu Suzuki

Japanese

Kiyonobu Suzuki
Hyoromatsu

Hyoromatsu

supporting

Noriko Tsukase

Japanese

Noriko Tsukase
Tonkichi

Tonkichi

supporting

Hiroko Maruyama

Japanese

Hiroko Maruyama
Goromaki Gondou

Goromaki Gondou

supporting

Takeshi Watabe

Japanese

Takeshi Watabe
Tiger Ozaki

Tiger Ozaki

supporting

Hiroya Ishimaru

Japanese

Hiroya Ishimaru
Harimao

Harimao

supporting

Takashi Taguchi

Japanese

Takashi Taguchi
Yong-Bi Kim

Yong-Bi Kim

supporting

Norio Wakamoto

Japanese

Norio Wakamoto
Leon Smiley

Leon Smiley

supporting

Teruaki Murakami

Teruaki Murakami

supporting

Hiroo Oikawa

Japanese

Hiroo Oikawa
Kouji Nangou

Kouji Nangou

supporting

Ryuuji Nakagi

Japanese

Ryuuji Nakagi
Usman Somkit

Usman Somkit

supporting

Jirou Shioya

Jirou Shioya

supporting

Yoku Shioya

Japanese

Yoku Shioya
Ikki Kajiwara

Ikki Kajiwara

Original Creator

Tetsuya Chiba

Tetsuya Chiba

Original Creator

Osamu Dezaki

Osamu Dezaki

Director

Akio Sugino

Akio Sugino

Character Design

Kazuo Oga

Kazuo Oga

Art Director

Hirokata Takahashi

Hirokata Takahashi

Director of Photography

Ichirou Araki

Ichirou Araki

Music

Mizuho Nishikubo

Mizuho Nishikubo

Episode Director (eps 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 11)

Shunji Ooga

Shunji Ooga

Episode Director (eps 1-4, 6, 8, 10, 12-47)

Osamu Dezaki

Osamu Dezaki

Storyboard (eps 1-35, 37, 39, 40, 42-47)

Akio Sugino

Akio Sugino

Animation Director

Jean-Paul Cesari

Jean-Paul Cesari

Theme Song Performance (French)

Massimo Dorati

Massimo Dorati

Theme Song Performance (Italian)

Manabu Oohashi

Manabu Oohashi

Key Animation (eps 27, 30, 34, 36, 39, 42-47)

Graziano Galoforo

Graziano Galoforo

ADR Director (Italian)

Gaku Miyao

Gaku Miyao

Key Animation (eps 2, 5, 9)

Ikki Kajiwara

Ikki Kajiwara

Supervisor

Kouji Morimoto

Kouji Morimoto

Key Animation (eps 12, 15, 17, 18, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31, 33, 34, 40, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47)

Kouji Morimoto

Kouji Morimoto

In-Between Animation (ep 1)

Ryuutarou Nakamura

Ryuutarou Nakamura

Key Animation (eps 4, 8, 12, 15, 17, 19, 21, 24, 27, 29, 31, 33-34)

Kenji Kodama

Kenji Kodama

Key Animation (eps 7, 11, 15-16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 36-43)

Tetsuya Chiba

Tetsuya Chiba

Supervisor

Setsuko Shibuichi

Setsuko Shibuichi

Key Animation (ep 13)

Yukari Kobayashi

Yukari Kobayashi

Key Animation (ep 13)

Yuuji Oono

Yuuji Oono

Music Composition (ep 6, 8)

Total ratings: 5264

Total users: 16161

Episode 1 - And I am back
Episode 2 - A man and a single flower... Bet on the ring
Episode 3 - The messenger from the Hell
Episode 4 - Ten gongs were heard then
Episode 5 - The temple of the undefeated
Episode 6 - Howl !... Fighting dog
Episode 7 - Like a roaming wild animal
Episode 8 - Fighting man… Carlos
Episode 9 - Now, a beast rises from the dead
Episode 10 - The gift on the X'mas eve
Episode 11 - The struggle begins… Carlos vs Joe
Episode 12 - The night of the snowstorm…the endless fight
Episode 13 - The Tange gym …lasts forever
Episode 14 - What does the boxing mean to Joe
Episode 15 - For whom…desperate rush
Episode 16 - Still too far…the aim at the world
Episode 17 - There comes a big target
Episode 18 - That knuckel, the marked message
Episode 19 - The fighting computer Kin Ryu Tobi
Episode 20 - My Bantam weight. A challenge to reduce weight
Episode 21 - I hear Rikki Ishi's song
Episode 22 - The morning of the weighting
Episode 23 - A burning beast with eyes of ice
Episode 24 - The sound of the gong…and the evil ring
Episode 25 - The sixth round…A miracle happened
Episode 26 - Champion ... And the glory of the defeated !
Episode 27 - A new start !
Episode 28 - To Hawai where Jose is in
Episode 29 - The first defensing will be successful or not
Episode 30 - The great champion Jose
Episode 31 - The meaning of V-sign
Episode 32 - Say good-bye to old and lovely things
Episode 33 - The thirteenth king who came from America
Episode 34 - Leon…He went with the card
Episode 35 - The lonely champion
Episode 36 - Yoko's new plan
Episode 37 - The wild boy named Harimao
Episode 38 - An unexpected visitor
Episode 39 - Two wild animals in the jungle
Episode 40 - Fight Joe…Your target is near
Episode 41 - Jose arrived in Japan. The day of the battle is near
Episode 42 - Presentiment of Yoko
Episode 43 - The myth collapsed
Episode 44 - The love of Yoko
Episode 45 - Joe vs Jose, The gong is sounded
Episode 46 - Endless desperate struggle
Episode 47 - Now the youthful days are burned out