Ashita No Joe: The Masterpiece No One Has Seen! 

I totally forgot, but if anyone is curious, here are the credits for the video: Audio Credits: Kokoro no DICE (Dados de Corazón) - RU-vid Ashita no Joe - Opening 1 Full (1970) - RU-vid Ashita No Joe OST Joe's Whistle - RU-vid 02 ジョーのテーマ [Joe's Theme] - RU-vid 03 段平のテーマ [Dampei's Theme] - RU-vid Ashita no Joe 2 あしたのジョー2 BGM 明日への挑戦 - RU-vid 05 力石のテーマ [Rikiishi's Theme] - RU-vid 04 葉子のテーマ [Yoko's Theme] - RU-vid 07 紀子のテーマ [Noriko's Theme] - RU-vid Ashita no Joe 2 あしたのジョー2 BGM チャイナ・ファイター - RU-vid Ashita no Joe 2 あしたのジョー2 BGM トワイライト Twilight - RU-vid Ashita no Joe 2 あしたのジョー2 BGM ファイト1 - RU-vid Ashita No Joe 2-Glory of Pain - RU-vid Midnight Blues - Ichiro Araki (1981) Ashita no Joe Opening 2 - RU-vid Ashita no Joe 2 - Ending VO - RU-vid Ashita no Joe 2 あしたのジョー2 BGM 夕暮れ（トワイライト） - RU-vid (1) Ashita no Joe 2 あしたのジョー2 BGM 白木葉子の為の練習曲No 02 - RU-vid Ashita no Joe 2 OST Ballad HD AUDIO QUALITY - RU-vid Video Credits: Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood Creditless OP 1 1080p - RU-vid Aria the Animation OP - Undine - RU-vid Attack on Titan - Opening | Feuerroter Pfeil und Bogen - RU-vid Ashita No Joe - Mushi Production Megalo Box - TMS Entertainment Ashita No Joe 2 - Tokyo Movie Shinsha Hajime No Ippo - Madhouse 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY - Trailer - RU-vid THE GODFATHER | 50th Anniversary Trailer | Paramount Pictures - RU-vid Ben-Hur (1959) Official Blu-Ray Trailer - Charlton Heston, Jack Hawkins, Stephen Boyd Movie HD - RU-vid

shoutout to ippo for leading me to joe

Just finish the anime and I kinda felt alone in it since that many people didn't talk about it. Glad to know there's people still watching this show.

Finally AnJ is getting more recognition, it's my favorite manga of all time. Excelent video!

One of the most popular characters in Japan's history

Honestly this is one of the anime’s you can never seem to forget and that really sticks with you

The show is fairly known here in Italy, even though most people call it "Rocky Joe". We're also lucky to have an excellent edition of the manga, and now the first series has just been released on blu ray

I just finished watching both seasons some months ago, and seeing this video pop up on my recommendations surprised me, even more when u talked about the the great soundtrack. Thanks for this video, Ashita No Joe deserves more recognition nowadays !

It's my all time favorite anime, thank you for making this vid

My friend's brother told me about this series and so I decided to watch it about a year back, ended up loving it so much. It was refreshing watching something that was grounded in reality and on a subject like boxing but with character driven drama. I was never into boxing before this , the only thing I've ever done fighting wise was martial arts aka Karate. The characters don't act like anime characters in my opinion but more like real people, Joe is an amazing character same with Rikiishi and their relationship, Danpei too. All of the characters were great honestly. Loved the artwork and animation, its a product of its time and something you don't see anymore (thank the great Osamu Dezaki for season 2) The music for both seasons is fantastic, I've always been a huge fan of 70's and 80's music (im a musician myself who plays keys and owns a lot of equipment from that time period like Rhodes Pianos and Synthesizers) alot of the tracks in season 1 can be haunting and season 2 has more 80's funky jazz and bossa nova genres. In short the series deserves more recognition, despite it being about boxing its more character driven and really has that human feel. I wont spoil it for others but the ending of the second season i was almost about to cry at the end and this is coming from someone that doesn't get emotional very easily, that is how good it is.

It’s one hell of a story. It’s such a gut punch of feels

This show came out when my dad was a kid, and I believe that the new gen of anime is good, but the old era was more about the feeling rather than the animation and action

Ashita no joe is genuinely a masterpiece to me. Joe yabukis development to me actually shocked me because his emotional impact on me was amazing. From the soundtrack, to the visuals and dialogues, it was incredible. I cried twice watching this anime too. One, when carlos went punch drunk, and the conclusion of ashita no joe. Overrall, this is an amazing video ❤.

It's always excellent to see another person enjoying Ashita no Joe on earth. It seems you haven't read the manga, so I'll recommend you do that. The manga is absolutely incredible. The Art, especially in the fights, has more intensity than I've ever seen in any other manga. Not only that but based on some things you left out, I'd guess the manga goes more in-depth with the characters. First off, I want to put out there that the Shiraki boxing gym was created specifically for Rikiishi Toru. That's an important distinction to make because it sets up Yoko taking ownership of the gym later in the series to indirectly "help" Joe. Going deeper into that, upon several rereads of the manga, Yoko stands out as one of the most interesting female characters in shounen or just manga in general. Go back and read some of her dialogue in the early Juvenile Detention Arc. She gets hyper-excited about the act of boxing itself, marveling at its brutality while also not having the stomach to see it through. This remains a theme in the entire manga as Yoko is a key piece in setting up the rivalry between Rikiishi and Joe but also acts as the force to try and ensure they don't fight later. Yoko and Joe are, interestingly, two sides of the same coin. Both latch on to the brutality of boxing. The difference is what roles they take in the participation. Also, later on in the series, Yoko actively manipulates Joe into getting what she wants to see out of him while also believing she is doing what is best for him. It's a very interesting dynamic you wouldn't expect out of a series that came out in the late 60s. That a female character has so much going on is very cool. Not only that, she's portrayed as smarter and quicker-witted than her male contemporaries in the promotion side of things of boxing, while never understanding the "man's romance" of it until arguably the very end. Also, I don't want to go too heavy into spoilers so I won't give my full thoughts on Rikiishi and Joe, but I will say it is the best rivalry in all of manga. Because, for the whole manga, Joe fights Rikiishi, even when he isn't. Every moment Joe "walks himself down into Hell" for the sake of boxing, he is stepping into Rikiishi's shoes. The first person, as stated by Joe, to ever truly see him as he truly was and accept him. Anyway, I could go in way more on Joe himself or the plot but I'll leave it there. Ashita no Joe is a masterpiece and my second favorite manga behind Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou. An odd combo there lol.

Finished Ashita no Joe after being at the home stretch recently, absolutely amazing show

I feel like we definitely need to talk about AoT more! This video was great, I’m super curious about watching this! I love the smears and I always love a good character drama, sounds like you love their development too!

I rewatch the last 3 episodes of Ashita no Joe every few months. It’s my favorite anime of all time, and it’s truly phenomenal how much Joe changes Jose in such a short time span. I always viewed Jose as a mirror image of Joe, and I wanted Joe to become the champion and have his own family. In the end though, there never really was a happy ending for Joe, it was either to stay the lone wolf he always was, or to die in pursuit of his passion.

fascinating to see how far ahead of its time the show is, and even 40 years later megalobox returning, I like the art style in megalobox makes me think of studio Manglobe anime like Samurai Champloo and Michiko Hatchin

Timeless masterpiece

Manga peaked at the last panel of anj for me. This shi is special asf to me and my goat manga. Always love to see anj content G. Great vid 🤝

In Europe we love Rocky Joe

I remember Joe.

I always thought Hajime No Ippo was a successor of Ashita No Joe, especially since Sendo is based on Joe.

I’m so happy I came across this show a few months ago this is MY FAV boxing and top animes in general ! This show is GOLD an anime with a heart..so underrated though we need to get it on Netflix

Megalobox is a great love letter to Joe and the gear system is really cool but also still feels very grounded. I do wonder if we are going to get a remake at some point. I also watched Joe recently because i watched hajime no ippo a while back and heard Joe is a lot better. I would say i like them both about the same for different reasons.

I’ve seen it during the summer. Wow, wow, wow is it ever good!! I can’t believe Japan made shows like this back in the 60’s early 70’s. It was a great watch and I really began to like Joe ❤️‍🔥

to the few that had the pleasure, blessings

I watched Saizens sub of AnJ up until the Rikishi fight and then AnJ2 back in 2014 when someone had subbed all the episodes on dailymotion. It took a long time but this anime is finally getting the credit it deserves.

Such a great review, makes me want to go watch megalo box since you said it was a successor!

great video keep it up bro!

I watched this a year or so ago and it was the best thing ive ever watched it took me around 5 episodes to get used to the old animation after that it was amazing to watch, I wish it was more popular in the west

I hope that one day they can rerelease ashita no joe with better sound quality and improved drawings. holy shh this anime was so good.

Ashita no joe is one of the most powerful pieces of fiction I've ever experienced. I'm glad more and more people are recognizing that

BROOOOO ARIA AND ASHITA NO JOE ARE MY TOP 2 ANIME/MANGA!!!!!! IT SOOO COOL TO SEE SOMEONE SAYING BOTH OF THEM ARE MASTERPIECE

I remember first watching this series and being so worried about how Joe would act after his first big loss against Rikiishi and what happened after their fight that I had to put off watching the series for a month. I've never had a series affect me like that and that's when I knew it was my favorite anime of all time.

The manga is also a masterpiece. I still can't believe it has never been released in English

Great Video, since you loved Joe you'll probably love the other works of the director Osamu Dezaki. They all have very similar styles and tones to them, and are equally underappreciated in the states.

i thought it was impossible to find someone who appreciate these songs as much as me

I loved it

glad you liked it and i agree almost with your whole critic.

Im done watching ashita no joe like 2 month ago and it was rieally good

This and Fist of the North Star are masterpiece.

I remember Joe!

*joe forever*

We need to do more so future gens value anime classics: Harlock, Galaxy Express, Astro Boy, Ashita no Joe, Hajime no Ippo, etc.

I watched Ashita no Joe around 2 years ago. It became my favorite sports anime. Just finished the Slam Dunk anime recently. Similar main character in terms of loud, initial attitude. But Joe has better anime growth, mostly cause Slam Dunk wasn't fully adapted. Anyway, Midnight Blues is an absolute banger. So are the other OP, ED, and OST.

What I love about the anime is the fact that joe goes against everything you'd expect from other animes. For example, he never got a happy story or ending his story is full of pain and strife and the show focus on the sacrifices and loss when It comes to boxing instead of the old follow your dreams and you'll live happily ever after.

I know it's a standard for old anime to have better atmosphere becuase of the cell shading but my goodness and I a sucker for the choppy animation and color pallet. This isn't exclusive to this show but it's still beautiful.

わたしの大好きなドラマです

Now I can't wait to watch this show but first I gotta finish hajime no ippo (anime) and The boxer (webtoon)

My favourite anime. I watched Ippo and then Joe. It's up there with Batman tas for me. For powerful handrawn animation.

Ending absolutely destroyed me

Lo mejor que he visto

so if there are fillers at the end that are re done in season 2, what episode order do you recommend watching it in

Joe looks like Pinocchio and art is a big factor in my enjoyment but i MIGHT watch the rest of this anime

I agree. No show is perfect, there are no 10/10 anime out there. It is simply impossible. Ashita no Joe comes close to me however.

This anime is really hard to find! I want to watch it!

Im interested

RetroCrush has the movie. Dubbed and subbed.

The TRUE father of shounen manga

Have you read the manga? I read the manga until the end of volume 9 and then started season 2 today. We'll see how it develops!

I love this series jad trouble trying to find it though sense my first watch through. Any one know where to find season 1 and 2 sub to stream?

Joe Reminds Me Of The Former Middleweight Champion Jake lamotta Aka The Bronx Bull

It makes me sad and pisses me off that rn, there's no official release for Ashita no Joe. Not even for the manga, even while Ashita no Joe is one the chronological first ever great anime original adapatations. My first, and favorite anime of all time, so dear to me that of fucking course I have biases on it, even with what I hate in it too, is and always will be Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann. You fundementally ***cannot*** have Gurren Lagann without Ashita no Joe, since Gurren's production was started by two otaku passionate about making a mecha anime that felt like Joe.

ohhh I see the megalobox similarities. is megalobox a sort of reboot to this?

So why does no one mentioned in these reviews how there's a 70 episode adaptation that has a really weird ending, but there's also a season two that picks up like 2/3 of the way through the 70 episode season that is of a much higher production quality.

Masterpiece.

This manga/anime, Go Nagai's works, astro boy and the white lion are the only one true masterpiece of all time in japanese animation. Don't be deceived for the animation or the art, the writing is the best aof all.

Aight then I’ll watch it I just finished Hajime no ippo

Ashita No Joe is my 3rd favourite anime of all time. It didn't quite hit masterpiece status for me until Ashita No Joe 2 but man when that second season hits it hits hard. Ashita No Joe is probably the only anime that made me dislike the main character only for that to complete turn around and have me rooting for Joe with all my heart. The negatives for me was also the slower pace at least in the first season, the middle of season 2 has some low point moments for me with Joe's weight, and his fight with Harimau being another. And my last pet peeve for this show is the soundtrack in 2 its good and enjoyable but it is very repetitive to the point of parody. However despite those negatives the show has such great character development some of the best I have ever seen. It has some of the most memorable rivals of all time in Rikiishi, Carlos, and Mendoza. And best of all it has gut punching emotionable moments that I struggle to find replicated in other anime. Its due to these moments that even after 2 years since I have watched this show every so often I will think of Joe's journey, I will think of his struggles his lowest points and how he overcame them, I will think of Joe's passion for doing what he loved no matter the consequences. This show left an impression on my soul and I would highly recommend anyone to watch it.

I agree that stuff that's too realistic winds up looking bad, lol, same reason I can't get into DC or Marvel comics- the hyperrealism!

can I translate your video into my language and publish it on my new channel? And be sure to mark you

How do i watch it in order

no way brother compared ashita no joe 🐐 with aot and fmab

Where do I watch this

So does Ashita no Joe 2 re-do only the last part of the first season or the whole season? Is there somewhere a list of the filler series that are safe to skip?

Is this anime Available in english dub ? I only found it with Sub..

Tony ferguson the anime

I tried watching it a few weeks ago. It lost me when, in the span of 10-15 minutes, the coach went from. "I can't train you Joe" to "I can't coach the kids because I'm training Joe" back to "I'm not training you Joe" to "coaching kids" to "training Joe." Did I watch some weird edited movie of it?

Does this anime has English dubbing ?

Biggest problem for me is that I can't find good scans to read the manga and I would love to read it.

How u could watch ashita no joe? Honestly for this video I got more interest watch ashita no joe, an oldest thing which is a masterpiece (I wanted watch it but i couldn't)

The whistler died last year 😢

mentira , yo si la vi. vayan a ver karate baka ichidai esa tambien la escribio Ikki Kajiwara

11:10 zoomer issue

In Italy , this anime is a cult ...

I find it hard for me to continue watch the show.. I don't know., It's so sad, so dark.., can't handle it, I don't know maybe i just stick to watch some funny stupid anime.😂

аниме не заслужившое такой малой популярности

Well it's kind of old and the adaptation really does not hold up the second half is okay but really it deserves a proper adaptation. The soundtrack in particular is just utterly disgusting.