| Tomorrow's Joe | |
 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] |
| Manga | |
| 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 |
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| Directed by | Osamu Dezaki |
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| Music by | Masao Yagi |
| Studio | Mushi Production |
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| Original network | FNS (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 | Tokyo Movie Shinsha |
| Original network | NNS (NTV) |
| Original run | October 13, 1980 – August 31, 1981 |
| Episodes | 47 |
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| 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 (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.
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.
- ^ "Ashita no Joe Film to Screen in France, Southeast Asia". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on May 13, 2023. Retrieved June 17, 2018.