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Ashita no Joe: Fighting for Tomorrow

Ashita no Joe: Fighting for Tomorrow

#1of 1968

Ashita no Joe

by Ikki Kajiwara, Tetsuya Chiba

1968Manga20 vol · 171 chFinishedDramaSlice of LifeSports

4.5/5

MAL score

Synopsis

A young drifter named Joe Yabuki wanders through the slums of Tokyo, but when the local ruffians try to give him a hard time he teaches them a rough lesson with his fists. The spectacle sparks a gleam in the eye of an old drunk who happens to be watching—Danpei Tange, a failed boxer and former coach who sees something special in the boy. He pleads with Joe to train with him off, but the cocky young fighter brushes him. Later, though, when Joe is arrested and put in a juvenile detention facility, he realizes that he’s going to need to hone his raw fighting skills if he wants to survive. Thus is born a partnership that might just take Joe all the way to the top… (Source: Kodansha USA)

Authors

Ikki Kajiwara, Tetsuya Chiba

Format

Manga

First published

1 Jan 1968

Chapters

171

Volumes

20

Est. read time

≈ 20h

Status

Finished

MAL rank

#15

Genres

DramaSlice of LifeSports

Arcs completed

0 / 7

Chapters 1–25

Ch. 1–25

Chapters 26–50

Ch. 26–50

Chapters 51–75

Ch. 51–75

Chapters 76–100

Ch. 76–100

Chapters 101–125

Ch. 101–125

Chapters 126–150

Ch. 126–150

Chapters 151–171

Ch. 151–171

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