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Tomorrow's Joe

1970 to 1981 Animation, Drama, Action & Adventure 2 seasons

TMDB rating 8.2/10 Ended

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…

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  • 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…

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    TMDB rating 10.0/10

  • 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.

    All episodes available

    TMDB rating 10.0/10

This show also has specials. Specials never affect your progress, new seasons, or completion.

Cast and details

  • Teruhiko AoiJoe Yabuki (voice)
  • Fuyumi ShiraishiSachi (voice)
  • Shūsei NakamuraTōru Rikiishi (voice)
  • Jūkei FujiokaDanpei Tange (voice)
  • Tamio OhkiMikinosuke Shiraki (voice)
  • Taichiro HirokawaRivera Carlos
  • Keiko UshizakiKinoko
  • Kazuko NishizawaYouko Shiraki
  • Osamu KatoWolf Kanagushi
  • Kiyoshi KobayashiKumetarou Inaba
  • Ken ShiroyamaGaikotsu
  • Chikao OhtsukaGondou Goromaki
Network
Fuji TV, Nippon TV
First aired
Apr 1, 1970
Latest episode
Aug 31, 1981

B'T X

1996

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