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Tomorrow's Joe

Original title: あしたのジョー

“Something will happen tomorrow.”

  • 1970 –1981
  • Ended
  • AA

★ 8.1 TMDB Rating · 48 votes

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…

Seasons
2
Episodes
126
Episode length
~25m
First aired
Apr 1, 1970
Networks
Fuji TV, Nippon TV
Original language
Japanese
Origin
Japan

Cast of Tomorrow's Joe

  • Portrait of Teruhiko Aoi

    Teruhiko Aoi

    Joe Yabuki (voice)

  • Portrait of Fuyumi Shiraishi

    Fuyumi Shiraishi

    Sachi (voice)

  • Portrait of Shūsei Nakamura

    Shūsei Nakamura

    Tōru Rikiishi (voice)

  • Portrait of Jūkei Fujioka

    Jūkei Fujioka

    Danpei Tange (voice)

  • Portrait of Ryusei Nakao

    Ryusei Nakao

    Rivera Carlos (voice)

  • Portrait of Noriko Tsukase

    Noriko Tsukase

    Chuukichi (voice)

  • Kei Moriwaki

    Noriko Hayashi (voice)

  • Keiko Ozaki

    Mrs. Mendoza Jose (voice)

  • Portrait of Norio Wakamoto

    Norio Wakamoto

    Ryuuhi Kin (voice)

  • Portrait of Junko Hori

    Junko Hori

    Kinoko (voice)

  • Emi Tanaka

    Youko Shiraki (voice)

  • Portrait of Jirô Daruma

    Jirô Daruma

    Nishi Mammoth (voice)

Where to Stream Tomorrow's Joe by Country

United States
Streaming on Prime Video, Crunchyroll
United Kingdom
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India
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Canada
Streaming on Prime Video, Crunchyroll
Australia
Streaming on Crunchyroll

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Seasons

  • Poster for Specials of Tomorrow's Joe

    Specials

    Nov 6, 1969

    2 episodes

    Pilot films for Ashita no Joe, released as bonus material on the series' DVD box.

  • Poster for Tomorrow's Joe of Tomorrow's Joe

    Tomorrow's Joe

    Apr 1, 1970

    79 episodes

    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…

  • Poster for Tomorrow's Joe 2 of Tomorrow's Joe

    Tomorrow's Joe 2

    Oct 13, 1980

    47 episodes

    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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