家MangaKazoku
AnimeMangaCharactersVoice ActorsAdult 18+Search
MK
Ashita no Joe
MK
Ashita no Joe

Ashita no Joe

8.9catalogueManga171 chaptersFinished
DramaSlice of LifeSports

Ashita no Joe is a 1968 drama slice of life manga series by Kajiwara, Ikki and Chiba, Tetsuya, with 171 chapters. Its catalogue rating is 8.9/10 from 21,001 ratings.

See manga like Ashita no Joe →

Catalog updated / MyAnimeList
The story

Synopsis

Joe Yabuki has learned how to toughen up and stop trusting others after a troubling youth spent bouncing between orphanages and fending off bullies. After finally escaping the cycle of violent temporary homes, Joe adopts a delinquent lifestyle in the streets of San'ya, a slum in Tokyo. He makes his way through the world with his fists, picking fights with anyone he pleases.

Danpei Tange, a washed-up and alcoholic former boxing coach, notices Joe's animalistic combat ability and attempts to mentor the wild teenager. Despite developing an explosive relationship, the two form a close bond and rely on each other to look after the other homeless children in San'ya.

Unable to abandon his destructive habits, Joe is arrested for petty crimes. In jail, he meets and fights with lifelong friends and rivals, including the boxing prodigy Tooru Rikiishi. Continuously challenging Rikiishi to fights, Joe is knocked out time after time due to his savage brawling style failing in the face of Rikiishi's controlled boxing technique. But eventually, Joe stuns his rival with a knockout blow, earning Rikiishi's respect and the promise that they will one day meet again inside the professional ring.

Finding a reason to live within boxing, Joe takes life head-on with a new purpose. As he rises through Japan's amateur and professional boxing scenes, he contends with painful loss and increasing injury. Joe's passion for fighting is all-consuming, and he grapples with the idea that a life without boxing may not be one worth living.

[Written by MAL Rewrite]

Keep exploring

What comes next?

Sequels, earlier stories and adaptations connected to Ashita no Joe.

More from this series

Adaptation · Anime

Finished Airing

Adaptation · Anime

Finished Airing

Adaptation · Anime

Finished Airing

Adaptation · Anime

Finished Airing

Explore 6 more related titles

Adaptation · Anime

Finished Airing

Shared characters · Manga

Finished

Shared characters · Manga

Finished

Related title · Anime

Finished Airing

Related title · Manga

Finished

Related title · Anime

Finished Airing

These are catalog relationships, not a complete viewing or reading order. Some connected titles may not be in our catalog yet. Relationships from AniList ↗

Find your next favorite

If you liked Ashita no Joe

Follow what catches your eye. Open a story, or explore its matches to keep discovering.

Showing 8 of 24 matches

More Drama and Sports to explore.

Koume was top of her local karate class until Tiara showed up and beat her soundly. Koume vows to beat her rival the next time, but months and years go by without a single win... (Source: MANGA Plus)

Explore its matches →

More Drama and Sports to explore.

Despite his large build, Rinto has a gentle personality. He spends his days practicing sumo with his childhood friend Konatsu and others. However, one day, Konatsu tells him something that changes everything. This is a bittersweet coming-of-age story of a youn

Explore its matches →

More Drama and Sports to explore.

The Sumida East High School basketball team achieves a dramatic victory in the Inter-High School Championships. While the first-year students shine, third-year student Nakano, dropped from the starting lineup just before the tournament, has mixed feelings... (

Explore its matches →

More Drama and Sports to explore.

Matsumaru, an overweight high school boy who drew the short straw in both the parent and childhood lottery of life. One day, when a woman witnesses him being bullied, she notices something unexpected about him...? (Source: MANGA Plus)

Explore its matches →

More Drama and Sports to explore.

After one fateful match, former professional boxer Ryou Harima awakens from a two-year vegetative state to find out his career is over, his father has died, and he's been betrayed by his gym... Broken and fueled by rage, he vows to make it to the top of the bo

Explore its matches →

More Drama and Sports to explore.

A shy woman who causes trouble at work escapes to the sea, where she faces her true self on a surfboard. A life-reset drama unfolds on cheerful waves. (Source: Naver, translated)

Explore its matches →

More Drama and Slice of Life to explore.

1. Atatakai Houteishiki 2. Harujion 3. Moto Tensai 4. Shichigatsu no Houmonsha 5. Hachigatsu no Hikari Bootleg 6. Three Out Change 7. Seinen wa Kouya wo Mezasu 8. Kawa no Nagare no You ni 9. Colony 10. Watashitachi wa Hoshikuzu de Dekiteiru 11. Picnic 12. Embr

Explore its matches →

More Drama and Sports to explore.

Following the death of his father, a man sets out to sea with one goal in mind: to catch a swordfish. Having grown up watching his father struggle to ever reel in such a beast of the ocean, the man is determined to avenge him no matter what. [Written by MAL Re

Explore its matches →
Explore more titles like Ashita no Joe ?
Featuring

Characters

What readers say

Reviews & ratings

–/ 10
No MangaKazoku reviews yet

Write a Review

Please sign in to write a review.