Series synopsis
Tomorrow's Joe, also known as あしたのジョー is a Japanese animation drama action & adventure television series that premiered on Fuji TV on April 1, 1970. It ended on August 31, 1981. It stars Teruhiko Aoi, Fuyumi Shiraishi, Shūsei Nakamura and Jūkei Fujioka.
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, ...
Premise
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…
Premise: Something will happen tomorrow.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Teruhiko Aoi as Joe Yabuki (voice)
- Fuyumi Shiraishi as Sachi (voice)
- Shūsei Nakamura as Tōru Rikiishi (voice)
- Jūkei Fujioka as Danpei Tange (voice)
- Ryusei Nakao as Rivera Carlos (voice)
- Noriko Tsukase as Chuukichi (voice)
- Kei Moriwaki as Noriko Hayashi (voice)
- Keiko Ozaki as Mrs. Mendoza Jose (voice)
Supporting cast
- Norio Wakamoto as Ryuuhi Kin (voice)
- Taichiro Hirokawa as Rivera Carlos
- Junko Hori as Kinoko (voice)
- Emi Tanaka as Youko Shiraki (voice)
- Jirô Daruma as Nishi Mammoth (voice)
- Katsunosuke Hori as Kiyoshi Suga (voice)
- Keiko Ushizaki as Kinoko
- Kiyonobu Suzuki as Tarou (voice)
- Hiroko Maruyama as Tonkichi (voice)
- Shigeru Chiba as Mamoru Aoyama (voice)
- Ritsuo Sawa as Gaikotsu (voice)
- Kazuko Nishizawa as Youko Shiraki
Episodes
This series spans 3 seasons with 128 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 2 | November 6, 1969 | December 22, 1969 |
| Season 1 | 79 | April 1, 1970 | September 29, 1971 |
| Season 2 | 47 | October 13, 1980 | August 31, 1981 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ashita no Joe Pilot 1 Aoyama Pilot |
November 6, 1969 |
| 2 |
Ashita no Joe Pilot 2 Second AnJ pilot episode, focusing on Rikiishi |
December 22, 1969 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Those are the Eyes of a Beast! A former boxer and current drunkard named Danpei Tange meets a drifter named Joe Yabuki and sees potential in him. Tange offers to teach Joe how to box, but Joe isn't easily convinced. |
April 1, 1970 |
| 2 |
The Live in the Square Jungle Danpei is severely hurt after trying to protect Joe from the yakuza. Joe goes to visit the head of the yakuza group to try to get reparations for Danpei. |
April 8, 1970 |
| 3 |
Face the Fangs of the Beast Danpei works hard day and night to save up for Joe and his boxing gym. Meanwhile, Joe uses the slum kids to con some money out of people and he runs into a woman named Yoko Shiraki. |
April 15, 1970 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | And Then, He Returned... | October 13, 1980 |
| 2 | One Man, One Flower... Venture into the Ring | October 20, 1980 |
| 3 | Messenger From Hell... Joe Yabuki | October 27, 1980 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Fuji TV |
|---|---|
| First aired | April 1, 1970 |
| Last aired | August 31, 1981 |
| Runtime | 25 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Monday at 19:00:00 |