Joe’s Hometown Sanya and Namida bashi-History and Current Status
‘Ashita no Joe’ is a story set in Sanya, a slum in Tokyo.
‘Sanya’ is the common name fo ...
Joe “How can the whole world become ‘post-war’?”
This picture is a mosaic of 100,000 origami cranes.
In the picture, Joe says “How can the whole world becom ...
Which had Joe loved Yoko or Noriko?
The usual questions about ‘Ashita no Joe’ are, the first, whether Joe was dead or alive.
The second ...
Since when did Yoko love Joe? – Author’s comments are available
When did Yoko Shiraki fall in love with Joe Yabuki?
Hadn’t Yoko loved Rikiishi when he lived?
They ...
2 inside stories about Rikiishi’s weight loss and death
Rikiishi Toru was the first man whom Joe couldn’t defeat.
He made Joe a boxer, a heartbroken wanderer, an ...
NOMAD, MegaloBox season2 coming Apr2021-What changed Joe?
The sequel to ‘MegaloBox’, ‘NOMADO’ is scheduled to come in April 2021.
‘Megalo Box’ is an an ...
A different original ending of Ashita no Joe
The last page of “Ashita no Joe” is well known.
Japanese people sometimes use this posture to expre ...
Did Joe Yabuki die? It’s unclear but there are some comments by creators
April 20th, 1973, Tokyo
Once the issue of the magazine featuring the final episode of “Ashita no Joe̶ ...
How old was Danpei Tange?
How old was Danpei Tange?
Like the other characters, it wasn’t revealed in “Ashita no Joe” ne ...
How older was Yoko Shiraki than Joe?
The age of Joe is inferred from the seasons of episodes.
He was 15 years old when he was arrested and 21 at the ...