Ashita no Joe
| Ashita no Joe | |
|---|---|
| Original title | あ し た の ジ ョ ー |
| transcription | Ashita no Jō |
 | |
| genre | Shons , drama , sports |
| Manga | |
| country |
 Japan
|
| author | Ikki Kajiwara |
| Illustrator | Tetsuya Chiba |
| publishing company | Kodansha |
| magazine | Weekly Shonen Magazine |
| First publication | January 1968 - May 1973 |
| expenditure | 20th |
| Anime television series | |
| Country of production |
Japan
|
| original language | Japanese |
| year | 1970 |
| Studio | Mushi Production |
| length | 25 minutes |
| Episodes | 79 |
| Director | Osamu Dezaki |
| production | Atsushi Tomioka, Koji Bessho |
| music | Masao Yagi |
| First broadcast | Apr. 01, 1970 - September 29, 1971 on Fuji TV |
| Anime television series | |
| title | Ashita no Joe 2 |
| Country of production |
Japan
|
| original language | Japanese |
| year | 1980 |
| Studio | Tōkyō Movie |
| length | 25 minutes |
| Episodes | 47 |
| Director | Osamu Dezaki |
| production | Shunzo Kato, Yasuji Takahashi |
| music | Ichiro Araki |
| First broadcast | October 13, 1980 - August 31, 1981 on NTV |
Ashita no Joe ( Japanese あ し た の ジ ョ ー ) is a manga series by the Japanese illustrator Tetsuya Chiba and the author Ikki Kajiwara from 1968 to 1973. The work was adapted in several animes and video games and became well known in Japan.
The manga is about the career of a boxer and can be classified into the genres of shomen , drama and sports . For the latter, it was of great importance due to its popularity.
content
The orphan Joe Yabuki ( 矢吹 丈 , Yabuki Jō ) flees the orphanage in Tokyo and meets the former boxing trainer Danpei Tange ( 丹 下 段 平 ) in the slums . Tange helps him and he fights his way through the streets of the slum, against gangs, and is arrested several times. Eventually he becomes a professional boxer and fights his way up. In the final chapter, Joe fights the reigning world champion for 15 rounds, with both boxers knocking down several times. Finally, after the 15th round, he collapses in the chair in the corner of the ring and smiles.
It's not clear whether or not Joe died at the end of the manga. Adult readers in particular assumed that he was dying. For the younger ones, however, he lived on because his fighting spirit was unbroken.
publication
The manga was published from January 1968 to May 1973 in Weekly Shonen Magazine by Kodansha . The individual chapters were later published in 20 edited volumes .
The manga was published in Italian by Star Comics .
Adaptations
First anime series
In 1970 the Mushi Productions studio produced a 79-part anime series based on the manga, directed by Osamu Dezaki . The character design was created by Akio Sugino and the artistic direction was taken over by Teiichi Akashi . The series was broadcast from April 1, 1970 to September 29, 1971 by the Japanese broadcaster Fuji TV .
The series was also broadcast on Italian television.
synchronization
| role | Japanese speaker ( seiyū ) |
|---|---|
| Joe Yabuki | Teruhiko Aoi |
| Goromaki Gondō | Chikao Ōtsuka |
| Sachi | Fuyumi Shiraishi |
| Shark | Goro Naya |
music
The music in the series was composed by Masao Yagi . The opening credits are Ashita no Joe by Isao Bitō and the credits are Joe no Komoriuta ( ジ ョ ー の 子 守 唄 ) by Asao Koike and Rikiishi Toru no Theme ( 力 石 徹 の テ ー マ ) by Hide Yuki.
Second anime series
In 1980 Tokyo Movie Shinsha produced a second 47-episode anime series. Directed by Osamu Dezaki and the character design is by Akio Sugino. Kazuo Oga was the artistic director. The series was broadcast from October 13, 1980 to August 31, 1981 by NTV .
The anime was broadcast in French by La 5 and Mangas, in Spain by Antena 3 and in Italy by Italia 7, Italia Teen Television and JTV.
synchronization
| role | Japanese speaker ( seiyū ) |
|---|---|
| Joe Yabuki | Teruhiko Aoi |
| Yōko Shiraki | Emi Tanaka |
| Carlos Rivera | Ryusei Nakao |
| Kinoko | Junko Hori |
| Goromaki Kondo | Takeshi Watanabe |
Third anime series
A new adaptation of the manga was announced on October 14, 2017. The anime's story tells a separate storyline that did not appear in the manga.
The film was directed by Yō Moriyama and Katsuhiko Manabe and Kensaku Kojim wrote the scripts.
music
Ichiro Araki composed the music for the anime. The two songs for the opening credits are Kizudarake no Eikō ( 傷 だ ら け の 栄 光 ) by Takeshi Obo and Midnight Blues by Ichiro Araki, who also produced the credits title Hateshinaki Yami no Kanata ni ( 果 て し な き 闇 の 彼方 に ) in two versions.
Movies
On March 8, 1980, Ashita no Joe , the first manga film, was released in Japanese cinemas. As with the series, Osamu Dezaki directed. The film was also translated into English.
On July 4, 1981, the film Ashita no Joe 2 followed , which was also translated into Italian.
Original video animation
On May 25, 2003, the original video animation Joe vs. Joe on DVD. The 6-part short series was directed by Shigeharu Takahashi in Studio Office AO. The character design was created by Yoshitaka Yasuda and the artistic direction was taken over by Kohji Azuma. An English version was published by Animewho.
Video games
Between 1990 and 2004, nine video games related to the manga were released in Japan. Including Ashita no Joe from Taito as an arcade game 1990 and Ashita no Joe Tōchi: Typing Namida Hashi from Sunsoft for the PlayStation 2 2001. Ashita no Joe Masshiro ni Moe Tsukiro was last released ! Konami the Best at Konami .
reception
The series is one of the most popular sports manga in Japan. The manga had a large fan base and was followed with a lot of sympathy. When, after Joe's fight against his opponent Tōru Rikiishi, he died at the end of the chapter in March 1970, over 700 guests came to the memorial service organized by the publisher for the figure.
The series was among those in Japan that sparked discussion of violence in the media. The manga was investigated by the youth protection agency and labeled "offensive" . There were concerns not only that the manga glorified violence, but that it was also used as a symbol. Indeed , Joe became an icon of the student movement in Japan. The Japanese Red Army hijackers also called themselves Ashita no Joe in 1968 . Therefore, the manga was soon blamed for the uprising and rioting during the demonstrations against the Vietnam War.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Paul Gravett: Manga - Sixty Years of Japanese Comics , p. 52 f. Egmont Manga and Anime, 2004.
- ↑ Ashita no Joe gets a new anime adaptation with its own story. In: Sumikai.com. October 14, 2017. Retrieved October 14, 2017 .
- ↑ Frederik L. Schodt, Osamu Tezuka (preface): Manga! Manga! The World of Japanese Comics p. 84. Kodansha America, 1983.
Web links
- Anime News Network about the manga and anime (English)
- Ashita no Joe in the Internet Movie Database (English)