A serie of 42 genga from Ashita no Joe
Ashita no Joeis a critically acclaimed boxing manga written by Ikki Kajiwara and illustrated by Tetsuya Chiba in 1968 that was later adapted into an anime series and movie. The title means “Joe of tomorrow” or Tomorrow’s Joe. Outside Japan it is also referred to as Champion Joe, Rocky Joe or Joe. It was adapted into a live-action film starring popular actor/singer Tomohisa Yamashita as Yabuki Joe and Yūsuke Iseya as Rikiishi. The movie premiered in Japan on February 11, 2011.
