Tomorrow's Joe (あしたのジョー)

It's over...

It's all over...

Joe!

Joe!

Joe!

Joe!

Joe, it's over.

It's all over.

Hey, Referee! What are you waiting for?

Give him the count already! The count!

Get back to a neutral corner!

3!

4!

5!

6!

8!

9!

10!

Rikiishi!

What's wrong, Rikiishi? Come on!

Rikiishi!

Come on! You won!

He did it!

Don't get up, Joe!

Out of my way! Out of my way!

Out of my way! You need to stay still, Joe!

Joe!

H-Hang in there, Joe! Hey!

Doctor! Where's the doctor?

Hurry and take a look at Joe!

Look after my Joe!

You did it, Rikiishi-kun.

Now... Now you can put this behind you.

I'm sure that you have...

a wonderful, shining future in store for you now!

A shining future, you say?

Yes. That's it, Rikiishi-kun!

Congratulations, Rikiishi-kun.

You've finally fulfilled your desire.

Congratulations, Rikiishi-san!

Congratulations, Rikiishi!

Congratulations! Congratulations!

Please look this way, Rikiishi-san!

Ladies and gentlemen, just look at these cheers, and this excitement!

Two minutes and forty-seven seconds into the final round,

the match has ended with the most dramatic KO in all of history!

Rikiishi Toru has overcome a grueling weight loss

and decisively put an end to Yabuki's winning streak!

I've seen a lot of fights in my long career,

but I've never seen a match as intense as tonight's.

It was truly and honestly a fight to the death!

These two youngsters fought with death literally on the line!

Just look at Yabuki Joe, who fought bravely despite being defeated!

And look at the magnificent victor, Rikiishi Toru!

Rikiishi seems to be acting a little off...

What's wrong? Do you feel bad?

N-No, I'm fine.

Just felt a little dizzy.

Just... Just give me a moment more...

His eyes opened!

Thank God you're awake, Joe!

No! Don't touch him yet!

Joe! Joe!

H-Hey! Hold still!

You shouldn't be moving!

Joe, you don't get that you were KO'd, do you?

Get a grip! The match is over!

You win, Rikiishi.

I never thought you'd finish me with an uppercut. You never fail to amaze me.

You win.

What's wrong, Rikiishi-kun!?

Hey, Doctor! Get over here!

He's fainted!

He was so thinned-out and his eyes were so sunken,

I'm impressed he managed to stay standing this long.

He really is something.

Well, Joe, I see you've accepted defeat to a man like that.

Now, let's head out.

Yeah.

Hey, Sachi, victory's just a matter of chance!

Even Bro Joe loses sometimes!

Don't cry! How pathetic! Just smile, like me!

See? Like this!

You did well, Yabuki! You were really cool!

I'm a fan of Rikiishi, but I'll be cheering for you, too!

Way to go!

You did great!

They say that a boxer is made of ability plus luck.

And part of that luck is whether or not you have a rival as powerful as Rikiishi.

Guess you and I are just unlucky.

How are we unlucky?

You gotta be kidding.

Listen, old man.

I consider myself fortunate to get to fight all the way with a man like that.

And I feel truly happy, from the bottom of my heart.

What do you want?

Maybe they got the wrong room?

The loser doesn't get any attention or anything — those are the rules.

You journalists don't have any business with Joe!

Rikiishi's room is that way! Go now!

But Rikiishi's...

Rikiishi's...

Rikiishi's dead.

Rikiishi's dead.

Wha... Wh-What was that? S-Say it again!

He... He... He died just now.

The doctor's diagnosis said...

That in addition to the harsh weight loss,

Yabuki Joe's strike to his temple in the sixth round

and the rope's blow to the back of his head when he went down caused a cerebral hemorrhage.

After he was taken to the medical office, they were never able to revive him.

Rikiishi's-

Nishi! Come on!

Move! Out of my way! Move it!

Open up!

This is Tange! Open up!

Now that I look back, when Rikiishi-kun closed in on Joe with that ghastly expression...

That was the last flicker before his flame went out!

What... What am I supposed to say here?

What can I say that will make up for this?

Please get up.

It's neither Yabuki-kun's nor your fault that this happened to Rikiishi-kun.

It's just that two young men fought in the ring with every ounce of strength they had.

And an unfortunate accident occurred.

Yes. This was an accident.

An accident, Tange-san.

Joe...

Joe...

Rikiishi-kun's death...

was nobody else's fault.

I... I was the one who killed Rikiishi-kun.

I should have done whatever it took to stop this match.

But when Rikiishi-kun said, "This is a man's world," I pulled back...

Not only did I pull back, I wrapped up every faucet in Shiraki Gym with wire,

and I cooperated with Rikiishi's weight loss, even as he writhed in agony!

Don't say that, Yoko!

What a fool I am!