Tomorrow's Joe (あしたのジョー)

Win it, Ao!

Knock him out, Ao!

Joe! What’s wrong with you!? Get him! Get him!

He’s drained his strength.

This fight has become entirely one-sided now, wouldn't you say, Yohko?

That’s the end of the round.

Return to your corners.

Joe! Pull yourself together! Joe!

Joe, what’s happened to your basic technique?

Have you forgotten about your famous quick left jab?

Cut it out, Nishi.

You askin’ me to use the moves that old man taught me?

Save that confidence for when you’re not in such bad shape.

Listen, Joe,

if you take more nasty hits in the next round, you’ll be out for sure.

Aoyama is already trying to win by KO.

Those are the kind of punches he’s throwing at you!

Ya stupid bastard, what the hell do ya think you’re doing!?

Shut your mouth!

You got a problem with him?

Uh, no, not really…

Joe!

Aoyama thinks he can knock me out, eh?

Now that’cha mention it, he was aiming for my jaw a lot the second half of that round…

“The basics,” eh… ?

Joe! The basics!

You mustn’t forget the basics!

I get it, Nishi.

I guess that’s all I have to fall back on now.

For the Sake of Tomorrow #1: Left Jab.

To get your attack through,

or to slow down your opponent, you continuously punch with your left.

Keep your left elbow close to your body, aim slightly inside,

and punch with a drilling motion.

Then you strike!

Using a straight right that tags onto the jabs…

that power can be multiplied three or four fold!

Asshole!

Joe! Have you forgotten already?

The basics! Get back to the basics!

Joe!

Joe! The basics! The basics!

It could have been a close fight.

Joe! Joe! Joe! Joe! Joe!

Where did those punches go?

The punches you use to protect your freedom!

Where did it go!?

Those punches that compete with Rikiishi's, where did they go!?

Cut it out, Nishi.

I’m trying my best.

I’m fighting the fight of my life.

I’m taking this fight seriously.

But it’s not good enough.

Not today…

The punch that’s kept me going for this long doesn't work anymore.

“Free,” my ass. “Boxing,” my ass.

1!

2!

3!

I can hear the sound of the ocean.

This feels great.

Hey there, old man.

Long time, no see.

Where’ve you been all this time?

Come on, let’s go home.

Let’s stop doing these stupid and pointless things.

Look at that, old man.

It’s the ocean.

Old man, cut it out.

I've quit this stupid boxing.

Old man, wait for me.

I’m telling you, I quit !

Don’t go, old man!

I’ll do it! I’ll fight Aoyama!

The real fight begins now!

5!

6!

7!

8!

9!

He stood up!

Joe stood up!

Joe!

Look at that!

He’s still gonna fight?

Grandfather, look!

Look at his eyes!

Now that’s surprising.

Completely unlike before, his eyes are very vulnerable now.

This is the first time...

The first time I've ever seen that look in his eyes.

Fight!

All right!

Go all the way, Aoyama!

Aoyama, don’t let us down!

Hey, Yabuki! What’s wrong with you?

Yeah, Yabuki, what’s that pose supposed to mean?

Too many blows to the head make you lose your marbles?

That stance is completely wrong for a boxer!

You look like a turtle hiding in his shell!

What a loser!

You had enough and ready to give up?

Why don’t you do us all a favor and give up already!

I’ll bet you’re pretty sorry about being wrong, huh, Joe?

They’re right… That’s a very undignified stance.

It’s a very silly pose.

Protecting his face…

and protecting his chest.

That pose is exactly like a turtle hiding in his shell.

But… look at his vulnerability.

Look at his sense of urgency!

It’s a side of Joe no one has ever seen before!

It’s a new Joe!

Hey, old man.

Hey, Aoyama.

Don’t get me wrong...

It’s not that I don’t fear you both as a team.

To the awesomeness of fighting itself…

to the deepness itself…

to the bottomless strength and potential...

I am bowing my head to that.

Up until now…

I thought Ao’s weak punches were harmless. I laughed at them.

But from this point onward, I will fight much more defensively

so that I won’t lose.

But more than that...

So that I can be victorious in this scary world of boxing.

That’s it.

Do you understand?

Aren’t ya gonna fight?

You two, what’re ya just standing around for!?

Just do it!

Ao!

Go get him!

Ao!

Aoyama-kun, go to him. Fight him.

Y-Yes, Sir.

But…

Th-This is the first time I’ve seen that sort of “turtle” stance before.

What’s wrong, Aoyama?

Stop farting around!

You’re just another punch away from a KO!

Go, Ao!