Ashita no Joe: Fighting for Tomorrow
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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- My opinion on Kim completely changed. When I first saw him I disliked him for having such a cold boxing style, ruthless and harsh. But his backstory turned out to be dramatic and traumatic. Joe knows this is gonna be a painfully hard match for him. Let aside Joe's disadvantage of his physic, but his moral isn't at its best too. |
| I was glad Joe finally ate something... even if he didn't even finish that meal. I was expecting Kim to be something like that, but didn't expect the story to go into so much detail with him. Great to have this episode just before the fight. |
 People need societies, but they don't necessarily need nations. - Yang Wen-li |
| Kim's backstory almost made me shed tears, it was so tragic. Kim is much more than a boxing computer now. I can't wait for the fight. |
| I think they did a great job writing Kim's character and this backstory certainly helped. Looking forward to the fight for sure. |
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| Heck, Kim's backstory was really depressing and helped a lot with his characterization. It had to be that way to explain his character. |
| Poor Kim, he killed his own father who was trying to get that food to him and his mother. It was weird that he went and told Joe all that, and why are they talking that easy, he is from Korea and Joe from Japan, they don't speak the same language. |
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| Felt really good to see how happy Joe was when Danpei told him that he can finally eat something, it was a long time since this side of him was shown. And I expected Kim to have a tragic past, but that was cruel. His character became much more interesting and he's also one hell of a beast, even Joe lost his confidence. |
One Piece episode 914 & 915 & 1027 were a mistake and 957 brought the salvation - FMmatron |
| Kim's backstory was even darker than I expected, holy shit. |
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| Damn that was so tragic killing your own father who hold that food so dear to him for the sake of his family. |
| Holy crap, that was one dark and cruel background. I knew he had a dark background related to the war, but didn't expect it to be this bad. And this was probably the first time Joe is not confident he will win a match. I can't really tell how the match will turn out, I can't even tell if it will be a close match or if Joe will get his ass kicked this time. |
Futari wa Milky Holmes was a mistake Yoshii did nothing wrong |
| Kim is a special opponent. he's not like any other boxer we've seen in the series until this point. i liked him since the beginning, but now i think he may become one of my favorite characters in the series. This is the first time Joe has ever feared an opponent and doubted himself. it's the first time he realized that boxing is nothing more than a "game". no matter how violent and wild it is, it's nothing compared to real, raw battles. this is the first time we've ever seen a boxer who's more than just a "boxer". |
| Whelp, I knew something was up when Kim was washing his hands at night; but it was nowhere as traumatic as I'd thought it be. |
| You think oh Rikiishi is special then it's like yeah Carlos is another special character too. But man Kim's backstory was depicted so brilliantly I like him as much as I like Joe. The realism in this show is beautiful and amazing. |
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| Damn, the champ had one tragic backstory ready to win us over right before the match, the whole thing was set up brilliantly. |
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| This episode is brilliant, one of the best episodes I have ever seen in any anime. I couldn't help but think that Kim was trying to manipulate Joe into not eating that food though, in Joe's state every bite counts, so I hope this isn't detrimental to his fight. |
| Very good backstory episode. Let's see how brutal this battle becomes |
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| Never thought I'd tear up watching a guy eat. |
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| Damn it was nice seeing Joe's eyes glow up after Tanpei offered him to eat some food ... But damn what a tragic history Kim has, no wonder Danpei couldn't see anything behind Kim's eyes, the man is barely alive. |
PrOxAntoApr 26, 2023 8:07 AM
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| Conveniently shows up at the exact restaurant where Joe is at the exact same time he is there to randomly start trauma dumping about how the guy whose skull he crushed (with the strength of an emaciated 5 year old btw) just happened to be his father for maximum dramatic effect. Okay. |
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