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. ---------------------------------------- Wow, so she finally admitted it, Yoko - to Joe and to herself. I've been waiting for this to happen ever since they first met back in one of the first episodes of the first series. Her love for Rikishi wasn't hard to explain. Rikishi was the women's favorite, the heartbreaker. He had the looks and the manner, whereas Joe is more like "just a kid" to the women. But Yoko isn't a traditional woman. She's as passionate and unyielding about what she does as Joe himself. I remember back in the first series when she had the choice to pardon Joe. Instead she sent him off to the prison island. Then she started organising half-illegal (no traditional rules) boxing matches at that island. She took over her father's boxing business and managed it with success. Hardfaced like the toughest Yakuza she left the stadium as soon as she knew how a match would end. She behaved in a way that is traditionally reserved for men. Few men would match such a woman. She was looking for something extraordinary. And suddenly she understood what that extraordinary was - or rather, who it was. It just took ca 75 + 44 = 119 episodes! So beautiful, like everything in this wonderful series. I'm now saving episode 45 until I've got 46 and 47 so that I can watch the last three episodes in a row. |
| It had to happen, it was almost necessary to happen. I'm glad it did. Their relationship has been very unusual, very different from the inside than from the surface. I'm glad she admitted it, but part of me wanted this to happen before. This episode felt just like RPGs game just before the final battle, when suddenly every character makes an appearance, there's some final conversations, some nice moments chillin' before the storm. But this is is it, starting next episode. It's the final act, and this fight promises to be something I won't forget anytime soon. I'm confident it will live up to my expectations. Damn, it's been quite a journey... this series. One of the best things I've seen. |
 People need societies, but they don't necessarily need nations. - Yang Wen-li |
| Can't believe this journey is finally soon coming to an end though I've been really looking forward to this fight, hope it delivers! |
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| I'm so happy we got to see Aoyama and Skeleton again. I've always wondered what happened to them. But the end of the episode just made me sad :( |
| Wolf changed in the end, that was good. Aoyama and the others are coming to see the fight. Yoko told Joe her feelings. |
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| Wow, wow, wow this was a great build up for the match. It was so satisfying to see most people Joe met on his journey, especially the guys from the prison and Wolf, even tho I was expecting him to come back with the money back then I totally forgot about it. Seeing all those people made me also realize how much of an impact Joe had on other peoples life. Yokos confession was incredibly well executed, you could really feel the pain and the despair, but she wasn't the only one suffering. Noriko seemed also concerned about the match. And of course, Joe was aware about his condition. This and and his words towards Noriko in the flashback are making me feel very uneasy. |
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| Wolf returned the money! I knew he would do it. Seeing Aoyama, Skeleton face and the others was such a great surprise, after their experience in the juvie prison they started working, maybe not a big job, but one to be proud of, and now they are all together again to see Joe's fight for the title. Yoko finally revealed her feelings towards Joe, I had so many different opinions about her during the course of the story, nice character. The fated match is coming, this 2nd Season had some parts I didn't enjoy, but the build up to this final match was simply amazing, now all I can wish is an unforgettable fight and a great conclusion, either happy or (pretty much 100% sure) tragic. |
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| This episode was full of feelings specially talking about Yoko she finally admit it. |
| It's true that i didn't want Yoko to be Joe's love interest, but the development of their relationship was unique, unusual and non-cliche that i don't actually mind it now that it happened and Yoko confessed her love to Joe. The build-up to the final match is fantastic, was nice seeing those juvie gang from way back in season 1, i totally forgot about them. |
  I've seen bigger mountains |
| Very similar vibe at the end to "The Real Folk Blues Part 2" |
| This episode showed so many things Im glad I could watch! a pity there was not a kiss (dont give af*ck for useless pairings in most anime/manga, but this is a different level) A pity the author didnt do more stuff with those ex-inmates But at least it delivered. And Wolf returned the money!!! Being a japanese kid in the 70s/80s might have been a good experience with tv shows like AnJ. |
| :v |
| From the signs, things aren't looking to great for Joe. But at least we got a bit more time to see a lot of former characters; really makes the world feel alive, and that Joe really left an impact on the people he's met. |
| I honestly never really interpreted Yoko's feelings towards Joe as love. Joe has never been nice to her, and she's never seemed to think fondly of him, much less have a half-decent opinion of him as a person. |
| I'm so happy to that Wolf has changed, he has always been on of my favorites in the series. Good to see Aoyama and the others too. This is too sad man, I wasn't expecting that at all. I always suspected that Yoko had feelings for him but I didn't expect her to confess like that. I can't believe this anime is gonna end soon, I'm not ready for this. |
| Joe, Joe Forever.... |
| This confession brings me to tears. T___T Wonderful episode. |
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| So Joe knew the whole time but is still going to fight. What a man he is. And as for Yoko... yeah the relationship is not going to happen |
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| It felt good hearing Yoko finally admit her love for Joe, so much so that she even surprised herself. Despite all that, despite knowing he's got punch drunk syndrome, Joe just can't deny his true self, he has to fight Jose knowing the potential outcome. I'm not ready :/ |
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| The only thing I can hope for is that Joe even survives this fight, but honestly, I'm starting to doubt he will. hes probably gonna end up just like Rikiishi. It's great to see Yoko finally admit her feelings to joe, but he was never gonna care really. I dont think joe cares about women at all, only boxing. Poor yoko is gonna have to go through a Rikiishi 2.0 man, this sucks. i love this show |
| Oh man, the build up to the fight is already great. |
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| So many scenes, emotions, and plot packed into this episode. Joe talking about his childhood. Wolf coming back to pay his debt and having some good time with Joe. Another Goromaki appearance with him observing from the distance. The old buddies from Juvenile coming to see Joe's fight and reminiscing about the past. And the cherry on the cake, Yoko confessing her love for Yabuki, the long-awaited confession. Not a romance series but one of the best romantic scenes I ever watched. We waited 100-plus episodes for this very scene and a decade between the two series as well. The build-up to this scene was one of the craziest in anime/cinema/fiction/whatever you want to call it. Up there with Titanic. One of the best episode of the series, up there with the first episode of the series, the Rikishi fight, Carlos fight, Noriko and Yabuki episode under the train bridge, and probably the last episode as well. Loved the drama. Absolute cinematic! > 4:34 AM, 07/11/24 |
Reply to Karusan
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Wow, so she finally admitted it, Yoko - to Joe and to herself. I've been waiting for this to happen ever since they first met back in one of the first episodes of the first series.
Her love for Rikishi wasn't hard to explain. Rikishi was the women's favorite, the heartbreaker. He had the looks and the manner, whereas Joe is more like "just a kid" to the women.
But Yoko isn't a traditional woman. She's as passionate and unyielding about what she does as Joe himself. I remember back in the first series when she had the choice to pardon Joe. Instead she sent him off to the prison island. Then she started organising half-illegal (no traditional rules) boxing matches at that island. She took over her father's boxing business and managed it with success. Hardfaced like the toughest Yakuza she left the stadium as soon as she knew how a match would end. She behaved in a way that is traditionally reserved for men.
Few men would match such a woman. She was looking for something extraordinary. And suddenly she understood what that extraordinary was - or rather, who it was. It just took ca 75 + 44 = 119 episodes!
So beautiful, like everything in this wonderful series.
I'm now saving episode 45 until I've got 46 and 47 so that I can watch the last three episodes in a row.
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Wow, so she finally admitted it, Yoko - to Joe and to herself. I've been waiting for this to happen ever since they first met back in one of the first episodes of the first series.
Her love for Rikishi wasn't hard to explain. Rikishi was the women's favorite, the heartbreaker. He had the looks and the manner, whereas Joe is more like "just a kid" to the women.
But Yoko isn't a traditional woman. She's as passionate and unyielding about what she does as Joe himself. I remember back in the first series when she had the choice to pardon Joe. Instead she sent him off to the prison island. Then she started organising half-illegal (no traditional rules) boxing matches at that island. She took over her father's boxing business and managed it with success. Hardfaced like the toughest Yakuza she left the stadium as soon as she knew how a match would end. She behaved in a way that is traditionally reserved for men.
Few men would match such a woman. She was looking for something extraordinary. And suddenly she understood what that extraordinary was - or rather, who it was. It just took ca 75 + 44 = 119 episodes!
So beautiful, like everything in this wonderful series.
I'm now saving episode 45 until I've got 46 and 47 so that I can watch the last three episodes in a row.
| @Karusan probably the same even though it's hard not to continue and finish it already |
Reply to requiett
Very similar vibe at the end to "The Real Folk Blues Part 2"
| @requiett you just awakened a memory I never knew I had. You're talking about Fye stopping Spike from going to the eventual gunfight right? |
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