ASHITA NO JOE 2

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CAST

ANIME ActionAshita no Joe
MANGA DramaAshita no Joe
MOVIE DramaAshita no Joe 2 (Movie)
SPECIALNippon Seimei CM

REVIEWS

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  Woggo

  100/100
  A review I made for Joe 2 years ago

  Warning there are spoilers in the series, so I recommend that you finish the second season before reading this review.

  Plot 10/10
  This season starts off with Joe coming back from his journey after his fight with Rikishi and him making a comeback after it been six months of not fighting. The main focus is Joe overcoming Rikishi death, weight loss, Joe getting his wild side back, and punch drunk syndrome. The way it handles all the trails is really well done. It also handles a lot of stuff better than the first season since we get to see more grown with certain characters such as Joe, Yohko, and Carlos. An interesting thing they do is instead starting off where the anime left off the manga. They decide to over write the last 25 episodes of the first series to start at the best part The Rise and The Fall of Joe Yabuki arc. This honestly the best part to start off for this season since it the beginning of the second part 2 of the series and this give the chance to make a better version of that the arc the original series end at. The reason has to the fact one of the main problems of the main series is that the anime was getting really close to the manga and some the stuff was anime original and they were running out of material to cover. It was surprise at the time that after about 10 years the season one end they decide to celebrate Ashita no Joe 10 year by giving us 2 movies and an anime series that cover the rest of the manga that never got adapted. So when the season 2 began they decide to fix that problem they had with the original by giving us a better version of that arc. The reason why is that we got see more of Joe struggled handle in a better way, better structure in certain moments, and the rivalry/friendship between Joe and Carlos. Joe struggle begin got to see how deeply Rikishi death affected him physical and mentally compare to the version of the first season where it only affected his physical. It because of this that the arc had more of an impact to it and make us feel bad for Je as he losing more fights and it seems their no hope off him overcoming Rikishi death. As for the rivalry/friendship between Joe and Carlos it way better handled then first season since we got to see interact more with each other and develop a bond. Their more conflict in this to since they both want to fight each other, but Carlos wanted to becoming a champion so has to decide between taking a risk of fight Joe or never get to settle the score with Joe. The next arc the season has it the Joe Weight Problem in this arc we get to Joe try to make weight for his first title match. In this arc we get to see the struggle Rikishi had to go through to become a bantamweight and we see Joe going through the same thing expect this time to stay as a bantam. Joe had go through the fact he sill grown and his puberty isn’t fully done yet. So Joe end ups forcing himself form growing because of the bantamweight class means to him. The third arc which Joe Wild Side arc deals with Joe needs to his wild side back before he faces the World champion. The last arc with is the Punch Drunk Syndrome arc deals with Joe going through Punch drunk and him making the decision to still fight Joe or to retire. All of the arcs deal with the most important trails for boxers and them trying to overcome them. This season proves that this is the most realistic Sport anime series ever made. All these arc were handle amazing and it shown that people who made season two here actually fans of the series which is rare thing to happen. Overall I give the plot a 10/10.

  Characters 10/10

  Joe Yabuki: In this season we get to see how much Joe has changed after his journey. He not as rude, more caring, and has become a man. He still is having same traits has he still the asshole we all love, but he more mature now. He also starts to show a nicer side when around his friends and Yohko. In this season Joe goes through a lot of struggles in boxing career. It is because of the struggle we start to start love Joe more now since he finally starts to change and feeling bad for him. The series shows use flashbacks on how Joe used to be alike and showing how much he has grown. Another thing I love more about Joe this season is how feeling change about boxing. At first he only doing to settle the score with Rikishi, but now he doing because he loves boxing. We get to see this by his still waiting to boxing even during his losing streak and the fact he could no longer punch in the temple. This gives the determination of waiting to overcome it no matter what. Another instance was when he was having trouble losing weight. During the episode Danpai wants to Joe to stop trying to lose weight Joe says the reason why I am want to stay a bantam is because of Wolf, Carlos, Jose Mendoza, and even Riksihi who died as a bantam weight. This shows how much he respects his rivals by staying in the class even though it might cost his own life. The third moment is when he tells Noriko the reason why he boxes which he loves doing it and he will do it until he becomes White Ashes. The last moment is he goes through punch drunk syndrome and him still decide to box even though he might end up becoming like Carlos or worse. These moments show that Joe truly loves boxing, respect his rivals, and he will box until the day he dies. We also get to see he is very thankfully for Danpei because of him he meets Rikishi. The last thing about him that as change is how much he cares about his friends. Such as the moment Nishi had to retire, Wolf, and the moment he found what happened to Carlos after he fought Jose. In the two moments we get to see how much this affects him and joe starts to blame himself as the reason why Carlos had punch drunk Syndrome, Overall Joe is easily the best anime character ever made and is truly shows because how much he has changed.

  Carlos Rivera: Carlos who ranked number 6 in the world. We first see when Yohko goes to brings him to Japan in order to face the Japan best fighters. Carlos fights ends fighting the last opponents Joe lost to in reserve order. He is described as an actor because he doesn’t take his fight seriously. His main goal is to fight someone that make him go all out and to become a world champion. He starts to become a second Rikishi for Joe when they had their sparring match. In his sparring match we see Carlos finally found someone he can go all out in order to defeat him. It is after this moment Carlos wants an official match with him in order to settle the score. However, this problem because he was only schedule to only have three fights and has a match with Jose coming up, but he still to decide to fight Joe no matter and refuse to leave Japan until they settle the score. During the fight he was happy to finally to face someone he can toe to toe with. The best to describe him that he similar to Joe by the way the grow up and has the same wild side Joe has. Carlos shows us how dangerous punch drunk syndrome can be when we get to see after his fight with Jose he becomes a broken man and no longer the same. This very sad to see since he longer the same person anymore. Overall Carlos is one of the best characters in the series.

  Tengei Danpai: In this season we get to how much he truly cares about Joe and how much his relationship with Joe has change. This is shown by him worrying about when Joe was overcoming his struggles. Danpai in the end wants what best for Joe even though Joe will agree with in the end. This shown when he told to Joe retire after he saw the suffering Joe had go through with overcoming Rikishi death and Joe losing weight. We side of Danpai where he doesn’t Joe to end up having the same fate that Riksihi had. However, Joe end up showing him his determination which the reason why Danpei still has faith in him no matter what. We see get to see more of the father role Danpai has since he his Joe father figure. Even after the moment Joe lost to Jose, he recognizes that Joe is a champion in these of Joe Japan champion and he the campion of everyone who lived in the slums. Overall it goes without a doubt that Danpai is easily one of the best master ever.

  Nishi: In this season we get to the how close his friendship with Joe is and the struggle he has to go through. We get that he ends up retiring because of his injured hand. After this we see him starts to focus more on job and to get with him the girl of his dreams which is Noriko. Through we see that a side of him that we never saw before and we see of him making an important decision in his life which is him decide to give up boxing even though he loves it. We also get to see how close Joe and Nishi have become over the years to end up having a Manly friendship. Even though he stops boxing he still spars with Joe because want to help him out. In the end Nishi is one of the responsible men in the series and achieves his goal which is to end up marrying Noriko.

  Wolf: In this season we see that Joe as start to forgive Joe for what he did to him. It is shown when he and Joe start to respect each more as boxers and as a person. We also see this when kept his promise to Jo when return the money he owns Joe and starts to change his life around in order to become a better person. Overall Wolf is now a more likable character in this season.

  Yohko: In this season is a mysterious person. The reason why is she doing things and we don’t find out the reason until later on. An example of she brought Carlos Rivera with her from trip back to Venezuela. For him to fight Japanese fighters, but her true intentions are for Carlos to become Joe new rival. This shows that she is wants to help out overcome his struggles, but we don’t find the reason until the end. Over the course of the season she become the president of Shikari Gym in order to follow Joe career to the end. It also because Yohko connection with other people around the world Danpei ends up asking her to set up matches for when he no one left to face in Japan. Through the season you see why she does things she does is not only because she wants to help out Joe but she realizes that she in love with him. It is because of this she tries to stop Joe form fighting Jose but he doesn’t listen. She watches the fights and end up leaving because she could take seeing Joe hurt. Until she comebacks to her senses and that she needs to be there to support him. After the match Joe ends up giving gloves to her as a symbol which signifies something to remember him by and sorry I can’t be with you. Overall Yohko has become a better character and she without a doubt the best female character in the series.

  Noriko: Noriko is what I describe as a girl who tries to decide who she rather be with Joe or Nishi. It is obvious that in the first series she loves Joe, but in the second season she realizes that can’t be with him after Joe tells her the reason why he boxes. It is at this moment she realizes that she can’t be with Joe since him getting hurt will touch for her to handle. It is because of this Noriko slowly develop feeling for Nishi and end ups deciding to marry him. Overall Noriko is probably the closet we ever get for a love struggle to happen and, but doesn’t go anywhere since this series isn’t a romance, but she the second best female character in the series.

  Kim Yongpi: Kim is joe next major opponent Joe had to deal with after his fight with Carlos. Since Kim is the OBPF champion. Kim is very interesting since their isn’t much information about in the boxing world beside that he killed to opponents and his backstory. Kim is a fighting machine this describe the way he fights and the way he acts. Kim however has fear of blood and every time he see blood on his hands he tries to wash it even though no else can see it. He shows no sign of fear until he saw Joe keep getting back up every time he hits him which the reason why Joe win in the end. Overall Kim is character I wish we got to see more form him since has the most interesting backstory out of all the characters since he a little kid in the World War 2 and ended up killing his own father.

  Jose Mendoza: Jose symbolize as a perfect in the sense he takes out his opponent with ease, treats his opponents with respect, has a family, and has a nice life style, but we realize that he actually has flaws. He servers as Joe ultimate opponent because of his strength and statue as a boxer. It shown his respect for his opponents when he refuses to Carlos on the poster for his next match. The other time was when he found he killed the WBC champion during their fight and tells Joe he fells sad. When he first sees him the series he has the most interest indroucting to a character. We see that he tells the reporter Joe Yabuki Where he came from and Where he going to go. This very interesting since this line means he want wants to Joe background and how far he going to get to in Boxing. We see that every time he shows up has this certain intimidation in him with the touch Joe shoulder and said Good Luck to the moment he called Joe a Yellow sheep. Even though he seems perfect boxers he does weakness such as can’t take too many punches and he can be drive to go crazy. When he has saw Joe was still alive in the 10th round and he wonders why Joe is still alive. This ends up driving Jose to the breaking point of insanity and starts to break the rules. Which surprise everyone in the crowed. In the end of the fight you see a broken man who knows he doesn’t deserve to win the fight. Especially when look on how he can even barely stand while Joe could still stand in the end of the fight. Overall Jose is definitely the one of the powerfully foe Joe has every face and the close thing we got to a good antagonist in the series.

  Overall the series characters are simple one of the best things about this series because of interesting, entraining they can be and have great character development they have. I can’t talk about every character since that would take too long and I only want to talk about the ones that got the most focus in this season.

  Animation 10/10
  The animation has improved by a lot since the first season. This because of not only the 9 years’ difference between season 1 and season 2 ad that this had movie budget level. This the interesting since this probably the only series that has receive this level of quality and has no moments of bad animation. Ever scene in the series is beautifully, especially those screenshots that make good wallpapers. The only explanation I think of the reason why they give this season very good budget is because of the popularity and the impact it had in the anime industry. At the time the only series that can rival its popularity where Lupin the 3rd, Space Battleship Yamato, Cutie Honey, Shin Maginzer Z, and Astro Boy. So the animators know they have to give a season that everyone who was fan of Japanese animation something to remember. Out all the anime I have seen nothing rivals Ashita no Joe season 2 animation and it’s still holds out very well. Even though e getting new anime series every year none of animation they have is nothing compare to Ashita no Joe animation.

  Music/Voice Acting 10/10
  The soundtrack of the season has lots of jazz to it and its very emotional soundtrack especially since this the darkest portion of the series. The soundtrack fits very well by adding sad music when a sad moment and when they songs when the fight sense get very intense. All of the songs are very good and hard to choose which are mine favorites but if I had to choose it would have to be between Twilight, Forever Joe, and the ending theme of season 2. A lot of the roles have change for certain character because of the gap between the season 1 and 2. The voice that have change are Yohko, Danpai, Nishi, Noriko, Goromaki. However, is it hard to notice since they aren’t really a difference to their voices. Overall the music and the voice acting are very good.

  Adaption 10/10
  The second season adapts all of part two of the manga version. However, there is two chapter they do skip since season one already cover that. One of the chapters where the one Joe decide to go take underground boxing since he go through a losing streak and could get any more opponents until he meet Carlos. The other one was the exhibition match Joe had Carlos which good that as removed since that was not needed. Like the first season they decide to has filler canon moments. These include filler fights and giving us more screen time for certain characters. It is because of these canon filler moments it gives us a realistic feel. Let me explain in the manga it felt strange on how Joe was ready to face the world champion even though he only won 18 fights versus the anime he only won 24 fights. This makes manga fell kind of rush so we get to see only joe important match while the anime we get to see all of the of them. This season also handles it characters better then manga version because we more time to see the them more and the get a chance to develop. This adaption fixes the problems that the manga and gives a better version of part 2. Overall season 2 is better than the manga because of it is more realistic, relationships between characters and the grown the character go through over the years.

  Enjoyment 10/10
  When it comes to how much I enjoy season 2 it gives me the most enjoyment I have ever had. Like I said with the first season this is a series I can never get tired of watching. The characters, the story, and the atmosphere of it is something I always love about this series. The fights in the season have more intense moments than ever before which makes the fights more enjoyable. Out of all the fight that season 2 had my favorite would have to be Joe vs Carlos. The reason why is because they were equal, we got to see Carlos go all out, and both of them were enjoying the fight. Even though there are moments were it had to watch the series such as when we Carlos is no longer the same person anymore and the fact this season has the darkest moments in it these end help out with my enjoyment with the series. This series give me a feeling that no other series can give me. The way to describe this feeling is that it’s show that I never wanted to end and It’s a series I can never get tired of. Even when I already seen this series 3 times and still enjoy just as much I enjoy the first time I watch it.

  The Ending
  Before I give my final thoughts on this season I need to address my thoughts about the ending of this series. The ending is leave to your own inception on how do you think what to Joe after his fight with Jose. However for me, I believe in the end Joe died which hard for me to say. The reason why I believe this is because the white ash line. During Joe conversation with Noriko he states this I won’t stop boxing until I turn in white ash and their no long a flame that burns. What this means that white ashes symbolism death. We see that in the scene of episode 47 Joe is white. This means he has turn into white ashes and he is now died. I feel that this the best for ending since this fits it the most. During the manga still going and Chiba left in charge on how series he thought of them making Joe spend his rest of his life with Yohko. This change when editor remind him of the conversation Joe had with Noriko. It at the moment he decides to make Joe turn into white ash. This fit more than original ending he had planned since fits the character Joe. It’s hard to imagine Joe retiring seeing how much he loves boxing. So let the dying symbolizes going on journey that he will come back form. Also ending was foreshadow very since how Joe was dealing with punch drunk syndrome, the white ash conversation, Noriko asking Joe he will come back after his fight with Jose, and the fact Joe fighting best person in the world. It is sad to see my favorite character of all time died in the end, but I could not ask for a better ending. Out of all the ending I have seen this without a doubt the best ending ever made.

  Final Thoughts
  Overall my thoughts on this season 2 is this what made the best series I have ever seen. It is because of this part is why this series is my favorite anime of all time and my favorite show. When I finish the season it gives me a void that took a year to get over. This series change my opinion on the sports genre because I watch this I though sports anime were boring, but that change when I saw how much I was enjoying this series. It also left me the biggest the impact I ever had while watching a show by letting feel so much emotions, the void, how attach I was to the characters and the story of it. Overall this season is the reason why Ashita no Joe will always be my favorite anime and favorite show of all time. I give season 2 a score of 10/10.

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  TheIkari

  100/100
  Una simple reseña de una de las pocas obras maestras que nos ha podido dar el anime

  Ashita no Joe es un anime algo olvidado de los años 70´s, que en su tiempo sirvió de inspiración para la parte pobre del pueblo japonés, y a la vez haya es recordada por los más viejos con cariño. Pero aquí en occidente, pese a ser doblada, pasó desapercibida, cosa que es una lástima, ya que esta obra es asombrosa, créanme que no exagero de hasta considerarla una obra maestra. Y como hace poco la termine, aquí les traigo una simple reseña, que resume por qué considero a este anime como uno de los mejores que he visto.

  Joe Yabuki

  Joe es simplemente uno de los mejores personajes que habré visto en ficción, al principio es un personaje algo despreciable, arrogante, cretino, aprovechado y una bestia salvaje, pero con cierto carisma que hace que no puedas odiarlo, además de que este tiene su perspectiva sobre la pobreza, ya que a fin de cuentas él también lo es, pero lo más interesante de él es su increíble y constante desarrollo, en donde tendrá que afrontar varios demonios internos sobre acontecimientos sucedidos, como por ejemplo la muerte de Rikishi o su estancia en el reformatorio, con las cual este reflexionará y aprenderá lecciones que lo marcarían y lo separarían de su yo inicial, pero no es como que sea un cambio completo, ya que el personaje aún tiene su carisma y arrogancia del principio, solo que se ha vuelto más maduro y aprecia mucho más las cosas que tiene como las personas de su alrededor o el antiguo gimnasio danpei, todo esto por las relaciones y acontecimientos de la serie, para que este cruce un viaje de maduración en la que incluso formaría una perspectiva de la vida, la cual explicare mucho más adelante.

  Toru Rikiishi y su influencia en Joe

  Rikiishi es un boxeador que por su comportamiento termino en un reformatorio, siendo un tipo muy dedicado a su profesión, con este se podría observar una representación de lo que sería el mal del deporte por el cómo perjudica a la salud de los boxeadores, al punto que Rikiishi padecía de desnutrición a la hora de la pelea, cosa que más el puñetazo de Joe, le causarían la muerte, pero Rikiishi no es solo eso como personaje, ya que a mi punto de vista la muerte de Rikiishi es una de las mejores que habré visto en ficción, no solo por el drama, sino por el cómo repercute en los personajes, más específicamente en Joe, ya que pese que su relación haya sido algo conflictiva, para Joe, Rikiishi era un modelo a seguir por su honor, fuerza y voluntad, así que su muerte afecto mucho a Joe, al punto que este quedaría incapacitado de golpear a la cara, ya que fue un golpe así el que catapulto a Rikiishi a la muerte, haciendo que este reflexione sobre sí mismo, pero este aceptaría su muerte para volver al ring, pero esta vez no solo cargando su voluntad, sino también la de Rikiishi, para que al menos su muerte no haya sido en vano, sirviendo varias veces como una motivación para Joe, para honrar a su gran amigo, Toru Rikiishi.

  Tange Danpei

  Tange sería una representación de lo que sería un boxeador y entrenador que quedaría como un fracasado por tomar varias malas decisiones en ambas carreras, pero que al conocer a Joe, este recupera su esperanza. Tange diría que es de los personajes que tiene una de las personalidades más completas, ya que se le ve en cientos de estados de ánimos por sucesos importantes en la obra, siendo un personaje con el que es muy fácil empatizar. También este y su relación con Joe van en constante evolución, ya que al principio Tange lo veía como su vía de escape para dejar su triste vida de mendigo alcohólico, pero poco a poco con las vivencias que tiene con Joe se ve el cómo poco a poco pasa de una figura paterna a una materna para Joe, ya que este poco a poco se va encariñando de el, al punto que le propuso dejar el boxeo por su bien, llorando por él y preocupándose de él. Un aspecto que me encanta de Tange, es que este pese que es un ex-profesional, es un entrenador con complicaciones y no es el típico que tiene las soluciones a todo o que sabe todas las técnicas.

  Secundarios y relaciones

  El cast de secundarios es uno de los más completos que habré visto, todos teniendo una personalidad y visión del conflicto principal de la serie, ya sea unos siendo alegres y motivando a Joe para alcanzar su meta como los niños del barrios, siendo algo introvertido pero intimidante, manteniéndose preocupado, pero también optimista como Nishi, otra alegre y amable, pero teniendo una visión violenta y negativa hacia el boxeo como Noriko, o alguien determinado y con carácter, manteniéndose distante, pero siendo parte principal a la vez como Yoko. Los secundarios de la obra siempre sirven para algo, ya sea un obstáculo y oponente como Carlos el cual es un hombre carismático y muy empático, o Jose siendo un hombre serio y frío en el ring, pero que en realidad es una buena persona por el cómo carga con todo y el cómo se comporta con su familia. Estos personajes tienen unas interacciones muy bien logradas por el contraste de personalidades que tienen, dando relaciones muy carismáticas y memorables, pero lo mejor de estas es el cómo estos se ven afectados por los demás y el cómo progresivamente van cambiando, como por ejemplo Nishi, que inicia siendo alguien violento e intimidante para pasar a alguien algo tímido, respetuoso y amable, o Yoko la cual su interacción con Joe inicia como una muy conflictiva, pero ambos por los cambios que experimentan en la obra se van volviendo más cercanos y empáticos el uno con el otro.

  Ritmo y acontecimientos

  El ritmo lo puedo resumir en perfecto, la serie pese que cuente con 90 y pico capítulos (quitando los de relleno) no hay ningún capítulo que esté de más, nunca sentí como si la serie fuera muy rápido o lento, ya que esta da su debida profundización a todo y haciendo todo de manera gradual sin extenderse o apresurandose, además de que en todos los capítulos ocurre algo de relevancia, ya sea un combate importante, un obstáculo o problema, una nueva oportunidad, etc.

  Drama y tono

  Ashita no joe es un drama muy bien logrado, ya que el drama es la consecuencia de algo que hizo el personaje en cuestión, ya sea la muerte de Rikiishi provocada principalmente por su entrenamiento para bajar de peso. Y también estos acontecimientos tristes no solo es la consecuencia de una acción, sino que es una marca en sus seres queridos, como también la muerte de Rikiishi, la cual deja una marca permanente en Joe, o el estado metal de Carlos Rivera (el cual por cierto fue uno de los momentos que más lastima me dio en la serie) el cual marcaria Joe para que este ahora se sienta en obligación en luchar contra José, además que estos personajes ya los conoces, sabes sus razones por las cuales hacen lo que hacen, siendo aún más chocante cuando ocurre un acontecimiento dramático, algo que apoya mucho al drama es el tono, ya que la serie no es desgracia tras desgracia al punto de que te mantienes indiferente, el drama funciona porque la serie sabe balancear el tono entre feliz y triste para que en un momento estés satisfecho con la resolución de un conflicto y después estar llorando como marica durante todo el episodio.

  El mundo del boxeo y sus complicaciones

  Ashita no Joe se caracteriza por mostrar una realidad algo oscura sobre el deporte, ya que al ser el boxeo uno de los deportes más peligrosos, los personajes sufren por este tanto física y psicológicamente ya sea que por algún golpe quedes con una lesión grave o que por un golpe mates o le arruines la carrera a alguien quedes marcado por la culpa, esto funciona para explorar aún más en la mentalidad de los personajes, más específicamente en Joe, además de que si pierden no solo repercute en lo físico y lo mental, sino que en lo económico, ya que recordemos que de esto viven los personajes. También hace bien en representar a las entidades del boxeo, gente corrupta que quiere ver tu carrera terminada para su beneficio, un público hiperactivo que le da igual las reglas solo para ver a gente destruyéndose el cuerpo, solo para su entretenimiento, y reporteros que no les importa la vida de los boxeadores que incluso entraran a la casa de estos sin su permiso para conseguir una noticia que llame la atención. Las peleas las podría resumir en una montaña rusa de emociones, a que varias veces los personajes se verán bajo presión por su oponente, además de que varias veces cuentan con tácticas, como el uso específico de algunos golpes o el aprovechar el escenario para hacer más daño o el defenderse, más que hay varios factores que tomar en cuenta, como la fuerza, velocidad, precisión, resistencia y técnica de los luchadores, haciendo que si bien un luchador sea mucho más fuerte físicamente que uno, el otro le puede ganar por su capacidad de esquivar y tener una técnica mucho más pulida que la del otro.

  Temas y mensaje

  Ashita no joe a través del deporte explora varias cosas sobre la vida en general, como el cómo una mala decisión puede llegar a acabar con tu carrera o con tu vida, sobre la injusticia y las dificultades de la vida, la aceptación de la muerte, el camino a la madurez, la importancia de la relaciones, de un ser querido, temas que se reflejan en las cosas que les ocurre a los personajes y el cómo estos lo afrontan, pero mis temas y mensaje favorito vienen de la perspectiva de lo que es la vida para Joe, sobre la perseverancia y determinación para cumplir nuestros objetivos, sobre la dificultad de esto, y que mientras estés vivo, darlo todo de ti para seguir hacia el mañana recordando el ayer para no cometer los mismo errores hoy, para superarte cada día, y el quemar tu vida hasta que solo queden cenizas, demostrando que lo diste todo de ti hasta el final, reflejado en su protagonista, Joe Yabuki, que vivió hasta dar todo de él mismo en su duelo final contra José Mendoza.

  Apartado Técnico

  El apartado sonoro es de los más memorables que habré escuchado, con un manejo espectacular de los instrumentos para crear temas que complementa muy bien a la escena en cuestión. Si bien la animación es algo lenta, varias veces la fluidez llega a nivel increíbles, más un muy buen uso en de las sombras, y algo que me gusta de la serie es que el diseño va progresivamente evolucionando, haciendo que los personajes sean muy diferentes físicamente a los del inicio.

  Conclusión

  Ashita no Joe es una de las serie más completas que habré visto, un constante desarrollo en sus personajes, muy buenas relaciones, un ritmo perfecto, una buena representación del boxeo, un manejo increíble del tono, y lo más importantes, uno de los mejores protagonistas que habré visto en el anime con uno de los mensajes de superación de la vida más fuertes que he visto incluso en ficción. Fácilmente mi tercer anime favorito, y una completa obra maestra no solo del anime, ni siquiera de la animación, sino que de la ficción en general

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  tucsonnel

  100/100
  Ashita no Joe, review SIN SPOILERS

  Ashita no Joe... ¿Por dónde empezar? Voy a intentar hacer este comentario lo más ameno posible, pero después de ver algo como esto va a ser complicado plasmar mi experiencia en un simple texto.

  Producción: Hay que tener en cuenta que es un anime de los 70s/80s, tiene una animación "estática" y animada con GIFs en algunas partes. Aún así es muy disfrutable y no se siente rara en ningún momento. Esto cambia en la segunda temporada, la producción de esta es excelente, y ni hablar de la dirección, parece una serie completamente diferente.

  Apartado auditivo: El sonido es muy bueno en este anime, ya sea al dar un golpe, caer en la lona, la lluvia cayendo en los personajes, caminando. Siempre acompaña durante todo el anime, la música es un poco corta, se valen de 5 o 6 temas de ahí a nada más, pero le sacan jugo al máximo utilizando diferentes tipos de la misma canción, ya sea humorística, épica o triste. Una tonada de blues, un simple silbido o tocándola en trompeta, como puede cambiar y a emocionar al espectador.

  Ritmo: La serie no tiene problemas de ritmo, de los 126 capítulos ninguno se hace pesado y es innecesario, todos aportan algo. Mas allá de los últimos 15 capítulos que baja un poco la calidad respecto a lo demás (sigue siendo buenísimo) no hay ningún problema. Y lo de la segunda temporada es un abuso, creo que nunca vi algo tan bueno y tan constante como lo es la segunda temporada de AnJ.

  Historia: Si bien AnJ es un spokon este no es el tema principal de la serie, es un spokon "diferente", así que si venís buscando un anime de deportes convencional esto no es lo buscas. Ashita no Joe es la historia de Joe Yabuki, un huerfano empieza a hacer contacto con la gente, como logra empezar a confiar en los demás, las relaciones entre los personajes, etc. Es una hermosa historia de esperanza, Joe encontrando la luz.

  Personajes: Sin dudas, el punto mas fuerte de toda la serie, todos y cada uno de ellos marcan algo en esta. Personajes que van creciendo a medida que va avanzando la obra, no solo como personas si no que también como deportistas. Todos están desarrollandose constantemente de una forma excelente.

  Drama: El drama en este anime es excepcional debido a que viene de los personajes, no nos fuerzan a nada es algo natural. No utiliza los métodos de lágrimas fáciles como animes contemporaneos o el drama forzado para llorar por un personaje que no conocemos, sino, que a diferencia de los anteriores, tenemos el suficientemente tiempo para preocuparnos y entender que es lo que quieren los personajes y compartir las experiencias de ellos.
  Eso sí, se ve mucho y me refiero a mucho drama, pareciera que la historia nos quiere una y otra vez cargar de drama sobre los personajes, no es algo molesto pero a la vez creo que pareciera que solo nos quieren ver a un buen personaje sufrir, supongo es parte de la historia y el mundo que nos quieran contar.

  Repito, no tengo palabras para poder expresar todo lo que sentí al ver la serie, es sin dudas de mis animes favoritos y dudo volver a ver algo así. Sé que este intento de reseña no le hace justicia ni a un 10% de lo que es la serie. Háganse un favor y véanla.

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