• Ashita No Joe: Fighting for Tomorrow 5 by Takamori, Asao
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Ashita No Joe: Fighting for Tomorrow 5

Ashita No Joe: Fighting for Tomorrow 5

By Asao Takamori
Hardcover
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A massive cultural phenomenon, made even bigger by the hit anime based on it. To this day, "Ashita no Joe" remains one of the most important manga of all time, and now it will finally see the light of day in English for the first time!

TO KEEP ON FIGHTING, NO MATTER WHAT

While Joe is punching below his weight on the traveling sideshow circuit just to keep a hand in, Carlos Rivera is turning the world of Japanese boxing upside down--but is he really the happy-go-lucky clown he presents to the public...? Only Joe sees him for what he truly is, which just might present the young drifter with the greatest challenge of his career, on the biggest stage imaginable!

Author: Asao Takamori
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Vertical Comics
Published: 04/28/2026
Series: Ashita No Joe: Fighting for Tomorrow
Pages: 564
Weight: 1.75lbs
Size: 8.30h x 6.40w x 2.10d
ISBN: 9781647295165

About The Author
Takamori was perhaps the biggest manga author of his day, churning out hit after hit in the 60s and 70s, including "Ashita no Joe," "Star of the Giants," and "Tiger Mask." While all are nominally sports manga, Takamori's great skill was in bringing other dimensions to his work.

Tetsuya Chiba, known primarily for his sports manga, is one of the most influential manga artists of all time and winner of innumerable awards.
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