A****a No Joe.

[VG_Addict]

How has there not been a topic on this amazing manga/anime? It's probably one of the best sports manga of all time.

Here's the story: Joe Yabuki is an orphaned young man. While wandering through the slums of Tokyo one night, he meets an alcoholic ex-boxing trainer named Danpei Tenge. Danpei tries to convince Joe to become a boxer, with him as his trainer. Of course, Joe refuses. Later, Joe gets into a fight, and Danpei, seeing Joe's talent for fighting, again tries to convince him to become a boxer, who again, refuses. Joe gets into another fight, and he and Danpei get sent to jail. Joe finally agrees to take to take up boxing. Eventually, Joe gets sent to a juvenile prison, where he meets Rikiishi, a former boxing prodigy, who becomes his rival. After getting out of jail, Joe begins his career as a boxer.

Anyway, the series has a great story, interesting characters, exciting fights, and accurately details the sport of boxing, even showing the consequences of boxing for a career. [SPOILER] Like when Carlos Rivera becomes brain-damaged after his fight with Jose Mendoza [/SPOILER]

I highly recommend it.

[DarkZero]

Oh, censor, thou art a cruel maiden.

[Kil'jaeden]

明日

Take that, censor.

[Apollo the Just]

I literally just went through all of the 4-letter vulgar words I could think of to see what would make a Japanese word given those asterisks.

it took a while because i went alphabetically

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Anyway regarding the show. I may or may not check it out, but I have to be in a very specific mood to watch rising fighting sport star anime and not get insanely bored.

[I REALLY HATE POKEMON!]

I'll try it.