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=== Joe Yabuki === |
=== Joe Yabuki === |
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* [[Anti-Hero]]: He tends to violently punch people without ever bothering to learn what the situation is about. This gets him a real violent punch from José Mendoza when he thinks Mendoza is using Carlos Rivera's retirement to promote himself and attacks the flyweight champion. |
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* [[Anti-Hero]] |
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* [[Badass]]: No doubt he is one of the best boxers of the world, and non-boxers tend to invariably being beaten by him. |
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* [[Badass]] |
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* [[Break the Haughty]]: It's hard not to feel even a little bit bad for him during the Juvenile arc, when it looks like {{spoiler|Danpei has abandoned him (it's actually a [[Secret Test of Character]])}}. |
* [[Break the Haughty]]: It's hard not to feel even a little bit bad for him during the Juvenile arc, when it looks like {{spoiler|Danpei has abandoned him (it's actually a [[Secret Test of Character]])}}. |
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* [[Character Development]] |
* [[Character Development]] |
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=== Youko Shiraki === |
=== Youko Shiraki === |
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* [[Non-Idle Rich]]: She is constantly trying to get more involved in the sport of boxing as a promoter, even with her grandpa trying to make her give up after {{Spoiler|Rikishi dies after his climactic fight with Joe}}. |
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* [[Non-Idle Rich]] |
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* [[The Ojou]]: She's a calm, soft-spoken girl from a rich family |
* [[The Ojou]]: She's a calm, soft-spoken girl from a rich family |
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* [[Tall, Dark and Bishoujo]]: Though the art style of [[Only Six Faces]] make it harder to distinguish her from other characters, the male reaction to her presence clearly shows she is supposed to be incredibly beautiful, and she is certainly tall and dark-haired. |
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* [[Tall, Dark and Bishoujo]] |
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=== Tooru Rikishi === |
=== Tooru Rikishi === |
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* [[Badass]] |
* [[Badass]] |
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* {{spoiler|[[Heroic RROD]] --> [[Casualty in |
* {{spoiler|[[Heroic RROD]] --> [[Casualty in the Ring]]}} |
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* [[Hideyuki Hori]]: Videogames |
* [[Hideyuki Hori]]: Videogames |
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* [[Japanese Delinquents]] |
* [[Japanese Delinquents]] |
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* [[Lantern Jaw of Justice]] |
* [[Lantern Jaw of Justice]] |
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* [[The Rival]]: To Joe. |
* [[The Rival]]: To Joe. |
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* [[Worthy Opponent]]: To a point it's deconstructed. He destroys his body to keep himself on the weight to fight Joe on the same category. {{Spoiler|He ends up dying because of such herculean effort}}. |
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* [[Worthy Opponent]] |
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=== Mikinosuke Shiraki === |
=== Mikinosuke Shiraki === |
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=== Joe's kid friends (Sachi, Tarou, Kinoko, Tonkichi, Chibi, Churumatsu, Tonkichi) === |
=== Joe's kid friends (Sachi, Tarou, Kinoko, Tonkichi, Chibi, Churumatsu, Tonkichi) === |
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* [[Flat Character]]: They have certainly distinguished character designs but act mostly as a collective or a source of small gags. |
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* [[Morality Pet]]: Joe cares for them quite a bit. |
* [[Morality Pet]]: Joe cares for them quite a bit. |
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=== Carlos Rivera === |
=== Carlos Rivera === |
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* [[Badass Spaniard]] |
* [[Badass Spaniard]]: He is Venezuelan but is of Hispanic descent, and a very good boxer. |
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* [[The Casanova]]: Is constantly trying to flirt with women when he can. |
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* [[Put on a Bus]]: Vanishes after his fight with Carlos without a good explanation of what happened. All is said is that he returned to Venezuela. |
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* [[Small Role, Big Impact]]: His fight with Joe isn't even an official one in the manga, but Joe's increasingly personal grude with Mendoza is born of the fact he was beaten by Mendoza so quickly. |
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=== Goromaki Gondo === |
=== Goromaki Gondo === |
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=== Tiger Oozaki |
=== Tiger Oozaki === |
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Latest revision as of 14:01, 8 December 2023
Character page for Ashita no Joe!
Joe Yabuki
- Anti-Hero: He tends to violently punch people without ever bothering to learn what the situation is about. This gets him a real violent punch from José Mendoza when he thinks Mendoza is using Carlos Rivera's retirement to promote himself and attacks the flyweight champion.
- Badass: No doubt he is one of the best boxers of the world, and non-boxers tend to invariably being beaten by him.
- Break the Haughty: It's hard not to feel even a little bit bad for him during the Juvenile arc, when it looks like Danpei has abandoned him (it's actually a Secret Test of Character).
- Character Development
- Defictionalization: Like Rikiishi, he got a real funeral with hundreds of people mourning. That's how popular this series was.
- Famous Last Words: Before dying, he tells Youko to keep his boxing gloves. In some dubs, it's also a Dying Declaration of Love.
- Go Out with a Smile
- Heroic BSOD: After Rikiishi's death.
- The Hero Dies
- Heroic RROD: He dies from exhaustion in his final match.
- Hot-Blooded
- Japanese Delinquents
- Jerkass: And how.
- Hidden Heart of Gold: He softens up somewhat during the Juvenile arc. Also he seems to genuinely care for the kids from Slum Town.
- Kei Tomiyama: Movies
- Nice Hat: His newsboy cap.
- Peek-a-Bangs
- Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?: After Rikiishi has passed away, Joe is afraid to hit his opponents in the head since that's what finished his rival.
- Worthy Opponent: To Rikiishi.
- Yoshito Yasuhara: Radio Dramas
Danpei Tange
- The Alcoholic: One in recovery.
- Bald of Awesome
- Cool Old Guy
- Eyepatch of Power
- My Greatest Failure: Became a drunkard after the boxer who he spent years training for the championship threw the fight for money. He snaps out of it shortly after meeting Joe.
- Nice Hat: Occasionally wears a fedora.
- The Obi-Wan
- Secret Test of Character: He makes it look like he has betrayed Joe for Aoyama, another prisoner. This is to get Joe to play defensively as well.
Kanishi "Mammoth" Nishi
- The Big Guy
- The Bully / Fat Bastard: At first.
- Character Development: Kinda subtle, but he was scared straight off-screen by rumors about the juvenile prison.
- Gentle Giant
- Japanese Delinquents
Youko Shiraki
- Non-Idle Rich: She is constantly trying to get more involved in the sport of boxing as a promoter, even with her grandpa trying to make her give up after Rikishi dies after his climactic fight with Joe.
- The Ojou: She's a calm, soft-spoken girl from a rich family
- Tall, Dark and Bishoujo: Though the art style of Only Six Faces make it harder to distinguish her from other characters, the male reaction to her presence clearly shows she is supposed to be incredibly beautiful, and she is certainly tall and dark-haired.
Tooru Rikishi
- Badass
- Heroic RROD --> Casualty in the Ring
- Hideyuki Hori: Videogames
- Japanese Delinquents
- Lantern Jaw of Justice
- The Rival: To Joe.
- Worthy Opponent: To a point it's deconstructed. He destroys his body to keep himself on the weight to fight Joe on the same category. He ends up dying because of such herculean effort.
Mikinosuke Shiraki
- Non-Idle Rich: Youko's grandpa, Rikishi's boss, and the owner of the Shiraki Gym.
Wolf Kanagushi
Jun Shioya
Jiro Shioya
Harry Robert
Kim Yongpi
Joe's kid friends (Sachi, Tarou, Kinoko, Tonkichi, Chibi, Churumatsu, Tonkichi)
- Flat Character: They have certainly distinguished character designs but act mostly as a collective or a source of small gags.
- Morality Pet: Joe cares for them quite a bit.
Noriko Hayashi
Keshichi Hayaka
Tamao Hayashi
Ryuhi Kin
- Self-Made Orphan: Killed his father under a mistake.
- Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?: Can't stand the sight of blood due to the above incident.
Harimao
Jose Mendoza
- Defeating the Undefeatable
- Locked Into Strangeness: His hair turns white after the fatal fight with Joe.
Carlos Rivera
- Badass Spaniard: He is Venezuelan but is of Hispanic descent, and a very good boxer.
- The Casanova: Is constantly trying to flirt with women when he can.
- Put on a Bus: Vanishes after his fight with Carlos without a good explanation of what happened. All is said is that he returned to Venezuela.
- Small Role, Big Impact: His fight with Joe isn't even an official one in the manga, but Joe's increasingly personal grude with Mendoza is born of the fact he was beaten by Mendoza so quickly.
- Ryusei Nakao: Second series.