April 1, 1970 · 25 min
A former boxer and current drunkard named Danpei Tange meets a drifter named Joe Yabuki and sees potential in him. Tange offers to teach Joe how to box, but Joe isn't easily convinced.
April 8, 1970 · 25 min
Danpei is severely hurt after trying to protect Joe from the yakuza. Joe goes to visit the head of the yakuza group to try to get reparations for Danpei.
April 15, 1970 · 25 min
Danpei works hard day and night to save up for Joe and his boxing gym. Meanwhile, Joe uses the slum kids to con some money out of people and he runs into a woman named Yoko Shiraki.
April 22, 1970 · 25 min
Joe holes up in an abandoned building after he gets caught lying to con people out of money.
April 29, 1970 · 25 min
Tange sends Joe a letter to teach him boxing while he's at the police hospital waiting for his fate.
May 6, 1970 · 25 min
Joe ends up in a juvenile classification home and is quickly put into his place after trying to be cocky against his fellow inmates and their boss Nishi.
May 13, 1970 · 25 min
Joe, Tange, and the kids show up to court to hear if Joe will be sent off to the juvenile training school.
May 20, 1970 · 25 min
Joe and Nishi spend their first night at the Toko Special Juvenile Training School and are quickly put into their places.
May 27, 1970 · 25 min
Joe and Nishi are sent out with the rest of the inmates to do some farmwork. Later on, Nishi comes up with a plan to help Joe escape the island, but they meet a man named Toru Rikiishi.
June 3, 1970 · 25 min
Joe is completely out of it after getting punched by Rikiishi. However, later on, he had a huge surprise in store for everyone.
June 10, 1970 · 25 min
Joe continues to practice boxing while he's alone in solitary. Danpei and the kids try to find a way into the juvenile training school when they unexpectedly run into Yoko.
June 17, 1970 · 25 min
Joe tells Yoko why he treats her so badly. Rikiishi tries to interfere and Yoko proposes that they settle this in a boxing match. Tange finally gets to train Joe again in person.
June 24, 1970 · 25 min
Joe and Rikiishi prepare for their upcoming match. After seeing just how powerful Joe's new punch is, Rikiishi devises a unique training method to counter it.
July 1, 1970 · 25 min
Joe and Rikiishi finally have their first match. But for some reason, Danpei tells Joe to let Rikiishi keep knocking him down. Who will be the winner in the end?
July 8, 1970 · 25 min
Moved by the fight between Joe and Rikiishi, the inmates also start boxing.
July 15, 1970 · 25 min
Tange becomes the full-time boxing coach at the juvenile training school on Nogiku Island. Joe seems to finally be interested in training more with Tange, but Tange suddenly seems distant.
July 22, 1970 · 25 min
Joe keeps trying to get Tange to coach him again, but Tange just keeps ignoring him and concentrates on training Aoyama. No one expected Aoyama to get into the tournament, but he then somehow defeats the rep for dorm 7, Numata.
July 29, 1970 · 25 min
The dormitory boxing tournament begins and everyone finds out just how Aoyama defeated Numata.
August 5, 1970 · 25 min
Joe and Aoyama's match finally begins, but who will come out on top?
August 12, 1970 · 25 min
Joe and Aoyama's match concludes and Tange reveals something to our two fighters.
August 19, 1970 · 25 min
Rikiishi tells Joe that they need to have their match sooner because something came up, so they have an unofficial match out in the rain.
August 26, 1970 · 25 min
Rikiishi leaves Toko Special Juvenile Training School and Joe feels empty inside. Meanwhile, the final match of the dorm boxing tournament is about to begin.
September 2, 1970 · 25 min
Following Rikiishi and Aoyama, Nishi is also going to leave the juvenile training school, leaving Joe all alone.
September 9, 1970 · 25 min
Joe finally leaves the juvenile training school and goes back to the slums where he's welcomed back with open arms, and Danpei has a surprise for him.
September 16, 1970 · 25 min
Joe finally feels like something might be changing in his life, but then he is visited by Guerilla, who's on the run from the police.
September 23, 1970 · 25 min
Tange goes to the Japan Boxing Association to get his gym officially recognized. Meanwhile, Joe starts working at the grocery store Nishi works at.
September 30, 1970 · 25 min
Tange is unable to get the license for his gym, but then, an unexpected visitor gives them an unbelievable offer.
October 7, 1970 · 25 min
Joe goes to see the All Japan Rookie Championship Tournament and figures out a way to get one of the members of the Boxing Association to give Tange the license he needs for his gym.
October 14, 1970 · 25 min
Tange is able to get the license for his gym after the stunt Joe pulled at the All Japan Rookie Championship Tournament, but he says that Joe's not ready to become a pro yet himself. However, Joe's got his own ideas.
October 21, 1970 · 25 min
Joe and Nishi go take the pro boxing test and Joe finds out that it's not as easy as he thought it would be.
October 28, 1970 · 25 min
Joe passes the B-rank exam and takes his first real step towards becoming a pro.
November 4, 1970 · 25 min
Nishi and Joe both have their debut matches in the pro ring.
November 11, 1970 · 25 min
Everyone celebrates after Joe's first victory. Noriko gets him violets but those are quickly overshadowed by the giant bouquet of roses Yoko sends him.
November 18, 1970 · 25 min
Ishikura watches Joe win a boxing match and decides he wants to be just like him. He then suddenly shows up to Tange's gym wanting to join, but Tange surprisingly refuses.
November 25, 1970 · 25 min
Nishi loses all three matches so far after becoming a pro and loses his confidence. Tange, Joe, and the kids try to find a way to build his confidence back up and Kinoko finds a surprising solution.
December 2, 1970 · 25 min
Joe continues winning match after match and asks Tange when he's going to go up against Wolf Kanagushi. Tange tells him they're going to take it nice and slow, but then, Otaka sends them an invitation...
December 9, 1970 · 25 min
Joe, Tange, and Nishi are anxious about what Wolf's secret training could be. The kids decide they'll sneak into the Asia Boxing Club to find out what Wolf's training is, but things go terribly wrong.
December 16, 1970 · 25 min
Joe and Wolf's match finally begins. Whose training will bring them victory?
December 23, 1970 · 25 min
Joe and Wolf's intense match finally comes to an end. Who will stand victorious?
December 30, 1970 · 25 min
Tange takes Joe, Nishi, and the rest of the neighborhood on a hot springs trip to celebrate Joe's victory, but on their way up, they find out that Wolf may have been incapacitated.
January 6, 1971 · 25 min
The new year has arrived and Joe finds out that Rikiishi is losing weight to become a bantamweight so he can face off with Joe.
January 13, 1971 · 25 min
Joe and Rikiishi continue training for their match. However, Rikiishi is starting to worry Yoko and Mikinosuke because he is going to extreme lengths to lose weight.
January 20, 1971 · 25 min
Tange formally accepts Shiraki Gym's match request between Rikiishi and Joe and he tells Joe about Rikiishi's brutal weight loss regimen. Meanwhile, Nishi doesn't seem to be losing any weight...
January 27, 1971 · 25 min
Rikiishi has his first match as a bantamweight against Pancho Leo. Who will come out on top?
February 3, 1971 · 25 min
Joe asks Tange and Nishi to help him improve his sway backs so he has a way to counter Rikiishi.
February 10, 1971 · 25 min
While Joe continues his intense training, Rikishi is equally devoted to maintaining his weight.
February 17, 1971 · 25 min
On the day of the match, Joe and Danpei reunite with Rikishi during the weigh-in and acknowledge his impressive weight-cutting success.
February 24, 1971 · 25 min
Joe realizes that Rikishi has stabilized his body after extreme weight loss.
March 3, 1971 · 25 min
Rikishi's uppercut grazes Joe's cheek, causing it to bleed. Alarmed, Joe moves in close during the third round, leading to an intense exchange of hooks.
March 10, 1971 · 25 min
Joe fortifies his guard for the first time in his professional career, but Rikishi's fierce attack knocks him down.
March 17, 1971 · 25 min
The fierce battle ends. Joe extends a congratulatory handshake to Rikishi, who starts to smile but collapses onto the mat.
March 24, 1971 · 25 min
On the day of Rikishi's funeral, Joe leaves their condolences to Danpei and Nishi and tries to distract himself by playing energetically with the children by the riverside.
March 31, 1971 · 25 min
Joe wanders through the town on a snowy night, carrying memories of Rikishi. To Joe, who has no family, Rikishi was an irreplaceable presence...
April 7, 1971 · 25 min
Three days after Joe disappeared, a ten-count gong was held at Korakuen Hall to mourn Rikishi's death. Joe watches the scene on a street-side TV.
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