

Season 1
79 episodes · 1970
Joe, a teenage orphan in the slums of the Doya streets, meets Danpei, a homeless, alcoholic ex-boxing coach. Danpei, seeing Joe's boxing talent, decides to train him. When Joe is sent to a terrible juvenile home for petty crimes, he meets Rikiishi who becomes his boxing rival. Danpei arrives at the home to help Joe to train in order to defeat Rikiishi. When Joe decides to seriously pursue boxing, Danpei cannot get a coaching license because of his reputation as a drunk. (Source: AnimeNfo)
Episode Range
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E01Those are the Eyes of a Beast!
★8A 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.
E02The Live in the Square Jungle
★10Danpei 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.
E03Face the Fangs of the Beast
★10Danpei 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.
E04Shed Tears for the Burning Fist!
★10Joe holes up in an abandoned building after he gets caught lying to con people out of money.
E05For the Sake of Tomorrow! Part 1
★10Tange sends Joe a letter to teach him boxing while he's at the police hospital waiting for his fate.
E06Explode! Left Jab!
★10Joe 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.
E07Don`t Judge the Wolf!
★10Joe, Tange, and the kids show up to court to hear if Joe will be sent off to the juvenile training school.
E08Toko High Security Juvenile Prison
★10Joe and Nishi spend their first night at the Toko Special Juvenile Training School and are quickly put into their places.
E09His Name is Rikiishi Toru!
★10Joe 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.
E10Scream of the Red Sunset!
★10Joe is completely out of it after getting punched by Rikiishi. However, later on, he had a huge surprise in store for everyone.
E11Burn at the Bottom of Hell!
★10Joe 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.
E12Shout at the Burning Sun
★10Joe 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.
E13Stand in the Ring of Destiny
★10Joe 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.
E14Is it Time for the KO Gong Yet!?
★10Joe 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?
E15White Mat's Lullaby
★10Moved by the fight between Joe and Rikiishi, the inmates also start boxing.
E16The Setting Sun of Treachery
★10Tange 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.
E17Alone in the Middle of a Storm
★10Joe 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.
E18Ring Ropes of Despair
★10The dormitory boxing tournament begins and everyone finds out just how Aoyama defeated Numata.
E19The Fearsome Liver Blow
★10Joe and Aoyama's match finally begins, but who will come out on top?
E20Battle Scarred Victory
★10Joe and Aoyama's match concludes and Tange reveals something to our two fighters.
E21A Small Fight with a Big Honor
★10Rikiishi tells Joe that they need to have their match sooner because something came up, so they have an unofficial match out in the rain.
E22The Legendary Rikiishi Tooru
★10Rikiishi leaves Toko Special Juvenile Training School and Joe feels empty inside. Meanwhile, the final match of the dorm boxing tournament is about to begin.
E23Farewell, Juvenile Prison
★10Following Rikiishi and Aoyama, Nishi is also going to leave the juvenile training school, leaving Joe all alone.
E24Return to Slum Town
★10Joe 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.
E25Law of the Stray Dog
★10Joe 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.
E26License of Despair
★10Tange goes to the Japan Boxing Association to get his gym officially recognized. Meanwhile, Joe starts working at the grocery store Nishi works at.
E27Bridge to Tomorrow
★10
E28Wager for Glory
★10
E29Challenge for Tomorrow
★10
E30The Ordeal of the Pro Test
★10
E31Spread Your Wings, Pro Boxer
★10
E32The Road to the Shining Ring
★10
E33Hooray for the First Victory
★10
E34The Aspiring Boxer
★10
E35Do Your Best! Nishi!
★10
E36Wolf Kanagushi Bares His Fangs
★10
E37Training Furiously
★10
E38The Greatest Six-Round Bout in History
★10
E39The Triple Cross of Victory
★10
E40An Oath to the Snow
★10
E41Rikiishi Tooru`s Challenge
★10
E42A Man`s World
★10
E43A Cruel Weight Loss
★10
E44Rikiishi Tooru`s Hard Fight!
★10
E45Sway Back to Defeat Rikiishi!
★10
E46The Man Who Risked Death
★10
E47The Two Before the Storm
★10
E48Showdown of Destiny
★10
E49An Endless Deathmatch
★10
E50End of the Battle
★10