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TV, 47 episodes, Broadcast: Ashita no Joe 2 aired Oct 13, on Nippon TV from 13 October 1980 to Aug 31, 1981; studio 31 August 1981 in 47 episodes, produced by Tokyo Movie Shinsha, adapting Shinsha (TMS Entertainment). Staff: Osamu Dezaki directed, with Ichiro Araki composing the music; writers included Atsushi Yamatoya, Haruya Yamazaki, Hideo Takayashiki and Yoshimi Shinozaki, and producers were Seiji Takahashi and Shunzo Kato. What the season adds: it follows the first anime, a Mushi Production series on Fuji TV in 1970-71 that Dezaki also directed, and carries the boxing manga Joe Yabuki, left hopeless by manga's story through to its end. Story beat: after a tragic event, wanders crushing defeat Joe Yabuki walks away from the gym, meets falls in with Wolf Kanagushi and Goromaki Gondo, and returns to boxing Deep-set issues hold him back, sois drawn back toward the ring; Venezuelan world-class boxer Carlos Rivera is invited brought in to help; help him recover. Afterlife: TMS and partners released an edited 114-minute film version on 4 July 1981 through Nippon Herald Films, and Crunchyroll streamed the series from 24 March 2014 under the title Champion Joe. Reception: MyAnimeList score 8.82, ranked #37rates it above 8.7 from user scores, among the site's highest-rated older TV anime, though that figure changes over time.
