Ashita no Joe/Characters

Character page for Ashita no Joe!

Joe Yabuki

• Anti-Hero
• Badass
• 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
• The Ojou: She's a calm, soft-spoken girl from a rich family
• Tall, Dark and Bishoujo

Tooru Rikishi

• Badass
• Heroic RROD --> Casualty in the Ring
• Hideyuki Hori: Videogames
• Japanese Delinquents
• Lantern Jaw of Justice
• The Rival: To Joe.
• Worthy Opponent

Mikinosuke Shiraki

• Non-Idle Rich: Youko's grandpa, Rikishi's boss, and the owner of the Shiraki Gym.

Wolf Kanagushi

• Would Hurt a Child

Joe's kid friends (Sachi, Tarou, Kinoko, Tonkichi, Chibi, Churumatsu, Tonkichi)

• Morality Pet: Joe cares for them quite a bit.

Kim Yongbi

• 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.

Jose Mendoza

• Defeating the Undefeatable
• Locked Into Strangeness: His hair turns white after the fatal fight with Joe.

Carlos Rivera

• Badass Spaniard
• Ryusei Nakao: Second series