Tomorrow's Joe — Season 1, Episode 13: Stand in the Ring of Destiny

Episode synopsis

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.

About Tomorrow's Joe

A young drifter named Joe Yabuki wanders through the slums of Tokyo, but when the local ruffians try to give him a hard time he teaches them a rough lesson with his fists. The spectacle sparks a gleam in the eye of an old drunk who happens to be watching—Danpei Tange, a failed boxer and former coach who sees something special in the boy. He pleads with Joe to train with him off, but the cocky young fighter brushes him. Later, though, when Joe is arrested and put in a juvenile detention facility, he realizes that he’s going to need to hone his raw fighting skills if he wants to survive. Thus is born a partnership that might just take Joe all the way to the top…

More episodes from Season 1

• E1Those are the Eyes of a Beast!
• E2The Live in the Square Jungle
• E3Face the Fangs of the Beast
• E4Shed Tears for the Burning Fist!
• E5For the Sake of Tomorrow! Part 1
• E6Explode! Left Jab!
• E7Don`t Judge the Wolf!
• E8Toko High Security Juvenile Prison
• E9His Name is Rikiishi Toru!
• E10Scream of the Red Sunset!
• E11Burn at the Bottom of Hell!
• E12Shout at the Burning Sun