Review of Tomorrow's Joe

After completely binge watching 79 episodes of this boxing anime, I can say that it is a heart wrenching sports story. Never have I watched an anime where I started out hating the main character (Joe Yabuki) as much as I did and then find myself rooting for him. The development of Joe from when he first shows up in the Tokyo slums up until the very last moment of the show is a rare progression of a character if I have ever seen one. With that being said, the show has an extremely slow pace to it. The story is quite morbid in alot of ways, but really gets you into how the main character thinks and why he acts the way he does.

I did find myself spacing out a bit during the show to it's repetitive dialog, but when it came to finally fighting (a few characters in particular) in the square jungle, I was enthralled and on the edge of my seat.
If you are a true fan of sports and sports anime, give this a try and don't let this old art style or repetitive audio bug you too much.