A boy named Tanaka (Sanbanchi Kawa) left his hometown of Aomori to become an apprentice of the master artist, Tetsuya Chiba! There were days full of surprise and excitement beyond his imagination! The wonderful world of "manga" is passionately depicted by the former Chiba Pro assistant, Sanbanchi Kawa, based on his real-life experiences!

Joe Yabuki is a troubled young man who runs away from an orphanage. Wandering through the Tokyo slums, he meets former boxing trainer Danpei. Joe is later arrested and goes to a temporary jail where he fights Nishi, his future best friend, ​and leader of a group of hooligans. He and Nishi then go to a juvenile prison miles away from Tokyo. There Joe meets Rikiishi, a former boxing prodigy, and a rivalry develops between them. They face each other in a match in which Rikiishi dominates Joe until the latter hits him with a cross-counter, resulting in both being knocked out. This inspires the other prison inmates to take up boxing. Joe and Rikiishi vow to fight again.<br><br>
(Source: Wikipedia) 

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