The legendary "manga" comic "Ashita no Joe" ("Tomorrow's Joe"), that was a smash hit in the late 1960s and early 1970s, will be reprinted starting next month in a major weekly magazine.
Kodansha Ltd. will start to reprint most episodes of the comic in its weekly Shukan Gendai from the issue hitting the market March 2 through the yearend. It is rare for a major weekly to reprint a legendary manga comic.
More realistic and graphic than other comic books, "Ashita no Joe" tells the story of Joe Yabuki, a boy who dedicates himself to boxing to turn away from a life of delinquency through a number of bouts, including those with his chief rival, Toru Rikiishi.