I think slam dunk it's in my top10 now that I finished it

キャラの目にね瞳に哀愁が宿ってるのがほんとうに好きなんですよね ちばてつや先生...合掌

Most beautiful scene ever made❤️

Rip to the goat 🙏🏽

In terribly sad news, Tetsuya Chiba (1939-2026) has passed away. Best known for "Ashita no Joe" (あしたのジョー), "Notari Matsutaro" (のたり松太郎), "Akane-chan" (あかねちゃん) and many other shonen and shojo series. His death is an astronomical loss to the manga world.

Rest in Peace Tetsuya Chiba 🕊️

哀しい､､､

偉大なるちばてつや先生、 僕は口下手なので、どんな言葉も安っぽくなってしまいますので 絵を描いて気持ちを表しました。 先生は、天国でも漫画をお描きになられてるのかなぁ。そうしたら読ませて頂けたら嬉しいなぁ。 先生、たくさんのものを有難う御座いました。そうして、これからも。

I’ve seen enough. 5 stars already.

Here I go again recommending this masterpiece to everyone in here. Do yourselves a favor and binge-watch Joe's poetic ascent from the slums to the biggest stages of boxing. It is truly one of the most stirring and culturally massive journeys in fiction.

Tra le innumerevoli tavole di Ashita No Joe questa è la mia preferita, totalmente nera con il vomito che "illumina" gli spazi. L'esempio più esaustivo per descrivere la fragilità di una persona che fino a quel momento sembrava imbatattibile ed incontenibile

喪失感が大きいです。 ちば先生、ありがとうございました。

The final trailer for ‘DUNE: PART 3’ has been released. In theaters on December 18.

「あしたのジョー」で、全漫画家が憧れる究極の最終回を描きあげたちばてつや先生。それは作家にとって栄誉であると同時に重い荷物になるものなのに、その後に「のたり松太郎」や「おれは鉄平」で、緊張した人生を笑い飛ばすような柔らかい生き方を描いた。『真っ白な灰の向こう側』を見せてくれた。 そして晩年の「ひねもすのたり日記」では、満州から引き揚げた家族の物語を、さらに明るく深く。不条理や苦難を知っているからこそ、それを乗り越えた先に豊かな生き方もあるよと漫画で突きつけた。 ８歳からずっと憧れ続けていたけれど、こんなすごいものを描く人だから何でもお見通しなんだと怖くて、ずっと近寄れなかった。お話しできるようになってからおよそ20年、優しいお人柄の中に鋭さの片鱗も見せていただいた。宝物の思い出を、先生ありがとうございます。 謹んでご冥福をお祈りいたします。

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To those who keep correcting me by saying that Tetsuya Chiba was merely the artist behind Ashita no Joe, and that Ikki Kajiwara was its true creator, I'd like to share a few thoughts on the matter. - The reality is that both men are officially recognized as the co-creators of Ashita no Joe. The manga was born from a collaboration between Ikki Kajiwara, who wrote the story under the pen name Asao Takamori, and Tetsuya Chiba, who brought it to life through his artwork. - However, in Japan and throughout the manga industry, there is a deeply rooted perception of Tetsuya Chiba as the true father of Joe Yabuki. And this perception is far from baseless. There are compelling reasons behind it, rooted in the very creation and development of the manga. - Ikki Kajiwara was widely known for writing raw, aggressive, and melodramatic stories filled with blood, sweat, and tears, such as Kyojin no Hoshi (Star of the Giants). In his original vision, Joe Yabuki was portrayed as a violent, unpleasant delinquent with little emotional depth or redeeming qualities. The overall tone of the story was intended to be considerably darker and more cynical. Tetsuya Chiba, however, did far more than simply illustrate Kajiwara's words. He gave Joe his humanity. - Chiba continually reshaped elements of the script because he wanted readers to connect emotionally with the protagonist and with the children growing up in Japan's impoverished neighborhoods. If Joe ultimately became a tragic hero and a symbol of Japan's postwar working class, much of that transformation can be attributed to the emotional sensitivity and humanity that Chiba brought to the character. - Some of the most legendary moments in Ashita no Joe were also born from Chiba's improvisation, creative decisions, or insistence on taking the story in a particular direction. Take Tōru Rikiishi, for example. Joe's legendary rival was originally intended to be a relatively minor character, roughly the same size and weight as Joe himself. However, Chiba accidentally drew Rikiishi considerably taller and more physically imposing. - To make this visual difference work within the story, Kajiwara had to develop the brutal and now-iconic extreme weight-cutting storyline, which ultimately became one of the most unforgettable arcs in manga history. - Then there is the ending. The famous final image of Joe sitting in the corner of the boxing ring, completely white, was a visual interpretation conceived by Chiba himself. It brought the story to a poetic and deeply symbolic conclusion, moving beyond the purely tragic tone that Kajiwara often favored in his storytelling. - Another important detail is that Ikki Kajiwara originally published the story under the pseudonym Asao Takamori, which somewhat diminished the direct association between his real name and this particular manga. - Over the years, Kajiwara also became involved in personal scandals and legal troubles, eventually passing away at a relatively young age in 1987. Tetsuya Chiba, on the other hand, remained active for decades as one of the most respected, admired, and beloved figures in the manga industry. Sadly, he passed away in October 2026 at the age of 87. - Having served as the most recognizable public face of Ashita no Joe for more than half a century, Chiba became so closely associated with the work that, in Japan's collective cultural memory, the manga and his name became almost inseparable. - And that brings me to my final point. Recognizing Tetsuya Chiba's enormous contribution does not mean denying Ikki Kajiwara's authorship or diminishing his importance. Both men were essential to the creation of this masterpiece, and neither contribution should be overlooked. - But their roles went far beyond the simple distinction between writer and illustrator. - Kajiwara laid the structural foundations and established the boxing premise, but Tetsuya Chiba gave Ashita no Joe its soul, its heart, and the visual identity that transformed it from a boxing manga into the cultural legend it remains today. #TetsuyaChiba #AshitaNoJoe #JoeYabuki #TomorrowJoe #LegendaryMangaka #MangaMasterpiece #AnimeShindeiru #あしたのジョー

あしたのジョーで大好きなシーンがコレ！カーロスも立ち上がるジョーも思い出の力石も全てがカッコイイ！ もうこんな哲学になる作品は出て来ない気がする。

Changed my life man, R.I.P