Underplayed Gems

Joe vs. Joe (2003)

Joe vs. Joe poster
Original title
ふたりのジョー
Genre
animation
Country
Japan
Runtime
29 min
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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The catalogue in 3D

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How it feels

Two young men from very different backgrounds face personal struggles. They find that the only way to overcome their troubles is to fight each other in a boxing ring.

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What happens

Joe vs. Joe (ふたりのジョーFutari no Joe) is a Japanese animated OVA (original video animation) consisting of six episodes. The show was produced by the studio Museum. Joe vs. Joe tells the story of two youths from totally opposite lifestyles. The only way they can overcome their own personal troubles in the story is to fight each other in the ring. The animation is a spiritual successor of Tomorrow's Joe (あしたのジョー Ashita no Joe), one of the first dramatic animations to ever be created globally, which was originally broadcast on April 1, 1970, in Japan. Joe vs. Joe was a direct-to-video release and was never broadcast. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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