While this year has been controversial for Toshio Sako after some comments on X, it seems he is in a creative mood after recently announcing a new boxing manga with a very interesting plot.

Cellist Tsuyoshi Tsutsumi, 82, is the first Western musician to receive the honor alongside the creator of the iconic boxing manga "Ashita no Joe" (Tomorrow's Joe), 85-year-old Tetsuya Chiba.

In 2024, Chiba Tetsuya was the first manga artist to be awarded Japan's Order of Culture. Famous for the boxing manga "Ashita no Joe," Chiba is now working on stories about his childhood in the war.

Tanaka became an acquaintance of comic artist Tetsuya Chiba, who is renowned for his popular boxing manga “Ashita no Joe” (Tomorrow’s Joe), around summer 2020 and started providing pencils ...