The Best Episodes Written By Kensaku Kojima

JD faces off against his first opponent, hothead Shark ‘Maneater’ Samejima, with a revolutionary gimmick that will take the rest of the boxing world by storm!

Aragaki is a formidable fighter who aims to destroy Joe at the watchful eye of Nanbu, but Joe will not give up and will follow the teachings of his coach until the end

Shirato Mikio has forced Team Nowhere to forfeit a match by threatening to expose Joe and Nanbu's seedy past. Will their dream of making it into the Megalonia tournament ever come true?

Crime boss Fujimaki has decided that Team Nowhere needs to throw their opening match in Megalonia in order to repay their debt to him. Can the team survive this blow to their ambitions? And even if they do, and Joe wins, will they survive the gangster's wrath?

Inspired by Joe's meteoric rise, and wanting to face him in a fair fight, Yuri makes a decision that will change everything for himself and Yukiko.

Joe gets his motorcycle stolen by a boy named Mio and ends up at a settlement for immigrants where he runs into Chief again.

Joe helps Chief get ready to fight in the upcoming tournament while dealing with is own demons.

Yuri has sought Junk Dog out to test his mettle in the ring, and their encounter will leave the underground fighter a changed man.