History ReferencedBy / AshitaNoJoe

* ''Anime/HokutoNoKen'': During episode 121 both Kenshiro and Falco, exhausted for the prolonged fight, simultaneously throw a last punch to decide the match. After showing each individual fist connecting to the other person's face, we see blood flying and then the "camera" moves to show a replica of the Joe/Rikishi original cross counter. [[spoiler: It's not over: a manly faceoff ensues. ]]

* ''Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureDiamondIsUnbreakable'': When Okuyasu, at Tonio's restaurant, eat the mozzarella and tomato appetizer he finds delicious, he compares the dish to a SimonAndGarfunkel duet, a sketch of Ucchan and Nanchan (a japanese comedy duo) and to Asao Takamori's original manga with the art direction of Tetsuya Chiba.

** In the First Episode, Kamina and Simon's escape attempt using pig-moles is a direct parallel to Joe's prison break attempt using pigs from the prison farm.

* ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann'':
** In the third episode , Simon and Kamina in their newly-combined ganmen (Gurren-Lagann) rushes towards Viral's Enki. Viral throws a punch, and Kamina throws a punch along the same line. When both ganmen's fists hit each other's faces, Dayakka yells out (in GratuitousEnglish), "CUROSSU COUNTAH!" and the shot takes on the same yellow hue with dark shadows as the punch from Joe's first tv series.
** [[spoiler: Kamina's death itself]] was visually inspired by the ending of the series, having the same pose, [[GoOutWithASmile smile]], and bluescale color palette.

* ''Series/KamenRiderExAid'': When Kuroto dies from overworking himself attempting to recreate Hyper Muteki, he makes the same pose as [[spoiler: the position on the final page of Ashita no Joe, complete with faded colors]].
* ''Anime/HokutoNoKen'': During episode 121 both Kenshiro and Falco, exhausted for the prolonged fight, simultaneously throw a last punch to decide the match. After showing each individual fist connecting to the other person's face, we see blood flying and then the "camera" moves to show a replica of the Joe/Rikishi original cross counter. [[spoiler: It's not over: a manly faceoff ensues. ]]

* Any episodes of ''Manga/UruseiYatsura'' dealing with boxing would undoubtedly make a reference to Ashita no Joe, such as episode 43 "Fear of Meow" in which even the animation style is reminiscent of the show.

->'''Mashiro''': ''Ashita No Joe!''\\
->'''Takagi''': ''"That's old... "''

[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/crosscounter2.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350: [[Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann C-cross counter?!]] ]]

Being a pretty influential anime and manga, Ashita No joe has been referenced many times. Expect a lot of references to the CrossCounter or Joe iconic [[spoiler: death.]]

!Examples

->'''Takagi''': ''"[[{{shonen}} Masculine manga, eh?]] For example, what? What's your favorite manga?"''
->'''Mashiro''': ''Ashita No Joe!''

* JoJosBizarreAdventure, part 4 Diamond Is Unbreakable: When Okuyasu, at Tonio's restaurant, eat the mozzarella and tomato appetizer he finds delicious, he compares the dish to a SimonAndGarfunkel duet, a sketch of Ucchan and Nanchan (a japanese comedy duo) and to Asao Takamori's original manga with the art direction of Tetsuya Chiba.

* ''Anime/HokutoNoKen'': During episode 121 both Kenshiro and Falco, exhausted for the prolonged fight, simultaneously throw a last punch to decide the match. After showing each individual fist connecting to the other person's face, we see blood flying and then the "camera" moves to show a replica of the Joe/Rikishi original cross counter. [[spoiler: It's not over: a manly faceoff ensues. ]]

* ''Series/KamenRiderExAid'': When Kuroto dies from overworking himself attempting to recreate Hyper Muteki, he makes the same pose as [[spoiler: the position on the final page of Ashita no Joe, complete with faded colors]].

* Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann:

* HaiyoreNyarkoSan: During episode 3, ""Blue Coral Reef", Nyarko makes a direct reference to Daitarn 3, then after Mahiro bluntly tells her he doesn't like her, she goes totally pale, then the following Eye Catch shows her slumped on a stool, mimicking the famous scene [[spoiler:Joe Yabuki dies on the spot after his final fight.]]

* KillLaKill:

** Episode 24: The episode's title comes from Ichirō Araki's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tl0kL7NixLY "Hateshinaki yami no kanata ni"]] , the ending theme of the second Ashita no Joe TV series.

[[caption-width-right:350: [[TengenToppaGurrenLagann C-cross counter?!]] ]]

* TengenToppaGurrenLagann:

** [[spoiler: Kamina's death itself]] was visually inspired by the ending of the series, having the same colot palette.

->'''Takagi''': ''"[[{{shonen}} Masculine manga eh?]] For example, what? What's your favorite manga? "''

->'''Takagi''': ''"[[{{shonen}} masculine manga eh?]] For example, what? What's your favorite manga? "''

-->--''Manga/Bakuman''

** Episode 1: Ryuko's first scene where she walks across a bridge into town, gets harassed by neighborhood gangs, and beats them up thereby earning respect, is straight out of the series..

Being a pretty influential anime and manga, Ashita No joe has been referenced many times. Expect a lot of references to the CrossCounter or Joe iconic [[spoiler: death.]] Expect spoilers, not only of Ashita no Joe, but other series as well.

** Episode 1: Ryuko's first scene where she walks across a bridge into town, gets harassed by neighborhood gangs, and beats them up thereby earning respect, is straight out of the first episode and chapter.

Being a pretty influential anime and manga, Ashita No joe has been referenced many times. Expect a lot of references to the CrossCounter or Joe iconic [[spoiler: death.]]

* In the third episode of TengenToppaGurrenLagann, Simon and Kamina in their newly-combined ganmen (Gurren-Lagann) rushes towards Viral's Enki. Viral throws a punch, and Kamina throws a punch along the same line. When both ganmen's fists hit each other's faces, Dayakka yells out (in GratuitousEnglish), "CUROSSU COUNTAH!" and the shot takes on the same yellow hue with dark shadows as the punch from Joe's first tv series.

* JoJosBizarreAdventure, part 4 Diamond Is Unbreakable: When Okuyasu, at Tonio's restaurant, eat the mozzarella and tomato appetizer he finds delicious, he compares the dish to a SimonAndGarfunkel duet, a sketch of Ucchan and Nanchan (a japanese comedy duo) and to Asao Takamori's original manga with the art direction of TetsuyaChiba.

* In the third episode of TengenToppaGurrenLagann, Simon and Kamina in their newly-combined ganmen (Gurren-Lagann) rushes towards Viral's Enki. Viral throws a punch, and Kamina throws a punch along the same line. When both ganmen's fists hit each other's faces, Dayakka yells out (in GratuitousEnglish), "CUROSSU COUNTAH!" and the shot takes on the same yellow hue with dark shadows as the punch from the Joe's first tv series.

** Episode 24: The episode's title comes from Ichirō Araki's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tl0kL7NixLY "Hateshinaki yami no kanata ni"]] , the ending theme of the second Ashita no Joe TV series.
* JoJosBizarreAdventure, part 4 Diamond Is Unbreakable: When Okuyasu, at Tonio's restaurant, eat the mozzarella and tomato appetizer he finds delicious, he compares the dish to a SimonAndGarfunkel duet, a sketch of Ucchan and Nanchan (a japanese comedy duo) and to Asao Takamori's original manga with the art direction of TetsuyaChiba.

Being a pretty influential manga, Ashita No joe has been referenced many times. Expect a lot of references to Joe iconic [[spoiler: death.]]

* JoJosBizarreAdventure, part 4 Diamond Is Unbreakable: When Okuyasu, at Tonio's restaurant, eat the mozzarella and tomato appetizer he finds delicious, he compares the dish to a Simon & Garfunkel duet, a sketch of Ucchan and Nanchan (a japanese comedy duo) and to Ashita no Joe.