Megalo Box (メガロボクス, Megaro Bokusu) is a Japanese anime that premiered on February 17 2018. Created in remembrance of the 50th anniversary of the manga Ashita no Joe (あしたのジョー, Tomorrow’s Joe).

The story is about a young man named Joe, a.k.a “Junk Dog”

who fights in underground illegal rings/matches in fights that have a fixed result. He has a coach named Gansaku Nanbu

who guides him on when to lose a fight. Joe’s aim is to compete in the Megalonia Championship,

alhough he needs to work his way to the top of the Megalo Box rankings.

The show was produced by studio TMS Entertainment & 3xCube, which produced for the 2nd season of Ashita no Joe anime in 1980.

It currently has 2 season. The second season now named “Megalo Box 2: Nomad”, premiered on April 4, 2021. The story for this season takes place five years after the events of the first season & Joe now goes by the name “Nomad” and remains anonymous.