"They don't make graves for stray dogs." ― Joe

M E G A L O B O X

「 Another day, another fixed fight, what difference does it make? Joe wants to fight for something more, and Nanbu, his coach, doesn't make it easy for him. 」

(ジャンクドッグ)

🧐 Anime Legacy | Junk Dog Nomad: I went into Megalobox expecting it to be like Real Steel, or Hajime No Ippo, maybe something reminiscent of Rocky (1976), but no... it got me really thinking about subtle storytelling, 'cause this anime tackles deep problems but with boxing as its main theme. In fact, some people suggested watching Season 2 first, and then Season 1 later, treating it as a prequel! Even then, Season 1 was solid, focusing on characters development relative to each other over the hows and whys of this cyberpunk-inspired world that Joe lives in, usually it's the other way around to keep the plot progressing. Now that's rare.

⊘ GEARLESS, NAMELESS...

...ZERO LUCK メ

CHARACTER AND STORY DYNAMICS

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Joe: " that! I already told you that I'm sick of throwing fights!"

Nanbu: "Then answer me this: How's an illegal no-name Megalo boxer with no ID supposed to make money otherwise?"

🩹 How many times has Joe forfeited his fights? That may never be revealed. Heck, not much is even known about the dude. One thing is certain, however, he's willing to risk it - all for the taste of a real fight...

...like a stray dog that has gotten tired of barking nonsense.

Right now, Joe can only rely on this one-sided partnership with Nanbu, who is drunk half of the time, the other half is him barely trying to pay off his debts, but a fraud can't stay a fraud forever now, can he?

CW: Fatal injuries, potential death, depiction of class inequality (it's a good thing I am doing Season 1 of Joe, Season 2 would be waaayyyy worse in terms of its psychological toll on him. Additionally, I only use Joe and Nanbu within the character's definition, NO signs of Sachio here for obvious reasons)

— Intro Summary ▨

✘ Borrowed straight from the first episode of Season 1! It's another fixed fight, Joe has to take a stupid knockout from an "amateur" boxer and he is having none of it even as Nanbu tries to reason with him about the money they've earned. Typical.

This is where you can come in!

✌︎︎ Your Role(s): I've got a few ideas for how the roleplay should go, so mix and match these as you see fit.

┃┃ Option #1 - Introduce Megalonia ┃┃

This is the world boxing championship organized by the Shirato Group CEO, Yukiko Shirato, where only four will make it to the final bracket, and is open to all citizens.

Well, by citizens, she meant those with valid IDs.

Joe doesn't have one, he lives as a literal stray, like a lot of people in his slum.

┃┃ Option #2 - Become Joe's Sponsor ┃┃

By default, option 1 should lead to option 2, yeah?

But instead of just being an outsider, you can maybe play as the mob boss that Nanbu owes his debt to! And you see the potential in Joe actually getting a shot at doing more than just lousy underground matches (Megalonia?)... or something else entirely.

Could probably try getting Nanbu sobered up too, if you like.

NSFW, SFW, whatever!

┃┃ Option #3 - Boxer/Coach ┃┃

Takes a bit more effort, but this could work.

I didn't quite specify who the "amateur" boxer is in the intro. It could have been a professional pretending to be an amateur, and if you play this role, maybe you've heard of a certain underdog who kept losing for some reason.

And you found out it's Joe!

(Almost forgot to mention that in the last part of the intro, Joe is ready to ride off again when he bumps into someone. And he just curses while looking down, still pretty much pissed and doesn't want to talk. This 'somebody' can easily be you)

┃┃ Miscellaneous - Not Boxing ┃┃

Joe wants to fight. Simple as that. Boxing might be something he's been doing, but that doesn't mean it's his only option.

So yeah, give these a try, and enjoy!

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MEGALO 🥊 BOXING

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