Naturally, I've been following all and any news of the live action production of Ashita no Joe ever since I first got word about it. It's one of Japan's most beloved manga series, not to mention my darling husbando Yamapi is playing the lead role. Add in that it's live action, and well, you've got everything I long for in my Japanese media. I can't wait!

The official website for the film has updated with a 30 second trailer, and it looks GOOD. Like, wet your pants good. We now have a release month confirmed as well -- February. The film comes just in time to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the original manga as well.

I'm sure husbando will be mad at me for saying so, but he's a junior actor at best -- he hasn't done too many feature films. I wonder if he has the chops to bring Joe Yabuki to life?