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Fist of the North Star(Japanese:北斗の拳,Hepburn:Hokuto no Ken, lit. "Fist of the Big Dipper")[lower-alpha 1] is a Japanese manga series written by Buronson and illustrated by Tetsuo Hara. Serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump from 1983 to 1988, the 245 chapters were initially collected in 27 tankōbon volumes by Shueisha. Set in a post-apocalyptic world that has been destroyed by a nuclear war, the story centers on a warrior named Kenshiro, the successor of a deadly martial art known as Hokuto Shinken, which gives him the ability to kill most adversaries from within through the use of the human body's secret vital points, often resulting in an exceptionally violent and gory death. Kenshiro dedicates his life to fighting against the various gangs, bandits and warlords who threaten the lives of the weak and innocent, as well as rival martial artists, including his own "brothers" from the same school.
Fist of the North Star: Ken's Rage, released in Japan as , is a series developed by Omega Force and published by Tecmo Koei. It is based on the manga franchise "Fist of the North Star" by Buronson and Tetsuo Hara.
(2006) Hokuto no Ken: Raoh Gaiden Junai-hen (Fist of the North Star: Raoh Side Story Junai Arc) - OVA
(2007) Hokuto no Ken: Yuria-den (Fist of the North Star: The Legend of Yuria) - OVA
Fist of the North Star may also refer to:
Fist of the North Star was one of Weekly Shōnen Jump's most popular titles during the 1980s. It is one of the best-selling manga series in history, having sold approximately 100 million copies.[39] In a poll conducted by TV Asahi in 2005, the Fist of the North Star anime series ranked 26 in a list of Top 100 Anime series.[40] In a second poll in 2006, it ranked 89.[41] In a celebrity version of the poll, it ranked 15.
(2008) Hokuto no Ken: Toki-den (Fist of the North Star: The Legend of Toki) - OVA
The following is a list of video games based on the manga Fist of the North Star. Since , many video games based on the Hokuto no Ken franchise have been released for the Japanese market, including coin-operated arcade games and computer software. The majority of these games were released only in Japan, with the exceptions of Fist of the North Star for the Nintendo Entertainment System by Taxan Soft in , Fist of the North Star: 10 Big Brawls for the King of Universe for the Game Boy by Electro Brain in , and the Ken's Rage series by Koei Tecmo, which started in . The arcade games Fighting Mania by Konami and the Fist of the North Star fighting game by Sega, also received international distribution.[1][2] Additionally, the Sega games Black Belt for the Master System and Last Battle for the Genesis, were originally released as Hokuto no Ken video games in Japan before they were stripped of the license and rebranded for the international market.
IGN awarded the game five out of ten and said "There are different stories to play through and plenty to unlock, but it's nothing special." "Edge" magazine awarded the PlayStation 3 version five out of ten and said "It all adds up to an uneven brawler, a game with the resources and technology to break through the walls of the developer's lineage but one unprepared to fully let go and take a chance." "GamesTM" awarded the same version seven out of ten. PALGN likewise awarded the same version seven out of ten and said "If you like beat 'em ups, you will appreciate this one, but ultimately "Fist of the North Star: Ken's Rage" is a love letter to fans of the original series."
Pokka Coffee was performing a collaboration event with Fist of the North Star in which they had specially printed cans on their products. These same drinks were present during the March 3rd Premium play test for "Ken's Rage".
The following is a list of characters from the manga and anime franchise "Fist of the North Star" by Tetsuo Hara and Buronson. All characters are from the original manga unless otherwise noted.
Miura stated that the work that had the biggest impact on his own is "Fist of the North Star". The manga artist Go Nagai had a key element in developing Miura's style. Miura has also cited "Star Wars" and Susumu Hirasawa's music as inspiration.
(2008) Hokuto no Ken: Raoh Gaiden Ten no Haoh (Legends of the Dark King: A Fist of the North Star Story) - Animated series, 13 Episodes
(2015) DD Hokuto no Ken 2 Ichigo Aji+ (DD Fist of the North Star 2: Strawberry Flavor Plus) - Animated series, 12 Episodes
In 2018, a dedicated e-reader was sold that shipped with 18 volumes of Fist of the North Star, without the option of loading anything else, it is a read-only device just for Fist of the North Star. It has two screens that fold out like a book and sold for ¥30,000 in Japan. The device is called an eOneBook and is powered by removable AAA batteries.[21]
In 2003, a three-episode original video animation (OVA) mini-series titled New Fist of the North Star was produced by OB Planning, based on a 1996 Hokuto no Ken novel, Jubaku no Machi. An English dub version was produced by ADV Films in 2004.
(1984-1987) Hokuto no Ken (Fist of the North Star) - Animated Series, 109 Episodes
Viz Communications published the first sixteen chapters of "Fist of the North Star" in English as an eight-issue monthly comic in 1989, which were later reprinted in a single graphic novel collection in 1995. During that same year, Viz resumed publication of the series as a monthly comic until 1997, lasting eighteen issues (spanning chapters 17-44), which were subsequently reprinted in three additional graphic novels. The license was later acquired by Gutsoon! Entertainment, which published a new translation of the series in the form of a "Master Edition" featuring newly colorized artwork and retained the original right-to-left orientation of the art, as well as new cover artwork by Tetsuo Hara from the fourth volume and onward. "Fist of the North Star: Master Edition" was published from 2002 to 2003, lasting only nine volumes, due to Gutsoon!'s withdrawal from the North American market.
In 2005, North Stars Pictures and TMS Entertainment announced the development of a five-part film series titled Fist of the North Star: The Legends of the True Savior.[29] The series is composed of three theatrical films and two OVAs, which were released during a three-year period between 2006 throughout 2008, culminating with the 25th anniversary of the franchise.[30]
Fist of the North Star: Ken's Rage, originally released in Japan as , is a 3D beat 'em up for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 developed by Omega Force and published by Tecmo Koei. It is a spin-off of the "Dynasty Warriors" series based on the manga franchise "Fist of the North Star" by Buronson and Tetsuo Hara. It was first released in Japan on March 25, 2010, and it was released in North America on November 2, 2010 and in Europe on November 5. A was announced with a surprise trailer at the Electronic Entertainment Expo in June 2012. New playable characters and story arcs are featured, and the game was released in Japan on December 2012.
The first opening song of the "Fist of the North Star" anime, "Ai o Torimodose!!", can also be heard in the game as background music. It was given a special heavy metal arrangement for the game and plays during important events.
Numerous video game titles based on the Fist of the North Star have been produced since the 1986 release of the Enix adventure game, simply titled Hokuto no Ken for the PC-88. The earlier games in the franchise were released by Sega for the Mark III and Mega Drive and by Toei Animation for Nintendo's Famicom, Game Boy and Super Famicom. These titles included side-scrolling action games, role-playing video games and competitive-style fighting games. The two Sega titles were released overseas without the Hokuto no Ken license under the titles of Black Belt and Last Battle, while a couple of the Toei titles, namely Fist of the North Star for the NES and Fist of the North Star: 10 Big Brawls for the King of Universe for the Game Boy, had American releases with the license intact. Further games were released for the Sega Saturn, PlayStation, Arcade, PlayStation 2 and Nintendo DS among other platforms. In 2000, Konami released an arcade game based on the franchise titled Fighting Mania. Another arcade game, a 2D fighting game simply titled Fist of the North Star, was produced by Sega and Arc System Works in 2005. Both games saw international distributions, although the PS2 version of the fighting game was released exclusively in Japan. Tecmo Koei produced a Dynasty Warriors spinoff focusing on the events from the first half of the manga, titled Fist of the North Star: Ken's Rage. It which was released in Japan on March 25, 2010, and later in North America on November 2, 2010,[33] and Europe on November 5, 2010. A sequel, Fist of the North Star: Ken's Rage 2, expanded on the first game and incorporated the events from the second half of the manga. It was released in Japan on December 20, 2012, and in North America on February 5, 2013. On August 25, 2017, Sega announced a new game, Fist of the North Star: Lost Paradise, for release in 2018 on PlayStation 4. The game was released on March 8, 2018 by the team behind the Yakuza series and features similar gameplay and elements.[34]
In 2001, Tetsuo Hara began working on a Fist of the North Star prequel titled Fist of the Blue Sky, which was serialized in Weekly Comic Bunch until 2010. Set during the Second Sino-Japanese War in 1935, the story stars Hokuto Shinken predecessor and Kenshiro's namesake, Kenshiro Kasumi. An English adaptation of Fist of the Blue Sky was published in North America by Gutsoon! Entertainment in the now-defunct manga anthology Raijin Comics. Four collected volumes were published before the company went out of business.
Fist of the North Star is a manga series that was originally serialized from 1983 to 1988 in the Japanese "Weekly Shonen Jump".
Fighting Mania: Fist of the North Star, released in Japan as , is a boxing game based on the manga series "Fist of the North Star" released by Konami in as a coin-operated arcade game.