Fist of the North Star (1984)
Fist of the North Star (1984)
Plot.
Where to Watch.
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Cast & Crew.
Takeshi Aono
Rihaku
Koji Totani
Jagi
Kaneto Shiozawa
Rei
Yusaku Yara
Dagarl
Banjo Ginga
Souther
Takaya Hashi
Toki
Yuriko Yamamoto
Yuria
Toshio Furukawa
Shin
Daisuke Gori
Uighur
Toshiko Fujita
Mamiya
Mika Doi
Tou
Kenji Utsumi
Raoh
Teiyu Ichiryusai
Bat
Tomiko Suzuki
Lin
Arisa Andô
Airi
Shozo Iizuka
Fudoh
Tomomichi Nishimura
Rizo
Akira Kamiya
Kenshiro
Ikuya Sawaki
Abida
Katsuji Mori
Shu
Tetsuo Hara
Creator
Buronson
Creator
Kanji Fukunaga
Sound Director
Takeshi Shirato
Storyboard Artist
Shigenori Kageyama
Director
Atsunori Umezawa
Director
Toyoo Ashida
Director
Hiromichi Matano
Director
Umetaro Saitani
Director
Iku Ishiguro
Director
Masami Suda
Key Animation / Animation Director
Katsumi Aoshima
Key Animation
Nobuyuki Fukuchi
Key Animation
Nobumichi Kawamura
Key Animation
Makoto Takahoko
Key Animation
Shizuo Kawai
Key Animation / Animation Director
Akira Shimizu
Key Animation
Moriyasu Taniguchi
Key Animation
Kiyoshi Matsumoto
Key Animation / Animation Director
Yasuyuki Tada
Key Animation
Yasuhide Maruyama
Key Animation
Tomoyasu Makinoda
Key Animation
Kiyotoshi Aoi
Key Animation
Osamu Yamasaki
Key Animation
Masayuki
Key Animation
Kaneko Hirotoshi
Key Animation
Masaki Kudo
Key Animation
Junzo Ono
Key Animation
Media.
Details.
Release DateOctober 11, 1984
Original Name北斗の拳
StatusEnded
Seasons6
Episodes152
Running Time24m
Content RatingTV-MA
Genres
Wiki.
Fist of the North Star (Japanese: 北斗の拳, Hepburn: Hokuto no Ken, lit. "Fist of the Big Dipper") is a Japanese manga series written by Buronson and illustrated by Tetsuo Hara. It was serialized in Shueisha's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump for 245 issues published from 1983 to 1988 and initially collected in 27 tankōbon volumes under the Jump Comics imprint. Set on a post-apocalyptic Earth after 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 his opponents by striking their secret vital points, which often results 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 defenseless and innocent, as well as rival martial artists.
Fist of the North Star was adapted into two anime television series produced by Toei Animation, which together aired on Fuji TV and its affiliates from 1984 through 1988, comprising a combined total of 152 episodes. It has since expanded into a media franchise, including several anime films, a live-action film, OVAs, video games, and a series of spin-offs centering on other characters from the original story. It also has a number of video games and pachinko machines produced by Sega Sammy. English adaptations of the manga were published by Viz Communications as a monthly comic book, and later by Gutsoon! Entertainment as a series of colorized graphic novels, although neither translation was completed.
In October 2020, Viz Media announced that they published the title as a series hardcover editions starting in June 2021. English adaptations of other Fist of the North Star media have been licensed to other companies, including the TV series and the 1986 film.
The manga has sold over 100 million copies, making it one of the best-selling manga series of all time. The series is considered as one of the most influential manga series of all time.