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Hokuto no Ken

Hokuto no Ken

Alternative Titles

English: Fist of the North Star
Synonyms: Ken il Guerriero, Seikimatsu Kyuseishu Densetsu: Hokuto no Ken
Japanese: 北斗の拳

Information

Type: TV
Episodes: 109
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Oct 4, 1984 to Mar 5, 1987
Producers: Toei Animation
Duration: 23 min. per episode
Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older
L represents licensing company

Statistics

Score: 8.151 (scored by 1455 users)
Ranked: #2402
Popularity: #1026
Members: 3,685
Favorites: 131
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Synopsis

In the post-nuclear apocalyptic future in 199X, the human race has regressed. Weak villagers are reduced to slavery, while genetically enhanced giants rule the world. Gunpowder seems only a distant memory, and the martial arts is the only weapon a man can count on.

Two schools face one another in the battle for dominion: Hokuto Shinken and Nanto Seiken. The series begins when the Hokuto successor, Kenshiro, travels the desert to confront Shin, a member of the Nanto Roku Seiken, their six ruling stars, who has taken his fiancee Yulia. (Source: ANN)

Related Anime

Adaptation: Hokuto no Ken
Sequel: Hokuto no Ken 2
Spin-off: New Fist of the North Star
Alternative version: Hokuto no Ken Movie
Prequel: Souten no Ken

Characters & Voice Actors

Kenshiro
Kenshiro
Main
Lang, Lex
English
Lang, Lex
Kamiya, Akira
Japanese
Kamiya, Akira
Rei
Rei
Supporting
Shiozawa, Kaneto
Japanese
Shiozawa, Kaneto
Norris, Daran
English
Norris, Daran
Souther
Souther
Supporting
Ginga, Banjou
Japanese
Ginga, Banjou
Raoh
Raoh
Supporting
Utsumi, Kenji
Japanese
Utsumi, Kenji

Staff

Katsumata, Tomoharu
Episode Director
Inoue, Toshiki
Script
Hara, Tetsuo
Original Character Design
Buronson
Original Creator


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Nov 12, 2009
nicepants
When I first started Hokuto no Ken, I did not know a thing about Fist of the North Star. I had heard the name before, and I knew it was a popular franchise with bloody exploding heads. When I started watching the series, it looked so incredibly 80s.

In fact, the Shin arc made me stop watching it for a while. The endless mooks in poorly drawn 80s style really turned me off. A few weeks later, I decided to try it again. I am so absolutely glad I did. Hokuto no Ken is a post-apocolyptic epic, and I don't use that term lightly.

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Jan 15, 2009
animegorey
Having watched the movie, which is the condensed version of the series, and now actually watching the 36 episode series from Manga Entertainment, I find that this is one of the corniest/greatest animes that I've seen. I love it. I really like the opening theme that has thundering bass drums that ride you thru a monta'ge of violent clips of the anime. Kinda makes you want to fight, or at least watch one. This has alot of violence that is gorey at times and corny at times. Ken can pretty much do anything. He's a Japanese, Rambo looking, Bruce Lee sounding BAD ASS. Story is read more
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Recommendations

Both are GAR, have a lot of action, and JJBA is based off of HnK.
Both feature similar ideologies and long journeys to find a person who wronged the protagonist but without a clear motive for revenge. Both fight countless enemies with little mercy and grow stronger slowly over said fights, much unlike shows where characters jump in strength. Both feature strong quiet main characters and likable antagonists who started as the protagonists best friend.

Opening Theme

#01: "Ai wo Torimodose" by Crystal King (eps 1-82)
#02: "Silent Survivor" by Kodomo Band (eps 83-109)

Ending Theme

#01: "Yuria... Eien ni" by Crystal King (eps 1-82)
#02: "Dry Your Tears" by Kodomo Band (eps 83-109)

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