Ranked #1625

Souten no Ken (Manga)

The prequel to Hokuto no Ken is a lot more toned down and a bit less exaggerated in the whole giant evil bad guy proportions. As usual the protagonist has a very muscular build and knows Hokuto Shinken. The thing about Souten no Ken is that they gave it more of a storyline and less of the fighting. Whatever fighting there is isn't as extreme as in Hokuto no Ken. Whereas in Hokuto no Ken the fighting was just brute strength and hammering into the opponent's Keiraku Hikou in Souten no Ken Tetsuo Hara made it look a lot more like Chinese martial arts. Gone are the days of Hokuto Hyakuretsu Ken but they still kept in the "ATATATATATATA" and the "You're already dead". They made Kenshiro say it in Chinese though because it's set in Shanghai where they all speak Chinese. I think this is an improvement on Hokuto no Ken but I don't think it'll ever be as popular as Hokuto no Ken because back then mindless gore and killing the bad guys was a hot topic. read more