Hokuto no Ken 2

In the second series after Raoh has been defeated by Kenshiro a new rival appears. The Gentou Kouken warriors. Falco the successor of the Gentou Kouken takes orders from an evil ruler by the name of Jacko. He claims to be the man chosen by the Tentei and issues orders to his subordinates to capture anyone living in order to build up his Imperial Capital. Kenshiro once again rises out of the shadows and puts an end to his tyrannical ways. Amidst the mayhem Lynn gets captured and gets taken to the land of the Shura where only ruthless fighters exist. Now Kenshiro must pursue the captor and defeat the 3 Rasho of the land in order to escape with his life and with Lynn.

Kenshirou Main

Kamiya, Akira Japanese

Raou Supporting

Utsumi, Kenji Japanese

Bat Supporting

Nanba, Keiichi Japanese

Yuria Supporting

Yamamoto, Yuriko Japanese

Ein Supporting

Yamaguchi, Ken Japanese

Lin Supporting

Tominaga, Miina Japanese

Kaiou Supporting

Utsumi, Kenji Japanese

Shachi Supporting

Suzuoki, Hirotaka Japanese

Mamiya Supporting

Fujita, Toshiko Japanese

Hyou Supporting

Horikawa, Ryo Japanese

Ashida, Toyoo Director

Matsuura, Johei Episode Director

Arisako, Toshihiko Episode Director

Shimon, Masato Theme Song Performance

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Oct 6, 2023

coolman6446

Recommended

I loved my time with HNK, so of course I had to check HNK2 out! I was a bit concerned at first due to almost all post-timeskip content being ignored in merch and discussions, but my worries were quickly erased!

HNK2 is a great continuation and conclusion for the series (at least for the anime). If you liked HNK you'll likely enjoy your time with HNK2. Although I preferred the 2nd arc over the 1st one, I still thoroughly enjoyed both due to the fun new characters and further development of the lore. The action is just as great as ever and the music continues to ... keep you burnin' and hype for it all!

It surprised me to hear that the manga actually continues past where the anime ends, and that's due to how perfect of an ending the anime has. Without spoiling, I personally think this show has one of the best endings for a series that I've experienced. It ends on a strong note that stands on its own while still calling back to the full journey.

No Boy No Cry that it is over. The Fist of the North Star shall live on!

Reviewer’s Rating: 10

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Jun 1, 2024

Pageplant

Mixed Feelings

"Hokuto no Ken 2" is basically more of the same, but a bit better. Animation is better, fights are better and the music is glorious as ever. There is a reason why this manga/seres is considered a cult classic. However, do keep in mind that the story continues its tragic melodrama, for better or worse. Characters are constantly introduced just so we can learn about their tragic past and then they sacrifice themselves for the greater good as we get all teary-eyed while they spew out melodramatic stuff in their last moments. No matter how much I like this story and characters, it got ... to the point of tiring and depressing me, same as the first part of the series. There is also no shortage of over the top and absurd stuff, but I guess you are used to that sort of stuff if you are watching this in the first place. All in all, while I think that "Hokuto no Ken" as a complete series is a good anime, I really don't want to watch it again or at least for a long time and I'm glad I finally completed it. I give "Hokuto no Ken 2" a 9/10! Obviously, I recommend it to everyone who watched the first part, but to those that didn't like it, don't bother, there is nothing here that will change your mind. If anything, it will only make you hate the series even more...

Reviewer’s Rating: 9

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Jun 16, 2024

nullgolem

Not Recommended

This was in fact the first bad anime (unlike the first) that i tanked through. IT had absurd and nonsensical plotlines, a lot of campy bits, a bit of fillery and stretchy episodes to connect the bad plotlines, and in general terrible writing. It's not inspired and doesn't really resemble the first. It DOES have it's moments though and those moments are on par with the first.

It has multiple arcs or subplots. Villages defending themselves... a pirate uncle.. a few things going on with Bat and Lin. The story starts out focused on those two but shifts to Ken, and they lay somewhat dormant in ... relevancy until the end.

I don't recommend it.

Reviewer’s Rating: 3

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