Hokuto no Ken
Fist of the North Star

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As you can see I have not finished the manga and have only read up to what volume 9 of the viz releases. I hope to inform you on the shortcomings and strong points of this manga. This review does not contain any major spoilers such as deaths how ever it will reveal how the story unfolds to some extent.

Story: 5
What hooked me was the first fight with Raoh.The story has some great moments however some feel forced ranging from somewhat to very much so. Over and over again we see the most evil of evil characters which only really bothered me when they were ... so cruel as to kill their own children for no good reason. Other times the emotional moments feel a little bit forced but some of them are really good. One of the first villains we are introduced to is named Raoh whos entire army abandons him even though he was not killed (one piece moment) and whos conquest was halted by Souther the holy emperor who seems significantly weaker that Raoh. Raoh later regains his forces somehow because he put other people" in charge" while he was gone. Shocking that they would make these choice given that there is someone dedicated to writing the story.

Art: 9.7
Occasionally the imagery is not very cinematic looking but is extremely high quality and I would argue is some of the best art I have ever seen in manga.

Characters: 4
The characters are not deep and do not experience many emotions but serve their purpose, that being manly men solving manly problems in manly ways

Enjoyment :7.8

Overall: 7.5 (KEY TAKEAWAYS)
I am going to attempt to finish the series because I do think it has a lot going for it but it is far from perfect. I do not think it is worth buying the viz releases as they are 19.99 usd when they are about 100-150 pages shorter than for example the monster perfect editions which cost the same amount.
If this version becomes fully available: https://mangatoto.com/series/99280
I would give it read because it is in high res but not easy to find the original version (uncoloured) in high res.