If you liked
Hokuto no Ken
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...then you might like
JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken (TV)
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If you come from Fist of the North Star and are looking to get into JoJo, you will very likely feel right at home and should load it up to give it a try. If you enjoyed JoJo's more recent anime adaptations for the first 3 parts (Phantom Blood, Battle Tendency, Stardust Crusaders) you will almost without a doubt enjoy Fist of the North Star. Both the "Fist of the North Star" and the "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure" series are perfect examples of what one would define as a "manime." They are both originally old school 1980's shounens that go hand in hand. They each feature huge muscles, heavily overblown dialogue with deep manly voices, explosive sound effects, and testosterone pumping fight scenes that you can't take your eyes off of. The combat in the fighting scenes of Fist of the North Star is closer to that of JoJo's earlier parts like Phantom Blood, and both usually have some level of narration during the fight scenes, whether it be a bystander or the narrator himself. The overall aesthetic of Fist of the North Star is more similar to that of Stardust Crusaders. More specifically, If you liked the overall look with the colors and character designs in Fist of the North Star, watching Stardust Crusaders should feel especially familiar upon checking it out. If you like one, you HAVE to check out the other. If you don't, you are doing yourself a disservice by missing out on some high quality, dope-ass manime.