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Fist of the North Star (manga)

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[ serialized in [Weekly Shonen Jump] ]

Related anime:
    [Shin Kyūseishu Densetsu Hokuto no Ken] (adaptation)
    Fist of the North Star (TV) (1984-10-04 to 1987-03-06, adaptation)
      Fist of the North Star (movie) (1986, alternate retelling)
      Fist of the North Star 2 (TV) (1987-03-13 to 1988-02-18, sequel)
        New Fist of the North Star (OAV) (2003-07-24, sequel)
    Fist of the North Star (live-action movie) (1995-04-22, adaptation)
    Fist of the Blue Sky (manga) (2001-05-15, prequel)
      Souten no Ken (TV) (2006-10-04 to 2007-03-13, adaptation)
    Ten no Haoh - Hokuto no Ken Raoh Gaiden (manga) (2006-03-10 to 2007-03-02, spinoff)
      Legends of the Dark King: A Fist of the North Star Story (TV) (2008-10-02 to 2008-12-25, adaptation)
    Sōkoku no Garō - Hokuto no Ken: Rei Gaiden (manga) (2007-05-11 to 2009-07-31, side story)
    Hokuto no Ken: Yuria Gaiden - Jibo no Hoshi (manga) (2007-08-30, spinoff)
    Shirogane no Seija: Hokuto no Ken - Toki Gaiden (manga) (2007-09-07 to 2008-12-12, side story)
    Gokuaku no Hana: Hokuto no Ken Jagi Gaiden (manga) (2009-05-09, side story)
    DD Hokuto no Ken (manga) (2011-07-10, alternate retelling)
      DD Hokuto no Ken (TV 2011) (2011-01-11, adaptation)
        DD Hokuto no Ken (TV 2013) (2013-04-02, alternate retelling)

Alternative title:
Hokuto no Ken (Japanese)
Ken il guerriero (Italian)
Ken le Survivant (French)
北斗の拳 (Japanese)
北斗之拳 (Chinese (Taiwan))
Genres: action, adventure
Objectionable content: Intense
Plot Summary: After an apocalypse, the world is laid to waste. Bandits rule the land, and might makes right the world over. Justice is a dying concept, so a new kind of hero begins to show himself to the people. With his "Fist of the North Star" technique, the man named Kenshiro slaughters those who would do violence upon the innocent. He journeys to violently set justice back in the world, and dreams of one day refinding his beloved Julia.
User Ratings: 100 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 37 votes (Eng:20, sub:6, raw:3, dub:2, ?:2, raw:1, others:3
2 Italian
1 Portuguese subtitled
)
 Excellent: 17 votes (Eng:8, sub:3, raw:2, others:4
1 French
1 French dubbed
1 Italian dubbed
1 Italian
)
 Very good: 17 votes (Eng:9, ?:3, raw:1, sub:1, raw:1, others:2
1 Italian subtitled
1 Portuguese
)
 Good: 16 votes (Eng:8, sub:2, raw:1, dub:1, ?:1, others:3
2 French
1 Spanish
)
 Decent: 5 votes (Eng:2, dub:1, sub:1, others:1
1 Italian
)
 So-so: 2 votes (Eng:2)
 Not really good: 1 vote (Eng:1)
 Weak: 1 vote (Eng:1)
 Bad: 1 vote (sub:1)
 Awful: 2 votes (Eng:1, dub:1)
 Worst ever: 1 vote (Eng:1)
Seen in part or in whole by 209 users, rank: #387 (of 4224)
Median rating: Very good
Arithmetic mean: 8.220 (Very good+), std. dev.: 2.1288, rank: #674 (of 4231)
Weighted mean: 7.907 (Very good), rank: #1129 (of 4231) (seen all: 8.66 / seen some: 7.06 / won't finish: 0.00)
Bayesian estimate: 7.903 (Very good), rank: #553 (of 2659)
Number of tankoubon: 27
Vintage:
1983 to 1988 (Shonen Jump 1983 No.41 to 1988 No.35)
2006 (Big Comics Special - Shoagakukan)
Release dates: We have 111
Links: We have 1
Trivia: We have 2
News: Show:
Daily Briefs (Sep 14, 2013)
Fist of the North Star Manga Reprint to Add New Chapter (Sep 14, 2013)
Fist of the North Star Spinoff Manga Series Kinyoku no Garuda Ends in Comic Zenon (Jun 26, 2013)
Fist of the North Star, Crying Freeman Creators Start New Manga (Jun 16, 2013)
Gungho Online Entertainment America's 1st Games Outlined (Sep 28, 2012)
Manga Creators Ask Book-Digitizing Shops to Stop (Dec 20, 2011)
Weekly Wrapup 23/Oct - 29/Oct (Oct 30, 2011)
Fist of the North Star's Buronson Launches Full Swing Manga (May 12, 2010)
Maid-sama! & Fist of the North Star Musō Promos Posted (Jan 22, 2010)
Slam Dunk Manga, Precure Anime Made into Online Games (Oct 23, 2009)
1/1-Scale Gundam Robot Statue: We Do Weddings, Too (Jul 17, 2009)
Sentai Filmworks Adds Fist of the North Star Side Story (Jul 1, 2009)
Tetsuo Hara to Launch Keiji Spinoff Naoe Kanetsugu (Oct 17, 2008)
Fist of the North Star Wedding Photos Posted Online (Sep 16, 2008)
Fist of the North Star Manga Marks 25 Years with Wedding (Aug 12, 2008)
North Star's Hara Draws Famitsu; Famitsu Returns Favor (Mar 22, 2008)
New Fist of the North Star Anime Projects Greenlit (Mar 14, 2008)
Belgian, Dutch Film Festivals to Screen Anime Films (Mar 6, 2008)
Fist of the North Star Online RPG's Info, Pics Posted (Nov 20, 2007)
Anime Pitched for Distribution at American Film Market (Oct 3, 2007)
Hokuto no Ken Creator Hara to Produce Children's Anime (Sep 6, 2007)
Director Kobun Shizuno at New York Anime Festival (Jul 31, 2007)
Manga Artists File Lawsuit Against Manga Download Site (Mar 14, 2007)
Hokuto no Ken Online Game Announced (Mar 4, 2007)
More Fist of the North Star (Feb 27, 2005)
New Gutsoon! Graphic Novels in June (Mar 18, 2003)
Raijin Comics Details (May 20, 2002)
December Merchandise Releases (Oct 15, 2001)
Two New Press Releases for You (Sep 26, 2001)
New Manga in Japan (May 15, 2001)
Other articles: Show:
Jason Thompson's House of 1000 Manga - Fist of the North Star (Jul 18, 2013)
Jason Thompson's House of 1000 Manga - Dragon Ball (Mar 10, 2011)
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The X Button - Metal Storm (Oct 21, 2009)
The X Button - Top Secret Episodes (Jan 28, 2009)
The X Button - A Bold, Daring Dream (Jul 2, 2008)
The X Button - Fist and Fantasy (Jun 18, 2008)
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Graphic novel
    Fist of the North Star (GN 1) 1995-08-05
    Fist of the North Star - [Master Edition] (GN 1) 2003-01-28
    Fist of the North Star - Night of the Jackal (GN 2) 1997-09-01
    Fist of the North Star - [Master Edition] (GN 2) 2003-02-25
    Fist of the North Star - Southern Cross (GN 3) 1997-12-01
    Fist of the North Star - [Master Edition] (GN 3) 2003-03-18
    Fist of the North Star - Blood Brothers (GN 4) 1998-05-06
    Fist of the North Star - [Master Edition] (GN 4) 2003-05-14
    Fist of the North Star - [Master Edition] (GN 5) 2003-07-16
    Fist of the North Star - [Master Edition] (GN 6) 2003-11-11
    Fist of the North Star - [Master Edition] (GN 7) 2003-11-25
    Fist of the North Star - [Master Edition] (GN 8) 2004-02-18
    Fist of the North Star - [Master Edition] (GN 9) 2004-05-19

Japanese staff
Japanese cast
(none)
Japanese companies
Publisher:
Coamix (since 2000-06)
Shinchosha (since 2000-06)
Shogakukan, Inc. (2006: Big Comics Special)
Shueisha
English staff
English companies
Editing: Jonathan Tarbox (vol. 1-9)
Licensed by:
Gutsoon! Entertainment (License Expired)
Viz Media (License Expired)
English cast
(none)
French staff
French companies
(none)
Publisher:
Asuka Comics (reedition since 2008)
J'ai Lu
French cast
(none)
German staff
German companies
(none)
Publisher: Planet Manga
German cast
(none)
Chinese (Taiwan) staff
Chinese (Taiwan) companies
(none)
Licensed by:
Ever Glory Publishing Co., Ltd. (1995, 15 volumes)
Tong Li Publishing Co., Ltd. (2004-5, 27 volumes)
Chinese (Taiwan) cast
(none)
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