DD Fist of the North Star

DD Fist of the North Star
Cover of the first volume of DD Fist of the North Star, published by Tokuma Shoten on June 20, 2011
DD北斗の拳 (DD Hokuto no Ken)
Manga
Written by	Kajio
Published by	Tokuma Shoten
Demographic	Seinen
Magazine	Monthly Comic Zenon
Original run	October 25, 2010 – August 20, 2016
Volumes	8
Anime television series
Directed by	Kaijio
Written by	Shinya Umemura
Music by	Kazsin
Studio	North Star Pictures
Original network	Kansai TV
Original run	January 11, 2011 – April 5, 2011
Episodes	12
Anime television series
Directed by	Akitaro Daichi
Produced by	Naoki Miya
Music by	Jun Abe Seiji Mutō
Studio	Ajia-do Animation Works
Licensed by	NA Sentai Filmworks
Original network	TV Tokyo
English network	Anime Network
Original run	April 2, 2013 – June 25, 2013
Episodes	13
Anime television series
DD Fist of the North Star 2
Directed by	Akitaro Daichi
Produced by	Naoki Miya
Music by	Jun Abe Seiji Mutō
Studio	Ajia-do Animation Works
Original network	TV Tokyo
Original run	October 6, 2015 – December 22, 2015
Episodes	12

DD Fist of the North Star (Japanese: DD北斗の拳(ディーディーホクトノケン), Hepburn: DD Hokuto no Ken^?) is a manga series written and illustrated by Kajio. It is an adaptation of Buronson and Tetsuo Hara's Fist of the North Star in super deformed style.

The story takes place in an alternative world in which the nuclear war of 199X (in the original series) never occurred. Thus, Kenshiro, Raoh and Toki find themselves pitted against one another not just for the affection of the beautiful Yuria but also a part-time job at Ryuryuken Convenience Store. However, they must work together if they want to stand a chance against greater competition including the South Star District led by the manipulative Shin who also has a crush on Yuria.

DD Fist of the North Star was first announced in 2008 as an anime to commemorate the 25th anniversary of Buronson and Hara's series. However, it was first made into a manga, which is serialized in Monthly Comic Zenon since the release of its first issue on October 25, 2010. It has been colected into seven tankōbon volumes by Tokuma Shoten; the first was released on June 20, 2011 and the seventh was released on October 20, 2015.

In December, through Zenon's February issue, an anime television series was announced to debut in 2011. A Flash series, it was directed by Kajio himself, and aired on Kansai TV between January 11 and April 5, 2011, lasting 12 episodes. The entire series was released on DVD by TC Entertainment on October 26, 2012.

To celebrate the series's 30th anniversary, a second anime adaptation was announced in January 2013, through Zenon's March issue. Produced by Ajia-do Animation Works under the direction of Akitaro Daichi, the 13-episode series was broadcast by TV Tokyo from April 2 to June 25, 2013. Four DVDs collecting the series were released between June 28 and September 27, 2013. The series was streamed by Crunchyroll; the first two episodes were available from June 4, 2013, with three more episodes streamed every week there after. In December 2014, Sentai Filmworks announced the licensing of the series to the North American digital and home media market.