Hokuto no Ken

北斗の拳 (Hokuto no Ken)
Fist of the North Star
Volume 1 of the Japanese Jump Comics edition of Hokuto no Ken, as published on March 9, 1984.
Genre	Martial arts, Post-apocalyptic
Manga
Written by	Buronson
Illustrated by	Tetsuo Hara
Published by	Shueisha
English publisher	^NA Viz Media (1989, 1995-1997) Gutsoon! Entertainment (2003-2004)
Demographic	Shōnen
Magazine	Weekly Shōnen Jump
Original run	September 13, 1983 – August 8, 1988
Volumes	27 (List of volumes)
Anime television series
Directed by	Toyoo Ashida
Written by	Toshiki Inoue
Music by	Nozomi Aoki
Studio	Toei Animation
Licensed by	^NA Discotek Media, Manga Entertainment ^UK Manga Entertainment
Original network	Fuji TV
English network	^UK Sci-Fi Channel ^US Showtime Beyond
Original run	October 11, 1984 – March 5, 1987
Episodes	109 (List of episodes)
Anime television series
Hokuto no Ken 2
Directed by	Toyoo Ashida
Music by	Nozomi Aoki
Studio	Toei Animation
Licensed by	^NA Discotek Media
Original network	Fuji TV
Original run	March 13, 1987 – February 18, 1988
Episodes	43 (List of episodes)
Related
1986 film 1995 film New Fist of the North Star Legends of the True Savior Fist of the Blue Sky Hokuto Gaiden Legends of the Dark King DD Fist of the North Star Hokuto no Ken: Ichigo Aji Video games

Fist of the North Star (Japanese: 北斗の拳, Hepburn: Hokuto no Ken^?, lit. "Fist of the Big Dipper") is a Japanese manga series written by Buronson and illustrated by Tetsuo Hara. Serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump from 1983 to 1988, the 245 chapters were initially collected in 27 tankōbon volumes by Shueisha. Set in a post-apocalyptic world that has been destroyed by a nuclear war, the story centers on a warrior named Kenshiro, the successor of a deadly martial art style known as Hokuto Shinken, which gives him the ability to kill most adversaries from within through the use of the human body's secret vital points, often resulting in an exceptionally violent and gory death. Kenshiro dedicates his life to fighting against the various ravagers who threaten the lives of the weak and innocent, as well as rival martial artists, including his own "brothers" from the same clan.

Fist of the North Star was adapted into two anime TV series produced by Toei Animation, which together aired on Fuji TV and its affiliates from 1984 through 1988, comprising a combined total of 152 episodes. Several films, OVAs, and video games have been produced as well, including a series of spin-offs centering on other characters from the original story.

The original manga was published in English by Viz Communications as a monthly comic book, and later by Gutsoon! Entertainment as a series of colorized graphic novels, although neither translation was completed. English adaptations of other Fist of the North Star media have been licensed to other companies, including the TV series and the 1986 film.

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