Fist of the North Star (北斗の拳, Hokuto no Ken, literally "Fist of the Northern Dipper"), also known as Ken, the Great Bear Fist, is a Japanese manga series illustrated by Tetsuo Hara and written by Buronson that was originally serialized from 1983 to 1988 in Weekly Shōnen Jump. The story was adapted into two animated television series, as well as a few feature films and original video animation.
Set in a post-apocalyptic version of Earth sometime n...
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Fist of the North Star (北斗の拳, Hokuto no Ken, literally "Fist of the Northern Dipper"), also known as Ken, the Great Bear Fist, is a Japanese manga series illustrated by Tetsuo Hara and written by Buronson that was originally serialized from 1983 to 1988 in Weekly Shōnen Jump. The story was adapted into two animated television series, as well as a few feature films and original video animation.
Set in a post-apocalyptic version of Earth sometime near the end of the 20th century, a nuclear war has left the world in ruins, causing the oceans to evaporate and destroy most of the world's vegetation. Most of earth's survivors include villagers who try to thrive on what little resources they have and the numerous vicious gangs and tribes who prey on them. A martial artist named Kenshiro, a man with seven scars on his chest and the chosen successor of the legendary assassin's art Hokuto Shinken (北斗神拳, The Divine Fist of the North Star) has sworn to protect the weak and innocent from the...
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