Fist of the North Star (manga)
Alternative title:
Hokuto no Ken (Japanese)
Ken il guerriero (Italian)
Ken le Survivant (French)
Pięść Gwiazd Północy (Polish)
北斗の拳 (Japanese)
北斗之拳 (Chinese (Taiwan))
북두의 권 (Korean)
Themes:
gore,
martial arts
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:
124 ratings have been given [details]
Number of tankoubon:
27
Chapter titles: We have 80
Vintage:
1983-09-13 to 1988-07-26 (Weekly Shonen Jump, 1983 #41 - 1988 #35)
2006 (Big Comics Special - Shoagakukan)
2018 (Brazil)
Release dates: We have 121
Links: We have 2
Trivia: We have 2
Reviews:
[en] Fist of the North Star Manga Volumes 9-10 Review (Nov 27, 2023)
[en] Fist of the North Star GN 8-9 (Aug 11, 2023)
[en] Fist of the North Star GN 7 (Jan 19, 2023)
[en] Fist of the North Star Volume 6 (Oct 30, 2022)
[en] Fist of the North Star Volume 5 (Aug 23, 2022)
[en] Fist of the North Star Volume 4 (Mar 15, 2022)
[en] Fist of the North Star Volume 3 (Dec 23, 2021)
[en] Fist of the North Star Volume 2 (Sep 20, 2021)
[en] Fist of the North Star GN (Jun 15, 2021)
[en] Fist of the North Star: Paradise Lost (Oct 11, 2018)
News: Show:
[en] North American Anime, Manga Releases, March 24-30 (Mar 27, 2024)
[en] North American Anime, Manga Releases, December 24-30 (Dec 27, 2023)
[en] North American Anime, Manga Releases, September 24-30 (Sep 26, 2023)
Un nouvel anime « Ken le survivant » annoncé (Sep 12, 2023)
[en] North American Anime, Manga Releases, March 26-April 1 (Mar 28, 2023)
[en] North American Anime, Manga Releases, September 25-October 1 (Sep 27, 2022)
[en] North American Anime, Manga Releases, June 26-July 2 (Jun 30, 2022)
[en] Coamix's MangaHot Service Publishes Tsukasa Hojo's City Hunter Manga in English (Mar 28, 2022)
[en] North American Anime, Manga Releases, March 13-19 (Mar 16, 2022)
Interest:
Une exposition à Tokyo viendra célébrer les 40 ans de Ken le Survivant cet automne au Japon (Mar 26, 2023)
Tetsuo Hara (Ken le survivant) signe la jaquette du nouveau single du groupe Junretsu (May 20, 2022)
[en] Fist of the North Star NFT Sold Out Within The First Day of Its Release (Oct 18, 2021)
[en] Best and Worst Manga of 2018 Results - Comic-Con International (Jul 24, 2018)
[en] JoJo, Fist of the North Star Creators Discuss Their Manga, Influences (Sep 13, 2017)
[en] Fist of the North Star's Kenshiro Stars in Gum Commercial (Apr 24, 2012)
[en] Fist of the North Star's 1/1 Kenshiro Figure Inlaid with 500,000 Crystals (Oct 23, 2011)
Press Releases:
[en] Raised Over US$200,000 on Kickstarter, Fist of the North Star eOneBook is Available for Purchase (Jan 31, 2020)
[en] Raoh –King of Hokuto HQS by Tsume Open for Pre-orders (Mar 20, 2015)
Other articles: Show:
[en] Exploring the Fist of the North Star 40th Anniversary Exhibition (Nov 1, 2023)
[en] The Spring 2021 Manga Guide - Fist of the North Star (Jun 15, 2021)
[en] Jason Thompson's House of 1000 Manga - Fist of the North Star (Jul 18, 2013)
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Story: Buronson
Assistant:
Atsushi Yasutomi Chiyuki Aoki Hirohisa Onikubo Hiroshi Tomina Katsuhiro Nagasawa Kazuo Watanabe Koji Maki Masanori Morita Masato Yamauti Minoru Fukui Nobuyuki Fujii Shingo Todate Shinji Imaizumi Yasuhito Nagai Yasushi Takahashi Yoshitatsu Katase
Editing: Nobuhiko Horie
Editor-in-Chief: Shigeo Nishimura
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Publisher: Coamix (since 2000-06) Shinchosha (since 2000-06) Shogakukan (2006: Big Comics Special) Shueisha |
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Design: Adam Grano (Viz Signature Edition)
Touch-up Art & Lettering: John Hunt (Viz Signature Edition)
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Online Distribution: MangaHot
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Publisher: Haksan Comics |
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Licensed by: Planeta DeAgostini Comics (Spain) |
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Publisher: d/visual (2005-2011) Edizioni Star Comics (1997-1999) Granata Press (1990-1994) Planet Manga (2013) |
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Publisher: Planet Manga |
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Publisher: Japonica Polonica Fantastica |
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Publisher: JBC (Brazil) |
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Licensed by: Ever Glory Publishing Co., Ltd. (1995, 15 volumes) Tong Li Publishing Co., Ltd. (2004-5, 27 volumes) |
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