Yeah and what is more annoying is that the art style is way better than now it can grasp an emotion in my opinion and I have watched it five times in this dacade and I still enjoy it it's my favorite anime.
@Philoctetes 82 I'll agure this but more of the tropes for sure but dbz is more inspired by like star wars, alien, and Jackie chan movies of the 80s and 90s also some Godzilla cant forget journey to the west could also agure superman considering all modern heros can trace their roots to superman so yea
Fist of the North Star is the great grandpa, Dragon Ball is the grandpa, Hunter X Hunter is the father, One Piece is the older brother and My Hero is the annoying last born, Demon Slayer is the progeny child
I always thought that Raoh's goal wasn't simply vecome the strongest, but that he aimed at restoring order by creating an empire, unifyng all raider gangs under his banner in time he would turn them into an army that could protect the people.
Goku is a more merciful much less mature version of Kenshiro. Jotaro is a more grumpy and snarkier version of Kenshiro but still more merciful especially in parts after part 3. He inspired all these people.
I'm pretty sure that Hokuto No Ken is pretty popular amongst Asian and European countries. Italians LOVE Hokuto No Ken In North America the series seems to mainly be known for the " You're already dead meme".
Strangely, ist is more popular in latin countries, like italia, France, belgium, spain and latin america. But not in other cultures Very strange indeed. I am from belgium, and it is known that fist of the north star is VERY popular in France and belgium.
Fist of the north star is grandfather shonen battle manga, in my opinion this series needs a lot of respect. Hell this series was a huge inspiration for so many shonen series from JUMP.
history and ideas yea... but as i watch movie (waited years to see...) every episode is the same.. copy paste... ken walks meet some people problem help them end... really?
Out of my 25 years soon to be 26 years of life, I've had 2 friends who even knew what HNK was as a kid. Everyone else was all about Dragon ballZ but The HNK animated film was what got me into the series. I think HNK sits in the middle...its highly known to some of ur hardcore anime and manga fans but its underrated because casuals or even new anime fans dont know shit about the franchise
@@RandoLePerson when people talk about top 5 berserk is always on the conversation no matter what. When people talk about influence DBZ will always get mentioned before Hokuto no ken no matter what. All the anime groups I'm in social media will know Dragon ball before HNK regardless of how much money it makes. Hokuto no ken doesn't have the clout Dragon ball, naruto or one piece. Same thing with majority of Go nagai's work, he had influenced a ton of Mangas including berserk and Hokuto no ken but you rarely see anyone give that man his flowers
I love Fist of the North Star. I ordered the complete series of the manga from Japan and watched the anime alongside to help me understand what was being said, but Hara's visual storytelling abilities transcend language barriers. I think the movie is comes close, as well as the later Gaiden movies do a great job of capturing the beauty of the art, the manga is beautiful to look at even when there is grotesque dismemberment. happening. Thanks for making this. Subscribed!
This is gods work. My uncle introduced me to it but I was like 5 to 6 at the time so my mom tried so hard to stop me. After few years went by so I could read it. Awesome 👏
This series needs to get a remake from madhouse, just like how they did Hunter Hunter or maybe even the studio that adapted Jojo. Kenshiro, Manliest man i have ever seen
Good news for the manga! It's been re-releasing in hardcover books, and it's also keeping the original color that's in the manga. It's so far up to Volume 10 and hopefully it gets to all of them.
Awesome video, awesome montage of scenes. Thanks for spreading the word on Hokuto no Ken. Small mistake at 4:06 the second image shows Souther instead of Raoh :P
I want to say this. Hokuto no ken has the BEST(!) MC in the entire manga world, at least shonen genre. We'll never EVER get someone who is badass like Kenshiro. For me Hokuto no ken is the best shonen, all tho my fav. is Bleach. Great vid.
Mr. @BSZimran, thank you so much for introducing me about Fist of the North Star or Hokuto no Ken (北斗の拳) since I'm new to this series and got really interested to it.
I really appreciate this video ! Your voice is enjoyable and the topic was interesting ! I did watch Hokuto No Ken but I can not say that I’m a huge fan of it.
I think the fights take a back seat to the story for this series, there's lots of interesting themes and the events make the viewer think about stuff. You wouldn't see it coming from a story about buff guys hitting each other.
Berserk and Fist of the North Star have become my favorite manga and anime. Interestingly enough, I recently learned that as it turns out the author of Berserk (Kentaro Miura) had illustrated for Buronson at various points in much of his work, albeit mostly for work outside of Fist of the North Star, but not exclusively outside of it. That sure explains a lot, actually :D
Surprisingly popular in my age group, early to mid 20s, mostly known for the memes but a decent amount of ppl have watched at least the first movie. Even more surprising, Berzerk has a TON of popularity in this age group despite its themes. What I love about Fist is the dramatic storytelling accompanied by those battle scenes. It's a mix that shouldn't work but works so well. The art, especially in the manga, is also attractive and breathtaking.
Underrated? Kenshiro is the Grandfather or Ancestor of every Manly Anime or MANime that exist today.. Fist of the North Star is also the reason why the term "Manly Tears" even existed..
Well the video is a promotional piece aimed to increase awareness about the series. Even in the video I state I am well aware of its popularity in Japan. But, in the west it is underrated
@@KaitoRyuga Better to show them how good the series is through a video like this or constructive words than to insult them and assume they don't understand. That will only keep Hokuto under the radar.
Hey, I'm working on an even shorter more highlight based version of Hokuto no Ken The Series with UNCENSORED blood and such, hope to see you check it out when it releases! I'll be doing 2 seasons at a time in about 60 minute videos.
Been a fan of HnK since I was a kid growing up in the 80s. Now I’m 41 and it’s still by far one of my favorite series of anime/manga that I continue to go back to time and time again.
I just can't believe that this series is actually underrated..I mean how could this be underrated? And Kenshiro is my all time favourite anime character!
I remember it was my brother-in-law who introduced me to the series. I was watching anime movies like studio ghibli and loved howl's moving castle and my brother-in-law said I should watch fist of the north star. One night I was staying with my sister and my brother-in-law played the movie I watch part of it before my medicine kicked in and went to sleep. Later I decided to find the movie and watched it. It was the coolest movie I've ever seen later I found the anime series on VRV and the manga on a manga reader app. The rest is history
The western audiences know hokuto no ken since the late eighties, some great translation adaptations have been released in europe. Also, Kenshiro is indeed based on Mad Max and Bruce Lee but he also has some main christics characteristics - crucified several times, being the savior of the end of this age and of the innocents, opposing the tyranny and its leaders, while Toki is maybe even more closely based on Jesus notably by his look, sacrifice and try to not use his skills through violence.
Technically! It’s the manga that inspired it. After all, Kentaro Muira was a student of Buruson and Tetsuo Hara. They’re still good friends and they even let Muira borrow their access to the Shonen Jump libraries.
You should also check out Fist of the Blue Sky (also Known as Souten no Ken) if you haven't already. It's a prequel that follows the brother of Ryuken who was also called Kenshiro. it's similar to the main series in a lot of ways.
I know that there’s gotta be someone else who mentioned this but do you know about the 2018 Fist of the North Star video game by SEGA, it’s both a great game on its own as well as a great piece of FOTNS media
Well now we finally have a new release of the manga in the states in 2021! Hopefully it'll be complete this time. I just got my copy of vol 1 and it's already a great read
Kenshiro have the body of Sylvester Stallone Fight like Bruce Lee And surviving on Mad Max world On the first part The soundtrack is like a martial arts movie music with a touch of 80's music And the 2nd part have a full 80's music at the lvl of Rocky soundtracks The history of the first part literally is a Grecorroman tragdy in a post Apocalíptic world with some divine touch But sadly the second part it's simple history Bud with a brutal animation, brutal fights And it's a big party of the 70's and 80's famous characters
It sucks that people reduce this series to self insert power fantasy. This series is a tragedy about the good and bad use of power during unrest. The last wars were fought with nuclear weapons while the next wars were fought with martial Arts. Its like the phrase "world war 4 will be fought with sticks and stones" or something.
4:08. The second one it's Sauzer not Raoul (these are the italian names, i don't know the original one). I have the first complete manga serie printed in Italy, from "Granata press". Great video! Luca
I will tell you all, if this anime is ever remastered in today's day and age, it will be the most popular anime in this decade because of the one thing that makes it nostalgic for us Hokuto fans: it's storyline. We must admit that we (Hokuto fans) have fell in love with the show is because of its storyline. A must admit. Not just because of its action fighting, suspense scenes but it is the storyline. The storyline is number one important in every anime. And this anime just gave it away and perfected the definition of a great storyline. I do see why, however, it is underrated and not known or actually is, known by some only for the meme "Omae wa mou shindeiru" and nothing else. Because of its release in the 80s is a explanation why it's not known today by today's anime fans - because "some" and I say.."some" anime fans only go for what is great graphics. Good graphics and scenes matter these days, so... In conclusion, if the anime gets its remastered along with the original storyline of 1 and 2, original music OST, sound effects, styles in a remastered rendition of Hokuto No Ken. I tell you guys and girls who have not seen this gem, I will tell you will be surprised and a must recommend anime/manga depending on your taste of anime/manga. Not to be force to let you know but to recommend what you are missing out. Again I tell you will be... SHOCKED
Great video! I think the main reason that Fist doesn’t get as much praise as it should in the U.S. is because of a lack of a complete English Dub of the series. The original Manga entertainment dub stopped right after Ken’s fight with Ameba. What a terrible place for the series to have an unresolved cliffhanger, right as we find out that Toki is alive🤦♂️ That pissed me off so much when I first saw the show on the late night showtime channel. I’m honestly surprised that another dub company like Funimation hasn’t picked up the license. I mean, they helped make Dragonball the American sensation it is today. Imagine what they could do for Fist’s popularity. Plus the show would be right at home on adult swim. But yes, the anime definitely has pacing and filler problems, especially in the shin arc. That was due to the fact that the manga was originally just supposed to be about Ken and Shin’s final confrontation and that’s it. The authors hadn’t planned for anything else, but then the manga became a hit, and they had to expand the mythos to keep it going. This is why the narrative doesn’t really find its formation until Toki and Roah are introduced. Kinda the same way that the original Dragonball didn’t find its flow until the martial arts tournament arc. Perhaps Fist could use a “ kai” treatment like Dragonball z(professional, approved by Toei). Though since Toei just released the entire series on blu-ray, I doubt they’d be willing to spend more money on it again so soon. Oh, and Bat’s name is meant to be translated as “Bart” in both Japanese and English. Just FYI. Keep up the great work, and you should check out the fist of the North Star video game on PlayStation 4, if you haven’t already. It’s the manga brought to life.
LivingToaster13 who knows. But that’s why I said that I think part of the reason that Fist of the North Star isn’t well known is because the English version was never completed. The studio producing the dub went out of business or simply let the license expire.
Its sad that this manga/anime didnt make it far in the west its sad that only few appretiate it it has done so much for anime manga as a whole and wish it still the best cause i love this series soo much
I have read the manga (thanks to a website showed to me by a friend) and have played a mobile game of it from Sega. I can confirm the series deserves its legendary status in Japan.
I am excited too!!! I have been searching hard for physical manga copy in english but cannot find anywhere! but then I saw is getting release soon!! I am hyped!!! For now tho I am reading it online as I am impatient to wait till then but I will be adding physical to my collection regardless if I already read online or not. At first I thought I would not like it due to that extra manly art style but boy was I wrong!! Kenshiro is the most badass main character EVER!!! I love this dude!! he is a main character I can actually tolerate being around all the time. I regret not giving this manga a chance sooner due to the artstyle I was not used to now I love it!!!
Fantastic video! FOTNS is one of my all time fav Manga/Anime series. I have both the series and movie on Bluray from Discotek Media and the Lost Paradise game on PS4. Hands down one of the best anime games around. Highly recommended.
Great video! You showed a bit of it in the clips of the video, but currently, the best way to get good and clear English translations for the Hokuto No Ken/Fist of the North Star manga is to get the eOneBook version. It comes with an option to switch between English and Japanese (since it was initially the first manga chosen to showcase the eOneBook). It contains the entire run of the manga and while it's still all digital, it's the easiest way to enjoy the series if you're willing to import it from Japan - progresstech.jp/zenkan/index_en.html
The first anime I ever watched and what a way to get into anime..still love this show so much, now playing the FOTNS game on the ps4..i hope the game and videos like this bring new viewers to the series, I'd also love a new version of the anime but I know that's asking too much in this day and age. 😂 Brilliant video, had to check it out again.
italy in the 60-70 had very good relations with japan and many italians followed manga ,robot collection etc, we had on tv all the main anime of robot by go nagai and shingo araki, and hokuto no ken was on italian tv in the 80 , every single child/teen in the 80 in italy loved hokuto no ken ,it still today one of the favorite of most italian above 30yr ; we had in italy even the production of some japanese robot , as japan only allowed italian to produce them. italian grow up with japanese manga and anime ,now the whole world knows about it , but we knew right away , it was great. it was the time of ken shire , geeg robot , mazinga and grendeizer :)
@@giuseku_1525 Senza dubbio. Noi ragazzi cresciuti nei mitici '80 e '90 siamo stati fortunati ad avere Ken Il Guerriero, City Hunter, Lupin, I Cavalieri Dello Zodiaco, Patlabor, Sampei e compagnia.
Phenomenal video, this is brilliant art that deserves more recognition in the west but fuck it honestly its immortalised in its inspiration its given other manga artists and men all over the world just purely because how alpha this shit is. Kenshiro is what I wish to be some day goat
Imo, it's the greatest anime/manga of all time. I remember renting the VHS movie uncensored movie when i was 7. There was nothing like it in Europe at the time, or North America for that mater. If memory serves correct, this was even before Akira or DevilMan were released. This also inspired Sakigake Otokojuku creator, another severally underrated anime/manga. I want to say job well done, minus the fact that you have Souther instead of Raoh @04:20. Cool video, nonetheless. Hokuto no Ken needs more love.
Kenshiro : Bruce Lee + Mel Gibson Toki : Sylvester Stallone from Rambo franchise + Jesus Christ Raoh : Arnold Schwarzenegger Jagi : Blonde Action Star from 80's
I really think without mangaka Buronson making Fist of the North Star, Kentaro Miura wouldn’t have been inspired nor influenced to create the epic Berserk. Buronson and Miura collaborated in their careers.
What? I’m 38 and this has only passed a younger generation by, anime fans my age know all about FOTNS, it’s always been known as one of the classic anime movies, along with Ninja Scroll and many more.. anime was way better when it was all hand drawn. The newer legend series is awesome too
I don’t know why, but only HNK and the first 6 Star Wars- films are infinitely rewatchable for me. Just love the action, gore and the story resonates with me on a deeper level (as does the struggle between light and dark in Star Wars). Legendary.
I highly agree on that one! Great video!!
Ai wo Torimodose Remaster when pls? Love your covers by the way
Bro, thanks for writing a song about me
Can you make a you wa shock remix?
@@rop4996 Cool Flag ;) And yes I will 100% do it.
@@FriedrichHabetlerMusic thanks! I will be looking forward to it.
There are people who refuse to watch this because of its age, they’re missing out.
@Tiberiu Farcas you have not seen it have u
@Tiberiu Farcas we get it, you troll for attention lmao
Yeah and what is more annoying is that the art style is way better than now it can grasp an emotion in my opinion and I have watched it five times in this dacade and I still enjoy it it's my favorite anime.
Lol the douchebag removed his comment
I want to watch it but I can't seem to find it anywhere.
Fist of the north star inspired jojo and is the grandpa of all shounen change my mind
@Philoctetes 82 I'll agure this but more of the tropes for sure but dbz is more inspired by like star wars, alien, and Jackie chan movies of the 80s and 90s also some Godzilla cant forget journey to the west could also agure superman considering all modern heros can trace their roots to superman so yea
@Philoctetes 82 its also how like yu yu was not directly inspired by dbz but took elements like from dbz like tournaments and the time skip
It is more than the Grandpa of all Shonen. It is the Gold Standard of Battle Manga.
@@ExodiaTheD1HATER bleach took more from yuyu hakusho than yuyu hakusho took from dbz
Fist of the North Star is the great grandpa, Dragon Ball is the grandpa, Hunter X Hunter is the father, One Piece is the older brother and My Hero is the annoying last born, Demon Slayer is the progeny child
Fist of the North Star is an anime series that deserves so much more respect for inspiring other great works of anime. Great video bro👍🏽
Hokuto no Ken deserves an anime remake like Jojo has
YES TOTALLY
people are too sensitive nowadays probably no studio dares to pick it up
it has already a remake, and its not good. Old one is the best
I always thought that Raoh's goal wasn't simply vecome the strongest, but that he aimed at restoring order by creating an empire, unifyng all raider gangs under his banner in time he would turn them into an army that could protect the people.
@@mrnlul6421 nah, in terms of movies yeah. But I daresay anime has been let loose lately.
Kenshiro makes Goku look like a baby. A true man among Shonen heroes!
I would go on but your already dead.
Goku is a more merciful much less mature version of Kenshiro. Jotaro is a more grumpy and snarkier version of Kenshiro but still more merciful especially in parts after part 3. He inspired all these people.
both are great characters, and im talking about Z goku not super goku
@@wiggupigeon1877 Yeah Z goku had a kenshiro mode whereas super goku is just dumb.
@@myusername3689 straight fax
@@myusername3689 based
I'm pretty sure that Hokuto No Ken is pretty popular amongst Asian and European countries.
Italians LOVE Hokuto No Ken
In North America the series seems to mainly be known for the " You're already dead meme".
Well, at least we old italian generation!
Ad Latin America to that list.
Strangely, ist is more popular in latin countries, like italia, France, belgium, spain and latin america.
But not in other cultures
Very strange indeed.
I am from belgium, and it is known that fist of the north star is VERY popular in France and belgium.
As an Italian I have to admit that the title confused me, I thought that HnK was well know in a lot of countries.
It's huge in the arab world; the second biggest thing over there after grendizer. Even the dub was lowkey professional.
Father: Fist of the North Star
Son: Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure
Holy Spirit: Berserk
So true
Truly godly
No
I agree except for the son part. Jojo's not a manly anime like the other 2.
@@jstos3675 it started as one.
Fist of the north star is grandfather shonen battle manga, in my opinion this series needs a lot of respect. Hell this series was a huge inspiration for so many shonen series from JUMP.
Those series being Baoh the Visitor, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, Dragon Ball and others.
Kinnikuman would like to have a word with you about that.
history and ideas yea... but as i watch movie (waited years to see...) every episode is the same.. copy paste... ken walks meet some people problem help them end... really?
@wolf-dv ٖ more of course but i gave up.
Raoh is the the main villain.
Out of my 25 years soon to be 26 years of life, I've had 2 friends who even knew what HNK was as a kid. Everyone else was all about Dragon ballZ but The HNK animated film was what got me into the series.
I think HNK sits in the middle...its highly known to some of ur hardcore anime and manga fans but its underrated because casuals or even new anime fans dont know shit about the franchise
I still have the movie on VHS
I feel the same way. this was the first anime I have ever watched and I was hooked on anime ever since.
I agree with everything you said.
People know who Kenshiro and Raoh but not so much.
@@RandoLePerson when people talk about top 5 berserk is always on the conversation no matter what.
When people talk about influence DBZ will always get mentioned before Hokuto no ken no matter what. All the anime groups I'm in social media will know Dragon ball before HNK regardless of how much money it makes. Hokuto no ken doesn't have the clout Dragon ball, naruto or one piece. Same thing with majority of Go nagai's work, he had influenced a ton of Mangas including berserk and Hokuto no ken but you rarely see anyone give that man his flowers
I'm a simple man, I see Fist of the North Star and I give it a like lol
I love Fist of the North Star. I ordered the complete series of the manga from Japan and watched the anime alongside to help me understand what was being said, but Hara's visual storytelling abilities transcend language barriers. I think the movie is comes close, as well as the later Gaiden movies do a great job of capturing the beauty of the art, the manga is beautiful to look at even when there is grotesque dismemberment. happening. Thanks for making this. Subscribed!
¿WITH............. OUT............. USING ENG-SUB VIDEO VERSION OF ANIME (OR WHAT I TRY TO MEAN OTHERWISE.............. IN IT'S RAW VERSION)?
I don't know anyone into Anime that doesn't understand how incredibly epic "Fist Of The Northstar" is
My favorite anime of all time. It is far more than a meme and it influenced many future anime such as jojo and even Dragon Ball.
Yuup
4:08 uh, that's Souther
Otherwise, great video
God damn it! Thank you :')
Rest in peace Shuh. Rest in peace.
"It is me, Saoh!"
This is gods work. My uncle introduced me to it but I was like 5 to 6 at the time so my mom tried so hard to stop me. After few years went by so I could read it. Awesome 👏
This series needs to get a remake from madhouse, just like how they did Hunter Hunter or maybe even the studio that adapted Jojo. Kenshiro, Manliest man i have ever seen
Is he even manlier than Guts?
@@layman_1822 yes
@@layman_1822 guts is inspired by kenshiro
And isidro is inspired by bat
And the green haired witch kid is inspired by lin
@@mazerunner7640 Who would you say is manlier?
@@layman_1822 there is a line in manliness that anything past that line can’t be compared and they are both beyond that line
Thanks for making this video Hokuto no Ken really needs some more exposure
It's cool that Viz started making English volumes just as of recent, this series really does need some more love.
Thanks for making this video. As a fan of the series spreading awareness is always my goal.
Good news for the manga! It's been re-releasing in hardcover books, and it's also keeping the original color that's in the manga. It's so far up to Volume 10 and hopefully it gets to all of them.
Awesome video, awesome montage of scenes. Thanks for spreading the word on Hokuto no Ken.
Small mistake at 4:06 the second image shows Souther instead of Raoh :P
I want to say this. Hokuto no ken has the BEST(!) MC in the entire manga world, at least shonen genre. We'll never EVER get someone who is badass like Kenshiro. For me Hokuto no ken is the best shonen, all tho my fav. is Bleach. Great vid.
I’ve always wanted to get into this series so I’m glad Viz is making new hardcovers next year.
A highly underated anime that I fell in love with instantly
You deserve way more subs and views man
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"the people of Evil Dead"? lol
stumbled across this randomly for looking up HNK clips. Amazing video, glad someone covered this series. It's so good.
I sensed masculinity 10 miles away 🙏 good video man
Mr. @BSZimran, thank you so much for introducing me about Fist of the North Star or Hokuto no Ken (北斗の拳) since I'm new to this series and got really interested to it.
I really appreciate this video ! Your voice is enjoyable and the topic was interesting ! I did watch Hokuto No Ken but I can not say that I’m a huge fan of it.
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my first exposure to fist of the north star was the animated film and I loved it.
I love fist of the Northstar .the fights .the story the characters amazing and so memorable and the side characters as so wholesome
Also, the world that this anime is set in reminds me a lot of Trigun, they both got that wasteland vibe.
If you like underrated shows, check out Sakigake Otokojuku. That's another manly Shonen.
I've never heard of it. I'll check it out
@@DBZimran It's like Jojo or Fist of the north star but in school
@@kevinwilliam964 lol
@Leoangelo Diaz Ken!
I think the fights take a back seat to the story for this series, there's lots of interesting themes and the events make the viewer think about stuff. You wouldn't see it coming from a story about buff guys hitting each other.
Thank you so much for this!
Berserk and Fist of the North Star have become my favorite manga and anime. Interestingly enough, I recently learned that as it turns out the author of Berserk (Kentaro Miura) had illustrated for Buronson at various points in much of his work, albeit mostly for work outside of Fist of the North Star, but not exclusively outside of it. That sure explains a lot, actually :D
Surprisingly popular in my age group, early to mid 20s, mostly known for the memes but a decent amount of ppl have watched at least the first movie. Even more surprising, Berzerk has a TON of popularity in this age group despite its themes.
What I love about Fist is the dramatic storytelling accompanied by those battle scenes. It's a mix that shouldn't work but works so well. The art, especially in the manga, is also attractive and breathtaking.
Underrated? Kenshiro is the Grandfather or Ancestor of every Manly Anime or MANime that exist today.. Fist of the North Star is also the reason why the term "Manly Tears" even existed..
Well the video is a promotional piece aimed to increase awareness about the series. Even in the video I state I am well aware of its popularity in Japan. But, in the west it is underrated
@@KaitoRyuga Better to show them how good the series is through a video like this or constructive words than to insult them and assume they don't understand. That will only keep Hokuto under the radar.
@@DBZimran not only in Japan, it was also extremley successful in France and Italy.
Afaik the uncensored version was literally lost in a fire
Tho i dunno how credible this factoid is
@@DBZimran how did you read the manga in high quality
Hey, I'm working on an even shorter more highlight based version of Hokuto no Ken The Series with UNCENSORED blood and such, hope to see you check it out when it releases! I'll be doing 2 seasons at a time in about 60 minute videos.
Been a fan of HnK since I was a kid growing up in the 80s. Now I’m 41 and it’s still by far one of my favorite series of anime/manga that I continue to go back to time and time again.
Amazing video.
I've been reading the manga. It was finally officially released in my country in the Extreme Edition. I love it.
It was also one of the most iconic animated movies of all time where there was no censorship compared to the anime
I just can't believe that this series is actually underrated..I mean how could this be underrated? And Kenshiro is my all time favourite anime character!
I remember it was my brother-in-law who introduced me to the series. I was watching anime movies like studio ghibli and loved howl's moving castle and my brother-in-law said I should watch fist of the north star. One night I was staying with my sister and my brother-in-law played the movie I watch part of it before my medicine kicked in and went to sleep. Later I decided to find the movie and watched it. It was the coolest movie I've ever seen later I found the anime series on VRV and the manga on a manga reader app. The rest is history
Excellent video! Viz is actually doing a full re-print in English now. Really looking forward to that.
11:43 this aged like milk
The western audiences know hokuto no ken since the late eighties, some great translation adaptations have been released in europe.
Also, Kenshiro is indeed based on Mad Max and Bruce Lee but he also has some main christics characteristics - crucified several times, being the savior of the end of this age and of the innocents, opposing the tyranny and its leaders, while Toki is maybe even more closely based on Jesus notably by his look, sacrifice and try to not use his skills through violence.
I love the show SO much! Fist of the North Star deserves a lot more love than anything!
this anime inspired Berserk so it HAS to be good
Technically! It’s the manga that inspired it.
After all, Kentaro Muira was a student of Buruson and Tetsuo Hara. They’re still good friends and they even let Muira borrow their access to the Shonen Jump libraries.
Guts could be an ancedtor to Kenshiro
@@whathell6t Wow I didn't know that. You know Miura and Buronson wrote a manga together too.
Also jojo
You should also check out Fist of the Blue Sky (also Known as Souten no Ken) if you haven't already. It's a prequel that follows the brother of Ryuken who was also called Kenshiro. it's similar to the main series in a lot of ways.
its nothing compared to hokuto no ken though :(
Without fist of the north star Series like Jojo's bizarre adventure and dbz would never been around
What's crazy is that without fist, there's no Berserk. Without Berserk, there's no Dark souls, without dark souls, no bloodborne.
@@invincibleunderthesun8545 Berserk was also inspired by Devilman
@@JosephFlores-yn4yi correct, without either one, Berserk won't be the same
I know that there’s gotta be someone else who mentioned this but do you know about the 2018 Fist of the North Star video game by SEGA, it’s both a great game on its own as well as a great piece of FOTNS media
Yes I do it is a very good game!
This channel is amazing! I'm definitely subscribed, keep going dude!
Well now we finally have a new release of the manga in the states in 2021! Hopefully it'll be complete this time. I just got my copy of vol 1 and it's already a great read
Kenshiro have the body of Sylvester Stallone
Fight like Bruce Lee
And surviving on Mad Max world
On the first part
The soundtrack is like a martial arts movie music with a touch of 80's music
And the 2nd part have a full 80's music at the lvl of Rocky soundtracks
The history of the first part literally is a Grecorroman tragdy in a post Apocalíptic world with some divine touch
But sadly the second part it's simple history
Bud with a brutal animation, brutal fights
And it's a big party of the 70's and 80's famous characters
The sequel has Sylvester Stallone (Kenshiro) and Freddie Mercury (General Han) beating the shit out of each other.
This was an excellent introduction to Fist of the Northstar! Will look for Master Edition read! Many thanks!
I've long been thinking about watching fist of the north star because I've seen every Jojo series, and thx to this video I definitely will.
Just got into this; can't believe I haven't taken the dive in until now. Great video!
I can't understand that you don't have more subscribers, you have so many great video :D subscribed
It sucks that people reduce this series to self insert power fantasy. This series is a tragedy about the good and bad use of power during unrest. The last wars were fought with nuclear weapons while the next wars were fought with martial Arts. Its like the phrase "world war 4 will be fought with sticks and stones" or something.
4:08. The second one it's Sauzer not Raoul (these are the italian names, i don't know the original one).
I have the first complete manga serie
printed in Italy, from "Granata press".
Great video!
Luca
I will tell you all, if this anime is ever remastered in today's day and age, it will be the most popular anime in this decade because of the one thing that makes it nostalgic for us Hokuto fans: it's storyline.
We must admit that we (Hokuto fans) have fell in love with the show is because of its storyline. A must admit. Not just because of its action fighting, suspense scenes but it is the storyline.
The storyline is number one important in every anime. And this anime just gave it away and perfected the definition of a great storyline.
I do see why, however, it is underrated and not known or actually is, known by some only for the meme "Omae wa mou shindeiru" and nothing else. Because of its release in the 80s is a explanation why it's not known today by today's anime fans - because "some" and I say.."some" anime fans only go for what is great graphics. Good graphics and scenes matter these days, so...
In conclusion, if the anime gets its remastered along with the original storyline of 1 and 2, original music OST, sound effects, styles in a remastered rendition of Hokuto No Ken.
I tell you guys and girls who have not seen this gem, I will tell you will be surprised and a must recommend anime/manga depending on your taste of anime/manga. Not to be force to let you know but to recommend what you are missing out.
Again I tell you will be...
SHOCKED
Great video! I think the main reason that Fist doesn’t get as much praise as it should in the U.S. is because of a lack of a complete English Dub of the series. The original Manga entertainment dub stopped right after Ken’s fight with Ameba. What a terrible place for the series to have an unresolved cliffhanger, right as we find out that Toki is alive🤦♂️
That pissed me off so much when I first saw the show on the late night showtime channel. I’m honestly surprised that another dub company like Funimation hasn’t picked up the license. I mean, they helped make Dragonball the American sensation it is today. Imagine what they could do for Fist’s popularity. Plus the show would be right at home on adult swim.
But yes, the anime definitely has pacing and filler problems, especially in the shin arc. That was due to the fact that the manga was originally just supposed to be about Ken and Shin’s final confrontation and that’s it. The authors hadn’t planned for anything else, but then the manga became a hit, and they had to expand the mythos to keep it going. This is why the narrative doesn’t really find its formation until Toki and Roah are introduced. Kinda the same way that the original Dragonball didn’t find its flow until the martial arts tournament arc.
Perhaps Fist could use a “ kai” treatment like Dragonball z(professional, approved by Toei). Though since Toei just released the entire series on blu-ray, I doubt they’d be willing to spend more money on it again so soon.
Oh, and Bat’s name is meant to be translated as “Bart” in both Japanese and English. Just FYI. Keep up the great work, and you should check out the fist of the North Star video game on PlayStation 4, if you haven’t already. It’s the manga brought to life.
Michael Head in the case of Fist of the North Star, fuck English dubs.
I thought they stopped the dub because it wasn't that successful over at the west
LivingToaster13 who knows. But that’s why I said that I think part of the reason that Fist of the North Star isn’t well known is because the English version was never completed. The studio producing the dub went out of business or simply let the license expire.
Fist of the North Star lost paradise has an English dub that’s actually pretty good
Underrated?? You wa Shock is practically Italy's national anthem.
Its sad that this manga/anime didnt make it far in the west its sad that only few appretiate it it has done so much for anime manga as a whole and wish it still the best cause i love this series soo much
The manga artwork is amazing
I have read the manga (thanks to a website showed to me by a friend) and have played a mobile game of it from Sega. I can confirm the series deserves its legendary status in Japan.
"he openly expresses his greif" hell muso tensi litterly was able to be finally used by kenshiro by remembering how much he lost
when road of the lord hits , it hits hard !!!
great video
4:08
Ah yes, I remember when Raoh build a pyramid and used his Nanto Hōō Ken againts Kenshiro...
No that's Souther not Raoh.
@@TheDimeDrawer *...*
That's the joke lad.
I wonder if I will ever live this mistake down lol
@@DBZimran As long as Raoh doesn't find out. Otherwise you at least get the chance to meet Kokuō's feet.
I come to tears every time i read the Toki n Raoh fight
I remember John Cena saying that the Fist of the North Star movie is his favorite anime movie, and it kinda shows in his wrestling character.
His wrestling character is acting more like Superman
Best anime cartoon ever , watched it in the 90s im 40 now 👊👊👊
Also please watch Fist of the North Star OVA/Movies for summarized story
Your very well informed im glad i got back into the fist of the north star after so many years
so damn excited the manga is finally coming over again in hardcover in july of 2021😁😄😁!!!
I am excited too!!! I have been searching hard for physical manga copy in english but cannot find anywhere! but then I saw is getting release soon!! I am hyped!!! For now tho I am reading it online as I am impatient to wait till then but I will be adding physical to my collection regardless if I already read online or not. At first I thought I would not like it due to that extra manly art style but boy was I wrong!! Kenshiro is the most badass main character EVER!!! I love this dude!! he is a main character I can actually tolerate being around all the time. I regret not giving this manga a chance sooner due to the artstyle I was not used to now I love it!!!
Fantastic video! FOTNS is one of my all time fav Manga/Anime series. I have both the series and movie on Bluray from Discotek Media and the Lost Paradise game on PS4. Hands down one of the best anime games around. Highly recommended.
Great video! You showed a bit of it in the clips of the video, but currently, the best way to get good and clear English translations for the Hokuto No Ken/Fist of the North Star manga is to get the eOneBook version. It comes with an option to switch between English and Japanese (since it was initially the first manga chosen to showcase the eOneBook). It contains the entire run of the manga and while it's still all digital, it's the easiest way to enjoy the series if you're willing to import it from Japan - progresstech.jp/zenkan/index_en.html
I had no idea it was avaliable for import. Thank you for the link
The first anime I ever watched and what a way to get into anime..still love this show so much, now playing the FOTNS game on the ps4..i hope the game and videos like this bring new viewers to the series, I'd also love a new version of the anime but I know that's asking too much in this day and age. 😂
Brilliant video, had to check it out again.
italy in the 60-70 had very good relations with japan and many italians followed manga ,robot collection etc, we had on tv all the main anime of robot by go nagai and shingo araki, and hokuto no ken was on italian tv in the 80 , every single child/teen in the 80 in italy loved hokuto no ken ,it still today one of the favorite of most italian above 30yr ; we had in italy even the production of some japanese robot , as japan only allowed italian to produce them. italian grow up with japanese manga and anime ,now the whole world knows about it , but we knew right away , it was great. it was the time of ken shire , geeg robot , mazinga and grendeizer :)
E si infatti qui in Italia credo proprio sia molto più famoso che in America
@@giuseku_1525 Senza dubbio. Noi ragazzi cresciuti nei mitici '80 e '90 siamo stati fortunati ad avere Ken Il Guerriero, City Hunter, Lupin, I Cavalieri Dello Zodiaco, Patlabor, Sampei e compagnia.
Phenomenal video, this is brilliant art that deserves more recognition in the west but fuck it honestly its immortalised in its inspiration its given other manga artists and men all over the world just purely because how alpha this shit is. Kenshiro is what I wish to be some day goat
Good video, earned my sub. Cheers from Tokyo
Imo, it's the greatest anime/manga of all time. I remember renting the VHS movie uncensored movie when i was 7. There was nothing like it in Europe at the time, or North America for that mater. If memory serves correct, this was even before Akira or DevilMan were released. This also inspired Sakigake Otokojuku creator, another severally underrated anime/manga.
I want to say job well done, minus the fact that you have Souther instead of Raoh @04:20. Cool video, nonetheless. Hokuto no Ken needs more love.
I rewatched the series movies and even reread the manga all I can say this is the most godly series
No one can really make a person explode.
There's a new edition of the original Hokuto no Ken Manga being released in English starting in June 2021
Viz media is pubishing fist of the north star again im pretty sure like what they did with jojos.
I’m so glad Viz is giving this series the hardcover treatment JoJo got
Awesome video!
During the 90s, Hokuto no Ken became hugely popular in Italy. Deservedly so!
a pioneering work in every sense of the word
wow, this was a fantastic video. I'll definitely look into the anime
Kenshiro : Bruce Lee + Mel Gibson
Toki : Sylvester Stallone from Rambo franchise + Jesus Christ
Raoh : Arnold Schwarzenegger
Jagi : Blonde Action Star from 80's
literally the unique error with this video is the thouther portrait instead of raoh in 4:07... great video man :)
I really think without mangaka Buronson making Fist of the North Star, Kentaro Miura wouldn’t have been inspired nor influenced to create the epic Berserk. Buronson and Miura collaborated in their careers.
Viz are re-releasing it in hardcover format
What? I’m 38 and this has only passed a younger generation by, anime fans my age know all about FOTNS, it’s always been known as one of the classic anime movies, along with Ninja Scroll and many more.. anime was way better when it was all hand drawn.
The newer legend series is awesome too
Hokuto No Ken is the GOAT in my opinion. My favorite Anime.
I don’t know why, but only HNK and the first 6 Star Wars- films are infinitely rewatchable for me. Just love the action, gore and the story resonates with me on a deeper level (as does the struggle between light and dark in Star Wars). Legendary.