Fist of the North Star

megahobbit

Hokuto No Ken Information: Alternative Names:Fist of the North Star Type:Manga Volumes:27 Chapters:245 Status:Finished Publication date:Sep.13 1983 - Jul. 26. 1988 Genres:Action, Sci-Fi, Martial Arts, Drama, Shounen Authors:Tetsuo Hara(Art) Buronson (Story) Serialization:Shounen Jump (Weekly) Synopsis: The year is 199X. The Earth has been devastated by nuclear war. The seas have dried up and the land is cracked and desolate. Most living things on the planet have become extinct apart from the human race. In this new age violence rules as civilization is lost and the strong rule the weak in a world where food and water are the only thing with value. At this time a mysterious man named Kenshirou appears with his deadly martial art, the 2000 years old Hokuto Shinken. With his deadly style eliminating the evil is he the savior of the new era? (Source: My Anime List)

megahobbit

Yes another Manga Topic and this time something I love to death since it kinda had a huge effect on me that i read the manga like 2-3 times over and still love its story not for nostalgia reasons but for how well crafted it was even for its age. It is one of my top animes and manga for a long while for a reason getting one of my highest for a shonen being a 9/10 If we are talking the First bit of it the 2nd bit of it kinda was a let down and caused many more questions then expanding on the lore and universe but i digress its not awful just off putting. #HokutoNoKenCrowd xD jk

ninjasushi

> Yes another Manga Topic and this time something I love to death since it kinda had a huge effect on me that i read the manga like 2-3 times over and still love its story not for nostalgia reasons but for how well crafted it was even for its age. It is one of my top animes and manga for a long while for a reason getting one of my highest for a shonen being a 9/10 If we are talking the First bit of it the 2nd bit of it kinda was a let down and caused many more questions then expanding on the lore and universe but i digress its not awful just off putting. #HokutoNoKenCrowd xD jk I don't believe I've ever even heard of this but I'm always looking for more manga to read so go on you have a paragraph to convince me to read this

megahobbit

ninjasushi

yup and read, i don't watch anime as much, I nearly always read the manga first

megahobbit

> yup and read, i don't watch anime as much, I nearly always read the manga first Alright eventhough im a fan i will give you as much as an objective opinion as i can Fist of the North star is as you saw up there and action martial arts anime Its strenght lies in its characters being more then what many were used to during the 80s-90s and even hold up today It revolutionized shonen and to some degree mangas as a whole being super Violent (it is gory tho obviously berserk and others managed to surpass it but the gore in this has a reason instead of only shovk value) The martial art is the title striking Secret pressure points to cause the human body to explode or depending if you need it to cause healing and enhancements Back to characters You will grow fond of the main character and over time even his rivals as well as some of the support characters They enhance the experience and give some sort of life and humanity to the story So in all (I am uncertan how well i did) It is one of the Manliest shonen out there even not following the shonen staple (MC) as well as being an inspiration to many future mangas even to this day I cannot recommend it enough if you really wanna dwelve back into some manga history and learn what this specificly did for the industry. The manga is a worthy experience with an amazing artstyle but will not lie there are some issues Btw im talking about the first fist of the north star the 2nd one has different issues but id say it tried

ninjasushi

It's on my list. Gonna read it when I finish my current read

megahobbit

> It's on my list. Gonna read it when I finish my current read Sure thing I do hope you enjoy it