Fist Of The North Star Joins Crunchyroll Catalog

The classic Crunchyroll series “Fist Of The North Star,” adapted from The Manga by Buronson and Tetsuo Hara, is now available to stream on the platform.

Crunchyroll announces the acquisition of the two series of Fist of the North Star (Hokuto no Ken). All the episodes are now available in Japanese with English subtitles.

Adapted from a manga written by Buronson, illustrated by Tetsuo Hara, and published in Weekly Shonen Jump, the anime was produced by Toei Animation. The first series, broadcast in Japan from October 1984 to March 1987, comprises 109 episodes. Its sequel, Hokuto no Ken 2, in which the main characters have grown up, has 43 episodes and was broadcast between March 1987 and February 1988.

This iconic title was partially released in the UK on Home Entertainment and broadcast on television. Then all episodes were released on DVD in 2002.

SYNOPSIS

In the year 199X, the Earth was consumed by the atomic flames, drying up seas and oceans to leave nothing but a vast desert where violence reigns supreme. In this world of death, blood, and tears lies humanity’s last hope. Wandering in this post-apocalyptic world, Kenshiro searches for his beloved, his chest adorned with seven scars. He will soon discover that no one can escape the destiny of Hokuto Shinken, the deadly martial art of which he is the ultimate heir. The legend of the long epic of the Savior of this end of the century is just beginning…

Fist of the North Star is now streaming on Crunchyroll.

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