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After the manga ended its run, Tetsuo Hara and Buronson wrote a novel based on the manga titled {{nihongo|''Cursed City''|呪縛の街|Jubaku no Machi}}, published by Jump Books in Japan in 1996. It was adapted into a three-part [[OVA]] series titled {{nihongo|''New Fist of the North Star''|新・北斗の拳|Shin Hokuto no Ken}} in 2003. The story is set sometime after the conclusion of the manga. | After the manga ended its run, Tetsuo Hara and Buronson wrote a novel based on the manga titled {{nihongo|''Cursed City''|呪縛の街|Jubaku no Machi}}, published by Jump Books in Japan in 1996. It was adapted into a three-part [[OVA]] series titled {{nihongo|''New Fist of the North Star''|新・北斗の拳|Shin Hokuto no Ken}} in 2003. The story is set sometime after the conclusion of the manga. | ||
In 2001, Tetsuo Hara began working on a ''Fist of the North Star'' prequel titled {{nihongo|''[[Fist of the Blue Sky]]''|蒼天の拳|Sōten no Ken}}, which is currently serialized in ''[ | In 2001, Tetsuo Hara began working on a ''Fist of the North Star'' prequel titled {{nihongo|''[[Fist of the Blue Sky]]''|蒼天の拳|Sōten no Ken}}, which is currently serialized in ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weekly_Comic_Bunch Weekly Comic Bunch]''. Set during the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Sino-Japanese_War Second Sino-Japanese War] in 1935, the story stars [[Hokuto Shinken]] predecessor and Kenshiro's namesake, Kenshiro Kasumi. | ||
Following the theatrical release of the movie ''Raō Den Jun'ai no Sho'' in 2006, numerous ''Fist of the North Star'' spinoffs began to be published in the ''Weekly Comic Bunch'' and ''Big Comics Superior''. This lineup of titles has been dubbed the {{nihongo|''Hokuto Gaiden''|北斗外伝}} series, as each title focuses on a major character from the franchise. The following titles had been published so far: | Following the theatrical release of the movie ''Raō Den Jun'ai no Sho'' in 2006, numerous ''Fist of the North Star'' spinoffs began to be published in the ''Weekly Comic Bunch'' and ''Big Comics Superior''. This lineup of titles has been dubbed the {{nihongo|''Hokuto Gaiden''|北斗外伝}} series, as each title focuses on a major character from the franchise. The following titles had been published so far: | ||
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* {{nihongo|''The Conquering King of the Heavens: Fist of the North Star Raoh's Story''|[[w:ja:天の覇王 北斗の拳ラオウ外伝|天の覇王 北斗の拳 ラオウ外伝]]|Ten no Haō - Hokuto no Ken Raō Gaiden}} by [[Youkow Osada]]. - A series that was serialized in ''Weekly Comics Bunch'' featuring Reina and Souga from the ''Raoh Den'' movie. All 42 chapters (as well as a two-part epilogue published sometime after the series' conclusion) were collected in five tankobon volumes.<ref name=raohgaiden>{{cite web |url=http://www.comicbunch.com/comic_info/tenno_haou/index.html|title=週刊コミックバンチ★コアミックス：連載作品・作家紹介：天の覇王 北斗の拳 ラオウ外伝|language=Japanese|accessdate=2007-07-29 |format=html |work= }}</ref> | * {{nihongo|''The Conquering King of the Heavens: Fist of the North Star Raoh's Story''|[[w:ja:天の覇王 北斗の拳ラオウ外伝|天の覇王 北斗の拳 ラオウ外伝]]|Ten no Haō - Hokuto no Ken Raō Gaiden}} by [[Youkow Osada]]. - A series that was serialized in ''Weekly Comics Bunch'' featuring Reina and Souga from the ''Raoh Den'' movie. All 42 chapters (as well as a two-part epilogue published sometime after the series' conclusion) were collected in five tankobon volumes.<ref name=raohgaiden>{{cite web |url=http://www.comicbunch.com/comic_info/tenno_haou/index.html|title=週刊コミックバンチ★コアミックス：連載作品・作家紹介：天の覇王 北斗の拳 ラオウ外伝|language=Japanese|accessdate=2007-07-29 |format=html |work= }}</ref> | ||
* {{nihongo|''Fist of the North Star Yuria's Story: The Merciful Mother Star''|北斗の拳 ユリア外伝 慈母の星|Hokuto no Ken Yuria Gaiden - Jibo no Hoshi}} by [[Ayumi Kasai|Akimi Kasai]]. Serialized at ''Big Comics Superior'' in three parts that ran from | * {{nihongo|''Fist of the North Star Yuria's Story: The Merciful Mother Star''|北斗の拳 ユリア外伝 慈母の星|Hokuto no Ken Yuria Gaiden - Jibo no Hoshi}} by [[Ayumi Kasai|Akimi Kasai]]. Serialized at ''Big Comics Superior'' in three parts that ran from <u>March 10 to April 14, 2006</u> and six subsequent chapters from <u>March 9 to June 8, 2007.</u> A single tankobon volume was released.<ref name=yuriagaiden>{{cite web |url=http://www.amazon.co.jp/exec/obidos/ASIN/4091814786/hokuto1-22/ref=nosim|title=Amazon.com: 北斗の拳ユリア外伝慈母の星 (ビッグコミックススペシャル)|language=Japanese|accessdate=2007-07-29 |format=html |work= }}</ref> | ||
* {{nihongo|''Fist of the North Star: Rei Side Story''|北斗の拳 レイ外伝|Hokuto no Ken Rei Gaiden}} by [[Mie Nekoi|Yasuyuki Nekoi]] - ''Rei Gaiden'' originally began as two separate one-shot stories that were published in the [[March 22]] and [[December 8]], [[2006]] issues of ''Weekly Comic Bunch''. The one-shot version of the manga is subtitled {{nihongo|''The Magnificent Avenger''|華麗なる復讐者|Kareinaru Fukushūsha}}. ''Rei Gaiden'' was picked up as an ongoing series, which began in the [[April 27]], [[2007]] issue of ''Weekly Comic Bunch''.<ref name=reigaiden>{{cite web |url=http://www.comicbunch.com/magazine_info/index.html|title=週刊コミックバンチ★コアミックス：最新号情報と予告|language=Japanese|accessdate=2007-07-29 |format=html |work= }}</ref> The ongoing series was originally subtitled {{nihongo|''The Hungry Wolf Saga''|餓狼編|Garō Hen}}, but has since been retitled {{nihongo|''Bloody Wolf's Darkness Blue''|[[w:ja:蒼黒の餓狼 -北斗の拳 レイ外伝-|蒼黒の餓狼]]|Sōkoku no Garō|The Dark Blue Hungry Wolf}}. | * {{nihongo|''Fist of the North Star: Rei Side Story''|北斗の拳 レイ外伝|Hokuto no Ken Rei Gaiden}} by [[Mie Nekoi|Yasuyuki Nekoi]] - ''Rei Gaiden'' originally began as two separate one-shot stories that were published in the [[March 22]] and [[December 8]], [[2006]] issues of ''Weekly Comic Bunch''. The one-shot version of the manga is subtitled {{nihongo|''The Magnificent Avenger''|華麗なる復讐者|Kareinaru Fukushūsha}}. ''Rei Gaiden'' was picked up as an ongoing series, which began in the [[April 27]], [[2007]] issue of ''Weekly Comic Bunch''.<ref name=reigaiden>{{cite web |url=http://www.comicbunch.com/magazine_info/index.html|title=週刊コミックバンチ★コアミックス：最新号情報と予告|language=Japanese|accessdate=2007-07-29 |format=html |work= }}</ref> The ongoing series was originally subtitled {{nihongo|''The Hungry Wolf Saga''|餓狼編|Garō Hen}}, but has since been retitled {{nihongo|''Bloody Wolf's Darkness Blue''|[[w:ja:蒼黒の餓狼 -北斗の拳 レイ外伝-|蒼黒の餓狼]]|Sōkoku no Garō|The Dark Blue Hungry Wolf}}. | ||