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[[Image:Hokuto anime.jpg|thumb|right|TV's ''Hokuto no Ken'' title card.]] | [[Image:Hokuto anime.jpg|thumb|right|TV's ''Hokuto no Ken'' title card.]] | ||
[[Image:Hokuto2 anime.jpg|thumb|right|''Hokuto no Ken 2'' title card.]] | [[Image:Hokuto2 anime.jpg|thumb|right|''Hokuto no Ken 2'' title card.]] | ||
''Hokuto no Ken'' was first adaptated into a weekly anime series by [[Toei Animation]]. The series aired on [[Fuji Television]] from [[October 4]], [[1984]] to [[March 5]], [[1987]] and was given the subtitle of {{nihongo|''Seikimatsu Kyūseishu Densetsu''|世紀末救世主伝説||"Legend of the Century's End Savior"}} following episode 22.<ref name=airdate>{{cite web|url=http://www.toei-anim.co.jp/lineup/tv/hokuto/|title=北斗の拳 (official Toei site)|language=Japanese|accessdate=2007-09-01}}</ref> It was immediately followed by a sequel series, titled ''Hokuto no Ken 2'', which aired from [[March 13]], [[1987]] to [[February 18]], [[1988]]. A combined total of 152 episodes were produced for the two series. Reruns are aired in Japan on the [[satellite television]] network [[Animax]]. | ''Hokuto no Ken'' was first adaptated into a weekly anime series by [[Toei Animation]]. The series aired on [[Fuji Television]] from [[October 4]], [[1984]] to [[March 5]], [[1987]] and was given the subtitle of {{nihongo|''Seikimatsu Kyūseishu Densetsu''|世紀末救世主伝説||"Legend of the Century's End Savior"}} following episode 22.<ref name=airdate>{{cite web|url=http://www.toei-anim.co.jp/lineup/tv/hokuto/|title=北斗の拳 (official Toei site)|language=Japanese|accessdate=2007-09-01}}</ref> It was immediately followed by a sequel series, titled ''Hokuto no Ken 2'', which aired from [[March 13]], [[1987]] to [[February 18]], [[1988]]. A combined total of 152 episodes were produced for the two series. Reruns are aired in Japan on the [[satellite television]] network [[Animax]]. | ||
The violent content of the TV series is toned down considerably compared to the original manga, with much of the gore being discolored via desaturation. Like many manga-based anime series, [[Filler (media)|filler]] material was added to prevent the series from getting ahead of its source material. | The violent content of the TV series is toned down considerably compared to the original manga, with much of the gore being discolored via desaturation. Like many manga-based anime series, [[wikipedia:Filler (media)|filler]] material was added to prevent the series from getting ahead of its source material. | ||
The ''Hokuto no Ken'' portion of the series spans four major story arcs that follows the manga's plotline from the beginning and up until chapter 136 (prior to the timeskip). Each story arc (or chapters, as they referred within the show) spans a certain number of episodes each adapting a portion of the original manga. The first chapter is based on chapters 1-25 of the original manga, but changes the order of events so that Ken's battle with Shin is left for last, turning all the other villains into his subordinates. The rest of the series follows the manga's plotline more closely. The ''Hokuto no Ken 2'' portion takes place after the timeskip and adapts the storyline of the Celestial Emperor and Asura arcs of the manga. The post-Asura chapters were not adapted for the series. | The ''Hokuto no Ken'' portion of the series spans four major story arcs that follows the manga's plotline from the beginning and up until chapter 136 (prior to the timeskip). Each story arc (or chapters, as they referred within the show) spans a certain number of episodes each adapting a portion of the original manga. The first chapter is based on chapters 1-25 of the original manga, but changes the order of events so that Ken's battle with Shin is left for last, turning all the other villains into his subordinates. The rest of the series follows the manga's plotline more closely. The ''Hokuto no Ken 2'' portion takes place after the timeskip and adapts the storyline of the Celestial Emperor and Asura arcs of the manga. The post-Asura chapters were not adapted for the series. | ||