Editing Hokuto no Ken (section)

{{nihongo|'''''Fist of the North Star'''''|北斗の拳|Hokuto no Ken|lit. "''Fist of the [[wikipedia:Big Dipper|Big Dipper]]''"}}, also known as '''''Ken, the Great Bear Fist''''',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.toei-anim.co.jp/english/history/history.html|title=History of Toei Animation}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.toei-animation.com/en/catalog/ken_the_great_bear_fist|title=Ken the great bear fist (TOEI Animation Europe)}}</ref> is a Japanese manga series that was originally serialized from 1983 to 1988 in the Japanese magazine ''[[wikipedia:Weekly Shōnen Jump|Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'', created by [[Tetsuo Hara]] and [[Buronson]]. The manga spans 245 chapters that were originally reprinted in 27 collected volumes ([[wikipedia:tankōbon|tankōbon]]) under the ''Jump Comics'' imprint.

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Set in a [[wikipedia:Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction|post apocalyptic]] world where the Earth is barren and the strong survive by preying on the weak, the series follows the journey of [[Kenshiro]], the 64th successor of {{nihongo|''[[Hokuto Shin Ken]]''|北斗神拳|"Divine Fist of the North Star"}},<ref name=hokutoshinken>While the name Hokuto Shinken literally means ''Big Dipper Divine Fist'', the standard translation for the fighting style is the same as its English title, ''Fist of the North Star''. It is also referred as the ''Sacred Martial Arts of the Great Bear'' in Viz Media edition and as ''God Fist of the North Star'' in the Gutsoon! edition.</ref> an ancient 1,800 year-old secret martial arts style that allows its practitioner to destroy an opponent's body from within by striking into their secret [[wikipedia:Channel (Chinese medicine)|channeling]] points, often resulting in a violent and gruesome death. [[Kenshiro]] uses his skills to protect the weak and innocent against the numerous villains that threaten their survival.

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''Fist of the North Star'' was one of the ''Weekly Shōnen Jump's'' most popular titles during the 1980s. As of 2007, it is the seventh best-selling ''Shōnen Jump'' manga of all time in Japan.<ref name=comipress>{{cite web |url=http://comipress.com/article/2007/05/06/1923 |title=Shōnen Jump Manga Circulation Numbers|accessdate=2007-07-21 |format=html |work=ComiPress }}</ref> In a poll conducted by [[wikipedia:TV Asahi|TV Asahi]] in 2005, the ''Fist of the North Star'' anime series ranked 26 in a list of Top 100 Anime series.<ref name=asahi1>{{cite web |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2005-09-23/tv-asahi-top-100-anime |title=TV Asahi Top 100 Anime|accessdate=2007-07-21 |format=html |work=Anime News Network }}</ref> In a second poll in 2006, it ranked No. 89.<ref name=asahi2>{{cite web |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2006-10-13/japan's-favorite-tv-anime |title=Japan's Favorite TV Anime |accessdate=2007-07-21 |format=html |work=Anime News Network }}</ref> In a celebrity version of the poll, it ranked No. 15.

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