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    {{Infobox animanga/Header
    {{Infobox film
    | name           = New Fist of the North Star
    | name           = New Fist of the North Star
    | image           = [[File:New Fist of the North Star (ADV Films box).JPG]]
    | image         = [[Image:Shin_Hokuto_no_Ken.jpg|220px]]
    | caption         = Cover artwork of ADV Films' box set edition.
    | image_size    =
    | ja_kanji       = 新・北斗の拳
    | caption        = Japanese DVD cover (OAV 1)
    | ja_romaji       = Shin Hokuto no Ken
    | director      = [[wikipedia:Takashi Watanabe|Takashi Watanabe]]
    | genre          = Action, Violence
    | producer      = OB Planning
    | writer         = Hiroshi Toda, [[Nobuhiko Horie]]
    | narrator      = [[wikipedia:Fumihiko Tachiki|Fumihiko Tachiki]]
    | starring      = [[Takehito Koyasu]], [[wikipedia:Gackt|Gackt]]
    | music          = [[wikipedia:Yasuharu Takanashi|Yasuharu Takanashi]]
    | cinematography = [[wikipedia:Junichi Watanabe|Junichi Watanabe]]
    | editing        = Shinji Kobukata
    | distributor    = 
    | studio =
    | released      = July 24, 2003
    | runtime        = 165 minutes (3 OAVs)
    | country       = {{JPN}}
    | language       = Japanese
    | budget        =
    | gross          = 
    | preceded_by    =
    | followed_by    =  
    }}
    }}
    {{Infobox animanga/Print
    | type            = novel
    {{nihongo_title|New Fist of the North Star|新・北斗の拳|Shin Hokuto no Ken}} is a three-episode anime [[wikipedia:original video animation|OVA]] series based on the ''[[Fist of the North Star]]'' franchise, directed by [[wikipedia:Takashi Watanabe|Takashi Watanabe]] and produced by OB Planning. The story was adapted from {{nihongo|''Jubaku no Machi''|-呪縛の街-||"The Cursed City"}}, a 1996 ''Hokuto no Ken'' novel written by [[Buronson]] and [[Tetsuo Hara]] set sometime after the conclusion of the original manga.<ref name=jubaku>{{cite book|title=北斗の拳 -呪縛の街- (Hokuto no Ken: Jubaku no Machi)|author=Buronson; Hara, Tetsuo|language=Japanese|year=1996|month=December|publisher=Shueisha|editor=Tobisha|isbn=4-08-703054-7}}</ref> Celebrity [[wikipedia:Gackt|Gackt]] was hired to voice [[Seiji]] and pro-wrestler [[w:c:prowrestling:Magnum Tokyo|Magnum Tokyo]] also makes a cameo. An English dubbed version of the OVA was produced by [[wikipedia:ADV Films|ADV Films]] in 2004.
    | title          = Fist of the North Star: The Cursed City<br>小説 北斗の拳 -呪縛の街-
    | author          = Buronson
    | illustrator    = Tetsuo Hara
    | publisher      = Shueisha
    | demographic    =
    | label          = Jump J Books
    | magazine        = Jump Novel
    | published      = December 18, 1996
    }}
    {{Infobox animanga/OVA
    | director        = Takashi Watanabe
    | writer          = Nobuhiko Horie
    | music          = Yasuharu Takanashi
    | studio          = OB Planning
    | episodes        = 3
    | first          = July 24, 2003
    | last            = May 28, 2004
    }}
    {{Infobox animanga/Footer}}
    {{nihongo_title|New Fist of the North Star|新・北斗の拳|Shin Hokuto no Ken}} is a three-episode [[anime]] [[original video animation|OVA]] series based on the ''[[Fist of the North Star]]'' franchise, directed by [[Takeshi Watanabe]] and produced by OB Planning. The story was adapted from {{nihongo|''Jubaku no Machi''|-呪縛の街-||"The Cursed City"}}, a 1996 ''Hokuto no Ken'' novel written by [[Buronson]] and [[Tetsuo Hara]] set sometime after the conclusion of the original [[manga]].<ref name=jubaku>{{cite book|title=北斗の拳 -呪縛の街- (Hokuto no Ken: Jubaku no Machi)|author=Buronson; Hara, Tetsuo|language=Japanese|year=1996|month=December|publisher=Shueisha|editor=Tobisha|isbn=4-08-703054-7}}</ref> An [[English language|English]] dubbed version of the OVA was produced by [[ADV Films]] in 2004.  


    ==Plot==
    ==Plot==
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    ==Characters==
    ==Characters==
    {{see|List of Fist of the North Star characters}}
    ;{{nihongo|[[Kenshiro]]|ケンシロウ|Kenshirō}}
    ;{{nihongo|[[Kenshiro]]|ケンシロウ|Kenshirō}}
    :{{anime voices|[[Takehito Koyasu]]|[[Robert Kraft]]}}
    :{{anime voices|[[Takehito Koyasu]]|Robert Kraft}}
    :The successor of the assassin's art of [[Hokuto Shinken]]. He gets involved in the conflict between Last Land and Freedom Village after saving Tobi.
    :The successor of the assassin's art of [[Hokuto Shinken]]. He gets involved in the conflict between Last Land and Freedom Village after saving Tobi.
    ;{{nihongo|Tobi|トビ}}
    ;{{nihongo|[[Tobi]]|トビ}}
    :{{anime voices|[[Akimitsu Takase]]|[[Christopher Loveless]]}}
    :{{anime voices|[[Akimitsu Takase]]|Christopher Loveless}}
    : A wandering adventurer known for his intelligent service to the people, rescued by Kenshiro when the Sanga's scouting party ambushed him and other villagers searching for water. Tobi was searching his brother Bista while travelling town to town, has a secret crush on Sarah. Later on he incited a religious Jihad in the Lastland using his brotherly connection with Bista, later on he fell corrupted with power that led to his downfall.
    : A wandering adventurer known for his intelligent service to the people, rescued by Kenshiro when the Sanga's scouting party ambushed him and other villagers searching for water. Tobi was searching his brother Bista while travelling town to town, has a secret crush on Sarah. Later on he incited a religious Jihad in the Lastland using his brotherly connection with Bista, later on he fell corrupted with power that led to his downfall.
    ; {{nihongo|Bista|ビスタ|Bisuta}}, aka {{nihongo|Doha|ドーハ|Dōha}}
    ; {{nihongo|[[Bista]]|ビスタ|Bisuta}}/{{nihongo|Doha|ドーハ|Dōha}}
    :{{anime voices|[[Romi Park]]|[[Korey Simeone]]}}
    :{{anime voices|[[Romi Park]]|Korey Simeone}}
    : Tobi's little brother known for his illusion and parlour magic also was suffering from amnesia, he was taken by Sanga as a tool for fooling the common people in Lastland as a God. His amnesia was healed by Sarah through acupressure, was remained seriously wounded throughout the OVA.
    : Tobi's little brother known for his illusion and parlour magic also was suffering from amnesia, he was taken by Sanga as a tool for fooling the common people in Lastland as a God. His amnesia was healed by Sarah through acupressure, was remained seriously wounded throughout the OVA.
    ; {{nihongo|Sara|サーラ|Sāra}}
    ; {{nihongo|[[Sara (Shin HNK)|Sāra]]|サーラ|Sāra}}
    :{{anime voices|[[Yurika Hino]]|[[Katie Gillette]]}}
    :{{anime voices|[[Yurika Hino]]|Katie Gillette}}
    : A kind hearted female healer in Freedom Village where she heals people with a passed down knowledge of Hokumon no Ken through her parents. She uses a healing art which utilizes the body{{'}}s ''keiraku hikō'' points to heal her patients. Her life was saved by Seiji in the past when attacked by a feral dog.
    : A kind hearted female healer in Freedom Village where she heals people with a passed down knowledge of Hokumon no Ken through her parents. She uses a healing art which utilizes the body{{'}}s ''keiraku hikō'' points to heal her patients. Her life was saved by Seiji in the past when attacked by a feral dog.
    ; {{nihongo|Sanga|サンガ}}
    ; {{nihongo|[[Sanga]]|サンガ}}
    :{{anime voices|[[Unshou Ishizuka]]|[[John Paul Shephard]]}}
    :{{anime voices|[[Unshō Ishizuka]]|John Paul Shephard}}
    : The dictator of the city Last Land, known for being manipulative and ambitious. He was killed by Kenshiro towards the end of first episode. He was cruel and hard towards his own son Seiji, but later revealed that he did that because he loved Seiji and wanted him to become stronger in this harsh wasteland.
    : The dictator of the city Last Land, known for being manipulative and ambitious. He was killed by Kenshiro towards the end of first episode. He was cruel and hard towards his own son Seiji, but later revealed that he did that because he loved Seiji and wanted him to become stronger in this harsh wasteland.
    ; {{nihongo|Seiji|セイジ}}
    ; {{nihongo|[[Seiji]]|セイジ}}
    :{{anime_voices|[[Gackt]]|[[Adam Dudley]]}}
    :{{anime_voices|[[Gackt]]|Adam Dudley}}
    : A dropout of the Hokumon temple, who has a love hate relationship with his father Sanga. He took over Lastland while Kenshiro was away to Hokumon temple get medicine for Bista. It was revealed that he learned all the secret of Hokumon No Ken in less than three years. Committed suicide by pressing a fatal point in his body after ridden with guilt over his past crime.
    : A dropout of the Hokumon temple, who has a love hate relationship with his father Sanga. He took over Lastland while Kenshiro was away to Hokumon temple get medicine for Bista. It was revealed that he learned all the secret of Hokumon No Ken in less than three years. Committed suicide by pressing a fatal point in his body after ridden with guilt over his past crime.
    ;{{nihongo|Toki|トキ}}
    ; {{nihongo|[[Myne]]|マイン}}
    :{{anime voices|[[Hideyuki Tanaka]]}}
    :{{anime_voices|Tomoe Hanba|}}
    : The second of Kenshiro's eldest brothers, who intended to use Hokuto Shinken as a healing art. Appears in a flashback during the first episode of the OVA.
    ; {{nihongo|[[Geese]]|ギース}}
    ;{{nihongo|Ryu|リュウ|Ryū}}
    :{{anime_voices|Seiji Sasaki|Jose Brown}}
    : The orphaned son of [[Raoh]], whom Kenshiro intends to train as his Hokuto Shinken successor. Appears in a flashback during the first episode.
    ; {{nihongo|[[Rogue]]|ローグ}}
     
    :{{anime_voices|Koji Ishii|}}
    ==Episodes==
    ; {{nihongo|[[Chess]]|チェス}}
    {| class = "wikitable" width = "99%"
    :{{anime_voices|Kiyonobu Suzuki|Lowell Bartholomee}}
    |- style = "border-bottom:3px solid #CCF"
    ; {{nihongo|[[Roshi]]|老師}}
    ! width="3%" | EP#
    :{{anime_voices|[[Takaya Hashi]]|Travis Dean}}
    ! Title
    ; {{nihongo|[[Jinen]]|ジネン}}
    ! width="15%" | Original release
    :{{anime_voices|Masahiko Tanaka|Scot Friedman}}
    ! width="15%" | English release
    ; {{nihongo|[[Yura]]|ユラ}}
    {{Japanese episode list
    :{{anime_voices|[[Reiko Suzuki]]|Lainie Frasier}}
    | Caption =
    ; {{nihongo|[[Magnum]]|マグナム}}
    | EpisodeNumber = 1
    :{{anime_voices|[[w:c:puroresusystem:Magnum Tokyo|Magnum Tokyo]]|}}
    | EnglishTitle = The Cursed City!
    ; {{nihongo|[[Toki]]|トキ}}
    | KanjiTitle = 呪縛の街
    :{{anime_voices|[[Hideyuki Tanaka]]|}}
    | RomajiTitle = Jubaku no Machi
    ; {{nihongo|Narration|ナレーション}}
    | OriginalAirDate = 2003-07-04
    :{{anime_voices|Fumihiko Tachiki|}}
    | FirstEngAirDate = 2004-09-24
    }}
    {{Japanese episode list
    | Caption =
    | EpisodeNumber = 2
    | EnglishTitle = The Forbidden Fist
    | KanjiTitle = 禁じられた拳
    | RomajiTitle = Kinjirareta Kobushi
    | OriginalAirDate = 2003-10-23
    | FirstEngAirDate = 2004-11-02
    }}
    {{Japanese episode list
    | Caption =
    | EpisodeNumber = 3
    | EnglishTitle = When a Man Carries Sorrow
    | KanjiTitle = 男が悲しみを背負うとき
    | RomajiTitle = Otoko ga Kanashimi o Seou Toki
    | OriginalAirDate = 2004-05-28
    | FirstEngAirDate= 2004-12-24
    }}
    |}
     


    ==Reception==
    ==Reception==
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    ==External links==
    ==External links==
    *[http://www.obkikaku.com/north/index.html ''Shin Hokuto no Ken''] at [http://www.obkikaku.com/ OB Planning] {{ja}}
    *[http://www.obkikaku.com/north/index.html ''Shin Hokuto no Ken''] at [http://www.obkikaku.com/ OB Planning] {{ja}}
    *[http://www.advfilms.com/titles/fistofthenorthstar/ ''New Fist of the North Star''] at [http://www.advfilms.com/ ADV Films]
    *''New Fist of the North Star'' at ADV Films {{wayback|http://www.advfilms.com/titles/fistofthenorthstar/ }}
    **{{wayback|http://www.advfilms.com/titles/fistofthenorthstar/ }}
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    *{{ann|anime|2778}}
    [[Category:Anime]]
    [[Category:Anime]]
    [[Category:OVA]]

    Latest revision as of 16:03, 21 April 2019

    New Fist of the North Star

    Japanese DVD cover (OAV 1)
    Directed by Takashi Watanabe
    Produced by OB Planning
    Written by Hiroshi Toda, Nobuhiko Horie
    Narrated by Fumihiko Tachiki
    Starring Takehito Koyasu, Gackt
    Music by Yasuharu Takanashi
    Cinematography Junichi Watanabe
    Editing by Shinji Kobukata
    Release date(s) July 24, 2003
    Running time 165 minutes (3 OAVs)
    Country Error creating thumbnail: /bin/bash: line 1: convert: command not found  Japan
    Language Japanese

    New Fist of the North Star​ (新・北斗の拳Shin Hokuto no Ken?) is a three-episode anime OVA series based on the Fist of the North Star franchise, directed by Takashi Watanabe and produced by OB Planning. The story was adapted from Jubaku no Machi (-呪縛の街-, "The Cursed City"), a 1996 Hokuto no Ken novel written by Buronson and Tetsuo Hara set sometime after the conclusion of the original manga.[1] Celebrity Gackt was hired to voice Seiji and pro-wrestler Magnum Tokyo also makes a cameo. An English dubbed version of the OVA was produced by ADV Films in 2004.

    Plot[edit | edit source]

    In the 21st century, a nuclear war turned most of the Earth's surface into a desert wasteland, which also resulted in the contamination of the Earth's water supply. A man named Sanga has built the fortified haven of the "Last Land", where he rules as its dictator by monopolizing the city's uncontaminated water supply. When he learns that the neighboring residents of Freedom Village are trying to dig up a well for their own, Sanga sends his underlings to sabotage their effort. Kenshiro, master of Hokuto Shinken, gets involved in the conflict between the two regions after saving Tobi, an informant hired by Freedom Village.

    Characters[edit | edit source]

    Kenshiro (ケンシロウ, Kenshirō)
    Voiced by: Takehito Koyasu (Japanese), Robert Kraft (English)
    The successor of the assassin's art of Hokuto Shinken. He gets involved in the conflict between Last Land and Freedom Village after saving Tobi.
    Tobi (トビ)
    Voiced by: Akimitsu Takase (Japanese), Christopher Loveless (English)
    A wandering adventurer known for his intelligent service to the people, rescued by Kenshiro when the Sanga's scouting party ambushed him and other villagers searching for water. Tobi was searching his brother Bista while travelling town to town, has a secret crush on Sarah. Later on he incited a religious Jihad in the Lastland using his brotherly connection with Bista, later on he fell corrupted with power that led to his downfall.
    Bista (ビスタ, Bisuta)/Doha (ドーハ, Dōha)
    Voiced by: Romi Park (Japanese), Korey Simeone (English)
    Tobi's little brother known for his illusion and parlour magic also was suffering from amnesia, he was taken by Sanga as a tool for fooling the common people in Lastland as a God. His amnesia was healed by Sarah through acupressure, was remained seriously wounded throughout the OVA.
    Sāra (サーラ, Sāra)
    Voiced by: Yurika Hino (Japanese), Katie Gillette (English)
    A kind hearted female healer in Freedom Village where she heals people with a passed down knowledge of Hokumon no Ken through her parents. She uses a healing art which utilizes the body's keiraku hikō points to heal her patients. Her life was saved by Seiji in the past when attacked by a feral dog.
    Sanga (サンガ)
    Voiced by: Unshō Ishizuka (Japanese), John Paul Shephard (English)
    The dictator of the city Last Land, known for being manipulative and ambitious. He was killed by Kenshiro towards the end of first episode. He was cruel and hard towards his own son Seiji, but later revealed that he did that because he loved Seiji and wanted him to become stronger in this harsh wasteland.
    Seiji (セイジ)
    Voiced by: Gackt (Japanese), Adam Dudley (English)
    A dropout of the Hokumon temple, who has a love hate relationship with his father Sanga. He took over Lastland while Kenshiro was away to Hokumon temple get medicine for Bista. It was revealed that he learned all the secret of Hokumon No Ken in less than three years. Committed suicide by pressing a fatal point in his body after ridden with guilt over his past crime.
    Myne (マイン)
    Voiced by: Tomoe Hanba
    Geese (ギース)
    Voiced by: Seiji Sasaki (Japanese), Jose Brown (English)
    Rogue (ローグ)
    Voiced by: Koji Ishii
    Chess (チェス)
    Voiced by: Kiyonobu Suzuki (Japanese), Lowell Bartholomee (English)
    Roshi (老師)
    Voiced by: Takaya Hashi (Japanese), Travis Dean (English)
    Jinen (ジネン)
    Voiced by: Masahiko Tanaka (Japanese), Scot Friedman (English)
    Yura (ユラ)
    Voiced by: Reiko Suzuki (Japanese), Lainie Frasier (English)
    Magnum (マグナム)
    Voiced by: Magnum Tokyo
    Toki (トキ)
    Voiced by: Hideyuki Tanaka
    Narration (ナレーション)
    Voiced by: Fumihiko Tachiki

    Reception[edit | edit source]

    The ADV Films' dub of the trilogy has garnered positive reviews from critics. Chris Wood of Toon Zone praised "Kenshiro is in fine form, and though the story may not blow you away, it’s plenty adequate to support the action"[2] Mike Toole of Anime Jump says that New Fist is "flashy and a little cheap, but ultimately rewarding."[3] Chris Beveridge of AnimeOnDVD.com was "very pleased with" the first episode,[4] but felt that the second episode could've been "much better written"[5] and that the third episode was unnecessary and that the trilogy "could have been a lot tighter with a bit more streamlining of the script".[6]

    References[edit | edit source]

    1. ↑ Buronson; Hara, Tetsuo (December 1996). Tobisha. ed (in Japanese). 北斗の拳 -呪縛の街- (Hokuto no Ken: Jubaku no Machi). Shueisha. Template:ISBN. 
    2. ↑ ""New Fist of the North Star": My Mind Is Already Blown (Review from Toon Zone)". Retrieved on 2007-09-03.
    3. ↑ "Anime Jump review of New Fist of the North Star". Retrieved on 2007-09-03.
    4. ↑ "AnimeOnDVD.com >> Disc Reviews >> New Fist of the North Star Vol. #1 (also w/box)". Retrieved on 2007-09-03.
    5. ↑ "AnimeOnDVD.com >> Disc Reviews >> New Fist of the North Star Vol. #2". Retrieved on 2007-09-03.
    6. ↑ "AnimeOnDVD.com >> Disc Reviews >> New Fist of the North Star Vol. #3". Retrieved on 2007-09-03.

    External links[edit | edit source]

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