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{{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/Video
| 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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