Hokuto no Ken episodes: Difference between revisions

===The Bloody Cross Arc===

{{HnK Episode|1|God or Devil!? The Mightiest Man Appears in Hell|Kami ka Akuma ka!? Jigoku ni arawareta saikyō no otoko|神か悪魔か!? 地獄にあらわれた最強の男|October 11|1984|After a long time travelling in the desert, Kenshiro is taken prisoner while wandering into a village looking for water. There, he shares a cell with a young thief named Bat, and befriends his cell guard, an orphaned girl named Lin. Shortly afterwards, a biker gang attacks the village and their leader, Zeed, takes Lin hostage. Ken breaks out of his cell and kills Zeed using the ''Hokuto Hyakuretsu Ken'' technique, rescuing Lin. As Ken leaves the village, Bat decides to follow him as his self-appointed sidekick, while Lin stays behind.}}

{{HnK Episode|2|The Fist of Lingering Regret and Certain Death! The Future Is Sighted in the Barren Wasteland!|Hissatsu Zankaiken! Fumō no Kōya ni ashita o mita!|必殺残悔拳! 不毛の荒野に明日をみた!|October 18|1984|Kenshiro rescues an old man named Smith from Spade, a member of the Four Jacks working for the King organization. The old man seeks to deliver a bag of rice seeds to his village, hoping to harvest them for the future. Ken and Bat take Smith back to his village, unaware that Spade and his men are following them. Spade, who lost his eye during his initial encounter with Ken, attacks the village and kills Smith in retaliation. Enraged by Smith's death, Ken kills Spade with a ''Hokuto Shinken'' technique that makes whoever is subjected to it feel remorse before dying a gruesome death. After the battle, Ken plants Smith's seeds over his grave.}}

{{HnK Episode|3|In the City Without Light, a Lone Fist Burns! The Furious Death by the Five Exploding Fingers|Hikari-naki machi ni koken ga moeta! Bakusatsu Goshi Retsudan|光なき街に孤拳が燃えた! 爆殺五指烈弾|October 25|1984|Bat spots Lin in a truck full of captive villagers being taken to the town of Dorado, which is occupied by the King organization. While in Dorado, Kenshiro encounters two of the remaining Four Jacks, Diamond and Club, who are torturing their captives. Ken kills both of them and, with Bat's help, is reunited with Lin.}}

{{HnK Episode|4|Attack the Bloody Cross! The Secret Technique, Death by Soft Strikes|Braddi Kurosu o ute! Hiken Jūhazan|ブラッディクロスを撃て! 秘拳·柔破斬|November 1|1984|Kenshiro learns that the other prisoners transported with Lin are being held in a separate prison camp in a nearby valley. Ken manages to break the imprisoned villagers free, but they're all killed in an ambush led by Mr. Heart, the last of the Four Jacks. While Mr. Heart's excess flesh proves resistant to his attacks, Ken eventually uses a ''Hokuto Shinken'' technique that exposes a pressure point in Mr. Heart's body. From his battle with Mr. Heart, Ken learns that the identity of King is none other than his old friend-turned-nemesis: Shin.}}

{{HnK Episode|5|Can the Flames of Love Burn in Hell? You Don't Even Know You're Dead!|Jigoku ni saku ka ai no honō. Omae wa mō shinde iru!|地獄に咲くか愛の炎·おまえはもう死んでいる!|November 8|1984|In a flashback, Kenshiro remembers how a year ago Shin defeated him in combat, engraved the seven scars on his chest and took his fiancée Yuria, who went with Shin to save Ken's life. Ken arrives at a castle where Shin was said to be staying, but Shin has already left for his new capital city, Southern Cross. Ken only finds Shin's right-hand man Joker, who reveals that Shin and his gang have already left the castle, taking Yuria with them. Joker escapes and sets the castle ablaze with Ken inside, but Ken manages to escape, swearing to find Shin.}}

{{HnK Episode|6|The Devil's Hit List. Find the Man With the 7 Scars!|Akuma no tehaisho. Nanatsu no kizu no otoko o nerae!|悪魔の手配書 七つの傷の男を狙え!|November 15|1984|Kenshiro, Bat and Lin arrive at an oasis city under the surveillance of God's Army, a fanatical military group composed of former special forces members. Ken has a bounty placed on his head after he kills one of the group's security officers in a fight.}}

{{HnK Episode|7|Villains! How About Counting Down to Your Own Death?!|Akutō domo! Shi e no Byōyomi yatte miru kai|悪党ども! 死への秒よみやってみるかい|November 22|1984|God's Army conducts a full-scale manhunt for Kenshiro. When the search team starts executing innocent bystanders at random to lure him out, Ken allows himself to be captured in order to infiltrate their training facility. There, he faces and defeats the army's drill instructor, Sergeant Mad.}}

{{HnK Episode|8|Strike the Hidden Power Point! There's No Requiem for the Wicked|Keiraku Hikō o tsuke! Akutō domo ni chinkonka wa nai|経絡秘孔を突け! 悪党どもに鎮魂歌はない|November 29|1984|Kenshiro penetrates the headquarters of God's Army and confronts their leader, The Colonel, who is a deluded follower of Shin that has mastered the art of ''Nanto Muonken''. However, he is no match for the power of ''Hokuto Shinken'', and Ken ultimately kills him by hitting a pressure point that causes the Colonel's skeleton to explode out of his body.}}

{{HnK Episode|9|Villains! Finish Your Prayers Before You Die!|Akutō domo! Shinumae ni inori o sumasero!|悪党ども! 死ぬ前に祈りをすませろ!|December 6|1984|Kenshiro and his friends arrive at a village where the young men and women are being offered as slaves to Madam Patra, a local sorceress who controls the village's water supply from her fortified castle. After defeating her bodyguards, Ken confronts her, but she disappears in a blinding flash of light. When Ken explores behind the castle, he discovers that the lake has completely dried up.}}

{{HnK Episode|10|Inverse Raging Fire Punch! There are Too Many Who Deserve to Die!|Rekka Gyakuryūken! Shisubeki Yatsura ga Ōsugiru!|烈火逆流拳! 死すべき奴が多すぎる!|December 13|1984|Kenshiro follows the dried-up river bed and ventures into Patra's lair at Dragon God Mountain to save the young villagers. There he faces Patra's partner, Dragon, a fire breather with the power of ''Nanto Ryujinken'' who attempts to coerce Ken to his side, but he refuses. Ken tricks Dragon into killing Patra and then causes Dragon's throat to constrict, consuming him in his own flames, setting fire to his castle and freeing the villagers.}}

{{HnK Episode|11|Villains! Listen to the Blues of Hell!|Akutō domo! Jigoku no Burūsu o kike!|悪党ども! 地獄のブルースを聞け!|December 20|1984|Kenshiro and his companions meet Taki, an old friend of Bat's. Taki takes them to his home village where Auntie Toyo, an elderly woman who takes care of orphaned and abandoned children, is trying to dig a well. Ken is unaware that the Warriors biker gang led by Jackal have followed him, seeking to claim Toyo's village as their new turf.}}

{{HnK Episode|12|I Am Death Itself! I'll Chase You to the Ends of Hell!|Ore wa Shinigami! Jigoku no Hate made Oitsumete yaru!|俺は死神! 地獄の果まで追いつめてやる!|January 10|1985|After Toyo is killed by Jackal, Kenshiro leaves Bat and Lin to watch over Toyo's orphans while he pursues Jackal and the Warriors. While searching for clues to Jackal's destination, Ken encounters Fox, Jackal's right-hand man, but Ken outwits and kills him. Ken finally catches up to Jackal, but before Ken can kill him, he is rescued by Joker.}}

{{HnK Episode|13|Arhat Deva Fist! Once Released There's No Stopping It!|Rakan Niōken! Ugokidashitara mō tomaranai!|羅漢仁王拳! 動きだしたらもう止まらない!|January 17|1985|Kenshiro chases Jackal to the ruins of Villainy Prison, where the most vicious of criminals are imprisoned. Hoping to defeat Ken, Jackal releases Devil's Rebirth, a gigantic demon-like killer who has mastered the forbidden art of ''Rakan Niohken''. Jackal dupes him into believing that Ken was responsible for imprisoning him, but Ken defeats the giant and then uses one of Jackal's own sticks of dynamite to destroy them both.}}

{{HnK Episode|14|A Miserable Era! The Good Die So Young!|Fukō na jidai da! Zennin hodo hayajini suru!|不幸な時代だ! 善人ほど早死にする!|January 24|1985|Kenshiro and his friends visit a village where the local doctor, Duran, offers his hospitality. However, Duran is a former member of a group of bandits who have been dispatched by Shin to hunt down Ken. Their leader, Dante, blackmails Duran into killing Ken under threat of divulging Duran's shady past to the villagers. Duran attempts to kill Ken at the edge of an active volcano, but fails, and is murdered by Dante and his men when he tries to protect a young girl. An enraged Ken kills Dante's men in retaliation and, when Dante tries to use his ''Nanto Hyakuzanken'' style against him, overpowers the villain and forces him to walk straight into the volcanic magma.}}

{{HnK Episode|15|Try Counting to Three! You're the One to Die!|Mittsu kazoete miro! Shinu no wa omae da!|3つ数えてみろ! 死ぬのはお前だ!|January 31|1985|Kenshiro and his friends arrive in a city that is being controlled by a insane priest called Zaria. Under orders from Shin to kill Ken and his friends, Zaria uses his strange hypnosis technique involving the cathedral bell to turn the villagers into mind-controlled zombies. Zaria kidnaps Lin and forces Ken to fight his way into the cathedral where she is being held captive. Zaria hypnotizes Ken and re-animates his dead fighters. However, tears from Lin fall on Ken, breaking the spell. Ken then destroys Zaria and the bell, freeing the people from Zaria's spell.}}

{{HnK Episode|16|Sing for Me, Villains! The Counting Rhymes of Hell!|Akutō domo utatte miru ka! Jigoku no kazoe uta!|悪党ども歌ってみるか! 地獄の数え唄!|February 7|1985|Kenshiro and his friends find themselves in the middle of a territory war between two rival gangs, the Scorpions led by Baron and the Snakes led by Junk. Joker orders them to unite to kill Ken, but Baron recruits Ken to his side. However, Ken refuses to support Baron as the two gangs fight it out. Eventually, after both sides almost wipe each other out, Ken kills the remaining gang members and the two leaders.}}

{{HnK Episode|17|A Man Lives to Fight! The Door to the Showdown Finally Opens!|Tatakaeba koso otoko! Taiketsu no mon wa tsui ni hirakareta!|戦えばこそ男! 対決の門は遂に開かれた!|February 14|1985|Shin gathers his entire army for a meeting as he officially declares war against Kenshiro. Barcom, the General of Shin's army, tells his men how Ken defeated some of Shin's best fighters. Meanwhile, Yuria recounts to her young maid Saki how she became Shin's captive and about his rise to power.}}

{{HnK Episode|18|Life or Death?! Beyond the Wasteland Lies the First Circle of Hell!|Sei ka shi ka!? Kōya no hate wa jigoku no itchōme!|生か死か!? 荒野の果ては地獄の一丁目!|February 21|1985|Kenshiro and his friends encounter Jennifer, a female motorcyclist. Bat helps repair her motorcycle and she invites them to her hometown of Jina. However, Shin's demolition corps find Ken's location and begin to destroy the buildings. Ken reveals himself and attacks them, but they abduct Bat and Lin. Ken defeats the Speed Racer group and rescues Bat and Lin, but their leader Goras then uses a tank to attack them. Ken destroys the tank with a series of powerful punches and kicks, killing Goras. Meanwhile at Southern Cross, Yuria unsuccessfully attempts to escape with Saki's help.}}

{{HnK Episode|19|Villains! Have Your One Way Tickets to Death Ready!|Akutō domo! Shi e no katamichi kippu o yōi shiro!|悪党ども! 死への片道切符を用意しろ!|February 28|1985|Kenshiro and his friends are ambushed in the desert by airborne Blackbirds commanded by Mahari and the Gold Wolf forces led by Garekki. In Southern Cross, Saki's elder brother, Temjina, is punished because Saki helped Yuria, but later escapes to tell Ken of its location. The airborne Blackbirds commanded by Mahari attack Ken and his friends while the Gold Wolf forces prepares to attack Jina, but stop for a 3-hour lunch break. Ken eventually destroys the Blackbirds and the Gold Wolf forces. Temjina finally arrives to give Ken clues to the location of Southern Cross and Yuria just before he dies.}}

{{HnK Episode|20|A Nightmarish All-Out Battle! My Fist Is 1 Million Volts!|Akumu no sōryokusen! Ore no kobushi wa hyaku-man boruto!|悪夢の総力戦! 俺の拳は100万ボルト!|March 7|1985|Kenshiro proceeds towards Southern Cross with his companions and Jennifer. They encounter Commander Hidora and his Armed Buggy Force, but manage to wipe them out and continue on their way. Shin receives news that they are getting closer and sends out the South Star cannon train commanded by Tohda. Jennifer rides out to intercept the train, but is killed by a cannon blast. A furious Kenshiro then attacks and commandeers the train, driving towards Tohda's base, a battleship stranded in the desert. Kenshiro crashes the train into the battleship and kills Tohda. However, General Barcom and his airborne forces arrive and bombard the battleship. He then reports to Shin that Kenshiro has been killed.}}

{{HnK Episode|21|The Evil Palace in Flames! Just One More Step to Reach You, Shin!|Makyū enjō! Shin! Omae made ato ippo da!|魔宮炎上! シン! お前まであと一歩だ!|March 14|1985|With Kenshiro presumed dead, General Barcom leads a mutiny against Shin, seeking to take all of Shin's territory for himself. In the desert, Joker searches the wreckage of the battleship for Ken's body, unconvinced that he is actually dead. Ken emerges from the wreckage, and Joker challenges him, but Ken is too powerful and kills him. Meanwhile in Southern Cross, Shin defeats and kills General Barcom. However, chaos ensues and the various gangs fight among themselves, causing the destruction of the city.}}

{{HnK Episode|22|Conclusion of Part One: Yuria, Forever... and Shin!|Dai-ichi-bu kanketsu - Yuria towa ni.... Soshite Shin yo!|第一部完結 - ユリア永遠に...· そしてシンよ!|March 21|1985|With Southern Cross left in ruins following the revolt, Shin is left alone in his palace, protected by the few followers still loyal to him. Kenshiro confronts Shin for the first time in a year and this time defeats him. However, he then learns that Yuria killed herself in an attempt to end Shin's obsessive compulsion with continuing his destructive path in order to win her heart. Shin then commits suicide by jumping off the roof of his palace, as he refuses to be killed by Kenshiro's ''Hokuto Shinken''. Ken reunites with Bat and Lin and buries his former friend, ending a major chapter in his life.}}

'''Fūun Ryūko Hen''' (風雲龍虎編 ''Chapter of Wind, Clouds, Dragons and Tigers'') adapts Chapters 26 to 83 of the manga, covering the story from the introduction of Rei to the final battle between Rei and Yuda.

{{HnK Episode|23|Part Two: The Tumultuous Dragon and Tiger! Are Battles All That Await Me?!|Dai-ni-bu Fū-un Ryūko Hen Ore o motsu no wa tatakai dake nano ka!|第二部風雲龍虎編 俺を待つのは戦いだけなのか!|March 28|1985|Ken is recruited to serve as guardian of a village threatened by the Fang clan and becomes acquainted with their female leader Mamiya, who is a dead ringer for Yuria. Elsewhere, a man named Rei, master of the ''Nanto Suichōken'' style, is killing numerous bandits while seeking the Man with Seven Scars.}}