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    | director      = [[wikipedia:Takashi Watanabe|Takashi Watanabe]]
    | genre          = Action, Violence
    | producer      = OB Planning
    | writer         = Hiroshi Toda, [[Nobuhiko Horie]]
    | narrator      = [[wikipedia:Fumihiko Tachiki|Fumihiko Tachiki]]
    | starring      = [[wikipedia:Gackt|Gackt]]
    | music          = [[wikipedia:Yasuharu Takanashi|Yasuharu Takanashi]]
    | cinematography = [[wikipedia:Junichi Watanabe|Junichi Watanabe]]
    | editing        = Shinji Kobukata
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    | runtime       = 165 minutes (3 OAVs)
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    {{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.
    | 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
    }}
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    | director        = Takashi Watanabe
    | writer          = Nobuhiko Horie
    | music          = Yasuharu Takanashi
    | studio          = OB Planning
    | episodes        = 3
    | first          = July 24, 2003
    | last            = May 28, 2004
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    {{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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    ;{{nihongo|[[Ryū]]|リュウ|Ryū}}
    : The orphaned son of [[Raoh]], whom Kenshiro intends to train as his Hokuto Shinken successor. Appears in a flashback during the first episode.
    : The orphaned son of [[Raoh]], whom Kenshiro intends to train as his Hokuto Shinken successor. Appears in a flashback during the first episode.
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    | EpisodeNumber = 1
    | EnglishTitle = The Cursed City!
    | KanjiTitle = 呪縛の街
    | RomajiTitle = Jubaku no Machi
    | OriginalAirDate = 2003-07-04
    | FirstEngAirDate = 2004-09-24
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    | EpisodeNumber = 2
    | EnglishTitle = The Forbidden Fist
    | KanjiTitle = 禁じられた拳
    | RomajiTitle = Kinjirareta Kobushi
    | OriginalAirDate = 2003-10-23
    | FirstEngAirDate = 2004-11-02
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    | 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
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    *''New Fist of the North Star'' at ADV Films {{wayback|http://www.advfilms.com/titles/fistofthenorthstar/ }}
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    Revision as of 14:08, 10 October 2010

    New Fist of the North Star
    Shin_Hokuto_no_Ken.jpg
    Japanese DVD cover (OAV 1)
    Directed by Takashi Watanabe
    Produced by OB Planning
    Written by Hiroshi Toda, Nobuhiko Horie
    Narrated by Fumihiko Tachiki
    Starring 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 Takeshi 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] An English dubbed version of the OVA was produced by ADV Films in 2004.

    Plot

    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

    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), aka Doha (ドーハ, Dōha)
    Voiced by: Romi Pak (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: Unshou 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.
    Toki (トキ)
    Voiced by: Hideyuki Tanaka
    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.
    Ryū (リュウ, Ryū)
    The orphaned son of Raoh, whom Kenshiro intends to train as his Hokuto Shinken successor. Appears in a flashback during the first episode.


    Reception

    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

    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

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