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==Origin== | ==Origin== | ||
: Kenshiro was originally an orphan from [[Taiseiden]], [[Shura no Kuni|Shura]] and a descendent of the [[Hokuto Sōke]] bloodline. He was sent to the mainland by [[Jukei]] as a baby to be adopted by [[Ryūken]], master of Hokuto Shinken. Ryuken named him after his older brother [[Kenshirō Kasumi]], since they shared the same Big Dipper-shaped birthmark on their heads. | : Kenshiro was originally an orphan from [[Taiseiden]], [[Shura no Kuni|Shura]] and a descendent of the [[Hokuto Sōke]] bloodline. He was sent to the mainland by [[Jukei]] as a baby to be adopted by [[Ryūken]], master of Hokuto Shinken. Ryuken named him after his older brother [[Kenshirō Kasumi]], since they shared the same Big Dipper-shaped birthmark on their heads. | ||
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==Character overview== | ==Character overview== | ||
: After the nuclear war and the death of Ryuken, Kenshiro left with his fiancée, [[Yuria]], to find a future for themselves in the post-apocalyptic world. However, this was curtailed by [[Shin]], a rival from the ''[[Nanto Seiken]]'' school, who defeated Kenshiro and engraved the trademark seven scars on his chest, before kidnapping Yuria for himself. | : After the nuclear war and the death of Ryuken, Kenshiro left with his fiancée, [[Yuria]], to find a future for themselves in the post-apocalyptic world. However, this was curtailed by [[Shin]], a rival from the ''[[Nanto Seiken]]'' school, who defeated Kenshiro and engraved the trademark seven scars on his chest, before kidnapping Yuria for himself. | ||
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==Personality== | ==Personality== | ||
: Although still emotionally repressed and stoic like most male heroes in 1980s media, Kenshirō is notable in anime culture for being a sensitive and kind-hearted man who broke the established "men don't cry" cultural stereotype. He is famous for openly lamenting, if not outright crying, for the suffering of innocents and the deaths of his few noble enemies | |||
: Although still emotionally repressed and stoic like most male heroes in 1980s media, Kenshirō is notable in anime culture for being a sensitive and kind-hearted man who broke the established "men don't cry" cultural stereotype. He is famous for openly lamenting, if not outright crying, for the suffering of innocents and the deaths of his few noble enemies. | |||
==Voice actors== | ==Voice actors== | ||
: Kenshiro was voiced by [[Akira Kamiya]] in the TV series and [[Hokuto no Ken (1986 movie)|1986 movie]], [[Ryō Horikawa]] voiced the child Kenshiro in flashbacks. The role of Kenshirō was recast to [[Takehito Koyasu]] in the 2003 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Original_video_animation OVA] series ''[[New Fist of the North Star]]'' and then given to [[Kunihiro Kawamoto]] in the 2005 ''[[Hokuto no Ken: Shinpan no Sōsōsei Kengō Retsuden|Fist of the North Star arcade game]]'' and the 2006 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer-generated_imagery CG animated] short film ''[[Hokuto no Ken: Legend of Heroes]]''. In the ''[[Shin Kyūseishu Densetsu]]'' movie series, Kenshirō is voiced by [[Hiroshi Abe]] and by Eiji Hanawa as a child. For the ''[[Ten no Haoh (PSP)|Ten no Haoh PSP game]]'', Kenshiro is voiced by [[Hideo Ishikawa]]. He is voiced by [[Katsuyuki Konishi]] in ''[[Hokuto Musou]]''. | : Kenshiro was voiced by [[Akira Kamiya]] in the TV series and [[Hokuto no Ken (1986 movie)|1986 movie]], [[Ryō Horikawa]] voiced the child Kenshiro in flashbacks. The role of Kenshirō was recast to [[Takehito Koyasu]] in the 2003 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Original_video_animation OVA] series ''[[New Fist of the North Star]]'' and then given to [[Kunihiro Kawamoto]] in the 2005 ''[[Hokuto no Ken: Shinpan no Sōsōsei Kengō Retsuden|Fist of the North Star arcade game]]'' and the 2006 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer-generated_imagery CG animated] short film ''[[Hokuto no Ken: Legend of Heroes]]''. In the ''[[Shin Kyūseishu Densetsu]]'' movie series, Kenshirō is voiced by [[Hiroshi Abe]] and by Eiji Hanawa as a child. For the ''[[Ten no Haoh (PSP)|Ten no Haoh PSP game]]'', Kenshiro is voiced by [[Hideo Ishikawa]]. He is voiced by [[Katsuyuki Konishi]] in ''[[Hokuto Musou]]''. | ||
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==Reception== | ==Reception== | ||
: In a survey conducted by the [[Oricon]] in 2007 between 1,000 people, Kenshirō ranked third place as the "strongest manga character of all time". <ref name=oricon>{{cite web|url=http://rn-cdn.oricon.co.jp/news/ranking/45750/#rk|title=1000人が選んだ！漫画史上“最強”キャラクターランキング！|language=Japanese|accessdate=2007-10-28}}</ref> | : In a survey conducted by the [[Oricon]] in 2007 between 1,000 people, Kenshirō ranked third place as the "strongest manga character of all time". <ref name=oricon>{{cite web|url=http://rn-cdn.oricon.co.jp/news/ranking/45750/#rk|title=1000人が選んだ！漫画史上“最強”キャラクターランキング！|language=Japanese|accessdate=2007-10-28}}</ref> | ||
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#Academic Background = Well-versed in the super specialized education received from Ryuken. His specialty is in the field of Chinese medicines | #Academic Background = Well-versed in the super specialized education received from Ryuken. His specialty is in the field of Chinese medicines | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*<span style="font-style: normal; ">Given the time period of Kenshiro's birth in 197X and the apocalypse started in 199X, his true age is up to debate among the readers. If Kenshiro was born in late 1970 and the Apocalypse started in the early 1990s Kenshiro was probably a young teenager and thus the world that Kenshiro lived as a saviour happened later. However if Kenshiro was born in the mid 1970's and the apocalypse started in mid 1990's Kenshiro was in his early 20's when he first met Lin and Bat.</span> | *<span style="font-style: normal; ">Given the time period of Kenshiro's birth in 197X and the apocalypse started in 199X, his true age is up to debate among the readers. If Kenshiro was born in late 1970 and the Apocalypse started in the early 1990s Kenshiro was probably a young teenager and thus the world that Kenshiro lived as a saviour happened later. However if Kenshiro was born in the mid 1970's and the apocalypse started in mid 1990's Kenshiro was in his early 20's when he first met Lin and Bat.</span> | ||