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    {{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 Barcom's revolt, Shin is left by himself in his own palace, protected by the few followers he still has left. Ken confronts Shin for the first time in a year and defeats him, only to learn that Yuria has already killed herself.}}
    {{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 Barcom's revolt, Shin is left by himself in his own palace, protected by the few followers he still has left. Ken confronts Shin for the first time in a year and defeats him, only to learn that Yuria has already killed herself.}}


    ===Part 2===
    ===Fūun Ryūko Hen===
    Part 2 adapts Chapters 26 to 83 of the manga, covering the story from the introduction of Rei to the final battle between Rei and Yuda.
    '''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.


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    {{HnK Episode|57|End of Part Two: Farewell, Rei! Heroic Legend Will be Told Throughout The Ages!|Saraba Rei! Jidai wa yūsha no densetsu o kataritsugu!|さらばレイ! 時代は勇者の伝説を語り継ぐ!|December 26|1985|In his last moment of life, Rei secludes himself from his family and friends and reminisces his adventures with Ken and co. while awaiting death. After dying, Ken cremates his body by burning the cabin with his body still in it.}}
    {{HnK Episode|57|End of Part Two: Farewell, Rei! Heroic Legend Will be Told Throughout The Ages!|Saraba Rei! Jidai wa yūsha no densetsu o kataritsugu!|さらばレイ! 時代は勇者の伝説を語り継ぐ!|December 26|1985|In his last moment of life, Rei secludes himself from his family and friends and reminisces his adventures with Ken and co. while awaiting death. After dying, Ken cremates his body by burning the cabin with his body still in it.}}


    ===Part 3===
    ===Ransei Hadō Hen===
    Part 3 adapts the manga from Chapters 84 to 109, adapting the story from the Souther arc to the Ryuga arc.
    Ransei Hadō Hen (乱世覇道編 ''Martial Conquest of Troubled Times chapter'') adapts the manga from Chapters 84 to 109, adapting the story from the Souther arc to the Ryuga arc.


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    {{HnK Episode|58|Beginning of Part Three: Supreme Rule in Turbulence! As The South Star Fades, The North Star Appears!|Dai-san-bu kaishi Ransei Hadō Hen Nanto midaruru toki Hokuto arawareri!|第3部開始乱世覇道編·南斗乱るる時北斗現われり!|January 9|1986|With Rei now dead, only three of the Six Sacred Fists of Nanto remain and Kenshiro sets off to find the remaining ones. One of them, a man named Souther, has proclaimed himself to the "Holy Emperor" and seeks to conquer the world as well.}}
    {{HnK Episode|58|As The South Star Fades, The North Star Appears!|Nanto midaruru toki Hokuto arawareri!|南斗乱るる時北斗現われり!|January 9|1986|With Rei now dead, only three of the Six Sacred Fists of Nanto remain and Kenshiro sets off to find the remaining ones. One of them, a man named Souther, has proclaimed himself to the "Holy Emperor" and seeks to conquer the world as well.}}


    {{HnK Episode|59|The Star of Darkness Engulfs The Heavens! Time Evolves Beyond The Deathmatch!|Ten o ōu ankoku no hoshi! Shitō no hate ni jidai wa ugoku!|天をおおう暗黒の星! 死闘の果てに時代は動く!|January 16|1986|Kenshiro meets a blind martial artist rebelling against Souther named Shu, who is also one of the Six Sacred Fists.}}
    {{HnK Episode|59|The Star of Darkness Engulfs The Heavens! Time Evolves Beyond The Deathmatch!|Ten o ōu ankoku no hoshi! Shitō no hate ni jidai wa ugoku!|天をおおう暗黒の星! 死闘の果てに時代は動く!|January 16|1986|Kenshiro meets a blind martial artist rebelling against Souther named Shu, who is also one of the Six Sacred Fists.}}
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    {{HnK Episode|76|An Iron Fist for the Roaring Wolf! Toki Is in Danger!|Hoeru Ōkami ni tekken o. Ima, Toki ga abunai!|吠える狼に鉄拳を 今、トキが危ない!|June 5|1986|Determine to challenge Ken, Ryuga decides to lure Ken to his lair by kidnapping and wounding Toki.}}
    {{HnK Episode|76|An Iron Fist for the Roaring Wolf! Toki Is in Danger!|Hoeru Ōkami ni tekken o. Ima, Toki ga abunai!|吠える狼に鉄拳を 今、トキが危ない!|June 5|1986|Determine to challenge Ken, Ryuga decides to lure Ken to his lair by kidnapping and wounding Toki.}}


    {{HnK Episode|77|Conclusion of Part Three: Let the New Age Awaken! The Wolf's Howl Moves the Heaven!|Dai-san-bu Kanketsu Mezameyo Shin Jidai! Ōkami no sakebi ga ten o tsuku!|第3部完結 目ざめよ新時代! 狼の叫びが天を衝く!|June 12|1986|Ken sets foot into Ryuga's lair, determined to save Toki and finish his battle with Ryuga once and for all.}}
    {{HnK Episode|77|Let the New Age Awaken! The Wolf's Howl Moves the Heaven!|Mezameyo Shin Jidai! Ōkami no sakebi ga ten o tsuku!|目ざめよ新時代! 狼の叫びが天を衝く!|June 12|1986|Ken sets foot into Ryuga's lair, determined to save Toki and finish his battle with Ryuga once and for all.}}


    {{HnK Episode|78|Shin of the South Star Sacred Fist! Risked Your Life for Love That Never Will!|Nanto Seiken Shin! Omae wa mukuwarenu ai ni inochi o kaketa!|南斗聖拳シン! お前は報われぬ愛に命をかけた!|June 26|1986|While cremating Toki's and Ryuga's remains, Ken remembers where it all began - with his old nemesis Shin,  the man who engraved the seven scars on his chest and once kidnapped his beloved Yuria.}}
    {{HnK Episode|78|Shin of the South Star Sacred Fist! Risked Your Life for Love That Never Will!|Nanto Seiken Shin! Omae wa mukuwarenu ai ni inochi o kaketa!|南斗聖拳シン! お前は報われぬ愛に命をかけた!|June 26|1986|While cremating Toki's and Ryuga's remains, Ken remembers where it all began - with his old nemesis Shin,  the man who engraved the seven scars on his chest and once kidnapped his beloved Yuria.}}
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    {{HnK Episode|82|Holy Emperor Souther! Your Deep Affection Consumes You in Love!|Seitei Sauzā! Omae wa ai fukaki yueni ai ni oboreru!|聖帝サウザー! お前は愛深きゆえに愛におぼれる!|July 31|1986|Ken remembers Souther, the strongest of the ''Nanto Seiken'' masters.}}
    {{HnK Episode|82|Holy Emperor Souther! Your Deep Affection Consumes You in Love!|Seitei Sauzā! Omae wa ai fukaki yueni ai ni oboreru!|聖帝サウザー! お前は愛深きゆえに愛におぼれる!|July 31|1986|Ken remembers Souther, the strongest of the ''Nanto Seiken'' masters.}}


    ===Part 4===
    ===Saishūshō===
    Part 4, the final portion of the original series, adapts Chapters 110 to 136, covering the story from the introduction of the Five Chariots to the final battle between Kenshiro and Raoh.
    Saishūshō (最終章 ''The Final Chapter''), the final portion of the original series, adapts Chapters 110 to 136, covering the story from the introduction of the Five Chariots to the final battle between Kenshiro and Raoh.


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    {{HnK Episode|83|Part Four, the Final Chapter: Raoh Must Die! The Legend Turns to Terror!|Dai-yon-bu Saishūshō Raō shi subeshi! Densetsu ga Kyōfu ni Kawaru!|第4部最終章 ラオウ死すべし! 伝説が恐怖に変わる!|August 7|1986|Ken, Bat, and Lin continue their journey and find themselves at a village ruled by a follower of Ken-oh named Bugal, a neat freak who has monopolized the town's water supply for himself.}}
    {{HnK Episode|83|Raoh Must Die! The Legend Turns to Terror!|Dai-yon-bu Saishūshō Raō shi subeshi! Densetsu ga Kyōfu ni Kawaru!|ラオウ死すべし! 伝説が恐怖に変わる!|August 7|1986|Ken, Bat, and Lin continue their journey and find themselves at a village ruled by a follower of Ken-oh named Bugal, a neat freak who has monopolized the town's water supply for himself.}}


    {{HnK Episode|84|The South Star Strikes Back! The Wind Brigade Protects the Last General of the South Star!|Nanto no gyakushū! Kaze no Ryodan yo Saigo no Shō o mamore!|南斗の逆襲! 風の旅団よ最後の将を守れ!|August 14|1986|While infiltrating one of Ken-oh's enlistment groups, Kenshiro confronts Gren the Killer Machine, a man raised to be a fighting machine. After Ken defeats Gren, Gren renounces his evil ways only to be betrayed by his master Dabide, who has his men to kill Gren. Dabide and his men flee from Ken, only to be slaughtered by Hyui and his Wind Brigade, who then challenges Ken to a sparring match.}}
    {{HnK Episode|84|The South Star Strikes Back! The Wind Brigade Protects the Last General of the South Star!|Nanto no gyakushū! Kaze no Ryodan yo Saigo no Shō o mamore!|南斗の逆襲! 風の旅団よ最後の将を守れ!|August 14|1986|While infiltrating one of Ken-oh's enlistment groups, Kenshiro confronts Gren the Killer Machine, a man raised to be a fighting machine. After Ken defeats Gren, Gren renounces his evil ways only to be betrayed by his master Dabide, who has his men to kill Gren. Dabide and his men flee from Ken, only to be slaughtered by Hyui and his Wind Brigade, who then challenges Ken to a sparring match.}}

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    See also: Hokuto no Ken (TV series)

    The Hokuto no Ken manga by Buronson and Tetsuo Hara was adapted into two animated television series produced by Toei Animation. The original series, simply titled Hokuto no Ken (北斗の拳), lasted 109 episodes, which aired on Fuji TV from October 11, 1984 to March 5, 1987, adapting the first 136 chapters of the original manga. A sequel series, Hokuto no Ken 2, took over the previous series' time slot and lasted 43 episodes, airing from March 12, 1987 to February 18, 1988, which adapts chapters 137 to 210 (the remainder of the manga was not adapted).

    The original opening and ending themes for the series up to episode 82 are Ai o Torimodose!! (愛をとりもどせ!!, "Taking Back Love") and Yuria... Eien ni (ユリア...永遠に, "Yuria... Eternally"), both performed by the band Crystal King. From episodes 83 to 109, the opening and ending themes are changed to Silent Survivor and Dry Your Tears by Kodomo Band. For the Hokuto no Ken 2 portion of the series (episodes 110-152), the opening and ending themes are Tough Boy and Love Song by Tom Cat.

    Fist of the North Star

    Part 1

    This portion of the series adapts Chapters 1-25 of the original manga, adapting the story from the beginning to the battle between Kenshiro and Devil's Rebirth. The order of the events and how they transpire were changed in the anime, so that the final battle between Kenshiro and Shin does not occur until the very end.

    # Title Original Airdate

    Fūun Ryūko Hen

    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.

    # Title Original Airdate

    Ransei Hadō Hen

    Ransei Hadō Hen (乱世覇道編 Martial Conquest of Troubled Times chapter) adapts the manga from Chapters 84 to 109, adapting the story from the Souther arc to the Ryuga arc.

    # Title Original Airdate

    Saishūshō

    Saishūshō (最終章 The Final Chapter), the final portion of the original series, adapts Chapters 110 to 136, covering the story from the introduction of the Five Chariots to the final battle between Kenshiro and Raoh.

    # Title Original Airdate

    Fist of the North Star 2

    The Celestial Emperor Arc

    This arc adapts Chapters 137 to 160 of the original manga.

    # Title Original Airdate

    The Land of Asura Arc

    This arc adapts Chapters 161 to 210 of the original manga.

    # Title Original Airdate

    Releases

    Japanese

    Although the series has never been fully released on VHS in Japan, Toei released three hour-long "digest" episodes on VHS during the late 1980s, composed of clips of episodes from Chapters 1, 2, and 4 of the first series. The complete series has been collected on DVD in Japan, in a boxed collection known as the Super Premium Box[1] and in 26 individually released discs containing 5-6 episodes per volume.[2] A three volume DVD series, the Kyūkyoku Retsuden series, which features key episodes of the series.[3] Toei later produced an HD Remaster Edition of the Hokuto no Ken DVD set, which was released on March 28, 2008.[4]

    English

    The first 36 episodes were licensed to Manga Entertainment and released in English dubbed and subtitled formats on VHS and DVD. Manga Entertainment initially released the series in eight VHS volumes spanning only 24 episodes in 1999 and later released all 36 episodes in five DVD volumes in 2003.[5] The English dub of the show features a new soundtrack provided by Reinforced Records and voice acting by Animaze. The original opening and ending sequences were replaced by in-house versions produced by Manga Entertainment with music by Mike Egan. The dubbed version aired on Showtime Beyond in the US and on Channel 4 and the Sci-Fi Channel in the UK.

    On May 2008, Toei began releasing English-subtitled episodes of the TV series on the internet.[6] All 152 episodes are available on various video streaming services.[7][8][9]

    Discotek released the complete TV series in North American in four different DVD sets.[10]

    Reception

    A reviewer of DVD Vision Japan stated that the English voice acting was "terrible, even for an early dub" and compared David Lucas' performance as Shin unfavorably to his role as Spike Spiegel in Cowboy Bebop. The same reviewer also states that the music by Mike Egan is mediocre.[11] Mike Toole of Anime Jump proclaimed that the drum n' bass soundtrack is "occasionally nice, but usually just obtrusive".[12] Chadwick Ngan of EX Anime wrote that the "American voice actors' efforts are commendable" and that the new opening and ending themes "aren't bad, but nothing to get excited about either."[13]

    References

    1. ↑ "北斗の拳 DVD BOX" (in Japanese). Retrieved on 2007-08-04.
    2. ↑ "北斗の拳" (in Japanese). Retrieved on 2007-08-04.
    3. ↑ "北斗の拳 究極列伝" (in Japanese). Retrieved on 2007-08-04.
    4. ↑ "「北斗の拳」DVD-BOX発売" (in Japanese). Retrieved on 2007-10-19.
    5. ↑ "MANGA ENTERTAINMENT HISTORY". html. Retrieved on 2007-09-02.
    6. ↑ "Toei OnDemand - Fist of the North Star".
    7. ↑ "Direct2Drive: Fist of the North Star".
    8. ↑ "Fist of the North Star - Crunchyroll Library".
    9. ↑ "Fist of the North Star at Funimation's video portal".
    10. ↑ "Discotek Adds North Star TV, Lupin Ep. 0, Sea Prince & Fire Child - Anime News Network". Retrieved on 2009-12-11.
    11. ↑ "Fist of The North Star Vol 1 DVD Review. DVD VISION JAPAN (DVD VISION)". Retrieved on 2007-09-02.
    12. ↑ "Anime Jump (Fist of the North Star vols. 1-3)". Retrieved on 2007-09-02.
    13. ↑ "EX (FIST OF THE NORTH STAR, THE SERIES VOLUME 3)". Retrieved on 2007-09-02.

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