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-{{nihongo|'''''Souten no Ken'''''|蒼天の拳|Fist of the Blue Sky}} is a [[wikipedia:manga|manga]] series by [[Tetsuo Hara]] with plot supervision by [[Buronson]], serialized in the ''[[wikipedia:Weekly Comic Bunch|Weekly Comic Bunch]]'' from 2001 to 2010.<ref>[http://www.animenfo.com/animetitle,3790,igzwpd,soten_no_ken.html AnimeNfo information on Fist of the Blue Sky]</ref> It is a [[wikipedia:prequel|prequel]] to the popular 1980s series ''[[Fist of the North Star]]'', which Hara originally co-wrote with [[Buronson]]. Set primarily in [[wikipedia:Shanghai|Shanghai]] during the 1930s, the series centers around the 62nd successor of the [[Hokuto Shinken]] style, Kenshiro Kasumi, the namesake and predecessor of ''Fist of the North Star''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> own [[Kenshiro]]. It has been adapted into a 26-episode anime series that aired from 2006 to 2007.
+{{nihongo|'''''Souten no Ken'''''|蒼天の拳|Fist of the Blue Sky}} is a [[wikipedia:manga|manga]] series by [[Tetsuo Hara]] with plot supervision by [[Buronson]], serialized in the ''[[wikipedia:Weekly Comic Bunch|Weekly Comic Bunch]]'' from 2001 to 2010.<ref>[http://www.animenfo.com/animetitle,3790,igzwpd,soten_no_ken.html AnimeNfo information on Fist of the Blue Sky]</ref> It is a [[wikipedia:prequel|prequel]] to the popular 1980s series ''[[Fist of the North Star]]'', which Hara originally co-wrote with [[Buronson]]. Set primarily in [[wikipedia:Shanghai|Shanghai]] during the 1930s, the series centers around the 62nd successor of the [[Hokuto Shinken]] style, [[Kenshiro Kasumi]], the namesake and predecessor of ''Fist of the North Star''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> own [[Kenshiro]]. It has been adapted into a 26-episode anime series that aired from 2006 to 2007.
 == Plot overview ==
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 == Media information ==
 === Manga ===
-''Fist of the Blue Sky'' began serialization in ''Weekly Comic Bunch'' in the magazine's  first issue, published with the [[wikipedia:Periodical cover date|cover date]] of May 29, 2001<ref name=debut>{{cite web|url=http://www.comicbunch.com/bunch_archives/2001/index.html#1|title=週刊コミックバンチ★コアミックス：バンチアーカイブス：バンチ表紙全集2001年|format=html|accessdate=2007-08-04}}</ref>.  There are 22 collected volumes ([[wikipedia:tankobon|tankobon]]) of ''Souten no Ken'' published in Japan.<ref name=tankobon>{{cite web|url=http://www.comicbunch.com/bunch_comics/comic_list.php?series_id=1|title=週刊コミックバンチ★コアミックス：コミックス情報|language=Japanese|accessdate=2007-08-04}}</ref>
+''Fist of the Blue Sky'' began serialization in ''Weekly Comic Bunch'' in the magazine's first issue, published with the [[wikipedia:Periodical cover date|cover date]] of May 29, 2001<ref name=debut>{{cite web|url=http://www.comicbunch.com/bunch_archives/2001/index.html#1|title=週刊コミックバンチ★コアミックス：バンチアーカイブス：バンチ表紙全集2001年|format=html|accessdate=2007-08-04}}</ref>. There are 22 collected volumes ([[wikipedia:tankobon|tankobon]]) of ''Souten no Ken'' published in Japan.<ref name=tankobon>{{cite web|url=http://www.comicbunch.com/bunch_comics/comic_list.php?series_id=1|title=週刊コミックバンチ★コアミックス：コミックス情報|language=Japanese|accessdate=2007-08-04}}</ref>
 An English version of ''Fist of the Blue Sky'' was serialized in the now-defunct ''[[wikipedia:Raijin Comics|Raijin Comics]]'' published by Gutsoon! Entertainment from 2003 and 2004. Only the first four collected volumes of this English edition were released before Gutsoon went out of business. While its art is less "dated" than its predecessor, its more hard-boiled and unapologetically masculine approach to the series was unfortunately believed to be as much of a turn-off to American fans as the original manga's frequent violence mixed with campy fashion. Ironically, Hara's compatriot Buronson has lucked out better domestically with that same gritty style when he worked on ''[[wikipedia:Sanctuary (manga)|Sanctuary]]'' and ''[[wikipedia:Strain (manga)|Strain]]''. [At least enough for those titles to finish their U.S. run, anyway.] Also of irony is that Buronson's one-shots-''King of Wolves'' and ''[[wikipedia:Japan (Buronson manga)|Japan]]''-seem to do better in the U.S. than ''either'' Fist, in spite of them containing ''more'' violence than those other manga. No other company has picked up the license yet.
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 ===Japanese volumes===
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 ====English volumes====
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 ==== Episodes ====
-<table class ="wikitable sortable">
-<tr>
-<th>No.</th>
-<th>Episode Title</th>
-<th>Airdate</th>
-</tr>
 {{Japanese episode list
 |EnglishTitle=Wanted - the King of Death
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 |OriginalAirDate=2006-10-04
 |EpisodeNumber=1
-}}
+}}{{Japanese episode list
-{{Japanese episode list
 |EnglishTitle=The Code of Duty
 |JapaneseTitle=Kōko no giki
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 |OriginalAirDate=2006-10-11
 |EpisodeNumber=2
-}}
+}}{{Japanese episode list
-{{Japanese episode list
 |EnglishTitle=The Successor to Hokuto
 |JapaneseTitle=Hokuto o tsugumono
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 |OriginalAirDate=2006-10-18
 |EpisodeNumber=3
-}}
+}}{{Japanese episode list
-{{Japanese episode list
 |EnglishTitle=Wish Upon the Blue Sky!
 |JapaneseTitle=Sōten ni negae
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 |OriginalAirDate=2006-10-25
 |EpisodeNumber=4
-}}
+}}{{Japanese episode list
-{{Japanese episode list
 |EnglishTitle=In Shanghai
 |JapaneseTitle=Shanhai ni tatsu
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 |OriginalAirDate=2006-11-01
 |EpisodeNumber=5
-}}
+}}{{Japanese episode list
-{{Japanese episode list
 |EnglishTitle=The Execution Game
 |JapaneseTitle=Gyakusatsu no shokei yūgi
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 |OriginalAirDate=2006-11-08
 |EpisodeNumber=6
-}}
+}}{{Japanese episode list
-{{Japanese episode list
 |EnglishTitle=Clash
 |JapaneseTitle=Gekitotsu
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 |OriginalAirDate=2006-11-15
 |EpisodeNumber=7
-}}
+}}{{Japanese episode list
-{{Japanese episode list
 |EnglishTitle=Pray to the God of Hell
 |JapaneseTitle=Jigoku no Kami ni inore
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 |OriginalAirDate=2006-11-22
 |EpisodeNumber=8
-}}
+}}{{Japanese episode list
-{{Japanese episode list
 |EnglishTitle=A Destiny Steeped in Blood
 |JapaneseTitle=Chi nurareta shukumei yue ni
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 |OriginalAirDate=2006-11-29
 |EpisodeNumber=9
-}}
+}}{{Japanese episode list
-{{Japanese episode list
 |EnglishTitle=Battle of the Hokuto Masters
 |JapaneseTitle=Hokuto dōshi no tatakai
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 |OriginalAirDate=2006-12-06
 |EpisodeNumber=10
-}}
+}}{{Japanese episode list
-{{Japanese episode list
 |EnglishTitle=Ask the Dragon
 |JapaneseTitle=Ryū ni toe
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 |OriginalAirDate=2006-12-13
 |EpisodeNumber=11
-}}
+}}{{Japanese episode list
-{{Japanese episode list
 |EnglishTitle=Signal of Resurrection
 |JapaneseTitle=Fukkatsu no noroshi
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 |OriginalAirDate=2006-12-20
 |EpisodeNumber=12
-}}
+}}{{Japanese episode list
-{{Japanese episode list
 |EnglishTitle=At The End of Madness
 |JapaneseTitle=Kyōki no hate ni...
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 |OriginalAirDate=2007-01-10
 |EpisodeNumber=13
-}}
+}}{{Japanese episode list
-{{Japanese episode list
 |EnglishTitle=Journey of Fate
 |JapaneseTitle=Unmei no tabi
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 |OriginalAirDate=2007-01-17
 |EpisodeNumber=14
-}}
+}}{{Japanese episode list
-{{Japanese episode list
 |EnglishTitle=The Beautiful Horse Bandit
 |JapaneseTitle=Utsukishi bazoku
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 |OriginalAirDate=2007-01-24
 |EpisodeNumber=15
-}}
+}}{{Japanese episode list
-{{Japanese episode list
 |EnglishTitle=Seeking Refuge
 |JapaneseTitle=Ansoku no chi o motomete
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 |OriginalAirDate=DVD
 |EpisodeNumber=16
-}}
+}}{{Japanese episode list
-{{Japanese episode list
 |EnglishTitle= Death Sentence! The Fallen Palm
 |JapaneseTitle=Shi no senkoku! Datenshō
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 |OriginalAirDate=DVD
 |EpisodeNumber=17
-}}
+}}{{Japanese episode list
-{{Japanese episode list
 |EnglishTitle=The Aura of Hokuto Sōkaken
 |JapaneseTitle=Hokuto Sōkaken no tōki
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 |OriginalAirDate=DVD
 |EpisodeNumber=18
-}}
+}}{{Japanese episode list
-{{Japanese episode list
 |EnglishTitle= An Undaunted Offering of Flowers
 |JapaneseTitle=Kizentaru kenka
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 |OriginalAirDate=2007-01-31
 |EpisodeNumber=19
-}}
+}}{{Japanese episode list
-{{Japanese episode list
 |EnglishTitle= A Trick of Fate
 |JapaneseTitle=Unmei no itazura
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 |OriginalAirDate=2007-02-07
 |EpisodeNumber=20
-}}
+}}{{Japanese episode list
-{{Japanese episode list
 |EnglishTitle= A Burning Confrontation
 |JapaneseTitle=Moetagiru taiji
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 |OriginalAirDate=DVD
 |EpisodeNumber=21
-}}
+}}{{Japanese episode list
-{{Japanese episode list
 |EnglishTitle= The Secret Technique of Zhāng Tài-Yán
 |JapaneseTitle=Chō Taien no ōgi
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 |OriginalAirDate=2007-02-14
 |EpisodeNumber=22
-}}
+}}{{Japanese episode list
-{{Japanese episode list
 |EnglishTitle= The Unforgettable Pain
 |JapaneseTitle=Wasureinu itami
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 |OriginalAirDate=2007-02-21
 |EpisodeNumber=23
-}}
+}}{{Japanese episode list
-{{Japanese episode list
 |EnglishTitle= A Deep Strong Memory
 |JapaneseTitle=Fukaku tsuyoki omoi
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 |OriginalAirDate=2007-02-28
 |EpisodeNumber=24
-}}
+}}{{Japanese episode list
-{{Japanese episode list
 |EnglishTitle= A Banquet and a Gunshot
 |JapaneseTitle=Shukuen to Jūsei
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 |OriginalAirDate=2007-03-07
 |EpisodeNumber=25
-}}
+}}{{Japanese episode list
-{{Japanese episode list
 |EnglishTitle= To a Better Tomorrow
 |JapaneseTitle=Yori yoi ashita e
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 |EpisodeNumber=26
 }}
+<table class ="wikitable sortable"><tr>
+<th>No.</th>
+<th>Episode Title</th>
+<th>Airdate</th>
+</tr>
 </table>
 ====Theme songs====
-;Opening theme: {{nihongo|[[Bara ga Saku, Bara ga Chiru]]|薔薇が咲く 薔薇が散る|Roses Bloom, Roses Scatter}} by [[Rina Aiuchi]]
+;Opening theme
-;Ending themes:
+: {{nihongo|[[Bara ga Saku, Bara ga Chiru]]|薔薇が咲く 薔薇が散る|Roses Bloom, Roses Scatter}} by [[Rina Aiuchi]]
+;Ending themes
+:
 #{{nihongo|[[Kokoro no Rhythm Tobichiru Butterfly]]|心のリズム飛び散るバタフライ|The Rhythm of the Heart is a Fluttering Butterfly}} by [[wikipedia:doa (Japanese band)|doa]]
 #"[[Kissing til i die]]" by [[Jun Manaka]]
 == Trivia ==
-*Kasumi Kenshirō's full name was originally used in the pilot version of the ''Hokuto no Ken'' manga. However, the protagonist of {{nihongo|Souten no Ken|蒼天の拳}}, is written with these [[wikipedia:Kanji|Kanji]]: 霞拳志郎.  The name of the protagonist of the {{nihongo|Hokuto no Ken|北斗の拳}} pilot is written slightly differently: 霞拳四郎.
+*Kasumi Kenshirō's full name was originally used in the pilot version of the ''Hokuto no Ken'' manga. However, the protagonist of {{nihongo|Souten no Ken|蒼天の拳}}, is written with these [[wikipedia:Kanji|Kanji]]: 霞拳志郎. The name of the protagonist of the {{nihongo|Hokuto no Ken|北斗の拳}} pilot is written slightly differently: 霞拳四郎.
 *Given the time period of Kenshiro's birth in 197X and the apocalypse started in 199X, his true age is up to debate amongs the reader. 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 when he first met Lynn and Bat.
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 ==References==
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 [[Category:Souten no Ken]]

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