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The ''Fist of the North Star'' name has also appeared on certain ''Hokuto no Ken'' products in Japan, such as the LaserDisc cover art of the [[Hokuto no Ken (1986 movie)|1986 movie]]. | The ''Fist of the North Star'' name has also appeared on certain ''Hokuto no Ken'' products in Japan, such as the LaserDisc cover art of the [[Hokuto no Ken (1986 movie)|1986 movie]]. | ||
==''Ken the Great Bear Fist''== | |||
Prior to the production of any official English adaptation of ''Hokuto no Ken'', Toei Corporation's International Sales & Promotio Department proposed the title ''Ken the Great Bear Fist'' for the foreign market, as they usually do for most of their works.<ref name=scifitoeienglish>{{cite web|url=http://www.scifijapan.com/articles/2013/03/01/toei-official-english-title-list-2/|title=Toei Official English Title List « SciFi Japan}}</ref> This title was actually going to be used at one for Taxan's NES version of the [[Hokuto no Ken 2 (Famicom)|''Hokuto no Ken 2'' Famicom game]], before they changed it to ''Fist of the North Star'' in order to tie in with Viz's adaptation of the manga.<ref name=1988sces>{{cite web|url=http://www.chrismcovell.com/secret/FC__1988Q3.html#sces|title=1988 Summer Consumer Electronics Show in Chicago}}</ref> Despite this, the title ''Ken the Great Bear Fist'' is still used by Toei's corporate website.<ref name=toeicorp>{{cite web|url=http://corp.toei-anim.co.jp/en/film/detail.php?id=179|title=KEN, THE GREAT BEAR FIST｜Film List｜TOEI ANIMATION}}</ref> The French and Italian titles of the anime, ''Ken le Survivant'' and ''Ken il Guerriero'' respectively, both appeared to had been derived from ''Ken the Great Bear Fist'', as they contain Ken's name on the title. | |||
==Manga== | ==Manga== | ||