One of the best things about FotNS is that for all its epic grandeur and melodrama, it has an inescapable funny side that constantly keeps it grounded. The characters may take themselves seriously, but the show itself is another matter. Parodies have often served as a side-helping in one form...

First words first: “gaiden” means “side story.” It’s applied to spinoffs for popular anime and manga when they reach a point where supporting characters earn their own stories. FotNS is loaded with them. This ambitious project began in lockstep with the anime revival in 2006, mainly in the pages of...

Books on the series have come in waves as big-scale projects like pachinko games or movies arrived. Most of them are dedicated to the manga, acting as encyclopedias and guidebooks for those who are new to the story or don’t care to wade through hundreds of pages for information. Books...

Original TV Series First broadcast: October 1984 – March 1987 • Find more data at Anime News Network here Fist of the North Star 2: March 1987 – February 1988 • Find more data at Anime News Network here With just over 150 episodes, the series took a while to reach...

The Prototype manga, 1983 Description from HokutoFandom.com: The original one shot prototype, published in the April and June 1983 editions of Fresh Jump, was set in 1980’s Japan and told the story of a teenager by the name of Kenshiro Kasumi, the successor of the “Hokuto Shin Ken” martial arts...

It’s hard to overstate how incredibly popular the music is all over the world, especially the opening songs which have been classics since their creation. But that’s just one aspect of the total catalog. Here’s all the music I’ve been able to find over the years. Most of these are...

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On previous projects, I was always the writer so I didn’t bother making a script for myself. I’d just write and draw a page at a time with a general idea where I was going. Since this was my first time drawing from someone else’s script, I wanted to make...

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