Warner Bros. Japan announced this Wednesday (13) that it is producing a new anime adaptation of the manga Hokuto no Ken (Fist of The North Star), by Buronson and Tetsuo Hara.
The anime will feature a completely new cast. Warner Bros. Japan will announce more details about the project at a later date.
Hokuto No Ken – New anime announced
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The announcement of the new anime then celebrates the franchise's 40th anniversary.
Synopsis
The manga's story is set in a post-apocalyptic world and centers on a man named Kenshiro, a master and successor of a deadly martial art, as he roams the nuclear wasteland protecting the weak and innocent from violent bandits. In his travels, he must face other martial arts masters and figures from his past, including his “brother” Raoh, who has crowned himself king of the new world.
The original manga ran in Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine from 1983 to 1988.
Hokuto no Ken had two seasons, from 1984 to 1988, with a total of 152 episodes. The manga inspired several other anime, films and derivative anime.
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