In a celebrity version of the poll, it ranked No. In a poll conducted by TV Asahi in 2005, the Fist of the North Star anime series ranked 26 in a list of Top 100 Anime series. As of 2007, it is the seventh best-selling Shōnen Jump manga of all time in Japan. Kenshiro uses his skills to protect the weak and innocent against the numerous villains that threaten their survival.įist of the North Star was one of the Weekly Shōnen Jump's most popular titles during the 1980s. Set in a post apocalyptic world where the Earth is barren and the strong survive by preying on the weak, the series follows the journey of Kenshiro, the 64th successor of Hokuto Shin Ken ( 北斗神拳, 'Divine Fist of the North Star'), an ancient 1,800 year-old secret martial arts style that allows its practitioner to destroy an opponent's body from within by striking into their secret channeling points, often resulting in a violent and gruesome death.
The manga spans 245 chapters that were originally reprinted in 27 collected volumes ( tankōbon) under the Jump Comics imprint. ' Fist of the Big Dipper'), also known as Ken, the Great Bear Fist, is a Japanese manga series that was originally serialized from 1983 to 1988 in the Japanese magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump, created by Tetsuo Hara and Buronson.
Fist of the North Star ( 北斗の拳, Hokuto no Ken, lit.
