Fist of the North Star, Vol. 1
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- Create Date：2021-06-12 04:51:36
- Update Date：2025-09-06
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Summary
In the original classic manga set in a postapocalyptic wasteland ruled by savage gangs， a hero appears to bring justice to the guilty。 This warrior named Ken holds the deadly secrets of a mysterious martial art known as Hokuto Shinken—the Divine Fist of the North Star！
In a postapocalyptic world， humanity has risen from the ashes of nuclear war， but only to a nightmare of endless suffering。 It is a time of chaos。 Gangs of savage marauders and warlords rule the broken ruins of civilization， terrorizing and enslaving the survivors。 Life has become a brutal struggle for existence and death the only release。
One day， a wanderer appears out of the wasteland to bring justice to the guilty and hope for the people—a warrior named Ken who bears seven scars upon his chest and holds the deadly secrets of a mysterious martial art known as Hokuto Shinken—the Divine Fist of the North Star！
In a postapocalyptic world， humanity has risen from the ashes of nuclear war， but only to a nightmare of endless suffering。 It is a time of chaos。 Gangs of savage marauders and warlords rule the broken ruins of civilization， terrorizing and enslaving the survivors。 Life has become a brutal struggle for existence and death the only release。
One day， a wanderer appears out of the wasteland to bring justice to the guilty and hope for the people—a warrior named Ken who bears seven scars upon his chest and holds the deadly secrets of a mysterious martial art known as Hokuto Shinken—the Divine Fist of the North Star！
Reviews
Geoff
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This is a classic 80s manga and it *shows* - think Mad Max but starring peak 80s action movie Stallone， Van Damme， Dolph Lundgren， or Schwarzenegger。 The hero is manly and silent， the villains are weird and larger than life， the kung fu is over the top action， the moral code is absolute。 There's not much depth here， but it's a fun way to spend an afternoon。**Thanks to the artist， publisher， and NetGalley for a free copy in exchange for an honest review。 This is a classic 80s manga and it *shows* - think Mad Max but starring peak 80s action movie Stallone， Van Damme， Dolph Lundgren， or Schwarzenegger。 The hero is manly and silent， the villains are weird and larger than life， the kung fu is over the top action， the moral code is absolute。 There's not much depth here， but it's a fun way to spend an afternoon。**Thanks to the artist， publisher， and NetGalley for a free copy in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Rebecca
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All caught up in Jojo's Bizarre Adventure and hankering for something manly to hold you in its buff， beefy arms？ Fear not！ Fist of the North Star is here in all its bloody， muscley glory。 The series that birthed a million memes （okay， one， really） returns in hardcover with color pages， and my， is it ever something。 Protagonist Kenshiro is the sort of sensitive soul who can weep over a lost friend one panel and explode a guy's head the next， and somehow the manga makes this feel less ridiculous t All caught up in Jojo's Bizarre Adventure and hankering for something manly to hold you in its buff， beefy arms？ Fear not！ Fist of the North Star is here in all its bloody， muscley glory。 The series that birthed a million memes （okay， one， really） returns in hardcover with color pages， and my， is it ever something。 Protagonist Kenshiro is the sort of sensitive soul who can weep over a lost friend one panel and explode a guy's head the next， and somehow the manga makes this feel less ridiculous than it sounds。 It's not a story for everyone， but it's one manga historians should know and fans of intense action with a side of melodrama should pick up。 。。。more
Bill Williams
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I am reviewing a pdf copy I received from Netgalley。I'm so happy that Viz is republishing this series starting next month。 I was lucky enough to get a preview pdf copy for review。 It holds up。 Viz put this out as single issues back in the '90s， but I'm not sure if this is the same translation or not， but it is a good one。 Gutsoon publishing put out colorized trades in 2000s， but this is presented in the original b&w with color intros。 The physical copy will be hardcover。 I cannot wait to get it。 I am reviewing a pdf copy I received from Netgalley。I'm so happy that Viz is republishing this series starting next month。 I was lucky enough to get a preview pdf copy for review。 It holds up。 Viz put this out as single issues back in the '90s， but I'm not sure if this is the same translation or not， but it is a good one。 Gutsoon publishing put out colorized trades in 2000s， but this is presented in the original b&w with color intros。 The physical copy will be hardcover。 I cannot wait to get it。 This is a series that is definitely not for everyone， but if you enjoy bloody martial arts action set in a post-apocalyptic wasteland， give it a shot。 。。。more
Brigid
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Fist of the North Star is a classic manga that Viz will be publishing starting in June。 It’s set in a post-apocalyptic wasteland where there’s not enough food or water， but for some reason motorcycles （but not cars） still exist， and the men who ride them are able to outfit themselves in elaborate metal-studded leather gear。 Priorities！ There are basically two groups in this world， motorcycle gangs and everyone else， and the gangs prey on the innocent townspeople with greed that is exceeded only Fist of the North Star is a classic manga that Viz will be publishing starting in June。 It’s set in a post-apocalyptic wasteland where there’s not enough food or water， but for some reason motorcycles （but not cars） still exist， and the men who ride them are able to outfit themselves in elaborate metal-studded leather gear。 Priorities！ There are basically two groups in this world， motorcycle gangs and everyone else， and the gangs prey on the innocent townspeople with greed that is exceeded only by their cruelty。 Into this desolate landscape strides Kenshiro， the chief practitioner of the martial art of Hokuto Shinken， to hand out some rough justice。 A towering fellow with 80s hair and seven scars on his chest in the shape of the Big Dipper， Ken sympathizes with the most downtrodden and brings evildoers to violent （but satisfying） ends。 This manga reads like it was meant to be an anime – there’s a lot of action， and the pacing is good。 It’s also ultra-violent， the sort of manga where someone realizes in mid-sentence that his head has just been sliced in half as neatly as a melon。 It’s like when Wile E。 Coyote runs off the cliff， then looks down and falls， only with real death。 Anyway， the fights are pretty epic， with antagonists who are ridiculously large compared to everyone else and equipped with an array of imaginatively nasty weapons。 Hokuto Shinken is basically weaponized acupressure: Ken knows the exact locations of all the 708 vital points of the body， so he can kill in a variety of creative ways with just his thumbs， or even without touching his victim。 He often builds in a time delay， too， telling the bad guy “You will die in exactly one minute” or “You’re already dead，” then having a brief conversation with him before his head explodes。 Nonetheless， as Jason Thompson explains in an excellent 2013 column at ANN， Fist of the North Star is really about friendship， and as the creator Buronsen （whose nom de plume honors legendary tough guy Charles Bronson） put it， “Love and compassion are more powerful than violence！” The violence does tend to dominate in this first volume， but the series evolves， and I’m here for it。 。。。more
Marcy Thomas
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