The new Fist of the North Star spinoff series is scheduled to premiere on Oct. Moreover, in 2014, the original creators reunited to create a special manga, titled Hokuto no Ken: Last Piece, to commemorate the 30th anniversary of Fist of the North Star.Ĭurrently, there a multiple ongoing manga series in the franchise, including Sōten no Ken: Regenesis by Hideki Tsuji and Hiroyuki Yatsu, Hokuto no Ken: Ichigo Aji by Yūshi Kawata and Yukito the Younger and Hokuto no Ken Seikimatsu Drama Satsuei-hen by Hiroshi Kurao. It was written by Nobuhiko Horie with supervision by Hara and Buronson and premiered on May 29, 2001, in Weekly Comic Bunch.
In 2020, Viz Media announced that they reacquired Fist of the North Star license and would republish the title under the Viz Signature Edition line, with the first volume June 15, 2021. The first one was a prequel story, tilted Sōten no Ken ( Fist of the Blue Sky). Fist of the North Star: Master Edition was published from 2002 to 2003, lasting only nine volumes, due to Gutsoon's withdrawal from the North American market. RELATED: First Berserk Volume Since Creator Miura’s Passing Arrives in Late 2021įist of the North Star Side Story: Genius Amiba's Another World Overlord Legend - Even If I Go to Another World, I Am a Genius!! Huh? Was I Mistaken. is not the first spinoff manga for the franchise in fact, there have been several. When the genius challenges and is defeated by Kenshiro, he finds himself transported to another world and begins his own journey. The spinoff manga will follow Amiba, a "genius" who can learn fighting styles and techniques faster than anyone else. While initially he only wants to live his life in peace, Kenshiro eventually sets off on a journey to become the savior and king of the post-apocalyptic world when his fiancee Yuria is taken from him. The story follows protagonist Kenshiro, who is the successor of an ancient material art of assassination called Hokuto Shinken. The remnants of humanity fight over the limited amount of resources that remain, particularly food and uncontaminated water. Tecmo Koei America is pleased to announce the release date for Fist of the North Star: Ken's Rage, the new action-packed title based on the popular manga series Fist of the North Star.
The original Fist of the North Staris set in a world that has been ravaged by nuclear war, with most of civilization destroyed and the land transformed into a desert wasteland.