Fist of the North Star 25th Anniversary Projects Announced

To commemorate this year’s 25th anniversary of the beloved Hokuto no Ken (Fist of the North Star) franchise, three new projects have been announced.

An official website has opened to announce the Hokuto no Ken: Raoh Gaiden ~ Ten no Haoh (Fist of the North Star: Raoh Side Story ~ King of Heaven) anime television series. The new anime will debut this fall, along with the “Kenshiro Densetsu” motion picture – the final film of the “New Saviour Legend” anime series that began in 2006. The “Ten no Haoh” anime will be based on Youkow Osada’s 2006 manga series spin-off from Buronson and Tetsuo Hara’s original Hokuto no Ken manga. Ten no Haoh details the early life of popular Fist of the North Star antagonist Raoh.

Satoshi Fumihara and the other creators behind The World of GOLDEN EGGS anime series will collaborate on the production of DD Hokuto no Ken, a super deformed “gag anime” parody of Hokuto no Ken.

The Muscle Musical performance art group inspired by Hokuto no Ken will also collaborate on a project to commemorate the Hokuto no Ken franchise’s anniversary.

Source: Mainichi News, Moon Phase Comments, and Anime News Network