{"id":144164,"date":"2026-01-04T21:38:38","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T05:38:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/?p=144164"},"modified":"2026-01-04T23:52:45","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T07:52:45","slug":"fist-of-the-north-star-releases-new-key-visual","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2026\/01\/04\/fist-of-the-north-star-releases-new-key-visual\/","title":{"rendered":"Fist of the North Star: Hokuto no Ken Releases New Key Visual"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A second key visual for the Fist of the North Star: Hokuto no Ken<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>anime has been released.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The show, which is set to premiere in 2026, is a new adaptation of the manga written by\u00a0Buronson\u00a0<\/strong>and drawn by\u00a0Tetsuo Hara<\/strong>. The premise sees Kenshiro, a master of the Hokuto Shinken martial art, becoming a savior in a post-apocalyptic world devastated by nuclear war.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n

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\u00a9Buronson&Tetsuo Hara\/Coamix, HOKUTO Committee<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

The manga was serialized in Shueisha\u2019s Weekly Shonen Jump from 1983 to 1988. The 1980s saw the release of a two-season anime series and an anime movie. A new series comprising OVAs and movies was later released between 2006 and 2008 with five installments. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fist of the North Star<\/em> has also inspired other media, like a 1995 live-action film, a stage play, and video games. A novel titled Hokuto no Ken: Jubaku no Machi <\/em>was published in 1996 and received a 2003-2004 three-episode OVA adaptation titled New<\/em> Fist of the North Star<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A motion comic adaptation of the\u00a0Elegy for the Henchmen: Fist of the North Star\u00a0<\/em>gag manga spin-off, Fist of the North Star: Elegy of Ken-Oh’s Army Grunts<\/span><\/em>, is set to premiere on January 5.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Staff<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022 Director: Hiroshi Maeda<\/strong> (Genesis of Aquarion<\/em> compositing director)<\/span>
\u2022 Series composer: Kazuhiko Inukai<\/strong> (Bakugan: Armored Alliance<\/em>)<\/span>
\u2022 Assistant director: Kazuma Ogasawara <\/strong><\/span>
\u2022 Character designer: Naoki Hisatsune<\/strong> (Magic Kaito<\/em> 2010 sub-character designer)<\/span>
\u2022 Animation director (written in katakana): Koji<\/strong><\/span>
\u2022 Music composer: Yuki Hayashi<\/strong> (My Hero Academia<\/em>)<\/span>
\u2022 Production cooperation: NIA Animation<\/strong> and Kishida Studio BACU
<\/strong>\u2022 Animation production: TMS Entertainment<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Cast<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022 Shunsuke Takeuchi<\/strong> as Kenshiro<\/span>
\u2022 Daiki Yamashita<\/strong> as Bat<\/span>
\u2022 M.A.O<\/strong> as Rin
\u2022 Koji Yusa<\/strong> as Shin<\/span>
\u2022 Saori Hayami<\/strong> as Yuria<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Source:<\/strong> Press release<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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