{"id":160676,"date":"2026-06-26T10:56:49","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T17:56:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/?p=160676"},"modified":"2026-06-26T10:56:52","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T17:56:52","slug":"fist-of-the-north-star-hokuto-no-ken-2nd-cour-debuts-in-2027","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2026\/06\/26\/fist-of-the-north-star-hokuto-no-ken-2nd-cour-debuts-in-2027\/","title":{"rendered":"Fist of the North Star: Hokuto no Ken 2nd Cour Debuts in 2027"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The second cour for the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2026\/05\/15\/fist-of-the-north-star-hokuto-no-ken-adds-kaori-ishihara-2-more-cast-members\/\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Fist of the North Star: Hokuto no Ken<\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> anime series will debut in Japan sometime in 2027. The first cour <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2026\/03\/11\/fist-of-the-north-star-hokuto-no-ken-releases-2nd-trailer-premieres-on-october-10\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">began airing in Japan<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> on April 10, 2026 and ran for 14 episodes until June 26, 2026.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px\">A 15-second trailer previewing the anime\u2019s upcoming 15th episode (which will kickstart the second cour) has also been released.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u7b2c2\u30af\u30fc\u30eb\u89e3\u7981\u6620\u50cf\u300e\u5317\u6597\u306e\u62f3 -FIST OF THE NORTH STAR-\u300f\uff5c2nd Cour Trailer!\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zBc0oFYivr4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px\"><b>Hiroshi Maeda<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Genesis of Aquarion<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> compositing director) is directing the new <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Fist of the North Star <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">anime series, with <\/span><b>Kazuhiko Inukai <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Bakugan: Armored Alliance<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">) as series composer, <\/span><b>Kazuma Ogasawara <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">as assistant director, <\/span><b>Naoki Hisatsune<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Magic Kaito 2010 <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">sub-character designer) as character designer,<\/span><b> Koji<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (written in katakana) as animation director, and <\/span><b>Yuki Hayashi <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">My Hero Academia<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">) as music composer. <\/span><b>TMS Entertainment <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">is in charge of the animation production, with <\/span><b>NIA Animation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and <\/span><b>Kishida Studio BACU<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> credited with the production cooperation\/CG production.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px\">Meanwhile, the anime\u2019s main voice cast stars:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px;color: #000000\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2022 <\/span><b>Shunsuke Takeuchi <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">as Kenshiro<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px;color: #000000\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2022 <\/span><b>Daiki Yamashita<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> as Bat<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px;color: #000000\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2022 <\/span><b>M.A.O<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> as Rin<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px;color: #000000\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2022 <\/span><b>Koji Yusa<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> as Shin<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px;color: #000000\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2022 <\/span><b>Saori Hayami<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> as Yuria<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px;color: #000000\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2022 <\/span><b>Yuichi Nakamura<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> as Rei<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px;color: #000000\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2022 <\/span><b>Ruriko Aoki <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">as Mamiya<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Fist of the North Star: Hokuto no Ken<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is the latest anime adaptation of the post-apocalyptic manga series (known simply as <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hokuto no Ken<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> or<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Fist of the North Star<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">) written by <\/span><b>Buronson<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and drawn by <\/span><b>Tetsuo Hara<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. It was serialized in Shueisha\u2019s Weekly Shonen Jump from September 13, 1983 to August 8, 1988. A total of 27 tankobon volumes were published in Japan. VIZ Media released the manga in English in hardcover format under its VIZ Signature imprint.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Fist of the North Star <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">previously inspired two TV anime series and an anime film in the 1980s. A new series made up of OVAs and films was released between 2006 and 2008 with five installments. Other media include a 1995 live-action film, a stage play, and video games.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A novel titled <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hokuto no Ken: Jubaku no Machi<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> was published in 1996 and received a 2003-2004 three-episode OVA adaptation titled <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New Fist of the North Star<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A motion comic adaptation of the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2025\/12\/26\/elegy-for-the-henchmen-fist-of-the-north-star-spinoff-anime-unveils-2nd-new-trailer\/\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Elegy for the Henchmen: Fist of the North Star<\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> gag manga spin-off, titled <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Fist of the North Star: Elegy of Ken-Oh\u2019s Army Grunts<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, was released in January 2026 and is <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2026\/06\/11\/elegy-for-the-henchmen-fist-of-the-north-star-reveals-2nd-cour-key-visual-trailer-theme-song-artists\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">returning with a second cour<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> on July 6, 2026.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_144165\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-144165\" style=\"width: 350px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"144165\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2026\/01\/04\/fist-of-the-north-star-releases-new-key-visual\/fist-of-the-north-star-key-visual-2\/\" 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style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px\">\u00a9 \u6b66\u8ad6\u5c0a\u30fb\u539f\u54f2\u592b\uff0f\u30b3\u30a2\u30df\u30c3\u30af\u30b9, \u300c\u5317\u6597\u306e\u62f3\u300d\u88fd\u4f5c\u59d4\u54e1\u4f1a<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Amazon\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2026\/02\/12\/prime-video-snaps-up-the-ghost-in-the-shell-fist-of-the-north-star-from-old-country-bumpkin-to-master-swordsman-ii\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Prime Video<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> service licensed the 2026 Fist of the North Star: Hokuto no Ken anime for streaming in select countries and territories worldwide. It describes the main premise as:\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In the year 199X, the world was engulfed in nuclear fire!! Yet\u2026humanity somehow survived!! A lone man with seven scars on his chest emerges. His name is Kenshiro, heir to Hokuto Shinken. In a world where only the strong survive, Kenshiro forges a path with his iron fists!<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px\"><b>Sources<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hokutonokeninfo\/status\/2070544222617522178\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Fist of the North Star Official X\/Twitter<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/news\/2026-06-26\/new-hokuto-no-ken-fist-of-the-north-star-anime-2nd-part-premieres-in-2027\/.238994\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Anime News Network<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The second cour for the Fist of the North Star: Hokuto no Ken anime series will debut in Japan sometime in 2027.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":39,"featured_media":160684,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[14,11535,11534,12205,12204,2920,1823],"class_list":["post-160676","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-anime","tag-anime","tag-fist-of-the-north-star","tag-fist-of-the-north-star-hokuto-no-ken","tag-kishida-studio-bacu","tag-nia-animation","tag-prime-video","tag-tms-entertainment"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/fist-of-the-north-star-hokuto-no-ken-second-cour-trailer-feature-image.png?fit=1920%2C1080&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8n4QV-FNy","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/160676"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/39"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=160676"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/160676\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":160685,"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/160676\/revisions\/160685"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/160684"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=160676"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=160676"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=160676"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}