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Fist of the North Star (manga)

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Alternative title:
Hokuto no Ken (Japanese)
Ken il guerriero (Italian)
Ken le Survivant (French)
Pięść Gwiazd Północy (Polish)
北斗の拳 (Japanese)
北斗之拳 (Chinese (Taiwan))
북두의 권 (Korean)
Genres: action, adventure
Themes: gore, martial arts
Objectionable content: Intense
Plot Summary: After an apocalypse, the world is laid to waste. Bandits rule the land, and might makes right the world over. Justice is a dying concept, so a new kind of hero begins to show himself to the people. With his "Fist of the North Star" technique, the man named Kenshiro slaughters those who would do violence upon the innocent. He journeys to violently set justice back in the world, and dreams of one day refinding his beloved Julia.
User Ratings: 124 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 43 votes (Eng:23, sub:6, raw:4, ?:3, dub:2, raw:1, others:4
2 Italian
1 Spanish
1 Portuguese subtitled
)
 Excellent: 19 votes (Eng:10, sub:3, raw:2, others:4
1 Italian dubbed
1 Italian
1 French
1 French dubbed
)
 Very good: 20 votes (Eng:12, ?:3, raw:1, sub:1, raw:1, others:2
1 Italian subtitled
1 Portuguese
)
 Good: 19 votes (Eng:10, sub:2, raw:1, dub:1, ?:1, others:4
2 French
1 +
1 Spanish
)
 Decent: 8 votes (Eng:5, dub:1, sub:1, others:1
1 Italian
)
 So-so: 3 votes (Eng:3)
 Not really good: 3 votes (Eng:3)
 Weak: 3 votes (Eng:3)
 Bad: 3 votes (Eng:2, sub:1)
 Awful: 2 votes (dub:1, Eng:1)
 Worst ever: 1 vote (Eng:1)
Seen in part or in whole by 246 users, rank: #359 (of 6784)
Median rating: Very good
Arithmetic mean: 7.952 (Very good), std. dev.: 2.3101, rank: #1370 (of 7559)
Weighted mean: 7.684 (Very good−), rank: #2029 (of 7559) (seen all: 8.05 / seen some: 7.19 / won't finish: 0.00)
Bayesian estimate: 7.684 (Very good−), rank: #1082 (of 3496)
Number of tankoubon: 27
Chapter titles: We have 80
Vintage:
1983-09-13 to 1988-07-26 (Weekly Shonen Jump, 1983 #41 - 1988 #35)
2006 (Big Comics Special - Shoagakukan)
2018 (Brazil)
Release dates: We have 121
Links: We have 2
Trivia: We have 2
News: Show:
Daily Briefs (Sep 14, 2013)
Raijin Comics Details (May 20, 2002)
New Manga in Japan (May 15, 2001)
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Graphic novel
    Fist of the North Star (GN 1) 1995-08-05 (from $45.96)
    Fist of the North Star - [Master Edition] (GN 1) 2003-01-28 (from $17.86)
    Fist of the North Star - [Hardcover] (GN 1) 2021-06-15 (from $14.55)
    Fist of the North Star - Night of the Jackal (GN 2) 1997-09-01 (from $29.00)
    Fist of the North Star - [Master Edition] (GN 2) 2003-02-25 (from $15.80)
    Fist of the North Star - [Hardcover] (GN 2) 2021-09-21 (from $16.49)
    Fist of the North Star - Southern Cross (GN 3) 1997-12-01 (from $5.05)
    Fist of the North Star - [Master Edition] (GN 3) 2003-03-18 (from $20.00)
    Fist of the North Star - Blood Brothers (GN 4) 1998-05-06 (from $20.74)
    Fist of the North Star - [Master Edition] (GN 4) 2003-05-14 (from $15.00)
    Fist of the North Star - [Master Edition] (GN 5) 2003-07-16 (from $25.00)
    Fist of the North Star - [Master Edition] (GN 6) 2003-11-11 (from $30.00)
    Fist of the North Star - [Master Edition] (GN 7) 2003-11-25 (from $75.50)
    Fist of the North Star - [Master Edition] (GN 8) 2004-02-18
    Fist of the North Star - [Master Edition] (GN 9) 2004-05-19
    Fist of the North Star - [Master Edition] (GN 10)
    Fist of the North Star - [Hardcover] (GN 12) 2024-03-26 (from $22.50)
    Fist of the North Star - [Hardcover] (GN 13) 2024-06-25 (from $25.00)
    Fist of the North Star - [Hardcover] (GN 14) 2024-09-24 (from $25.00)
    Fist of the North Star - [Hardcover] (GN 15) 2024-12-24 (from $25.00)
    Fist of the North Star, |Hardcover (GN 3) 2021-12-21 (from $13.79)
    Fist of the North Star, |Hardcover (GN 4) 2022-03-15 (from $14.60)
    Fist of the North Star, |Hardcover (GN 5) 2022-06-28 (from $16.41)
    Fist of the North Star, |Hardcover (GN 6) 2022-09-27 (from $13.60)
    Fist of the North Star, |Hardcover (GN 7) 2022-12-27 (from $14.80)
    Fist of the North Star, |Hardcover (GN 8) 2023-03-28 (from $16.80)
    Fist of the North Star, |Hardcover (GN 9) 2023-06-27 (from $13.30)
    Fist of the North Star, |Hardcover (GN 10) 2023-09-26 (from $13.40)
    Fist of the North Star, |Hardcover (GN 11) 2023-12-26 (from $18.30)

Japanese staff
Japanese cast
(none)
Japanese companies
Publisher:
Coamix (since 2000-06)
Shinchosha (since 2000-06)
Shogakukan (2006: Big Comics Special)
Shueisha
English staff
English cast
Translation: Joe Yamazaki (Viz Signature Edition)

Design: Adam Grano (Viz Signature Edition)
Editing:
Jonathan Tarbox (vol. 1-9)
Mike Montesa (Viz Signature Edition)
Touch-up Art & Lettering: John Hunt (Viz Signature Edition)
(none)
English companies
Licensed by:
Gutsoon! Entertainment (License Expired)
Viz Media (License Expired; Hardcover, 2021)
Online Distribution: MangaHot
Korean staff
Korean companies
(none)
Publisher: Haksan Comics
Korean cast
(none)
French staff
French companies
(none)
Publisher:
Asuka Comics (reedition since 2008)
J'ai Lu
French cast
(none)
Spanish staff
Spanish companies
(none)
Licensed by: Planeta DeAgostini Comics (Spain)
Spanish cast
(none)
Italian companies
Italian staff
(none)
Publisher:
d/visual (2005-2011)
Edizioni Star Comics (1997-1999)
Granata Press (1990-1994)
Planet Manga (2013)
Italian cast
(none)
German staff
German companies
(none)
Publisher: Planet Manga
German cast
(none)
Polish staff
Polish companies
(none)
Polish cast
(none)
Portuguese cast
Portuguese staff
Translation:
Hiro Tamaki (Brazil; vol 16-18)
Tonde Buurin (Brazil; vol 1-15)
(none)
Portuguese companies
Publisher: JBC (Brazil)
Chinese (Taiwan) staff
Chinese (Taiwan) companies
(none)
Licensed by:
Ever Glory Publishing Co., Ltd. (1995, 15 volumes)
Tong Li Publishing Co., Ltd. (2004-5, 27 volumes)
Chinese (Taiwan) cast
(none)

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