In this post, we dive into the status and synopsis of “Hokuto no Ken”, which is part of the series “Hokuto no Ken”.
You could also find “Hokuto no Ken” as:
- Fist of the North Star
- 北斗の拳
Status#
According to our analysis, “Hokuto no Ken” is FINISHED but its series is NOT FINISHED. ❌
Find more information about this on the series page.
Synopsis#
One day, a wanderer appears out of the wasteland to bring justice to the guilty and hope to the people—a warrior named Ken, a man who bears seven scars upon his chest and holds the secret of a mysterious martial art known as Hokuto Shinken, the Divine Fist of the North Star!
(Source: VIZ Media)
Source: MyAnimeList
Background#
Hokuto no Ken was published in English as Fist of the North Star by VIZ Media for 44 chapters from 1989 to 1997 in monthly comic book format, later collected into 4 graphic novels. After gaining rights to the series, Gutsoon! Entertainment later republished the series under the Raijin Comics imprint in full-color, original right-to-left format as Fist of the North Star: Master Edition from January 28, 2003 to May 19, 2004; only covering the first 9 volumes due to Gutsoon! becoming defunct in North America. The series was published by VIZ Media under the VIZ Signature imprint from June 15, 2021, to September 23, 2025.
Source: MyAnimeList
Watch order (Abridged)#
This only includes part of the titles in the series, go to the series page to see the full watch order.
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