Warner Bros. Japan announced a livestream for the new Hokuto no Ken -Fist of the North Star- anime will be held on September 13 at 12:00 p.m. JST / September 12 at 11:00 p.m. EDT on YouTube. The livestream, dubbed “It’s Fist of the North Star DAY! Gather Around, All Four Brothers!!,” will reveal the cast members for Jagi, Toki and Raoh in Hokuto no Ken -Fist of the North Star-.
Hokuto no Ken -Fist of the North Star- will premiere in 2026 to celebrate the franchise’s 40th anniversary.
The cast of the anime includes:
- Shunsuke Takeuchi as Kenshiro
- Daiki Yamashita as Bat
- M.A.O as Rin
Buronson and Tetsuo Hara’s original Fist of the North Star manga was serialized from 1983 to 1988 in Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump magazine. In 1984, a TV anime adaptation began and popularized the franchise. Fist of the North Star influenced and inspired many popular anime and manga works over the many decades. In Japan, September 13 was declared “Fist of the North Star Day” by the Japan Anniversary Association.
Finally, the Fist of the North Star manga is available to purchase both physically and digitally at VIZ Media. Here’s an overview of the prolific series:
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!
