During the “It’s Fist of the North Star DAY! Gather Around, All Four Brothers!!” livestream, Warner Bros. Japan announced new cast members for the Hokuto no Ken -Fist of the North Star- anime, which premieres in 2026. The new cast members for Hokuto no Ken -Fist of the North Star- include Wataru Takagi as Jagi, Tsuguo Mogami as Toki, and Taiten Kusunoki as Raoh.
The previously announced cast includes:
- Shunsuke Takeuchi as Kenshiro
- Daiki Yamashita as Bat
- M.A.O as Rin
In addition, it was announced that Hiroshi Kurao’s Fist of the North Star: Elegy of Ken-Oh’s Army Grunts spinoff manga will receive a short anime in January 2026.
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!
