Warner Bros. Japan has released a new trailer for the upcoming Hokuto no Ken -Fist of the North Star- anime, confirming the anime’s double-episode premiere on April 10 at 1:00 a.m. JST, effectively April 11. The third and four episodes of Hokuto no Ken -Fist of the North Star- will premiere on April 17, and the anime will be streaming worldwide on Amazon Prime Video. A new key visual featuring Rei was also revealed.
Alexandros performs the opening theme song “Hallelujah.”
Hiroshi Maeda directs the Hokuto no Ken -Fist of the North Star- anime at TMS Entertainment, and Kazuma Ogasawara is the assistant director. Kazuhiko Inuka is in charge of the series scripts, and Naoki Hisatsune is the character designer. Kōji is the animation director, and Yūki Hayashi is the music composer. NIA Animation and Kishida Studio BACU are working on the production.
The cast includes:
- Shunsuke Takeuchi as Kenshiro
- Daiki Yamashita as Bat
- M.A.O as Rin
- Wataru Takagi as Jagi
- Tsuguo Mogami as Toki
- Taiten Kusunoki as Raoh
- Kōji Yusa as Shin
- Saori Hayami as Yuria
- Yūichi Nakamura as Rei
- Ruriko Aoki as Mamiya
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.
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 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!
