Warner Bros. Japan has announced that part 2 of the Hokuto no Ken Fist of the North Star anime will premiere in 2027. A new trailer was released to preview Hokuto no Ken Fist of the North Star episode 15, which marks the start of Part 2.
Hokuto no Ken Fist of the North Star is streaming on Amazon Prime Video with English subs and an English dub.
Alexandros performs the opening theme song “Hallelujah.” Toshl performs the ending theme song “Ai o Torimodose!!” which is a remix of Crystal King’s opening theme song from the original Hokuto no Ken anime.
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
Hiroshi Maeda directs the 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.
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. 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, via VIZ Media:
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!
