Fist of the North Star

Two series that cover the whole manga, and a pile of later retellings that are neither remakes nor sequels.

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Where to start with Fist of the North Star

Two series cover the entire manga and nothing else has to be watched. Almost everything made since is the same story told again.

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    Fist of the North Star (1984) Fist of the North Star

    A hundred and nine episodes, and the thing everything else is measured against. A man walks through a ruined world making people explode.

  2. 2
    Fist of the North Star 2 (1987) Fist of the North Star 2

    Forty three more, continuing straight on and finishing the manga. These two together are the complete story, which is rare for a series of this age.

  3. 3
    Fist of the North Star: Hokuto no Ken (2026) Fist of the North Star: Hokuto no Ken

    The remake, if you want it newly animated. Fourteen episodes so far and a second block due in 2027, so it is unfinished and has no announced total.

Then what? The 1986 film compresses the early story and ends differently, so it is not a summary of the whole thing. The Legends of the True Savior project, five parts across 2006 to 2008, retells arcs you have already seen from other characters' points of view and adds people who are not in the manga. Two things are genuinely new: New Fist of the North Star, three video episodes set after the manga ends, and Legends of the Dark King, thirteen episodes about Raoh's earlier life. A 1995 American live action film also exists.

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The Manga

  • Fist of the North Star 1983

The Original Anime

  • Fist of the North Star 1984, 1 season, 109 episodes
  • Fist of the North Star 2 1987, 1 season, 43 episodes

The Retellings

  • Fist of the North Star 1986
  • Fist of the North Star: The Legends of the True Savior 2006

New Material and the Remake

  • New Fist of the North Star 2003, 1 season, 3 episodes
  • Legends of the Dark King 2008, 1 season, 13 episodes
  • Fist of the North Star: Hokuto no Ken 2026, 1 season, 14 episodes

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