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Fist of the North Star

edited 2026-05-21

A complete reading and watching order for Buronson and Tetsuo Hara's Hokuto no Ken franchise — covering the original 1983–1988 manga, the in-universe prequel Souten no Ken (Fist of the Blue Sky), every Toei and TMS anime adaptation from the 1984 series through the 2026 CGI reboot, the Souten and Re:Genesis anime, the 1986 theatrical film, the 2003 New Fist of the North Star OVA, the 2006–2008 True Savior Legend pentalogy, the 1995 live-action US film, the source novel Jubaku no Machi, and the Koei and Sega action games.

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Tags · [hokuto-no-ken][souten-no-ken][true-savior-legend][gaiden][live-action]

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manga2 items · 2 unwatched

01MANGA

1983–1988The original Hokuto no Ken manga, written by Buronson and illustrated by Tetsuo Hara, serialised in Weekly Shōnen Jump from September 13, 19…

02MANGA

2001–2010The in-universe direct prequel to Hokuto no Ken, illustrated by Tetsuo Hara with plot supervision by Buronson under the pen name Nobuhiko Ho…

anime7 items · 7 unwatched

animated films & ovas7 items · 7 unwatched

live-action1 items · 1 unwatched

novels1 items · 1 unwatched

games3 items · 3 unwatched