7 /10 1 Votes
7.3/10 IMDb Music by Jun Abe, Seiji Muto | 6.6/10 MyAnimeList Written by Kajio Volumes 8 Studio Ajia-do Animation Works | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Original run October 25, 2010 – August 20, 2016 Similar Hokuto no Ken: Ichigo Aji, Fist of the North Star, Fist of the Blue Sky, Aiura, Line Offline Salaryman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
DD Fist of the North Star (Japanese:
Contents
Plot
The story takes place in an alternative world in which the nuclear war of 199X (in the original series) never occurred. Thus, Kenshiro, Raoh and Toki find themselves pitted against one another not just for the affection of the beautiful Yuria but also a part-time job at Ryuryuken Convenience Store. However, they must work together if they want to stand a chance against greater competition including the South Star District led by the manipulative Shin who also has a crush on Yuria.
Manga
DD Fist of the North Star was first announced in 2008 as an anime to commemorate the 25th anniversary of Buronson and Hara's series. However, it was first made into a manga, which is serialized in Monthly Comic Zenon since the release of its first issue on October 25, 2010. It has been colected into seven tankōbon volumes by Tokuma Shoten; the first was released on June 20, 2011 and the seventh was released on October 20, 2015.
Anime
In December, through Zenon's February issue, an anime television series was announced to debut in 2011. A Flash series, it was directed by Kajio himself, and aired on Kansai TV between January 11 and April 5, 2011, lasting 12 episodes. The entire series was released on DVD by TC Entertainment on October 26, 2012.
To celebrate the series's 30th anniversary, a second anime adaptation was announced in January 2013, through Zenon's March issue. Produced by Ajia-do Animation Works under the direction of Akitaro Daichi, the 13-episode series was broadcast by TV Tokyo from April 2 to June 25, 2013. Four DVDs collecting the series were released between June 28 and September 27, 2013. The series was streamed by Crunchyroll; the first two episodes were available from June 4, 2013, with three more episodes streamed every week there after. In December 2014, Sentai Filmworks announced the licensing of the series to the North American digital and home media market.
In August 2015, a sequel series was announced through the sixth manga volume. The series started its broadcast on TV Tokyo on October 6 and was licensed by Crunchyroll to be exhibited simultaneously with Japanese airing.