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Written by
  
Akimi Kasai

Demographic
  
Seinen

Published by
  
Shogakukan

Magazine
  
Big Comic Superior

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Genre
  
Martial arts, Science fiction, Post-apocalyptic

Original run
  
March 10, 2006 – June 8, 2007

Hokuto Gaiden (Japanese: 北斗外伝) is a series of spin-off works by various authors based on the Hokuto no Ken (Fist of the North Star) manga by Buronson and Tetsuo Hara. They were all published in Weekly Comic Bunch between 2006 and 2010, with the exception of Jibo no Hoshi, which was published in Big Comic Superior. Each spin-off is set at some point during the Hokuto no Ken continuity and features a supporting character from the original manga as a protagonist.

Contents

After Comic Bunch ceased publication in 2010, Coamix would focus on more satirical spin-offs such as DD Hokuto no Ken (published on Monthly Comic Zenon) and Hokuto no Ken: Ichigo Aji (published online in Web Comic Zenyon). However, an additional side-story serial, titled Kin'yoku no Garuda was published in Comic Zenon in 2013, while additional side-stories would appear in the form of back-up stories for Ichigo Aji.

Ten no Haō

Ten no Haō: Hokuto no Ken: Raō Gaiden (天の覇王 北斗の拳　ラオウ外伝, lit. "Fist of the North Star: Raoh Side Story: Tyrant of the Heavens") by Youkow Osada was serialized in Weekly Comic Bunch from issues #231 (March 24, 2006) through #300 (August 24-31, 2007). It was adapted into a 13-episode anime series, which aired on Tokyo MX from October to December 2008. The series was released by Sentai Filmworks on Region 1 DVD in 2009, with an English dub released in 2010.

The manga focuses on Raoh, the eldest of the four Hokuto Brothers, as he seeks to use his strength to restore order in the post-apocalyptic world alongside his childhood friends Reina and Souga.

Jibo no Hoshi

Hokuto no Ken: Yuria Gaiden: Jibo no Hoshi (北斗の拳　ユリア外伝　慈母の星, "Fist of the North Star: Yuria Side Story: The Affectionate Mother Star") by Akimi Asai, was published in Big Comic Superior by Shogakukan (which also published the Kanzenban reprints of the Hokuto no Ken manga). It was initially serialized in 2006 as a three-part story arc from March 10 to April 14. A second story arc was published in 2007, which lasted six chapters from March 9 to June 8. The collected edition was released on September 4, 2007.

The title centers around Yuria's youth prior to the nuclear holocaust and how she discovers her precognition ability (which was first established in the 2006 OVA Yuria Den).

Sōkoku no Garō

Sōkoku no Garō: Hokuto no Ken: Rei Gaiden (蒼黒の餓狼 -北斗の拳 レイ外伝-) by Yasuyuki Nekoi was serialized in the Weekly Comic Bunch from issues #286 (May 11-18, 2007) to 393 (July 31, 2009), lasting six collected editions.

The title centers around Rei, master of the elegant assassination art of Nanto Suichōken. He returns to his home village after the Nuclear War, only to find his parents mortally wounded and his sister Aili missing. With his dying breath, Rei's father tells him that a man with seven scars on his chest was the one who attacked them and kidnapped Aili. Now Rei wanders the wasteland as he encounters numerous bandits and warlords, including acquaintances from his training days at the Nanto Seiken school, in his quest to find and rescue Aili。

Shirogane no Seija

Shirogane no Seija: Hokuto no Ken: Toki Gaiden (銀 (しろがね)の聖者　北斗の拳　トキ外伝), by Yuka Nagate, was published in Weekly Comic Bunch from issues #301 (September 7, 2007) to 363 (December 12, 2008).

The manga centers around Toki, the second of four honorary brothers trained in the art of Hokuto Shinken, was said to possess the most graceful skills out of the four brothers. However, he was forced to surrender his pursuit of the succession after being bathed in a radioactive fallout during the Nuclear War, and began wandering the wasteland with no aim, accompanied by his servant Ramo.

During his journey, Toki stumbles into a village where all its residents are on the verge on death due to an illness. Toki decides to heal everyone in the village and on the very next day, everyone is miraculously healed. The villagers welcomed Toki with open arms for restoring his hope and Toki sees this as an opportunity to accomplish his lifelong dream of becoming a doctor by opening his own clinic in the village. The place becomes known as the "Village of Miracles" and begins to attract the unwanted attention of various bandits and ravagers.

Gokuaku no Hana

Gokuaku no Hana: Hokuto no Ken: Jagi Gaiden (極悪ノ華 北斗の拳 ジャギ外伝, "Flower of Carnage: Fist of the North Star Jagi Side-Story") by Sin-ichi Hiromoto was published in the Weekly Comic Bunch from issues #366 (January 1-16, 2009) to #396 (August 21-28 2009) and republished in a two-volume collected edition. The series underwent a four months hiatus between issues #380 to 393, due to Hiromoto being hospitalized for an injury.

The manga centers around Jagi before becoming the masked villain he turned out to be in Fist of the North Star, depicting him as a young child seeking the affection of his adoptive father Ryuken. One day, Ryuken suddenly brings two older boys (Raoh and Toki) to live with Jagi, who are being trained in Ryuken's martial art of Hokuto Shinken. Feeling left out and rejected, Jagi does everything possible to convince Ryuken to teach him the art as well. When Jagi finally becomes Ryuken's newest disciple, he learns that Kenshiro, a younger boy, has already become Ryuken's disciple before him.

Hōkō no Kumo

Hōkō no Kumo: Hokuto no Ken: Jūza Gaiden (彷徨の曇 北斗の拳 ジュウザ外伝, "The Wandering Clouds: Fist of the North Star: Juza Side Story") by Missile Kakurai was published in Weekly Comic Bunch from issues #414 (January 2, 2010) to #445 (September 10, 2010). It was republished as a two-volume collected edition.

It centers around Juza of the Clouds as he wanders the wasteland without drive or purpose before he joined the Five Chariots and became sworn guardian to the Last General of Nanto.

Kin'yoku no Garuda

Kin'yoku no Garuda: Nanto Goshasei Zenshi (金翼のガルダ〜南斗五車星前史〜, "The Gold Winged Garuda: The Prehistory of the Five Chariot Stars of Nanto) by Yoshiji Yamaguchi was published on Comic Zenon from issues #29 (April 2013) to 34 (September 2013).

Unlike the earlier side-story spinoffs that were published in Comic Bunch, which focused on established characters, Kin'yoku no Garuda stars a new character who was designed by Tetsuo Hara himself for the pachislot game Hokuto no Ken: Tensei no Shō (北斗の拳　転生の章). The titular character, Garuda, is the successor of the Nanto Shinchōken (南斗神鳥拳, "South Dipper Divine Bird Fist") style, who initially seeks to usurp the Last General of Nanto.

Comic Bunch

  • Hokuto no Ken: Rei Gaiden: Kareinaru Fukushūsha (北斗の拳 レイ外伝 華麗なる復讐者, "The Splendid Avenger") by Yasuyuki Nekoi was the title of two different one-shot stories starring Rei published before serialization of Sōkoku no Garō. The first story was featured in a special Hokuto no Ken tribute issue of Comic Bunch published on April 5, 2006. The second one-shot was in a special Sōten no Ken tribute issue published on January 8, 2007. Neither one-shots were included in the collected edition of Rei Gaiden.
  • Hokuto no Ken: Ryūken Gaiden: The Judgment Day (北斗の拳 リュウケン外伝　THE JUDGEMENT DAY) by Sin-chi Hiromoto, was printed in a special Sōten no Ken tribute issue of Weekly Comic Bunch (published on January 8, 2007), which focuses on Ryuken's whereabouts on the day of the Nuclear War. This story was republished in Gokuaku no Hana Vol. 2.
  • Aku no Kadō (悪の花道, "Flower Arrangement of Evil"), a special chapter of Gokuaku no Hana that was published on issue #383 (May 22, 2009) of Comic Bunch. It was drawn by Hiromoto while he was hospitalized, but was not included in the collected edition.

    • Ichigo Aji

    The collected volumes of the satirical spin-off Hokuto no Ken: Ichigo Aji each feature a dramatic side-story at the end written by Yūshi Kawata and illustrated by Yukito.

  • Heart of Meet (HEART of Meet (ハート・オブ・ミート)) - A side-story focused on Mr. Heart. Published in issue #27 (February 2013) of Comic Zenon. Originally part of a collection of three Hokuto no Ken-themed short stories titled Hokuto no Ken: Gedōden (北斗の拳 外道伝) that were published in the same issue, it predated the serialization of Ichigo Aji and does not carry its branding.
  • Nanto of Meet (南斗 of Meet (なんと・オブ・ミート)) - A side-story focused on Thouzer. Published in issue #42 (May 2014) of Comic Zenon.
  • RedBlue (レッドブルー) - A side-story focused on Huey and Shuren. Published in Web Comic Zenyon on October 24, 2014.
  • Scrap Mountain (スクラップ・マウンテン) - A side-story focused on Fudo. Published in issue #56 (July 2015) of Comic Zenon.
  • Ultimate Desire (アルティメット・デサイア) - A side-story focused on Juda. Published in issue #64 (March 2016) of Comic Zenon.
  • Right on King (ライトオンキング) - A side-story focused on Shin. Published in issue #71 (October 2016) of Comic Zenon.

    • List of volumes

  • Jibo no Hoshi: ISBN 978-4-09-181478-4
  • Sōkoku no Garō
  • Volume 1: ISBN 978-4-10-771359-9
  • Volume 2: ISBN 978-4-10-771379-7
  • Volume 3: ISBN 978-4-10-771414-5
  • Volume 4: ISBN 978-4-10-771459-6
  • Volume 5: ISBN 978-4-10-771481-7
  • Volume 6: ISBN 978-4-10-771502-9
  • Shirogane no Seija
  • Volume 1: ISBN 978-4-10-771368-1
  • Volume 2: ISBN 978-4-10-771383-4
  • Volume 3: ISBN 978-4-10-771404-6
  • Volume 4: ISBN 978-4-10-771415-2
  • Volume 5: ISBN 978-4-10-771432-9
  • Volume 6: ISBN 978-4-10-771451-0
  • Gokuaku no Hana
  • Volume 1: ISBN 978-4-10-771478-7
  • Volume 2: ISBN 978-4-10-771509-8
  • Hōkō no Kumo
  • Volume 1: ISBN 978-4-10-771589-0
  • Volume 2: ISBN 978-4-10-771590-6
  • Kinyoku no Garuda: ISBN 978-4-19-980164-8

    • References

    Hokuto Gaiden Wikipedia
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