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北斗の拳 究極版 [Hokuto no Ken Kyūkyoku-ban] book cover 1
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北斗の拳 究極版 [Hokuto no Ken Kyūkyoku-ban]
Series · 12
books · 1983-2014

Books in series

Fist of the North Star, Vol. 1 book cover
#1

Fist of the North Star, Vol. 1

1983

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!
Fist of the North Star, Vol. 2 book cover
#2

Fist of the North Star, Vol. 2

1984

Kenshiro takes on the Golan, a gang whose claims of genetic superiority he will put to the test. Later, as he continues his journey through the wasteland, he runs into a wily nomad warlord named Jackal. Until now, Ken’s opponents have rarely used their heads—though many have lost them! How will he handle an enemy who relies on low cunning instead of brute force?
Fist of the North Star, Vol. 3 book cover
#3

Fist of the North Star, Vol. 3

1984

Ken’s mastery of Hokuto Shinken, the Divine Fist of the North Star, has no equal among the debased gangs that prey on the ruins of civilization. But Ken is not the only martial artist out there. Rei, a user of the Nanto Suichoken technique, is on a journey to find his sister, who is being held by a brutal band of savages known as the Fangs. Ken and Rei team up to find her, and woe to any who stand in their way!
Fist of the North Star, Vol. 4 book cover
#4

Fist of the North Star, Vol. 4

1985

Ken, the wielder of the legendary Hokuto Shinken martial arts style, once trained with three other students of the technique. One of them, Jagi, could never accept their master’s choice of Ken as the successor. Now Jagi has become a murderous wasteland warlord, terrorizing the innocent…in Ken’s name! Ken must face off with Jagi to clear his reputation and restore the honor of Hokuto Shinken. But Jagi is not the only one of Ken’s former brothers who may be using Hokuto Shinken for evil deeds…
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#5

Fist of the North Star, Vol. 5

2013

Ken’s search for his lost brother Toki has led him to the gates of the notorious prison known as Cassandra, the City of Wailing Demons. Finding Toki means plunging into the depths of the horror-filled prison, but before he can do that, Ken must take on its formidable warden Uyghur. Butt even if Toki can be found and freed, he is not the last of the martial artist brothers whose ultimate fate is intertwined with Ken’s!
Fist of the North Star, Vol. 6 book cover
#6

Fist of the North Star, Vol. 6

2013

In the original classic manga set in a postapocalyptic wasteland ruled by savage gangs, a hero appears to bring justice to the guilty. This warrior named Ken holds the deadly secrets of a mysterious martial art known as Hokuto Shinken—the Divine Fist of the North Star! In a postapocalyptic world, humanity has risen from the ashes of all-out nuclear war to a nightmare of endless suffering. It is a time of chaos. Warlords and gangs of savage marauders rule the broken ruins of civilization, terrorizing and enslaving the survivors. Life has become a brutal struggle for existence and death the only release. Freed from his captivity in Cassandra, Toki reveals the secret of the prison to Kenshiro. The City of Wailing Demons was established by Raoh in order to gather and confine martial artists to steal their secrets. But Raoh is not just another wasteland warlord—he is none other than Kenoh, brother of Kenshiro and Toki, who once contended for the title of successor to Hokuto Shinken! It’s not long before Toki and Kenoh cross paths again and continue a deadly struggle that started long ago…
Fist of the North Star, Vol. 7 book cover
#7

Fist of the North Star, Vol. 7

2013

The masters of the Nanto Seiken school are known as the Nanto Rokuseiken—the Six Holy Fists of the South Star. Of the six, the most powerful is Holy Emperor Souther. But Shu, another warrior of Nanto Seiken, dares to resist Souther’s tyranny. Shu once saved Kenshiro’s life. Now the two will team up again. But Kenshiro is unaware of Souther’s secret—a secret so powerful even Raoh won’t dare challenge his reign...
Fist of the North Star, Vol. 9 book cover
#9

Fist of the North Star, Vol. 9

2014

In the original classic manga set in a postapocalyptic wasteland ruled by savage gangs, a hero appears to bring justice to the guilty. This warrior named Ken holds the deadly secrets of a mysterious martial art known as Hokuto Shinken—the Divine Fist of the North Star! In a postapocalyptic world, humanity has risen from the ashes of all-out nuclear war to a nightmare of endless suffering. It is a time of chaos. Warlords and gangs of savage marauders rule the broken ruins of civilization, terrorizing and enslaving the survivors. Life has become a brutal struggle for existence and death the only release. After an epic contest, Kenoh leaves his brothers to begin a new reign of terror in the wasteland. But while he was away, Ryuga, one of his lieutenants, turned against him and established his own stronghold. Ken and Toki head there to find out what Ryuga knows about Kenoh. The one force that may still stand against Kenoh is the Goshasei, the Guardian Stars of Nanto, and their last general, whose secret will bring Kenshiro face-to-face with those he thought he’d lost…
El puño de la Estrella del Norte, vol. 10 book cover
#10

El puño de la Estrella del Norte, vol. 10

2014

Los cielos enviaron al mundo a dos herederos: Kenshirô y Raoh. La batalla de los dos titanes, armados ambos con el arcano definitivo musô tensei, se convierte en un verdadero duelo a muerte. Cuando el último puño de Raoh, que contiene toda su alma, se cruza con el puño del corazón inquebrantable de Kenshirô... ¡Acontece el momento en el que todo quedará zanjado! "¡¡No me arrepiento de absolutamente nada en mi vida!!"
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#12

El puño de la Estrella del Norte, vol. 12

2014

Mientras las escaramuzas entre el ejército del Hokuto liderado por Bat y Lin y las tropas de la capital imperial siguen aumentando de intensidad, Falco dorado, el luchador más poderoso del Gento Kôken, se interpone en el camino de Kenshirô. El Hokuto Shinken contra el Gento Kôken... Cuando se entrecruzan los puños de los dos titanes de estrellas protectoras del emperador celestial, ¡los cielos se parten en dos! "¡¡Y lo voy a superar!! ¡¡Por mis amigos!! ¡¡No hay otra pasarela posible!!"
El puño de la Estrella del Norte, vol. 13 book cover
#13

El puño de la Estrella del Norte, vol. 13

2014

El mar de la muerte, del que se dice que nadie ha regresado con vida después de cruzarlo. Al otro lado, un país en el que todos sus habitantes son demonios sanguinarios que viven por y para la lucha. Kenshirô se adentra en el país de los Asuras con la intención de rescatar a Lin, víctima del rapto de Jask. ¡Se inicia una serie de batallas contra los Asuras y sus poderosísimos líderes supremos! "¡¡Aquel que mancilla el honor de un hombre no merece menos que la muerte!!
北斗の拳 15 [Hokuto no Ken 15] book cover
#15

北斗の拳 15 [Hokuto no Ken 15]

2014

ケンシロウの実兄である第二の羅将ヒョウ。 情を知る羅将であったヒョウは、カイオウの策略により魔界へと入ってしまう。そんな兄に対しケンシロウは、実の兄であるがゆえ、自らの手で倒さねばならぬことを決意する。それは北斗神拳に課せられた過酷な宿命!“魔人堕つる時はきた!!”

Authors

Buronson
Buronson
Author · 14 books

Okamura Yoshiyuki (岡村善行), also known as Buronson (武論尊) or Sho Fumimura (史村翔 Fumimura Shō), is a Japanese manga writer most known by his famous work Hokuto no Ken. known in English as Fist of the North Star. He graduated from the Japanese Air Force Training School in 1967 and served as an Air Force radar mechanic. In 1969 he discharged from the Japanese Navy and was soon hired by Hiroshi Motomiya as a manga assistant. He started his manga writing career when he wrote the script of Pink Punch: Miyabi in 1972, drawn by Goro Sakai. In 1975 Buronson wrote his first big hit The Doberman Detective, drawn by Shinji Hiramatsu. The famous Hokuto no Ken made its debute as Buronson's greatest hit in 1983, drawn by Tetsuo Hara. In 1989 his story Ourou was released as a manga serialized in Animal Magazine, drawn by Kentarou Miura, and in 1990 a sequel entitled Ourou Den was released by the same manga artist. Buronson also collaborated with the manga artist Ryoichi Ikegami in many works as Strain (manga), Human (manga) and the famous Sanctuary (manga). Among his other major works are The Phantom Gang, with art by Kaoru Shintani. Buronson was mainly influenced by movies such as Bruce Lee's, and Mad Max. The nickname Buronson is a tribute to the American actor Charles Bronson, whose way of growing the mustache was imitated by Yoshiyuki Okamura too.

武論尊
Author · 1 books

English Profile: Buronson 武論尊は、日本の漫画原作者。別ペンネームは史村 翔。代表作に『ドーベルマン刑事』、『北斗の拳』、『サンクチュアリ』、『HEAT-灼熱-』など多数。

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