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Fist of the North Star
1984 · TV Series · TV-MA · 24 min · ★ 8.0
Sci-Fi & FantasyDramaActionAdventureAnime
After a nuclear apocalypse shatters civilization, a lone martial artist wanders a brutal wasteland protecting the weak and confronting violent tyrants. The series mixes roaming survival drama, high-stakes battles, and an unexpectedly emotional streak beneath all the destruction.
Based on Fist of the North Star
Also known as Fist of the Big Dipper · Fist of the North Star 2 · Fist of the Big Dipper 2
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Details
- Original title
- 北斗の拳
- Years
- 1984–1988
- Release date
- 1984-10-11
- Network
- Fuji TV
- Language
- Japanese
- Rated
- TV-MA
- Runtime
- 24 min
- Max quality
- HD
- TMDB rating
- 8.0/10 (127 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a harsh, emotional post-apocalyptic action series with nonstop fights and a legendary larger-than-life tone; Not for you if graphic violence, older pacing, or bleakness turn you off, even if you liked Trigun or Texhnolyze.
Pros: fierce action; bleak wasteland atmosphere; strong emotional core | Cons: extreme gore; uneven later arcs; dated tropes
Themes
- martial arts
- melancholy
- post-apocalyptic future
- dystopia
- based on manga
- fighting
- macabre
- shounen
- anime
- intense
- assertive
- compassionate
Cast & crew
Akira Kamiya
as Kenshiro (voice)
Takeshi Aono
as Rihaku
Koji Totani
as Jagi
Kaneto Shiozawa
as Rei
Yusaku Yara
as Dagarl
Banjo Ginga
as Souther
Takaya Hashi
as Toki
Yuriko Yamamoto
as Yuria
Toshio Furukawa
as Shin
Daisuke Gori
as Uighur
Directed by Hiromichi Matano, Renji Kawabata, Atsunori Umezawa +4 more
Episodes6 seasons · 152 episodes
Season 122 episodes
- S1E1God or Devil!? The Mightiest Man Appears in Hell.24mCrunchyroll
- S1E2The Deadly Fist of Lingering Regret! The Future is Sighted in the Barren Desert!24mCrunchyroll
- S1E3In the City Without Light, a Lone Fist Burns! The Furious Death by the Five Exploding Fingers.24mCrunchyroll
- S1E4Attack the Bloody Cross! The Secret Technique, Death by Soft Strikes.24mCrunchyroll
- S1E5Can the Flames of Love Burn in Hell? You Are Already Dead!!24mCrunchyroll
- S1E6The Devil's Hit list. Find the Man With the 7 Scars!24mCrunchyroll
- S1E7Villains! - Shall We Have a Countdown to Death?24mCrunchyroll
- S1E8Strike the Hidden Power Point! There’s No Requiem for the Wicked.24mCrunchyroll
- S1E9Villains! - Say Your Prayers Before You Die!24mCrunchyroll
- S1E10Inverse Raging Fire Punch! There Are Too Many Who Must Die!24mCrunchyroll
- S1E11Villains!! Listen to the Blues of Hell!!24mCrunchyroll
- S1E12I Am the God of Death! I'll Chase You to the Ends of Hell!24mCrunchyroll
- S1E13Arhat Deva Fist! Once Released There's No Stopping It!!24mCrunchyroll
- S1E14A Miserable Era! The Good Die So Young!!24mCrunchyroll
- S1E15Count to Three! You're the One Who'll Die!24mCrunchyroll
- S1E16Sing For Me, Villains! The Counting Rhymes of Hell!24mCrunchyroll
- S1E17Battle Makes a Man! The Gates of Confrontation Have Finally Opened24mCrunchyroll
- S1E18Life or Death?! Beyond the Wasteland Lies the First Circle of Hell!24mCrunchyroll
- S1E19Villains! Ready Your One-Way Tickets to Death24mCrunchyroll
- S1E20Nightmarish Full-Scale War! My Fists Pack One Million Volts!24mCrunchyroll
- S1E21The Evil Palace in Flames! Just One More Step to Reach You, Shin!24mCrunchyroll
- S1E22Conclusion of Part One: Yuria, Forever... and Shin!24mCrunchyroll
Season 235 episodes
- S2E1Part Two: The Tumultuous Dragon and Tiger! What Awaits Me in Battle?!24m
- S2E2South Star Waterfowl Fist! The Tragedy of the Men Who Grew Too Strong Has Begun!!24m
- S2E3Sinners! Thy Name Is Fang Clan!24m
- S2E4Tremble As You Sleep, Villains in the Valley of Night Fog!!24m
- S2E5Only the Evil Smile! I Can’t Stand This Age!!24m
- S2E6Rei! I’ll Stop Your Tears with My Fist!!24m
- S2E7It’s Too Late to Beg for Mercy! Go to Hell, Boss Fang!24m
- S2E8Destiny Looms Near! Who Are You, Jagi?!24m
- S2E9Mask of Hell! He who terrorizes in the name of the North Star!!24m
- S2E10Four Linked Punches of Fury! Wait for Me in Hell, Jagi!!24m
- S2E11This is the Village of Miracles! A Fallen Angel Has Arrived!!24m
- S2E12Toki! Are You Angel or Devil?!24m
- S2E13Evil One! Toki, Your Heart Has Been Corrupted!!24m
- S2E14There Is No Looking Back! Only Hating Evil, And Striking Toki Down!!24m
- S2E15Instead, I Shall Reject Love! For I Bear the Cursed Star of Death!!24m
- S2E16Crimson Fist of Lotus Mountain! A Tragic Woman Born of the Times!!24m
- S2E17A Wicked Legacy! The Gates to Cassandra Open Now!24m
- S2E18Villains Need No Graves! This Is the Hellish Cassandra!!24m
- S2E19The North Star’s 2,000-year Tragedy! I Can Hear the Fist King’s Footsteps!!24m
- S2E20A Century’s End with No Tomorrow! I’ve Been Waiting For You, Ken!!24m
- S2E21Cassandra Collapses! The North Star’s Mythology Is Painted Anew!!24m
- S2E22The Death Omen Star Shines! Fist King, Do You Control Even Death?!24m
- S2E23Those Who Fear the Reaper! Listen to the Voice of Rin’s Fiery Heart!24mCrunchyroll
- S2E24Voices from Hell! Rei, Did You See the Death Omen Star?24mCrunchyroll
- S2E25The Nanto Dance of Death! I'll Give my Life for the Sake of Love!!24mCrunchyroll
- S2E26An Explosion of Secret Techniques! Beyond Hatred is the Fate for the Brothers of the North Star.24mCrunchyroll
- S2E27The Greatest Battle in History, Raoh vs. Ken! You're the One to Die!!24mCrunchyroll
- S2E2872 Hours to Live! The Death Omen Star Drags Rei In!!24mCrunchyroll
- S2E29Fate Without Tomorrow! And Yet, A Woman Believes in Love!!24mCrunchyroll
- S2E30Yuda Of The South Star Six Sacred Fists! I'm The Most Beautiful!!24mCrunchyroll
- S2E31The Death Omen Star Looms! Rei! How Cruel Time Passes By!!24mCrunchyroll
- S2E32Beloved Mamiya! The Death Omen Star Lurks Behind The Sparkle In Your Eyes!24mCrunchyroll
- S2E33Rei, Are You On Your Way To Death? A Man Is Beautiful Than Ever!!24mCrunchyroll
- S2E34Beautiful Warriors, Rei vs. Yuda! A Man's Passage Needs No Tears!24mCrunchyroll
- S2E35End of Part Two: Farewell, Rei! Heroic Legend Will be Told Throughout The Ages!24mCrunchyroll
Season 325 episodes
- S3E1Beginning of Part Three: Supreme Rule in Turbulence! As The South Star Fades, The North Star Appears!!24m
- S3E2The Star of Darkness Engulfs The Heavens! Time Evolves Beyond The Deathmatch!!24m
- S3E3Shu of The South Star White Heron Fist! What Will You Witness In The End Of This Century!?24m
- S3E4Love on The Battlefield! Must The Time Tear Love Apart!?24m
- S3E5I Am Souther, the Holy Emperor! I Won't Forgive Love or Compassion!!24m
- S3E6A Young Hero Challenges His Fate! Scream From Your Soul Shall Move The Heavens!!24m
- S3E7A Bloody Battle, Shu vs. Souther! Love, Drowned in the Tears of the Star of Benevolence!!24m
- S3E8The Bloody Cross Mausoleum! Shu! I'll Catch Your Tears With My Heart!!24m
- S3E9Run Kenshiro! Another Comrade is About to Die!!24m
- S3E10Clash of the Polar Stars, Ken vs. Souther! My Star is the Only Protector of Heaven!!24m
- S3E11Souther, The Despondent Holy Emperor! You Are Weary From Love!!24m
- S3E12Critical Times of The North Star! The Three Brothers of Fate Are On The Move!!24m
- S3E13The Other Divine Fist of the North Star! Drive Raoh to Oblivion!!24m
- S3E14The Secret of Origin Revealed! The Heaven Prefers Tragedy!!24m
- S3E15Farewell, Toki! A Man Only Cries Once!!24m
- S3E16Ryuga of Sirius! I'll Seize the Rainbow in Troubled Times!!24m
- S3E17A Wolf Running In The Horizon! There Lies The End of Love And Hatred!!24m
- S3E18Forgive Me, My Sister! I Am Destined to Clash With The North Star!!24m
- S3E19An Iron Fist for the Roaring Wolf! Toki is in Danger!!24m
- S3E20Conclusion of Part Three: Let the New Age Awaken! The Wolf's Howl Moves the Heaven!!24m
- S3E21Shin of the South Star Sacred Fist! Risked Your Life For Love That Never Will!!24m
- S3E22Rei of the South Star Waterfowl Fist! Was a Man Who Died For His Friends!!24m
- S3E23Yuda of the South Star Crimson Crane Fist! His Beautiful Smile Calls For Tragedy!!24m
- S3E24Shu of the South Star White Heron Fist! The Heaven Only Bestows Cruel Destinies!!24m
- S3E25Holy Emperor Souther! Your Deep Affection Consumes You In Love!!24m
Season 427 episodes
- S4E1Part Four, the Final Chapter: Raoh Must Die! The Legend Turns to Terror!!24m
- S4E2The South Star Strikes Back! The Wind Brigade Protects the Last General of the South Star!!24m
- S4E3Prelude to a Death Match! The Screams of Hyui of the Wind Echoes in the Heaven!!24m
- S4E4The Burning Crimson Brigade! Shuren is Drenched in Tears of Flame!!24m
- S4E5Five Chariot Stars in Danger! Raoh Has Finally Pierced Through the Flames!!24m
- S4E6The Five Chariot Stars Approach Kenshiro! Who Are You, Fudo?!24m
- S4E7The Crisis is Near! Ken, Destiny Awaits at the Capital of the South Star!!24m
- S4E8I Am Juza of the Clouds! I Shall Move with the Flow of Time!!24m
- S4E9The Clouds Remain! The Masked General is Finally Revealed!!24m
- S4E10Juza of the Clouds Resurrects! I Have No Fear for Raoh!!24m
- S4E11Juza vs Raoh! An End of the Legend of the Invincible!!24m
- S4E12Fudo in Peril!! Hurry, Ken. A Man Must Not Abandon His Friends!!24m
- S4E13Treacherous Quicksand! Will the Hand of Salvation Reach Fudo?24m
- S4E14Juza Falls! I'll Give My Life to Protect the Woman I Love24m
- S4E15Farewell Yuria! A Strong Man Will Not Speak of Love, Even in Death!!24m
- S4E16The Capital of the South Star Trembles! The Two Brothers of the North Star Finally Arrive!!24m
- S4E17Sadness of the Five Chariot Stars! Love and Destiny Looms Over the Woman!!24m
- S4E18The Ultimate Secret Technique, Unconscious Transmigration! Raoh, I've Got You Now!!24m
- S4E19Is It the End of Raoh and His Ambitions? The Heaven Hesitates Once Again!!24m
- S4E20Raoh, the Confused Giant! I Don't Believe in Love!!24m
- S4E21A Challenge From the Devil! Fudo, Be the Demon for Those You Love!!24m
- S4E22Fudo, the Gentle Warrior! His Tears Awaken a Fiery Soul!!24m
- S4E23Protect the Merciful Mother of the South Star! Even If It's the End of the Five Chariots!!24m
- S4E24Raoh, Shaken by a Nightmare! Yuria, You Are the Only One!!24m
- S4E25Showdown at the North Star Mind and Body Training Ground! No One Can Stop Them Now!!24m
- S4E26Farewell, the Brothers of the North Star! They're Beyond Love and Sorrow!!24m
- S4E27Conclusion of the Final Chapter - Now Revealed!! The 2000 Year History of the North Star!!24m
Season 513 episodes
- S5E1The Past is Gone. The Dawn of the New Age!!24m
- S5E2When Will He Awaken?!24m
- S5E3The Savior Comes From the North!!24m
- S5E4The Mysterious Bounty Hunter, Ein! Kenshiro's Head is Mine!!24m
- S5E5Another Art of Assassination! The Imperial Fist of the Source Star is the Name!!24m
- S5E6Rage of the Celestial Emperor! Falco, Obliterate the North Star from Earth!!24m
- S5E7The Wrath of the South Star! The Illustrious Harn Brothers!24m
- S5E8Ein in Danger! Hands of Evil Reach for His Love!!24m
- S5E9Falco, the Brave General of the Source Star! There Lies the Shadow of Raoh...24m
- S5E10The Emperor's Cries Echoes Through the Imperial Capital. Falco, Where Have You Gone?24m
- S5E11The Celestial Emperor is Finally Revealed24m
- S5E12An Elegy for Ein! Die Bravely Than Live Without Honor!24m
- S5E13The Fall of the Imperial Capital! Jakoh, You Can Dream in Hell!!24m
Season 630 episodes
- S6E1The Ordeal Never Ends! Kenshiro Crosses the Ocean!!24m
- S6E2What Awaits on the Continent of Darkness? There Lies the Legendary Land of Asura!!24m
- S6E3Good or Evil? The Mysterious North Star Lapis Lazuli Fist Appears!!24m
- S6E4Love is Preached in the Century's End! Her Name is Leia!!24m
- S6E5The General of Asura, Han! The Man Who Stains White Snow into Crimson!!24m
- S6E6The Legend of the Savior of Asura! His Name is Raoh!!24m
- S6E7Kenshiro's Secret is Revealed! The Land of Asura is His Motherland!!24m
- S6E8A Cruel Prophecy! Kenshiro, You Cannot Be the Savior!24m
- S6E9Rock, The Hero on Horseback! I Don't Believe in Kenshiro!!24m
- S6E10Men Beyond Reasons! The Band of Seven Attacks Kenshiro!!24m
- S6E11Rock's Message of Death! Kenshiro, Hang on to Your Friend's Life!!24m
- S6E12Announcing the Creator of the New Century! My Name is Demon Kaioh!!24m
- S6E13The Seal of the Devil! 2000 Year Tragedy of the North Star is Revealed24m
- S6E14Little Brother Ken in Danger! Hyoh, Open Up Your Kind Soul!24m
- S6E15Kenshiro on the Execution Stand! The Heaven has Unleashed the God of the Sea!24m
- S6E16Kaioh's Declaration of Victory! The Phantom of the North Star Attacks!!24m
- S6E17A Destined Encounter of Hyoh and Ken! Both Are Yet to Know Their Secrets!!24m
- S6E18Kaioh's Evil Decision! Cold Blood Runs Through My Body!!24m
- S6E19Kenshiro's Challenge! Never Be Defeated Twice!!24m
- S6E20The Tyrant Hyoh and His Sorrowful Aide! Who Will Stop Him Now?!24m
- S6E21The Battle Of The Blood Brothers! Tears Will Never Return To Hyoh.24m
- S6E22The North Star on the Brink of Death! Kaioh Reaches Out for the Celestial Emperor!!24m
- S6E23Tearful Reunion of the Brothers! Kenshiro, I've Been Waiting for You!!24m
- S6E24Shachi's Battle for Love! Kaioh Will Ridicule With Laughter24m
- S6E25The Fall of Shachi, Warrior of Love! Love is Everything, My Friends!!24m
- S6E26Tragic Victim of Love! Kaioh's Foundation of Evil!!24m
- S6E27Kaioh's Disgraceful Past! The Heaven Recreate's Lin's Destiny!!24m
- S6E28The Final Chapter: The Last Three Episodes! Here is the 2,000 Year-old History of the Main Family of the North Star!!24m
- S6E29Prologue to the Final Episode! A Third Man Appears to Determine Lin's Fate!!24m
- S6E30The Final Episode: Farewell, Kenshiro! Farewell, the Divine Fist of the North Star!!24m