New Fist of the North Star Anime's Trailer Reveals Main Cast
Anime stars Shunsuke Takeuchi as Kenshiro, Daiki Yamashita sa Bat, M.A.O as Rin
At Anime Expo on Saturday, Warner Bros. Japan showed a trailer for their new anime adaptation of Fist of the North Star ( Hokuto no Ken ), which was created by Buronson and Tetsuo Hara. In this trailer, they introduced the new main cast for the show.
- Shunsuke Takeuchi as Kenshiro
- Daiki Yamashita as Bat
- M.A.O as Rin
This article will be updated with the trailer when it is available online.
The staff stated that the CG-based anime will be more true to the original work.
The new anime announcement commemorates the series' 40th anniversary.
In this manga, Kenshiro, who has inherited his family's deadly martial art, roams through a world that was decimated by nuclear warfare. His mission is to safeguard the weak and innocent from ruthless criminals while also facing off against other skilled martial artists and individuals from his own past, such as Raoh, who has self-proclaimed himself as the ruler of this new society.
In Weekly Shonen Jump magazine from 1983 to 1988, the original manga was published. Viz Media started publishing it digitally and physically in June 2021 as a new edition.
The animated series known as "Fist of the North Star" was broadcasted on TV from 1984 to 1988 with a total of 152 episodes. This popular manga has given rise to numerous adaptations in various forms such as TV shows, movies, and other spin-off mangas. Recently, Hiroshi Kurao released a new spin-off manga titled "Fist of the North Star Apocalypse Drama Filming Arc" on Comic Zenon in February 2021.
Source: Warner Bros. Japan 's panel at Anime Expo (Alex Mateo)
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