Hokuto no Ken  

Fist of the North Star, 北斗の拳

In the year 199X, Earth has been devastated by nuclear war and its consequences have left the planet barren and lifeless. Only humans remain alive on this desolate land where food and water are scarce. Violence rules as civilization is lost and those who are stronger dominate over the weaker. However, in these dark times, a mysterious man named Kenshirou emerges with his ancient martial art known as Hokuto Shinken. With its deadly style, he fights against evil to bring hope to this new era. Is Kenshirou truly the savior of humanity?

Hokuto no Ken was published in English as Fist of the North Star by VIZ Media for 44 chapters from 1989 to 1997 in monthly comic book format, later collected into 4 graphic novels. After gaining rights to the series, Gutsoon! Entertainment later republished the series under the Raijin Comics imprint in full-color, original right-to-left format as Fist of the North Star: Master Edition from January 28, 2003 to May 19, 2004; only covering the first 9 volumes due to Gutsoon! becoming defunct in North America.