Warner Bros. Japan announced on Friday that the second cours of the new Hokuto no Ken -Fist of the North Star- anime — based on Tetsuo Hara‘s landmark manga — will begin in 2027. The company also streamed a preview video for episode 15, which will open the second cours. The first part wrapped up with its 14th episode on the same day.
Story
Set in a post-apocalyptic wasteland, the series follows Kenshiro, a master and successor of a deadly martial art, as he roams the nuclear-scorched earth protecting the weak from violent gangs. Along the way he must face rival martial artists and figures from his past — chief among them his “brother” Raoh, who has crowned himself king of the new world.
Cast
- Shunsuke Takeuchi as Kenshiro
- Daiki Yamashita as Bat
- M.A.O as Rin
- Wataru Takagi as Jagi
- Tsuguo Mogami as Toki
- Taiten Kusunoki as Raoh
- Kōji Yusa as Shin
- Saori Hayami as Yuria
- Yūichi Nakamura as Rei
- Ruriko Aoki as Mamiya
- Chafūrin as Heart
- Yasuhiro Mamiya as Dia
- Anri Katsu as Club
- Jirō Saitō as Mad Sarge
- Takanori Hoshino as Colonel
- Hiroshi Shirokuma as Devil Rebirth
- Hiroyuki Kinoshita as an elder in Mamiya’s village
- Genki Okawa as Kō
- Eiji Hanawa as a barkeeper
Staff
The anime is produced at TMS Entertainment, directed by Hiroshi Maeda (director of photography on Hellsing Ultimate, Aquarion), with Kazuma Ogasawara (episode director on Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These – Collision, Oshi no Ko Season 2) serving as assistant director. Kazuhiko Inukai (Girlfriend, Girlfriend) handles series scripts, while Naoki Hisatsune (Fist of the North Star: Legend of Kenshiro, Legend of Toki) designs the characters. Kōji (3D director on Medalist) is animation director, and Yūki Hayashi (My Hero Academia) composes the score. NIA Animation and Kishida Studio BACU are co-producing.
Theme Songs
[Alexandros] performs the opening theme “Hallelujah,” while Toshl performs the ending theme — a remix of Crystal King’s classic opening “Ai o Torimodose!!” from the original anime.
Background
The new anime was announced to mark the franchise’s 40th anniversary, with the staff pledging a CG-based production that stays truer to the source manga. The original manga ran in Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump from 1983 to 1988, and the classic TV anime aired for two seasons between 1984 and 1988 across 152 episodes.
Meanwhile, the short anime adaptation of Hiroshi Kurao‘s spinoff manga Elegy for the Henchmen: Fist of the North Star launched its first part on AT-X and Tokyo MX on January 5; its second part is scheduled to premiere on July 6.
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