A brand-new anime adaptation of Fist of the North Star, originally created by Buronson and illustrated by Tetsuo Hara, is set to air and stream in 2026. The first key visual has just been unveiled, giving fans a glimpse of what’s to come.
The project was initially announced in 2023 as part of the 40th anniversary celebration of the legendary manga series.
Key Visual:
“Fist of the North Star” will be featured in the “Warner Bros. Industry Panel” at Anime Expo 2025, one of the largest anime conventions in North America. During the panel, producers will unveil the teaser PV for the upcoming anime and announce details about the main cast.
“Fist of the North Star” is a post-apocalyptic action manga set in a world ravaged by nuclear war, where civilization has collapsed and violence reigns. The manga was originally serialized in Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump from 1983 to 1988.
OFFICIAL SYNOPSIS:
In the year 199X, the world is engulfed in a nuclear inferno! The seas have vanished. The earth lies in ruins. It seems all life has been wiped out…but humanity has not perished!
Across the scorched and broken land, survivors cling to hope, desperately searching for food and water. However, their hopes are trampled underfoot by violence. Might makes right in this world, and the weak are crushed without mercy.
From the depths of that despair, a lone man with seven scars on his chest emerges. His name is Kenshiro, heir to the legendary assassination art Hokuto Shinken. As he roams the wasteland in pursuit of his sworn enemy Shin, who stole his fiancée Yuria, Kenshiro answers the cries of the oppressed, becoming a beacon of hope in a world of despair.
Standing in his path are brutal survivors of the apocalypse, their ambitions twisted by power and greed. In a world where the weak are prey and prayers go unheard, Kenshiro forges a path with his iron fists!
Source: Official Website
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