Coamix announced that the manga Fist
of the Blue Sky Re:Genesis (Souten no Ken: Re:Genesis), created
by Hideki Tsuji and Hiroyuki Yatsu, will
officially come to an end with the publication of its next compilation volume,
which will be released in November 2025.
A return
after a very long break
The work
returned in November 2024, within the January 2025 edition of Monthly
Comic Zenon magazine, after a four-and-a-half-year hiatus
since its previous publication in May 2020. In September 2023, Tsuji revealed
that he had already completed drafts of the remaining chapters, except for the
last two, although he did not specify how many chapters were left until the
closure.
A direct
sequel to the Hokuto universe
Fist of
the Blue Sky Re:Genesis began serialization in October 2017 as a direct continuation of
the Fist of the Blue Sky manga, a prequel to the
celebrated Fist of the North Star. While Hiroyuki Yatsu was
in charge of the script, the art was the responsibility of Hideki Tsuji.
Anime
and the legacy of a legendary franchise
The
popularity of the series led to the production of two anime seasons,
broadcast in 2018 through Amazon Prime Video. Both installments are
available on Crunchyroll with Spanish subtitles. The story is
set in Shanghai in the 1930s, where the Green Gang and Red
Flower Gang mafias fight for control of the underworld. In the midst
of this conflict, characters such as Kasumi Kenshiro, Yu-Ling,
and Charles de Guise become key pieces of the city's destiny.
One more
chapter in the history of the northern fist
The
original manga, Fist of the Blue Sky, was written by Buronson and Nobuhiko
Horie, with illustrations by Tetsuo Hara. It was first
published in 2001 within the Weekly Comic Bunch magazine
until its closure in 2010, spanning 22 volumes. Although its
international distribution was limited, Gutsoon! Entertainment even
published a few volumes in English in 2003.
With the
end of Re:Genesis getting closer and closer, fans are
preparing to say goodbye to a work that, despite its interruptions, managed to
leave a mark within the Hokuto universe.
