Kenshiro is not done. The first cour of the
new Fist of the North Star anime (Hokuto no Ken) concluded
its fourteenth episode on June 26, and on the same day Warner Bros.
Japan confirmed that there will be more: the second cour will
arrive in 2027. The announcement was accompanied by a teaser that previews
episode 15, the first of the new stage of the story.
The new adaptation, produced in celebration
of the manga's 40th anniversary, uses CG animation and the
production team has described the project as being more faithful to the source
material than previous adaptations. The first cour started on April 10, 2026
and was available on both television and streaming platforms worldwide. The
teaser for episode 15 offers the first look at how Kenshiro's story
will continue, his confrontation with the powerful masters of the apocalypse
and the figure of Raoh, who has proclaimed himself king of the new
world.
The opening "Hallelujah" is
performed by Alexandros, while the ending theme is a remix of
Crystal King's "Ai o Torimodose!!" from the original
anime, performed by Toshl. The combination of a new song with the
reinvented classic establishes the sound identity of a production that seeks to
honor the legacy while renewing its presentation.
The Production Team
Hiroshi Maeda is directed at TMS Entertainment,
with Kazuma Ogasawara as assistant director. Kazuhiko
Inukai oversees the scripts and Naoki Hisatsune designs
the characters. The music is composed by Yuki Hayashi, with
collaboration with NIA Animation, Kishida and Studio
BACU in the production.
About Fist of the North Star
Fist of the North Star (Hokuto no Ken) is a manga by Buronson and Tetsuo
Hara published in Weekly Shonen Jump between 1983 and
1988. The story takes place in a post-apocalyptic world where Kenshiro,
successor to a lethal martial art, roams a nuclear wasteland protecting the
weak while facing other combat masters and figures from his past, including his
"brother" Raoh. The first anime adaptation aired between
1984 and 1988 with 152 episodes in total, becoming an absolute benchmark in the
action genre. The new CG series is the most ambitious project in the franchise
since then, and the confirmation of a second cour ensures that the story will
reach some of its most anticipated moments.
