DD Fist of the North Star

DD Fist of the North Star
Cover of the first volume of DD Fist of the North Star, published by Tokuma Shoten on June 20, 2011
DD北斗の拳
(DD Hokuto no Ken)
GenreComedy, slice of life[1]
Manga
Written byKajio
Published byTokuma Shoten
MagazineMonthly Comic Zenon
DemographicSeinen
Original runOctober 25, 2010 – June 25, 2016
Volumes8
Anime television series
Directed byKaijio
Written byShinya Umemura
Music byKazsin
StudioNorth Star Pictures
Original networkKansai TV
Original run January 11, 2011 – April 5, 2011
Episodes12
Anime television series
Directed byAkitaro Daichi
Produced byNaoki Miya
Music byJun Abe
Seiji Mutō
StudioAjia-do Animation Works
Licensed by
Original networkTV Tokyo
Original run April 2, 2013 – December 22, 2015
Episodes25
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DD Fist of the North Star (Japanese: DD北斗の拳(ディーディーホクトノケン), Hepburn: DD Hokuto no Ken) is a manga series written and illustrated by Kajio. It is an adaptation of Buronson and Tetsuo Hara's Fist of the North Star in a chibi art style.[3]

Plot

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The story takes place in an alternative world in which the nuclear war of 199X (in the original series) never occurred. Thus, Kenshiro, Raoh and Toki find themselves pitted against one another not just for the affection of the beautiful Yuria but also a part-time job at Ryuryuken Convenience Store. However, they must work together if they want to stand a chance against greater competition including the South Star District led by the manipulative Shin who also has a crush on Yuria.

Characters

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  • Kenshiro: The fourth Hokuto brother.
  • Toki: The second Hokuto brother.
  • Raoh: The eldest Hokuto brother.

Ryuryuken

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It is a convenience store.

  • Bat: A university student working in Ryuryuken.
  • Rin: A high school girl, and Ryuken's daughter.
  • Ryuken: Ryuryuken owner, and Rin's father.

Media

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Manga

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DD Fist of the North Star was first announced in 2008 as an anime to commemorate the 25th anniversary of Buronson and Hara's series.[4] However, it was first made into a manga, which started to be serialized in Monthly Comic Zenon by its first issue on October 25, 2010.[3][5] Its run was completed on the August issue released on June 25, 2016.[6] The individual chapters were collected into eight tankōbon volumes by Tokuma Shoten;[7] the first was released on June 20, 2011 and the last was released on August 20, 2016.[8][9]

Anime

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In December, through Zenon's February issue, an anime television series was announced to debut in 2011.[10] A Flash series,[11] it was directed by Kajio himself,[12] and aired on Kansai TV between January 11, and April 5, 2011, lasting 12 episodes.[13] The entire series was released on DVD by TC Entertainment on October 26, 2012.[14]

To celebrate the series's 30th anniversary, a second anime adaptation was announced in January 2013, through Zenon's March issue.[3] Produced by Ajia-do Animation Works under the direction of Akitaro Daichi, 13 episodes were broadcast by TV Tokyo from April 2, to June 25, 2013.[15][16] Four DVDs collecting the episodes were released between June 28, and September 27, 2013.[17] The anime was streamed by Crunchyroll; the first two episodes were available from June 4, 2013, with three more episodes streamed every week there after.[18] In December 2014, Sentai Filmworks announced the licensing of the series to the North American digital and home media market.[12] Sentai released it on DVD and Blu-Ray on April 14, 2015,[19] and also made it available through the streaming site Hidive, and on iTunes, Microsoft Store and PlayStation Store.[1]

In August 2015, a sequel series was announced through the sixth manga volume.[20] Featuring the same cast[20] and mostly the same staff,[15][21] the series was broadcast on TV Tokyo as part of a DD Hokuto no Ken 2 Ichigo Aji+ program along with the Hokuto no Ken: Ichigo Aji anime adaptation.[22] The first episode aired on October 6, 2015, and the twelve and last was broadcast on December 22, 2015.[23] It was licensed by Crunchyroll to be exhibited simultaneously with Japanese airing.[22]

References

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  1. ^ a b "DD, Fist of the North Star". Sentai Filmworks. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
  2. ^ Sentai Filmworks Licenses "DD Fist of the North Star"
  3. ^ a b c "DD Fist of the North Star Manga Gets More TV Anime". Anime News Network. January 23, 2013. Retrieved December 15, 2014.
  4. ^ "New Fist of the North Star Anime Projects Greenlit". Anime News Network. March 14, 2008. Retrieved December 15, 2014.
  5. ^ "Monthly Comic Zenon to Succeed Comic Bunch Manga Mag (Updated)". Anime News Network. October 12, 2010. Retrieved December 15, 2014.
  6. ^ "DD Hokuto no Ken/Fist of the North Star Manga to End in June". Anime News Network. May 25, 2016. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
  7. ^ "DD北斗の拳" (in Japanese). Monthly Comic Zenon official website. Archived from the original on September 12, 2014. Retrieved December 16, 2014.
  8. ^ "DD北斗の拳 ①" (in Japanese). Tokuma Shoten. Retrieved November 21, 2015.
  9. ^ "DD北斗の拳 ⑧" (in Japanese). Tokuma Shoten. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
  10. ^ "DD Fist of the North Star Manga Gets TV Anime". Anime News Network. December 24, 2010. Retrieved December 15, 2014.
  11. ^ "Anime/Manga Releases Delayed After Quake: Part II". Anime News Network. March 16, 2011. Retrieved December 15, 2014.
  12. ^ a b "Sentai Filmworks Licenses DD Fist of the North Star Spinoff Anime". Anime News Network. December 15, 2014. Retrieved December 15, 2014.
  13. ^ "D北斗の拳" (in Japanese). Kansai TV. Archived from the original on August 14, 2011. Retrieved December 15, 2014.
  14. ^ "DD北斗之拳" (in Japanese). TC Entertainment. Retrieved December 15, 2014.
  15. ^ a b "スタッフ・キャスト" (in Japanese). TV Tokyo. Retrieved December 16, 2014.
  16. ^ "これまでのお話" (in Japanese). TV Tokyo. Retrieved December 16, 2014.
  17. ^ "DVD" (in Japanese). DD Fist of the North Star official website. Archived from the original on February 24, 2013. Retrieved December 16, 2014.
  18. ^ "Crunchyroll to Stream DD Fist of the North Star TV Anime". Anime News Network. June 4, 2013. Retrieved December 16, 2014.
  19. ^ "North American Anime, Manga Releases, April 12–18". Anime News Network. April 14, 2015. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
  20. ^ a b "DD Fist of the North Star Gets New TV Anime in October (Updated)". Anime News Network. August 19, 2015. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
  21. ^ "スタッフ・音楽情報" (in Japanese). TV Tokyo. Retrieved December 16, 2014.
  22. ^ a b "Crunchyroll Streams DD Fist of the North Star II and Fist of the North Star: Strawberry Flavor Anime". Anime News Network. October 6, 2015. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
  23. ^ "これまでのお話". TV Tokyo. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
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