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Hokuto no Ken

Also known as Fist of the North Star.

Studio: Toei Animation , Discotek
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Sci-Fi

Nuclear war has devastated the planet, turning one fertile ground into a barren, inhospitable landscape on which mankind struggles desperately to stay alive. Society has collapsed and a fight for control wages between vicious dictators, super-powerful mutants, and biker gangs that terrorize the streets.

In a world so cruel and bleak, only the chosen one can restore civilization to its former self. Kenshiro - master of the Hokuto Shinken fighting technique; a martial art so awesomely brutal that only a single being can be entrusted with its full power!



Tags: Martial Arts , Post-Apocalyptic , Tragedy , Super Power , Male Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Shounen , Gangs , Cultivation , Gore , Heterosexual , Revenge , Henshin , Desert , Motorcycles , Torture , Astronomy , LGBTQ+ Themes , Archery , Bar , Cannibalism , Nudity

Hokuto no Ken Movie

Also known as Fist of the North Star Movie.

Studio: Toei Animation , Discotek
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Sci-Fi

Following a cataclysmic nuclear war, the world teeters on the brink of complete destruction. Civilization is polarized into a degenerate society where opposing packs of marauding scavengers prey on helpless, homeless nomads. For those who are lucky enough to survive the constant brutality and danger, it is a bleak existence. Life an death blur into abstractions. The only hope left for mankind is to find a hero worthy of becoming the next "Fist of the North Star" - an enlightened warrior - who is capable of leading those with the will to survive out of this barrenness into a new world. But in this savage no-man's land of shifting loyalties and power-hungry demi-gods, heroes are in short supply.



Tags: Shounen , Post-Apocalyptic , Martial Arts , Male Protagonist , Gore , Body Horror

Soukihei MD Geist

Also known as MD Geist - The Most Dangerous Ever.

Studio: Central Park Media , ADV Films
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Mecha , Sci-Fi

In the distant future, mankind has colonized other planets in the universe. While many planets lived in peace, the planet Jerra has been ravaged by decades of war. Geist is an M.D.S. (Most Dangerous Soldier), an enhanced human with unsurpassed combat capabilities and an insatiable lust for battle. Because of his uncontrollable nature, Geist is cryogenically frozen and locked in a satellite. Several years later, the satellite crashes and Geist wakes up from his sleep to engage in another war. This time, to help the army stop the planet's central computer from activating a doomsday device that will lead to total annihilation of all life on Jerra.



Note: A Director's Cut version was released on March 1, 1996, containing a new Intro and Outro leading into the sequel

Tags: Anti-Hero , Motorcycles , Post-Apocalyptic , Military , Gore

Vampire Hunter D

Also known as VAMPIRE HUNTER D.

Studio: Ajiado , Trans Arts , Movic , Studio Kyuuma , Ashi Productions , Studio Live
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Fantasy , Horror , Sci-Fi , Supernatural

10,000 years in the future, the world has become a very different place; monsters roam the land freely, and people, although equiped with high tech weapons and cybernetic horses, live a humble life more suited to centuries past. The story focuses on a small hamlet plagued by monster attacks and living under the shadow of rule by Count Magnus Lee, a powerful vampire lord who has ruled the land for thousands of years. When a young girl is bitten by the Count and chosen as his current plaything, she seeks out help of a quiet wandering stranger, D. It so happens that D is one of the worlds best vampire hunters, and he takes it upon himself to cut through Magnus Lees many minions, and put an end to the Count`s rule.



Tags: Vampire , Body Horror , Primarily Adult Cast , Travel , Monster Girl , Male Protagonist , Post-Apocalyptic , Orphan , Ghost , Gore , Heterosexual , Ojou-sama , Dystopian , Female Protagonist , Love Triangle , Guns , Assassins , Werewolf , Nudity

Hokuto no Ken: Raoh Gaiden Junai-hen

Also known as Fist of the North Star: The Legend of the True Savior: Legend of Raoh: Chapter of Death in Love.

Studio: Toei Animation , TMS Entertainment , Sound Cadence , Discotek
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure

The first part of the new Hokuto no Ken pentalogy (3 Movies, 2 OVAs). Kenshiro is the heir of the legendary martial arts known as Hokuto Shinken, which can kill a man with a single blow, by striking the pressure points in the enemy's body. Hokuto Shinken can be passed only to one successor at a time. When he was chosen as the successor, he parted ways with his brothers, Toki and Raoh. The former decided to use what he knew of the art to cure people... while the latter has chosen to use his supreme strength to install peace in the world by power.
Kenshiro is accompanied by Lynn and Bart, and the movie's story begins when an overlord starts kidnapping children to use them as slaves for building his own pyramid...



Tags: War , Tragedy , Gore , Male Protagonist , Revenge , Shounen , Martial Arts , Post-Apocalyptic

Hokuto no Ken: Yuria-den

Also known as Fist of the North Star: The Legend of the True Savior: Legend of Yuria.

Studio: TMS Entertainment , Discotek
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama

The second part of the new Hokuto no Ken pentalogy. The story of this OVA centers around Yuria.



Tags: Female Protagonist , Martial Arts , Post-Apocalyptic , War , Military , Desert , Shounen

Hokuto no Ken: Raoh Gaiden Gekitou-hen

Also known as Fist of the North Star: The Legend of the True Savior: Legend of Raoh: Chapter of Fierce Fighting.

Studio: Toei Animation
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Romance

The third chapter of the pentalogy (3 Movies + 2 OVAs). A retelling of Kenshiro's final battle with Raoh.



Tags: Military , Martial Arts , Post-Apocalyptic , War , Shounen

Hokuto no Ken: Toki-den

Also known as Fist of the North Star: The Legend of the True Savior: Legend of Toki.

Studio: TMS Entertainment , Discotek
Status: Finished
Genres: Action

The fourth part of the new Hokuto no Ken pentalogy (3 movies, 2 OVAs).

Tags: War , Shounen , Martial Arts , Post-Apocalyptic , Tragedy

Shin Hokuto no Ken

Also known as New Fist of the North Star.

Studio: OB Planning , ADV Films , Kitty Film , Sega Games , Sentai Filmworks , A.C.G.T. , Pastel , SEGA , Nippon Crown , Coamix , eFrontier
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Sci-Fi

In a post-apocalyptic Earth, the water has become entirely toxic, except for some kept safe in a reservoir. A fortified zone has been created by a man named Sanga, he calls it The Lastland. A group of villagers have discovered safe water, and Sanga wants it. He and his band of killers go to kill everyone and steal it. As they do a mysterious man apperes out of nowhere, instantly killing some of Sanga's men. His name is Kenshiro, and he can beat any man with his martial art, Hokuto Shin Ken. Sanga will do anything for the water, and Kenshiro will do anything to try and stop him.



Tags: Male Protagonist , Martial Arts , Shounen