A legendary fighter able to call on secret powers, he is an unrivaled practitioner of a martial art that fights violence with worse violence to enforce justice. Kenshirou is the man with the seven scars, the heir to the ancient martial art of Hokuto Shinken. He is the Fist of The North Star. Hokuto Shinken is a masterful technique, based on the secret energy points of the human body that enable life. By striking them in various sequences, the practitioner of Hokuto Shinken can manipulate a persons body. Strike one combination and you cure disease. Another, and you wipe a man's memories away. Strike another, and a persons body will rip itself apart...

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Alternative version: Hokuto no Ken (1986)
Sequel: Seikimatsu Kyuuseishu Densetsu: Hokuto no Ken 2
Alternative version: Shin Kyuuseishu Densetsu Hokuto no Ken Raou-den Jun'ai no Shou
Alternative version: Shin Kyuuseishu Densetsu Hokuto no Ken Toki-den
Prequel: Hokuto no Ken Raou Gaiden Ten no Haou
Side story: Shin Kyuuseishu Densetsu Hokuto no Ken Zero Kenshirou-den
Alternative setting: DD Hokuto no Ken
Other: Hokuto no Ken: Legend of Heroes
Prequel: Souten no Ken: Regenesis (2018)