Additional cast members have been announced for "Fist of the North Star," a brand new anime produced to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the popular manga "Fist of the North Star," which was a huge hit in the 1980s. It has been revealed that Toru Nara will play Fox and Kozo Dosaka will play Hawk.
Fox is Jackal's right-hand man, and Nara said, "It's Fist of the North Star. It really is Fist of the North Star! I've been reading it every week since the serialization began. I looked forward to the next installment every single week. Of course, I've read the collected volumes many times as well. As a reader like myself, I'm grateful for the opportunity to be involved in the Fist of the North Star anime in the Reiwa era. I may not even need to put it into words, but I'm truly happy to be able to appear in it. Whether you're from the generation that read the original in real time or not, please enjoy this newly reborn Fist of the North Star! Thank you very much, yippee!!"
Hawk is Jackal's subordinate, and Dosaka said, "I've loved Fist of the North Star since before I aspired to become a voice actor, and ever since I decided to pursue that path, it has always been a work that I've wanted to appear in someday. The visuals are amazing, and the voice actors are all top-notch, so I'm truly happy that I was able to appear in even just one episode, and even get the name of a character, Hawk. I still remember how nervous I was when I was holding the script and delivering my lines in the scene where Kenshiro corners me and I try to betray my terrifying boss, Jackal. Hawk isn't a formidable opponent, but I hope you'll also take a look at how he dies."
"Fist of the North Star" is a manga series written by Buronson and illustrated by Tetsuo Hara, serialized in "Weekly Shonen Jump" (Shueisha) from 1983 to 1988. Set in 199X, in a post-nuclear war world ruled by violence, it depicts the growth of Kenshiro, the successor to the legendary assassination martial art Hokuto Shinken, as he battles formidable opponents including his brother Raoh. The manga has sold over 100 million copies worldwide. It was adapted into a television anime in 1984, becoming a social phenomenon with famous lines such as "You are already dead." Theatrical anime films and OVAs (Original Video Animations) have also been produced.
The new anime will feature Shunsuke Takeuchi as Kenshiro, Daiki Yamashita as Bat, M・A・O as Rin, Koji Yusa as Shin, Saori Hayami as Yuria, Wataru Takagi as Jagi, Tsuguo Mogami as Toki, and Taiten Kusunoki as Raoh.
It airs every Friday at 1 AM on TOKYO MX and BS11, and is exclusively available worldwide on Prime Video. There are some differences in the direction between the Prime Video version and the television broadcast; the uncensored streaming version shows the violence and grotesque parts as they are. The milder version broadcast on television is suitable for all ages.
