Glass Heart 34 Report post Posted November 15, 2010 I think most of you already know or have at least heard of Fist of the North Star (Hokuto No Ken), a very violent manga but also a strong story with a lot of deep emotions and symbolism. Recently, a new saga of films and OVAs have been made around the Hokuto No Ken universe. I have seen three of them (they're five) and... they are great, absolutely great ! The original anime series (derivated from an excellent manga) was a complete disaster, but this time the adaptation is wonderful, with great animation and a strong story (even better than the manga). Three movies have been made: the first two are a retelling of the main conflict between Kenshiro (the savior of the post-apocalyptic world) and his brother Raoh (the ruler of the post-apocalyptic world) and the last one is focused on events taking place before the beginning of the manga/series. Additionnally, two OVAs have been made: one focusing from the point of view of Yuria (Kenshiro's long lost love) and one from the point of view of Toki (the dying brother of Kenshiro and Raoh). Resuming Fist of the North Star to its violence would be absurd: it's a story of love and tragedy between many strong and charismatic characters in a world of chaos and free violence, where everyone follows his own path to find a future for the rebuilding world, whatever it may be. The french posters of the DVDs (these films don't exist in english): L'Ere de Raoh (The Era of Raoh - Movie 1) http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51UEVnbZ1FL._SL500_AA300_.jpg http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51t-Wrq7QNL._SL500_AA300_.jpg L'Héritier du Hokuto (The Heir of Hokuto - Movie 2): http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51ZnExc960L._SL500_AA300_.jpg http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51CJW0o3pXL._SL500_AA300_.jpg La Légende de Kenshiro (The Legend of Kenshiro - Movie 3 but Episode Zero in fact): http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51V7vIZyNWL._SL500_AA300_.jpg http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51iK1sOxjtL._SL500_AA300_.jpg La Légende de Julia (The Legend of Yuria - OVA 1): http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51wsUtOs6EL._SL500_AA300_.jpg La Légende de Toki (The Legend of Toki - OVA 2): http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51ZCm5qF4gL._SL500_AA300_.jpg Trailers and music clips: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEkH-V2Cf1U&feature=player_embedded http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSOsrD-jfPo&feature=player_embedded http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDPXmf4Crdg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bt8p8G7GY6s http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYDxxtsxckg&feature=player_embedded http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQDdeVebJFk&feature=related Additionally, the openings and endings of the TV series (two of them are the official musics of two of the movies): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fo7jH23J1h0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vaYlfxR6qRI&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKRAP3BP45w http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVrLaMQ-CKA Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
