The Internet memes, "Omae wa mou shinderu", literally meaning "You are already dead", and "Nani" meaning "What" emerged to the non-Japanese world.
American Wrestler John Cena has said that Fist of the North Star is his favourite anime movie.
One of the gangs is known as Warriors, likely in reference to the Walter Hill film of the same name.
Kenshiro is the only charachter that appears in all episodes of series
To comply with TV censorship laws, character deaths are visually obscured. Blood splatters are replaced with glowing white splashes while body explosions are depicted in shadow form.