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Be prepared to hear the abuse of this phrase yelled more than once, by yesmen that will be defeated at the hands of Ken. Ken the fist of the North Star romps to his love, Yulia the Nanto mistress (daughter of a Nanto Sei Ken master). Though much of the series is plagued by Ken ripping off his shirt & it coming back mysteriously after he is done fighting. This is actually some of Toei's best work in Hara Tetsuo's masterpiece of the dark mad-max like anime. Hokuto No Ken, a mostly 2-d look at humanity holds on to the feel of a ever grimming society in the hands of mad men...just like now!! Hold on for the ride panned & plauged with techniques like "Hundred Crack Fist of the North Star" or "Flying Defensive Fist of the North Star" or "Five Finger Explosive Burst" or my personal favorite "The Hundred Wave Slash of the North Star". Just remember its still better than DBZ/GT.

WW3 has come & gone. The world lay ravaged, raped by mankind & its wars. Humanity must battle & survive the attacks of the mutated & horrid outlaws of the "new" world. One man armed with only a fighting man's knowledge that even puts "kebono-oko" or "kame-senin" to shame beyond belief. Hokuto Shin Ken [North Dipper Godfist]a powerful ancient age old (2000 yr) martial art passed only from father to son(s). The hero of this tale drenched in blood & honor, is Kenshirou Kasumi the 64th successor to Hokuto Shin Ken. In this tale the kind hearted Ken & his love Yulia were attacked by his former friend Shin of the opposite style of Nanto Sei Ken [South Dipper Sacred Fist] who is hell bent on taking the lovely girl. Yulia is stolen by Shin & Ken is left with seven scars in the shape of the Big Dipper on his chest. Ken's sole goal is to defeate Shin, but finds this adventure leads down a winding path to the death of his friends, family conflict, more & more death, & the loss of his true love. This anime has much social context & then some worth checking out especially if you are a fan of fighting series. Though this isnt DBZ/GT it is a good & to me a better series sticking to the point & what the show was about Ken, the soveriegn Fist of the North Star & how a man's yearn for love will take him to hell & back. "Give the devil my regards"-Kenshirou