<Li> Hokuto no Ken: Ichigo Aji </Li> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Anime and Manga portal </Td> </Tr> <P> Fist of the North Star (Japanese: 北斗 の 拳, Hepburn: Hokuto no Ken, lit . "Fist of the Big Dipper") is a Japanese manga series written by Buronson and illustrated by Tetsuo Hara . Serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump from 1983 to 1988, the 245 chapters were initially collected in 27 tankōbon volumes by Shueisha . Set in a post-apocalyptic world that has been destroyed by a nuclear war, the story centers on a warrior named Kenshiro, the successor of a deadly martial art style known as Hokuto Shinken, which gives him the ability to kill most adversaries from within through the use of the human body's secret vital points, often resulting in an exceptionally violent and gory death . Kenshiro dedicates his life to fighting against the various ravagers who threaten the lives of the weak and innocent, as well as rival martial artists, including his own "brothers" from the same clan . </P> <P> Fist of the North Star was adapted into two anime television series produced by Toei Animation, which together aired on Fuji TV and its affiliates from 1984 through 1988, comprising a combined total of 152 episodes . Several films, OVAs and video games have been produced as well, including a series of spin - offs centering on other characters from the original story . </P>

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