Anyone seen Hokuto no Ken (Fist of the North Star)?

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Anyone seen Hokuto no Ken (Fist of the North Star)?

Postby NekoChan_C » Sun May 25, 2008 9:17 am

So... my fiance and I have been faithfully watching Hokuto no Ken... and it's such an awesomely (violent) nifty (violent!) and cool (VIOLENT!!!) show that I can't stop thinking about it! I get excited when it's time to sit down and take in a few episode of head exploding action... LOL... So, has anyone else watched it? Or even the horrendously horrifying horrible Live action flick that was based on it?

Thoughts, please!!! ^_^

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Postby Amzi Live » Sun May 25, 2008 5:23 pm

I've seen a couple of movies based on it.Heh,Jaden got me into it.:sweat:
He's the biggest fan of the series that I know of.
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Postby Fish and Chips » Sun May 25, 2008 6:50 pm

Never seen an episode of the Anime but I have read a couple chapters of the Manga.
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Postby Lilac#18 » Sun May 25, 2008 8:08 pm

I've seen it before. it's been a long time since I seen it. my uncle has the series and the anime movie.
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Postby Roy Mustang » Sun May 25, 2008 9:45 pm

I have seen it and that's all I'm going to say about it.


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Postby NekoChan_C » Mon May 26, 2008 7:55 am

Hmmm... is the violence (it IS gratuitous, I can admit...) but... is the violence what has offended, or the actual storyline?
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Postby Sammy Boy » Wed May 28, 2008 3:00 am

I think the general thrust of the storyline is not very offensive (good vs evil, one strong hero protecting the weak and vulnerable against those who would exploit others for selfish gain, etc.). In fact I love this kind of storyline, because I don't have to think too hard to understand the story (not that I mind stories with good twists, but at times I just want to "enjoy" the show).

But because of this kind of storyline, it almost always comes down to some kind of confrontation between the good guy and heaps of other bad guys.

It is very violent as you would say. Don't know if that helped at all?
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Postby termyt » Wed May 28, 2008 7:14 am

I saw the anime movie about 15 years ago. It was the most explodiest of movies I've ever seen. I'm pretty sure I understand where the motivation comes from to make a show that basically features martial arts techniques that simply cause people to explode in various ways, but I'm not sure it's a motivation I'd run with.
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Postby Fish and Chips » Wed May 28, 2008 11:16 am

Shin seriously needs some bad guys who last longer than their introductory chapter. One volume down and Kenshiro's already killed near everyone he has in reserve.
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Postby creed4 » Sat Jun 14, 2008 11:25 am

I've heard of it, but I think it went out of print before I could get it
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Postby Yuen Fei Lung » Thu Jun 19, 2008 7:33 pm

I know there are several different series of First of the North Star... can you guys tell me which is best to watch? Perhaps a link where I can purchase the first DVD?
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Postby NekoChan_C » Thu Jun 19, 2008 10:15 pm

Hmm... we're almost done with the first series, to which I give an enthusiastic thumbs up to... But again, bear in mind that the series is INTENSELY, GRAPHICALLY, EXPLICITLY VIOLENT!!!

If an episode has aired with less than five heads exploding... I feel cheated.

and it has some killer 80's J-Rock... They almost channel Phil Collins for one song... <3
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Postby Yuen Fei Lung » Fri Jun 20, 2008 4:27 pm

Haha! Gotta love 80's anime. I can't help but wonder if it's as violent as Berserk. Now that was a violent anime. More graphic than Berserk and I think I'd probably stay away. *L*
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Postby Fish and Chips » Fri Jun 20, 2008 4:31 pm

Fist of the North Star isn't nearly at Berserk's level of pure, unleaded violence of choice.
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Postby NekoChan_C » Fri Jun 20, 2008 5:59 pm

Fish and Chips (post: 1237351) wrote:Fist of the North Star isn't nearly at Berserk's level of pure, unleaded violence of choice.


REALLY?!?!?! *goes slightly starry eyed at the thought of something MORE amazingly grotesque than HnK*

Hmm... But is the Beserk anime better than the manga, or vice versa?
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Postby Fish and Chips » Fri Jun 20, 2008 7:57 pm

The Berserk Anime is essentially the distilled backstory of the Manga, so while it has a reasonably self-sufficient storyline, it has a dreadful cliffhanger where the ending should have been but wasn't.
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