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This is because whilst the 2nd part introduces quite a few newĭetails, the numerous retcons, plot holes and overused tropes within Part 2 make it's entirety a disservice to the series when chapter 136 already gave the manga a solid, complete ending. Note: I will only be reviewing the first 136 chapters of the manga. Compared to it's peer in 80s Shonen Dragon Ball or the series it inspired, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, Hokuto no Ken has become vastly underrated today, despite it easily being one of the best series to come out of the Shonen demograph.
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Hokuto no Ken (Fist of the North Star) is a series primarily known in the west nowadays for over the top manliness, a few memes such as "Omae wa mou shindeiru" and it's anime movie being glorious, gory 80s action. Hokuto no Ken could easily be classed as a masterpiece, but, I personally like to consider it as a far from perfect - enveloped in a peculiar charm - timeless classic.
This weird approach makes him devoid of usual - intelligence-insulting - typicalities that main characters have, but in no way does it make him an ideal one. He is how he is throughout the entire manga, there are no surprises regarding him, and emotional response is mostly drawn from the way he affects other characters, never from him directly. You could say that he merely serves to keep things in motion, for it is very difficult to feel attached to his character. Be it certain situations in which he's depicted, how other characters perceive him, or his very personality. Kenshiro serves his purpose as an allegory for God. However, some of the revelations (motives) felt quite asinine, far-fetched, and should have been avoided completely. Even villains have more profound reasons behind their atrocious actions and leave you with a bitter taste in your mouth after they are killed. Side characters received excellent characterization and are easily relatable. However, his sense for proportions is a bit distorted, maybe those grandiose anatomical features were done with the goal of portraying magnificence or rather sheer force of certain characters, but even as such they remain off-putting at first and require getting used to them. From the very start and onward there's a steady improvement in his art, be it the post-apocalyptic scenery, facial expressions, or motion from panel to panel. The artistic impression will remain memorable, especially in the later chapters when Tetsuo improves his meticulousness and utilizes wide panels as best as possible. This was due to obvious money milking reasons, which prevented the possibility for fluid progression. Often will you feel that content was abruptly thrown in, rather than initially planned. Which extends throughout the entire manga, but more like a series of episodes which are all loosely tied together. It subtly indicates necessary human values, which are easily missed underneath its excessive violence. Hokuto no Ken tells a story about ambitious and brave men in a world where compassion and love would seem pointless. One would believe that it will be a vichyssoise of platitudes, but instead, it presents itself in a more qualitative fashion than works of today which are based on the same formula.
Hokuto no Ken has set many standards - as formulaic as they may be - that are still used today. To witness such influential work after so much time is a truly wondrous experience.
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