Fist of the North Star (Episodes 13 and 14)

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RevolverX
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Fist of the North Star (Episodes 13 and 14)

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Hokuto no Ken or Fist of the North Star as commonly known has had no shortage of adaptations since the manga ya-ta-ta-ta'd it's way onto the scene in 1983. There's currently an ongoing series on Prime using an interesting 3D modelling technique that aims to closely capture the look of the original manga. It's not everyone's cup of tea, but this is one of my favourite IP's ever so of course I'm glued to it.

On Friday, episode 13 drops, which gets into the Fang Clan story arc that see's Kenshiro and Rei fight together for the first time against a major adversary. He kidnaps Airi, Rei's sister, and eventually captures Mamiya as well, thinking she is Kenshiro's wife.

I suspect the scene will occur over both episode 13 and 14 given the length of the story, but basically Airi and Mamiya wind up bound and gagged at cliffside to watch Ken and Rei duke it out. I've added a few panels from the manga so you can get a sense of the scene. It also occurs of course in the original animated series, but the manga is better. As the new show is more manga-oriented, I expect this scene will be upgraded in animation as well soon.

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Re: Fist of the North Star (Episodes 13 and 14)

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Nice. Though I hate the art style of the new show it'll be interesting to see it adapted again.
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Re: Fist of the North Star (Episodes 13 and 14)

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The original series also had Lynn and another adult woman handgagged, I think it was episode 35.
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Re: Fist of the North Star (Episodes 13 and 14)

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https://taka04mina08.livedoor.blog/3024 ... 48349.html

The gagged part should be in the next episode (I never followed Hokuto no Ken that much so I'm not an expert)
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Re: Fist of the North Star (Episodes 13 and 14)

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Thanks for the share, Doc.

Based on these caps, and knowing that episode 14 is the last one of the season, it should conclude the Fang Clan story entirely as a proper stopping point before any additional narrative is tackled (Kenshiro's demented brother Jagi is next).

We should see the scene on Friday in this case. Given the caps, the scene should be faithfully recreated. I'm with Suicide in that the art style isn't really my thing, but this design of Mamiya is excellent. A much better configuration than the weird orange/brown/red/tan look from the first anime.
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Re: Fist of the North Star (Episodes 13 and 14)

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Preview is up for the episode this Friday, and as expected, it'll be good. They have the manga right down to the rolled up cloth gags.

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