A hulking mashup of Bruce Lee and
Mad Max wanders through a ruined, post-apocalyptic hellscape, doling out summary justice. His means of dispatching his foes? A terrifying form of martial arts. A litany of secret techniques. In short: he makes bad guys explode like meat pinatas.
This is
Fist of the North Star, the iconic manga which kicked off a generation of imitators. A pulpy, earnest saga rife with revenge, redemption and gore,
Fist of the North Star has become a kind of miraculous cultural touchstone.
Now regarded as one of the most profoundly influential shōnen manga of all time,