The second cour for the Fist of the North Star: Hokuto no Ken anime series will debut in Japan sometime in 2027. The first cour began airing in Japan on April 10, 2026 and ran for 14 episodes until June 26, 2026.
A 15-second trailer previewing the anime’s upcoming 15th episode (which will kickstart the second cour) has also been released.
Hiroshi Maeda (Genesis of Aquarion compositing director) is directing the new Fist of the North Star anime series, with Kazuhiko Inukai (Bakugan: Armored Alliance) as series composer, Kazuma Ogasawara as assistant director, Naoki Hisatsune (Magic Kaito 2010 sub-character designer) as character designer, Koji (written in katakana) as animation director, and Yuki Hayashi (My Hero Academia) as music composer. TMS Entertainment is in charge of the animation production, with NIA Animation and Kishida Studio BACU credited with the production cooperation/CG production.
Meanwhile, the anime’s main voice cast stars:
- • Shunsuke Takeuchi as Kenshiro
- • Daiki Yamashita as Bat
- • M.A.O as Rin
- • Koji Yusa as Shin
- • Saori Hayami as Yuria
- • Yuichi Nakamura as Rei
- • Ruriko Aoki as Mamiya
Fist of the North Star: Hokuto no Ken is the latest anime adaptation of the post-apocalyptic manga series (known simply as Hokuto no Ken or Fist of the North Star) written by Buronson and drawn by Tetsuo Hara. It was serialized in Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump from September 13, 1983 to August 8, 1988. A total of 27 tankobon volumes were published in Japan. VIZ Media released the manga in English in hardcover format under its VIZ Signature imprint.
Fist of the North Star previously inspired two TV anime series and an anime film in the 1980s. A new series made up of OVAs and films was released between 2006 and 2008 with five installments. Other media include a 1995 live-action film, a stage play, and video games.
A novel titled Hokuto no Ken: Jubaku no Machi was published in 1996 and received a 2003-2004 three-episode OVA adaptation titled New Fist of the North Star.
A motion comic adaptation of the Elegy for the Henchmen: Fist of the North Star gag manga spin-off, titled Fist of the North Star: Elegy of Ken-Oh’s Army Grunts, was released in January 2026 and is returning with a second cour on July 6, 2026.
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Amazon’s Prime Video service licensed the 2026 Fist of the North Star: Hokuto no Ken anime for streaming in select countries and territories worldwide. It describes the main premise as:
In the year 199X, the world was engulfed in nuclear fire!! Yet…humanity somehow survived!! A lone man with seven scars on his chest emerges. His name is Kenshiro, heir to Hokuto Shinken. In a world where only the strong survive, Kenshiro forges a path with his iron fists!
Sources: Fist of the North Star Official X/Twitter, Anime News Network
