Fist of the North Star (北斗の拳 Hokuto no Ken, literally Fist of the Big Dipper) is a Japanese animated series based on the manga written by Buronson and illustrated by Tetsuo Hara.
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Dubbing History
The show was first dubbed in 1999 by Animaze for Manga Entertainment. Manga released the dub on VHS before stopping after 8 tapes covering 24 episodes. The other 12 dubbed episodes would air on Showtime Beyond in the US, and released on DVD across 6 Volumes.
The dub goes no further than Episode 36. Why it wasn't completed is unclear, though it seems Manga only licensed 36 episodes as a starting point and the home video sales likely didn't justify the cost of licensing further episodes.
Cast
| Image | Character | Seiyū | Voice Actor |
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| Kenshiro | Akira Kamiya | Lex Lang |
| Bart (Bat) | Teiyū Ichiryūsai | Gary Dubin |
| Lynn | Tomiko Suzuki | Sandy Fox |
| Raoh | Kenji Utsumi | John Snyder |
| Toki | Takaya Hashi | Kirk Thornton |
| Jagi | Kōji Totani | Peter Lurie |
| Ryuken | Junji Chiba | Simon Prescott |
| Shin | Toshio Furukawa | Steve Blum |
| Rei | Kaneto Shiozawa | Daran Norris |
| Julia | Yuriko Yamamoto | Mary Elizabeth McGlynn |
| Mamiya | Toshiko Fujita | |
| Airi | Arisa Andō | Dorothy Elias-Fahn |
| Zeed | Eiji Kanie | Joe Romersa |
| Spade | Tesshō Genda | Kirk Thornton |
| Diamond | Daisuke Gōri | Peter Spellos |
| Club | Kōji Totani | R. Martin Klein |
| Heart | Shōzō Iizuka | Joe Romersa |
| Joker | Shigeru Chiba | Richard Cansino |
| General Balcom | Seizō Katō | Beau Billingslea |
| Mad Sarge | Yasuo Tanaka | Jamieson Price |
| Colonel | Kōji Yada | Barry Stigler |
| Jackal | Masayuki Katō | Tom Wyner |
| Fox | Kōji Totani | Jack Hammer |
| Boss Fang | Takeshi Watabe | Simon Prescott |
| Amiba | Takaya Hashi | Kirk Thornton |
| Narration | Shigeru Chiba | Jonathan Cook (eps 1-27) | |
| Tom Wyner (eps 28-36) |
Additional Voices
Notes
- Even though many voice actors from the Streamline Pictures dub of the movie are present in this dub, none reprise their roles.
Transmission
| Date(s) | Channel | Country | |
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| 2002 | Showtime Beyond | United States | 
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| 2002 | Sci-Fi Channel | United Kingdom | 
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Video Releases
| Distributor | Year | Format | Contents | Region | Country | |
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| Manga Entertainment | 1999-2000 | 
| Episodes 1-24 | NTSC | United States |
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| 8 Volumes | ||||||
| 2003 | 
| Episodes 1-36 | 1 NTSC | |||
| 6 Volumes | ||||||
| Discotek Media | 2010-2011 | The Complete Series* | ||||
| 3 Volumes | ||||||
| 2014 | The Complete Series* | |||||
| 21 discs | ||||||
*Includes the undubbed episodes with subtitles.
See Also
External Links
- Fist of the North Star at the Internet Movie Database
- Fist of the North Star (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
