Legends of the Dark King: A Fist of the North Star Story
北斗の拳 ラオウ外伝 天の覇王
“Prequel to Fist of the North Star: Raoh's brutal conquest to reshape post-apocalyptic world through Hokuto Shinken mastery.”
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Prequel to Fist of the North Star: Raoh's brutal conquest to reshape post-apocalyptic world through Hokuto Shinken mastery.
In the wastelands following the great nuclear war, a legend grew of a man. “Hokuto No Ken.” The Fist of the North Star. Master of a legendary fighting technique. A man of impossible strength and endurance. Yet before Ken claimed the title of the Fist, there was another master, trained in the art of Hokuto Shinken, the King of the Fist, the Divine Fist of Heaven. Raoh: the ultimate assassin, the ultimate warrior. This is the story of the world before Fist of the North Star, and how one man took the future of a savage world into his deadly hands and reshaped its destiny. Not as a hero but as a conqueror. For in the mind of the man called Raoh, the only way to save Mankind is to grind it under his giant heel! The greatest battle is about to begin in Legends of the Dark King ~ Fist of the North Star! (Source: Sentai Filmworks)
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- 7/10 “The plot is decent and offers a refreshing change of pace by focusing on Raoh’s empire-building rather than the franchise's typical combat-heavy formula. However, the animation is subpar with...”
- 7/10 “The story is simple yet strong, featuring enjoyable battles, satisfying art, and excellent voice acting. While the narrative occasionally suffers from silly, over-the-top character moments like the...”
- 6/10 “I appreciate that the series successfully maintains the dark, post-apocalyptic atmosphere essential to the Hokuto no Ken franchise. However, the narrative is overly predictable and repetitive,...”
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Reel · 01 Cat. №BS-3698
- Format
- 13 × 24′
- eps × min
- Total runtime
- 5h 12m
- all episodes
- Aired
- Oct 2008 – Dec 2008
- Fall 2008
- Source
- Tv
- media type
- Rated
- R
- 17+ (violence & profanity)
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- BS-3698
- catalog