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“Post-apocalyptic Earth: Kenshiro defends villagers' safe water from Sanga's killers using Hokuto Shin Ken.”
New Fist of the North Star
新・北斗の拳
6.93
5,059 rank · 16,449 viewers · 24 favorites
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Martial Arts
Shounen
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Synopsis
Post-apocalyptic Earth: Kenshiro defends villagers' safe water from Sanga's killers using Hokuto Shin Ken.
In a post-apocalyptic Earth, the water has become entirely toxic, except for some kept safe in a reservoir. A fortified zone has been created by a man named Sanga, he calls it The Lastland. A group of villagers have discovered safe water, and Sanga wants it. He and his band of killers go to kill everyone and steal it. As they do a mysterious man appears out of nowhere, instantly killing some of Sanga's men. His name is Kenshiro, and he can beat any man with his martial art, Hokuto Shin Ken. Sanga will do anything for the water, and Kenshiro will do anything to try and stop him. (Source: ANN)
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Derived from 10 sampled reviews
6.1
/10
What 10 viewers settled on.
75%
recommend
Score distribution
median 6
mode 5
σ 1.70
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.70 · some divergence
The polarity gap
5.3 pts
Recommenders 8.3 · others 3.0
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Score over time
↑ 3.10
Running avg · May 2009 → Aug 2024
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· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 9 “This OVA was probaly like a side story for Fist of the north star that was based on the novel that was written by Buronson called Fist of the North Star: The Cursed City. Story (8/10) It's just a...”
- 8 “Fist of the North Star, one of the first series/movies I'd ever seen. Basically story is post-apocalyptic with martial arts being the main defense/offense for all rogue citizens. There are certain...”
- 8 “First things first. My "reviews" system is explained on a blog entry. Which can be found through my profile. ------ OKAY THEN. I accidentally refreshed the bloody page while writing this review, so...”
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- Format 3 × 58′ eps × min
- Total runtime 2h 54m all episodes
- Aired Jul 2003 – May 2004
- Source Ova media type
- Rated R+ Mild Nudity
- Ref. BS-1227 catalog
Produced by
- OB Planning Producer
- Kitty Films Producer
- Sega Producer
Licensed by
- ADV Films Licensor
- Sentai Filmworks Licensor