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“Explores Jagi's tragic childhood and origins as a Hokuto brother and key villain in Hokuto no Ken.”
Hokuto no Ken: Jagi Gaiden
極悪ノ華 北斗の拳 ジャギ外伝
6.92
10,923 rank · 1,847 readers · 17 favorites
Shounen
Martial Arts
Action
Fantasy
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Synopsis
Explores Jagi's tragic childhood and origins as a Hokuto brother and key villain in Hokuto no Ken.
A deeper look at the childhood and history of Jagi, one of the four Hokuto brothers, and an important villain in the original Hokuto no Ken manga. Includes the one-shot: Volume 2: Hokuto no Ken: Ryuuken Gaiden
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9.5
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What 2 readers settled on.
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recommend
Score distribution
median 9.5
mode 9
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· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 9 “I am so glad that I read this...Now i more understand why is Jagi become person like he is.In first look ,i didnt like how it was draw,but in time,i liked it. very good manga,and every Hokuto no...”
- 10 “Wow. I didn't really check all the side stories for Hokuto no Ken but this is one of the few side stories that is it's own manga and IMO it even succeeds over the original in many ways. For those...”
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Long · 0%
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A Manga Publication
- Format 16 × 2 ch × vol
- Total read 2h 08m approx
- Published Dec 2008 – Aug 2009
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M8328 catalog