Fist of the North Star

"You are already dead." - What Kenshiro says at the end of EVERY. FUCKING. FIGHT.

"ATATATATATATATATATATA!!!" - What Kenshiro says at the beginning of EVERY. FUCKING. FIGHT.

This article is awesome. Do not fuck it up.

Gaze at his manly eyebrows of justice and shit yourselves, evildoers.

Setting aside the fact that it's manga and anime and thus Weeaboo for a moment, this is the single manliest show in existence. If you got Vance Motherfucking Stubbs, Colonel "I Ripped Off an Eldar Farseer's Leg and Beat Her to Death With It" Straken, General Sturnn, Gabriel Angelos, and Commissar Fuklaw, Khârn and every World Eater in existence to come together and produce a show using only their pure manliness, this is dangerously similar to what they would probably come up with. Except what they'd come up with would not be Weeaboo and would probably feature more Steve Blum and Scott Fucking McNeil. But this show was created by an acupuncturist who wanted to make a manga about Martial Arts. LOLWUT?

The result is a show that whilst loaded with moralfaggotry (and often ironic moralfaggotry), manages to be so in a way that makes it fairly entertaining, which is something that a lot of other works trying to moralfag (I.E. Chick Tracts) fail miserably at. Which is somewhat humorous and ironic as a lot of the series' religious aspects are based on a sort of warped version of Buddhism. Which is made even more humorous by several characters bringing up the Christian afterlives (such as Heaven and Hell), then again, considering that the world got blown the fuck up, it stands to reason that a lot of religious belief systems would get a little twisted.

Whenever people think about martial arts in animu the first thing that will come to mind for a lot of people is Dragonball Z; many wapanese see this as the beginning of all fighting animu and their respective cliches. As well as a source of memes-a-plenty. Interestingly, however, Fist(ing) of the North Star - also known as Hokuto No Ken - pre-dates it by nearly half a damned decade. Long before Nappa asked Vegeta about Goku's power level or when nigra Cell charged his lazer, or when everyone's power aura ripped up the earth for 10 episodes and destroyed planets, there was:

FIST(ING) OF THE NORTH STAR.

Fist of the North Star was notable for several reasons when it hit - it started several of the common cliches for works that would follow (both animu and otherwise), such as huge muscle-bound dudes beating the shit out of each other, guys fighting whilst observers sit around gawking and do the equivalent of running commentary on the fight, and dozens of memes (THE HORSE IS AMAZING). It also broke about a dozen or so ongoing cliches all its own just to fuck with conventions - it was jaw-droppingly violent, dealt with a lot of mature subjects in a fairly impressive way, and it actually developed its villains rather than made them evil for evil's sake, which was kind of rare at the time.

To get an idea of what this was like, imagine the movie the Road Warrior, with Australia replaced by somewhere in Asia (they never quite elaborate on where, replace Mel Gibson with a Space Marine-sized version of Bruce Lee, and give him a martial art that makes peoples' heads explode. Now set him up against villains who make the above seem moderate in contrast.

Fist of the North Star is a series taking place in a post-apocalyptic world wherein mankind has descended into barbarism and the strong prey upon the weak. Into this horrid world, there is a man who is trained in a martial arts style called Hokuto Shin Ken, which is centered around punching people using their pressure points and causing them to explode in fountains of gore, like an Angry Marine feeding someone a Plasma Grenade. This man is Kenshiro, a genuinely good-hearted protagonist who protects the weak and who is searching for his Fiance, Yuria. And it only gets more epic from there. The series leads across a dizzying array of support characters and antagonists, ranging from hilarious and uplifting to terrifying and tragic.

Like Eisenhorn for the 40K universe, this work is known for its genuinely touching moments as well as its fuckawesome action sequences and hilariously over-the-top violence. It all-but-single-handedly broke the "men aren't allowed to cry" schtick of the 1980s, bringing us the source of MANLY TEARS that would eventually give rise to the Manly Marines.

Paradoxically, so much is in the series that was simply absent from other works of the time, that it stands on its own, like Rogue Trader, even to this very day. Even minor characters are well-developed and well fleshed-out - even the fucking horse. The villains are monstrous (often being as depraved as people can get), but are very human characters and you get a sense of how far they've fallen to get that way. The setting is dark and disturbing, but has bits of genuinely uplifting moments and more than a few bits of hilarity brought about by the dry humor of several characters (Mostly the Protagonist, Kenshiro, and supporting cast members Bat and Rei).

It is a work of such power and depth that it truly transcends its medium. It's a powerful show - as well as a hilariously awesome campaign setting for GURPS or d20 Modern if you want to take it to its extreme, and several fa/tg/uys have already done so.

Chuck Norris wishes he was anywhere near as awesome as any of the protagonists in this series. Even the fucking horse.

Even Khorne tolerates this series, despite the moralfaggotry, weeaboo-ness, and the fact that the Blood was openly censored (by making it glow white, which usually worked, but occasionally resulted in comic gold) in order to get the show past censors and allow it on network TV in its anime format. Presumably the huge body count the show had helped sway the blood god's opinion.

Plot

Near the end of the 20th century, a nuclear flame engulfed most of the Earth's surface, reducing most of the world into a vast desert wasteland. The survivors of mankind banded together in tribes in order to fight over the few supply of uncontaminated food and water still left in the world, with the strong often preying on the weak. Kenshiro, the successor of the assassination art known as Hokuto Shinken, wanders the wasteland after being separated from his fiancee by a rival martial artist. Accompanied by two young children, Bat and Lin, Ken becomes a savior to the weak and innocent from the various gangs threatening their survival. Throughout the course of his journey, Kenshiro encounters various formidable rivals and adversaries, ultimately culminating with Kenshiro's eldest adoptive brother Raoh, an oppressive tyrant who challenges Ken for the right of the Hokuto Shinken succession.

Several years afterward, Kenshiro reunites with the now grown Bat and Lin in order to stand up against a corrupt Imperial Army. The three, with the help of other rebels, manage to expose a conspiracy within the Imperial Army to keep the Heavenly Empress (Lin's estranged twin sister, Lui) imprisoned. The Empress is saved, only for Lin to be taken to the "Land of Asura", a country of warriors where only the mightiest survive. Kenshiro crosses to Asura in pursuit of her, only to find himself fighting against the three generals who rule over the land. Kenshiro finds himself fighting not only against his own blood brother Hyou, but also Kaioh, Raoh's own brother. After defeating Kaioh, Kenshiro goes on a few further adventures with Raoh's orphaned son, Ryu.

Fist of the North Star and /tg/

Fist of the North Star is considered one of the only manga/anime works that /tg/ will openly tolerate, if only because it's widely considered fucking awesome and 100% distilled manliness, despite the fact it's main character screams like a version of Bruce Lee crossed with Doomrider when attacking. General gist is that it's about the only manga/anime /tg/ will openly tolerate, and that's fucking unique.

Suffice to say, there's a few amusing examples of Fist of the North Star's influence on /tg/.

It is often joked that one of several commanders of the Manly Marines is a reference to Kenshiro (he is).

Additionally, the infamous Ranger build, which /tg/ used to break 4e before it even came out, Kenshiro Cascadero "Rattata" Orcuslayer, is named for Kenshiro.

If this isn't enough, several DMs have run humorous and hilarious campaigns in GURPs and d20 Modern by using Fist of the North Star as an example. The combination of a post-apocalyptic world and the fact that the martial arts the protagonists and antagonists use is a form that makes people explode (unless they are using Nanto Seiken, in which case it tears them apart in a matter similar to an Eversor) is a bit of curiosity that has never truly gotten old.

Kenshiro and assorted faggots aside from Roah

KENSHIRO: The main character's name is Kenshiro, who possesses the legendary "Hokuto Shin Ken" fighting style. By punching or poking the correct areas, Kenshiro can make opponents' heads (or any other body part he so chooses) explode by internal pressure, often with results that can only produce lulz. But his signature move which spawned imitations that go on to this day is the "Hokuto Hyakuretsu-Ken" technique which is moonspeak for AAAAAA ATATATATATATATATATATA!!! Basically this attack is Kenshiro screaming like a little girl and punching his opponent in a fury of 1,000 fists.

This attack seems to have the same effect on enemies as hitting them just once (causing their head to explode) but just makes it better due to the delay of the head-explosion enabling Kenshiro to deliver his famous line: "You are already dead." Which is listed above.

Other notable attacks in Kenshiro's arsenal include:

• Hokuto Zankai Ken: He makes you fucking explode, but gives you time to think about what you've done first.
• Hokuto Ujou Mosho Ha: He makes you fucking explode peacefully.
• Ganzan Ryozan Ha: He makes you fucking explode.
• Goshi Retsu Dan: He makes your hands fucking explode.
• Ten Ha Kasatsu: He makes you fucking explode, but with lasers.
• Muso Tensei: He goes through you like a ghost, then makes you fucking explode.

KENSHIRO'S TRUSTY SEX TOYS:

Bart:

He exists for no other reason than to drive around and spout out one liners while looking like a faggot. Everyone hates this son of a bitch. His one reasonably amusing moment as a kid comes later when he pulls off a hilarious troll move in copying Kenshiro and trolling some of Juda's troops. By the sequel to the series, he mans up stops being a faggot, but it doesn't really make up for his initial appearances. He appears to have stolen his headwear from Dragon Quest 2.

Lynn:

The medium through which Kenshiro vents his sexual frustration along with Bart, she exists for no other reason than to screech on how awesome Kenshiro is. She is also apparently telepathically connected to Kenshiro and can contact him by emitting a high pitched squeal. You could write a book on possible interpretations on that and still have them all connected by obvious pedophilia.

Yuria:

Kenshiro's girlfriend, though pretty much everyone on Earth wants to fuck her. She gets stolen away by Shin (to be discussed later), only to attempt to become an hero after being unable to handle the deaths of countless innocents that Shin caused for the lulz. She only reunites with Ken at the very end of the first series (yes, there are two, but the second one sucks major ass), and she ends up dying of radiation sickness anyway, but Raoh uses his pressure point magic to ensure she has enough time to enjoy at least a few more years with Ken first.

GOOD GUYS WHO AREN'T KENSHIRO:

Shuu:

A blind practitioner of Nanto Sei Ken. Unlike most Nanto users, he is actually quite manly, and is the sworn protector of a small village. He kicks so hard he can split people in half, and eh fucks with Souther and doesn't afraid of anything. Sadly, Souther is the reigning king of assholes and captures Shuu, forcing Shuu to prove his manliness by carrying a block of stone that probably weighed at least 100 tons on his shoulders up the stairs of a huge pyramid, and makes it to the top despite having enough blood spurting out of him to start a bar for vampires, courtesy of Souther taking pot-shots at him with a bow. What a dick. Shuu takes the moralfag route, carrying this huge-ass rock for the sake of some kids, but earns points for being harder to kill than even Juza.

Shuu's a bit more developed with some of the manga's spinoffs; he lost his eyesight when Kenshiro first encountered the Nanto and challenged them. Shuu was the one he fought - and Kenshiro got his ass kicked. By demands of his fellow masters, Shuu was told to finish him off, but chose instead to claw his own eyes out and force the others to shut the fuck up through a display of balls-out self-sacrifice.

Rei:

Not to be confused with TEH REI, Rei is a pretty boy martial artist who uses Nanto Suicho Ken, a style that lets him wave his arms in FABULOUS ways while yowling like a dying cat, and as a result, slices his enemies to bits. His first appearance in every version of the series has him pose as a woman with a cloak, using his Nanto Suicho Ken to cause air currents to maintain the disguise, which he then uses to rob (and murder) a group of bandits of their food and supplies.

Hilariously, he winds up being fucking manly in his own right.

He becomes friends with Ken after Ken helps him save his sister. Later on he pulls a noble move and tries to kill Raoh so Kenshiro doesn't need to fight him, and nearly succeeds (he would have if Raoh's aura and what he had learned from Amiba hadn't given him insight onto what Rei was about to do), but Raoh nails him in a pressure point that will cause him to die in agony within three days. Knowing he's doomed, Rei shows balls worthy of an Imperial Guardsman, uses his remaining time to hunt down and fuck up Juda's shit (for the sake of Mamiya, who Rei fell in love with) while his body is being slowly torn the fuck apart by what Raoh caused. Juda, being a fucking pussy, flees repeatedly, hoping to pull a Tankred vs. Donovan and win by default, but Rei buys himself one more day with help from Toki, and catches Juda off-guard, turning him into HNK's equivalent of Abaddon by chopping his arms off. Rei dies soonafter, like a man, sealing himself away in an abandoned house so that his companions need not see him die, at peace with himself and with the world.

Mamiya:

A former slave of Juda's who had the pleasure of watching the psychotic Ronald McDonald look-alike murder both of her parents and then abduct her for his harem. After she escaped, Mamiya returned to her village and learned how to fight, proudly entering the fray on behalf of her village in order to kick some ass, in spite of her -4 Str. She gets a bit sweet on Kenshiro when the two meet, but is largely oblivious to Rei, who actually gives a damn about her. Naturally Kenshiro is kind of hung up on Yuria, so Mamiya keeps her distance. She gets captured by Juda later on, who wants to welcome her back with a spree of delicious rape, but Rei turns Juda into hamburger and encourages Mamiya to live her life and seek happiness. So she does and GB2Kitchen.

Mamiya's played up for uselessness in the anime compared to her manga appearance, which had her killing people fairly brutally with blade-festooned yo-yos, grenades, and sharpened metal stakes. Conversely her appearance in the anime is studded with her being captured repeatedly and generally being about as useful as a grot.

Toki:

ALL PRAISE BE TO POST-APOCALYPTIC KUNG FU JESUS!

Raoh's biological younger brother and the guy who would have been the successor to Hokuto Shin Ken if he hadn't contracted radiation poisoning. He looks exactly like Jesus and is a pacifist. However, he can bring the thunder and uses a form of Hokuto Shin Ken which he modified so it causes you to orgasm to death whilst you explode, ergo ensuring you feel no pain as you die. He gets killed by his radiation poisoning after attempting to stop Raoh. Not to be confused with the superior Toki Wartooth from Metalocalypse, a show approximately as manly as HNK (if not more so). He is apparently Asian, despite having white skin and blue eyes.

Juza:

Juza is the king of trolls. A self-taught master of his own martial arts style, Juza serves Yuria and is Raoh's ultimate foil, providing lulz and win whilst Raoh offers naught but SRS. His exploits include hitting Raoh with Eggs, stealing his lunch, telling Raoh to kiss his ass in front of his entire army, stealing Raoh's horse, calling Raoh a dickhead in front of everyone, and when being tortured by Raoh, giving the colossal Khornate superman the finger. Raoh murders him brutally (natch), but Juza proves so balls-out difficult that Raoh is actually moved by his attempt to stop him and orders his men to give Juza a respectful burial.

EVIL BASTARDS WHOM YOU MIGHT ACTUALLY CARE ABOUT:

Raoh:

Otherwise known as the Psyker Kung-Fu Antichrist, Roah is Ken's adopted brother and generally looks like a mix between Ghenghis Khan and Chaos Champion after he becomes a warlord. He is also the proud owner of the Horse who kills for the lulz. He's so bad-ass that he declares himself Ken-Oh, which quite literally means "King of Fists."

Raoh is a huge, overly-muscled bastard who also knows Hokuto Shin Ken, though he's so huge he can overwhelm his foes through sheer muscle. Like Souther, he wants to rule the world, and has an army of countless men to help him. He kills numerous good guys no one cares about, but ultimately gets his ass handed to him by Kenshiro, but an-heroes by simply raising his fist in the air and screaming really loud. Because Raoh and/or Kenshiro killed just about every other antagonist in the fucking series, This results in everyone left alive (and that's a short list) living happily ever after, albeit more than a bit physically and emotionally scarred by everything that happened. In Japan, Raoh has a huge fan base, so much that he has his own spinoff anime, and even had an IRL funeral.

He obviously worships Khorne. And has more blood running through his veins than any human being should rationally have, but hey, this is FIST(ING) OF THE NORTH STAR, a series powered by bullshit. Just like these things, most enjoy it specifically because of this.

Souther:

Also known as Thouzer depending on your localization (it's pronounced the same either way). One of the only characters in the series Raoh genuinely fears. Born with Dextrocardia, a condition in which his heart is on the opposite side, all of Souther's pressure points are reversed, ergo meaning that he is virtually invulnerable to the Hokuto style of pressure-point-striking-make-body-explode punches. A master of Nanto Ho-oh Ken, the strongest of the Nanto styles, Souther's power is virtually unmatched and he reigns over a huge stretch of territory without an ounce of pity, empathy, or mercy. Basically, he's what Failbaddon could do if the fucker actually applied himself. The self-proclaimed Holy Emperor, Souther rules Commissar-style, openly executing anyone who pisses him off and using slave labor to construct a massive pyramid as a declaration of his power. His army clashes with Raoh's countless times, and though Raoh's superior troops usually ensure victory, the fact that Souther is damned-near-invulnerable to most has done a bang-up job of keeping Raoh in check.

Ironically, Souther actually has a fairly impressive background despite being a complete monster of the most despicable sort. Nanto Ho-oh Ken successorship demands that the student kill their teacher, and Souther killing off his master (the only person he ever gave a shit about) left him a bitter fuck of a man who abandoned all humanity for the sake of ambition. Ironically, when Kenshiro finishes Souther off, he unwittingly sets things up so that nothing lies between Raoh and total domination of the world.

Juda:

A Slaaneshi champion in the Hokuto No Ken universe, Juda feels he's the most beautiful thing in the fucking universe and is a colossal dick, on par with Eldrad. Notorious for resembling a steroid-using androgynous Ronald McDonald, Juda is a colossal dick who makes hundreds of people suffer for the sake of his own ego, mostly because he was jealous of how graceful Rei's style was. He keeps a harem of girls to worship his perfection (and kills any that resist), and is a notorious backstabber, making a lot of the minor villains in the series seem pleasant by comparison. A double-agent and traitor to his own school, Juda is a Nanto master working for Raoh, though he puts forth a facade that he's working for Souther. In truth, he's playing both sides.

Juda's dickery and being a colossal faggot gets him what he deserves when Rei hunts his ass down, forcing Juda to flee repeatedly and use every despicable tactic in his arsenal to Tarpit Rei, throwing dozens of his own men to their deaths to slow Rei down for a few seconds. Seeing a chance to stop Rei, Juda detonates the dam providing the water supply to Mamiya's village, miring both Rei and himself in water and ergo hindering Rei's footwork by ensuring that Rei's superior mobility is hindered, and he has his men prepare to dump low-level radioactive contaminants into the water to not only potentially poison Rei (knowing his constitution is weakened from the ongoing effects of Raoh's pressure-point stab) but to render the village uninhabitable. Kenshiro stops Juda's men, and Rei drives his arms through Juda's shoulders, ending his reign of douchebaggery.

Amiba:

Amiba was some dude who studied Nanto Suicho Ken with Rei and lost the successorship to him. Wanting to help people, he sought out Toki because he wanted to learn Hokuto Shin Ken for its use as a healing art, but because Toki is not the rightful successor of Hokuto Shin Ken, Toki refused. Amiba tried to learn it on his own through study and practice later, but failed and nearly killed some people, causing Toki to make him look like an idiot in front of everyone. Amiba harbored a serious grudge and with help from Jagi later, impersonated Toki and started experimnenting with Hokuto Shin Ken on people, learning new pressure points and techniques the old-fashioned way (trial and error). Raoh provided Amiba with a slew of test-subjects in exchange for Amiba giving Raoh insights on what he found out. Basically, he became a post-apocalyptic Joseph Mengele. Kenshiro fights him and at first, thinking he's Toki, isn't really able to bring himself to kill him, but when Rei shows up and points out who he is, Amiba gets his ass kicked harder than a Guard player facing down three Manticore Rocket Launchers.

Amiba was notably gayed-up in the Anime, replacing his kinda tragic backstory with him being a whiny bitch. He remains, however, both hilariously fucked-up and an inspiration to Dark Eldar Haemonculii everywhere.

Jagi:

Third of the Hokuto Brothers, Jagi was a bad student and skipped out on class occasionally to be a biker, and went into a deep melancholy after some dickheads killed his girlfriend. Needless to say he lost the successorship and was kind of pissed about this, confronting Kenshiro and challenging him. Ken kicked his ass, so Jagi brought a shotgun to a fistfight, and Kenshiro kicked his ass even harder, nearly causing his head to explode, but Jagi got medical treatment in time, though his face was horrifically scarred by the encounter, causing him to look about half as hideous as Games Workshop's attempts to make female models' faces. He disguised himself with a mask and to be a complete asshole, ruined Kenshiro's rep by scarring himself similar to how Shin scarred Kenshiro, and then going around and committing rape, murder, and arson. Suffice to say, Kenshiro tracks him down and fucks his shit up. He does, however, have a badass intro and one of the most iconic lines of the entire anime: "SAY MY NAME!!"

Shin:

Ken's blonde half-brother and practitioner of Nanto Sei Ken, the opposing style to Hokuto Shin Ken. Jealous that Ken won the right to bang Yuria, he beat the shit out of him, then stabs seven holes in his chest, giving Kenshiro his signature seven scars. After that, he steals Yuria away. Kenshiro ultimately comes back and beats the shit of him. But before he can die, Shin reveals that Yuria is already dead, and Shin an heroes to avoid the humiliation resulting from dying via Ken's techniques.

BUT THERE WAS MORE! Yuria wasn't really dead and Shin was trolling Raoh the whole time, since Shin realized that Yuria'd never feel the way for him that he did for her. Shin was voiced by Steve MOTHERFUCKING Blum and Michael McConnohie in the movie. Michael needs to do a voice for Warhammer 40K.

Heart:

The most badass fatass ever seen, and one of Shin's minions. After he has his men kill numerous escaping slaves, Kenshiro gets filled with RAGE and kills all of Heart's men, then attacks him. At first, Ken's attacks are ineffective due to Heart being so fat, but after a creative use of ATATATATATATATATA, Ken makes Heart explode.

Hilarity and Win

Humorously: Both Dragon Ball Z and Hokuto No Ken's Manga formats made their first appearance in the same damned monthly magazine, Shonen Jump, which would, in turn, lead to the absolutely hilarious game that can never, in a billion years, be released outside of Japan, Jump Ultimate Stars.

Reviews

DESPITE THE FAGGOTRY OF THE MAIN PROTAGONIST... AND ALMOST EVERYONE ASIDE FROM ROAH, AND EVEN HE GETS THE FAGGOTRY ON... FIST OF THE NORTH STAR SHALL BE SPARED THE WRATH OF THE BLOOD GOD! FOR THE BLOOD SPILLED DURING ITS SYNDICATION IS ALMOST ADEQUATE ENOUGH TO PLEASE ME!!! SUCH IS THE DECREE OF THE LORD OF BATTLES!!! - Khorne, the Blood God

"This show, along with Araghast's example, made me badass again!" - Lord Eliphas the Inheritor

"Amiba encouraged me to follow my dreams of being a complete bastard and experiment on sentient creatures!" - Dark Eldar Haemonculus

"HENCEFORTH ALL USERS OF DUAL POWER FISTS IN THIS CHAPTER WILL LEARN HOW TO DO THAT FUCKING RAPID-PUNCHING THING OR SO HELP ME I WILL DISCIPLINE YOU." - Temperus Maximus, Angry Marine Chapter Master.

"It's hilarious." - Cegorach, the Laughing God

"This ALMOST got near the body count I made during my Dominion of Fire." - Angron

"I know a certain cowardly Black Legion fuckwit who could learn how to stop failing and be a man from this. I say "could" because I don't think even this work could motivate him to not suck. But he could fail less often at least, which would be a fucking start." - Huron Blackheart

"I think those purple-armored faggots take their fucking fashion tips from that Juda guy." - World Eater Chaos Marine

/TG/'s RATING

FIGHTING - 6: Unlike Dragonball Z, characters don't spend ages talking about how they're gonna fight or spend whole episodes powering up. So, there's there's lots of actual fighting to be had.

GURO - 9001: No wait, scratch that. The 'fights' in this show basically Kenshiro waving his hands in a general direction and everyone who were supposed to hate explodes in a spray of gore. Except for special cases at the ends of episodes. Khorne likes this show only because of this. Even the horse engages in wholesale slaughter.

Gayness - 9001: As is mandatory for all animu reviewed by /tg/. But Bart carries this one all his own.

Character Depth - 9001: Even the fucking Horse has a detailed fucking backstory. The villains are huge dicks, and this is improved by fleshing them out, to make them more human in spite of them being cockbags. This makes their inevitable comeuppance that much more satisfying and meaningful; an example of what good fucking villains should be like.

Mecha - 1: What giant robots? Kenshiro does punch a WWII-era T-34 Light Tank to scrap, however if it counts.

Manly Tears - 11: This show practically invented them. Some of the scenes in the show are so moving that even the manliest of Neckbeards are moved to tears (Rei's death and Raoh's fight vs. Toki both being well-known points for this). You can sniffle this once. Even Angry Marines are stirred into a slightly-more-reserved anger than usual.

Moralfaggotry - 11: Kenshiro's view of morality is shoved down your throat further than the cock of a forum admin. Fortunately when he does it, it's often done well (I.E. on someone who fucking deserves it) or absolutely fucking hilarious, as it is in this. Even so, it at least attempts to show how moral rightness is not just whimpering in the corner talking about love. It actually shows how to be forceful in the name of righteousness.

Lulz - 7: Despite Kenshiro's rampant moralfaggotry, many innocents die in this series is truly hilarious manners.

HOW TO TROLL FANS

Normally, /tg/ doesn't vilify something it likes, but, due to this being an anime and therefore, weeaboo, we feel it is our duty to provide the tools necessary to destroy it. Below are a few methods by which this may be accomplish, courtesy of the fine pedophiles of Encyclopedia Dramatica. Use therm as you see fit.

Warning: 1d4chan will not be held responsible for any Kenshiro-esque acts of violence you suffer as a result. Many of these fans are crazy motherfuckers. You've been warned.

• Say that Naruto, Dragonball Z, One Piece, and Bleach are better. Fans of FotNS loathe these animes even more than a regular person does, and will explode into a fit of nerd rage at any positive mention of them.

• Say that the second half of the series was far better. Most fans show a virulent hatred for any of the episodes after the death of Raoh.

• Predict that Fist of the North Star: Ken's Rage is going to suck. It's already out and got squarely above-average reviews. Complaining about Koei's proud tradition of making it Dynasty Warriors style (and thus having only its own worldset and such to differentiate it from other similar games), and pointing out that most of the DLC for it is entirely (highly expensive) additional costumes, however, is still fair game and openly encouraged.

• Say that Kenshiro/Raoh is NOT the essence of all that is man. (They aren't, but it serves to piss them off to no end. The proof of this is that Ken and Raoh lack beards and are Asian).

• Comment on how Kenshiro is flat and boring as a character. (We, at /tg/, do not really subscribe to this, but it serves to piss off hardcore fans brutally).

• Find or make porn of it. (Already done, go search Danbooru).