The Worst Episodes of Fist of the North Star

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   6.1/10(53 votes)

   #1 - Battle Makes a Man! The Gates of Confrontation Have Finally Opened

   S1:E172/14/1985

   Shin gathers his entire army for a meeting as he officially declares war against Kenshiro. Barcom, the General of King's army, tells his men how Ken defeated some of Shin's best fighters. Meanwhile, Yuria recounts to Saki how she came to be Shin's captive and his rise to power.

   Director:Atsunori Umezawa

   Writer:Hiroshi Toda

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   Director:Atsunori Umezawa

   Writer:Hiroshi Toda
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   6.2/10(28 votes)

   #2 - Rei of the South Star Waterfowl Fist! Was a Man Who Died For His Friends!!

   S3:E227/10/1986

   Ken reflects on the life of his ally Rei, the man who sacrificed his life to save Ken.

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   6.2/10(28 votes)

   #3 - Shu of the South Star White Heron Fist! The Heaven Only Bestows Cruel Destinies!!

   S3:E247/24/1986

   Ken remembers Shu, a selfless man whose encounter with a young Kenshiro led him to his destiny.

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   6.3/10(28 votes)

   #4 - Yuda of the South Star Crimson Crane Fist! His Beautiful Smile Calls For Tragedy!!

   S3:E237/17/1986

   Ken remembers Rei's battle against his rival Yuda, the man who once tormented Rei's beloved Mamiya.

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   6.4/10(41 votes)

   #5 - Rei! I’ll Stop Your Tears with My Fist!!

   S2:E65/2/1985

   While pretending to be Ken's fiancee, Mamiya allows herself to be captured by Boss Fang under the condition that he releases Airi. However, Boss Fang does not keep his side of the bargain and forces Ken and Rei to fight each other for the safety of the women.

   Director:Shigenori Kageyama

   Writer:Unknown

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   6.4/10(28 votes)

   #6 - Holy Emperor Souther! Your Deep Affection Consumes You In Love!!

   S3:E257/31/1986

   Ken remembers Souther, the strongest of the Nanto Seiken masters.

   Director:Unknown

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   6.6/10(42 votes)

   #7 - The North Star’s 2,000-year Tragedy! I Can Hear the Fist King’s Footsteps!!

   S2:E198/22/1985

   While awaiting for Ken's return, Bat and Rin reminisce of their adventures with Ken and the people they met up until this point. Ken-Oh's Royal Guards arrive at Cassandra to regain their hold of the prisoners' morale.

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   6.6/10(30 votes)

   #8 - Shin of the South Star Sacred Fist! Risked Your Life For Love That Never Will!!

   S3:E216/26/1986

   While cremating Toki's and Ryuga's remains, Ken remembers where it all began - with his old nemesis Shin, the man who engraved the seven scars on his chest and once kidnapped his beloved Yuria.

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   6.7/10(51 votes)

   #9 - Villains! Ready Your One-Way Tickets to Death

   S1:E192/28/1985

   Ken is forced to return to Jeena village when Garekki of the Gold Wolf gang attempts to invade it, while Saki's elder brother, Temjina, escapes from Southern Cross, seeking to tell Ken of Yuria's whereabouts.

   Director:Umetaro Saitani

   Writer:Hiroshi Toda

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   Director:Umetaro Saitani

   Writer:Hiroshi Toda
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    6.7/10(31 votes)

    #10 - Conclusion of the Final Chapter - Now Revealed!! The 2000 Year History of the North Star!!

    S4:E273/5/1987

    A recap of Kenshiro's history from the day he first met Yuria as a child at the North Star Mind and Body Training Ground to his final battle against his eldest brother Raoh.

    Director:Renji Kawabata

    Writer:Shikichi Ohashi

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    Director:Renji Kawabata

    Writer:Shikichi Ohashi
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    6.8/10(54 votes)

    #11 - Count to Three! You're the One Who'll Die!

    S1:E151/31/1985

    Ken and his friend must save a haunted village from Zaria, a witchdoctor who uses a strange hypnosis technique that turns villagers into mind-controlled slaves.

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    6.8/10(41 votes)

    #12 - Tremble As You Sleep, Villains in the Valley of Night Fog!!

    S2:E44/18/1985

    Ken, along with Rei and Mamiya, venture into Night Fog Valley in order to confront Boss Fang, the leader of the Fang Clan. Boss Fang orders his right-hand man to do a background check on Ken and Rei.

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    6.8/10(41 votes)

    #13 - Villains Need No Graves! This Is the Hellish Cassandra!!

    S2:E188/15/1985

    Ken challenges Uighur, the Warden of Cassandra, at the prison's courtyard.

    Director:Shigenori Kageyama

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    6.8/10(28 votes)

    #14 - Protect the Merciful Mother of the South Star! Even If It's the End of the Five Chariots!!

    S4:E232/5/1987

    At Fudo's funeral pyre, the sole surviving member of the Five Chariots, Rihaku, remembers the sacrifices of his comrades as they fought to protect Yuria from Raoh.

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    6.9/10(103 votes)

    #15 - The Deadly Fist of Lingering Regret! The Future is Sighted in the Barren Desert!

    S1:E210/18/1984

    Ken rescues an old man named Smith from Spade, a member of the Four Jacks working for the King organization. The old man seeks to deliver a bag of rice seeds to his village, hoping to harvest them for the future. Ken and Bato take Smith to his village, unaware that Spade and his men are following them. Spade, who lost his eye during his initial encounter with Ken, attacks the village and kills Smith in retaliation. Unable to rescue Smith, an angry Ken kills Spade with a technique that makes their victim feel remorse before dying. After the battle, Ken plants Smith's seed over his grave.

    Director:Iku Ishiguro

    Writer:Shozo Uehara

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    Director:Iku Ishiguro

    Writer:Shozo Uehara
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    6.9/10(63 votes)

    #16 - Inverse Raging Fire Punch! There Are Too Many Who Must Die!

    S1:E1012/13/1984

    Ken ventures into Patra's lair at Dragon God Mountain to save the young villagers. There he faces Patra's partner Dragon, a firebreather who attempts to coerce Ken to his side.

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    6.9/10(43 votes)

    #17 - Sinners! Thy Name Is Fang Clan!

    S2:E34/11/1985

    When Mamiya's younger brother Ko is captured by the Fangs and publicly executed, Ken and Rei sets out to punish the ones responsible. Rei reveals his motive for searching for the Man with Seven Scars.

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    7.0/10(54 votes)

    #18 - Sing For Me, Villains! The Counting Rhymes of Hell!

    S1:E162/7/1985

    Ken is caught at the middle of a gang war between the Scorpions and the Snakes, each seeking to recruit Ken to their side.

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    7.1/10(59 votes)

    #19 - Villains! - Say Your Prayers Before You Die!

    S1:E912/6/1984

    Ken and his friends visit a village where young men and women are offered as slaves to Madam Patra, a local sorceress who controls the village's water supply.

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    7.1/10(62 votes)

    #20 - Villains!! Listen to the Blues of Hell!!

    S1:E1112/20/1984

    Ken and his companions meet Taki, an old friend of Bato. Taki takes them to his home village where Auntie Toyo, an elderly woman who takes care of orphaned and abandoned children, is trying to dig a well. Unaware to him, the Warriors biker gang led by Jackal have followed Ken, seeking to claim Toyo's village as their new hideout.

    Director:Unknown

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21. 

    7.1/10(50 votes)

    #21 - Nightmarish Full-Scale War! My Fists Pack One Million Volts!

    S1:E203/7/1985

    With Ken having learned the location of the city of Southern Cross from Temjina's dying words, Shin deploys a giant gunship as his last resource.

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    7.1/10(37 votes)

    #22 - Crimson Fist of Lotus Mountain! A Tragic Woman Born of the Times!!

    S2:E168/1/1985

    Uighur, the Warden of Cassandra, blackmails a female prisoner named Bella, the successor of the Ranzan Kurenaiken (the Crimson Fist of Lotus Mountain) style, to kill Ken and his friends.

    Director:Unknown

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    7.1/10(26 votes)

    #23 - The Capital of the South Star Trembles! The Two Brothers of the North Star Finally Arrive!!

    S4:E1612/11/1986

    While Kenshiro and Raoh are mutually approaching the Capital of the South Star, Rihaku tells his daughter Toh about Hokuto Shinken and the history between Kenshiro and Raoh.

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    7.2/10(90 votes)

    #24 - In the City Without Light, a Lone Fist Burns! The Furious Death by the Five Exploding Fingers.

    S1:E310/25/1984

    Bato spots Rin in a truck full of captured villagers being taken to the village of Dorado, which is occupied by the King gang. On their way there, Ken encounters two of remaining Jacks, Diamond and Club, who are torturing the villagers of Dorado. With Bato's help, Ken is reunited with Rin.

    Director:Unknown

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    7.2/10(83 votes)

    #25 - Attack the Bloody Cross! The Secret Technique, Death by Soft Strikes.

    S1:E411/1/1984

    Ken learns that the prisoners that were transported with Rin were taken to a prison camp in a nearby valley. Ken manages to break the imprisoned villagers free, but during their escape they're all slaughtered in an ambush led by Mr. Heart, the last of the Four Jacks. While Heart's excess flesh proves resistant to his attacks, Ken eventually uses a techniques which penetrates through his body. From his battle with Heart, Ken learns an important clue which reveals to him the identity of King.

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