The upcoming new Fist of the North Star anime has received a trailer and a few other reveals.
Koji Yusa and Saori Hayami have been cast as Shin and Yuria, respectively, with the characters also receiving image visuals. Additionally, it was announced that the production credits include:
• Director: Hiroshi Maeda (Genesis of Aquarion compositing director)
• Series composer: Kazuhiko Inukai (Bakugan: Armored Alliance)
• Assistant director: Kazuma Ogasawara
• Character designer: Naoki Hisatsune (Magic Kaito 2010 sub-character designer)
• Animation director (written in katakana): Koji
• Music composer: Yuki Hayashi (My Hero Academia)
• Production cooperation: NIA Animation and Kishida Studio BACU
• Animation production: TMS Entertainment
Fist of the North Star is set to premiere in 2026. It is a new adaptation of the manga written by Buronson and drawn by Tetsuo Hara, in which Kenshiro, a master of the Hokuto Shinken martial art, becomes a savior in a post-apocalyptic world devastated by nuclear war. The manga was serialized in Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump from 1983 to 1988.
The 1980s saw the release of a two-season anime series and an anime movie. A new series that comprised OVA and movies was later released between 2006 to 2008 with five installments. Fist of the North Star has also inspired other media like a 1995 live-action film, a stage play, and video games.
A novel titled Hokuto no Ken: Jubaku no Machi was published in 1996 and received a 2003-2004 three-episode OVA adaptation titled New Fist of the North Star.
A motion comic adaptation of the Elegy for the Henchmen: Fist of the North Star gag manga spin-off is set to premiere in January 2026.
Cast
• Shunsuke Takeuchi as Kenshiro
• Daiki Yamashita as Bat
• M.A.O as Rin
Source: Press release