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mrsatan
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So happy to see FOTNS finally getting its proper accolades.
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R. Kasahara
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I nearly dropped the series after vol. 8 (what happens to a certain character towards the end was both abrupt and upsetting), but vol. 9... wow. The plot developments in that drew me back in. We'll see how it goes from here.
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FireballDragon
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No matter how many prepubescents try to trivialize this series by thinking that parroting a common Japanese interjection is a shortcut to a sense of humor (I remember when they thought imitating Dave Chappelle imitating Rick James made them funny, get off my lawn), it cannot be stressed enough how much works like Fist of the North Star laid out the framework for so many other modern shonen manga. A masterpiece of manga, plain and simple.
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Lord Geo
Posts: 2559 Location: North Brunswick, New Jersey |
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"Laid out the framework", not so much, since Fist was very much going off of what titles like Team Astro, Ring ni Kakero, Fuma no Kojirou, & Kinnikuman had done (& were still doing, in the last one's case) before it. However, Fist definitely refined it all into an "unrelated to sports" form that would allow shonen action manga to expand out into its own unique style & form, that's for sure. |
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Beatdigga
 Posts: 4382 Location: New York |
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Why can you say about this? A classic series at the height of its power and storytelling, still able to sell these classic villains as credible threats to Kenshiro, and creating an intense catharsis at the end of the arc. It’s a classic for a reason.
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dabanbo
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The irony of this being that the groundwork for Hokuto no Ken can easily be found in Tetsuo Hara's short-lived motocross manga Iron Don Quixote, which is what he worked on right before. The protagonist might only look somewhat like Kenshiro, but his older brother is practically 1:1 with how Hara drew Ken at the start of the manga, and the rival character may as well just be Shin. |
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Lord Geo
Posts: 2559 Location: North Brunswick, New Jersey |
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Hara is a follower of the Osamu Tezuka Star System, as he's known for reusing character designs (& sometimes just fusing some together), so that's not surprising. |
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Rai The Noblesse
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FOTNS is the 2nd most influential manga of the 80's, right after DB/Z..., but not many really know it
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