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57. Fist of the North Star
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@GavsEvans123

I put this next to DBZ on purpose, unlike the other shows that have things in common and just happen to be next to each other. Its far more consistently good (though Ive heard bad things about FotNS too) and the anime just feels better as an adaptation, though I havent read the manga to compare. Kenshiro is an amazing protagonist. He has a great sympathetic backstory, hes easy to cheer on, and hes a total badass. Hes almost too good, except that he does lose against major villains and fails to accomplish most of his major goals for most of the series. Most importantly, Hokuto Shinken is just super awesome and seeing all the enemies explode is hilarious. Makes all the fights good, even the ones against mooks. The show starts off pretty episodic, and while that does get old after a while, its still fun seeing Kenshiro destroy everyone. The story, once it starts, is all great stuff. Kenshiros brothers are all great characters, and I especially love Tokis story. He gets to do the most badass stuff in the series (which is very impressive considering who his costars are) and generally has the most emotional parts too. Raoh is great as the main antagonist and manages to feel like a real threat. The show succeeds in almost every way, with just a couple flaws. First, the pacing can be pretty slow. Not quite on the level of the original DBZ, but a step down from the original manga, Im sure. Second, the animation is not very good. I mean, old stuff in general didnt have the best animation, but this takes quite a few shortcuts, and a lot of the fights are minimally animated. Would be cool to see this get a full budget remake, though Im sure thatll never happen. Anyway, would definitely recommend it to all the shounen fighting fans out there! Or check out the manga if thats your thing, Im sure its great too.
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