New Fist of the North Star

In the 21st century, a nuclear war turned most of the Earth's surface into a desert wasteland, which also resulted in the contamination of the Earth's water supply. A man named Sanga has built the fortified haven of the "Last Land", where he rules as its dictator by monopolizing the city's uncontaminated water supply. When he learns that the neighboring residents of Freedom Village are trying to dig up a well for their own, Sanga sends his underlings to sabotage their effort. Kenshiro, master of Hokuto Shinken, gets involved in the conflict between the two regions after saving Tobi, an informant hired by Freedom Village.

{{further|List of Fist of the North Star characters}}

;{{nihongo|Kenshiro|ケンシロウ|Kenshirō}}

:{{Voiced by|Takehito Koyasu|Robert Kraft}}

:The successor of the assassin's art of Hokuto Shinken. He gets involved in the conflict between Last Land and Freedom Village after saving Tobi.

;{{nihongo|Tobi|トビ}}

:{{Voiced by|Akimitsu Takase|Christopher Loveless}}

: A wandering adventurer known for his intelligence service to the people, rescued by Kenshiro when the Sanga's scouting party ambushed him and other villagers searching for water. Tobi was searching his brother Bista while travelling from town to town. Later on, he incited a religious Jihad in the Lastland using his brotherly connection with Bista that eventually led to his downfall.

; {{nihongo|Bista|ビスタ|Bisuta}}, aka {{nihongo|Doha|ドーハ|Dōha}}

:{{Voiced by|Romi Park|Korey Simeone}}

: Tobi's amnesiac little brother known for his illusion and parlour magic. He was taken by Sanga and was presented to the common people of Lastland as a God. His amnesia was healed by Sara through acupressure though he still remained seriously wounded throughout the OVA.

; {{nihongo|Sara|サーラ|Sāra}}

:{{Voiced by|Yurika Hino|Katie Gillette}}

: A kind-hearted female healer in Freedom Village where she heals people with a passed-down knowledge of Hokumon no Ken through her parents. She uses a healing art which utilizes the body{{'}}s keiraku hikō points to heal her patients. Her life was saved by Seiji in the past when attacked by a feral dog.

; {{nihongo|Sanga|サンガ}}

:{{Voiced by|Unshou Ishizuka|John Paul Shephard}}

: The dictator of the city Last Land, known for being manipulative and ambitious. He was killed by Kenshiro towards the end of first episode. Initially, he was acted to be cruel towards his son Seiji, but later revealed that he did that because he wanted Seiji to become stronger in the harsh wasteland.

; {{nihongo|Seiji|セイジ}}

:{{Voiced by|Gackt|Adam Dudley}}

: An oathbreaker of the Hokumon temple, who has a love-hate relationship with his father Sanga. He took over Lastland while Kenshiro was away to Hokumon temple get medicine for Bista. It was revealed that he learned all the secret of Hokumon No Ken in less than three years. Committed suicide by pressing a fatal point in his body after ridden with guilt over his past crime.

;{{nihongo|Toki|トキ}}

:{{Voiced by|Hideyuki Tanaka}}

: The second of Kenshiro's eldest brothers, who intended to use Hokuto Shinken as a healing art. Appears in a flashback during the first episode of the OVA.

;{{nihongo|Ryu|リュウ|Ryū}}

: The orphaned son of Raoh, whom Kenshiro intends to train as his Hokuto Shinken successor. Appears in a flashback during the first episode.

;{{nihongo|Kokuoh|黒王号|Kokuoh-go|"Black King"}}

:Kenshiro's deceased horse. Appears in a flashback during the first episode.

The OVA grossed {{JPY|230 million}} ({{US$|{{To USD|230|JPN|year=2011}} million|long=no}}) in DVD sales, with a 200% return on investment. It earned {{JPY|150 million}} ({{US$|{{To USD|150|JPN|year=2011}} million|long=no}}) in overseas sales, exceeding domestic sales.{{cite news|script-title=ja:特集・コラム [ 映画ファンド ] －1－ 映画ファンドとは 話題作の「北斗の拳」から仕組みを探る|url=http://money.quick.co.jp/column/topics/moviefunds/11.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071219015739/money.quick.co.jp/column/topics/moviefunds/11.html|archive-date=2007-12-19 |accessdate=December 19, 2007|agency=QUICK Corp|date=February 8, 2007}}

The ADV Films' dub of the trilogy has garnered positive reviews from critics. Chris Wood of Toon Zone praised "Kenshiro is in fine form, and though the story may not blow you away, it’s plenty adequate to support the action"{{cite web|url=http://news.toonzone.net/article.php?ID=345|title="New Fist of the North Star": My Mind Is Already Blown (Review from Toon Zone)|accessdate=2007-09-03|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070926212331/http://news.toonzone.net/article.php?ID=345|archivedate=2007-09-26}} Mike Toole of Anime Jump says that New Fist is "flashy and a little cheap, but ultimately rewarding."{{cite web|url=http://www.animejump.com/index.php?module=prodreviews&func=showcontent&id=573|title=Anime Jump review of New Fist of the North Star|accessdate=2007-09-03|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20070926230036/http://www.animejump.com/index.php?module=prodreviews&func=showcontent&id=573 |archivedate = 2007-09-26}} Chris Beveridge of AnimeOnDVD.com was "very pleased with" the first episode,{{cite web|url=http://www.animeondvd.com/reviews2/disc_reviews/3249.php|title=AnimeOnDVD.com >> Disc Reviews >> New Fist of the North Star Vol. #1 (also w/box)|accessdate=2007-09-03|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930165618/http://www.animeondvd.com/reviews2/disc_reviews/3249.php|archivedate=2007-09-30}} but felt that the second episode could have been "much better written"{{cite web|url=http://www.animeondvd.com/reviews2/disc_reviews/3514.php|title=AnimeOnDVD.com >> Disc Reviews >> New Fist of the North Star Vol. #2|accessdate=2007-09-03|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930163751/http://www.animeondvd.com/reviews2/disc_reviews/3514.php|archivedate=2007-09-30}} and that the third episode was unnecessary and that the trilogy "could have been a lot tighter with a bit more streamlining of the script".{{cite web|url=http://www.animeondvd.com/reviews2/disc_reviews/3559.php|title=AnimeOnDVD.com >> Disc Reviews >> New Fist of the North Star Vol. #3|accessdate=2007-09-03|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930154839/http://www.animeondvd.com/reviews2/disc_reviews/3559.php|archivedate=2007-09-30}}

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• [http://www.obkikaku.com/north/index.html Shin Hokuto no Ken] at [http://www.obkikaku.com/ OB Planning] {{in lang|ja}}
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20170823213819/http://www.advfilms.com/titles/fistofthenorthstar/ New Fist of the North Star] at [https://web.archive.org/web/20140101054539/http://www.advfilms.com/ ADV Films]
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