Fist of the North Star

Fist of the North Star, known in Japan as , is a Japanese manga series written by Buronson and illustrated by Tetsuo Hara. Serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump from 1983 to 1988, the 245 chapters were initially collected in 27 tankobon volumes by Shueisha. Set in a post-apocalyptic world that has been destroyed by a nuclear war, the story centers on a warrior named Kenshiro, the successor of a deadly martial art style known as Hokuto Shinken, which gives him the ability to kill most adversaries from within through the use of the human body's secret vital points, often resulting in an exceptionally violent and gory death. Kenshiro dedicates his life to fighting against the various ravagers who threaten the lives of the weak and innocent, as well as rival martial artists, including his own "brothers" from the same clan.