The Japanese broadcasting corporation NHK will air a Fist of the North Star documentary on January 27. The title will be “Another Story: How the Fist of the North Star Came to Be“.
The Fist of the North Star ran in Shueisha’s Shonen Jump magazine from 1983 to 1988. The manga also had an anime adaptation that ran for 152 episodes from 1984 to 1988. The franchise also had a film in 1986, a live-action film in 1995, and an OVA in 2003. More Fist of the Stars anime adaptations have since followed.
NHK’s description of the documentary
“Fist of the North Star” is the gold standard of action manga and has remained popular over the past 30 years. This is the dramatic story of how three men came together to create a masterpiece.
Sources: Otaku USA
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