Legends of the Dark King ~ A Fist of the North Star Story/Hokuto no Ken Raoh Gaiden: Ten no Haoh
Genres: Action Objectionable content: Intense Plot Summary: This Fist of the North Star series focuses on the formation of an empire, specifically a hegemony, by an inheritor of the fist of the north star, Raoh. Accompanied by his two loyal comrades Souga and Reina, as well as a mysterious woman named Sakuya, Raoh will begin this journey of conquest while at the same time trying to prove his own way of thinking. Number of episodes: 13 Vintage: 2008-10-02 to 2008-12-25
Well, I havenāt seen the original, and going by the first episode I just watched, Iād say itās pretty self-explanitory and doesnāt require any previous seires, though my opinion of that may change as it goes along.
I do have to say though, Iām really liking the soundtrack thus far.
Though it does remind me of Klaus Badelt & Han Zimmerās PotC soundtracks, which isnāt a bad thing, since I really enjoy them as well.
Yeah, itās prequel of sorts. So you should be able to watch this without seeing the original. And from what Iāve been told, it may be better to have not seen FOTNS first. Apparently they made some changes to the character that some were not happy about.
I got FOTNS in a set with Neo-Tokyo cheap at the Best Buy 50% off sale in March. I think the two-pack only retailed for $14 or so. It shouldnāt be hard to find with a reasonable price. Considering itās three parts each close to an hour itās not a bad deal.
Bought and seen this. I enjoyed this very much. Though itās suppose to take place in a post-apocalypic future, this had a more ancient times feel to it. More Conan/Kull than Mad Max/Deser Punk.
Watched the first episode on VOD tonight, and I was pleasantly surprised. Yeah it was certainly no masterpiece, but it was enjoyable enough. Plus, big props for exploding people. Thatās pretty kick ass!
Now that I have all the missed episodes up to date, I can finally get caught up.
Iām up to Ep #11 on the VODā¦
I donāt know who to be more mad at:
Reina for running off on her own and making Raoh come after her (and did he do that out of sense of duty or a sense of affection?)
Sounga for getting fatally wounded (now heās gonna die in two months!);
Sakuya, for telling Reina that she loves Raoh, and then getting caught at going to see the Emperor (forgot his name)
Ryouga for getting hurt because heās supposed to be stronger
The Emperor for being sneaky AND for using children as slavesā¦
That Bluish/Purple Fairy guyā¦ no, waitā¦
Raoh, for letting that Bluish/Purple Fairy guy go, so that he could double back and attack his āOfficeā
I like this anime a lot and I find myself caught up in it and rewinding it to look it over again to make sure that Iāve seen everything correctly. I really didnāt think Iād like it this much.
Each time I watch a show of this series, I get into a debate with myself over the power to rule, govern, and the founding of a true realm, kingdom, and empire.
Roah does indeed have the power to rule. Might does make policy. But, unless something changes and he does something smart, as soon as he dies from old age, his kingdom would fall like a ton of bricks with everyone fighting over the scraps. He does not know how to govern.
That seems like itās kind of the point of the seriesā¦ heās not ultimately qualified to rule because as he gains more and more control he becomes obsessed with it and changes as a person. You could draw direct parallels to a lot of people in modern politics if you wanted (probably both in the US and Japan, and elsewhere too, at that).
ā¦or should I say in how this didnāt end?
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Sakura dies by intervening in Raohās and Southerās battle by determining neither of them has what it takes to rule. Each are lacking something (āloveā and āsorrowā) which I suppose Kenshiro has. So the two agree to disagree and make piece (this is how it was spelled in the subtitles - lol).
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Souga (who I thought was dying) proclaims that heās ānot that easy to killā and knows that his sister is in love with Raoh. But thatās ok, because I think he has something going on with Ryuga.
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I thought the bluish/purple guy (whoās name is Juda) was dead, but no, heās alive and Souther took him away so they can scheme for another day.
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Kenshiro, who we never got to really see, brought down Cassandra prison and broke Toki out. Andā¦? And??? Well, yippee-ki-yay. The showās over now. Big deal.
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Is there a damn sequel??? :unsure:
I agree with you, Slow. It was a little disappointing.
However, since Sakura made that statement, I assume we are left to guess that Kenshiro wins it all. But it would have been nice to know for sure.
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And Slow - lol - loved your āyippee-ki-yayā!!
But for however it ended, I enjoyed the series as a whole much more than I thought I would.
is kenshiro the hero from the first āfist of the north starā? im not sure what the hell that kinda ending wasā¦ but it was overall an interesting series
