Japan’s Horipro Stage theatrical production group has announced that it’s currently developing an adaptation of Fist of the North Star, the 1980s anime/manga classic about martial artist Kenshiro wandering a post nuclear-war world and protecting the weak with his pressure point-targeting punches and kicks. Even by ‘80s anime standards, Fist of the North Star is shockingly violent, but Horipro is planning not only to turn it into a stage play, but a musical as well.
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With 27 collected manga volumes and over 150 anime episodes, Fist of the North Star is a long series, and it’s unlikely the musical will adapt the entire saga.
“Fist of the North Star is a series that has been loved by so many people for such a long time.