by The second promotional video for the short anime “Fist of the North Star: Elegy of the Fist King’s Army’s Minions,” based on a spin-off of the popular manga “Fist of the North Star,” has been released on YouTube.
The film depicts the exploits of the familiar “minions” from “Fist of the North Star,” and the promotional video is full of dynamism, using a video technology called “Animatica” to fully capture the manga’s appeal.
“Fist of the North Star: Elegy of the Fist King’s Army’s Weapons” depicts the exploits of the familiar “weapons” from “Fist of the North Star.” In the year 199X, the protagonist Nobu finds employment with the Fist King’s Army, a hazardous workplace where more people die than apply.
The game features a variety of unique weapons, including a gun disguised as an old woman, the Uyghur prison warden of Cassandra, and the Holy Emperor’s “man who disinfects filth.”
Each episode of the anime will be a short, five-minute animation, with Daisuke Miura serving as animation director and Doraku producing. Voice actors include Hiro Shimono as Nobu, Shinnosuke Hai as Zaku, and Masaaki Yano as Birds. Shinya Takahashi will be in charge of narration. It will be broadcast on AT-X and TOKYO MX from January 5, 2026.
“Fist of the North Star” is a manga written by Buronson and illustrated by Hara Tetsuo, which was serialized in “Weekly Shonen Jump” (Shueisha) from 1983 to 1988. Set in a post-nuclear war world ruled by violence in the year 199X, the story follows Kenshiro, the successor to the legendary Hokuto Shinken assassination fist, as he grows up and fights against powerful opponents, including his brother Raoh.
It was adapted into a TV anime in 1984, recording a peak audience rating of 23.4%. It became a social hit with famous lines such as “You’re already dead.” An anime movie and an original video animation (OVA) were also produced. It was also made into a musical, which became a hot topic. The total number of copies of the comics published is over 100 million. It has also been announced that a new anime, “Fist of the North Star,” will be broadcast and streamed in 2026.
