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Fist of the North Star: The Series - Vol. 1
Product Group: Video
Studio: Manga Video
ISBN: 6305338981
EAN: 9786305338987
UPC: 660200400231
VHS Tape
Running Time: 75 minutes
Original Release Date: 1998-01-01
Theatrical Release Date: 1998
Release Date: 1999-03-30
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
SKU: 000063
Condition: Fine
Comments: 6305338981 94 package; Viewed only once, this tape & its box are in very good. Your video will be carefully protected for transit in sturdy, weather-resistant packaging. We are prompt, efficient, communicative.
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Customer Reviews
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Hokuto Shinken wa muteki da
Rating  (5)
Date: 2001-06-19
0 out of 1 customers found this reveiw helpful
This martial arts series, made almost 20 years ago, is still one of the most popular anime in Japan, and for good reason. The soundtrack, voice acting, and action are all top-notch. It follows the story of Kenshiro, the inheritor of the Hokuto Shinken martial art, and the savior of the post-apocalyptic world the story takes place in. Hokuto Shinken is an art that shatters the opponent from within, causing their body to explode. Needless to say, the anime is ultra-violent. All fans of anime and action should buy this, but don't buy the dubbed version.
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Messed up by Manga Entertainment!
Rating  (1)
Date: 1999-12-27
5 out of 7 customers found this reveiw helpful
This is the popular TV-series based on the manga by Buronson (story) and Tetsuo Hara (art). The story follows the manga very, very closely. Each chapter has been turned into one episode and partly it seems as if the manga was actually used as the storyboard for the animators. The animation quality is not that good since this is, after all, a TV series from 1984. There are more quiet, even thoughtful moments and beautiful depictions of post-apokalyptic rural life than in the theatrical movie (which was released in 1986). NOTE: Everything I have written so far is based on the ORIGINAL VERSION and not on the one released by Manga Entertainment. Manga Ent. replaced the complete soundtrack (on both the dubbed AND the subtitled versions!) with material from underground "musicians" like 4Hero, Tek9, Sonar Circle, Seiji, Alpha Omega and DJ Stretch! - the cover of this video credits Reinforced Records for the music which is simply the record label all these artists have contracts with! In addition to that they cut the entire opening sequence and replaced it with a crude "rock video" that shows numerous images of exploding heads etc. probably to attract those who liked the movie only because of its over-the-top violence. The ending sequence was also altered: They replaced the original Japanese song with a newly composed, US-produced "song" with differt Japanese lyrics. To tell you the truth, I kicked this video into the garbage can right after viewing it. It might still be acceptable if you have never seen the original, unadulterated version but I nonetheless recommend you avoid this one at all costs!
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All of you are reviewing the wrong thing.
Rating (5)
Date: 1999-12-25
1 out of 2 customers found this reveiw helpful
These reviews are for the Motion Picture. I don't know what they are doing on here. This tape isn't even a film; it's a set of episodes, and some good ones at that.
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WARNING - Why did I even bother to watch the whole thing!
Rating (1)
Date: 1999-11-21
0 out of 6 customers found this reveiw helpful
"An Anime Classic" - Yes, it's old. And the animation isn't exactly state of the art. The characters change porportions from one scene to the next. That is permissable, even amusing, but the story line is not. It's predictable and stupid - evil vs. good with not so subtle pro christian overtones. It's freaky really, but the dialog is so banal and the gore so ungratifying that suffering through the whole thing is really like a trip to hell!
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The ultimate action anime series
Rating (5)
Date: 1999-10-23
1 out of 2 customers found this reveiw helpful
This series is excellent. I highly recommend the Japanese Subtitled version as it contains the orginal soundtrack and the original voices which are excellent. The art is showing age, but it is indeed one of the best anime series around. The story really provokes emotion.
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