The title was also going to be used for Taxan's NES version of the Hokuto no Ken 2 Famicom game at one point, before it was changed to Fist of the North Star in order to tie in with Viz's adaptation of the manga. Towa ni" songs played alongside credit-less opening and ending animations. Reportedly this dub featured instrumental versions of the " Ai o Torimodose!!" and " Yuria.
#ENGLISH AUDIO TRACKS FOR FIST OF THE NORTHSTAR ANIME SERIES#
At one point during the 1980s, Toei produced a test English dub of the first episode (unrelated to the later dub produced Manga Entertainment) for promotional purposes in order to sell the rights of the series to potential foreign licensees. Prior to the production of any official English adaptation of Hokuto no Ken, Toei Corporation's International Sales & Promotion Department proposed the title Ken the Great Bear Fist for the foreign market, as they usually do for most of their works. Title card from an unreleased English dub. The English title also served as the namesake for the Nobuhiko Horie-founded company North Stars Pictures. The Fist of the North Star name started appearing more often in Japanese products following the production of the 1995 live-action film version. The title Fist of the North Star as a translated title for Hokuto no Ken predates any official use in commerce, as it was used by fanzines published by Fred Patton's Cartoon/Fantasy Organization throughout the 1980's. Despite the similar sounding title, the name Fist of the North Star itself is not a direct translation of Hokuto no Ken, as Hokuto (literally the "Northern Dipper) is the Japanese name of the Chinese Běidǒu asterism (otherwise known as the Big Dipper in the west), whereas "North Star" traditionally refers to the star of Polaris, which is part of a separate constellation. The original version of the Fist of the North Star logo.įist of the North Star is the official title given to the various English adaptations of the Hokuto no Ken franchise published since 1989.
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