a while back i buy the chinese box set of fist of the north star which come with all of fist of the north star and fist of the north star 2 and new fist of the north star and and the fist of the north star movie . while there be an american version and a few european version and they end half way through fist of the north star which be about as far a the movie go . the series be about the successor of an ancient martial art call hokuto shin ken ( fist of the north star ) name kenshiro and or ken for short . there be only one successor each generation . it take place in a post apocalyptic future where martial art be the most powerful weapon . the two most powerful art be hokuto shin ken and nanto divine ken a my version call it . nanto be really multiple style but they be all the same since they allow a person to chop someone to piece . there be six nanto master and each have their own star . hokuto be an art that allow someone to damage or kill or heal someone by hit a point on their body . each art have their own constellation . hokuto big dipper and nanto gemini . kenshiro go around save the world from evil consisting of go after his two brother and three of the nanto master and their army . each army captain have their own way of fight which make each episode different and the number of soldier bloody . also and kenshiro be look for his girlfriend yuria who be steal by the nanto master shin . along the journey kenshiro be join by his brother toki after rescue him from his brother rao who call himself kenou or box king . he be also join by two nanto master rei and who be look for his sister who be take by ken brother jagi and and shu . both of them and toki die along the way . other character that join ken be two kid rin and batto who do not do much . that about as much a i can say for story since it so long and full of detail . the series be also divide into four part . what make this show great be the fighting . ken normally go up against a group of people that think they be tough and then get kill in one hit . which be funny and badass and but make for quick fight . another great part be comedy or badassness . ken hit someone and and they think it nothing . ken say they be already dead . then they die . other part be when he will hit them and tell them they have a few second to live . then a counter will pop up . or when he tell them they be not worthy of know his name . then there be when he do a rapid fire kick or punch and go wa da da da da da da etc . eventually you might find yourself do it with him . one great part be when a bad guy think he know hokuto . he go up to ken and hit him . ken stood there say he be dead in a few second . the bad guy count off then die . it isn not limit to ken everyone else kill just a quick . there have never be a character as awesome a ken and their probably never will . there be a few problem though . one be the repetitive nature . some flashback mainly the one with yuria be take be play too much and and there be also too many recap episode especially in part four of the series . in fact and the last episode be a recap of the whole thing . another problem be the end . the final battle with rao wasn not that impressive . ken and rao fought then talk and etc and until rao come to some realization and kill himself instead of ken kill him . but it be well than the american and european version that just cut off halfway . who would i recommend this for . this be for old teenager and adult who like action . since the style cause people to explode or get cut into piece and the violence be very graphic and there be a lot of it and but they do not show much blood because they usually make the death just a silhouette that still look like the person but less colorful . this be probably do to avoid censorship . if you do not like action rent the american version . if you like action though and then i say go for the import since you can see all of the series and but they do not have the best english translation since it be subtitle by the chinese . note represent my import come with everything i say at the beginning and some imported version do not and but you still have to get an import to see all of the series and fist of the north star 2. if you do not think you can handle the subtitle for any reason then go get the american version . another note represent in the version i get no subtitle be on the last disc for new fist of the north star while although and new fist of the north star isn not very good to begin with . i give the show an positive for it high amount of action and good story and and the awesomeness of kenshiro . updatetoei animation release an english subtitle version . you can download the episode as well a hokuto no ken 2 from ign direct2drive or watch it free on funimation site .