The following four pieces of new information were revealed during the "Fist of the North Star" anime loves Tokyo Comic Con!! ~You're already dead!! New information burst stage!!~" event held at Tokyo Comic Con 2025!
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The first action-packed trailer has arrived, featuring Kenshiro and Shin facing off!
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New cast members announced for anime "Fist of the North Star"!
Koji Yusa will play Shin, and Saori Hayami will play Yuria!
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Shin and Yuria character image visuals unveiled!!
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Main staff unveiled!!
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The first trailer has been released, showing Kenshiro and Shin facing off!
The first trailer for the anime "Fist of the North Star," scheduled to air and stream in 2026, has been released!
Footage of Kenshiro's destined opponent, Shin, a master of the Nanto Seiken martial art, and Kenshiro's fiancée, Yuria, who was stolen away by Shin, will also be revealed for the first time! The voice cast and main staff have also been announced.
YouTube：https://youtu.be/nxgSFfKTGBo
Shin will be played by Koji Yusa and Yuria by Saori Hayami! The cast members also shared their enthusiasm!
Koji Yusa will play Shin, one of the Nanto Rokusei Ken and Kenshiro's destined opponent, and Saori Hayami will play Yuria, the woman Kenshiro loves! Comments from the cast have also arrived!
Shin CV: Koji Yusa
He is the successor of the Nanto Koshu Ken martial art, bearing the star of Junsei. He carved seven scars into Kenshiro's chest and forcibly took Yuria. He organized his own "KING Army" and continued to plunder and kill, expanding his power. He built the city of Southern Cross for his beloved Yuria.
Q1. What are your thoughts on this work?
I never thought I would have the opportunity to appear in "Fist of the North Star," a manga I read as a teenager.
I'm very nervous because this is a work that has been loved by many people and has been adapted into various media forms.
This time it has been animated in a new way, so I am looking forward to it.
I was able to express the "Shin" that I felt from the manga.
I hope you will enjoy watching the new "Fist of the North Star" that I have created together with my reliable co-stars.
Q2. What is your favorite line from "Fist of the North Star"?
"Desire, obsession!"
Q3. Favorite character.
This time it has become Shin!
Q4. How did you first encounter "Fist of the North Star"?
It was still a one-off story, and it was the first time I'd read a story set in the present day, and it intrigued me.
The series began serialization when I was a student, and I was engrossed in it and looked forward to it every week.
Q5. What do you need to survive in the end of the century?
First of all, you need to have a strong will.
And then there's "desire, obsession" (laughs).
Yuria CV. Saori Hayami
Kenshiro's fiancee. After the world collapsed, she was separated from Kenshiro by Shin just before they set off together in search of a safe haven. Although she was given the city of Southern Cross that Shin had built, she continues to harbor feelings for Kenshiro, lamenting her powerlessness in not being able to stop Shin's rampage.
Q1. What are your thoughts on this work?
I am extremely honored to be involved with "Fist of the North Star," a series that has been loved all over the world, and I was nervous but also fired up to take on the role. I hope to be able to express through my voice the deep kindness and love, as well as the inner strength and determination that Yuria possesses. I hope you will also pay attention to my interactions with each character, including Kenshiro.
Q2. What is your favorite line from "Fist of the North Star"?
In Julia's words:
The lines, "If my life can bring light to this world... then please send me to heaven," combined with the original artwork, were very impressive.
Also, "You're already dead" is a very famous line that I've heard in many places, but I was really touched that I was able to get back to the origin of it!
Q3. Favorite character.
This is Kenshiro.
He is a man of overwhelming strength, and despite having experienced many hardships, he still has kindness and compassion in his heart, which I think is very cool.
Q4. How did you first encounter "Fist of the North Star"?
I feel like I've known about the series for as long as I can remember, so my memories of my first encounter are hazy, but I'm certain that I was exposed to the images, lines, and voices of Kenshiro and the others through the media. In getting involved this time, I once again got to thoroughly immerse myself in the original work.
Q5. What do you need to survive in the end of the century?
I don't think I could survive on my own, so I'd like to do it with my friends...and also, I want to make sure that even in harsh situations, I don't let my heart become too hardened.
Shin and Yuria character image visuals unveiled!!
Main staff information unveiled!!
Along with the first PV, the main staff has been revealed!!
The animation is produced by TMS Entertainment, the studio known for "Detective Conan," "Lupin the Third," and "Baki"!
Director: Hiroshi Maeda
Series Composition: Kazuhiko Inukai
Character design: Naoki Hisatsune
Assistant Director: Kazuma Ogasawara
Animation Director: Koji
Music: Hayashi Yuki
Production cooperation: NIA Animation / Kishida Studio BACU
Animation Production: TMS Entertainment
Work information
[title]
Fist of the North Star
"Fist of the North Star" is a legendary action manga created by Buronson and Hara Tetsuo. The series began serialization in Weekly Shonen Jump in 1983 and has captivated readers with its worldview and character visuals, drawn with overwhelming artistic skill, and the life of the protagonist, Kenshiro, who defeats evil with the ultimate assassination technique, the "Hokuto Shinken."
"Fist of the North Star" began as a TV anime in 1984 and has continued to be loved by fans both in Japan and overseas through various media mixes to this day. With a total circulation of over 100 million copies, it is truly worthy of being called a "monumental achievement in action manga."
And then, 2026...
"Fist of the North Star" will be animated with a new cast and staff, and the latest video technology, fully capturing the charm of the original work. The battle between men living at the end of the century will carve a new legend for the Reiwa era!
[staff]
Original story: Buronson Manga: Hara Tetsuo
Director: Hiroshi Maeda
Series Composition: Kazuhiko Inukai
Character design: Naoki Hisatsune
Assistant Director: Ogasawara Kazuma
Animation Director: Koji
Music: Hayashi Yuki
Production cooperation: NIA Animation / Kishida Studio BACU
Animation Production: TMS Entertainment
[cast]
Kenshiro: Shunsuke Takeuchi
Bat: Daiki Yamashita
Rin: M.A.O.
Shin: Koji Yusa
Yuria: Saori Hayami
Jagi: Wataru Takagi
Toki: Tsuguo Mogami
Raoh: Daisuke Kusunoki
[Anime official website]
[Formula X]
Fist of the North Star Official Information Office: @hokutonokeninfo (https://x.com/hokutonokeninfo）
Recommended hashtags: #Fist of the North Star anime, #hokuto_anime
[Broadcast and distribution information]
Broadcasting and streaming scheduled to begin in 2026
[Introduction]
In the year 199X, the world was engulfed in nuclear flames!
The sea dried up, the earth split open, and all life seemed to have been wiped out...
However... humanity was not wiped out...!!
On the land of this devastated world, people clung to hope and desperately tried to survive in search of water and food.
However, this wish is trampled upon by violence.
In this world, only power rules, and the weak are trampled upon.
At the brink of such despair, one man appears.
He is Kenshiro, the successor of the legendary assassination fist, "Hokuto Shinken," and has seven scars on his chest.
He wanders the wilderness in pursuit of his nemesis, Shin, who stole his fiancée, Yuria.
Responding to the cries of the oppressed, we light the light of hope.
Standing before him are strong men who have survived the turbulent times at the end of the century and who have their ambitions and desires exposed.
At the end of the century, plunder and massacres swirled.
With his fists, Kenshiro will cut through this crazy world where even people's prayers go unheard!
[Teaser PV]https://youtu.be/lE9K6Hppfo8