Name: Fist of the North Star, Vol. 13
Price: 419.00 ZAR
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Author: Buronson
ISBN: 9781974721689

Type

Physical Book

Author

Buronson

Illustrated by

Tetsuo Hara

Publisher

Viz Media

Language

English

Pages

298

Format

Hardcover

Weight

0.43 kg.

ISBN13

9781974721689

Synopsis "Fist of the North Star, Vol. 13"

In the original classic manga set in a postapocalyptic wasteland ruled by savage gangs, a hero appears to bring justice to the guilty. This warrior named Ken holds the deadly secrets of a mysterious martial art known as Hokuto Shinken--the Divine Fist of the North Star! In a postapocalyptic world, humanity has risen from the ashes of all-out nuclear war to a nightmare of endless suffering. It is a time of chaos. Warlords and gangs of savage marauders rule the broken ruins of civilization, terrorizing and enslaving the survivors. Life has become a brutal struggle for existence and death the only release. Kenshiro has crossed the only sea left on earth and arrived in the land of the Asuras to rescue Rin. It is a blighted place, ruled by a brutal code whereby only those who survive hundreds of deadly battles before the age of 15 are allowed to live. Although Kenshiro knows Jask is using Rin as bait to lure him and Falco into a trap, the two warriors won't be stopped. On his way to the Gate of the Asuras, Kenshiro learns about another rogue martial artist, a man whose Hokuto Ryuken style might just lead the land of the Asuras to salvation--or damnation!

Buronson

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Buronson, pseudonym of Yoshiyuki Okamura (born June 16, 1947 in Saku, Nagano Prefecture, Japan), is a Japanese manga scriptwriter known for his work in action and drama series. He started his career as an assistant to mangaka Hiroshi Motomiya and made his debut as a scriptwriter in 1972. His first major success was Doberman Deka (1975), illustrated by Shinji Hiramatsu.

His most famous work is Hokuto no Ken (Fist of the North Star), published between 1983 and 1988, with illustrations by Tetsuo Hara. This series became a cultural phenomenon, selling over 60 million copies worldwide. Buronson also collaborated with Kentarō Miura on titles such as Ōrō (1989) and Japan (1992), and with Ryōichi Ikegami on works like Sanctuary (1990–1995), Strain (1997–1998) and Heat (1999–2004), the latter winning the Shōgakukan Award in 2002.

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