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Tag Archives: hokuto no ken
Until I kill you, I’ll even eat mud to survive! Hokuto no Ken
When I finished watching Legend of the Galactic Heroes late last year, I felt like I’d had my fill of sprawling eighties anime series for a fair old time to come, but fate, it seems, has long been conspiring against … Continue reading
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Tagged action, eighties, hokuto no ken, martial arts, post-apocalyptic, science fiction, violence
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Hokuto no Ken: The Legend of Raoh – Demonic fist of the devil
Along with Ninja Scroll, I grew up watching the Fist of the North Star movie. I was attracted by the unapologetic gore but this was no mere action flick – set in a post apocalyptic world ravaged by nuclear holocaust, … Continue reading
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Tagged action, fist of the north star, hokuto no ken, kung-fu, raoh, violence
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