Kenshiro isn’t finished. The first cour of the new Fist of the North Star(Hokuto no Ken) anime concluded its 14th episode on June 26, and on the same day, Warner Bros. Japan confirmed more is coming: the second cour will arrive in 2027. The announcement came with a teaser previewing episode 15, the first of the new story stage.

This new adaptation, produced to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the manga, uses CG animation and the production team has described the project as more faithful to the original material than previous adaptations. The first cour premiered on April 10, 2026 and was available on TV and streaming platforms worldwide. The episode 15 teaser offers the first look at how Kenshiro‘s story will continue, his confrontation with the powerful masters of the apocalypse, and the figure of Raoh, who has proclaimed himself king of the new world.

The opening “Hallelujah” is performed by Alexandros, while the ending is a remix of “Ai o Torimodose!!” by Crystal King, the theme of the original anime, performed by Toshl. The combination of a new theme with the reinvented classic establishes the sound identity of a production that seeks to honor the legacy while renewing its presentation.

Voice Cast

• Shunsuke Takeuchi as Kenshiro. (Chifuyu Matsuno in Tokyo Revengers and Yoichi Saotome in Seraph of the End).
• Daiki Yamashita as Bat. (Izuku Midoriya in Boku no Hero Academia and Yoichi Isagi in Blue Lock).
• Saori Hayami as Yuria. (Shinobu Kocho in Kimetsu no Yaiba and Yor Forger in Spy x Family).
• Yuichi Nakamura as Rei. (Satoru Gojo in Jujutsu Kaisen and Hawks in Boku no Hero Academia).
• Taiten Kusunoki as Raoh. (Porco Rosso in Porco Rosso (2013 dub) and Bulat in Akame ga Kill!).
• Koji Yusa as Shin. (Spike Spiegel in Cowboy Bebop and Kyoraku Shunsui in Bleach).
• M.A.O as Rin. (Iris in Fire Force and Remi Ayasaki in Horimiya).

Production Team

Director Hiroshi Maeda leads TMS Entertainment, with Kazuma Ogasawara as assistant director. Kazuhiko Inukai oversees the scripts and Naoki Hisatsune designs the characters. Music is composed by Yuki Hayashi, with production collaboration from NIA Animation, Kishida, and Studio BACU.

About Fist of the North Star

Fist of the North Star (Hokuto no Ken) is a manga by Buronson and Tetsuo Hara published in Weekly Shonen Jump from 1983 to 1988. The story takes place in a post-apocalyptic world where Kenshiro, successor of a lethal martial art, traverses a nuclear wasteland protecting the weak while facing other combat masters and figures from his past, including his “brother” Raoh. The first anime adaptation aired from 1984 to 1988 with 152 episodes total, becoming a definitive reference in the action genre. This new CG series is the franchise’s most ambitious project to date, and the confirmation of a second cour ensures the story will reach some of its most anticipated moments.

Does the CG format of this new Hokuto no Ken adaptation convince you, or would you have preferred a return to traditional animation?