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Legends of the Dark King: A Fist of the North Star Story

2008 · 1 season

A brutal, muscle-bound power fantasy that feels like watching a conqueror carve his legend through a dying world.

Created by
Masashi Abe
Genres
Animation, Action & adventure, Drama
Overview
Much has been written about the legendary Fist of the North Star. Yet before Ken claimed that title, there was another master, one of four adopted brothers trained in the art of the Divine Fist. This is the story of Raoh, Ken’s elder brother, who claimed the title King Of The Fist and set forth to conquer the brutal world of the post-apocalypse. Unlike Ken, however, Raoh was no hero. Instead, his journey is one of savagery and conquest, for Raoh, the only purpose of other men is to serve his will and witness the Legends of the Dark King!

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Created by
Masashi Abe
Genres
Animation, Action & adventure, Drama
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • power
  • ambition
  • violence
  • survival
  • betrayal
Places
  • wilderness
Era
far-future
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
  • animated
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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ScaleValue0 to 10
Action8
Horror4
Humour1
Realism2
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness8
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Genres
animation, action & adventure, drama
Created by
Masashi Abe
Written by
Hiroshi Onogi
Starring
Akiko Kimura, Mai Nakahara, Takashi Ukaji, Masaya Matsukaze
Length
1 seasons, 13 episodes, 24 min each
Network
TV Aichi
Country
Japan
Languages
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