Kenshiro (Ken for short) is the 64th successor of the "Hokuto Shin Ken" style. He has seven scars on his chest in the shape of the "Hokuto Shichisei ", or Big Dipper, that were put there by Shin  A strong and mostly stoic character, Kenshiro is compelled to punish evil-doers and can perform feats not possible for most people. His mastery of the ancient martial art Hokuto Shinken allows him to kill or cripple with a mere touch. The results tend to be very messy -it usually causes parts of the victim to explode- but the art also includes several other means of killing. He can also use this art to heal or to alter people's behavior. Later in the series Kenshiro learns parts of other martial arts.  When angry his spiritual powers reach their peak, normally culminating in the dramatic destruction of his shirt and jacket (which, despite the obvious lack of a wardrobe or clothing store, are always replaced in the next episode or story arc) to expose his muscular torso.  His catchphrase is Omae wa mō shindeiru (おまえはもう死んでいる), meaning "You are already dead", which he usually says before a villain's head is about to explode.  After surviving the nuclear war, he tries to live in peace with his fiancee Yuria, until Jagi instigates Shin, a jealous rival from the Nanto Seiken school, to challenge, then defeat Kenshiro. Shin then engraves the iconic seven scars on Kenshiro's chest and leaves him for dead. Prior to this event he was more forgiving of his enemies, as shown in a flashback of Jagi's failed assassination attempt against him, in which Kenshiro chooses to spare Jagi's life after defeating him rather than end it. When Kenshiro later fights his old rivals in the present, particularly Shin, Jagi, and Raoh, they all remark on Kenshiro's acquired mercilessness.  The initial story arc centers around Kenshiro's quest to reclaim Yuria from Shin. In the very first chapter, he meets a pair of orphans who follows him in his journey: Bat, a thief; and Lin, a young girl rescued by Ken. Thorough the course of the series, Kenshiro protects the weak and innocent from the numerous gangs roaming the post-apocalyptic wasteland, eventually gaining his reputation as the "Savior of the Century's End". Kenshiro's skills improve through his encounters with members of the Nanto Roku Seiken and his Hokuto Brothers.  Although still emotionally repressed and stoic like most male heroes in 1980's media, Kenshiro is notable in anime culture for being a sensitive and kind-hearted man who broke the then-ironclad "men don't cry" cultural expectation. He is famous for openly shedding tears, if not outright weeping for the suffering of innocents and the deaths of his few noble enemies. This trait is unfortunately downplayed in the 1980's anime adaptations, but comes back into the franchise in the adaptaions of the 1990's and onwards.    ~! In the 1970's, Kenshiro was born in Taiseiden, Land of Asura to the Hokuto Sōke family. Ryūken named Kenshirō after his older brother, Kenshiro Kasumi, because both had a Big Dipper-shaped birthmark on their heads. The identity of his parents has never been made clear, but he has an older brother named Hyō. Hyō and Kenshirō were caught in a fire and were rescued by Kaiō's Mother, at the cost of her life. With the Land of Asura in political turmoil, Jūkei send the baby Kenshiro away to Japan with Raoh and Toki to be raised by Ryūken. !~

In a post-apocalyptic Earth, the water has become entirely toxic, except for some kept safe in a reservoir. A fortified zone has been created by a man named Sanga, he calls it The Lastland. A group of villagers have discovered safe water, and Sanga wants it. He and his band of killers go to kill everyone and steal it. As they do a mysterious man apperes out of nowhere, instantly killing some of Sanga's men. His name is Kenshiro, and he can beat any man with his martial art, Hokuto Shin Ken. Sanga will do anything for the water, and Kenshiro will do anything to try and stop him.
 
(Source: Anime News Network)

[Blog](http://koyap.jugem.jp/) | [Agency Profile](https://tsf-official.com/talent/takehito-koyasu/)

Koyasu is the most prolific voice actor in the industry, having been credited for over 700 roles as of April 2022.

Growing up, Koyasu skipped out on going to school to watch movies at home because he wanted to become an actor. It wasn’t until later that he became interested in voice acting after having seen [Galaxy Express 999](https://anilist.co/anime/1491/). After graduation he entered a voice acting school. In 1988, he made his voice acting debut, and got his first regular role a year later voicing [Gai](https://anilist.co/character/13374/) in [Tenkuu Senki Shurato](https://anilist.co/anime/2113/).

Though having voiced more characters in the medium than anyone else, he is probably most known for his role as [Dio Brando](https://anilist.co/character/4004/) in [JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure](https://anilist.co/anime/14719/). He has stated that he likes playing villainous characters.

Koyasu has taken over many of [Kaneto Shiozawa](https://anilist.co/staff/95424/)’s roles after Shiozawa’s passing.

Father of [Kouki Koyasu](https://anilist.co/staff/219102/).

__Non-Anime Roles:__

- Olivert Reise Arnor - The Legend of Heroes Series (VG)
- More - Metaphor: ReFantazio (VG)
- Mustang - Goddess of Victory: Nikke (VG)

[Website](https://www.voicekraft.com/) | [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/robert_ashker_kraft_actor/)

Robert Ashker Kraft graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in 1996, with a degree in English and a minor in French.

He promptly began work as an actor and a voice talent, and he never looked back. His on-camera work runs the gamut from national commercials and network TV shows, to gritty indie film roles. His work as a voice talent can be heard in every format from radio, TV, internet, games and film, to the world of Anime, where he performs in numerous English-dub Features for ADV Films. 

He currently writes, produces and voices audio for Radio, TV, and Film in his VoiceKraft studio in Paige, TX. 

(Source: VoiceKraft.com)

Nuclear war has devastated the planet, turning one fertile ground into a barren, inhospitable landscape on which mankind struggles desperately to stay alive. Society has collapsed and a fight for control wages between vicious dictators, super-powerful mutants, and biker gangs that terrorize the streets. 
 
In a world so cruel and bleak, only the chosen one can restore civilization to its former self. Kenshiro - master of the Hokuto Shinken fighting technique; a martial art so awesomely brutal that only a single being can be entrusted with its full power! 
 
(Source: Manga Entertainment)

**Favorites:** Role - Ryo Saeba
**Hobbies:** Computers, Driving and Photography
**Skills & Abilities:** Bass Guitar
**Non-anime roles:**
~!Akira Hibiki in "Super Robot Wars" (VG) 
Blacky in "Popful Mail" (VG) 
Bo Duke (voiceover for John Schneider) in "Bakuhatsu! Duke (The Dukes of Hazzard)" (TV) 
Chandler Jarrell (voiceover for Eddie Murphy) in "The Golden Child" (movie) 
Conrad 'Con' Jarrett (voiceover for Timothy Hutton) in "Ordinary People" (movie) Dale 'Mac' McKussic (voiceover for Mel Gibson) in "Tequila Sunrise" (movie)
David Herdeg (voiceover for Michael Paré) in "The Philadelphia Experiment" (movie) Dyhalt in "Langrisser III" (VG) 
Gren Cuts in "Tobal No. 1" (VG)
Iago in "Aladdin and the King of Thieves" (Disney animated movie)
Iago in "Aladdin" (Disney animated movie) 
Iago in "Kingdom Hearts" (VG)
Iago in "The Return of Jafar" (Disney animated movie)
James Bond (voiceover for Pierce Brosnan) in "GoldenEye" (movie) 
James Bond (voiceover for Pierce Brosnan) in "Tomorrow Never Dies" (movie) 
Joe Shimamura/009 in "Cyborg 009" (Radio Drama) 
John Neville (voiceover for Tommy Lee Jones) in "Eyes of Laura Mars" (movie)!~

Husband of voice actress [Hitomi Oikawa](https://anilist.co/staff/101922)  

__Non-anime roles:__
~!Amy in "Kyuuketsuhime Miyu Seiyou Shinma-hen" (drama CD) (Japanese)
Andromeda Shun in "Saint Seiya Meiou Hades Hen" (drama cd)
Andromeda Shun in "Saint Seiya Sanctuary Chapter" (VG) (Japanese)
Bowman Jean in "Star Ocean: The Second Story" (VG) (Japanese)
Captain Falcon in "Super Smash Bros. Melee" (VG)
Dias Flac in "Star Ocean: The Second Story" (VG) (Japanese)
Dunban in "Xenoblade" (VG) (Japanese)
Geist in "Astal" (Sega Saturn Game)
Gogeta in "Dragon Ball Z: Sparking!" (VG) (Japanese)
Gogeta in "Dragonball Z Ultimate Battle 22" (VG)
Heiji Hattori in "Detective Conan: Treasure of the British Empire" (VG)
Kou Uraki in "Mobile Suit Gundam: Climax U.C." (VG)
Kouji Tamura in "Tokimeki Memorial Drama Series Vol. 2: Irodori no Love Song" (VG) (Japanese)
Kunio in "Super Dodge Ball" (Neo-Geo) (VG) (Japanese)
Mictlan in "Tales of Destiny 2" (VG) (Japanese)
Percy Howard in "Sakura Wars 2" (VG/multisystem) (Japanese)
Ragnadarm III in "Shining Force EXA" (VG) (Japanese)
Robin/Dick Grayson in "Batman" (animated TV series Filmation version) (NTV version) (Japanese)
Shinichi Samesuga in "Tsuyokiss" (VG)
Tomite in "Fushigi Yuugi" (Drama CD) (Japanese)
Vegeta in "Battle Stadium D.O.N" (VG) (Japanese)
Vegeta in "Dragon Ball Final Bout" (VG) (Japanese)
Vegeta in "Dragon Ball Z Budokai" (VG) (Japanese)
Vegeta in "Dragon Ball Z: Sparking!" (VG) (Japanese)
Vegeta in "Dragonball Z Ultimate Battle 22" (VG) (Japanese)
Vegeta/Gogeta/Vegetto in " Dragon Ball Z: Shin Budokai" (VG,PSP)
Vegetto in "Dragon Ball Final Bout" (VG) (Japanese)
Vegetto in "Dragon Ball Z: Sparking!" (VG) (Japanese)
Yutaka Shinkawa in "CROSS†CHANNEL ~To all people~" (VG) (Japanese)!~

Birthplace: Saint-Jean-de-Luz, Basses-Pyrénées, France

Married to [Agnès Gribe](https://anilist.co/staff/96614) and is the father of [Virginie](https://anilist.co/staff/158644) and [Emmanuelle](https://anilist.co/staff/158649)

Following a cataclysmic nuclear war, the world teeters on the brink of complete destruction. Civilization is polarized into a degenerate society where opposing packs of marauding scavengers prey on helpless, homeless nomads. For those who are lucky enough to survive the constant brutality and danger, it is a bleak existence. Life an death blur into abstractions. The only hope left for mankind is to find a hero worthy of becoming the next "Fist of the North Star" - an enlightened warrior - who is capable of leading those with the will to survive out of this barrenness into a new world. But in this savage no-man's land of shifting loyalties and power-hungry demi-gods, heroes are in short supply. 
(Source: AniDB)

John Estill Vickery (born November 3, 1950) is an American actor known for his work in Babylon 5 and Star Trek.    In Babylon 5, he played both Neroon and Mr. Welles. Vickery would also make a guest appearance as the latter in Crusade as Welles. His largest Star Trek role was as Rusot, a member of Damar's Cardassian resistance group, appearing in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episodes "The Changing Face of Evil", "When It Rains..." and "Tacking Into the Wind". He also played a Betazoid in the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "Night Terrors" and a Klingon in the Star Trek: Enterprise episode "Judgment".    Vickery also originated the role of Scar in The Lion King Broadway stage musical. His other Broadway credits include The Sisters Rosenweig, The Real Thing and Eminent Domain. He performs frequently at the nation’s leading regional theaters including South Coast Repertory, Mark Taper Forum, The Old Globe, McCarter Theatre and Long Wharf Theatre.    His film work includes Jürgen Vsych's short film "Son for Sail".    His only anime role was the 1986 movie, Fist of the North Star. Where he provided the voice of the protagonist, Kenshiro.

[Synchronkartei](https://www.synchronkartei.de/sprecher/3411/2)

Sergio Luzi is an actor, known for Christmas in New York (2005), How the Toys Saved Christmas (1996) and Magic Sport 2 (2012).

It's a special project commemorating the 30th anniversary of Hokuto no Ken.

[Website](http://tachibanashinnosuke.com/) | [Blog](https://lineblog.me/tachibanashinnosuke/) | [Twitter](https://twitter.com/REAL_1978_TS)

A Japanese voice actor, singer, and narrator. He is also the head of the voice acting agency [BLACK SHIP](https://www.blackship.jp/), which he created together with [Jun Fukuyama](https://anilist.co/staff/95086) after leaving their old agency Axl-One at the same time. As a part of his singing career, he is one of the two members of [Elekiter Round 0](http://www.marine-e.net/sp/er0/).

Married voice actress [Ao Takahashi](https://anilist.co/staff/95713) on January 1, 2017.

__Non-anime roles:__

- Argenti - Honkai: Star Rail (VG)
- Jusis Albarea - The Legend of Heroes Series (VG)
- Rafayel - Love and Deepspace (VG)

This short 6 minute 3D CGI film of Kenshiro&rsquo;s final battle with Raoh was created in 2006 and came out on DVD in 2007. This will most probably remain an exclusively Japanese release. 
(Source: Hokuto No Gun)

[Website](https://www.81produce.co.jp/actor_search/index.php/item?id=38)



The third chapter of the pentalogy (3 Movies + 2 OVAs). A retelling of Kenshiro's final battle with Raoh. 
(Source: Wikipedia)

Son of [Maurizio Scattorin](https://anilist.co/staff/115260)

The first part of the new Hokuto no Ken pentalogy (3 Movies, 2 OVAs).

Kenshiro is the heir of the legendary martial arts known as Hokuto Shinken, which can kill a man with a single blow, by striking the pressure points in the enemy's body. Hokuto Shinken can be passed only to one successor at a time. When he was chosen as the successor, he parted ways with his brothers, Toki and Raoh. The former decided to use what he knew of the art to cure people... while the latter has chosen to use his supreme strength to install peace in the world by power. 
Kenshiro is accompanied by Lynn and Bart, and the movie's story begins when an overlord starts kidnapping children to use them as slaves for building his own pyramid... 
(Source: AniDB)

__Height:__ 6'0" (183cm)

[Website]( https://robbiedaymond.com/) | [Twitter]( https://twitter.com/robbiedaymond) | [Youtube]( https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCp6-cci9cgZ28DLKx2DVq7g) | [Instagram]( https://www.instagram.com/robbiedangerous/) | [Wiki (en)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robbie_Daymond)

Robert Daymond Howard is a voice actor. In anime and video games, he is known as the voice of Tuxedo Mask in the Viz Media re-dub of Sailor Moon, Mumen Rider in One-Punch Man, Hubert Von Vestra in Fire Emblem: Three Houses, Sorey in Tales of Zestiria, Goro Akechi in Persona 5, Lloyd Bannings in The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II and IV, Joe Kido in Digimon Adventure tri. and Prompto Argentum in Final Fantasy XV, Smokey Brown in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, Chrollo Lucilfer in Hunter x Hunter, and Kayn in League of Legends, Jin Mori in God of Highschool.

The second part of the new Hokuto no Ken pentalogy. The story of this OVA centers around Yuria. 
(Source: Wikipedia)

Last of the Shin Kyuuseishu Densetsu pentalogy. A prequel set between Kenshiro's defeat at the hands of Shin and the beginning of the manga. 
(Source: Wikipedia)

One day, a wanderer appears out of the wasteland to bring justice to the guilty and hope to the people—a warrior named Ken, a man who bears seven scars upon his chest and holds the secret of a mysterious martial art known as Hokuto Shinken, the Divine Fist of the North Star! 
 
(Source: Viz Media)

A Hokuto no Ken sidestory telling the story of Yuria prior to the Hokuto no Ken main story, including the battle between Shin and Juuza.

Toki is a former Hokuto practitioner, and his incredible strength coped with his knowledge of the assassin art would be enough to call him devil.... But Toki's kindness and desire to help people prevent them from calling him devil, they instead can only whisper words akin to that of 'savior'.


A deeper look at the childhood and history of Jagi, one of the four Hokuto brothers, and an important villain in the original Hokuto no Ken manga. 
Includes the one-shot: Hokuto No Ken - Ryuken Gaiden 
An alternate version explaining the choosing of Ryuuken's successor and the nuclear apocalypse in the Hokuto No Ken universe.

Juuza is a total rebel who obeys and bows to absolutely no one, and with his terrible self taught fighting style, he has absolutely no one to fear. 
Juuza once gave up on his true love since he realized blood relation made a relationship impossible... But now that she is dead, Juuza has a thing or two to say to the man who was unable to protect her.

In the second series after Raoh has been defeated by Kenshiro a new rival appears. The Gentou Kouken warriors. Falco the successor of the Gentou Kouken takes orders from an evil ruler by the name of Jacko. He claims to be the man chosen by the Tentei and issues orders to his subordinates to capture anyone living in order to build up his Imperial Capital. Kenshiro once again rises out of the shadows and puts an end to his tyrannical ways. Amidst the mayhem Lynn gets captured and gets taken to the land of the Shura where only ruthless fighters exist. Now Kenshiro must pursue the captor and defeat the 3 Rasho of the land in order to escape with his life and with Lynn.

A oneshot story about Kenshiro's sifu Ryuken and also the other adoptive brothers. Elaborates on how he chose the Hokuto Shinken successor and the events related to it.


He Who Rides With Me is a special 30th anniversary chapter of Hokuto no Ken, set during the timeline gap between Chapters 136 (the end of the Last Nanto General arc) and 137 (the beginning of the Tentei arc). It was originally published as a two-part story in the May and June 2014 issues of Comic Zenon under the title of Hokuto no Ken: Last Piece and was later collected in Volume 11 of the Extreme Edition (kyūkyokuban) of the manga.

Urusei Yatsura concerns the tempestuous relationship between two focal characters: Ataru Moroboshi who is possibly the most unfaithful, unlucky and lecherous idiot to have ever been born, and there's Lum, a tigerskin-bikini clad alien package of sex appeal, jealousy and electricity who's fallen for him. The series chronicles the misadventures of these two stubborn teenagers along with a veritable entourage of weird characters. Among these characters is the richest boy on the planet, a superhuman schoolgirl, a fire-breathing baby, a powerful priestess/school nurse, a cute and psychotic alien vixen with a split personality, a gender-bending martial artist, an alien biker chick, an ice queen of Neptune, a deranged monk, a giant ghost cat and hundreds of other lunatic personalities; aliens, humans and inhumans alike interract in endless hysteria in a town named Tomobiki.

Super-deformed version of Buronson, Hara Tetsuo's post-apocalyptic fighting manga. 
Note: The "DD" stands for "Design Deformation," since the characters are only "two-heads-tall."

In 199x, world was engulfed in the blaze of nuclear war.
 
With the Ocean drying up and Earth torn asunder, all life seems to be lost but humans survived stubbornly. 
 
However, what dominated the post-apocalyptic world was a seer violence. The remaining humanity was split in two groups: those who kill and take whatever they can and those who are exploited. 
 
When all hope seemed lost for the weak, a man in ragged cloth appears. He is Kenshiro, the rightful successor of the Hokuto Shinken martial arts with seven studs-like scars in a shape of the Big Dipper. His journey to becoming a legendary savior begins! 
(Source: Warner Bros. Japan)

The fourth part of the new Hokuto no Ken pentalogy (3 movies, 2 OVAs). 

Thanks to a successful crowdfunding campaign supported by its loyal fans, this single-episode special of Dropkick on My Devil! is being made in support of Takamori, a town located in Kumamoto Prefecture's Aso District. 

Jimbocho has been turned into ruins by a flying object from outer space. Jashin-chan is guided by the stars to the south in order to defeat Yurine Hanazono, the ruler of this town where only violence rules. In Takamori-cho, a town rich in nature at the foot of the Aso Mountains, she encounters... 
(Source: Crunchyroll News, edited)

Strange things begin happening in Tomobiki Town... 
When a great cherry tree, "Tarozakura" is cut down while Lum & Co. are making a movie, Lum loses her horns-and her powers! Thus begins the strangest and most lyrical of the Urusei Yatsura movies... 
(Source: AniDB)