In this very zany take on the dramatic series by Buronson and Tetsuo Hara, the end of the century… wasn't so bad, actually. A very special and brave Holy Emperor, Souther, wants to become more "involved" and to be on "friendly terms" with the noble Kenshiro & his posse. Especially Kenshiro. Due to his very outgoing nature, he also crashes the homes of his other buddies, often when they especially don't want him to show up!
 
Join Souther as he releases his feelings in heart-throbbing, mind-bending confessions, settles complex and engrossing territorial disputes with deep and intricate consequences, enjoys the simple and introspective pleasures of a quiet dinner, and climbs the top of the rough and brutal pyramid that is the idol world - with the help of his best buddies, of course! Maybe even Kenshiro will be there - who knows!
 
By the time it got its anime in 2015, Strawberry Flavor had sold over 1 million copies in Japan. The anime was composed of 2-minute long, abridged adaptations of select chapters from the first three volumes. They were placed after the main episodes of DD Fist of the North Star season 2.
 
Every volume also contains at least one gaiden (side story). These gaiden are drawn in Yukito's (the elder sister of Yukito Imouto) normal artstyle, and expand on characters who did not receive gaiden during the Hokuto Gaiden period in the late 2000's.
 
Gaiden List: 
Volume 1: Spade, Club & Diamond, Heart 
Volume 2: Souther 
Volume 3: Shuren & Huey 
Volume 4: Fudo 
Volume 5: Yuda 
Volume 6: Shin 
Volume 7: Falco & friends, Ein 
Volume 8: Ogai 
Volume 9: Devil Rebirth

The spinoff centers on a fun version of the Holy Emperor Souther as he tries to find ways to become friends with Kenshirou, demonstrates his party techniques, and sometimes plays with the Gosha Sei.

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)

An anthology comic of Crows by various mangaka to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the series. 

Volume 1 (2016/06/08) 
1. Setoutsumi Gaiden (セトウツミ外伝) [Konomoto Kazuya] 
2. Rakugaki (ラクガキ) [Fujiwara Satoshi] 
3. Crows vs. Hakaiju: Saikyou yori Saikyou (CROWS vs. HAKAIJU～最強より最凶～) [Honda Shingo] 
4. Crows Ladies (クローズLadies) [Suzuki Dai] 
5. Housen Tetsu no Okite (鳳仙鉄の掟) [Hirakawa Tetsuhiro] 
6. Sei & Seiya vs. Suzuran!! (セイ&セイヤvs.鈴蘭!!) [Kuwahara Shinya] 
7. Fake Fur: Fujimi no Haiji (FAKE FUR -不死身のハイジ-) [Ooishi Hiroto] 
8. Crows St. Emperor (クローズSt.Emperor) [Story: Kawata Yushi, Art: Yukito Imouto]
 
Volume 2 (2019/02/08) 
1. Sono Otoko, SAiKO ni Tsuki (その男、SAIKOにつき) [Honda Shingo] 
2. Nakidokuro (ナキドクロ) [Hirakawa Tetsuhiro] 
3. Karasu no Fun (カラスのフン) [Ozawa Toshio] 
4. Others (アザーズ) [Fujiwara Satoshi] 
5. Hokuto no Ken: Ichigo Aji x Crows II (北斗の拳 イチゴ味×クローズII) [Story: Kawata Yushi, Art: Yukito Imouto] 
6. Karasu no Rock and Roll (カラスのロックンロール) [Asada Yukai] 
7. Ame Nochi Hare (アメノチハレ) [Saiwaki Masayuki]
 
Volume 3 (2019/10/08) 
1. Crows Eraser (クローズERASER) [Araki Hikaru] 
2. Densetsu ga Ita Machi (伝説がいた街) [Yamamoto Shintarou] 
3. Makeinu (マケイヌ) [Nakamura Yuuji] 
4. Keii wo Haraubeki Teki (敬意をはらうべき敵) [Saitou Shuuhei] 
5. Suzuran Koukou 1-nen: Mayama Yukinari no Yabou (鈴蘭高校1年 真山行成の野望) [Ameno] 
6. Crows Up (クローズアップ) [Takahashi Shinsuke] 
7. Crows Ladies (クローズLadies) [Suzuki Dai]

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