Hokuto no Ken: Ichigo Aji
Japanese manga series
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Hokuto no Ken: Ichigo Aji (北斗の拳 イチゴ味; lit. "Fist of the North Star: Strawberry Flavor") is a Japanese comedy manga spoofing the post-apocalyptic action series Fist of the North Star (北斗の拳, Hokuto no Ken). An anime television series adaptation started airing in October 2015.[3][4]
| Hokuto no Ken: Ichigo Aji | |
Cover of Hokuto no Ken: Ichigo Aji volume one | |
| 北斗の拳 イチゴ味 | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Comedy, parody[1] |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Yūshi Kawata |
| Illustrated by | Imōto Yukito |
| Published by | Tokuma Shoten |
| Magazine | Web Comic Zenyon |
| Original run | March 1, 2013 – present |
| Volumes | 8 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Mankyū |
| Music by | Yasuhiro Misawa |
| Studio | Ajiado[2] |
| Original network | TV Tokyo, TVO, TV Aichi |
| Original run | 6 October 2015 – 22 December 2015 |
| Episodes | 12 |
Plot
Characters
- Souther
- Voiced by: Banjō Ginga[3]
- Souther (サウザー, Sauzā) is a villain from the original Fist of the North Star manga. In Hokuto no Ken: Ichigo Aji, however, he is transformed into a fun-loving version of himself who wants to party and be friends with Kenshiro. He is voiced by Banjō Ginga, who played the character in the original anime television series.[3]
- Shew
- Voiced by: Junichi Suwabe[5]
- Shew (シュウ, Shū) was a former underling of Thouzer in the original series who sided against him with Kenshiro.
- Rei
- Voiced by: Kōsuke Toriumi[5]
- In the original series, Rei (レイ) becomes an ally of Kenshiro's after the latter rescues his sister.
- Juda
- Voiced by: Kishō Taniyama[6]
- Shin
- Voiced by: Toshiyuki Morikawa[7]
- Fudo
- Voiced by: Takashi Matsuyama[8]
- Kenshiro
- Voiced by: Katsuyuki Konishi[4]
- Yuria
- Voiced by: Yūko Minaguchi[11]
- Bat
- Voiced by: Daiki Yamashita[12]
- Rin
- Voiced by: Shouta Aoi[13]
Backup Stories
In addition to the regular gag strips, each collected volume of the manga also feature a dramatic side-story at the end illustrated by Yukito the Elder.[14]
- Heart of Meet (HEART of Meet) - A side-story focused on Mr. Heart. Published in issue #27 (February 2013) of Comic Zenon.[15] Originally part of a collection of three Hokuto no Ken-themed short stories titled Hokuto no Ken: Gedōden (北斗の拳 外道伝)[a] that were published in the same issue, it predated the serialization of Ichigo Aji and does not carry its branding.
- Nanto of Meet (南斗 of Meet) - A side-story focused on Thouzer. Published in issue #42 (May 2014) of Comic Zenon.[16]
- RedBlue (レッドブルー) - A side-story focused on Huey and Shuren. Published in Web Comic Zenyon on October 24, 2014.
- Scrap Mountain (スクラップ・マウンテン) - A side-story focused on Fudo. Published in issue #56 (July 2015) of Comic Zenon.[17]
- Ultimate Desire (アルティメット・デサイア) - A side-story focused on Juda. Published in issue #64 (March 2016) of Comic Zenon.[18]
- Right on King (ライトオンキング) - A side-story focused on Shin. Published in issue #71 (October 2016) of Comic Zenon.[19]
Media
Manga
The series is written by Yūshi Kawata and illustrated by Imōto Yukito, based on work by Buronson and Tetsuo Hara. It began publication on Tokuma Shoten's Web Comic Zenyon website in 2013.[3]
The manga had over 1 million copies in print as of June 2015.[3]
Volume list
The series has been collected into eight tankōbon volumes.[20]
| No. | Japanese release date | Japanese ISBN |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 September 2013[21] | 978-4-19-980165-5 |
| 2 | 20 May 2014[22] | 978-4-19-980209-6 |
| 3 | 20 November 2014[23] | 978-4-19-980246-1 |
| 4 | 20 June 2015[24] | 978-4-19-980273-7 |
Anime
An anime television series based on the manga was announced in the fourth tankōbon volume in June 2015.[3] It will be directed by Mankyū, and will begin airing on TV Tokyo, TV Osaka, and TV Aichi on 6 October 2015 as part of a DD Hokuto no Ken 2 Ichigo Aji+ program along with the second DD Fist of the North Star anime television.[4] Crunchyroll simulcast the series.[25]