As we reported to you a few days ago, according to a leak, it appears that a new animated adaptation of Ken the Warrior is in production to celebrate 40th anniversary of the debut of the legendary manga series by Tetsuo Hara and Buronson. It seems that this project is actually real, as the latest rumors suggest.
Hokuto no Ken, also known as Fist of the North Star or Ken the Warrior, is one of the most iconic manga of all time, to which this medium owes part of its current success. The serialization of the work began in the pages of Weekly Shonen Jump on September 13, 1983, a historic date that will soon reach its peak 40th anniversary. To celebrate this anniversary, a new animated adaptation appears to be in production, arriving 35 years after the end of the classic.
Currently this project does not have an official status, but a new leak seems to provide certainty about its existence. According to well-known insider @SugoiLite, this is indeed the case The new Ken the Warrior anime exists and even has a first key visual. In the poster that you will find at the end of the article, we admire the silhouette of Kenshiro ready to face a gang of marauding motorcyclists. Around the master of the Sacred Hokuto School, the landscape was destroyed by previous nuclear wars.
The Return of Ken the Warrior with a new anime, presumably a remake, is already exciting the community, who would like to have David Production, the animation studio behind JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure, take care of it. Over the period of In the next few days we will find out whether this project is not a hoax and whether the official announcement will be accompanied by a first promotional trailer. You can relive Kenshiro’s exploits as a preview with our Ken the Warrior recap.