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Hara originally depicted Kenshiro as a teenager who fought against the rival martial arts school of the Taizanji Kenpō in the 1980s Japan in his two-part prototype version of Hokuto no Ken. He combined the appearance and character traits of Bruce Lee and Yūsaku Matsuda when he came up with the character design of Kenshiro. Through the course of the original manga, Kenshiro fights against various ruffians who threaten the lives of the post-apocalyptic survivors, as well as numerous rival martial artists, including his three honorary brothers trained in the art of Hokuto Shinken.Īrtist Tetsuo Hara was a fan of Chinese martial artist Bruce Lee as well as action manga and the Japanese action film star Yūsaku Matsuda. In the story, Kenshiro is the rightful successor of an ancient art of assassination called Hokuto Shinken, which allows Kenshiro to defeat his adversaries through use of hidden meridian points. According to Hara and Buronson, Kenshiro's character design was primarily based on the martial artist and actor Bruce Lee, combined with influences from actor Yūsaku Matsuda and the Mad Max film series.

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Kenshiro ( Japanese: ケンシロウ, Hepburn: Kenshirō) is a fictional character and the protagonist of the Fist of the North Star manga series created by Tetsuo Hara and Buronson. The Man with the Seven Scars, The Savior of the Century's End

1.įist of the North Star chapter 1: 'A Cry from the Heart' (September 26, 1983)

Kenshiro, as illustrated on the cover of Hokuto no Ken Kyūkyokuban Vol.

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