Hokuto no Ken: Ichigo Aji
Hokuto no Ken: Ichigo Aji | |
北斗の拳 イチゴ味 | |
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Genre | Comedy, parody[1] |
Manga | |
Written by | Yūshi Kawata |
Illustrated by | Imōto Yukito |
Published by | Web Comic Zenyon |
Demographic | Seinen |
Original run | March 1, 2013 – present |
Volumes | 8 |
Anime television series | |
Directed by | Mankyū |
Music by | Yasuhiro Misawa |
Studio | TV Aichi |
Original run | 6 October 2015 – 22 December 2015 |
Episodes | 12 |
Hokuto no Ken: Ichigo Aji (北斗の拳 イチゴ味, lit. "Fist of the North Star: Strawberry Flavor") is a Japanese
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]
Plot
The story focuses on Holy Emperor Thouzer's attempts to become friends with Kenshiro.[3]
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
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 |
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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
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] The series will be simulcast worldwide by Crunchyroll.[25]
Notes
References
- ^ Chapman, Paul (16 May 2015). "Would You Take Parenting Tips from Holy Emperor Souther?". Crunchyroll. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
- ^ "テレビ東京・あにてれ DD北斗の拳2 イチゴ味+". TV Tokyo. 30 September 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Hokuto no Ken: Ichigo Aji Spinoff Gag Manga Gets TV Anime This Fall". Anime News Network. 18 June 2015. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
- ^ a b c "Katsuyuki Konishi Joins Hokuto no Ken: Ichigo Aji Anime's Cast as Kenshirō". Anime News Network. 20 August 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
- ^ a b "Junichi Suwabe, Kousuke Toriumi Join Hokuto no Ken: Ichigo Aji Anime's Cast". Anime News Network. 16 August 2015. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
- ^ "Hokuto no Ken: Ichigo Aji Anime Adds Kishô Taniyama to Cast". Anime News Network. 17 August 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
- ^ "Toshiyuki Morikawa Joins Hokuto no Ken: Ichigo Aji Anime's Cast as Shin". Anime News Network. 18 August 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
- ^ "Takashi Matsuyama Joins Hokuto no Ken: Ichigo Aji Anime as Fudō". Anime News Network. 19 August 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
- ^ "Junichi Suwabe Also Voices Toki in Hokuto no Ken: Ichigo Aji Anime Adaptation". Anime News Network. 21 August 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
- ^ "Takashi Matsuyama Also Plays Raoh in Hokuto no Ken: Ichigo Aji Anime". Anime News Network. 22 August 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
- ^ "Yuko Minaguchi Joins Hokuto no Ken: Ichigo Aji Cast as Yuria". Anime News Network. 23 August 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
- ^ "Daiki Yamashita Joins Hokuto no Ken: Ichigo Aji Cast as Bat". Anime News Network. 24 August 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
- ^ "Shouta Aoi Joins Hokuto no Ken: Ichigo Aji Cast as Lin". Anime News Network. 25 August 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
- ^ "「北斗の拳」絵柄そのままのギャグ1巻、ハート様の過去も". コミックナタリー. 20 September 2013.
- ^ "「北斗の拳」ハート様の過去を行徒が描く、ゼノン読み切り". コミックナタリー. 25 December 2012.
- ^ "新作「北斗の拳」ゼノンに!ラオウ死後のケンシロウ描く". コミックナタリー. 24 March 2014.
- ^ "行徒が山のフドウ描く「北斗の拳」特別編&榎本あかまる新連載がゼノンに". コミックナタリー. 25 May 2015.
- ^ "元・科捜研の作者が描く警察サスペンスなど、ゼノンで2本の新連載が開始". コミックナタリー. 25 January 2016.
- ^ "ゼノンで三浦建太郎が信長を原哲夫がガッツを描く、梅澤春人の読み切りも". コミックナタリー. 25 August 2016.
- ^ 北斗の拳 イチゴ味. Web Comic Zenyon (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 16 August 2015. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
- ^ 北斗の拳 イチゴ味 1 (ゼノンコミックス) (in Japanese). ASIN 4199801650.
- ^ 北斗の拳 イチゴ味 2 (ゼノンコミックス) (in Japanese). ASIN 4199802096.
- ^ 北斗の拳 イチゴ味 3 (ゼノンコミックス) (in Japanese). ASIN 4199802460.
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- ^ Macias, Patrick (6 October 2015). "Crunchyroll to Simulcast "DD Fist of the North Star II + Fist of the North Star: Strawberry Flavor" Anime". Crunchyroll. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
External links
- Hokuto no Ken: Ichigo Aji Archived 16 August 2015 at the Wayback Machine at Web Comic Zenyon (in Japanese)
- Ajiado Co., Ltd site: DD2
- TV Tokyo site: DD2
- Hokuto no Ken: Ichigo Aji (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia