A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Premiere:
October 5, 2006
# of Seasons: 2
# of Episodes: 46
Finale:
July 31, 2018
Original Title:
蒼天の拳
Alternate Titles:
Fist of the Blue Sky
Souten no Ken REGENESIS
苍天之拳
蒼天の拳 REGENESIS
창천의권
Genres:
Action & Adventure | Animation
Production Companies:
APPP Company
Polygon Pictures
Countries:
JP
Shanghai in the 1930s is a dangerous place. Foreign governments and Chinese factions have carved the city into different quarters, each with its own laws and government, and all rife with corruption. As the major powers vie for political control, the streets are left to local gangs. Life is cheap, and death is always near. In days past, one man walked these mean streets battling the forces of evil. He was known only as Yan Wang, "the King of Death." Few knew who he really was, but many knew that he was a master of Hokuto Shinken - Fist of the North Star - a lethal martial art. He disappeared years ago after dispatching the city's worst gangsters, and is now rumored to be in Japan. Various people have come to Japan in search of him, but who will find him first?
Art Direction:
Seiko Yoshioka
Character Designer:
Kazuma Teshigahara
Hiromi Sato
Comic Book:
Yoshiyuki Okamura
Conceptual Design:
Kazuma Teshigahara
Director:
Yoshio Kazumi
Director of Photography:
Keisuke Nakamura
Editor:
Kazunari Hoshino
Producer:
Ken Kawakita
Series Composition:
Satoshi Ozaki
Sound Director:
Takeshi Takadera
Theme Song Performance:
Sumire Uesaka
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