hokuto no ken

ken goes up even against a knight!!!
a cool sceen by the way!

[@thomasmacdonough288]

I love how the animation gets progressively smoother and more detailed as the show goes on... it's always good to see success pay off

[@amuroray9115]

Agreed. Also the manga art was changing as well

[@shindean]

I actually prefer the grundge editing of the earlier episodes. This is meant to be a dirty, hostile, post apocalyptic future...the show should reflect that in all its presentation.

[@selfactualizer2099]

That's not always a good thing.

[@geneva4034]

Yeah, especially considering Toei's current situation. Your comment aged very well, they earn LOTS of money from their new productions but rarely put lots into a better production. Hnk was produced by Toei so it's good they had standards before.

[@Ealsante]

I like how the humbling actually worked. In his final moments, the guy was humble enough to realise he was already dead.

[@jjones9822]

Before exploding like a firework in mid air.

[@adzi6164]

That knight guy was quite skillful to actually cut Kenshiro... ...and smart enough to realise he was already dead.

[@user-tm3si7pw3u]

That cut is nothing, compare to Shin and Souther.

[@adzi6164]

@@user-tm3si7pw3u yes. It still drawn blood, though.

[@mcbdllc2848]

@user-tm3si7pw3u well yeah those guys can cut metal and steel with their hands. The only reason ken didn't die from both is because his body is trained

[@brothersofwrath4785]

​@@mcbdllc2848 those guys can no-sell fire,lava, high voltage electricity etc Spears and arrows mean nothing to them

[@LosSerpent]

"take this my best attack" *does the most generic spear charge ever*

[@bificommander]

That flurry of stabs he did at the start was much better. Pretty impressive speed in full plate too.

[@SIGNOR-G]

@@bificommander i like to think that at this point in the series only the strongest grunts are left alive

[@brothersofwrath4785]

@@SIGNOR-G the knife was a filler

[@juliandavidhoffer2022]

It’s like in the English dub of DBZ when Goku says a ki spam from Majin Buu was “one of Vegetas best moves”

[@LosSerpent]

@@juliandavidhoffer2022 right lmao

[@Nehfarius]

That guy Ken was fighting actually did pretty well. Actually drawing blood against Kenshiro means this guy was probably kind of dangerous otherwise.

[@Hawken123Phone]

Yep

[@leonardoflorentin]

@@Kezsrek w can all agree that the original guy was guy fox right.

[@Vlad_-_-_]

Some enemies he doesn't care. Remember the guy with the claws, early in the show ?

[@jestfullgremblim8002]

@@Vlad_-_-_ yep, he lets then hit him most of the time. I guess that it's to see their strenght idk

[@jestfullgremblim8002]

or maybe he didn't expect that

[@scorpion67890]

I love this guy. Manages to actually hurt Kenshiro pretty severely and even beats him to "you're already dead"...

[@LordProteus]

But is he filler or was he in the manga? Filler feats don't count unfortunately. :(

[@MrSafior]

@@LordProteus Filler

[@Jackboy019]

Filler that’s cool is canon to me

[@BaranLordofLight]

@@LordProteus filler feates do count... all filler episodes are supervised by Tetsuo Hara and Buronson.

[@harrydrake4173]

Too bad these are fansubs and he doesn't say "I'm dead"

[@richardx4456]

I have been watching Kenshiro's video everyday, it is so addictive.

[@huwisel]

Dude there's an omae wa mou shindeiru compilation video that I just listen to on my head phones like its music.

[@merahdelimakayumanggi]

Me too!😁

[@LordProteus]

I have to wonder what a European Knight is doing in post-apocalypse Japan. Stole the armor from a historical museum perhaps?

[@marcelzed1154]

Sounds plausible. I would do it

[@edwardgaines6561]

Maybe there was a time machine in _Berserk_ and one of those no-name mercenaries came here by accident.

[@edwardgaines6561]

@Excelsior At least there's no Griffith in the future! 😁

[@TacSon]

You forgot one of Shin's generals took a fucking Gustav straight out of a museum of war.

[@arx3516]

Yeah, it's the most plausible explanation

[@henryomarm]

All bad guys were harmed in the making of this shows

[@prinnydood704]

Skilled grunts know they're already dead.

[@joansena3056]

You're already .... I'm dead . Oh well .

[@blackyonbi]

I always found funny how Fudo didnt gave a shit about what just happemed and just went like " Yeah , that's cool , but we must hurry"

[@lordraoh881]

Yeah, he is much stronger than when the Knight and that's why he doesn't care about him.

[@Awestom]

I wanted to make the same comment, kudos for beating me to it

[@falbrave]

ザコのリーダー格ぐらいになると、一応技をかすらせてあげる優しいケンシロウ。

[@user-gw9rf9eb2h]

こいつがかなり強い説

[@l1ghtd3m0n3]

Dude clearly knew what he was up against yet fought like a man anyway. Managed to even draw blood. Kenshiro probably gave him one of the quicker and more painless deaths in the series out of respect. Also, Citan PFP? I see we have a true man of culture.

[@9inchpp]

Lmao we're not talking about Toki here

[@justin764]

0:45 So that armored guy couldn’t tell that it was Fudo because of something covering his face? COME ON HE IS LITERALLY 7-8 FOOT TALL, HOW THE HELL DO YOU NOT BE ABLE TO TELL THAT IT WAS HIM?

[@ZetsubouGintama]

Tell that to granny in Ken-Oh army.

[@eviljoel]

Most guys in this world who aren't peasants are at least 7 feet, if not bigger.

[@DawningEnd]

I mean, remember that Rei fools people into thinking he's a woman just by having a pink robe. People aren't amazingly perceptive here.

[@_Vengeance_]

Compared to some of the other fighters in the series, Fudo the "giant" is pretty much a midget.

[@mcbdllc136]

@@DawningEnd yeah I miss rei he was a dope character I liked how he lures evil out acting like a helpless woman just to slaughter them and take thier food

[@MDthornton83]

Not even a suit of armor is enough to protect against Hokuto Shinken.

[@JanusHoW]

Correction - Not even a TANK is enough to protect against Hokuto Shinken.

[@bewimotos]

and the tank explodes into pieces.. lol

[@J--12]

There is probably nothing he can punch trough. I imagine even any power armor from fallout series would just bend under his hits like aluminium foil.

[@kevinwilliam964]

Kenshiro defeated shin. He says that his style can crush any material on earth

[@shindean]

What I love about your comment is that in my head I heard kenshiro talk in Japanese and yours is the translation LOL

[@yorusuyasoul69420]

Silver chariot vs star platinum

[@alexanderwestphal9777]

Motr or less

[@bromomento5913]

*Jonathan joestar

[@NelsonWin]

11 months ago?... smells like a person who lives by Jojo memes anyway..

[@kenshiro3578]

More killer queen than star platinium

[@akasunanosasori7547]

Ken putain de shiro ouais tellement

[@PressA2Die]

"I'm dead" "Oh hey, he already knew"

[@tastybekonn]

you are already knowning

[@JoseBronxRican]

Team Rocket also know every time they blast off again.

[@merahdelimakayumanggi]

😆😆😆

[@beskarman38]

Armored guy:"I'M DEAD!!!" Kenshiro: "Don't spoil my favorite line."🤣

[@user-oh3ju8yl5g]

今のアニメ界に見せてやりたいくらいの良き時代

[@amaterasu_neko999]

確かに

[@user-eb8qk7nx5o]

アニメですらないただのCG

[@TATANKA-nf4ck]

​@@user-eb8qk7nx5oChinkasu Gomiの略

[@jiooojuju6248]

ケンシロウに傷を負わせるって結構強いな

[@Kk-eg1ws]

いつもなら２秒位の出演雑魚キャラなのに…

[@gorotaki]

@@Kk-eg1ws 尺が足りなかったんだろうなこの時

[@user-hy8kn1bq3m]

リンとバットは敵が酷い最後を迎えても平然としてるとこがスゲーな。何回も見てきてマヒしちゃったんだろうな。イヤな時代よ。

[@user-nr4gi7op2q]

コナンにおける少年探偵団に通じるものがありますね。

[@gorotaki]

いつも思う。あんな純粋なリンが毎回人が血を噴き出して死んでいくのをよく目を逸らさずに見れるなと。

[@GooogleGoglee]

I love how the guy flying into the sky yells "... I'm dead!!!" 😅😂

[@TheToughBaby]

I actually think about this every single day

[@burningsoutherncross3146]

「そんなデカい農夫がいるか」

[@Garl_Vinland]

2:24 I love how completely uninvested Kenshiro is in this shot. He just made a knight explode and he’s not even looking at the guy talking to him

[@fyrerider521]

Humbling, indeed.

[@GiacomoSorbi]

Gotta love how Bart and Lyn are completely unfazed by being showered (probably on a daily basis) by guts and interiors.

[@PeruvianPotato]

You get used to the general carnage after 5 days

[@yaujj65]

@@PeruvianPotatoTechnically it have been months since they travel with Kenshiro. I don’t know what episode is this since I am stuck in Souther Arc but at this point they are unfazed.

[@Max-ej4oh]

The spinning kick was probably the most deadliest of attack in the series. While Ken punches several times, enemies won't explode after some seconds. The kick here just immediately decapitated em all in ONE sweep.

[@michealmcerlean8274]

Honestly seemed a bit more Nanto than Hokuto - a cutting attack, rather than the usual Hokuto ‘blunt force trauma -> pressure points triggered -> detonation/sublimation’.

[@edwardgaines6561]

Now when know where Capcom got the idea for the Hurricane Kick.

[@indrajeet]

​@edwardgaines6561 Street fighter got the idea of the hadoken from HNK too!

[@user-nf8ci9kf4q]

やっぱり「北斗の拳｣はケンシロウは神谷明しかいない❗凄い生き様の声が格好いい❗フドウは飯塚昭三さんだねぇ❗やっぱり新よりも旧の方が良い❗

[@gamerzero7735]

Kenshiro-"Fork me? Fork you!"

[@user-rj8yi5dd2u]

GamerZero lmao

[@nikopunksuperlink]

Epic comment

[@tackehoa9507]

Lmao

[@Zivety]

2:05 Kenshiro did his up smash, then his ultimate...

[@mrbones9332]

Kenshiro is the kind of MAN who can keep a dude in full plate armor in the air with his fists, and have it be one of his minor achievements in his series.

[@rossoblu1423]

やられ方が北斗の敵キャラらしくマヌケだが、ケンシロウに傷付けてる時点でスゲぇんだよなぁ・・・

[@foxdiver2009]

この兜の男もケンシロウに一太刀あびせるとなるとかなりの達人だったのでしょうね。

[@user-nq8qd8dn8o]

水影心でコピーする為かもしれないけど、ケンシロウって相手に先手打たせる戦い方が多い

[@user-cw3ib4wj9z]

0:00 「黒ひげ危機一髪」はほんと草

[@GustavoSantos-ep5jx]

A whole nation of people that think they are invincible by using "chi" and bullshido thanks to shows like this

[@user-td2jw9ze2c]

There is a martial art irl that actually is about hitting pressure points

[@francescoc.1046]

I love how he couldnt recognize fudo because he had a tissue on his hair xD

[@NerdicWarrior8920]

"People's lives are nothing to Ken-Oh's army." Oh you did NOT just say that to Ken!😆

[@mcbdllc136]

Yup he's already dead

[@supremeraizen561]

0:36 The way he just yells like Bruce Lee and does an elegant backflip, only to land perfectly still will never not be hilarious.

[@JoyconsRUnDriftable-dx9vv]

Agreed

[@apa123APA]

1:31 Why do the villains gotta do this tho? Don't let the other guy know this is your ultimate technique. You're 100% done then.

[@theerascal8050]

Those eyebrows do the most dmg

[@appleblin3397]

hokuto shinken is so powerful it even explodes the armor that the victim is wearing

[@eviljoel]

Food and water is scarce after the apocalypse, but there's plenty of hair dye and shoulder pads for everyone.

[@lmeza1983]

Jackets ,T-shirts and external underwear too!

[@makai_lordos]

戦闘時間短いけど割と勝負になってるんだよな

[@user-ii4cz1gy1h]

ケン「ちっ...気持ち良く寝ているところを邪魔しやがって。」

[@netmatrix75]

Team rocket is blasting of agaaaaiiinnnn.......

[@guillermoandres9760]

Kabooooom!

[@hitkid2456]

Doronbo Gang is blowing the fuck up once again!

[@GiacomoSorbi]

2:18: Ken: "Omae wa..." Random knight of the wastelands: "ta... shindeeee..." Ken: "Nani?!"

[@4ngry_wh1t3_c4t]

"I'M DEAD!" says the guy with Arthur armor who still alive and floating.

[@swiggityswo9558]

0:35 I like how elegant he lands

[@AzaselProtogen]

"my best attack" *literally just runs forward with the spear*

[@mcbdllc136]

Lol yeah I was actually interested to see what it was then was instantly disappointed thats probably why kenshiro killed him fast

[@moisesdanielalvarado5578]

Hokuto Shin Ken is an amazing fighting style and Kenshiro is really cool

[@thedipermontshow]

the best protagonist in history ladies and gentlemen.

[@billhundreds8762]

Ken was handin’ out such a cosmic level ass whuppin’ rn even gravity had to suspend shi to watch

[@Tarik360]

Armour won't protect you from hokuto shin ken.

[@HyperonPrime]

"I'm dead!"

[@shoresean1237]

These little tyrants and bullies become all the more hateful when you realize how much labor and resources it took - in a post-apocalyptic environment - just to make that last opponent's armor and weapon. How many people died and starved just for it to be put together?

[@suleymanbabak1973]

Zero. They stole it from a ruined museum

[@mcbdllc136]

Yeah I doubt somebody made that for that guy

[@timpetersen2923]

I’M DEAD!!!!!!!

[@firekeeper3536]

I actually love this villian in medieval armor.

[@shiningarmour6805]

"We must hurry" "Bitch, I just ended that guy in one strike while you stood there, why haven't _you_ moved ahead?"

[@victorpaul80]

Off all the normies that Ken killed, this surely is one of the most hurting. :')

[@maryuFalco]

わざと切られて人間アピールをする ケンシロウ

[@williamsiegle8205]

For thousands of years he lay dormant! In his hay stack

[@DocWolph]

"OH GOD! YOU HIT ALL HIS ON BUTTONS AT ONCE!"

[@bluemagician9724]

That's what he did with Souther

[@orungechiken]

the fact mr knight in armor was one of the only villans i know who had enough iq to attack kenshiro in the air if he jumps above him

[@joejunior5991]

when Ken eyes goes Red, You are so DEAD (Shin and Amiba learn the hard and very painful way)

[@ShashankSharma999up]

That was more humbling than he imagined

[@cwf4794]

下ろしてくれって、持ち上げられる前に手放せよww

[@user-nq8qd8dn8o]

長い得物を持つやつってだいたい持ち上げられる

[@user-vr9px3ie3m]

@@user-nq8qd8dn8o ダイヤがその第一被害者だつた…

[@KingMarineLord]

This is the first regular goon I've seen actually damage Ken at all.

[@l0sts0ul89]

I think the claw guy managed to cut his cheek

[@jedder]

One of Ken's smartest opponents.

[@dark7element]

After watching this (hilarious) video again, I just noticed how ridiculously inconsistent the length of the knight's spear is. Compare 1:37 and 1:59. It's at least doubled in length, maybe tripled.

[@beaneatingoni1353]

dark7element Lamo

[@noVva555]

dark7element just like in jojo that the color is not cannon in HnK lenght may vary

[@dolphpineda5187]

Must be the radiation

[@cmolodiets]

@@dolphpineda5187 or excitation. if radiations can do that, I want some.

[@ericathewwfwcwdivastraight8906]

Kenshiro dude whoops the knight like a bad habit

[@edwardmiller4562]

Lin and Bat staring at exploding heads and bodies like nothing is always kinda funny.

[@dark7element]

This is so late in the series they've seen literally thousands of thugs, grunts and punks exploded to death. It's become routine for them.

[@bificommander]

"You're alr-" "I'm dead." "...you're taking all the fun out of this."

[@Simon0]

Kenshiro turned him into a firework 🎆

[@FuriousGorge]

chivalry_free_weekend.mp4

[@user-bl7kh4gw8d]

これだけ獲物が長いと攻撃時に持ち手の位置をスライドすることでリーチを自在に調整できるから このケンシロウみたいにギリギリで見切ってかわすタイプには有効だったわけか。

[@holysinnerxxx]

Woah I've been watching a bunch of these clips and this jobber actually drew blood? Impressive!

[@armageddon1981]

Never has rising from a cart of hay look so epic!!!

[@negain7447]

Kenshiro be like: Dark souls online mode boss The Enemies: Are the players in that story xD

[@tsunehiko2010]

空中爆破ってのも凄いな…。

[@user-ih4xr5de8i]

最初のケンシロウの技って、どう見てもシュウの南斗烈脚斬人？ですよね？

[@user-ws3wd7dl5q]

はい、南斗烈脚斬陣ですね。 もし、わざとだったらごめんなさい。 真面目に答えて申し訳ないですが、正確に言うと北斗神拳奥義水影心ですね。 翼くんシステムとも言いますが、ケンシロウは一度見た相手の技を使えます。

[@user-ih4xr5de8i]

@@user-ws3wd7dl5q ラオウも一緒ですよね。風殺金剛拳とか使ってましたし…。

[@avp2gold]

Hahah cool scene is right. Btw, Ken just loves to lift people up that use staffs.

[@Yano88]

Nothing better than a blood shower to begin the day with the right foot lol

[@KoruKinshi]

You're an airplane. Air-air-air-airplane.

[@josevitorlorena4416]

Coment very old!!

[@user-fm2xn7og8r]

蹴りあげる時のケンイケメン過ぎるな

[@overlordpichu5577]

0:10 you have waken the beast from its slumber.

[@UltraZombie115]

OverlordPichu you fucked up

[@halo25assassin45]

For ten thousand years I have lain dormant. Who has disturbed my slumber?!

[@7Saint7Gaming]

@@halo25assassin45 oh hey best buddy

[@user-zw1zc2vg2x]

2:33我が生涯に一辺の悔い無し。

[@FirstLast-cg2nk]

0:15 "Hurray, we found Kenshiro." 0:18 "Oh no, we found Kenshiro."

[@games-xq3tk]

damn fireworks

[@nontaroo]

鎧の上から秘孔突けるのね。

[@arielatomv8539]

先進的全方向対応型拳法

[@user-nm4dj8fb3d]

おろしてください なぜ槍から手を離さんのだ 🤔

[@user-nq8qd8dn8o]

この頃になってくると闘気で秘孔を突けるから騎士甲冑なんてあってないようなもの。 まあそうでなくても殴ってへこんだ分、鎧が身体を圧迫するからどんどん凹ませれば秘孔に衝撃を与えるのも可能。 その前に圧死するかもしれないけど

[@tunasand_357]

闘気を当てればいいのでフルプレートアーマーも意味はない、ということになりますね

[@The_Toonami-AdultSwim_fan2002]

0:30 Boom! XD 2:09 Hahaha, I love that part.

[@wawahani-et6oi]

アマゾンで「北斗神拳の謎に迫る」という本を見つけました。今年は北斗の拳４０周年ですね！！

[@user-tv5vi9bo1r]

実際の世界と北斗神拳を組み合わせて説明しているので興味深い内容でした。

[@klonoa450]

Gotta love how its this hella upbeat song playing as a dude turns into a red paste

[@goyamada3539]

おっしゃるとおり、 ケンオウ部隊だけが人間です‼(笑)

[@butchdeadlift10]

I hope this is someones FIRST exposure to Fist of the North Star. Everyone deserves to be this befuddled.

[@misodasi]

バット・・・子分ってより弟分になってたね

[@jbbrentd.calubaquib3509]

The word pain does not fully exist to Kenshiro

[@BTS-sn6fh]

この槍使い相当強いぞ

[@user-ys7kw8ce3w]

ケンシロウとフドウを前にしてなお戦意を失わない屈強さよ

[@35zvrh81]

ダメだ、音だけ聞いてると、どうしても映像が太田巡査で脳内再生されてしまうw

[@flintironstag2381]

Aww man, I thought the guy in armor really had a chance against kenshiro 😂😂😂😂😂

[@user-tm3si7pw3u]

Against a guy, who's punches can break solid steel? You must be joking!

[@brothersofwrath4785]

​@@user-tm3si7pw3u or even a nuclear bunker in manga

[@lmeza1983]

1:36 in that moment he realized he fucked it up, he made Ken really upset. 2:24 everyone´s faces: its raining guts and blood, just another day in the wasteland.