The new Fist of the North Star anime has received a teaser trailer, which provides an 80 second look at the show’s aesthetics and animation. Naturally, it also includes the famous “You are already dead” (“Omae wa mou shindeiru”) line.
It was also announced that the anime will star Shunsuke Takeuchi as Kenshiro, Daiki Yamashita as Bat, and M.A.O as Rin, and that 2026 will be the year it premieres in. A character image visual of Bat and Rin was released as well.
The new Fist of the North Star was revealed in 2023 and claims to to be “powered by the latest animation technology.”
The Fist of the North Star manga, which was written by Buronson and drawn by Tetsuo Hara, was serialized in Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump from 1983 to 1988. It follows Kenshiro, a master of the Hokuto Shinken martial art who becomes a savior in a post-apocalyptic world devastated by nuclear war.
The 1980s had a two-season anime series and an anime movie. A new series that comprised OVA and movies was later released between 2006 to 2008 with five installments.
Fist of the North Star has also inspired a 1995 live-action film, a stage play, and video games. A novel titled Hokuto no Ken: Jubaku no Machi was published in 1996 and received a 2003-2004 three-episode OVA adaptation titled New Fist of the North Star.
Update: Added visual.
Source: Warner Bros. Japan Anime YouTube channel
