The new generations may not know any of the founding fathers of modern fighting shonen manga. After summarizing the first part of the Ken the Warrior manga, we continue the journey that will immerse us in the cult work created by in the eighties Buronson and Tetsuo Hara.
To Shin defeated, who reveals a false truth about Julia by committing suicide, Kenshiro sets out again. Accompanied by Little Bart and Lynn, the follower of the Hokuto Divine School arrives at a fortress controlled by mummy, who protects the village from the terrible Cobra family. So do the protagonists Acquaintance with Rei, one of the students of the rival school of Nanto in search of his sister and the man with the seven stars. With a dirty trick, the Cobras force Rei and Ken, who have become traveling companions, to face each other. They both end up exhausted, but it’s just a ploy to lower their vigilance on the Cobras being defeated. When Ken heals Rei’s sister from blindness, he reveals to the man from Nanto that he is the person he was looking for. However, the two finally understand There’s someone pretending to be Ken.
Ken says he has three brothers, Raoul, Toki and Jagger, and that the latter may have stolen his identity. Arriving in the presence of his brother Jagger, Kenshiro discovers that he is the one who instigated Shin to kidnap Julia. This revelation provokes Ken’s anger, who kills Jagger. Before dying, he reveals that Toki and Raoul are also still alive. While one is seriously ill, the other dominates the world with the Name of the king of Hokuto.
Once he met his brother Toki, the Group of protagonists fight with Raoulbefore which everyone trembles. The legendary strength of the King of Hokuto is terrifying and no one seems able to match it. The only one who balances his power with a completely opposite fighting style is Toki, however, his illness punishes him. Fueled by Lynn’s crying, Kenshiro awakens his potential. However, the fight with Raoul ends in a draw, so with the latter goes away with his horse Black King.
The second part of Ken the Warrior ends with the Saga of Yuda, one of the six stars of Nanto. Rei faces the latter, but the fierce fight leads to it Death of the two Nanto warriors. there Part 2 of Hokuto no Ken collects the chapters between 26 and 82. These correspond to episodes 23-57 of the anime series. Here is a review of the anime Ken the Warrior.
