Hokuto no Ken: Ichigo Aji

Hokuto no Ken: Ichigo Aji
Cover of Hokuto no Ken: Ichigo Aji volume one
北斗の拳 イチゴ味
GenreComedy, parody[1]
Manga
Written byYūshi Kawata
Illustrated byImōto Yukito
Published byTokuma Shoten
MagazineWeb Comic Zenyon
DemographicSeinen
Original runMarch 1, 2013 – present
Volumes8
Anime television series
Directed byMankyū
Music byYasuhiro Misawa
StudioAjia-do Animation Works[2]
Original networkTV Tokyo, TVO, TV Aichi
Original run 6 October 2015 – 22 December 2015
Episodes12

Hokuto no Ken: Ichigo Aji (北斗の拳 イチゴ味, lit. "Fist of the North Star: Strawberry Flavor") is a Japanese comedy manga spoofing the post-apocalyptic 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]
Toki
Voiced by: Junichi Suwabe[9]
Raoh
Voiced by: Takashi Matsuyama[10]
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(ハート・オブ・ミート)) - 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(なんと・オブ・ミート)) - 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 Buronson and Tetsuo Hara. It began publication on Tokuma Shoten's 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
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 anime television series based on the manga was announced in the fourth tankōbon volume in June 2015.[3] It will be directed by Mankyū, and will begin airing on TV Tokyo, TV Osaka, and 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

  1. ^ Stylized as Fist of North Stars: Legends of Outlaw [sic].

References

  1. ^ Chapman, Paul (16 May 2015). "Would You Take Parenting Tips from Holy Emperor Souther?". Crunchyroll. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "Hokuto no Ken: Ichigo Aji Anime Adds Kishô Taniyama to Cast". Anime News Network. 17 August 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  7. ^ "Toshiyuki Morikawa Joins Hokuto no Ken: Ichigo Aji Anime's Cast as Shin". Anime News Network. 18 August 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
  8. ^ "Takashi Matsuyama Joins Hokuto no Ken: Ichigo Aji Anime as Fudō". Anime News Network. 19 August 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  9. ^ "Junichi Suwabe Also Voices Toki in Hokuto no Ken: Ichigo Aji Anime Adaptation". Anime News Network. 21 August 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  10. ^ "Takashi Matsuyama Also Plays Raoh in Hokuto no Ken: Ichigo Aji Anime". Anime News Network. 22 August 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  11. ^ "Yuko Minaguchi Joins Hokuto no Ken: Ichigo Aji Cast as Yuria". Anime News Network. 23 August 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  12. ^ "Daiki Yamashita Joins Hokuto no Ken: Ichigo Aji Cast as Bat". Anime News Network. 24 August 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  13. ^ "Shouta Aoi Joins Hokuto no Ken: Ichigo Aji Cast as Lin". Anime News Network. 25 August 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  14. ^ "「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.
  15. ^ "「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.
  16. ^ "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.
  17. ^ "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.
  18. ^ "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.
  19. ^ "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.
  20. ^ 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.
  21. ^ 北斗の拳 イチゴ味 1 (ゼノンコミックス) (in Japanese). ASIN 4199801650.
  22. ^ 北斗の拳 イチゴ味 2 (ゼノンコミックス) (in Japanese). ASIN 4199802096.
  23. ^ 北斗の拳 イチゴ味 3 (ゼノンコミックス) (in Japanese). ASIN 4199802460.
  24. ^ 北斗の拳 イチゴ味 4 (ゼノンコミックス) (in Japanese). 徳間書店. 20 June 2015. ISBN 9784199802737. ASIN 4199802738.
  25. ^ 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.