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 | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Comedy |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Yūshi Kawata |
| Illustrated by | Imōto Yukito |
| Published by | Tokuma Shoten |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Magazine | Web Comic Zenyon |
| Original run | 2013 – ongoing |
| Volumes | 4 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Mankyū |
| Music by | Yasuhiro Misawa |
| Studio | Ajia-do Animation Works[1] |
| Network | TV Tokyo, TVO, TV Aichi |
| Original run | 6 October 2015 – ongoing |
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 adaptation started airing in October 2015.[2][3]
Plot
The story focuses on Holy Emperor Souther's attempts to become friends with Kenshiro.[2]
Characters
- Souther
- Voiced by: Banjō Ginga[2]
- 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 television anime series.[2]
- Shū
- Voiced by: Junichi Suwabe[4]
- Shū (シュウ) was a former underling of Souther in the original series who sided against him with Kenshiro.
- Rei
- Voiced by: Kōsuke Toriumi[4]
- In the original series, Rei (レイ) becomes an ally of Kenshiro's after the latter rescues his sister.
- Yuda
- Voiced by: Kishō Taniyama[5]
- Shin
- Voiced by: Toshiyuki Morikawa[6]
- Fudō
- Voiced by: Takashi Matsuyama[7]
- Kenshiro
- Voiced by: Katsuyuki Konishi[3]
- Yuria
- Voiced by: Yūko Minaguchi[10]
- Bat
- Voiced by: Daiki Yamashita[11]
- Rin
- Voiced by: Shouta Aoi[12]
Media
Manga
The series is written by Yūshi Kawata and illustrated by Imōto Yukito, based off work by Buronson and Tetsuo Hara. It began publication on Tokuma Shoten's Web Comic Zenyon website in 2013.[2]
The manga had over 1 million copies in print as of June 2015.[2]
Volume list
The series has been collected into four tankōbon volumes.[13]
| No. | Japanese release date | Japanese ISBN |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 September 2013[14] | ISBN 978-4-19-980165-5[14] |
| 2 | 20 May 2014[15] | ISBN 978-4-19-980209-6[15] |
| 3 | 20 November 2014[16] | ISBN 978-4-19-980246-1[16] |
| 4 | 20 June 2015[17] | ISBN 978-4-19-980273-7[17] |
Anime
An anime television series based on the manga was announced in the fourth tankōbon volume in June 2015.[2] 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 television anime.[3] The series will be simulcast worldwide by Crunchyroll.[18]
References
- ↑ "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.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Hokuto no Ken: Ichigo Aji Spinoff Gag Manga Gets TV Anime This Fall". Anime News Network. 18 June 2015. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
- 1 2 3 "Katsuyuki Konishi Joins Hokuto no Ken: Ichigo Aji Anime's Cast as Kenshirō". Anime News Network. 20 August 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
- 1 2 "Junichi Suwabe, Kousuke Toriumi Join Hokuto no Ken: Ichigo Aji Anime's Cast". Anime News Network. 16 August 2015. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
- ↑ "Hokuto no Ken: Ichigo Aji Anime Adds Kishô Taniyama to Cast". Anime News Network. 17 August 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
- ↑ "Toshiyuki Morikawa Joins Hokuto no Ken: Ichigo Aji Anime's Cast as Shin". Anime News Network. 18 August 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
- ↑ "Takashi Matsuyama Joins Hokuto no Ken: Ichigo Aji Anime as Fudō". Anime News Network. 19 August 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
- ↑ "Junichi Suwabe Also Voices Toki in Hokuto no Ken: Ichigo Aji Anime Adaptation". Anime News Network. 21 August 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
- ↑ "Takashi Matsuyama Also Plays Raoh in Hokuto no Ken: Ichigo Aji Anime". Anime News Network. 22 August 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
- ↑ "Yuko Minaguchi Joins Hokuto no Ken: Ichigo Aji Cast as Yuria". Anime News Network. 23 August 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
- ↑ "Daiki Yamashita Joins Hokuto no Ken: Ichigo Aji Cast as Bat". Anime News Network. 24 August 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
- ↑ "Shouta Aoi Joins Hokuto no Ken: Ichigo Aji Cast as Lin". Anime News Network. 25 August 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
- ↑ 北斗の拳 イチゴ味. Web Comic Zenyon (in Japanese). Retrieved 16 August 2015.
- 1 2 北斗の拳 イチゴ味 1 (ゼノンコミックス). Amazon.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 16 August 2015.
- 1 2 北斗の拳 イチゴ味 2 (ゼノンコミックス). Amazon.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 16 August 2015.
- 1 2 北斗の拳 イチゴ味 3 (ゼノンコミックス). Amazon.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 16 August 2015.
- 1 2 北斗の拳 イチゴ味 4 (ゼノンコミックス). Amazon.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 16 August 2015.
- ↑ 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.
External links
- Hokuto no Ken: Ichigo Aji at Web Comic Zenyon (Japanese)
- Hokuto no Ken: Ichigo Aji (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
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