
Details
- 109
- TV
- 75
- 28543
- FINISHED
- FALL 1984
- 25m
- JP
- Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
Nuclear war has devastated the planet, turning one fertile ground into a barren, inhospitable landscape on which mankind struggles desperately to stay alive. Society has collapsed and a fight for control wages between vicious dictators, super-powerful mutants, and biker gangs that terrorize the streets.<br> <br> In a world so cruel and bleak, only the chosen one can restore civilization to its former self. Kenshiro - master of the Hokuto Shinken fighting technique; a martial art so awesomely brutal that only a single being can be entrusted with its full power!<br> <br> (Source: Manga Entertainment)
Episodes

EP 1
1. God or Devil!? The Mightiest Man Appears in Hell
Air Date: Invalid DateRating: 8.06

EP 2
2. The Fist of Lingering Regret and Certain Death!! The Future Is Sighted in the Barren Wasteland!!
Ken rescues an old man named Smith from Spade, a member of the Four Jacks working for the King organization. The old man seeks to deliver a bag of rice seeds to his village, hoping to harvest them for the future. Ken and Bato take Smith to his village, unaware that Spade and his men are following them. Spade, who lost his eye during his initial encounter with Ken, attacks the village and kills Smith in retaliation. Unable to rescue Smith, an angry Ken kills Spade with a technique that makes their victim feel remorse before dying. After the battle, Ken plants Smith's seed over his grave.
Air Date: 10/18/1984Rating: 7.42

EP 3
3. In the City Without Light, a Lone Fist Burns! The Furious Death by the Five Exploding Fingers
Bato spots Rin in a truck full of captured villagers being taken to the village of Dorado, which is occupied by the King gang. On their way there, Ken encounters two of remaining Jacks, Diamond and Club, who are torturing the villagers of Dorado. With Bato's help, Ken is reunited with Rin.
Air Date: 10/25/1984Rating: 5.78

EP 4
4. Attack the Bloody Cross! The Secret Technique, Death by Soft Strikes
Ken learns that the prisoners that were transported with Rin were taken to a prison camp in a nearby valley. Ken manages to break the imprisoned villagers free, but during their escape they're all slaughtered in an ambush led by Mr. Heart, the last of the Four Jacks. While Heart's excess flesh proves resistant to his attacks, Ken eventually uses a techniques which penetrates through his body. From his battle with Heart, Ken learns an important clue which reveals to him the identity of King.
Air Date: 11/1/1984Rating: 7.62

EP 5
5. Can the Flames of Love Burn in Hell? You Don`t Even Know You`re Already Dead!!
Having learned that King is none other than his old friend turned nemesis Shin, Ken remembers how a year ago Shin defeated him in combat, engraved the seven scars on his chest, and kidnapped his fiancee Yuria (Julia). Ken arrives at a local castle where Shin was staying, but only finds Shin's right-hand man Joker, who reveals that Shin and his gang has already left the castle, taking Yuria with him. Joker escapes and sets the castle ablaze with Ken inside, but Ken manages to escape, swearing to find Shin.
Air Date: 11/8/1984Rating: 6.80

EP 6
6. The Devil`s Hit List. Find the Man with the 7 Scars!
Ken and his friends arrive at an oasis under the surveillance of God's Army, a fanatical military group composed of former special forces members. Ken becomes a target for this group after Ken kills one of the security officers in battle.
Air Date: 11/15/1984Rating: 7.75

EP 7
7. Villains! How About Counting Down to Your Own Death?!
The members of God's Army conduct a full-scale search of the oasis for Kenshiro. When the search team begins to execute random villagers to lure him, Ken allows himself to be captured in order to infiltrate their training facility. There, he faces against the army's drill instructor, the Mad Sarge.
Air Date: 11/22/1984Rating: 7.75

EP 8
8. Strike the Hidden Power Point! There`s No Requiem for the Wicked
Ken penetrates the headquarters of God's Army and confronts their leader, the Colonel, a deluded follower of Shin who has mastered the art of Nanto Muonken.
Air Date: 11/29/1984Rating: 5.86

EP 9
9. Villains! Finish Your Prayers Before You Die!
Ken and his friends visit a village where young men and women are offered as slaves to Madam Patra, a local sorceress who controls the village's water supply.
Air Date: 12/6/1984Rating: 5.19

EP 10
10. Inverse Raging Fire Punch! There Are Too Many Who Deserve to Die!!
Ken ventures into Patra's lair at Dragon God Mountain to save the young villagers. There he faces Patra's partner Dragon, a firebreather who attempts to coerce Ken to his side.
Air Date: 12/13/1984Rating: 6.50

EP 11
11. Villains!! Listen to the Blues of Hell!!
Ken and his companions meet Taki, an old friend of Bato. Taki takes them to his home village where Auntie Toyo, an elderly woman who takes care of orphaned and abandoned children, is trying to dig a well. Unaware to him, the Warriors biker gang led by Jackal have followed Ken, seeking to claim Toyo's village as their new hideout.
Air Date: 12/20/1984Rating: 5.81

EP 12
12. I Am Death Itself!! I`ll Chase You to the Ends of Hell!
After Toyo is killed by Jackal, Ken leaves Bato and Rin to watch over Toyo's orphans while he chases after Jackal's gang. While searching for clues to Jackal's destination, Ken encounters Fox, Jackal's right-hand man.
Air Date: 1/10/1985Rating: 5.14

EP 13
13. Arhat Deva Fist! Once Released, There`s No Stopping It!!
Ken chases Jackal to the ruins of Villainy Prison, a place that used to imprison the most vicious of criminals. Hoping to defeat Ken, Jackal releases Devil's Rebirth, a giant demon-like killer who has mastered the forbidden art of the Arhat Deva Fist.
Air Date: 1/17/1985Rating: 8.26

EP 14
14. A Miserable Era! The Good Die So Young!!
Ken and his friends visit a village where their local doctor, a man named Duran, offers his hospitality. However, Duran's former partner-in-crime, Dante, is hired by Shin to hunt down Ken. Dante takes the opportunity of the situation to blackmail Duran to do his bidding.
Air Date: 1/24/1985Rating: 6.06

EP 15
15. Try Counting to Three! You`re the One To Die!!
Ken and his friend must save a haunted village from Zaria, a witchdoctor who uses a strange hypnosis technique that turns villagers into mind-controlled slaves.
Air Date: 1/31/1985Rating: 5.82

EP 16
16. Villains, Want to Try Singing? Hell`s Counting Rhyme!!
Ken is caught at the middle of a gang war between the Scorpions and the Snakes, each seeking to recruit Ken to their side.
Air Date: 2/7/1985Rating: 6.50

EP 17
17. A Man Lives to Fight! The Door to the Showdown Opens!
Shin gathers his entire army for a meeting as he officially declares war against Kenshiro. Barcom, the General of King's army, tells his men how Ken defeated some of Shin's best fighters. Meanwhile, Yuria recounts to Saki how she came to be Shin's captive and his rise to power.
Air Date: 2/14/1985Rating: 3.21

EP 18
18. Life or Death!? Beyond the Wasteland Lie the First Avenue of Hell!
One of King's subordinate gangs attacks a village Ken is visiting, while Yuria attempts to escape from Southern Cross with the help of her young maid Saki.
Air Date: 2/21/1985Rating: 5.29

EP 19
19. Villains! Have Your One-Way Ticket to Death!!
Ken is forced to return to Jeena village when Garekki of the Gold Wolf gang attempts to invade it, while Saki's elder brother, Temjina, escapes from Southern Cross, seeking to tell Ken of Yuria's whereabouts.
Air Date: 2/28/1985Rating: 7.47

EP 20
20. A Nightmare Battle! My Fist Is a Million Volts!
With Ken having learned the location of the city of Southern Cross from Temjina's dying words, Shin deploys a giant gunship as his last resource.
Air Date: 3/7/1985Rating: 4.64

EP 21
21. The Evil Palace Aflame! One Last Step to Shin!
With Ken presumed dead, General Barcom leads a mutiny against Shin, seeking to take over the King gang for himself. Elsewhere, Joker searches the wreckage of the gunship for Ken's body, unconvinced that he is actually dead.
Air Date: 3/14/1985Rating: 5.97

EP 22
22. Conclusion of Part One: Yuria Forever... and Shin!!
With Southern Cross left in ruins following Barcom's revolt, Shin is left by himself in his own palace, protected by the few followers he still has left. Ken confronts Shin for the first time in a year and defeats him, only to learn that Yuria has already killed herself.
Air Date: 3/21/1985Rating: 9.11

EP 23
23. Part Two: The Tumultuous Dragon and Tiger! Only Battles Waits for Me?!
Ken, Toki, and Mamiya follow a trail of huge hoof prints left by Ken-oh's horse. Meanwhile, Ken-oh's Invasion Squad forces the villagers to pay tribute to him or be sacrifice, but Rin decides to stand up to them.
Air Date: 9/26/1985Rating: 6.85

EP 24
24. South Star Waterfowl Fist! The Beginning of a Tragedy of Men Too Strong!!
Rei arrives at Mamiya's village and rescues Rin. He confronts the leader of Ken-oh's Invasion Division, who tries to use Airi as a distraction. But Airi, spurred on by Rin's courage, gains the strength to fight for herself again. Rei goes on to defeat the Division leader, only to come face to face with none other than Ken-oh himself.
Air Date: 10/10/1985Rating: 6.50

EP 25
25. Sinners! Thy Name Is Fang Clan!!
Rei challenges Ken-oh, but proves to be no match against him and is mortally wounded. Kenshiro, unable to save Rei, challenges Raoh himself, but even he too has difficulty defeating him.
Air Date: 10/17/1985Rating: 6.50

EP 26
26. Tremble As You Sleep! Villains in the Valley of Night Mist!
Toki arrives at the village and interferes with Ken and Raoh's fight, revealing that Raoh was responsible for the death of their adoptive father Ryuken. Believing that Ken is not ready to fight Raoh, he paralyzes Ken and challenges Raoh himself.
Air Date: 10/24/1985Rating: 7.16

EP 27
27. Only the Evil Laugh! I Can`t Stand the World We Live In!!
Raoh gains the upper hand on Toki, but Ken breaks free of Toki's pressure point and challenges Raoh again. The two fight each to the point where they're both too wounded to continue, ending the battle in a stalemate.
Air Date: 10/31/1985Rating: 7.01

EP 28
28. Rei! I`ll Catch Your Tears with My Fist!!
As a result of his injury, Rei is left with only three days to live and symptoms of disfigurement are starting to show. Mamiya ventures into Medicine City by herself to search for a medicine to ease Rei's pain.
Air Date: 11/7/1985Rating: 7.88

EP 29
29. Too Late to Beg for Mercy! Go to Hell, Emperor Fang!
Mamiya is captured by Galf, the ruler of Medicine City. Ken and Rei rescue her, only to discover the "UD" mark tattooed behind her shoulder.
Air Date: 11/14/1985Rating: 7.75

EP 30
30. Destiny Looms Near! Jagi, Who Are You?
Ken and Rei learn that Mamiya was once kidnapped by a man named Yuda, who also murdered her parents. Rei reveals that Yuda is in fact, one of the Six Sacred Fists of Nanto along with Rei himself and the already deceased Shin. Ken and Rei head to Yuda's castle to confront him, but they only find his lieutenant Dagarl, who tells that Yuda has gone to the village of Blue Town.
Air Date: 11/21/1985Rating: 7.75

EP 31
31. The Iron Mask from Hell! The Fiend Who Calls Himself the North Star!!
Ken and Rei arrive at Blue Town assist a young group of rebels seeking to rescue their female friends and family from Yuda. However, the "Yuda" at Blue Town is actually a decoy. The real Yuda is revealed to had been hiding in his castle all along.
Air Date: 11/28/1985Rating: 7.16

EP 32
32. Four Strikes of Fury! Jagi, Wait for Me In Hell!!
Ken and Rei return to Mamiya's village, with Rei at the verge of death. Toki offers to push a pressure point on Rei's body that will grant strength and increase his lifespan for another day, but the expense of great pain.
Air Date: 12/5/1985Rating: 7.17

EP 33
33. This is the Village of Miracles! A Fallen Angel Has Arrived!
Yuda and his gang arrive at the village and takes Mamiya captive in order to challenge Rei to a match. Yuda reveals that he has harbored resentment towards Rei ever since they've trained together, due to the fact that Rei's graceful Nanto Suichōken is more admired than Yuda's own Nanto Kōkakuken style.
Air Date: 12/12/1985Rating: 6.50

EP 34
34. Toki! Are You an Angel or a Devil?!
Yuda's henchmen causes a flood in the village that makes Rei stuck to the ground, giving Yuda a slight upper hand. However, Rei overcomes this and defeats Yuda with his ultimate technique. Yuda accepts his defeat and recognizes Rei as a stronger and more beautiful man. Yuda dies, but Rei himself does not have much time to live either.
Air Date: 12/19/1985Rating: 5.82

EP 35
35. The Evil One! Toki, Your Heart Is Completely Rotten!!
In his last moment of life, Rei secludes himself from his family and friends and reminisces his adventures with Ken and co. while awaiting death. After dying, Ken cremates his body by burning the cabin with his body still in it.
Air Date: 12/26/1985Rating: 6.50

EP 36
36. Don`t Look Back! Hate Only Evil and Strike Toki!!
Air Date: Invalid DateRating: 5.64

EP 37
37. Love, I Reject! For I Bear the Cursed Star of Death!!
Air Date: Invalid DateRating: 5.87

EP 38
38. Crimson Orchid Mountain Fist! A Birth of a Tragic Woman!!
Air Date: Invalid DateRating: 6.50

EP 39
39. A Heinous Legacy! The Gate to Cassandra Has Opened!!
Air Date: Invalid DateRating: 7.16

EP 40
40. Villains Need No Tombstones! This Is Cassandra in Hell!!
Air Date: Invalid DateRating: 7.11