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Diplomat · 2004-11-21, 06:24

hey has anyone heard about this title? Souten no Ken??? the prequel to Fist of the North Star?

A friend mentioned and i just wondered if it's actually around cause i havent heard of it. I checked Manga Jouhou and couldnt find it.

If there is, is it licensed or can i find the scans somwhere?

AnimeFangirl · 2004-11-21, 07:09

Yeah, it's a real series. It was licensed in America by the now semi-defunct Raijin Comics. I think the first 9 volumes are available on Amazon, but further publication has ceased till further notice. This means you can't get scanslations and you can't get official english manga either, unless an Australian company picks it up. This might be a good time to start learning Japanese.

Diplomat · 2004-11-21, 07:41

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Originally Posted by Dorfl

Yeah, it's a real series. It was licensed in America by the now semi-defunct Raijin Comics. I think the first 9 volumes are available on Amazon, but further publication has ceased till further notice. This means you can't get scanslations and you can't get official english manga either, unless an Australian company picks it up. This might be a good time to start learning Japanese.

hahaha no way? man i love it when mangas are in limbo... yeah i'll start learning something.

jennwenn · 2004-11-21, 17:47

I read the first bit of it in the Raijin magazine and I liked it, but I've never read Fist of the North Star. The main charcter of Sky is such a gentleman. I like the historical setting and honor theme. Art is better than North Star (judgin from the few pics I'v seen), I guess because its a prequel and he started this series afterward.

JERI · 2004-11-21, 21:18

The artwork's great, but the story's kinda mundane. Volume 10 was hilarious when Chang Kai-shek appeared out of nowhere.

Diplomat · 2004-11-21, 23:57

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Originally Posted by JERI

The artwork's great, but the story's kinda mundane. Volume 10 was hilarious when Chang Kai-shek appeared out of nowhere.

The Chang Kai-shek?

hahahaha whaaaaat?

jennwenn · 2004-11-22, 13:24

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Originally Posted by Diplomat

The Chang Kai-shek?

hahahaha whaaaaat?

Haha, I wish the US version would get that far. Yeah it takes place in that era of time in China, so Chaing Kai-shek could technically appear...

JERI · 2004-11-22, 13:41

Chang was like saying "Martial artists must be defeated by martial artists!" and I just cracked up laughing at that point.

Yeah, can't wait to see what kinda of martial arts mastery Sun Yatsen has got, as well as the kung-fu showdown between Chang and Chairman Mao.

jennwenn · 2004-11-22, 20:06

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Originally Posted by JERI

Chang was like saying "Martial artists must be defeated by martial artists!" and I just cracked up laughing at that point.

Yeah, can't wait to see what kinda of martial arts mastery Sun Yatsen has got, as well as the kung-fu showdown between Chang and Chairman Mao.

MHWAHAHAHA!!!! Mao is clearly a sturdy man of the people who can kick Chang's bourgeois ass (or so he'd like to think). Though wasn't Chang taller than him? Man I wish I had Fist of the Blue Sky when I was learning modern Chinese history in high school!

ellifeedn · 2010-03-18, 21:06

I recently found this series and Fist of the North Star. I plan to read them, but which one should I read first?

2004-11-21, 06:24	Link #1
Diplomat Traceur Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Sydney	Fist of the Blue Sky hey has anyone heard about this title? Souten no Ken??? the prequel to Fist of the North Star? A friend mentioned and i just wondered if it's actually around cause i havent heard of it. I checked Manga Jouhou and couldnt find it. If there is, is it licensed or can i find the scans somwhere?

2004-11-21, 07:09	Link #2
AnimeFangirl Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: The dog gossips too much.	Yeah, it's a real series. It was licensed in America by the now semi-defunct Raijin Comics. I think the first 9 volumes are available on Amazon, but further publication has ceased till further notice. This means you can't get scanslations and you can't get official english manga either, unless an Australian company picks it up. This might be a good time to start learning Japanese.

2004-11-21, 17:47	Link #4
jennwenn Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: good 'ole US of A	I read the first bit of it in the Raijin magazine and I liked it, but I've never read Fist of the North Star. The main charcter of Sky is such a gentleman. I like the historical setting and honor theme. Art is better than North Star (judgin from the few pics I'v seen), I guess because its a prequel and he started this series afterward.

2004-11-21, 21:18	Link #5
JERI Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004	The artwork's great, but the story's kinda mundane. Volume 10 was hilarious when Chang Kai-shek appeared out of nowhere.

2004-11-22, 13:41	Link #8
JERI Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004	Chang was like saying "Martial artists must be defeated by martial artists!" and I just cracked up laughing at that point. Yeah, can't wait to see what kinda of martial arts mastery Sun Yatsen has got, as well as the kung-fu showdown between Chang and Chairman Mao.

2010-03-18, 21:06	Link #10
ellifeedn Thinker Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: New York	I recently found this series and Fist of the North Star. I plan to read them, but which one should I read first?