Legends of the Dark King
Raoh's conquest of a post-apocalyptic wasteland.
Legends of the Dark King: A Fist of the North Star Story is a Japanese manga series by Yuko Osada, serialized in Weekly Comic Bunch from 2006 to 2007. A spinoff of Buronson and Tetsuo Hara's Fist of the North Star, it focuses on the antagonist Raoh and his rise to power in a post-apocalyptic world. The manga was adapted into a 13-episode anime by Satelight, which aired in late 2008 and was licensed for North America by Sentai Filmworks.
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Plot
After a global nuclear war turns most of Earth into a barren wasteland, survivors fight over limited food and water. The strong form gangs and armies, oppressing the weak. Raoh, a master of Hokuto Shinken, seeks to establish order by conquering the land. With childhood friends Reina and Souga, he becomes the King of Fist, recruiting allies and battling rival warlords who challenge his rule.
Characters
Raoh, the eldest of four adoptive brothers trained in Hokuto Shinken, becomes the King of Fist after Kenshiro is chosen as successor. Reina, captain of the Royal Guards and a master of the Twin Blades of Sun and Moon, fled the Land of Asura to help Raoh. Her brother Souga, the army's strategist, uses the Mount Song Whirlwind Kick and lost his right leg helping Raoh and Reina escape Cassandra, later using a mechanical prosthetic. Sakuya, an anime-only character, joins as second strategist and masters Black Mountain Dark Form Fist; she secretly reports to Toki on Raoh and Kenshiro's progress, and during Thouzer's battle judges both unworthy of rule. Black King, a stallion leading a wild herd, earns Raoh's respect after Raoh euthanizes an injured foal, and his herd becomes the army's steeds. Uighur is also mentioned.
Media
Ten no Haoh ran irregularly in Weekly Comic Bunch from issue #231 (March 24, 2006) to #300 (August 24, 2007), totaling 42 chapters collected in five volumes. A two-part special chapter tied to the anime appeared in 2008. The 13-episode anime, directed by Masashi Abe, aired on Tokyo MX from October to December 2008, with opening theme Nageki no Endless by jealkb and ending Namida no Kawa by minamuse. Sentai Filmworks released a Region 1 DVD set on September 15, 2009, and a re-release with English dub on DVD and Blu-ray on July 20, 2010. A web novelization ran on the Hokuto no Ken DX mobile site, and a cel-shaded 3D fighting game for PlayStation Portable was released in Japan on January 22, 2009, featuring 13 playable fighters.
Elsewhere in Fist of the North Star
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