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{{Short description|2003 original video animation}}
{{Infobox animanga/Header
| name            = New Fist of the North Star
| image           = New Fist of the North Star (ADV Films box).JPG
| caption         = Cover artwork of ADV Films' box set edition.
| ja_kanji        = 新・北斗の拳
| ja_romaji       = Shin Hokuto no Ken
| genre           = {{ubl|[[Martial arts film|Martial arts]]<ref name="themanime"/><ref name=toonzone/>|[[Post-apocalyptic]]<ref name="themanime">{{cite web |last1=Laeno|first1=Dominic|title=New Fist of the North Star|url=https://www.themanime.org/viewreview.php?id=876|work=THEM Anime Reviews |accessdate=September 1, 2018}}</ref>}}<!-- Note: Use and cite reliable sources to identify genre/s, not personal interpretation. Please don't include more than three genres (per [[MOS:A&M]]). -->
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type            = serial novel
| title           = Fist of the North Star: The Cursed City
| author          = Buronson
| illustrator     = Tetsuo Hara
| publisher       = Shueisha
| demographic     = Male
| imprint           = Jump J Books
| magazine        = Jump Novel
| published       = December 18, 1996
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type            = ova
| director        = [[Takashi Watanabe]]
| producer        = Kayo Fukuda
| licensee        = {{English anime licensee
| NA = [[ADV Films]]
}}
| writer          = Hiroshi Toda<br>Nobuhiko Horie
| music           = [[Yasuharu Takanashi]]<br/>-yaiba- (performance)
| studio          = [[A.C.G.T]]
| first           = July 24, 2003
| last            = May 28, 2004
| runtime         = 54–60 minutes (each)
| episodes        = 3
| episode_list    = #Episodes
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Footer}}
{{nihongo|'''''New Fist of the North Star'''''|新・北斗の拳|Shin Hokuto no Ken|lead=yes}} is a three-episode [[original video animation]] (OVA) series based on the ''[[Fist of the North Star]]'' franchise, directed by [[Takashi Watanabe]] and produced by OB Planning. The story was adapted from {{nihongo|''Jubaku no Machi''|-呪縛の街-||"The Cursed City"}}, a 1996 ''Hokuto no Ken'' novel written by [[Buronson]] and [[Tetsuo Hara]] set sometime after the conclusion of the original [[manga]].<ref name=jubaku>{{cite book|title=北斗の拳 -呪縛の街- (Hokuto no Ken: Jubaku no Machi)|author1=Buronson |author2=Hara, Tetsuo |language=Japanese|date=December 1996|publisher=Shueisha|editor=Tobisha|isbn=4-08-703054-7}}</ref> An English dubbed version of the OVA was produced by [[ADV Films]] in 2004.
==Plot==
In the 21st century, a [[nuclear war]] turned most of the Earth's surface into a desert wasteland, which also resulted in the contamination of the Earth's water supply. A man named Sanga has built the fortified haven of the "Last Land", where he rules as its [[dictator]] by monopolizing the city's uncontaminated water supply. When he learns that the neighboring residents of Freedom Village are trying to dig up a well for their own, Sanga sends his underlings to sabotage their effort. Kenshiro, master of [[Hokuto Shinken]], gets involved in the conflict between the two regions after saving Tobi, an informant hired by Freedom Village.
==Characters==
{{further|List of Fist of the North Star characters}}
;{{nihongo|[[Kenshiro]]|ケンシロウ|Kenshirō}}
:{{Voiced by|[[Takehito Koyasu]]|Robert Kraft}}
:The successor of the assassin's art of [[Hokuto Shinken]]. He gets involved in the conflict between Last Land and Freedom Village after saving Tobi.
;{{nihongo|Tobi|トビ}}
:{{Voiced by|[[Akimitsu Takase]]|Christopher Loveless}}
: A wandering adventurer known for his intelligence service to the people, rescued by Kenshiro when the Sanga's scouting party ambushed him and other villagers searching for water. Tobi was searching his brother Bista while travelling from town to town. Later on, he incited a religious Jihad in the Lastland using his brotherly connection with Bista that eventually led to his downfall.
; {{nihongo|Bista|ビスタ|Bisuta}}, aka {{nihongo|Doha|ドーハ|Dōha}}
:{{Voiced by|[[Romi Park]]|Korey Simeone}}
: Tobi's amnesiac little brother known for his illusion and parlour magic. He was taken by Sanga and was presented to the common people of Lastland as a God. His amnesia was healed by Sara through acupressure though he still remained seriously wounded throughout the OVA.
; {{nihongo|Sara|サーラ|Sāra}}
:{{Voiced by|Yurika Hino|Katie Gillette}}
: A kind-hearted female healer in Freedom Village where she heals people with a passed-down knowledge of Hokumon no Ken through her parents. She uses a healing art which utilizes the body{{'}}s ''keiraku hikō'' points to heal her patients. Her life was saved by Seiji in the past when attacked by a feral dog.
; {{nihongo|Sanga|サンガ}}
:{{Voiced by|[[Unshou Ishizuka]]|John Paul Shephard}}
: The dictator of the city Last Land, known for being manipulative and ambitious. He was killed by Kenshiro towards the end of first episode. Initially, he was acted to be cruel towards his son Seiji, but later revealed that he did that because he wanted Seiji to become stronger in the harsh wasteland.
; {{nihongo|Seiji|セイジ}}
:{{Voiced by|[[Gackt]]|Adam Dudley}}
: An oathbreaker of the Hokumon temple, who has a love-hate relationship with his father Sanga. He took over Lastland while Kenshiro was away to Hokumon temple get medicine for Bista. It was revealed that he learned all the secret of Hokumon No Ken in less than three years. Committed suicide by pressing a fatal point in his body after ridden with guilt over his past crime.
;{{nihongo|Toki|トキ}}
:{{Voiced by|[[Hideyuki Tanaka]]}}
: The second of Kenshiro's eldest brothers, who intended to use Hokuto Shinken as a healing art. Appears in a flashback during the first episode of the OVA.
;{{nihongo|Ryu|リュウ|Ryū}}
: The orphaned son of [[Raoh]], whom Kenshiro intends to train as his Hokuto Shinken successor. Appears in a flashback during the first episode.
;{{nihongo|Kokuoh|黒王号|Kokuoh-go|"Black King"}}
:Kenshiro's deceased horse. Appears in a flashback during the first episode.
==Episodes==
{| class = "wikitable" width = "99%"
|- style = "border-bottom:3px solid #CCF"
! width="3%" | EP#
! Title
! width="15%" | Original release
! width="15%" | English release
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber   = 1
| Title           = The Cursed City
| AltTitle        = Jubaku no Machi
| RAltTitle       = &nbsp;({{Nihongo2|呪縛の街}})
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2003|7|4}}
| AltDate         = 2004-09-24
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber   = 2
| Title           = The Forbidden Fist
| AltTitle        = Kinjirareta Ken
| RAltTitle       = &nbsp;({{Nihongo2|禁じられた拳}})
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2003|10|23}}
| AltDate         = 2004-11-02
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber   = 3
| Title           = When a Man Carries Sorrow
| AltTitle        = Otoko ga Kanashimi o Seou Toki
| RAltTitle       = &nbsp;({{Nihongo2|男が悲しみを背負うとき}})
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2004|5|28}}
| AltDate         = 2004-12-24
}}
|}
==Reception==
The OVA grossed {{JPY|230 million}} ({{US$|{{To USD|230|JPN|year=2011}} million|long=no}}) in DVD sales, with a 200% [[return on investment]]. It earned {{JPY|150 million}} ({{US$|{{To USD|150|JPN|year=2011}} million|long=no}}) in overseas sales, exceeding domestic sales.<ref>{{cite news|script-title=ja:特集・コラム [ 映画ファンド ] －1－ 映画ファンドとは 話題作の「北斗の拳」から仕組みを探る|url=http://money.quick.co.jp/column/topics/moviefunds/11.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071219015739/money.quick.co.jp/column/topics/moviefunds/11.html|archive-date=2007-12-19 |accessdate=December 19, 2007|agency=[[QUICK Corp]]|date=February 8, 2007}}</ref>
The ADV Films' dub of the trilogy has garnered positive reviews from critics. Chris Wood of Toon Zone praised "Kenshiro is in fine form, and though the story may not blow you away, it’s plenty adequate to support the action"<ref name=toonzone>{{cite web|url=http://news.toonzone.net/article.php?ID=345|title="New Fist of the North Star": My Mind Is Already Blown (Review from Toon Zone)|accessdate=2007-09-03|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070926212331/http://news.toonzone.net/article.php?ID=345|archivedate=2007-09-26}}</ref> Mike Toole of Anime Jump says that ''New Fist'' is "flashy and a little cheap, but ultimately rewarding."<ref name=newanimejump>{{cite web|url=http://www.animejump.com/index.php?module=prodreviews&func=showcontent&id=573|title=Anime Jump review of New Fist of the North Star|accessdate=2007-09-03|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20070926230036/http://www.animejump.com/index.php?module=prodreviews&func=showcontent&id=573 <!-- Bot retrieved archive -->|archivedate = 2007-09-26}}</ref> Chris Beveridge of AnimeOnDVD.com was "very pleased with" the first episode,<ref name=animeondvdep1>{{cite web|url=http://www.animeondvd.com/reviews2/disc_reviews/3249.php|title=AnimeOnDVD.com >> Disc Reviews >> New Fist of the North Star Vol. #1 (also w/box)|accessdate=2007-09-03|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930165618/http://www.animeondvd.com/reviews2/disc_reviews/3249.php|archivedate=2007-09-30}}</ref> but felt that the second episode could have been "much better written"<ref name=animeondvdep2>{{cite web|url=http://www.animeondvd.com/reviews2/disc_reviews/3514.php|title=AnimeOnDVD.com >> Disc Reviews >> New Fist of the North Star Vol. #2|accessdate=2007-09-03|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930163751/http://www.animeondvd.com/reviews2/disc_reviews/3514.php|archivedate=2007-09-30}}</ref> and that the third episode was unnecessary and that the trilogy "could have been a lot tighter with a bit more streamlining of the script".<ref name=animeondvdep3>{{cite web|url=http://www.animeondvd.com/reviews2/disc_reviews/3559.php|title=AnimeOnDVD.com >> Disc Reviews >> New Fist of the North Star Vol. #3|accessdate=2007-09-03|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930154839/http://www.animeondvd.com/reviews2/disc_reviews/3559.php|archivedate=2007-09-30}}</ref>
==References==
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==External links==
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*[http://www.obkikaku.com/north/index.html ''Shin Hokuto no Ken''] at [http://www.obkikaku.com/ OB Planning] {{in lang|ja}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20170823213819/http://www.advfilms.com/titles/fistofthenorthstar/ ''New Fist of the North Star''] at [https://web.archive.org/web/20140101054539/http://www.advfilms.com/ ADV Films]
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