Fist of the North Star
Fist of the North Star Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | E9 | E10 | E11 | E12 | E13 | E14 | E15 | E16 | E17 | E18 | E19 | E20 | E21 | E22 | E23 | E24 | E25 | E26 | E27 | E28 | E29 | E30 | E31 | E32 | E33 | E34 | E35 | ||
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| S1 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 6.9 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.1 | 6.9 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 6.8 | 7.0 | 6.1 | 7.3 | 6.7 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 8.5 | 7.4 | 7.9 | 7.4 | 7.9 | 7.5 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 7.6 | 7.4 | |
| S2 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 7.4 | 6.3 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.9 | 8.4 | 8.2 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 8.9 | 7.5 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 7.3 | 8.4 | 7.6 | ||||||||||||||
| S3 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 8.2 | 7.7 | 8.7 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.8 | 9.0 | 8.9 | 7.3 | 7.9 | 8.6 | 9.0 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.3 | 7.7 | 8.1 | 6.6 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 6.3 | |||||||||||
| S4 | 8.2 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 8.3 | 8.4 | 8.5 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 7.1 | 7.5 | 8.7 | 8.8 | 8.5 | 8.6 | 8.5 | 6.8 | 8.7 | 9.2 | 9.1 | 6.7 | |||||||||
| S5 | 8.0 | 7.4 | 8.4 | 8.7 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 8.3 | 8.4 | 8.4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| S6 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 7.6 | 8.1 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 8.1 | 7.8 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 8.3 | 7.5 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.6 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.1 | 8.8 | 8.8 |
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"Apocalyptic ultraviolence with a surprisingly tender heart"
Set in a nuclear wasteland ruled by gangs and warlords, the story follows Kenshiro, master of a deadly assassination martial art, as he wanders the ruins delivering brutal justice to tyrants. It's ultra-violent, melodramatic, and episodic, built around gruesome fights, tragic backstories, and larger-than-life villains. The pacing is old-school shonen: slow burns to explosive payoffs, gravelly narration, and a mournful heroic tone beneath the carnage. It's less about subtlety than spectacle, sincerity, and pure macho pathos, and its influence on the genre is still visible everywhere today.
the gloriously over-the-top fights and Kenshiro's stoic, tragic heroism.
you dislike dated animation, repetitive fight structures, or extreme gore.
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