A hulking mashup of Bruce Lee and Mad Max wanders through a ruined, post-apocalyptic hellscape, doling out summary justice. His means of dispatching his foes? A terrifying form of martial arts. A litany of secret techniques. In short: he makes bad guys explode like meat pinatas. This is Fist of the North Star, the iconic manga which kicked off a generation of imitators. A pulpy, earnest saga rife with revenge, redemption and gore, Fist of the North Star has become a kind of miraculous cultural touchstone. Now regarded as one of the most profoundly influential shōnen manga of all time,