Surprisingly, not Henry Rollins.
Needing an infusion of some of the pop culture stuff that always restores my moxie, I've begun work on a long-overdue overview of the classic TV version of HOKUTO NO KEN — aka FIST OF THE NORTH STAR — and the re-watching of the pertinent material has plastered an ear-to-ear grin across my face. It's loads of fun, but, much like its source manga, HOKUTO NO KEN is flawed in places and as a result I'll be examining its four "books" and alerting the newcomer to the "must see" segments. No lie, it just may be the single most "metal" cartoon of all time. I hope to have the first installment completed soon and with it re-start the weekly FIST OF THE NORTH STAR FRIDAY column, so stay tuned!
Oh, and don't forget: "YOU WA SHOCK!!!"
"Omae wa mo shinderu," muthafukkas!!!
Surprisingly, not Henry Rollins.
"Omae wa mo shinderu," muthafukkas!!!
Talk about timing! I was introducing my son to Hokuto No Ken just this afternoon. Hulu's got all the subtitled episodes of the original series up, so he and I took a brief stroll down my memory lane. He now giggles madly, finally getting his old man's pop-reference, when I sonorously intone, "You're already grounded..."
ReplyDeleteExcellent! So what would that translate as? "Omae wa moe...?"
ReplyDeleteYou should write a companion book or something, that would be cool. Something similar to what Marc Scott Zicree did for Twilight Zone. Also, FOTNS is without a doubt the most metal cartoon ever. Speaking of metal, did you hear the "updated" theme for the new game?
ReplyDeletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgYSeYfUKsQ
Too much hair and too little neck to be Rollins. :)
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