<b>In the original classic manga set in a postapocalyptic wasteland ruled by savage gangs a hero appears to bring justice to the guilty. This warrior named Ken holds the deadly secrets of a mysterious martial art known as Hokuto Shinken--the Divine Fist of the North Star!</b> <p/>In a postapocalyptic world humanity has risen from the ashes of all-out nuclear war to a nightmare of endless suffering. It is a time of chaos. Warlords and gangs of savage marauders rule the broken ruins of civilization terrorizing and enslaving the survivors. Life has become a brutal struggle for existence and death the only release. <p/>Kenshiro takes on Holy Emperor Souther the most powerful of the Six Holy Fists of the South Star. If Kenshiro defeats him it will set up a fateful battle between Raoh and Toki--a confrontation between motion and stillness of ferocity and serenity--in which neither master will yield an inch. Shichosei the star that presages death shines overhead as Toki unleashes what could be his final strike.