Ken I think the definition of "cartoon", although it has all its dignity and its value is not fully attributable to the saga of Kenshiro, because it refers to a brightness of colors and a lightness of topics to suit an audience purely childish I would like to use the word "work", not to say "masterpiece" because this is all about! This premise
I'm doing is clearly a personal opinion, quite questionable, and even if we were in fact at the time for the most part, children and kids, I think that a few cartoons from that period have affected the public for the same drama, the intensity of emotions, and an abundance of values \u200b\u200bthat can be found in the story of Kenshiro (in fact it has always been transmitted by local networks, and NEVER about "Bim Bum Bam").
I study modern literature, and in these days are busy to read the entire epic two works: the 'Orlando Furioso "of Ariosto and" Jerusalem Delivered "of Tasso, quiet, there bore you with a lesson in Italian, I just wanted to confirm that with respect to the latter, the work of Kenshiro has nothing to envy in terms of the plot narrative, the variety of characters, and the depth of reflections. Really nothing! After this long introduction
staff can start talking about the work, divided into two series: the first, more full-bodied, with no less than 109 episodes, while the second consists of 43 episodes.
THE HISTORY OF THE ORIGINS : in the anime there are different schools of martial arts, including the Divine
Hokuto School, the School of Sacred
Nanto,
the Imperial School of hundred , Arcane School and
Hokuto (or school Hokuto Gemmy, which is a branch of the Divine School of Hokuto). The old
Ryuken is the last representative of the Divine School of Hokuto, is that among all the most refined and powerful for his philosophy and his technique invincible (through the activation of some parts of the body, can increase the internal pressure of the enemy until it literally burst in seconds) to decide on a worthy successor, wise teacher adopts four orphaned children: Raoul
,
Toki,
Jagger and
Kenshiro. The choice seems initially laid on Toki, in which external and internal fortitude found a happy balance, but soon the boy is suffering from a disease due to atomic wave, which will make it weaker and weaker until certain death. Raoul longs in vain to take his place, but incorporate the great masters its nature is too impulsive and violent as a threat to the Summer School. Jagger is dismissed out of hand because of its weakness, and thus is designated as the 64th successor of the Divine School of the smallest of the four Hokuto: Kenshiro
.
FIRST SERIES: We're at the end of the twentieth century, and following a terrible nuclear world war, the whole of humanity is reduced to scattered fragments of destroyed cities in the desert and regressed in poor conditions. The background that will accompany us throughout the betting is almost always the same: gray, desolate and sad.
In a situation as critical as most bullies do not lose the opportunity to subject the poor, and the tyrants in question are often the best students of the most famous schools of martial arts, who desire to conquer the world using mercenary soldiers (or foolish tamarri Crestino inflated with mostly colored) that wander in motion between the villages survived the war, giving himself the mad joy of looting, torturing, killing and raping.
In this terrible scenario moves the young Kenshiro, (in the first series was about 18-19 years) following the death of the master of Ryuken (at the hands of treacherous Raoul) and the outbreak of nuclear war, he decided to retire in peace with
Julia, a beautiful girl he deeply loved, and the happiness of the relationship is interrupted by the arrival of his rival in love
Shin, a member of the School of Nanto, which aims to build a tyrannical empire. Julia Shin obtained by force, tortured in soul and body Kenshiro who can not hold a candle to (on this occasion Shin penetrates the chest of Ken fingers forming the famous "seven-star hotel in Hokuto").
From here begins the endless pilgrimage of Ken, which strengthens the body and character with the worst warriors fighting under the command of Shin and saving the lives of many people in need (do not know about you, but every time he came Kenshiro to save someone's life, I was pulling a deep sigh of relief!). During her journey she met two children in a village, the shy and sweet
Lynn (to which Ken gives back the ability to speak) and the cute little thief
Bart. Ken, who apparently seems to have cured a lot, actually has a noble and gracious, in fact, always protect the boys and will always be willing to fight in defense of the needy.
Finally we arrive at the Imperial Palace Shin: here is a second clash, which sees the winner, this time, the representative of Hokuto, before committing suicide Shin reveals that his opponent is Julia died by jumping out of desperation from a high balcony.
Ken is stunned after this terrible news, and he finds himself wandering aimlessly in the company of Lynn and Bart, the three land at the village of
Mamiya, a young man who looks a lot like Julia, and struggling with his people to defend themselves from family parfida Cobra.
The group also will join
Rey, a member of the School of Nanto, and with whom Ken formed a sincere friendship, but it has an inconsistency: Rey is looking man from the seven stars that time ago wiped out his entire family on the day of the wedding of her sister Ayrin it can not be certain of Kenshiro, and it later turns out that the author of the massacre was Jagger who obtain the seven scars to discredit Ken (Kenshiro Jagger deeply hated for having disfigured the face and not being was chosen as the successor of Hokuto school).
After killing the evil Jagger with the help of Ken, Rey will find his sister blind and exhausted for the abuses suffered by the henchmen of Jagger, with his technique of Kenshiro Hokuto can gives sight.
Now it's time to move towards Cassandra, where he is imprisoned good Toki, who reveals to the identity of the two warriors terrible dictator who inspires terror in every city: the case of Raoul. The latter attacked the village of Mamiya and causes death of Rey (leaving only tears from his sister and his girlfriend, the same Mamiya), igniting anger that Kenshiro fights with his brother in a duel that ends in a draw at the moment. It will take a little longer 'time before reaching a final showdown!
Meanwhile, Ken meets a very positive character of this series,
Shu, a warrior who is blind school Nanto (years before it gives itself blindness after beating a young Kenshiro, to prevent this 'would last suicide because of the defeat), which asked him to leave the city by a terrible dictator rival Raoul:
Sauzer .
also belonging to the School of Nanto, cause the death of Shu crushed from the top of a pyramid under construction, but will soon be defeated in a second duel by Kenshiro who now knows his secret: the bodies of Sauzer are placed on the contrary, and therefore also their pressure points.
Then Ken made the acquaintance of the gentle giant of the mountain
Fudo, adoptive father of several orphaned children, who revealed the news that Julia is still alive! In fact, the giant belongs to the ranks of "Five stars Nanto," whose job is to protect the ultimate warrior of Nanto, that Julia, who was miraculously saved from them, the day when he launched from the palace of Shin.
Fudo and other warriors of Nanto (
Shuren flames , Wein
wind, clouds
Juza and
Ryaku sea) will be eliminated one by one by Raoul, who eventually kidnaps Julia and port in his castle, causing more and more the rage of Kenshiro.
Finally the two brothers clash in the open air, while Julia is lying apparently dead in the arms Lynn and Bart, at the very moment when Raoul is dying, Kenshiro Julia wakes up and discovers the truth: she previously revealed to Raoul to be very sick, and these, in turn, love her, she decided to hit a pressure point to prolong life at the expense of their own.
And so the "King of Hokuto" will unleash the ultimate death blow to the heart, redeeming all the evil done by his sacrifice. Ken holds the emotion (and all in all we) take the black horse of Raoul and they go with her to a future Julia brief but intense. Bart wants to go with them, but Lynn, in tears, holds it, the time has come to step aside and every good wish for the two lovers.
SECOND SERIES: It's been ten years, and Kenshiro became a man almost unbeatable, the only thing he is impossible to avoid the death of his beloved Julia. Now his only remaining goal is to free the city from the evil tyrants who continue to torment innocent people.
reunited with his path young Bart and Lynn, who are now adults as well as skilled warriors, and who founded in his honor "Hokuto's army" composed of other warriors willing to fight for peace.
This time the head of the wicked is
Jako , holding hostage the true emperor (who later turns out to be
Louis, the twin brother of Lynn) blackmailing his people, the generals of the Imperial School of hundred, including
Falco, head of them. Burt intervenes and free Falco, who finally kills Iago. But not over, because
Tige, the right arm of Iago, kidnaps Lynn and the door on 'Island of the Demons
. In this land all the people are trained to kill, and laws are dictated by three demons.
Ken takes a boat and goes in search of Lynn, and on the way you Pirate ship runs into the red
, also directed the island to seek revenge after just fourteen years ago a guy slaughtered his crew and his son. Meanwhile, Lynn is guarded by a mysterious warrior named Ork
who practice the technique of 'Hokuto Arcane School.
Ork is actually the son of the pirate believed dead, and in most Lynn secret door to the court of
Ron, one of three demons, and hopes that Kenshiro fight against it to free her friend. And things are going in the right direction, Ken defeated Ron reached, and this reveals that the island is actually the land of its origin and adoptive brothers Toki and Raoul, who has little beyond the sea were taken from the master to lead them to
Juke Ryuken.
Kenshiro decides to free his land from schivitù, and are presented to the chief of demons, Kajo
(twin brother Raoul), which inflicts a terrible defeat. Ken is saved by the Red Pirate, who embraces his son before he died; Ork therefore, to continue the sacrifice of his father, bringing with it the seemingly dead body of Kenshiro sewers.
Once awakened and healed the wounds, the warrior of Hokuto comes face to face with
Hyo Second demon whose memory has been erased from Kajo (Ken also believes that he killed his girlfriend Sayaka, but in reality was the work of Kajo, to put in rivalry). In fact he does not remember to be the natural brother of Kenshiro (plot twist!), Until the arrival of Ork interrupting the fratricidal duel; Hyo recovers his memory and to reveal the location of the Holy Ken stele on which are written the secrets of Divine School of Hokuto, so you can deal with Kajo.
The truth is this: Kenshiro and Hyo should have been the successors of the School, but Kaio's ambition led him to alter events, erasing the memory of taking possession and Hyo island.
It concludes with a sensational scene: Kajo, defeated by ken, is carried away from the volcanic lava in the dying body of Hyo arm as a symbol of an ultimate reconciliation between the two companions in life, as untrue.
Lynn, who was a prisoner of Kajo until then, it has suffered from the activation of a pressure point that made it fall into a deep sleep when you wake up, fall in love with the first person that there will be a first. Bart takes his girlfriend in the arms of a thousand adventures, and offers it to Kenshiro knowing what the girl in his heart has always deeply loved as a child. But Ken, aware of the battles that still faces, Bart is convinced that the girl would have a happy and peaceful future.
So salt on the back of his faithful Black King, the historian Raul horse, and heads back toward his destiny as I recall with nostalgia all worthy warriors who faced up to that point and finally, its Julia has always loved.
& MORE INTERESTING ': the anime is adapted from omonino manga "Hokuto no Ken", and the authors are Tetsuo Hara and Buronson (aka writer Yoshiyuki Okamura).
I would not say much further as the review is quite substantial, as I have tried to summarize the most important points of history. If I had left out information that you think are important (or I made some mistakes) do not hesitate to add them in the comments!
Finally I would like to thank my friend who gave me the CD with all the episodes of Kenshiro and shares my passion for this extraordinary man! :) Now enjoy
the abbreviations!
Italian CODE:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RI8O1YfOqv8 SYMBOL original opening (first series) : http://
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhjpsGS9hUM SYMBOL original closing (first series) :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKRAP3BP45w SYMBOL original opening (second series) :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tw7PULfl2Ig SYMBOL original closing (second series) :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXwgsyKaGJ8
