It was one of the first manga series to combine martial arts with a post-apocalyptic setting.
Fist Of The North Star was serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump. It was one of the first manga series to combine martial arts with a post-apocalyptic setting. This kind of hyper-violent action genre went on to influence many later manga stories. Kenshiro, the main character, is a skilled martial artist who uses the deadly fighting style, Hokuto Shinken.