Kenshiro, the main character, is a skilled martial artist who uses the deadly fighting style, Hokuto Shinken.
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.