It's the year 199x, and Earth burns with the fires of a nuclear holocaust. On the charred remains of the planet's surface, humans struggle desperately to survive a fearful world. The young wanderer Kenshiro rises to stand against the violent reality. Upon his chest are seven scars in the shape of the North Star!
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- Seasons
- 6
- Episodes aired
- 152
- Latest aired
- S06E30
- Total runtime
- 2d 12h
Timeline when each season aired
- Season 1 October 1984 – March 1985 22 episodes
- Season 2 March 1985 – December 1985 35 episodes
- Season 3 January 1986 – July 1986 25 episodes
- Season 4 August 1986 – March 1987 27 episodes
- Season 5 March 1987 – July 1987 13 episodes
- Season 6 July 1987 – February 1988 30 episodes
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S05E01 The Past is Gone. The Dawn of the New Age!!
March 12 · 24min find the promo
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Years has passed since Kenshiro disappeared following his final battle with Raoh and in the years since he's been gone, the Army of the Celestial Emperor has began to expand their territory through threat and oppression. Bat and Lin, Kenshiro's former companions, are now grown up and are leading a resistance movement known as the North Star Army.
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S05E02 When Will He Awaken?!
March 19 · 24min find the promo
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A mysterious drifter wanders into a town where the remnants of the Red Dragon Party, a resistance movement that once opposed the Celestial Emperor's army in the past.
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S05E03 The Savior Comes From the North!!
March 26 · 24min find the promo
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An innocent woman is mistaken for Lin and is sentenced for public execution by General Bask in an attempt to demoralize the North Star Army. The real Bat and Lin attempt to risk their lives until a familiar face arrives to intervene.
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S05E04 The Mysterious Bounty Hunter, Ein! Kenshiro's Head is Mine!!
April 2 · 24min find the promo
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After being reunited with Bat and Lin, Kenshiro decides to join their cause, giving the North Star Army a needed boost in morale. A bounty is placed on Kenshiro's head and a man named Ein decides to take the offer.
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S05E05 Another Art of Assassination! The Imperial Fist of the Source Star is the Name!!
April 9 · 24min find the promo
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As the North Star Army begins to liberate another one of the Celestial Emperor's areas, Kenshiro is forced to return to Mamiya's village to confront Solia of the Purple Light, a master of Gento Kōken who has been ordered to annihilate anyone associated with the Hokuto and Nanto schools.
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S05E06 Rage of the Celestial Emperor! Falco, Obliterate the North Star from Earth!!
April 23 · 24min find the promo
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While attempting to catch up with Bat and Lin, Kenshiro is confronted by Shoki of the Red Light, a man who once helped Kenshiro in the past, while Bat and Lin lead a desperate battle against the Golden General Falco, the strongest of the Gento warriors.
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S05E07 The Wrath of the South Star! The Illustrious Harn Brothers!
May 7 · 24min find the promo
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Just when Falco is about to execute Lin in front of her supporters, Falco is challenged to combat by the Harn Brothers, Haz and Gil, who are seeking revenge against Falco for killing most of the Nanto Seiken masters, while Ein tries to lure Kenshiro to his traps.
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S05E08 Ein in Danger! Hands of Evil Reach for His Love!!
May 14 · 24min find the promo
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After Ein decides to switch sides and join the North Star Army, his former recruiter Beron decides to take revenge by kidnapping his "little lady", Asuka.
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S05E09 Falco, the Brave General of the Source Star! There Lies the Shadow of Raoh...
May 28 · 24min find the promo
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As Kenshiro and the North Star Army approaches the Imperial Capital, Shoki of the Red Light decides to revolt against the Viceroy Jakoh, who is holding the Celestial Emperor hostage and forcing Falco to do his evil bidding.
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S05E10 The Emperor's Cries Echoes Through the Imperial Capital. Falco, Where Have You Gone?
June 4 · 24min find the promo
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Kenshiro confronts the renegade Gento warrior Boltz of the Blue Light, while Falco hands out a detonator to his lover Myu, which is triggered to destroy the foundation of the Imperial Capital, in case he loses to Kenshiro.
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S05E11 The Celestial Emperor is Finally Revealed
June 11 · 24min find the promo
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Lin enters the Imperial Capital along with Bat and Lin, sensing that the Celestial Emperor is calling out for her, while Kenshiro and Falco begins their battle.
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S05E12 An Elegy for Ein! Die Bravely Than Live Without Honor!
June 11 · 24min find the promo
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Jako triggers bombs that collapse the ceiling of the cave in order to kill Lynn and Luise, but Ain shields with his body and protects the two sisters; weakened by the impact he still manages with his fists to open a gap and bring the prisoners to safety, but bleeding from the effort.
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S05E13 The Fall of the Imperial Capital! Jakoh, You Can Dream in Hell!!
July 9 · 24min find the promo
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Lin and her group manage to escape from Jakoh's underground dungeon, but at the expense of Ein's life. With the Celestial Empress Lui now free, Jakoh loses his hold on Falco and begins to flee for his life.