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The Series that started it all for me is a similar story to my favourite Series First of the North Star where instead of giving it a 10 I have given it a 9 because once again, I cannot ignore the “faults” others may find in it such as the infamous plotholes. Of course I can’t defend the “faults” though I do have my own reasons or excuses if you will, for ignoring these “faults” which I won’t get into now.

While the franchise is still alive and kicking, this Series specifically is a great trip down Memory Lane stretching all the way back to when ... I was a child in the UK watching this on Toonami in Ocean Dub, which also gets a lot of criticisms for some nonsensical reason. Critics aside, no one can argue that some of the greatest and memorable moments in Action Anime History with the most beloved characters in Anime History are all in this very series and thus making the Franchise a Pillar to younger generations of Mainstream Anime.

For a lot of people including myself this is probably responsible for many even knowing what Anime is in the first place, for me personally I don’t know whether I should be grateful for that or angry because I had to suffer through so many years of Anime. I might get heat for once again making my review about nostalgia but it’s just a cartoon, no need to overanalyse it so instead I’m gonna recommend people around my age or older to just grow up and stop watching Anime whilst recommending this series to the much younger viewers out there. Just put yourself in my shoes where I would watch marathons of this Series in the Summer of 2003 thus creating a VHS collection which are now lost and then try telling me that this isn't one of the Best cartoons ever!

From my personal Bias I would've gave this Legendary Series overall a 10, however I have given it a 9 because I can't ignore the faults others may find in it such as it having Plotholes similar to Dragonball Z or the Animation itself etc.

But enough about the "bad" things and instead I'll focus on the good things. The memories of me watching this series the first 36 Episodes in Dubbed on Youtube and then the rest in Subbed on Megavideo back in 2011 when I was 16 are perhaps timeless; it was the greatest experience I had as an Anime fan that can never ... be replicated and I have also never found Anime cool again after Megavideo came to an end. The Series is emotion driven, filled with both fun & gritty action, full of manly virtues along with a range of noble, awesome, strange, silly and annoying characters.

I've been sober from Anime for quite a few months and this review might get some heat for saying what I'm about to say next but looking back I've come to the realization that Fist of the North Star(or Hokuto no Ken) is not only my favorite Anime but also the Greatest Anime! And that's all Anime is; it's just nostalgia, you shouldn't be overanylising these Gay Japanese Girl Cartoons nor should you be watching them unless maybe you grew up watching them. However, this Series is NOT a Gay Japanese Girl Cartoon; it's simply a Classic and the Best in the World at Everything it does.