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Fist of the Blue Sky (manga)

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[ prequel of Fist of the North Star (manga), serialized in [Raijin Comics] ]

Related anime:
    Souten no Ken (TV) (adaptation)

Alternative title:
Ken il guerriero: Le origini del mito (Italian)
Souten no Ken (Japanese)
蒼天の拳 (Japanese)
蒼天之拳 (Chinese (Taiwan))
Genres: action, adventure
Themes: historical, military
Objectionable content: Intense
Plot Summary: Taking place across 1930s Japan and China, Kasumi Kenshiro(the uncle of the lead from Fist of the North Star) is forced to leave his teaching job and settle an old gang rivalry with the help of his martial arts. Along the way, he meets various triad buddies, an old flame, and a mysterious old man who teaches him new techniques which will assist him in his quest.
User Ratings: 29 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 2 votes (Eng:1, sub:1)
 Excellent: 2 votes (sub:1, Eng:1)
 Very good: 7 votes (Eng:5, sub:2)
 Good: 5 votes (Eng:1, dub:1, sub:1, ?:1, others:1
1 French
)
 Decent: 7 votes (dub:2, Eng:2, ?:1, others:2
1 Italian dubbed
1 Italian subtitled
)
 So-so: 4 votes (?:2, dub:1, sub:1)
 Not really good: -
 Weak: 1 vote (Eng:1)
 Bad: -
 Awful: 1 vote (dub:1)
 Worst ever: -
Seen in part or in whole by 78 users, rank: #923 (of 4132)
Median rating: Good
Arithmetic mean: 6.724 (Good−), std. dev.: 1.91, rank: #3017 (of 4135)
Weighted mean: 6.535 (Good−), rank: #3105 (of 4135) (seen all: 7.46 / seen some: 6.40 / won't finish: 5.53)
Bayesian estimate: 6.691 (Good−), rank: #2233 (of 2591)
Number of tankoubon: 22
Vintage: 2001-05-15 (Japan)
Release dates: We have 42
Links: We have 1
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Graphic novel
    Fist of the Blue Sky (GN 1) 2003-06-18
    Fist Of The Blue Sky (GN 2) 2003-09-09 (from $4.33)
    Fist of the Blue Sky (GN 3) 2003-11-18
    Fist of the Blue Sky (GN 4) 2004-03-17 (from $2.65)

Japanese staff
Japanese cast
(none)
Japanese companies
Publisher:
Coamix
Shinchosha
Serialized In: Comic Bunch
English staff
English cast
Editing: Jonathan Tarbox (vol. 1-5)
(none)
English companies
Licensed by: Gutsoon! Entertainment
French staff
French companies
(none)
French cast
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Chinese (Taiwan) staff
Chinese (Taiwan) companies
(none)
Chinese (Taiwan) cast
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