Episode
Fist of the North Star: Life or Death?! Beyond the Wasteland Lies the First Circle of Hell!
Overview
One of King's subordinate gangs attacks a village Ken is visiting, while Yuria attempts to escape from Southern Cross with the help of her young maid Saki.
Details
- Series
- Fist of the North Star
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 18
- Air date
- 1985-02-21
- Runtime
- 24 min
Episode context
Life or Death?! Beyond the Wasteland Lies the First Circle of Hell! is Episode 18 in Season 1 of Fist of the North Star. It aired on 1985-02-21. The runtime is 24 min.
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Episode 17: Battle Makes a Man! The Gates of Confrontation Have Finally Opened
Shin gathers his entire army for a meeting as he officially declares war against Kenshiro. Barcom, the General of King's army, tells his men how Ken defeated some of Shin's best fighters. Meanwhile, Yuria recounts to Saki how she came to be Shin's captive and his rise to power.
Episode 19: Villains! Ready Your One-Way Tickets to Death
Ken is forced to return to Jeena village when Garekki of the Gold Wolf gang attempts to invade it, while Saki's elder brother, Temjina, escapes from Southern Cross, seeking to tell Ken of Yuria's whereabouts.
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Episode 16: Sing For Me, Villains! The Counting Rhymes of Hell!
Ken is caught at the middle of a gang war between the Scorpions and the Snakes, each seeking to recruit Ken to their side.
Episode 20: Nightmarish Full-Scale War! My Fists Pack One Million Volts!
With Ken having learned the location of the city of Southern Cross from Temjina's dying words, Shin deploys a giant gunship as his last resource.
Episode 15: Count to Three! You're the One Who'll Die!
Ken and his friend must save a haunted village from Zaria, a witchdoctor who uses a strange hypnosis technique that turns villagers into mind-controlled slaves.
Episode 21: The Evil Palace in Flames! Just One More Step to Reach You, Shin!
With Ken presumed dead, General Barcom leads a mutiny against Shin, seeking to take over the King gang for himself. Elsewhere, Joker searches the wreckage of the gunship for Ken's body, unconvinced that he is actually dead.
Episode 14: A Miserable Era! The Good Die So Young!!
Ken and his friends visit a village where their local doctor, a man named Duran, offers his hospitality. However, Duran's former partner-in-crime, Dante, is hired by Shin to hunt down Ken. Dante takes the opportunity of the situation to blackmail Duran to do his bidding.
Episode 22: Conclusion of Part One: Yuria, Forever... and Shin!
With Southern Cross left in ruins following Barcom's revolt, Shin is left by himself in his own palace, protected by the few followers he still has left. Ken confronts Shin for the first time in a year and defeats him, only to learn that Yuria has already killed herself.
Episode 13: Arhat Deva Fist! Once Released There's No Stopping It!!
Ken chases Jackal to the ruins of Villainy Prison, a place that used to imprison the most vicious of criminals. Hoping to defeat Ken, Jackal releases Devil's Rebirth, a giant demon-like killer who has mastered the forbidden art of the Arhat Deva Fist.
Episode 12: I Am the God of Death! I'll Chase You to the Ends of Hell!
After Toyo is killed by Jackal, Ken leaves Bato and Rin to watch over Toyo's orphans while he chases after Jackal's gang. While searching for clues to Jackal's destination, Ken encounters Fox, Jackal's right-hand man.
Episode 11: Villains!! Listen to the Blues of Hell!!
Ken and his companions meet Taki, an old friend of Bato. Taki takes them to his home village where Auntie Toyo, an elderly woman who takes care of orphaned and abandoned children, is trying to dig a well. Unaware to him, the Warriors biker gang led by Jackal have followed Ken, seeking to claim Toyo's village as their new hideout.
Episode 10: Inverse Raging Fire Punch! There Are Too Many Who Must Die!
Ken ventures into Patra's lair at Dragon God Mountain to save the young villagers. There he faces Patra's partner Dragon, a firebreather who attempts to coerce Ken to his side.