Iconic manga and anime Fist of the North Star is celebrating its 35th anniversary.

If you're an Overwatch player capable of pulling off pro strats such as switching characters when the moment calls for it, you're probably perplexed by Hanzo mains, who stick by their limited hero of choice at all costs. Consider, though, that perhaps being a Hanzo main is actually a heroic and poetic struggle perfectly summed up by classic post-apocalyptic martial arts anime Fist of the North Star.

Beginning as a manga back in the early 80s, Fist of the North Star is basically Japanese Mad Max. As such it's a perfect subject for the stylish sensibilities of the developers behind Sega's Yakuza games.

Step three of getting infinite combo'd: bargaining.

This weekend held many different events in some of the biggest esports, from League of Legends and Street Fighter to Call of Duty. In a small arcade tucked away in Akihabara, Japan, however, players were duking it out in some of the best bouts I've seen all weekend, in a language I don't understand and a game I hadn't heard of until this morning.

If you've ever wondered how shojo manga, which is aimed at young women, is different from tough guy manga, which is aimed at young dudes, then these comparisons should make it totally clear.

Mad Max: Fury Road is finally coming out in Japan. And someone people think the movie looks like it's aping the iconic manga and anime Fist of the North Star. Wait. Really? Really.

Fist of the North Star is a classic '80s anime about machismo and martial arts. So, obviously, glitching out the PS1 game based on it is going to have some pretty awesome consequences.

The late great George Carlin once famously spoke of words that cannot be said on television. Japan, too, has its own list of words and phrases that are taboo.

You can love a good old-fashioned video game manual for any number of reasons. It might be enormous, like Falcon 3.0s, or slightly crazy, like Star Wars'. Rarely, though, are they genuinely beautiful.

When it comes to Japanese developers, creating crazy, nice games isn't the only thing they're good at; they also design characters with pumped-to-the-max muscles, half of which don't even exist in real life and have the size of a truck. And they are all really serious about beating the hell out of everyone around them.

Jump Festa is a yearly event hosted by Shueisha, the publishers of Jump line of comics, where Jump-related paraphernalia and games are put on display as well as stage events and announcements. It's also a good event for companies that have Jump-related things out to display some of their own non-Jump-related things.

Here's the latest trailer for Fist of the North Star: Ken's Rage 2. The game is slated for the PS3, the Xbox 360 and Wii U. It will be out in Japan by the end of this year.

Fist of the North Star: Ken's Rage 2 was announced at E3 with little more than a trailer and fan speculation. Now, Tecmo Koei has released new information on the sequel to Fist of the North Star: Ken's Rage.

Fist of the North Star is back to punch the crap out of gamers with Fist of the North Star: Ken's Rage 2.

Fist of the North Star's Kenshiro got a life-size statue last year. It was covered in 500,000 Swarovski crystals, apparently worth ¥10,000,000 or $130,000.

Fist of the North Star started life as a badass manga. A badass manga needs a badass figure. A big badass figure. But does it need Swarovski crystal?

The holiday season will be covered in liquefied guts, now that Fist of the North Star: Ken's Rage has a release date. The PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 brawler lands in North America on November 2, Tecmo Koei revealed today.

When Tecmo Koei brings Fist of the North Star: Ken's Rage (née Hokuto Musou) to North America this spring, it will be more gore-soaked than ever before. But it will keep one important aspect of its Japanese release.