Product Details

• Directors: Toyou Ashida
• Format: Animated, Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English, Japanese
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: Unrated
• Studio: Adv Films
• DVD Release Date: August 30, 2005
• Run Time: 175 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000A2UCHO
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #63,917 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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Product Description

The original Fist of the Northstar was one of anime’s first true hits in America, and the New Fist series is an even better piece of work. Now available in a single box set priced to sell!

Customer Reviews

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12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great deal in price for all episodes, September 9, 2005

By	Lansing "A war3 map maker" (Des Moines, Iowa USA) - See all my reviews

I gave this dvd 5 stars because it has all 3 one hour long episodes for the price of 1.

This dvd has no special features except previews (because how else would they fit all 3 hours worth of episodes on 1 dvd, wasting more space for more features would sacrifce dvd quality.

The 5.1 digital surround on this dvd is the best that I have ever seen.
The picture quality is the best i've ever seen too!

The dvd also runs in 16:9 wide screen format with japanese 5.1 digital surround too.
This dvd is given a TV-MA VSL rateing for the heavy violence, the moderate curseing, and the nudity.

Overall running time is 175 minutes

11 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Your better off buying this complete set, January 2, 2006

By	Keith A. Jones "Sonic Jones... I'm Kind Of A ... (Philadelphia PA) - See all my reviews (VINE VOICE)

This box set is perfect for any fan of this series. This show is pretty good but lacking a couple of things you can't really put your finger on but you can just tell is missing. Besides that this is a very exciting and edgy anime box set. If you've seen the series on the anime network and you enjoyed and want to watch it over and over again then this is a smart box to get.

You save about 80 bucks for a series that isn't really worth that much. The style of animation goes together very well with this type of fighting because it shows the ruggedness that is trying to be put across. The violence is a bit crazy but after a while it gets old and you get use to it. The only thing terribly wrong here is that the main character kills everyone the same way, nothing ever changes so you know what's going to happen before it happens. You think since he is skilled with the knowledge of a pressure point fighting technique he would do some different moves to defeat his opponents.

This is a good series but this box makes it worth getting because you save so much you might get tired of some things before the story ends but it's still worth some time. Maybe if this becomes a series they'll think of fixing their mistakes cause New Fist has a lot of potential.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Over the top extreme violence... and nostalgia., October 19, 2005

By	Matthew Last "Lordwindowlicker" (Mclean, VA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I've been watching the various Fist of the North Star animes that have come out over the years. TV series.. a movie...
This not only takes me back, but it just rocks. It's less campy than the 80s television series, and the animation is topnotch.
Badass to the extreme!! A+ for fans of this genre.