Fist of the North Star (NES video game)
The U.S. version was shown at the 1988 Summer Consumer Electronic Show under the title "Ken the Great Bear Fist", which is the localized title used by Toei's international sales department. The title was changed to "Fist of the North Star" for its release in order to tie in with Viz's English adaptation of the manga. The cover artwork for the U.S. version depicts Kenshiro sparring with Toki, who doesn't appear in the game and never actually appeared in the "Hokuto no Ken 2" anime series outside flashbacks (as the character was already deceased by that point of the storyline). The NES version has some slight differences from its Famicom counterpart, which cuts the appearances of side characters at the end of certain stages (such as Bat and Rin at the end of the first stage), as well as the kanji that appear at the top of the screen when Kenshiro defeats a boss after striking its weak point at the start of the battle.
Kenshiro
Kenshiro has been voiced by numerous voice actors in different media. Akira Kamiya voiced him first in the original anime television series and movie, as well as in a few video games. He is voiced by Takehito Koyasu in the original video animation series "New Fist of the North Star", Kunihiro Kawamoto in the "Fist of the North Star" arcade game and CGI short "Hokuto no Ken: Legend of Heroes", Hiroshi Abe in "" film series, Hideo Ishikawa in the video game version of "Ten no Haō", Katsuyuki Konishi in the video games "" and "J-Stars Victory VS", and Takaya Kuroda in the video game "". The child version of Kenshiro is voiced by Ryō Horikawa in the original anime series and by Yūko Gibu in the "Legends of the True Savior" film series.