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NEWS: Fist of the North Star Spinoff Manga to Feature Jagi




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MrAnimeSpecialist



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PostPosted: Fri Dec 19, 2008 10:41 am Reply with quote
This is nice. Smile It's a good thing that someone decided to a spin-off featuring Jagi, because he's the most underrated of the Hokuto brothers and his time in the anime was a tad brief.
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PostPosted: Fri Dec 19, 2008 4:45 pm Reply with quote
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I don't really like this guy's art style. He also did the Ryuken one-shot spinoff manga.

I now wish I would have voted in the Spinoff Enquette that they had a while back. Jagi has no redeeming qualities whatsoever, so I don't see how he could make it as the protagonist of a story.

I would have voted for Shu. A heroic blind guy that kicks people's heads off. What's not to love with Shu Question
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PostPosted: Fri Dec 19, 2008 7:15 pm Reply with quote
mrsatan: Yeah. Now they're officially milking the series when they use him as a character, since his moves suck. It'd be interesting to see Toki get a spin-off, though, but I imagine people would think it'd be too similar to Jebus. Laughing
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PostPosted: Fri Dec 19, 2008 7:35 pm Reply with quote
GATSU wrote:
mrsatan: Yeah. Now they're officially milking the series when they use him as a character, since his moves suck. It'd be interesting to see Toki get a spin-off, though, but I imagine people would think it'd be too similar to Jebus. Laughing


Granted, Jagi's a poor fighter...and a jerkbag...and a coward...but he has this sort of charisma to him, even though he spoiler[is the one responsible for pursuading Shin to go down the path of evil in the first place]. But still, you have to admit that he managed to be menacing in his initial appearances ("Say my name!").

At any rate, it will be interesting to see an "anti-hero" take on Hokuto no Ken (as in from the perspective of a quasi-elite mook). He may be wimpier than his kid brother, but he's still stronger than your average mohawked punk. Razz

As for Toki, I do see the comparison to Jesus. They practically look alike! Laughing
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PostPosted: Fri Dec 19, 2008 7:40 pm Reply with quote
Jagi is cool...but anti-hero? I guess...He died like a chump in the end, it wasn't very glorious.
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PostPosted: Fri Dec 19, 2008 8:10 pm Reply with quote
Tomibiki wrote:
He died like a chump in the end, it wasn't very glorious.


True. He did get to inform Ken about Toki and Raoh still being alive, though.
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PostPosted: Fri Dec 19, 2008 8:45 pm Reply with quote
IMHO, the "anti-hero" thing has already been done pretty well with Raoh's Ten no Haoh.

I'd like to see a real Ryuken manga done sometime, but I think Tetsuo Hara himself needs to do that one after Fist of the Blue Sky finishes.

GATSU wrote:
It'd be interesting to see Toki get a spin-off, though, but I imagine people would think it'd be too similar to Jebus. Laughing


They already gave him one, "The Silvery Saint".
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PostPosted: Fri Dec 19, 2008 11:22 pm Reply with quote
Not really a Jagi fan but it could technically work, I mean its not like it could be any near similar to Ken's or Raoh's stories.
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PostPosted: Sat Dec 20, 2008 3:50 am Reply with quote
mrsatan: Then I guess Lynn and Bat should be next.
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PostPosted: Sat Dec 20, 2008 12:45 pm Reply with quote
GATSU wrote:
mrsatan: Then I guess Lynn and Bat should be next.


If they'll really go that far, then they'll have to cover the events that occured after the 1st TV series and before the 2nd. Razz
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PostPosted: Sat Dec 20, 2008 10:03 pm Reply with quote
I like Jagi (as a villain); I usually use him when I play the PS2 game.

But I don't know what a Jagi series could be besides Jagi ransacking villages, randomly murdering people, stealing women to sell, and telling people to say his name. That could be played for dark humor I guess, but would probably get boring fast.

Despite my doubts, I'll be buying the tankoban whenever it comes out.
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