Souten no Ken Special Guide Book, Sammy promotional box set 蒼天の拳 SPECIAL GUIDE BOOK（非売品）

Table of contents

Booklet, opening pages

1. Introductionp. 1Opening text presenting the manga, then running in Weekly Comic Bunch, and announcing the booklet's approach: a systematic comparison with Hokuto no Ken.
2. Storyp. 2Synopsis of the series: Shanghai in 1935, the Honghuahui ruling the city, Pan Guanglin's Qing Bang decimated, and the return of Kasumi Kenshiro, 62nd successor of Hokuto Shinken. Souten no Ken manga page.
3. Title page and epigraphp. 3Manga panel showing Kasumi Kenshiro, with the epigraph “Man of Hokuto, fare well on the road of destiny” (北斗の者よ 運命の良き旅を).
4. Contentsp. 4Table of contents in three parts.

Part one, the other Kenshiro: an in-depth analysis of Kasumi Kenshiro

1. Part openingp. 5-6The hero of Souten no Ken set against Kenshiro, hero of Hokuto no Ken, followed by a full-page portrait of Kasumi Kenshiro.
2. This Kenshiro is the 62nd successor, the other the 64thp. 7-8Kasumi Kenshiro, 62nd successor of Hokuto Shinken, and Kenshiro, the 64th, two generations later, with what they share: the star-shaped birthmark on the head. Kenshiro page.
3. Chronology of the fighting schoolsp. 9-10Double-page chart linking the two works: Seito Getsuken and Hokuto Soke at the origin, the founding of Hokuto Shinken by Shuken, its division into the three houses of Liu, Cao and Sun, the line of successors from Kasumi Tesshin to Kenshiro, and the descent of Nanto Seiken down to the Six Stars. Shuken page, Ryūken page.
4. This Kenshiro is cheerful, the other is seriousp. 11-12Kasumi Kenshiro's sunny temperament against Kenshiro's gravity, with manga panels as evidence.
5. This Kenshiro lives in Shanghai, the other wanders Japanp. 13-14The concession-era Shanghai of the 1930s, given over to trafficking and gang wars, against the devastated world of Hokuto no Ken, which the booklet places in Japan.
6. The Qing Bang against the Honghuahui, a war without rulesp. 15-16The two rival secret societies of Shanghai side by side. For the Honghuahui, its leader Zhang Lieshan and his lieutenants Zhang Taiyan, Huang Xifei, Tian Xuefang and Wu Donglai, along with Chen the Weasel. For the Qing Bang, its young leader Pan Guanglin, Li Yongjian and Ye, alongside whom Kasumi Kenshiro fights.
7. This Kenshiro speaks Chinese, the other only Japanesep. 17-18The line “You are already dead” (お前はもう死んでいる) delivered in Chinese by Kasumi Kenshiro, his lines in Chinese and German, against a Kenshiro never heard speaking another language.
8. This Kenshiro has “If you have a complaint about Hokuto, take it up with me” (北斗の文句は俺に言え), the other a verdictp. 19-20The two signature lines, “If you have a complaint about Hokuto, take it up with me” and “You are already dead”, and what it costs to complain to Kasumi Kenshiro.
9. Kasumi Kenshiro's best monkup. 21-22Four variations on the cult line, each set back in its scene: facing Luo Hucheng, Liu Zongwu, Ye Ziying's attacker and Chen the Weasel.
10. This Kenshiro is talkative, the other taciturnp. 23-24Kasumi Kenshiro's love of talk, puns and jibes in mid-fight included, against a Kenshiro who acts without speaking.
11. This Kenshiro smokes, the other neverp. 25-26Kasumi Kenshiro the heavy smoker, up to three cigarettes at once, against a Kenshiro the booklet never shows with a cigarette in hand.
12. This Kenshiro teaches, the other has no jobp. 27-28Kasumi Kenshiro as a lecturer at Towa Women's University in Yotsuya, adored by the students and envied by the vice-principal, against a Kenshiro never seen working.
13. This Kenshiro loves disguises, the other always wears the same outfitp. 29-30Kasumi Kenshiro's disguises for slipping into enemy territory, bus driver or doctor, against a Kenshiro who always ends up in the same outfit after his fights.
14. Kasumi Kenshiro's best blown disguisesp. 31-32Five disguises with commentary: the local man, the mummy of the execution game, the office worker, the drunkard and the gentleman.
15. This Kenshiro loves reading, the other has no pastimesp. 33-34Kasumi Kenshiro, a reader with an eidetic memory, thrown out of bookshops where he reads without buying, against a Kenshiro with no pastimes in a blood-soaked world.
16. This Kenshiro has a keen nose, the other cracks his knucklesp. 35-36Kasumi Kenshiro's extraordinary sense of smell, which detects danger and Liu Zongwu's presence, against Kenshiro cracking his knuckles before a fight.
17. This Kenshiro is married, the other singlep. 37-38Kasumi Kenshiro and Pan Yuling, a celebrated Shanghai couple bound by a sworn love, against Kenshiro, engaged to Yuria. Yuria page.
18. This Kenshiro has a family name, the other does notp. 39-40The name Kasumi and the lineage it carries, with his father Kasumi Tesshin and his brother Kasumi Ramon, the future Ryūken, against a Kenshiro whose family name is never revealed.
19. This Kenshiro has a nickname, the other does notp. 41-42Yan Wang, the king of hell, the dreaded nickname of Kasumi Kenshiro in the Shanghai underworld, against a Kenshiro with no nickname, while Raoh is the King of Fists.

Part two, an in-depth analysis of the characters of Souten no Ken

1. Part openingp. 43-44The characters of Souten no Ken compared with those of Hokuto no Ken, followed by a full-page illustration.
2. Relationship chart, friend or foep. 45-46Double page placing each character around Kasumi Kenshiro: the Qing Bang with its family and romantic ties, the Honghuahui and its leaders, the Taoist elder and the Raryuban, and the practitioners of the five Hokuto-derived schools he faces.
3. Duel of the greatest rivals, Liu Zongwu and Raohp. 47-48Liu Zongwu, child prodigy of Hokuto Ryukaken and Kasumi Kenshiro's equal in combat, set against Raoh, Kenshiro's rival. Raoh page.
4. Character gallery, Liu Zongwup. 49-50Liu Zongwu in seven stages: the Ryukaken genius, his dream of plunging the world into war, the German army, the Hokuto law that humiliates the Ryukaken, and his challenge to Kasumi Kenshiro.
5. Duel of vengeance, Yasaka and Jagip. 51-52Yasaka, heir of Seito Getsuken who has hated Hokuto for centuries, set against Jagi, Kenshiro's adoptive brother disfigured by a pressure point. Jagi page.
6. Character gallery, Yasakap. 53-54Yasaka in seven stages: Seito Getsuken, the root of Hokuto Shinken, the extermination of the Yuezhi people by Shuken, vengeance, and the fight against Kasumi Kenshiro.
7. Duel of the tragic cross, Liu Feiyan and Southerp. 55-56Liu Feiyan, master of Kyokujuji Seiken ready to do anything for Erika, set against Souther, master of Nanto Hō-ō Ken and its Tenshō Jūji Hō. Souther page.
8. Character gallery, Liu Feiyanp. 57-58Liu Feiyan in seven stages: the Kyokujuji Seiken forged to defeat Hokuto Shinken, the winnerless duel between his master Wei Ruiying and Kasumi Tesshin, Erika who restores his human heart, and his fight against Kasumi Kenshiro.
9. Duel of the madonnas, Pan Yuling and Yuriap. 59-60Pan Yuling, sister of the Qing Bang leader and wife of Kasumi Kenshiro, set against Yuria, Kenshiro's fiancée and Nanto's Star of the Merciful Mother.
10. Character gallery, Pan Yulingp. 61-62Pan Yuling in seven stages: Kasumi Kenshiro taken in on the brink of death, the imposed fiancé Ling Wang who strips her of her memory, her life as leader of mounted bandits, and the reunion in Shanghai with no memory of their love.
11. Duel of the idols, Erika and Rinp. 63-64Erika, arrived from Moscow with the secret of the catalogue of hope and protected by Liu Feiyan, set against Rin, who silently grows attached to Kenshiro. Rin page.
12. Character gallery, Erika and the catalogue of hopep. 65-66The catalogue of hiding places for twenty thousand works of art kept safe from Nazi plunder, which Erika knows by heart, Liu Feiyan hired by the Jewish association of Harbin to protect her, and the killers sent after her.
13. Duel of the dreamers, Charles de Guise and Tokip. 67-68Charles de Guise, colonel in French intelligence and master of Hokuto Sonkaken, who dreams of a state in Shanghai for wandering peoples, set against Toki, who gives up the succession for medicine. Toki page.
14. Duel of friendship, Pan Guanglin and Reip. 69-70Pan Guanglin, Kasumi Kenshiro's friend and young leader of the Qing Bang, set against Rei, master of Nanto Suichō Ken and Kenshiro's brother in arms. Rei page.
15. Duel of the resourceful kids, Ye Ziying and Batp. 71-72Ye Ziying, who keeps her father Ye, burned over his whole body, alive through petty theft, set against Bat, Kenshiro's travelling companion. Bat page.
16. Duel of the giants, Zhang Lieshan and Devil Rebirthp. 73-74Zhang Lieshan, leader of the Honghuahui, soldier and politician with a complex about his height, set against Devil Rebirth, master of Rakan Niō Ken. Devil Rebirth page.
17. Duel of the underlings, the Honghuahui and the Mohicansp. 75-76The Honghuahui, the greedy secret society that held Shanghai, set against the Mohicans of Hokuto no Ken, wiped out in an instant.
18. Character gallery, the Honghuahui's sorriest scenesp. 77-78The ridiculous ends of three Honghuahui leaders: Tian Xuefang and his fatal massage, Wu Donglai killed in one second, Huang Xifei buying the priest's forgiveness for his murders.
19. The strongest men according to the Honghuahuip. 79-80Humorous page: three Honghuahui executives pick a bodyguard and rank the strongest of both works, Liu Zongwu, Yasaka and Liu Feiyan on one side, Raoh, Souther and Jagi on the other.
20. Onward, Honghuahui!p. 81-82Humorous feature in manga panels on the blunders of Huang Xifei, Tian Xuefang and Wu Donglai.

Part three, an in-depth analysis of the keywords of Souten no Ken

1. Part openingp. 83-84The story's keywords, followed by a full-page illustration.
2. Keyword no. 1, the dragonp. 85-86The five-clawed dragon, imperial symbol in China and recurring motif of the manga, a sign that Kasumi Kenshiro is a man chosen by heaven.
3. Keyword no. 2, the Raryubanp. 87-88The elder's divination instrument, which appears when Kasumi Kenshiro must choose and tells whether his fate is auspicious or ill-omened.
4. Keyword no. 3, pengyoup. 89-90朋友, friend in Chinese, what Kasumi Kenshiro values most and the reason for all his fights.
5. Keyword no. 4, loyaltyp. 91-92Loyalty, which drives Kasumi Kenshiro and for which he stakes his life without hesitation.
6. Keyword no. 5, lovep. 93-94Kasumi Kenshiro's love for Pan Yuling, for whom he does not even fear a bomber's bombs.
7. Keyword no. 6, destinyp. 95-96The destiny of an assassination art borne by Kasumi Kenshiro, and the origin of Hokuto Shinken: a ruined pagoda in the desert and a wolf speaking on behalf of Seito Getsuken.

Manga chapter 1 and closing pages

1. Souten no Ken, chapter 1p. 97-148Reproduction of the first chapter of the manga. Souten no Ken manga page.
2. Kasumi Kenshiro's fight goes onunpaginatedClosing page pointing to Weekly Comic Bunch, the collected volumes and the DVDs for what comes next.
3. Advertisements for the manga and the animeunpaginatedTwo ads for the first twenty volumes of the manga and the nine DVDs of the anime.
4. Tetsuo Hara × Drive Far, the musical theme Thrust of GodunpaginatedAnnouncement of the Souten no Ken musical theme, lyrics by Tetsuo Hara, music and performance by Drive Far, with a presentation of the band. Thrust of God page, Tetsuo Hara page.

DVD, Souten no Ken Special DVD, DJ Raoh Presents

1. DJ Raoh's quick introduction to Souten no Kenmain programThe main program, hosted by DJ Raoh, summarizing the work for a quick discovery.
2. Character introductionsbonus 1Sequence introducing the characters of Souten no Ken.
3. DJ Raoh bonus sequencebonus 2Additional sequence hosted by DJ Raoh.

Table of contents translated and entry compiled by Hokuto Chronicles from the original book. First published on October 2, 2026. © 2026 Hokuto Chronicles. Any reuse, even partial or reworded, must credit Hokuto Chronicles with a link to this page.