Hokuto no Ken Daikaibō Kaiteiban (San-ei Shobō, 2017) 北斗の拳 大解剖 改訂版

Table of contents

Opening

1. “Color illustrations: the world of Hokuto no Ken” (カラーイラスト『北斗の拳』の世界)p. 6-19

“The legend of the eternal men” (永遠なる漢たちの伝説) (p. 20-29)

1. “This is where the story of Hokuto no Ken began!! The world of 199X, where even hearts lie in ruins” (『北斗の拳』の物語はここから始まった!! 人の心も荒廃した「一九九X年」の世界)p. 20-21Opening of the section, subtitled “The appeal of Hokuto no Ken dissected in depth!” (『北斗の拳』の魅力徹底解剖！).
2. “Kenshiro, 64th successor of the Hokuto Shinken” (北斗神拳第64代伝承者 ケンシロウ)p. 22-25
3. “Toki, the saint of the end of the century, second of the Hokuto brothers” (世紀末聖者北斗兄弟の次兄 トキ)p. 26-27
4. “Raoh, Ken-Oh, conqueror of the end of the century, eldest of the Hokuto brothers” (世紀末覇者〝拳王〟北斗兄弟の長兄 ラオウ)p. 28-29

“The great dissection of the Hokuto Shinken” (北斗神拳大解剖) (p. 30-43)

1. “The three Hokuto brothers: a chronicle of their lives” (北斗三兄弟 半生の記録)p. 30-31
2. “The mysteries of the Hokuto Shinken succession” (北斗神拳伝承の謎)p. 32-33
3. “The secret techniques of the Hokuto Shinken” (北斗神拳奥義)p. 34-35
4. “Comrades in arms: the men who risked their lives fighting alongside Kenshiro!” (ケンシロウと共に命を賭けて戦った漢たち！盟友)p. 36-37
5. “Rivals: the men who fought Kenshiro to the death!” (ケンシロウと死闘を繰り広げた漢たち！強敵)p. 38-39
6. “Prodigious techniques that rival the Hokuto Shinken! The emblematic martial arts and secret techniques of the end of the century” (北斗神拳に迫る超絶技！世紀末を代表する拳法&奥義)p. 40-43

“Story guide” (ストーリーガイド) (p. 44-47)

1. “The arc of battles in troubled times” (乱世激闘編)p. 44-45
2. “The new legend arc” (新伝説編)p. 46-47

The final duel and the great battles (p. 48-75)

1. “The greatest climax of Hokuto no Ken: the summit duel of the Hokuto Shinken successors, Raoh vs. Kenshiro” (『北斗の拳』最大のクライマックス 北斗神拳伝承者 頂上決戦 ラオウ×ケンシロウ)p. 48-50
2. “The fierce battle of Kenshiro and Raoh: the chapter Tōki o utsu! in original art!” (ケンシロウとラオウ 壮絶な闘い「闘気を撃つ！の巻」原画掲載！)p. 51-69The chapter “Strike the fighting aura!” (闘気を撃つ！の巻), reproduced over nineteen pages from the original art.
3. “A short preview of what follows: the chapter Chi ni somaru haō!” (「闘気を撃つ！の巻」の続きをちょっとだけ紹介!! 「血に染まる覇王！の巻」)p. 70-71The chapter “The conqueror stained with blood!” (血に染まる覇王！の巻).
4. “Fierce battles! The strongest against the strongest: the five rivals who fought Kenshiro!” (激戦！最強vs最強の戦い ケンシロウと戦った5人の強敵！)p. 72-73
5. “The legend of Raoh the strongest: the battles of the brave men who challenged him and fell” (ラオウ最強伝説 ラオウに挑むも破れし勇者たちの闘い)p. 74-75

“A new episode drawn for the thirtieth anniversary of Hokuto no Ken” (『北斗の拳』30周年記念描き下ろし新エピソード) (p. 76-77)

1. Hokuto no Ken, Last Piece (北斗の拳 -ラストピース-)p. 76-77

“The secrets behind the creation of Hokuto no Ken” (『北斗の拳』創作秘話) (p. 78-83)

1. “Hara Tetsuo: putting your life on the line, that's Hara Tetsuo's style!” (原哲夫 〝命懸け〟それが原哲夫のスタイル！)p. 78-80
2. “Buronson: all for the sake of creating a good work.” (武論尊 すべては良い作品を創るため。)p. 81-83

Galleries, rankings and data (p. 84-115)

1. “Beautiful flowers that bloomed in troubled times: gallery of the beauties of the end of the century” (乱世に咲いた美しき花たち 世紀末美女図鑑)p. 84-87
2. “How the men who vanished at the end of fights to the death met their end” (死闘の果てに消えていった漢たちの死に様)p. 88-89
3. “People of deep love in a loveless age!!” (愛なき時代の愛深き人々!!)p. 90-91
4. “Learn from these men!! Famous lines and maxims of men!!” (漢たちに学べ!! 漢の名言・格言!!)p. 92-93
5. “The end of the century, a jewel box of villains! Gallery of the worst villains of the end of the century” (世紀末は悪党の宝石箱や！世紀末極悪人図鑑)p. 94-95
6. “Jagi, the lowest and vilest of cowards, depravity at its peak!” (最低最悪の卑劣感 まさに下衆の極み！ジャギ)p. 96
7. “Amiba, the fake martial arts genius who keeps experimenting on vital points at the cost of human lives!” (人の命で秘孔の実験を繰り返す 偽りの天才拳士！アミバ)p. 97
8. “Comparing the strength of the armies of the end of the century” (世紀末軍団戦力比較)p. 98-99
9. “How the villains die and how they get beaten!” (悪党どもの死に様ヤラれ様！)p. 100-101
10. “Hokuto no Ken strongest character ranking: who is really the strongest?” (『北斗の拳』最強キャラクターランキング 本当に強いのは誰だ！)p. 102-105
11. “Imaginary duels, fights that never happened: which one is stronger?!” (仮想対決 幻の一戦 強いのはどっちだ!?)p. 106-107
12. “What's strange about Hokuto no Ken: a big investigation into its oddities” (ここが変だよ『北斗の拳』不思議を大調査)p. 108-109
13. “Hokuto no Ken character directory” (『北斗の拳』キャラクター名鑑)p. 110-111
14. “Map of the whole journey and data on every battle” (全道程MAP／全戦歴DATA)p. 112-113
15. “Hokuto no Ken character relationship chart” (『北斗の拳』人物相関図)p. 114-115

“Interviews: what's amazing about Hokuto no Ken” (『北斗の拳』ここがスゴイ・インタビュー) (p. 116-121)

1. Takahashi Rumiko (高橋留美子)p. 116-117
2. Morita Masanori (森田まさのり)p. 118-119
3. Maki Kōji (巻来功士)p. 120-121

“The appeal of Hokuto no Ken as told by the authors of hit spin-offs!” (大人気スピンオフ作家に聞く『北斗の拳』の魅力！) (p. 122-125)

1. Yukito-imouto (行徒妹)p. 122-123
2. Kajio (カジオ)p. 124-125

Closing

1. “Introducing the Hokuto no Ken gaiden” (『北斗の拳』外伝紹介)p. 126-127

Table of contents translated and entry compiled by Hokuto Chronicles from the original book. First published on October 13, 2026. © 2026 Hokuto Chronicles. Any reuse, even partial or reworded, must credit Hokuto Chronicles with a link to this page.