Hokuto no Ken Episode 18, Live or Die? The End of the Desert Is the First Circle of Hell! (生か死か！？荒野の果ては地獄の一丁目！！)
Official synopsis
"You shall not set a single foot on the land of Southern Cross!" (
Shin ). On the order of Grand General
Balcom , the entire KING army launches an attack, and Wolf's legion descends upon
Kenshiro and his companions, who were in a desert village. Wolf slaughters the villagers and destroys the buildings with a wrecking crane and a modified excavator, then attacks Kenshiro with a flamethrower. Goras's Thunder legion then bursts in, takes
Bat and
Rin hostage and lures Kenshiro into the middle of the desert. Composed exclusively of former pilots, the Thunder legion fields modified combat motorcycles and even a tank.
Cast Kenshiro Kamiya Akira (神谷明) Yuria Yamamoto Yuriko (山本百合子) Shin Furukawa Toshio (古川登志夫) Bat Suzuki Mie (鈴木三枝) Rin Suzuki Tomiko (鈴木富子) Joker Chiba Shigeru (千葉繁) Saki Amamiya Kazumi (雨宮一美) Balcom Kato Seizo (加藤精三)
Staff Screenplay Toda Hiroshi (戸田博史), Hanazono Yuho (花園由宇保) Storyboard Shirato Takeshi (白土武) Direction Matano Hiromichi (又野弘道) Animation direction Kawai Shizuo (河合静男) Backgrounds Omiya Hisae (大宮久江) Key animation Kawai Shizuo (河合静男), Aoi Kiyotoshi (青井清年) Special effects Nakajima Masayuki (中島正之) Photography Tamagawa Yoshiyuki (玉川芳行) Assistant director Yonetani Yoshitomo (米谷よしとも) Production manager Yonetani Yoshitomo (米谷良知)
Aller a l'episode 1. God or Devil? The Almighty Man Emerges from Hell 2. The Terrible Zankai Ken! I Saw the Future in These Barren Wastelands! 3. The Fists of the Solitary Burn in the Lightless City! The Goshi Retsu Dan 4. Destroy the Bloody Cross! Secret Technique: Jûha Zan 5. Will the Flame of Love Burn in Hell? You Are Already Dead! 6. The Demon’s Wanted Poster. Everyone’s Searching for the Man with the Seven Scars! 7. Villains! Will You Launch the Countdown to Your Death? 8. Strike the Vital Points! No Requiem for Scoundrels 9. Scoundrels! Say Your Prayers Before You Die! 10. The Backfire Strike! Too Many People Deserve to Die! 11. Villains! Listen to the Blues of Hell! 12. I Am the Reaper. I Will Chase You to the Depths of Hell! 13. The Devil’s Blow! Once It’s in Motion, There’s No Stopping It! 14. What a Tragic Era! The Kinder You Are, the Younger You Die! 15. Count to Three! You’re the One Who’s Going to Die! 16. Scoundrels! Sing the Nursery Rhyme of the Road to Hell! 17. Fight if You’re a Man! The Great Battle Finally Begins! 18. Live or Die? The End of the Desert Is the First Circle of Hell! 19. Villains, Get Your Tickets Ready! One Way to Hell! 20. Nightmarish Great Battle! My Fists Pack a Million Volts! 21. The Evil Palace Burns! Shin, I Have Almost Caught Up to You! 22. End of the First Chapter: Yuria Forever… You Too, Shin! 23. Chapter 2: The Saga of the Tiger and the Dragon! Is There Nothing but Battle Awaiting Me? 24. Nanto Suichô Ken! The Tragedy of the Almighty Men Has Begun! 25. Miserable Criminals! They Call Themselves the Kiba Clan! 26. Tremble in Your Sleep! Brigands of the Misty Valley! 27. Only Scoundrels Guffaw! I Hate This Era! 28. Rei! I Will Avenge Your Tears with My Fists! 29. It’s Too Late to Beg for Mercy! Go to Hell, King Fang! 30. Destiny Lurks in the Shadows! Jagi, Who Are You? 31. The Iron Mask from Hell! Barbarian, You Dare Claim to Be of Hokuto! 32. The Raging Blasts of the Four Fists of Anger! Jagi, Wait for Me in Hell! 33. Here Is the Village of Miracles! The Fallen Angel Has Descended to Earth! 34. Toki! Are You an Angel or a Demon? 35. You Are Nothing but a Monster! Toki, Your Heart Is Consumed by Evil! 36. The Past is the Past! Cursed be Evil. I Will Kill Toki! 37. I Must Renounce Love! I Bear the Burden of the Cursed Star! 38. The Ranzan Kurenai Ken! This Era Has Given Rise to a Truly Tragic Woman! 39. The Bloody Legend! The Gates of Cassandra Will Finally Open! 40. No Tombstone for Scoundrels! This Is Cassandra, the Prison of Hell! 41. 2,000 Years of Hokuto Tragedy! I Hear the Footsteps of Ken-Oh! 42. A Century’s End with No Tomorrow! Ken, I Was Waiting for You! 43. Cassandra Crumbles! The Legend of Hokuto Is Reborn! 44. The Death Star Shines! Ken-Oh, Would You Even Command Death? 45. You, Who Fear Death! Hear the Burning Cry of Lynn’s Heart! 46. A Voice from Hell! Rei, Have You Seen the Star of Death? 47. The Death Dance of Nanto Suichô Ken! In the Name of Love, I Offer My Life! 48. The Pinnacle of Art! The Destiny of the Hokuto Brothers Is Beyond Hatred! 49. The Most Terrible Fight of All Time: Raoh vs. Ken! You’re the One Who’s Going to Die! 50. Only 72 Hours Left to Live! The Death Star Pulls Rei Toward It! 51. A Fate with No Tomorrow! And Yet, This Woman Believes in Love! 52. Yuda, the Sacred Fist of Nanto! No One Is as Beautiful as Me! 53. The Star of Death Approaches! Rei! Time Flows Mercilessly! 54. Mamiya, My Love! In the Sparkle of Your Eyes Hides the Star of Death! 55. Rei, Do You Rush Toward Death? God, What a Beautiful Man! 56. Two Sublime Warriors: Rei versus Yuda! No Tears When a Man Dies Bravely! 57. End of Part 2: Farewell, Rei! The legend of this hero will live on through the ages. 58. Beginning of Part 3: The reign of the supreme authority is disrupted! As Nanto fades, Hokuto reappears 59. The Star of Darkness Devours the Heavens! Time Flows Beyond the Duel to the Death! 60. Shuh of the Nanto Hakuro Ken! What Will You Bear Witness to at the End of the Century? 61. Love on the Battlefield! Must Time Tear Love Apart? 62. I Am Souther, the Holy Emperor! Cast Away Love and Compassion! 63. A Young Hero Defies His Destiny! The Cries of Your Soul Will Move the Heavens! 64. Shuh versus Souther, a bloody fight! Love is drowned in the tears of the star of benevolence! 65. The Mausoleum of the Holy Emperor! Shuh! I Will Receive Your Tears in My Heart! 66. Hurry, Kenshirô! Another Comrade Is About to Die!! 67. Ken vs Souther, the duel of the polar stars! My star is the only guardian of the heavens! 68. Souther, the Holy Emperor Defeated! You Are Worn Out by Love!! 69. A Crucial Period for Hokuto! Three Brothers of Destiny Are on Their Way!! 70. The Other Disciple of Hokuto No Ken! Lead Raoh to His Extinction! 71. The Secret of the Origins Revealed! The Heavens Prefer Tragedies!! 72. Farewell, Toki! A Man Cries Only Once!! 73. Ryuga of Sirius! I Will Grasp the Rainbow in the Midst of the Storm!! 74. A Wolf Runs to the Horizon! There Love and Hate Come to an End! 75. Forgive Me, My Sister! I Am Destined to Face Hokuto!! 76. A Steel Fist for the Howling Wolf! Toki Is in Danger!! 77. End of Part 3: Let the New Age Awaken! The Wolf’s Howl Moves the Heavens! 78. Shin of Nanto Kôhaku Ken! He Risked His Life for a Love That Will Never Be!! 79. Rei of Nanto Suichô Ken! A Man Who Died for His Friends!! 80. Yuda of Nanto Kōkakuken! His Devastating Smile Heralds a Tragedy!! 81. Shuh of the Nanto Hakuro Ken! The heavens offer only cruel destinies! 82. Souther, the Holy Emperor! You Let Your Consuming Passion Devour You! 83. Conclusion of Part Four: Raoh Must Die! The Legend Spreads Terror! 84. Nanto Returns! The Wind Brigade Protects the Last General of Nanto! 85. Prelude to a Fight to the Death! The Cries of Hyui of the Wind Echo Through the Heavens! 86. The Flames! Shuren Is Drowned in Tears of Fire! 87. The Five Stars of the Little Dipper Are in Danger! Raoh Has Pierced Through the Flames! 88. The Five Stars of the Little Dipper Approach Kenshirô! Who Are You, Fudo? 89. The Crisis Approaches! Destiny Awaits at the Capital of Nanto! 90. I Am Juza of the Clouds! I Move at the Whim of Time! 91. The Clouds Remain! The Identity of the Masked General Is Finally Revealed! 92. Juza of the Clouds is Resurrected! I Do Not Fear Raoh! 93. Juza vs Raoh! The Legend of the Invincible! 94. A great danger threatens Fudo. Ken! A man never abandons his friends! 95. Merciless Quicksand! Will the Hand of Salvation Reach Fudo? 96. Juza Falls! I Will Protect the Woman I Love at the Risk of My Life! 97. Farewell Yuria! A Hero Takes the Secret of His Love to the Grave! 98. The Capital of Nanto Trembles! The Two Brothers of Hokuto Arrive! 99. The Sorrow of the Little Dipper! Love and Destiny Hover Over This Woman! 100. Mussô Tensei, the Ultimate Technique of Hokuto! Raoh, I Finally Have You at My Mercy! 101. Is This the End of Raoh’s Ambitions? The Heavens Still Hesitate! 102. The Torment of the Giant Raoh! I Do Not Believe in Love! 103. The Devil’s Challenge! Fudoh, Become a Demon for Those You Love! 104. Fudo, the Benevolent Hero! His Tears Awaken a Burning Heart! 105. Protect the Star of Nanto Maternal Love! Even If All Five Chariots Must Perish! 106. Raoh Is in the Grip of a Nightmare! Yuria, You Are the Only One Left! 107. Ultimate Battle at the Hokuto Training Temple! No One Can Stop Them Now! 108. Farewell, Brothers of Hokuto! You have lived through love and sorrow to the very end! 109. End of the Final Chapter! Hear Ye, Hear Ye! 2,000 Years of Hokuto History! 110. Time passes. A new era begins! 111. When Will He Awaken? 112. The savior comes from the north! 113. Eïn, the Mysterious Mercenary! I Will Have Kenshirô’s Head! 114. Another Art of Assassination! The Gento Kô Ken! 115. The Emperor Is Furious! Falco, Exterminate Hokuto! 116. The Wrath of Nanto! The Illustrious Harn Brothers! 117. Eïn is in danger! The devil has laid his hands on his beloved! 118. Falco, the General of Gento! The shadow of Raoh… 119. The sobs of the betrayed emperor echo through the imperial city! Falco, where are you? 120. The Celestial Empress Finally Appears! 121. Ein’s Elegy! Better to Die with Courage than to Live without Honor! 122. The Capital Crumbles! Jakô the Demon, Go to Hell! 123. The Trial of Death! Kenshirô Crosses the Sea! 124. What Do the Shadows Hold? The Legendary Land of Shura! 125. Good or Evil? The Secret of Hokuto Ryû Ken! 126. She Dares to Speak of Love at the End of the Century! Her Name Is Leïa! 127. Supreme General Han! The Man Who Dyes the Snow Red! 128. The legend of the savior spreads! His name is Raoh! 129. Kenshirô’s terrible secret! The Land of Shura is his birthplace! 130. Terrible news! Kenshirô, you cannot be the savior! 131. Rock, the Fearless Horseman! I Don’t Believe in Kenshiro! 132. They Won’t Listen! The Seven Horsemen Attack Kenshirô! 133. The Death of Rock! Kenshirô, They Died for You! 134. The Creator of the New World! My Name Is Kaioh the Demon God! 135. The Seal of the Demon! The Hokuto Sôke, 2,000 Years of Tragedy! 136. Your Brother, Ken, Is in Danger! Hyoh, You Are Good, So Open Your Heart! 137. Kenshirô sentenced to death! Heaven sends the god of the sea! 138. Ephemeral victory for Kaioh! The spirit of Hokuto stands against him! 139. Fates Cross Paths: Hyoh Meets Ken! He Doesn’t Recognize His Little Brother! 140. The choice of Kaioh the demon! An icy blood runs through my entire body! 141. Kenshirô’s Challenge! This Time, You Won’t Beat Me! 142. Hyoh the tyrant and his pitiful second! Who can possibly stop him? 143. The duel of brothers! Tears will never return to Hyoh’s eyes! 144. Hokuto in Peril! Kaioh Lays His Hands on the Celestial Empress! 145. The Brothers’ Reunion! Kenshirô, I Was Waiting for You! 146. Shachi’s Fight of Love! Kaioh, Do You Dare Laugh at It? 147. Death of Shachi, Warrior of Love! My Friends, Know That Love Is Everything! 148. The Sad Victims of Love! Here Is the Origin of Kaioh’s Evil! 149. The Story of Kaioh’s Humiliation! Heaven Also Rewrites Lynn’s Destiny! 150. Only three episodes left before the end! Here is the bloody history of 2,000 years of the Hokuto Sôke! 151. Prologue of the Last Episode! A Third Man Holds Lynn’s Destiny in His Hands! 152. Farewell Kenshirô! Farewell Hokuto Shinken!
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