Figure Oh #34, feature “Hokuto no Ken, the Legend of the End of the Century” (July 2000) フィギュア王 No.34 特集 北斗の拳世紀末伝説

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Hokuto no Ken feature, the Legend of the End of the Century

1. Feature opening, Raoh on Kokuohp. 9Full-page photograph of the 200X by Tsuruta Tomoaki, against a backdrop of lightning, with the feature's tagline: the world of 199X and its two sovereigns, Raoh and Kenshiro, are reborn as figurines.
2. Joint interview of the kings of the end of the century, Buronson VS Hara Tetsuop. 10-13Interview recorded on May 26, 2000 at the Tokyo Hilton Hotel, text by Anzai Leo, photographs by Murata Tetsuya. The two authors comment on the Kaiyodo figurines, discover the 200X prototype, and look back on the making of the series. Read the full interview.
3. What is Hokuto no Kenp. 14Recap of the martial arts schools: Hokuto Shinken, Nanto Seiken, Hokuto Ryuken, Gento Koken, with manga panels and the Jump Comics, bunko, and Hokuto no Ken 2000 editions then on sale.
4. Character tree and the editors' five fightsp. 15Genealogy of the Hokuto family and the Six Stars of Nanto, followed by the five fights chosen by the editors: Souther, Toki, Juza, Raoh, and Kaioh facing Kenshiro.
5. 200X scoop, part onep. 16Kenshiro, Raoh, and Rei from the new Kaiyodo line, priced at 2,980 and 3,200 yen, sculpted by Yamaguchi Katsuhisa before the modeling direction passed to Enoki Tomohide, with a sidebar credited to Kaiyodo. Kaiyodo XEBEC 200X product page.
6. 200X scoop, part twop. 17Falco, white-haired Rei, and the unpainted prototypes of Yuria, Ein, and Ryuga, with the line's six-point sales pitch, including the approval of both authors.
7. Catalog of available products, part onep. 18Volks resin kits from the Orient Hero Series in 1/8 and 1/10 scale with their prices, the Wing Cyber Figure alarm clock, the Desktop Character, and Toei videos. Volks Orient Hero Series product page.
8. Catalog of available products, part twop. 19The 1998 Skynet 1/6 scale doll, the Ohtsuka Kikaku Hyper Hero kit, the Konami Punch Mania arcade cabinet, the Gekiuchi 2 software, Banpresto prize toys, and the Zippos. Aoshima Skynet product page, Ohtsuka Kikaku Hyper Hero product page.
9. The Violence Action Figures line, overviewp. 20History of the line launched two years earlier by Kaiyodo, from garage kit to toy, with its blister trial and error and rare variants. Credits: Kaiyodo, XEBEC, and Reds. Kaiyodo XEBEC 199X product page.
10. The Violence Action Figures line, list of fifty versionsp. 21Numbered inventory of the fifty versions existing as of April 30, 2000, compiled under Kaiyodo's supervision, with prices, from the first-run Kenshiro to the newly announced Fudo.
11. Out-of-print 1980s toys, part onep. 22The 1985 Popy toys photographed with their boxes: Hokuto Hyakugi Ken, Jigoku no Kenshi, Sakuretsu Ogi Series, Saikyo Higi Series, Violence Box, Real Zone, and Hokuto Diorama Set. Jigoku no Kenshi, Sakuretsu Ogi, Saikyo Higi.
12. Out-of-print 1980s toys, part two, and contestp. 23The large Popy soft doll, the Full Action Kenshiro, the Amada cards, the Famicom cartridges, the cels, and the stationery, plus a contest offering three Kaiyodo figurines to five readers.

Other sections in the issue

1. Third anniversary celebration of the Figure-kun columnp. 6Anniversary issue of the magazine's in-house figurine column.
2. Tanya Paradise special featurep. 66Second feature of the issue, devoted to Tanya figurines.
3. Regular columnsp. 2-118Tokyo Toy Festival report, columns by Okada Toshio, Karasawa Shun'ichi, and Anzai Leo, Bandai G-Men '99, Transformers Generation, Kinnikuman The Ultimate Muscles on the back cover, figurine shop guide.