Details
- Original title
- 北斗の拳イラスト集［究極-ULTIMATE-］
- Authors
- Hara Tetsuo (著者), supervision by Buronson (監修)
- People
- Buronson, Tetsuo Hara
Edition
- Publisher
- Shogakukan (小学館)
- Release
- December 2008
- Colophon date
- December 27, 2008 (2008年12月27日 初版第1刷発行)
- Price
- 6,667 yen before tax (7,000 including tax at the time of publication, 7,334 at the current rate)
- Pages
- 128
- Format
- B4, in slipcase
- ISBN
- 978-4-09-199017-4
- Magazine code
- C0079
- ASIN
- 4091990177
Staff
- Author (著者)
- Hara Tetsuo (原哲夫)
- Supervision (監修)
- Buronson (武論尊)
- Publishing director (発行者)
- Katayose Satoshi (片寄聰) (reading to be confirmed)
- Volume editing supervisor (単行本編集責任)
- Arifuji Tomofumi (有藤智文) (reading to be confirmed)
- Volume editing (単行本編集)
- Matsui Hideaki (松井秀明) (reading to be confirmed)
- Planning and production cooperation (企画/制作協力)
- Coamix (株式会社コアミックス)
- Content distribution (コンテンツ配給)
- North Stars Pictures (株式会社ノース・スターズ・ピクチャーズ)
- Art direction and design (アートディレクション&デザイン)
- Iha Kōji (伊波光司) (reading to be confirmed), Bay Bridge Studio (ベイブリッジ・スタジオ)
- Publishing house (発行所)
- Shogakukan (株式会社小学館)
- Printing (印刷所)
- Toppan Printing (凸版印刷株式会社)
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ArtbookHokuto no Ken
Hokuto no Ken Illustration Ultimate (Shogakukan, 2008) 北斗の拳イラスト集［究極-ULTIMATE-］
Overview
“Hokuto no Ken, ultimate illustration collection” (北斗の拳イラスト集［究極-ULTIMATE-］) is a boxed set published by Shogakukan for the twenty-fifth anniversary of Hokuto no Ken. Its obi strip presents it as the first illustration collection of the series ([北斗の拳]初のイラスト集) and promises to put “a man’s original artwork” in the reader’s hands (漢の原画をその手に!!!).
The boxed set brings together three components. The full-color illustration collection by Hara Tetsuo, supervised by Buronson, has no table of contents, and its illustrations are numbered. The “Hokuto Kentei” booklet (「北斗検定」ブック), described by the publisher as “official” (公認), is a parody study guide for an imaginary certification exam. Its preface treats the manga as the historical account of a lost era and attributes the organization of the exam to a “Ministry of Education of the New Century” (新世紀文部省). It recounts the story in five “Playback” episodes, offers a character dictionary, an introduction to and a comprehensive dictionary of martial arts, practice questions across three levels, and finally the exam itself. Lastly, four reproductions of originals (北斗四兄弟複製原画) are devoted to the four Hokuto brothers: Raoh, Toki, Jagi and Kenshiro.
The illustrated shipping box is part of the product and parodies Jagi’s famous line as “Tell me the name of this book!!” (この本の名をいってみろ!!).
The boxed set brings together three components. The full-color illustration collection by Hara Tetsuo, supervised by Buronson, has no table of contents, and its illustrations are numbered. The “Hokuto Kentei” booklet (「北斗検定」ブック), described by the publisher as “official” (公認), is a parody study guide for an imaginary certification exam. Its preface treats the manga as the historical account of a lost era and attributes the organization of the exam to a “Ministry of Education of the New Century” (新世紀文部省). It recounts the story in five “Playback” episodes, offers a character dictionary, an introduction to and a comprehensive dictionary of martial arts, practice questions across three levels, and finally the exam itself. Lastly, four reproductions of originals (北斗四兄弟複製原画) are devoted to the four Hokuto brothers: Raoh, Toki, Jagi and Kenshiro.
The illustrated shipping box is part of the product and parodies Jagi’s famous line as “Tell me the name of this book!!” (この本の名をいってみろ!!).
Contents
The illustration collection (フルカラーイラスト集)
- “Full-color illustration collection” (フルカラーイラスト集)128 full-color pages, no table of contents, numbered illustrations.
The “Hokuto Kentei” booklet (「北斗検定」ブック, cover title “HOKUTO-NO-KEN CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION”)
- Preface, “On the occasion of the decision to hold the Hokuto Kentei examination” (北斗検定試験の開催決定に際して)Parody text signed ライ・E・ハンレッド, introduced as a member of the “Hokuto no Ken” research committee (『北斗の拳』研究委員会) and head of exam promotion in the country of Sava (サヴァ国). According to the preface, the only source accepted for the exam is the fourteen-volume “illustrated narrative Hokuto no Ken, complete edition” (絵物語「北斗の拳-完全版-」全14巻).
- “End-of-the-century playback 1, the Nanto upheaval” (Playback 世紀末① 南斗動乱)p. 2
- “End-of-the-century playback 2, the clash between South and North” (Playback 世紀末② 南北対立)p. 4
- “End-of-the-century playback 3, the rise of the imperial capital” (Playback 世紀末③ 帝都勃興)p. 6
- “End-of-the-century playback 4, the annihilation of Shura” (Playback 世紀末④ 修羅壊滅)p. 8
- “End-of-the-century playback 5, the pacification of the frontier” (Playback 世紀末⑤ 辺境平定)p. 10
- “End-of-the-century character dictionary” (世紀末人名辞典)p. 12
- “Introduction to martial arts” (拳法概論)p. 16
- “Comprehensive martial arts dictionary” (拳法大辞典)p. 18
- “Hokuto Kentei exam practice questions, beginner level” (北斗検定試験予想問題 初級編)p. 22
- “Hokuto Kentei exam practice questions, intermediate level” (北斗検定試験予想問題 中級編)p. 24
- “Hokuto Kentei exam practice questions, advanced level” (北斗検定試験予想問題 上級編)p. 26
- “Hokuto Kentei examination, session 2XXX, certified by the Ministry of Education of the New Century” (新世紀文部省認定2XXX年度 北斗検定試験)p. 28
Contents translated and entry compiled by Hokuto Chronicles from the original book. First published on October 21, 2026, updated on October 22, 2026. © 2026 Hokuto Chronicles. Any reuse, even partial or reworded, must credit Hokuto Chronicles with a link to this page.
Extras and supplements
- Four reproductions of originals featuring the four Hokuto brothers (北斗四兄弟複製原画), 32-page “Hokuto Kentei” booklet, gold slipcase (“HOKUTO ILLUSTRATION BOOK”) and illustrated shipping box, with the obi strip reading “漢の原画をその手に!!!”
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