Details
- Original title
- 北斗の拳 世紀末ザコ伝説
- Authors
- Buronson (original story), Hara Tetsuo (art), Coamix editorial staff (コアミックス)
- People
- Buronson, Tetsuo Hara
Edition
- Publisher
- North Stars Pictures (株式会社ノース・スターズ・ピクチャーズ)
- Distributor
- Tokuma Shoten (株式会社徳間書店)
- Collection
- Zenon Comics DX (ゼノンコミックスDX)
- Release
- August 19, 2017
- Colophon date
- September 10, 2017 (2017年9月10日 初版発行)
- Price
- 750 yen before tax (810 incl. tax at time of release, 825 at current rate)
- Pages
- 256
- Format
- B6, softcover with dust jacket
- ISBN
- 978-4-19-980442-7
- Magazine code
- C9979, 雑誌 44754-46
- ASIN
- 4199804420
Staff
- Original Story (原作)
- Buronson (武論尊)
- Art (漫画)
- Hara Tetsuo (原哲夫)
- Editorial Staff (編集)
- Coamix (株式会社コアミックス)
- Publishing Director (発行人)
- Horie Nobuhiko (堀江信彦)
- Publisher (発行所)
- North Stars Pictures (株式会社ノース・スターズ・ピクチャーズ)
- Distribution (発売)
- Tokuma Shoten (株式会社徳間書店)
- Cover Design (カバーデザイン)
- AFTERGLOW
- Interior Page Design (本文デザイン)
- Tōkai Sōgei (株式会社東海創芸) (reading to be confirmed)
- Printing (印刷所)
- Toppan (凸版印刷株式会社)
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DatabookHokuto no Ken
Hokuto no Ken Seikimatsu Zako Densetsu (North Stars Pictures, 2017) 北斗の拳 世紀末ザコ伝説
Overview
“Hokuto no Ken, the Legend of the Underlings of the End of the Century” (北斗の拳 世紀末ザコ伝説) devotes an entire book to the underlings (ザコ, zako), the nameless henchmen of Hokuto no Ken. Its subtitle, “There Is No Tomorrow for Us” (俺たちに明日はねぇ), and its back cover, “This time, the leads are us (the underlings)!” (今度の主役はおれたち（ザコ）だ！), set the tone.
The preface is written by a nameless underling, a former servant of the prison warden Uighur. He recounts sounding the gong before his master was defeated. He admits that Kenshiro brought a certain order to the world and even overcame Raoh. But he points out that the hero's legend is “stained with the blood of underlings” (ザコたちの血で彩られている). The book is meant as a tribute to these men who died for their convictions.
It follows their great battles, their principles of action and their death cries, with a directory of nameless fighters and “maxims of evil to read aloud” (声に出して読みたい悪の金言). Each chapter ends with a “Death Cry Four-Panel Theater” (断末魔4コマ劇場). At the end of the volume, a supplement under the banner of the “Amiba school” (アミバ流) brings together a great martial arts dictionary and a section on weapons, protective gear and blades.
The preface is written by a nameless underling, a former servant of the prison warden Uighur. He recounts sounding the gong before his master was defeated. He admits that Kenshiro brought a certain order to the world and even overcame Raoh. But he points out that the hero's legend is “stained with the blood of underlings” (ザコたちの血で彩られている). The book is meant as a tribute to these men who died for their convictions.
It follows their great battles, their principles of action and their death cries, with a directory of nameless fighters and “maxims of evil to read aloud” (声に出して読みたい悪の金言). Each chapter ends with a “Death Cry Four-Panel Theater” (断末魔4コマ劇場). At the end of the volume, a supplement under the banner of the “Amiba school” (アミバ流) brings together a great martial arts dictionary and a section on weapons, protective gear and blades.
Table of contents
Opening
- Preface (untitled in the table of contents)p. 2-3Text written in the first person by a former servant of prison warden Uighur, under the title "The tale of the lives of true men who left their mark on their era!! The legend of the grunts of the end of the century" (時代に爪痕を残した真の漢たちの生きざまを語る!! 世紀末ザコ伝説).
Chapter 1 "Grunt Basics" (ザコの基礎知識) (p. 5-30)
- "Relaxed, limber, and then beaten to a pulp" (ノビノビしなやか、そしてボコボコ)p. 5-29The introductory blurb announces an analysis, "from a bird's-eye perspective" (俯瞰した立場から), of a grunt's survival conditions at the end of the century.
- "Death Cry Four-Panel Theater No. 1" (断末魔4コマ劇場①)p. 30
Chapter 2 "Blazing Chronicles of Great Grunt Battles" (ザコ名勝負烈伝) (p. 31-62)
- "We stood by our pride, and then we exploded" (俺たちは意地を貫き、そして炸裂した)p. 31-61
- "Death Cry Four-Panel Theater No. 2" (断末魔4コマ劇場②)p. 62
Chapter 3 "The Grunts' Principles of Action" (ザコの行動原理) (p. 63-76)
- "In everything, the first one to speak wins!!" (すべては言ったもの勝ちよ!!)p. 63-75
- "Death Cry Four-Panel Theater No. 3" (断末魔4コマ劇場③)p. 76
Chapter 4 "The Grunt Who's Who" (ザコ紳士録) (p. 77-122)
- "The nameless fighters reduced to dust in the wastelands" (荒野の塵と化した名もなき闘士たち)p. 77-121
- "Death Cry Four-Panel Theater No. 4" (断末魔4コマ劇場④)p. 122
Chapter 5 "Evil Maxims to Read Aloud" (声に出して読みたい悪の金言) (p. 123-140)
- "Even scoundrels sometimes have something to say about life" (悪党だって人生を語る時がある)p. 123-139
- "Death Cry Four-Panel Theater No. 5" (断末魔4コマ劇場⑤)p. 140
Chapter 6 "True Evil as Told by the Grunts" (ザコが語る真の悪) (p. 141-170)
- "The wastelands, an ultra-dangerous zone swarming with scoundrels!!" (荒野は悪党だらけの超危険地帯!!)p. 141
- "Masked Grunt Roundtable: it's tough being small fry" (ザコの覆面座談会 ～小物はつらいよ～)p. 142-151
- "Files on the great villains as seen by the grunts" (ザコから見た極悪人ファイル)p. 152-169
- "Death Cry Four-Panel Theater No. 6" (断末魔4コマ劇場⑥)p. 170
Chapter 7 "The Death Cry Apocalypse" (断末魔黙示録) (p. 171-202)
- "Hear the cry of our souls!!" (俺たちの魂の叫びを聞け!!)p. 171-201
- "Death Cry Four-Panel Theater No. 7" (断末魔4コマ劇場⑦)p. 202
End-of-Volume Special Supplement No. 1 "Introduction to Martial Arts & Great Martial Arts Dictionary, Amiba Style" (アミバ流 拳法概論&拳法大事典) (p. 204-242)
- "Introduction to Martial Arts" (拳法概論)p. 204-211
- "Great Martial Arts Dictionary" (拳法大事典)p. 212-235
- "Weapons, Armor, and Blades" (武器・防具・刀剣)p. 236-241
- "Death Cry Four-Panel Theater No. 8" (断末魔4コマ劇場⑧)p. 242
End-of-Volume Special Supplement No. 2 "Ken-Oh's Army Entrance Exam" (拳王軍入団試験) (p. 244-end)
- "Ken-Oh's Army Entrance Exam Questions" (拳王軍入団試験問題)p. 244-249
- "Ken-Oh's Army Aptitude Test" (拳王軍適性テスト)p. 250
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.
Extras and supplements
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