Kaiyodo – Bust Collection Hokuto (4 Brothers)

In October 2004, Kaiyodo opened a premium bust series devoted to Hokuto Shinken with Ryūken’s four disciples. Boxed and cast in painted polystone, these busts trade on the finesse of their sculpting and paintwork, and would return the following summer in a second colour scheme.

Details

ManufacturerKaiyodo

LineHokuto Yon-kyōdai Kyōzō (北斗四兄弟胸像)

ScaleNon-scale (bust)

MaterialsPainted polystone

Production periodOctober 2004, July 2005 (repaint)

Price~3,800 ¥

The four brothers of Hokuto

The series brings together Kenshiro, successor to Hokuto Shinken, Raoh, the conquering eldest brother, along with Toki and Jagi. The sculptor, Matsuura Ken, who also produced the 1/6 busts and the series devoted to the Nanto Rokuseiken, is credited on the front of each box. All four pieces were released together in October 2004, at 3,800 yen each.

Kenshiro

Details

Edition	first edition
Material	painted polystone
Price	3,800 yen
Base	modular display stand fragment
Release	October 2004

Raoh

Details

Edition	first edition
Material	painted polystone
Price	3,800 yen
Base	modular display stand fragment
Release	October 2004

Toki

Details

Edition	first edition
Material	painted polystone
Price	3,800 yen
Base	modular display stand fragment
Release	October 2004

Jagi

Details

Edition	first edition
Material	painted polystone
Price	3,800 yen
Base	modular display stand fragment
Release	October 2004

The 2nd Color Edition

In late July 2005, Kaiyodo reissued the four busts in an entirely reworked colour scheme by Yatake Yoshinori, a professional finisher, flagged by a 2nd Color Edition sticker on the front of each box, where his name follows the sculptor’s. The sculpting is unchanged, and so is the price, 3,800 yen each. On these boxes, each character is introduced under his school, Hokuto Shinken for the three brothers, with Raoh bearing his title of conqueror of the end of the century and King of Fist.

Kenshiro, 2nd Color Edition

Details

Edition	second colour scheme, Yatake Yoshinori
Box title	successor to Hokuto Shinken
Price	3,800 yen
Base	modular display stand fragment
Release	late July 2005

Raoh, 2nd Color Edition

Details

Edition	second colour scheme, Yatake Yoshinori
Box title	conqueror of the end of the century, King of Fist
Price	3,800 yen
Base	modular display stand fragment
Release	late July 2005

Toki, 2nd Color Edition

Details

Edition	second colour scheme, Yatake Yoshinori
Box title	Hokuto Shinken
Price	3,800 yen
Base	modular display stand fragment
Release	late July 2005

Jagi, 2nd Color Edition

Details

Edition	second colour scheme, Yatake Yoshinori
Box title	Hokuto Shinken
Price	3,800 yen
Base	modular display stand fragment
Release	late July 2005

A display stand to complete

Each bust comes with a fragment of base, and it is by bringing the four brothers together that the full display stand takes shape. The principle would be reused two years later on the series of the six masters of Nanto, whose sales pitch promises the same large stand once all six volumes are assembled. A device that pushes collectors to complete the family and display the whole of Hokuto on a single scene.

Specifications

Painted polystone busts, finished non-articulated products, non-scale, supplied with their fragment of base. Two years later, Kaiyodo would hand the same sculptor the series of the six masters of Nanto, whose six volumes together form a large display stand, then in 2007 the 1/6 busts of Kenshiro and Raoh, made through repeated exchanges with Tetsuo Hara.

Sources

• 2nd Color Edition boxes, Kaiyodo, credits printed on the front.
• Hokuto no Ken merchandise list, Kaiyodo section, Character Goods Kenkyūjo: dates and prices of both editions.