The official Twitter/X account of the Fist of the North Star gag spinoff short anime series Hokuto no Ken: Ken’o-gun Zako-tachi no Banka has announced its main voice cast members. The anime is scheduled to premiere in Japan in January 2026.
The four main voice cast announced to be headlined the series (from left to right below) include:
- • Masaaki Yano as Buzz
- • Hiro Shimono as Nobu
- • Shinnosuke Ogami as Zaku
- • Shinya Takahashi as Narrator
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The spinoff short anime series will be the first release from the new “anime production” label Animatica, which is a collaboration between motion comics production company Do-Raku and Frontier Works.
The spinoff gag manga by Hiroshi Kurao was serialized on Coamix’s Manga Hot app service on November 26, 2017. It ended on February 23, 2020 with a total of three tankobon volumes being published in Japan.
A new TV anime series based on the Fist of the North Star: Hokuto no Ken manga series will premiere in 2026. A new visual and trailer was recently released this past month.
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Crunchyroll News describes the main synopsis of Hokuto no Ken: Ken’o-gun Zako-tachi no Banka as following Nobu, who recently joined Ken-Oh’s army and struggles to survive in a dangerous workplace.
Sources: Hokuto no Ken: Ken’o-gun Zako-tachi no Banka Official Twitter, Crunchyroll News
