Aliases
Ten no Haou: Hokuto no Ken Raou Gaiden, Fist of the North Star: Legends of the Dark King – La historia alterna, Hokuto no Ken: Raoh Gaiden Ten no Haoh, Legends of the Dark King: A Fist of the North Star Story, 北斗の拳 ラオウ外伝 天の覇王, Legends of the Dark King: A First of the North Star Story
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Legends of the Dark King: A Fist of the North Star Story
Hokuto no Ken: Raoh Gaiden Ten no Haoh
In the wastelands following the great nuclear war, a legend grew of a man. “Hokuto No Ken.” The Fist of the North Star. Master of a legendary fighting technique. A man of impossible strength and endurance. Yet before Ken claimed the title of the Fist, there was another master, trained in the art of Hokuto Shinken, the King of the Fist, the Divine Fist of Heaven. Raoh: the ultimate assassin, the ultimate warrior. This is the story of the world before Fist of the North Star, and how one man took the future of a savage world into his deadly hands and reshaped its destiny. Not as a hero but as a conqueror. For in the mind of the man called Raoh, the only way to save Mankind is to grind it under his giant heel! The greatest battle is about to begin in Legends of the Dark King ~ Fist of the North Star!
(Source: Sentai Filmworks)
(Source: Sentai Filmworks)
Last updated
Jul 27, 2026, 11:07 AM
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Renewal pulse
Courcast score breakdown
CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months, blending attention velocity, completion strength, and catalogue health.
CourScore
48.2
CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months.
Signal coverage: 100% • Signal freshness: High • Updated yesterday
Top reasons
- Format continuity - Format (TV) matches prior mainline entries
- Cross-platform audience rating - Weighted audience rating 66.4
- Crunchyroll Like Index - 780 likes / 807 reactions on recent episodes
Runway
Low
Source runway looks tight, so near-term sequel odds are capped.
Financial & Commercial47
Production Feasibility48
Audience Reception66
Strategic Priors42
Fandom Engagement15
CourScore history
CourScore over time
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Renewal FAQ
Legends of the Dark King: A Fist of the North Star Story renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is Legends of the Dark King: A Fist of the North Star Story getting a new season?
- According to Courcast's latest analysis, Legends of the Dark King: A Fist of the North Star Story has a 48% renewal probability. This score is updated daily and blends fandom momentum, streaming signals, source-material runway, and franchise history. Check back regularly for the latest forecast.
- Will Legends of the Dark King: A Fist of the North Star Story be renewed?
- Legends of the Dark King: A Fist of the North Star Story currently scores 48 out of 100 on Courcast. Signals driving this estimate include online discussion volume, sequel history within the franchise, and platform engagement data - all recalculated daily. Titles scoring above 70 are considered Very Likely to receive a continuation.
- What is Legends of the Dark King: A Fist of the North Star Story's renewal probability?
- Legends of the Dark King: A Fist of the North Star Story's CourScore is 48 as of the latest update. CourScore is Courcast's proprietary metric that aggregates over a dozen renewal signals - from source-material runway to social buzz - into a single daily-updated probability out of 100.
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| Source | Metric | Geo | Value | Collected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 27 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 472 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 780 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 2,672 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 152 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 15 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| justwatch | jp platform count | JP | 1 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 0 | Jul 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 2 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 140,966 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | score mean | JP | 62 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | mark count | JP | 39 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 5,012 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | subscribers total | GLOBAL | 20 | May 24, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 30d | GLOBAL | 22,875 | Jun 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mentions 1d | GLOBAL | 1 | Jul 11, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| youtube | channel views total | GLOBAL | 10,207 | May 24, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 30d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 7d | GLOBAL | 22,875 | Jun 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 7d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 9 | Jun 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 6.04 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 6 | Jul 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 193 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 2 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 2.26 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| ann | rating | GLOBAL | 6.76 | Jul 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 34 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | average score | GLOBAL | 67 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 4 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 2,852 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 2 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.41 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 1,187 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 5,367 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 70.8 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 13,895 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 815 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 6,614 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 169 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 70.74 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 1,567 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |