Hokuto no Ken 2 episode 24
Episode 133 overall
Rock's Message of Death!
Kenshiro, Hang on to Your Friend's Life!!
-From RQ87's Fist of the North Star site
Hokuto no Ken 2 episode 24 |
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Episode 133 overall |
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For a detailed overview of this episode, click here.
Rock and his team confront Hyoh.
Original broadcast date: October 1st, 1987
Contents
1) Synopsis
2) Manga differences
3) Notes
4) Errors
Synopsis
Rock and his team visit Jukei. Rock explains that he has learnt that Hyoh's army is hunting down Kenshiro. In doing so the army will probably attack villages whilst they search, but Rock and his team plan to fight them. If they die, Rock asks Jukei if he will protect the villagers. Jukei reveals that Hyoh is Kenshiro's older brother -there is no way Kenshiro will be able to defeat his sibling. Jukei explains that he later had to seal away Hyoh's memories of Kenshiro, and did so with his own hands. This is why Hyoh has a cross scar on his head. Now Hyoh cannot remember anything about Kenshiro, and considers Han and Kaioh to be his brothers. If Hyoh and Kenshiro fight, Jukei believes that Kenshiro wouldn't be able to defeat his elder brother. Rock and his team confront Hyoh and his army, but despite initially doing well and killing many Asuras, they are overwhelmed, and killed off one by one.
Rock and José are soon the only ones left, but are easily beaten down by Hyoh himself. José tells Rock to go and find Kenshiro now, whilst he distracts Hyoh. Rock gets to his horse and runs, as José is obliterated by Hyoh's yoshin kyokuha (cursed needle zenith destruction) technique. Rock finds Kenshiro, but is not able to tell him his relation with Hyoh before he dies. Kenshiro makes a grave for him, and places Raoh's medallion on it.
Elsewhere, two Asura are given a nasty surprise when Kaioh, the first supreme leader, appears before them. He doesn't have to say anything to terrify them, as he surrounds himself with his demonic aura.
-The opening scene does not happen until later on in the manga.
-Most of this episode is filler -Rock and his team do not exist in the manga.
-In the manga, Jukei tells Leia and Tao that Hyoh is Kenshiro's brother outside Hyoh's palace, which they don't go to until a little bit later on in the anime. The anime has this information revealed earlier.
-Nagato is in the manga, but he doesn't appear until later on. The anime introduces him early.
-Kaioh's debut scene is practically the same in the manga as it is in the anime, but Kaioh actually speaks in the manga -one of the Asuras asks him what he is doing here, but he just tells them to leave. This dialogue isn't in the anime. The main difference with Kaioh's introduction is that it happens slightly earlier into the story in the anime when compared to the manga.
-Nagato's voice actor, Kazumi Tanaka, previously voiced several minor characters, including one of Akashachi's pirates, one of Gamon's men, and the legendary flamethrower man.
-Kujin is voiced by Shigeru Chiba, who also provides the voice of the narrator. He's also voiced several other characters, including Joker, Komaku and Jako.
-When Kenshiro first spots the kids fishing, he hasn't got his glove on.
-During one shot of Jukei talking to Rock, Rock has blonde hair instead of gray.
