Hokuto no Ken 2 episode 30
Episode 139 overall
The Fatal Meeting Between Hyoh and Ken!
The Elder Brother Doesn't Know of His Younger Brother!!
-From Rage Quitter 87's Fist of the North Star site
Hokuto no Ken 2 episode 30 |
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Episode 139 overall |
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For a detailed overview of this episode, click here.
Shachi tries to get Kenshiro to safety, but encounters Hyoh.
Original broadcast date: November 12th, 1987
Contents
1) Synopsis
2) Manga differences
3) Notes
4) Errors
Synopsis
Lin has survived, but Kaioh's Asuras have been ordered to find her, and soon she has to go on the run. Just when it looks like they are about to get her, Sayaka appears. She is Kaioh's sister, and because of this she has authority over his men. She takes Lin into her room and says that whilst she doesn't know why her brother wants her, she is sure he treated her terribly. A carrier pigeon then arrives, and Sayaka is happy to find out that Hyoh is coming to the castle.
Elsewhere, Shachi is trying to get Kenshiro to a small village, but the Asuras are on full alert. He gets into a fight with some at a checkpoint, but due to the injuries he received whilst fighting Kaioh, he can't fight that well. However, a man called Black Yaksha appears, who defeats the remaining Asuras. Before he leaves, he tells Shachi to continue taking care of that man in the coffin.
Shachi makes it into the village, but luck still isn't on his side, as Hyoh appears! When Hyoh sees Shachi, he says that his eyes do not look like those of a normal rag, as they are too full of energy. He has some of his men open the coffin, but he does not recognize the man in it being Kenshiro. But he still thinks Shachi is suspicious. Shachi responds by saying that if Hyoh doesn't like his eyes, he will present them to him, and promptly rips one out! Hyoh has seen enough, and says that whoever is in that coffin must be important. He rides on, letting Shachi get away. As Hyoh rides on, he has to stop when the scar on his forehead suddenly hurts. He has a vision of a young version of himself holding a glowing object, which becomes that man in the coffin. Hyoh wonders if that man is Kenshiro, and turns around to look back, but Shachi is gone. He then shrugs it off, saying that there are only two people he considers to be his brothers: Han and Kaioh. Kenshiro is the greatest enemy of North Star lapis lazuli fist, so therefore, he must die!
-In the manga, Kaioh has reclaimed Lin already. The anime changed this so she meets Sayaka earlier (she doesn't appear until later on in the manga), and adds a scene of her being chased by some Asuras.
-In the manga, the Asura who reports to Kaioh tells him that Hyoh is heading to the castle. In the anime, his message was changed so that he reports about Lin instead.
-The scene where Shachi fights some Asuras and is helped by Black Yaksha was not in the manga. This means that Black Yaksha is introduced earlier in the anime.
-Shachi carries Kenshiro on his back in the manga. In the anime, he drags him around in a coffin instead.
-The scene where Hyoh gets the jewels happens after he meets Shachi in the manga. The anime has this the other way around.
-The opening recap uses clips from the previous three episodes. There are a few differences with some of the clips taken from episodes 137 and 138, click here for details.
-Black Yaksha's voice actor, Shigeru Chiba, also voices the narrator. He's also voiced several other characters, including Joker, Komaku and Jako.
-The next episode preview segment features a shot of Kenshiro ripping his jacket off, but this animation is not seen in the next episode itself.
-When Lin exits the sewers, her pant legs are skin colored instead of blue.
-The Asura's mace overlaps another Asura's arm during this shot.
-Sayaka's forehead jewelry is missing during this shot.
-When Hyoh is seen riding through the town on his horse, part of the horse's saddle flickers from orange to purple and back.
