Hokuto no Ken episode 32
Four Linked Punches of Fury!
Jagi, Wait for Me in Hell!!
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Kenshiro and Jagi have a battle to the death.
Original broadcast date: June 13th, 1985
Contents
1) Synopsis
2) Manga differences
3) Notes
4) Errors
Synopsis
Jagi takes Kenshiro up to the top of a heliport, and tells him that he is no longer the man he once knew. A flashback scene shows Jagi getting very angry when it was announced Kenshiro had been chosen as the next successor to the North Star divine fist, and he asked his two other brothers what their thoughts were. They said nothing, so Jagi ran back to where Kenshiro was and tried to make him go back, to tell Ryuken he was not worthy of being the successor. A brief fight ensured, where Kenshiro permanently disfigured Jagi's face, but did not kill him.
Back in the present, a new battle between the two begins, but Jagi realizes that Kenshiro is not the man he once knew either, as he is no longer willing to show mercy to his opponents. Jagi has another plan though and sets the roof on fire, trying to burn Kenshiro whilst telling him that he was the one who convinced Shin to take Yuria away from him. This only makes Kenshiro more angry with him, and he smashes the roof, making them both fall down a floor.
Jagi tries to attack Kenshiro with a variety of moves, including South Star holy fist strikes, but everything he does fails and Kenshiro devastates him. Jagi crashes through a pillar and before he can get up, part of his head explodes. Just before he dies, Jagi tells Kenshiro that this is merely the beginning -the other two who trained in the North Star divine fist with him are still alive! Kenshiro watches Jagi explode, but is surprised at this revelation, as he was under the impression his other two brothers were both dead.
-This episode pretty much follows the manga identically.
-This episode features an all-new animation sequence for Kenshiro ripping his jacket and shirt apart -in previous episodes, the same stock animation was usually used.
-This is the first episode to feature Toki and Raoh. Toki does not speak in this episode, but Raoh does. Raoh is voiced by Norio Wakamoto in this episode only, in future episodes, Raoh will be voiced by Kenji Utsumi.
-It is never revealed how Jagi knew the South Star holy fist. More recent media, such as the Toki Gaiden manga, suggest that Jagi was taught it by Amiba, a South Star practitioner who was evil.
-The stock on Jagi's gun is colored gray like the barrels during this shot. It should be colored brown.
-When Kenshiro punches the ground, there's this close-up shot of him. He's got his jacket back on during this shot, even though he ripped it apart seconds before.
