Tetsuo Hara, Buronson

The Profile

Tetsuo Hara is a Japanese manga artist best known for illustrating Fist of the North Star (Hokuto no Ken). Buronson is the pen name of writer Yoshiyuki Okamura; together they created Hokuto no Ken.

Hokuto no Ken (Fist of the North Star) was serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump in the 1980s. Tetsuo Hara later worked on related titles such as Sōten no Ken (Fist of the Blue Sky).

A playful, nostalgic review that treats Ken il guerriero (Fist of the North Star) as a childhood idol turned brutal savior. The reviewer mixes humor and affection while noting the series' extreme violence and messianic imagery.