It's good to be bad, and now the upcoming short form TV anime adaptation based on the spin-off comedy manga Elegy for the Henchmen: Fist of the North Star (known as Hokuto no Ken: Ken'oh-gun Zako-tachi no Banka in Japan) has published a new, extended trailer that hints at all of the violence and hilarity to come. The series broadcasts in Japan beginning on January 5, 2026. Elegy for the Henchmen: Fist of the North Star Trailer 2 RELATED: Elegy for the Henchmen: Fist of the North Star Short Anime Releases Main Trailer A comedic take on the Fist of the North Star series created by Tetsuo Hara and Buronson, the original Elegy for the Henchmen: Fist of the North Star manga by Hiroshi Kurao was published from November 2017 to February 2020 in Coamix's Manga Hot digital manga magazine, with 3 print volumes also released in Japan. Daisuke Miura serves as animation director for the TV anime adaptation at animation studio do-raku, with assistant direction by Kapiko and music by Seiji Miura. The story of the series follows Nobu, a young man who joins up with the Ken-Oh Army and struggles to survive in a deranged and dangerous workplace. Source: Official Elegy for the Henchmen: Fist of the North Star TV anime home page
