Frontier Works Co., Ltd. (Toshima-ku, Tokyo, CEO: Tsuji Tsuji, who plans and produces various animation works including TV animation. Masahide) and Doraku Co., Ltd. (Minato-ku, Tokyo, CEO: Daisuke Miura), which develops motion comic production business. It has been decided that the original special program of “Kenoh Army Zako’s Elegant” will be broadcast on AT-X.

■What kind of workplace is the Kenoh army at the end of the century when there are difficulties and employment?

The program introduces the charm of the short animation “Kenoh Fist of the Fist of the Zako” in a news format that covers the Kenoh army, which is an ordinary villager Nobu, who has joined the army for a job, and covers what kind of workplace it is.
New employee training, welfare, harsh work, and episodes that even the people who are currently working there can’t think of it as someone else’s problem.

■Tomorrow’s weather will be “sunny, sometimes bloody rain”?

News-style programs also have weather forecasts.
The silly and interesting content that is different from the main part of the short animation “Fist of the North Star Kenoh Army’s Zako no Kotachi” is a fun content for those who have watched the anime.

Appearance is Sami Kuribayashi announcer

■ Possibility of new animation technology “Animatica”

This time, the short animation “Fist of the North Star” featured in the special program of AT-X Fans of the original comics have been well received on SNS and anime review sites throughout the 1st and 2nd courses, saying, “The content is about 4 minutes long, but the content is deep” and “I’m surprisingly addicted to it.”
This work was created with a new technology called “Animatica” based on the technology of motion comics. By using this new technology, we are trying to make motion comic movements that looked unnatural due to their movements being uniform and smooth.
This work has been appreciated by the viewers, and we are able to discover new possibilities. Depending on the genre and taste of the work, we will continue to create charms that are different from the traditional full animation on this label, so please look forward to it!

Broadcast overview

Broadcasting station: AT-X
Broadcast date and time:
Saturday, September 5, 21:30-22:00
September 7th (Monday) 29:00-29:30 *Repeat
September 12th (Sat) 6:30-7:00 *Repeat

Animatica “Fist of the North Star Kenoh Army Zako’s Elegy” Program Outline

■Title: AniMatica “Fist of the North Star Fist of the King’s Army Zako’s Elegy”
★ Staff
Original: original draft, martial arts, Tetsuo Hara Drawing: Hiroshi Kurao
Animation Director: Daisuke Miura
Art director: Mirai Iwai
Color design: Mirai Iwai
Director of photography: Sayoko Ito
Directed/Edited by: Takuma Hase, Yuma Saito
Music: Seiji Miura
Animation production: Dougaku

★ Cast
Nobu: Hiroshi Shimono
Zaku: Hai Shinnosuke
Birds: Masaaki Yano
Narration: Shinya Takahashi

★Theme song
Opening: “I’m a Loser” (The Canbellz)
Ending: “When the White Butterfly Flies”

Original: “Fist of the North Star: Fist of the Fist of the Zako” Original plan: Takeron no Mikoto, Tetsuo Hara, Drawing: Hiroshi Kurao
All 3 volumes of comics are now on sale!
Trial reading of the first episode: https://comic-zenon.com/episode/3269754496315159105

■ Synopsis:
The place of employment was… the Kenoh army.
199x. A world surrounded by nuclear flames is a difficult world just to live. Meanwhile, the main character Nobu finds a job, “Kenoh Army”!
How long can Nobu live in a workplace where there are more deaths than the applicants?
Zako disguised as an old hag, the Uyghur chief of Cassandra, and “The filth is the disinfectant” of the Holy Empire are coming out one after another!
A comedy that’s dying of Zako☆Opening!!

Anime official website: https://zakoban.com
Anime official X: https://x.com/HOKUTO_ZAKOBAN

■ Statement of rights
(C) Takeronson, Tetsuo Hara / Core Mix 1983, (C) Zako’s Elegy Song Production Committee

Related information

■Anime “Fist of the North Star -Fist of the North Star-” 2027 2nd Cool Broadcast Decided!

[Staff]
Original: Takeronson Manga: Tetsuo Hara
Director: Hiroshi Maeda
Series composition: Kazuhiko Inukai
Character design: Naoki Hisatsuki
Deputy Director: Kazuma Ogasawara
Animation Director: Koji
Art director: Takashi Aoi/Chikako Shimizu
Color design: Miho Tanaka
CG Director: Shinji Ikeda
CG Supervisor: Atsushi Koishikawa
Director of photography: Yuki Takahashi
Edited by: Yoshinari Kanayama
Sound director: Noriyoshi Konuma
Music: Yuki Hayashi
Production cooperation: NIA Animation / Kishida Studio BACU
Animation production: Toms Entertainment / 7th Studio

[Cast]
Kenshiro: Shunsuke Takeuchi
Bat: Daiki Yamashita
Lynn: M・A・O
Shin: Koji Yusa
Yuria: Saori Hayami
Rey: Yuichi Nakamura
Mamiya: Ruriko Aoki
Jagi: Wataru Takagi
Toki: Mogami Tsuguo
Raoh: Kusunoki Daisuke
Narration: Koichi Yamadera

[Anime official website]
https://hokuto-anime.com

[Official X]
Fist of the North Star Official Information Bureau: @hokutonokeninfo (https://x.com/hokutonokeninfo)

[Broadcast/delivery information]
■ The 1st Cool
Broadcast starts on Saturday, July 4, 2026
Me-tele every Saturday from 27:30

Prime Video now exclusively distributed around the world
https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/b0g4blnyjj
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■ The 2nd Cool
2027 broadcast and scheduled to be distributed

Recommended Hashtags: #Fist of the North Star Anime, #hokuto_anime
(C) Takeronson, Tetsuo Hara / Core Mix, “Fist of the North Star” Production Committee