Fist of the North Star Special: All About the Man

Fist of the North Star Special: All About the Man
Japanese Name	北斗の拳SPECIAL ALL ABOUT THE MAN
Romaji Name	Hokuto no Ken SPECIAL ALL ABOUT THE MAN
Publisher	Shueisha
Magazine	Weekly Shonen Jump
Year(s) Released	September 5, 1986

Fist of the North Star Special: All About the Man (北斗の拳SPECIAL ALL ABOUT THE MAN, Hokuto no Ken SPECIAL ALL ABOUT THE MAN) is a special one-issue magazine published by Shueisha in Weekly Shonen Jump dedicated to Fist of the North Star.

The content of the special includes a set of stickers, color illustrations, mini-posters, a showcase of villain's deaths, interviews with Buronson and Tetsuo Hara, a reprint of the Fist of the North Star pilot, Kenshiro's personal data, biographies of other major characters with commentary by Buronson, a list of known pressure points and an illustrated look at Tetsuo Hara's early works prior to and including Fist of the North Star.

Kenshiro's Top 50 Secrets

1. Head Volume: 59 cm
2. Hearing Ability: Can hear a whisper from 2 km away
3. Height: 185 cm
4. Eyesight: Can see the aura of a living creature in pitch black darkness
5. Kinetic Vision: Can intercept a quick arrow the moment it is shot
6. Sense of Smell: About as good as a hound
7. Neck Thickness: 45 cm
8. Bust: 132cm
9. Arm Thickness: 48 cm
10. Waist: 90cm
11. Weight: 100 kg
12. Hip: 105 cm
13. Reach: 187 cm
14. Leg Thickness: 63 cm
15. Leg Length: 92 cm inseam
16. Shoe Size: 29 cm
17. Body Characteristics: Index and middle fingers are forged by doing two finger handstands in order to better pierce vital points
18. Sense of Taste: Sensitive enough to detect poisonous food and such
19. Voice: Can mimic many sounds, including animal cries
20. Breathing Capacity: 8700 c.c.
21. Grip: Unmeasurable
22. Arm Strength: Unmeasurable
23. Walking Ability: Unmeasurable
24. Strength of His Back: Unmeasurable
25. Muscle Strength: Can repel the bullet of a small caliber gun when its strained
26. Leg Speed: Can move 100 meters in 9 seconds in steps
27. Fist Speed: Throws 50 punches in three seconds while performing the Hokuto Hyakuretsu Ken
28. Jump Strength: 9 meters a step
29. Punching Strength: Can split a rock that has 5 meters of thickness
30. Kick Strength: Can send a 200 kg man flying 25 meters into the air
31. Diving Time: 53 minutes
32. Resistance to Poison: Can endure five times the dose of potassium cyanide required to kill an ordinary man
33. Fasting Resistance: Body can remain strong for three months without eating
34. Sleep Resistance: Can spend an entire week without sleeping
35. Memory Capacity: Can memorize up to 50,000 words after reading them once
36. Birthdate: 1970s (20 or so years before the Nuclear War)
37. Blood Type: Unknown
38. Favorite Techniques: Can use techniques from the 108 sects of Nanto Seiken in addition to Hokuto Shinken
39. Favorite Weapons: Nunchaku, six-sectioned staffs, throwing knives and such
40. Special Skills: Has an internal biological clock with a margin of error of more than three seconds in a month
41. License: Initiated into the secrets of Hokuto Shinken passed between a single line of successors
42. Habit: Cracks his fingers before a fight
43. Talking Habit: Unknown, because he is too taciturn
44. Hobby: Developing new secret techniques
45. Favorite Food: There's not much of a room for likes and dislikes at the end of the century (or the post-apocalyptic world)
46. Esteemed Acquaintances: Ryuken, Raoh, Toki and Shu
47. Ideal Woman: Yuria
48. Favorite Clothes: Strong leather jeans that allows him to move easily
49. Clinical History: None
50. Academic Background: Well-versed in the super specialized education received from Ryuken. His specialty is in the field of Chinese medicines

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