TOUGH BOY

TOUGH BOY
Artist	TOM★CAT
Lyricist	TOM
Arranger	Tsuyoshi Ujiki TOM
Writer	TOM
Label	Pony Canyon
Length	3:51
Release Date	March 21, 1987
Use	Episodes 110 - 152
Previous	SILENT SURVIVOR

TOUGH BOY is the opening theme song of the Fist of the North Star 2 anime, performed by the rock band TOM★CAT. It is paired with LOVE SONG, which is the part's ending theme.

Opening Animation

Part 5

The opening begins with a shot of Kenshiro, facing away from the camera, walking toward a sunset. The camera cuts three times, getting closer to Ken each time until he turns around and the logo for the anime forms. After a bit, the "2" of the logo has a glowing effect zoom down it, and the number illuminates.

It changes back to Kenshiro, who is flexing his muscles and causing his clothes to rip. It cuts to a scene of Bat, who is holding a crossbow, and Rin on a motorcycle in a mountain-like area, and the camera swirls around and zooms in on them. Bat points the bow at the camera and Rin walks to the right eventually cutting to a scene of a beat-up Bat being bandaged by Rin. Bat lifts his fist into the air as they two get held up by the other members of the Hokuto Army.

The camera begins panning across a shot of a ruined city until it shows Ken sitting atop Kokuoh. Bat and Rin turn around to notice him, and excitedly begin running toward him. A shot of Kenshiro standing up with wind bowing his hair is shown, and Bat and Rin eventually join him until it zooms into Rin's left eye.

It cuts to Bat, riding his motorcycle down a cliff and Ken and Kokuoh begin racing him. Bat drives past Rin, who looks concerned, as he begins going to the Imperial Capital. Falco is then shown rising to the center of the camera, getting bigger and bigger until he takes up the whole screen. In the darkness of Falco's cloak, Jakoh is shown posing with his arms with afterimage stylization. Kenshiro, enraged, begins punching at Falco who retaliates back by cutting Ken's face and the two hold their arms up together. It changes to a scene of dark cloud, with lighting striking the earth, creating a revine that Kenshiro jumps out of while posing.

Part 6

Part 6 features a slightly different opening animation.

Where the Imperial Capital was shown previously, the shore of the Land of Shura is shown instead. It cuts to silhouetted warriors from the land, with Kaioh on top of them. The outline of the top of Kaioh's helmet and armor zooms down toward the camera multiple times. Kenshiro is then shown clashing with a silhouette of Hyoh instead of Falco, who eventually turns into the completely black Kaioh as the camera turns around.

Lyrics

Japanese Kanji	Japanese Romaji	English Translation
Hey, hey, hey HEY, HEY, HEY Hey, hey, hey Hey, hey, hey HEY, HEY, HEY Hey, hey, hey Welcome to this crazy time WELCOME TO THIS CRAZY TIME Welcome to this crazy time このイカれた時代へようこそ Kono ikareta jidai e yōkoso Welcome to this crazy time 君は tough boy, tough boy, tough boy, tough boy Kimi wa TOUGH BOY, TOUGH BOY, TOUGH BOY, TOUGH BOY You are a tough boy, tough boy, tough boy, tough boy まともな奴ほど feel so bad Matomona yatsu hodo FEEL SO BAD Like a decent guy feel so bad 正気でいられるなんて運がイイぜ Shōki de irareru nante un ga iize You are lucky that you are able to stay sane You tough boy, tough boy, tough boy, tough boy YOU TOUGH BOY, TOUGH BOY, TOUGH BOY, TOUGH BOY You tough boy, tough boy, tough boy, tough boy 時はまさに世紀末 Toki wa masa ni seikimatsu This is truly the end of the century 澱んだ街で僕らは出会った Yodonda machikado de bokura wa deatta We met on a ruined street corner Keep you burning 駆け抜けて KEEP YOU BURNING kakenukete Keep you burning as you run through this area この腐敗と自由と暴力のまっただなか Kono fuhai to jiyū to bōryoku no matta danaka of decay, freedom, and violence No boy no cry 悲しみは NO BOY NO CRY kanashimi wa No boy no cry sorrow is not despair 絶望じゃなくて明日のマニフェスト Zetsubō ja nakute ashita no MANIFESTO but rather a manifesto of tomorrow We are living, living in the 80's, 80's, 80's WE ARE LIVING, LIVING IN THE 80'S, 80'S, 80'S We are living, living in the 80's, 80's, 80's We still fight, fighting in the 80's, 80's, 80's, 80's, 80's WE STILL FIGHT, FIGHTING IN THE 80'S, 80'S, 80'S, 80'S, 80'S We still fight, fighting in the 80's, 80's, 80's, 80's, 80's Hey, hey, hey HEY, HEY, HEY Hey, hey, hey どこもかしこも傷だらけ Doko mo kashiko mo kizudarake Although you're covered in wounds うずくまって泣いててもはじまらないから Uzukumatte naitete mo hajimaranai kara sitting down crying will not get anything done Tough boy, tough boy, tough boy, tough boy TOUGH BOY, TOUGH BOY, TOUGH BOY, TOUGH BOY Tough boy, tough boy, tough boy, tough boy どっちをむいても feel so bad Dotchi wo muite mo FEEL SO BAD Whichever way you look at it feels so bad だけど死には至らない Dotchi wo muite mo FEEL SO BAD Whichever way you look at it feels so bad だけど死には至らない Dakedo shi ni wa itaranai But I can't die 気分どうだい Kibun dō dai How about you Tough boy, tough boy, tough boy, tough boy TOUGH BOY, TOUGH BOY, TOUGH BOY, TOUGH BOY Tough boy, tough boy, tough boy, tough boy ここは永遠のロックランド Koko wa eien no ROCK LAND This place is the rock land of eternity 拳を握りしめ僕らは出会った Kobushi wo nigirishime bokura wa deatta We met with tightened fists by chance Keep you burning 駆け抜けて KEEP YOU BURNING kakenukete Keep you burning as you run through this area この腐敗と自由と暴力のまっただなか Kono fuhai to jiyū to bōryoku no matta danaka of madness, hope, and disillusionment No boy no cry 進まなきゃ NO BOY NO CRY kanashimi wa No boy no cry you must move forward 勢いを増した向い風の中を Ikioi wo mashita mukaikaze no naka wo against the gradually strengthening headwind We are living, living in the 80's, 80's, 80's WE ARE LIVING, LIVING IN THE 80'S, 80'S, 80'S We are living, living in the 80's, 80's, 80's We still fight, fighting in the 80's, 80's, 80's WE STILL FIGHT, FIGHTING IN THE 80'S, 80'S, 80'S We still fight, fighting in the 80's, 80's, 80's We are living, living in the 80's, 80's, 80's WE ARE LIVING, LIVING IN THE 80'S, 80'S, 80'S We are living, living in the 80's, 80's, 80's We still fight, fighting in the 80's, 80's, 80's WE STILL FIGHT, FIGHTING IN THE 80'S, 80'S, 80'S We still fight, fighting in the 80's, 80's, 80's We are living, living in the 80's, 80's, 80's WE ARE LIVING, LIVING IN THE 80'S, 80'S, 80'S We are living, living in the 80's, 80's, 80's We still fight, fighting in the 80's, 80's, 80's WE STILL FIGHT, FIGHTING IN THE 80'S, 80'S, 80'S We still fight, fighting in the 80's, 80's, 80's We are living, living in the 80's, 80's, 80's WE ARE LIVING, LIVING IN THE 80'S, 80'S, 80'S We are living, living in the 80's, 80's, 80's We still fight, fighting in the 80's, 80's, 80's WE STILL FIGHT, FIGHTING IN THE 80'S, 80'S, 80'S We still fight, fighting in the 80's, 80's, 80's We are living, living in the 80's, 80's, 80's WE ARE LIVING, LIVING IN THE 80'S, 80'S, 80'S We are living, living in the 80's, 80's, 80's We still fight, fighting in the 80's, 80's, 80's WE STILL FIGHT, FIGHTING IN THE 80'S, 80'S, 80'S We still fight, fighting in the 80's, 80's, 80's Hey, hey, hey HEY, HEY, HEY Hey, hey, hey

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  Album Artwork
  (21st century ver.)

Notes

• The song's lyrics were changed from fighting in the "90's" to the "80's" when released as an album.

External

• Official Audio
• Official Audio (21st century ver.)

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