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is a fictional character and the protagonist of the ''Fist of the North Star'' manga series created by Tetsuo Hara and Buronson. According to Buronson, Kenshiro's character design was inspired by the character of Max Rockatansky from the ''Mad Max'' film series and martial artist Bruce Lee. In the story, Kenshiro is the rightful successor of an ancient art of assassination called ''Hokuto Shinken'', which allows Kenshiro to defeat his adversaries through use of hidden meridian points. Through the course of the original manga, Kenshiro fights against various ruffians who threaten the lives of the post-apocalyptic survivors, as well as numerous rival martial artists, including his three honorary brothers trained in the art of Hokuto Shinken. Kenshiro is also known as the , due to the seven scars engraved on his chest patterned after the shape of the Big Dipper (the symbol of the ''Hokuto'' school), as well as the . Kenshiro's famous catchphrase just prior to an enemy's death is . ==Concept and creation== Artist Tetsuo Hara originally depicted Kenshiro as a teenager who fought against the rival martial arts school of the Taizanji Kenpō in 1980s Japan in his two-part prototype version of ''Hokuto no Ken''. This version of the character was given the full name of . In this setting, Kenshiro was the 23rd successor of Hokuto Shinken, preceded by his unnamed father, who in turn learned the art from the 21st successor, Master . This Kenshiro was much more cheerful than the Kenshiro of the serialized manga, having yet to experience the same hardships at the start of the story and lacking his iconic seven scars. After Kenshiro's girlfriend Yuki is murdered and Ken is framed for her death, Kenshiro becomes a wanted fugitive who sets out to overthrow the Taizanji organization. The character was revised by Buronson when ''Hokuto no Ken'' was picked up for weekly serialization. Now turned into a full-grown adult, Buronson has stated that he based the revised Kenshiro on actor and martial arts legend Bruce Lee and the character Max Rockatansky from the ''Mad Max'' film series. The character is only referred by his given name in the series, which is always written in katakana in Japanese. The full name Kenshiro Kasumi was reused for the main character of ''Fist of the Blue Sky'', a predecessor of the Kenshiro from ''Fist of the North Star'', although his given name is spelled differently ( instead of ). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kenshiro」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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