The world of shonen manga and anime has been going strong for many decades and these evergreen stories entertain readers and viewers of several generations with thrilling tales of action, adventure, and friendship. Every few years, a truly groundbreaking shonen series shakes things up and sets a new standard for what the shonen genre can be. Akira Toriyama's Dragon Ball is a prominent example. However, a year before Dragon Ball's manga debut, there was already another series that was changing the shonen game: Fist of the North Star.
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