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Legends of the Dark King: A Fist of the North Star Story (2008)
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Legends of the Dark King: A Fist of the North Star Story (2008)
Original name: 北斗の拳 ラオウ外伝 天の覇王
Genre: Animation, Action, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: The world has been reduced to a wasteland, populated by desperate villagers, marauding bandits, and ruthless warriors. One such warrior, Raoh, dares to challenge the Demon King.
Style: anime, exciting, captivating, tense, suspense, bleak, serious, suspenseful, stylized, splatter
Plot: rivalry, escapades, danger, survival, martial arts, warrior, battles, rising to stardom, empire, conquering, mature, heroes, assassination, post apocalypse, fight, violence, friendship, water, save the world, brutality, master warrior, strength, blood, honor, supernatural power ...
Time: future, 2000s

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Country: Japan
Duration: 60 min.
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Genre: Animation, Action
Country: Japan
Duration: 85 min.
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Duration: 95 min.
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Country: Japan
Duration: 83 min.
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