Video:

It's the final part of MI's Hokuto No Ken release, so let's get down to business. Video is excatly the same as it has been in the preceeding parts to this one. Everything is crisp, clear and defined with hardly any macroblocking or any other visual issues. This is made all the more astounding when you consider that the show was originally animated in 1983 and then broadcast in 1984. Massive credit must really go to the guys who remastered the show in the first place for the original R2 release. Because without them, it's very likely that this would have been a rip from VHS or something terrible like that. An excellent quality of video is what you'll find here, nothing less.

Audio:

Nothing has changed. This is still the same old mono track that you've listened to in previous parts. It's still nice and audible without any hissing or anything like that. It remains one of the best mono tracks that i've heard, plain and simple.

Subtitle:

Oh dear, the subs continue to slide down that slippery slope. Whilst the subs are quite understandable and are only marginally worse than the previous part (there's a bit more engrish in more places than i'd like), it still really manages to annoy me. Reason being, if you compare the sub quality of this final part to the parts that have been released previously, you can easily tell just how bad, relatively speaking, the subs have gotten. Sure the plot and situations are still understandable, but it just irks me that the subs couldn't be of consistent quality as names get misspelt more frequently in this release, and in some situations, entire lines of dialogue aren't translated. Not bad, but by no means good subs either. Dissapointing.

Comment:

First and foremost, MI need a pat on the back for having the balls to bring the entire 152 episode saga of Hokuto No Ken into the living room of anime fans, who in all likelyhood due to legal issues would have no other way of seeing it in it's entirety. Sure the subs are flawed in this set and you've got that lovely mono sound, but for all it's technical misgivings (video excepted, of course), this is still an unmissable purchase for anybody reven remotely interested in fighting anime. All in all, this set along with the previous two come quite recommended.

Comment:

video: 5/5 audio: 5/5 subs: 5/5 all the above are the same as parts 1 and 2. The final set in the fist of the north star tv series contains the final 10 or so eps of series 1 and the complete series 2. There is the final fight with raoh, which is just too cool, and the second series contains newer characters that are even more powerful, including raoh's brother, Kaioh! * i have heard that 1 disc on this set is missing around 10 minutes of footage, but manga have fixed the problem and all new shipments of this and dont contain the error :D * again highly recommended and hope that you guys can see just how good fist really is, unlike all these crappy new shows we get today!

Comment:

Video 5/5 Identical to part1&2 so I won't bother mentioning all the stuff again. There was a problem with half of an episode missing in the later part of disc1. Other than that it's fine stuff all the way. Audio 5/5 Identical to part1&2 Subs 4.5/5 Identical to part1&2