Filler Guide
Fist of the North Star
13.2% filler
skip filler to save ~8 hours
Total Episodes152
Canon118
Filler20
Anime Canon0
Mixed14
Episode Distribution
13977115152
Canon
Anime Canon
Mixed
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Eps 1–15213% FILLER152 eps
All Episodes
Eps 1–1521God or Devil?! The Mightiest Man Appears from HellCanonOct 11, 1984
2The Deadly Fist of Lingering Regret!! The Future is Sighted in the Barren Wasteland!!MixedOct 18, 1984
3In the City Without Light, a Lone Fist Burns! The Furious Death by the Five Exploding FingersCanonOct 25, 1984
4Attack the Bloody Cross! The Secret Technique, Ju Hazan.MixedNov 1, 1984
5Can the Flames of Love Burn in Hell? You Are Already Dead!MixedNov 8, 1984
6Search Order from Satan. Find the Man with the Seven Scars!MixedNov 15, 1984
7Villains! Shall We Have a Countdown to DeathMixedNov 22, 1984
8Strike the Hidden Power Point! There’s No Requiem for the Wicked.MixedNov 29, 1984
9Villains! Say Your Prayers Before You Die!FillerDec 6, 1984
10Rekka Gyakuryuken! There Are Too Many Who Must Die!!FillerDec 13, 1984
11Villains! Listen to the Blues of Hell!CanonDec 20, 1984
12I Am Death Itself! I'll Chase You to the Depths of Hell!MixedJan 10, 1985
13Rakan Nioh Ken! Once Released There's No Stopping It!!CanonJan 17, 1985
14A Miserable Era! The Good Die So Young!FillerJan 24, 1985
15Count to Three! You're the One to Die!FillerJan 31, 1985
16Try to Sing Villains! The Counting Rhyme of Hell!!FillerFeb 7, 1985
17A Man Lives to Fight! The Door to the Showdown Finally Opens!FillerFeb 14, 1985
18Life or Death?! Beyond the Wasteland Lies the First Circle of Hell!FillerFeb 21, 1985
19Villains! Ready Your One-Way Tickets to Death!!FillerFeb 28, 1985
20A Nightmarish All-Out Battle! My Fist Pack 100 Volts!FillerMar 7, 1985
21The Evil Palace in Flames! Shin! Only One More Step to You Now!!FillerMar 14, 1985
22Yuria, Forever... As Well As Shin!MixedMar 21, 1985
23The Tumultuous Dragon and Tiger! Are Battles All That Await Me!!MixedMar 28, 1985
24Nanto Suicho Ken! The Tragedy of the Mighty Begins!!MixedApr 4, 1985
25Sinners! Thy Name Is The Fang Clan!!MixedApr 11, 1985
26Tremble & Die! Villains Of Night Fog Valley!!MixedApr 18, 1985
27Only Villains Can Smile! How I Hate This Age!!MixedApr 25, 1985
28Rei! I’ll Stop Your Tears with My Fist!!CanonMay 2, 1985
29It’s Too Late to Beg for Mercy! Go to Hell, King Fang!!MixedMay 16, 1985
30Destiny Draws Near! Jagi, Who are You!!CanonMay 30, 1985
31The Hellish Iron Mask! - He Who Terrorizes in the Name of the North Star!!CanonJun 6, 1985
32The Four Linked Fists of Rage! - Jagi! I'll Wait for You in Hell!!!CanonJun 13, 1985
33This is the Village of Miracles! - A Fallen Angel Has Descended!!CanonJun 27, 1985
34Toki! - Are You an Angel or a Devil?! / Toki! Are You Angel or Devil?!CanonJul 4, 1985
35Fiend! - Toki, Your Heart is Rotten to the Core!!CanonJul 11, 1985
36I Have no Past to Look Back on! - Just My Hatred for Evil That Will Destroy Toki!CanonJul 18, 1985
37Instead, I Shall Reject Love! For I Bear the Cursed Star of Death!!CanonJul 25, 1985
38Crimson Fist of Lotus Mountain! A Tragic Woman Born of the Times!!FillerAug 1, 1985
39A Wicked Legacy! The Gates to Cassandra Open Now!CanonAug 8, 1985
40Villains Need No Graves! This Is the Hellish Cassandra!!CanonAug 15, 1985
41The North Star’s 2,000-year Tragedy! I Can Hear the Fist King’s Footsteps!!FillerAug 22, 1985
42A Century’s End with No Tomorrow! I’ve Been Waiting For You, Ken!!CanonSep 5, 1985
43Cassandra Collapses! The North Star’s Mythology Is Painted Anew!!CanonSep 12, 1985
44The Death Omen Star Shines! Fist King, Do You Control Even Death?!CanonSep 19, 1985
45Those Who Fear the Reaper! Listen to the Voice of Lin’s Fiery Heart!CanonSep 26, 1985
46Voices from Hell! Rei, Did You See the Death Omen Star?CanonOct 10, 1985
47The Nanto Dance of Death! I'll Give my Life for the Sake of Love!!CanonOct 17, 1985
48An Explosion of Secret Techniques! BEYOND HATRED IS THE FATE FOR THE BROTHERS OF THE NORTH STAR.CanonOct 24, 1985
49The Greatest Battle in History, Raoh vs. Ken! YOU’RE THE ONE TO DIE!!CanonOct 31, 1985
5072 Hours to Live! The Death Omen Star Drags Rei In!!CanonNov 7, 1985
51Fate Without Tomorrow! And Yet, A Woman Believes in Love!!CanonNov 14, 1985
52Yuda Of The South Star Six Sacred Fists! I'm The Most Beautiful!!CanonNov 21, 1985
53The Death Omen Star Looms! Rei! How Cruel Time Passes By!!CanonNov 27, 1985
54Beloved Mamiya! The Death Omen Star Lurks Behind The Sparkle In Your Eyes!CanonDec 5, 1985
55Rei, Are You On Your Way To Death? A Man Is Beautiful Than Ever!!CanonDec 12, 1985
56Beautiful Warriors, Rei vs. Yuda! A Man's Passage Needs No Tears!CanonDec 19, 1985
57End of Part Two: Farewell, Rei! Heroic Legend Will be Told Throughout The Ages!CanonDec 26, 1985
58Beginning of Part Three: Supreme Rule in Turbulence! As The South Star Fades, The North Star Appears!!CanonJan 9, 1986
59The Star of Darkness Engulfs The Heavens! Time Evolves Beyond The Deathmatch!CanonJan 16, 1986
60Shu of The South Star White Heron Fist! What Will You Witness In The End Of This Century!?CanonJan 19, 1986
61Love on the Battlefield! Must the Time Tear Love Apart!?CanonJan 30, 1986
62I Am Souther, the Holy Emperor! I Disallow Love and Compassion!!CanonFeb 6, 1986
63A Young Hero Challenges His Fate! Scream From Your Soul Shall Move The Heavens!CanonFeb 13, 1986
64A Bloody Battle, Shu vs. Souther! Love, Drowned in the Tears of the Star of Benevolence!!CanonFeb 20, 1986
65The Bloody Cross Mausoleum! Shu! I’ll Catch Your Tears With My Heart!!CanonFeb 27, 1986
66Run Kenshiro! Another Comrade is About to Die!!CanonMar 6, 1986
67Clash of the Polar Stars, Ken vs. Souther! My Star is the Only Protector of Heaven!!CanonMar 13, 1986
68Souther, The Despondent Holy Emperor! You Are Weary From Love!!CanonMar 20, 1986
69Critical Times of The North Star! The Three Brothers of Fate Are On The Move!!CanonMar 27, 1986
70The Other Divine Fist of the North Star! Drive Raoh to Oblivion!!CanonApr 3, 1986
71The Secret of Origin Revealed! The Heaven Prefers Tragedy!!CanonApr 10, 1986
72Farewell, Toki! A Man Only Cries Once!!CanonApr 17, 1986
73Ryuga of Sirius! I'll Seize the Rainbow in Tempest!!CanonMay 8, 1986
74A Wolf Running In The Horizon! There Lies The End of Love And Hatred!CanonMay 15, 1986
75Forgive Me, My Sister! I Am Destined to Clash With The North Star!!CanonMay 29, 1986
76An Iron Fist for the Roaring Wolf! Toki is in Danger!!CanonJun 5, 1986
77Conclusion of Part Three: Let the New Age Awaken! The Wolf's Howl Moves the Heaven!CanonJun 12, 1986
78Shin of the South Star Sacred Fist! Risked Your Life For Love That Never Will!!CanonJun 26, 1986
79Rei of the South Star Waterfowl Fist! A Man Who Died For His Friends!!FillerJul 10, 1986
80Yuda of the South Star Crimson Crane Fist! His Beautiful Smile Calls For Tragedy!!FillerJul 17, 1986
81Shu of the South Star White Heron Fist! The Heaven Only Bestows Cruel DestiniesFillerOct 24, 1986
82Holy Emperor Souther!! Your Deep Affection Consumes You In Love!FillerOct 31, 1986
83Part Four, the Final Chapter: Raoh Must Die! The Legend Turns to Terror!!CanonAug 7, 1986
84The South Star Strikes Back! The Wind Brigade Protects the Last General of the South Star!!CanonAug 14, 1986
85Prelude to a Death Match! The Screams of Hyui of the Wind Echoes in the Heaven!!CanonAug 12, 1986
86The Burning Crimson Brigade! Shuren is Drenched in Tears of Flame!!CanonAug 28, 1986
87Five Chariot Stars in Danger! Raoh Has Finally Pierced Through the Flames!!CanonSep 4, 1986
88The Five Chariot Stars Approach Kenshiro! Who Are You, Fudo?!CanonSep 11, 1986
89The Crisis is Near! Ken, Destiny Awaits at the Capital of the South Star!CanonSep 25, 1986
90I Am Juza of the Clouds! I Shall Move with the Flow of Time!!CanonOct 19, 1986
91The Clouds Remain! The Masked General is Finally Revealed!!CanonOct 23, 1986
92Juza of the Clouds Resurrects! I Have No Fear for Raoh!!CanonOct 30, 1986
93Juza vs Raoh! An End of the Legend of the Invincible!!CanonNov 6, 1986
94Fudo in Peril!! Hurry, Ken. A Man Must Not Abandon His Friends!!CanonNov 13, 1986
95Treacherous Quicksand! Will the Hand of Salvation Reach Fudo?CanonNov 20, 1986
96Juza Falls! I'll Give My Life to Protect the Woman I LoveCanonNov 27, 1987
97Farewell Yuria! A Strong Man Will Not Speak of Love, Even in Death!!CanonDec 4, 1986
98The Capital of the South Star Trembles! The Two Brothers of the North Star Finally Arrive!!FillerDec 11, 1986
99Sadness of the Five Chariot Stars! Love and Destiny Looms Over the Woman!!CanonDec 18, 1986
100The Ultimate Secret Technique, Unconscious Transmigration! Raoh, I've Got You Now!!CanonDec 25, 1986
101Is It the End of Raoh and His Ambitions? The Heaven Hesitates Once Again!!CanonJan 8, 1987
102Raoh, the Confused Giant! I Don't Believe in Love!!CanonJan 15, 1987
103A Challenge From the Devil! Fudo, Be the Demon for Those You Love!!CanonJan 22, 1987
104Fudo, the Gentle Warrior! His Tears Awaken a Fiery Soul!!CanonJan 29, 1987
105Protect the Merciful Mother of the South Star! Even If It's the End of the Five Chariots!!FillerFeb 5, 1987
106Raoh, Shaken by a Nightmare! Yuria, You Are the Only One!!CanonFeb 12, 1987
107Showdown at the North Star Mind and Body Training Ground! No One Can Stop Them Now!!CanonFeb 19, 1987
108Farewell, the Brothers of the North Star! They're Beyond Love and Sorrow!!CanonMar 26, 1987
109Conclusion of the Final Chapter - Now Revealed!! The 2000 Year History of the North Star!!FillerMar 5, 1987
110The Past is Gone. The Dawn of the New Age!!CanonMar 12, 1987
111When Will He Awaken?!FillerMar 19, 1987
112The Savior Comes From the North!!CanonMar 26, 1987
113The Mysterious Bounty Hunter, Ein! Kenshiro's Head is Mine!!CanonApr 2, 1987
114Another Art of Assassination! The Imperial Fist of the Source Star is the Name!!CanonApr 9, 1987
115Rage of the Celestial Emperor! Falco, Obliterate the North Star from Earth!!CanonApr 23, 1987
116The Wrath of the South Star! The Illustrious Harn Brothers!CanonMay 7, 1987
117Ein in Danger! Hands of Evil Reach for His Love!!CanonMay 14, 1987
118Falco, the Brave General of the Source Star! There Lies the Shadow of Raoh...CanonMay 28, 1987
119The Emperor's Cries Echoes Through the Imperial Capital. Falco, Where Have You Gone?CanonJun 4, 1987
120The Celestial Emperor is Finally RevealedCanonJun 11, 1987
121An Elegy for Ein! Die Bravely Than Live Without Honor!CanonJun 25, 1987
122The Fall of the Imperial Capital! Jakoh, You Can Dream in Hell!!CanonJul 9, 1987
123The Ordeal Never Ends! Kenshiro Crosses the Ocean!!CanonJul 16, 1987
124What Awaits on the Continent of Darkness? There Lies the Legendary Land of Asura!!CanonJul 23, 1987
125Good or Evil? The Mysterious North Star Lapis Lazuli Fist Appears!!CanonJul 30, 1987
126Love is Preached in the Century's End! Her Name is Leia!!CanonAug 3, 1987
127The General of Asura, Han! The Man Who Stains White Snow into Crimson!!CanonAug 20, 1987
128The Legend of the Savior of Asura! His Name is Raoh!!CanonAug 27, 1987
129Kenshiro's Secret is Revealed! The Land of Asura is His Motherland!!CanonSep 3, 1987
130A Cruel Prophecy! Kenshiro, You Cannot Be the Savior!CanonSep 10, 1987
131Rock, The Hero on Horseback! I Don't Believe in Kenshiro!!CanonSep 17, 1987
132Men Beyond Reasons! The Band of Seven Attacks Kenshiro!!CanonSep 24, 1987
133Rock's Message of Death! Kenshiro, Hang on to Your Friend's Life!!CanonOct 1, 1987
134Announcing the Creator of the New Century! My Name is Demon Kaioh!!CanonOct 8, 1987
135The Seal of the Devil! 2000 Year Tragedy of the North Star Clan is Revealed!!CanonOct 15, 1987
136Little Brother Ken in Danger! Hyoh, Open Up Your Kind Soul!CanonOct 22, 1987
137Kenshiro on the Execution Stand! The Heavens Unleash the God of the Sea!CanonOct 29, 1987
138Kaioh's Declaration of Victory! The Phantom of the North Star Attacks!!CanonNov 5, 1987
139A Destined Encounter of Hyoh and Ken! Both Are Yet to Know Their Secrets!!CanonNov 12, 1987
140Kaioh's Evil Decision! Cold Blood Runs Through My Body!!CanonNov 19, 1987
141Kenshiro's Challenge! Never Be Defeated Twice!!CanonNov 26, 1987
142The Tyrant Hyoh and His Sorrowful Aide! Who Will Stop Him Now?!CanonDec 3, 1987
143The Battle Of The Blood Brothers! Tears Will Never Return To HyohCanonDec 10, 1987
144The North Star on the Brink of Death! Kaioh Reaches Out for the Celestial Emperor!!CanonDec 17, 1987
145Tearful Reunion of the Brothers! Kenshiro, I've Been Waiting for You!!CanonDec 24, 1987
146Shachi's Battle for Love! Kaioh Will Ridicule With LaughterCanonJan 7, 1988
147The Fall of Shachi, Warrior of Love! Love is Everything, My Friends!!CanonJan 14, 1988
148Tragic Victim of Love! Kaioh's Foundation of Evil!!CanonJan 21, 1988
149Kaioh's Disgraceful Past! The Heavens Recreate Lin's Destiny!!CanonJan 28, 1988
150The Final Chapter: Three Episodes Remaining! Here is the 2,000 Year-old History of the North Star Clan!!CanonFeb 4, 1988
151Prologue to the Final Episode! A Third Man Appears to Determine Lin's Fate!!CanonFeb 11, 1988
152The Final Episode: Farewell, Kenshiro! Farewell, the Divine Fist of the North Star!!CanonFeb 18, 1988
Common questions
How many filler episodes does Fist of the North Star have?
Fist of the North Star has 20 filler episodes out of 152, which is 13.2% of the series.
Which Fist of the North Star episodes can I skip?
You can skip episodes 9-10, 14-21, 38, 41, 79-82, 98, 105, 109, 111. Everything else either adapts the manga or is anime canon.
How much time do you save skipping Fist of the North Star filler?
Roughly 8 hours, based on 20 filler episodes at about 24 minutes each.