Elegy for the Henchmen: Fist of the North Star: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

199X. The world is engulfed in nuclear flames, making mere survival a struggle. In this chaotic world, the protagonist Nobu finds a job none other than with the "King of Fists Army"! How long can Nobu survive in this dangerous workplace where more people die than apply ...? A cast of unique thugs appear one after another , including a thug disguised as an old woman, Cassandra's Uighur prison warden, and the Holy Emperor Army's "filth disinfection guy" !!

Series details

• Title: Elegy for the Henchmen: Fist of the North Star
• Format: Animation
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Anime
• Premiere date: 2026-01-05
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Network listed by TVmaze: AT-X
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 6 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 91003
• IMDb ID: tt38983087
• TVDB ID: 468079

Cast and credited roles

• Hiro Shimono — Knob
• Shinnosuke Hai — Zaku
• Masaaki Yano — Birds
• Shinya Takahashi — Narration

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2026-01-05; final listed air date 2026-03-23; episode order: 12.
• Season 2: premiered 2026-07-06; final listed air date 2026-09-21.

Source and licence

Adapted from Elegy for the Henchmen: Fist of the North Star on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.