If you loved New Fist of the North Star: The Forbidden Fist, try Riki-Oh 2: Child of Destruction

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.

What they share

Theyboth carry the unhinged mood tag, and they sit in Action / Animation territory. If that's the register that drew you to New Fist of the North Star: The Forbidden Fist, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

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What Riki-Oh 2: Child of Destruction is

You arrive in Misaki, a town run by zealots and reactors. You're forced into brutal arena fights, and then you find your estranged brother. But he has powers now, and a new name: Savior. Dezaki’s live-action counterpart pushed the manga’s gore further, though this one is more sentimental.

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