"I Have No Regrets in my Heart!!!" These are the last words spoken by Raoh as he raises his fist to the heavens releasing all his chi to clear the sky of the nuclear storm..

On April 18th Hokuto No Ken's Raoh One of the Greatest Characters in Manga / Anime history will be getting a traditional Buddhist Funeral in his honor. The ceremony will be held at the Shingon sect's Tokyo branch, at the Shingon Koyasan Tokyo Betusin; In the actual series the Hokuto Shinken martial arts technique was first brought to Japan by a pupil of Kobo Daishi, the Shingon founder. A True Homage and honoring of this great character.

This legendary event will be held 10 days before the premiere of the new film The Legend of Raoh II: Fierce Fighting Arc, Raōh Den II Gekitō no Shō the Third installment of the 5 part Hokuto No Ken Shin Kyūseishu Densetsu and the last part of the Raoh saga which will feature the long awaited legendary final confrontation at Hokuto Renkitouza between Raoh and Kenshiro in new theatrical quality animation. The ceremony, which is being hosted by the film's distributor, will be held in a traditional manner, with the family of the deceased represented by creator Buronson, and with participation by HNK's Manga artist Tetsuo Hara. The funeral oration will be read by Takashi Ukaji, Raoh's voice actor; the funeral will also be presided over by singer Shinji Tanimura, a fan and friend of Hara and Buronson. All guests will also recieve a special wristband stamped with the mark of Kenoh for attending.

As a SUPER HUGE Fan of Hokuto no Ken this is certainly a day to remember. As it should be for every Hokuto No Ken Fan out there. Few fictional characters recieve this honor and certainly Raoh is one of the Most Deserving of it. Just typing this brings tears to my eyes, thinking about those last moments of the Raoh storyline. It is simply one of the Greatest moments in all Manga history. I will Raise My fist to the heavens in honor of one of the Greatest characters ever created in fiction. I believe truly that I speak for all of us at here at Henshin Hobby. As well as every TRUE HNK fan out there.. May you rest in peace Raoh. Your Legend will Live on in all of us..

わが生涯に一片の悔いなし!!

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