Fist of the North Star, Vol. 18  (English, Hardcover, Buronson)

In the original classic manga set in a postapocalyptic wasteland ruled by savage gangs, a hero appears to bring justice to the guilty. This warrior named Ken holds the deadly secrets of a mysterious martial art known as Hokuto Shinken-the Divine Fist of the North Star! In a postapocalyptic world, humanity has risen from the ashes of all-out nuclear war to a nightmare of endless suffering. It is a time of chaos. Warlords and gangs of savage marauders rule the broken ruins of civilization, terrorizing and enslaving the survivors. Life has become a brutal struggle for existence and death the only release. Kenshiro faces the fanatic Emperor Balan, a man torn by lost love and his hatred for the gods, in an all-out battle to prove the divinity of Hokuto Shinken. Then, Kenshiro embarks on a last quest to find Rin and Bat. When Kenshiro loses his memory, Bat must fight for both Kenshiro and Rin against an old enemy determined to destroy them all! G