# Hokuto Hyakuretsu-ken Hokuto Hyakuretsu-ken / "AH TATATATATATA" is Kenshiro's rapid-fire punching technique from the 1983 manga Fist of the North Star, famous for its machine-gun battle cry and the follow-up line Omae wa mou shindeiru ("You are already dead")[2]. Clips of the scene reached YouTube around mid-2006, and by June 2007 users were dubbing the audio onto fight footage from other anime[1]. ## Origin Fist of the North Star (Hokuto no Ken) was written by Buronson, the pen name of Yoshiyuki Okamura, with art by Tetsuo Hara, and ran in Weekly Shōnen Jump from 1983 to 1988[2]. Kenshiro, the sole surviving heir of the lethal Hokuto Shinken style, finishes most fights by striking an opponent's pressure points at blurring speed while shouting the Hyakuretsu-ken "ATATATATATA" sequence[2]. The TV anime adaptation aired 1984 to 1987, and later releases included a 1989 English manga translation and a nine-volume Master Edition issued between 2002 and 2003[2]. Fans began uploading memorable scenes of the technique to YouTube around mid-2006, which gave the clip a global audience outside of Japanese anime circles[2]. - **Platform:** Fist of the North Star (anime), YouTube (viral spread) - **Creator:** Unknown - **Date:** 2007 ## Overview A typical edit layers Kenshiro's shouted "ATATATATATA" over footage of brawls, sports highlights, or absurd everyday moments, so the hyperspeed punching audio clashes with whatever is on screen[1]. Many videos close on the "Omae wa mou shindeiru" line as a punchline caption or voiceover, cuing the imagined death blow[2]. Kenshiro's shout works as a standalone audio template, which is why YouTube saw a run of mashups combining it with scenes from unrelated shows and films[3]. Sister battle cries from JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, "ORA ORA ORA" from Jotaro Kujo's Star Platinum and "MUDA MUDA MUDA" from Dio Brando, run a parallel track and often get mixed into the same edits[5]. ## How to Use A common "AH TATATATATATA" edit takes any clip of a person throwing punches, a cartoon fight, or even a repeated mundane motion, and dubs Kenshiro's rapid shouting over the top[1]. Convention closes the video with the "Omae wa mou shindeiru" line, often as a caption or as the final audio beat before the clip cuts out[3]. ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What is Hokuto Hyakuretsu-ken? Hokuto Hyakuretsu-ken, written 北斗百裂拳 and translated as "Hundred Cracking Fist of the North Star," is Kenshiro's rapid-punch technique from Fist of the North Star, known online for the "AH TATATATATATA" battle cry[2]. ### Where did Hokuto Hyakuretsu-ken come from? It comes from the manga Fist of the North Star, written by Buronson with art by Tetsuo Hara, serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump from 1983 to 1988, with a TV anime adaptation airing 1984 to 1987[2]. ### What does Hokuto Hyakuretsu-ken mean? The name translates to "Hundred Cracking Fist of the North Star" and refers to a flurry of punches so fast that extra arms appear to materialize, usually ending with Kenshiro's line Omae wa mou shindeiru, "You are already dead"[2]. ### How do you use Hokuto Hyakuretsu-ken? Online, people dub Kenshiro's "ATATATATATA" audio over clips of fights, cartoons, or absurd everyday moments, often closing on the "You are already dead" line as the punchline[1][3]. ### Is Hokuto Hyakuretsu-ken still popular? Kenshiro's shout became a classic anime audio template on YouTube after parody uploads took off in 2007, and it sits alongside JoJo's "ORA ORA ORA" and "MUDA MUDA MUDA" as a staple of anime battle-cry edits[5][6]. ## References 1. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSCcJGW4qLk]() 2. [https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/hokuto-hyakuretsu-ken-ah-tatatatatata]() 3. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JpQ0fb5ECQM]() 4. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04DYxKG6sXQ]() 5. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzpyfpkAG9I]() 6. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPf7g_0MSpE]() --- Source: https://meme.com/memes/hokuto-hyakuretsu-ken-ah-tatatatatata Published by meme.com — The Internet Meme Library