Fist of the North Star and The Sandbox partner for “End of the Century LAND”

In collaboration with Minto

The Sandbox
2 min readJan 19, 2023

The Sandbox is proud to be partnered with the iconic manga Fist of the North Star!💥

In collaboration with Coamix Inc. and Minto Inc., Fist of the North Star will launch “End of the Century LAND”, a new game experience, exclusively in The Sandbox metaverse.

“End of the Century LAND” is the first appearance of Fist of the North Star in the metaverse. It aims to be a powerful and overwhelming dystopian experience, featuring attractions and events that will allow players from all over the globe to experience the post-apocalyptic world of Fist of the North Star. The partnership will also involve the production and sale of NFTs to further enhance the LAND experience and make it even more immersive.

“I am looking forward to seeing the world of the manga “Fist of the North Star” come to life in the new gaming metaverse,” said Tetsuo Hara, author of Fist of the North Star. “It’s a little strange to be a voxel, but I’m really looking forward to seeing Kenshiro and the rest of the Hokuto characters come to life and run wild.”

“In my home country of France, Fist of the North Star is very popular and we are delighted to welcome this globally loved content,” said Sebastien Borget, COO and co-founder of The Sandbox. “I look forward to bringing the unique dystopian world of Fist of the North Star to life to our metaverse, and to making it accessible to both fans and a wider gaming audience.”

About Fist of the North Star

“Fist of the North Star" is a manga series published in Weekly Shonen Jump magazine from 1983 to 1988, written by Takeru Takemono (original story) and Tetsuo Hara (manga). The hard-boiled action manga is set at the end of the century and follows Kenshiro, a Hokuto Shinken master, confronting evil in a post-nuclear war world dominated by violence. This masterpiece is one of the best selling manga series of all time, with a total worldwide circulation of over 100 million copies, that is still loved by many fans in Japan and abroad.

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