Fist of the North Star 2 (Hokuto no Ken 2) – Ein, Episode 117 – Original Layout + Genga + Douga Set

Ein – Episode 117 – Original Layout, Genga & Douga Set

Original Japanese animation production set from Fist of the North Star 2 (Hokuto no Ken 2), featuring Ein in Episode 117.

The scene captures Ein injured and lying still, a quieter transitional moment that contrasts with the series’ usual intensity. The strength of the set is in the drawing process itself: the successive sheets preserve the construction of the shot from composition through key animation and final clean-up.

The set includes:

• Original layout / composition drawing
• Original genga key animation drawing
• Original douga animation drawing
• Annotated studio storyboard / production working document

The layout establishes the camera framing and staging. The genga develops Ein’s pose and volume through layered construction lines and color-pencil indications, while the douga refines the contours for transfer to cel. The annotated storyboard is a genuine production working reference carrying studio annotations for the shot.

The drawings preserve blue, orange and graphite construction work, timing and production annotations, making the set especially interesting as a complete example of the traditional Toei animation workflow.

Produced by Toei Animation from the manga by Buronson and Tetsuo Hara.