What do Pokémon and Fist of the North Star have in common? Apparently, a Palafin card

Pokémon has a very clear visual identity. We associate it with cute and adorable things. Sometimes it flirts with horror, but that makes sense in Japan. Historically, horror manga has been published in women’s manga magazines. That’s why the idea of Tetsuo Hara, the creator of Fist of the North Star, illustrating a Pokémon card, seems a bit strange. But that’s exactly what has happened.

Finizen, heir to the techniques of the Fist of the North Star?

Part of the Terastal Fes ex collection, which launches in Japan today – December 6th, and at some future point in the rest of the world, Hara has made an illustration of Finizen in his style. This means that we have Finizen executing the Hokuto Hyakuretsu Ken, the most famous attack of Kenshiro, the protagonist of Fist of the North Star. It’s one of the most unexpected crossovers we could imagine.

Aside from the illustration, which is beautiful, the card is exactly the same as the Palafin ex from PLANETA Mochizuki, only with Hara’s illustration. It makes for a great collectible item, or a personal preference for those who want to give a personal touch to their decks.

Although this is not Pokémon’s first puzzling collaboration, it is the most puzzling one so far. And it makes us dream about what the future holds in terms of guest artists. But first, excuse us, we have to get a Palafin illustrated by Tetsuo Hara – and hope that it arrives at some point to Pokémon TCG Pocket.

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