After the apocalypse, a martial art expert defends the weak and the poor from the gangs who torment them.
EPISODE 1
God or Devil? The Mightiest Man Appears in Hell
After a long time traveling in the desert, Kenshiro is taken prisoner while wandering into a village looking for water; there, he shares a cell with a young thief named Bat, and befriends his cell guard, an orphaned girl named Lin.
EPISODE 2
The Fist of Lingering Regret and Certain Death!! The Future is Sighted in the Barren Wasteland!!
Kenshiro rescues an old man named Smith from Spade, a member of the Four Jacks working for the King organization; Spade attacks the village and kills Smith in retaliation.
EPISODE 3
In the City Without Light, a Lone Fist Burns! The Furious Death by the Five Exploding Fingers
Bat spots Lin in a truck full of captive villagers being taken to the town of Dorado; while in Dorado, Kenshiro encounters two of the remaining Four Jacks who are torturing their captives; Ken kills both of them and saves Lin.
EPISODE 4
Attack the Bloody Cross! The Secret Technique, Death by Soft Strikes
Kenshiro learns that the other prisoners transported with Lin are being held in a separate prison camp; Ken manages to break the imprisoned villagers free, but they're all killed in an ambush led by Mr. Heart, the last of the Four Jacks.
EPISODE 5
Can the Flames of Love Burn in Hell? You Don't Even Know You're Already Dead!!
In a flashback, Kenshiro remembers how, a year ago, Shin defeated him in combat, engraved the seven scars on his chest and took his fiancée Yuria, who went with Shin to save Ken's life.
EPISODE 6
The Devil's Hit List. Find the Man with the 7 Scars!
Kenshiro, Bat and Lin arrive at an oasis city under the surveillance of God's Army, a fanatical military group; Ken has a bounty placed on his head after he kills one of the group's security officers in a fight.
Akira Kamiya
Yuriko Yamamoto
Toshio Furukawa
Kenji Utsumi
Tomiko Suzuki
Teiyū Ichiryūsai
Shigeru Chiba
Toyoo Ashida
Toshiki Inoue