The Dark Street Fighter Anime No One Talks About

[@Dragonblack90]

That anime was awesome. I miss animation art like this

[@DHRFIGHTERPODCAST]

Same

[@MatthewTheWolf2029]

Me too.

[@herasmoramirez6431]

Here in Latin America this series was very popular, as popular as Dragon Ball Z, Sailor Moon, and Samurai X. This SF series had excellent animation, an excellent soundtrack, the fights were epic and brutal. Capcom should make a new SF series telling the canon story. I'm happy to say that I have a copy of the entire series.

[@xAZN-UAE_Legendx]

Me too! I downloaded the entire episodes of this show

[@Gamesackfan-bn6eg]

The impact sounds of punching kicks and grapling was so powerful.

[@jeremybstudentpilot5315]

I have the dvd set for this series.

[@youngtied2092]

I wouldn't doubt it since here in America I started watching Dragon Ball in Spanish in the local Mexican tv station's aha

[@jeremybstudentpilot5315]

@@youngtied2092 same here, they were ahead in the series.

[@Melmac84]

The Ken vs Vega fight was BRUTAL!

[@BUDOKAIultimate3]

Yes it was!! I felt bad for Ken.

[@max666tall]

So true, I remember when Guile went on that rescue mission to save them I was like who is the bearded Nash character then he said Charlie...i was like all these years i just knew him as just CHarlie with blonde hair. Wonder why they didn't use his video game design. But they did take some liberties with some like Cammy with no scare on the face and Sagat with both eyes still.

[@lancerguy3667]

Nash's official design wouldn't be established until just before the Alpha games came out, which this anime predates. Which sucks, because Nash has one of my favorite designs in all of Street Fighter, and child me would have been hype to see him in II-V.@@max666tall

[@carlosaugustodinizgarcia3526]

​@@max666tallStreet Fighter II-V was produced right after Street Fighter II-The Movie was a big hit and before the Alpha series started.

[@TeamRocketHQR]

Oh where Vega stabs right into Ken's foot right?

[@tonymata8070]

This NEEDS a fucking Blu-ray release, I would pay good money to get my hands on the series in HD.

[@mikeg2491]

I like to think it’s on discoteks radar but when who knows

[@tonymata8070]

@@mikeg2491 Fingers crossed! 🤞🏼🤞🏼

[@RM-lu2of]

I still have my DVD set 😂

[@dethlady0]

@@RM-lu2of Same. Bought it years ago at the mall

[@saysoun752]

@@dethlady0 Bought it new, needed money so sold it and then bought a used copy years later and still have it. Unfortunately, it was a set that escalated in price so I bought the cheapest copy I could find and although the DVDs looks very good, the case is only so so. It's still a good watch though so I'm happy.

[@DocaTafner]

This is the ONLY Street Fighter we should talk about! I find it amazing forever since.

[@Gamer4life-n1i]

“Gonna burn some muscle!” Man 90’s and 80’s truly the best decades for anime.

[@TheMicahwitz]

I rewatch this series like once every two years. It still goes hard AF. Easily the best animated SF.

[@AspiePilo82]

I do the same. Every 2-3 years haha.

[@joseurbina3835]

The Street Fighter 2 V Anime was a Great and Fun series to watch, it's one of the Best Adaptions that has the Creative Freedom that takes it's Time to establish the Character's Backgrounds and Motivations while having an engaging Story at the same Time, Unlike any other rushed Video Game Anime Adaptions despite being the superior Format than Live Action Video Game Adaptions.

[@iceviking8280]

Ken vs Vega in the cage match in this show is still awesome

[@CherudexGaming]

Chun Li father is Richard from Case Closed i remember that, when Ryu charge the Hado, it takes like 2 episodes straight of him rotating arms each time

[@davidkerr7350]

4:03 To be fair Sagat's character does develop later in games so in a way this show end up helping Sagat develop to the character he is today.

[@LetsGetitBoah]

Correct, people forget that Sagat didn't start out completely evil, he was actually a mostly honorable man before Bison was able to get to him and corrupt him using his loss to Ryu.

[@paperluigi6132]

I learned a few years ago that Vega in this show was actually Vic Mignogna’s debut as a VA.

[@AvrgeGamr]

This anime is definitely underrated in my opinion. I love the way the Ken vs Vega cage match ended with Ken' using his Dragon Punch knocking Vega's teeth out and launching him into the Chandelier..perfection

[@onojioboardwalk9748]

.. Not a bad-storyline - Cheap and ugly-looking though. When you DONT pour enough GREEN into your animated-series? It looks like THAT. Thats why most people dont like the 'Look,' OR the 'Sound' of it. +

[@aweirdredtoad3637]

@@onojioboardwalk9748 How exactly is it cheap and ugly looking?

[@onojioboardwalk9748]

@@aweirdredtoad3637 .. The opening is NOT worthy of sf 2 the animated movie, It's a FAR-cry from what Alpha, Not to mention 'Generations' does which was on par with 'Fist of the north star' in its own way for once.. And again those episodes from that animated series look CHEAP - They spent an ENTIRE episode of nothing but Ryu 'Summoning' power in a scene that made me feel 'Sick' to the stomach to see because of how it was animated and drawn-out too long.. When ALL they had to do was do something like 'Assasins Fist' - Just animated. And not CUT it short ontop of it all. But capcom allwways does that in the end. Its capcom asking a LOT of viewers to invest their time or money into another incomplete street-fighter media.. Who've repeatedly shown they dont have much faith in their fans. Not worth liking much, Anymore than ''The legend of chun-li'' or something horrific like that. +

[@ImTiredOfThisChurch]

That was great but my favorite was Cammy vs Fei long in the Hospital

@@onojioboardwalk9748 I think the SFII V was amazing up until they come to Barcelona, where it got really really bad and repetitive. I had the first two episodes as a kid and loved it!

[@SSBSfanboy]

Thank you so much for talking about SF2V! It definitely needs more recognition!

[@vagabond251]

Are we not going to mention the scene of Ken and Ryu jumping naked into a pool? That definitely goes with the vibe of the Japanese opening that you were mentioning...

[@Monhamd1000]

Fun fact: The Japanese voice of Chun-Li in this series is Chisa Yokoyama, the same one who voiced Sakura Shinguji in the Sakura Wars franchise.

[@LeaderOfTheFlock]

I discovered this on STARZ back in the early 2000s. they have some episodes on YT but the others got taken down. The Ken vs Vega fight was probably the highlight of the series

[@Mankey619]

I remember watching this anime years ago, and it is a shame that nobody talked about this series. It's one of the best adaptions of the game. I guess we should thank the American Street Fighter cartoon.

[@joseviado6735]

It’s like smallville tv series to the Superman lore , a prequel with tons creative liberty from the writers

[@xaviersejour9183]

Did I watch this before ? Is there a moment where Ryu and Ken are fighting a gang using hockey sticks and hockey pucks ? And Chun-Li is just sitting in the back with a bag avoiding flying hockey pucks

[@jessicarie-tp6ti]

if only the soundtrack was COMPLETELY released. I re-watched my tapes so many times to listen the soundtrack

[@MegaJetty1]

I first caught notice of Street Fighter 2 V when it was airing on the STARZ channel in my teens. It's VERY underrated imho. I understand it's not canon but it still has a unique story and elements that should be added to the lore. I like how Ryu's personality was more like Goku, SF2V Ryu made an rough dog lick him while game Ryu scared them away with a glare. SF2V also paired Ryu with Chun-Li despite him being meant to marry Eliza and Chun-Li's father lives. It clearly was MEANT to have 2nd season because T. Hawk made a cameo in the opening clip yet never appeared in the show and Balrog WAS meant to fight in his boxing attire at one point. Also, Akuma popped up at various points like he was Waldo, can you spot Akuma?

[@MegaJetty1]

Typo, I meant SF2V paired KEN with Chun-Li despite being meant to marry Eliza.

[@nappyheaded]

I have always wondered how many other people saw this show from the movie channel.

[@RawthenticGroupLLC]

I got the DVD set in storage😤

[@MegaJetty1]

@@RawthenticGroupLLC Don't feel bad, I think I need to replace my set due to DVDs having a short shelf life.

[@Blit-X-TVLive]

@@MegaJetty1 There's a edit option you know. 😅

[@dustinthegermanagent]

Talk about an underrated anime I still have in my collection of good anime. I can't remember where I have seen it originally after the first time I've seen it I was hooked on it.

[@nycstreetpoet]

There are some anime shows that never get traction in the US but are insanely popular in Central and South America. Case in point: Los Caballeros del Zodiaco, known in the US as Saint Seiya or Zodiac Warriors depending on which dub you get. When I went to Mexico as a kid they have Caballeros del Zodiaco action figures in toy stores. It was so big.

[@prosperousone2970]

That Ken and Vega fight was crazy🔥🔥

[@androsthewarriorhighalpha]

I still watch it til this day it's one of my favorite anime series. Plus I still remember it watching it as a little kid. I never got enough watching Street Fighter 2 V.. I'm a big fan of that show.

[@animechic420]

I own this box set also. I remember watching this with a friend and he was asking me if I had noticed anything. I pointed out that Akuma was in the background of some of the episodes, not doing anything. 🤣

[@andrebaxter4023]

Right? He had the “Where’s Waldo?” thing going.

[@MrKkkkkkkk99999]

To this day me and my brother bring up akuma shopping with sum girl at the mall

[@Maximum1OK]

Akuma has always been lurking in plain sight looking for an actual challenge

[@cellshade87]

I have the series DVD box set. I love this show. This is one of the few rare times I prefer the english theme song opening over a Japanese opening. It has an intense opening that gets you pumped and excited like the X-Men theme song did. 4:48 Did you notice the continuity error during Ryu's fight with Bison? Throughout the show Bison has arm sleeves. When Ryu hit Bison with a punch Bison's sleeves are gone in that shot. He's opened arm. The animators for that scene didn't get the memo and the editor forgot. Or Ryu punched Bison so hard his sleeves disappeared then came back when he used his powers.

[@MegaJetty1]

I have the DVD set too, tho I may need to replace it due to DVD discs going bad after a few years.

[@aaronsaavedra6298]

​@@MegaJetty1 what's the bame of this SF series?

[@MegaJetty1]

@@aaronsaavedra6298 Street Fighter 2 V, or Street Fighter 2 Victory.

[@aaronsaavedra6298]

@@MegaJetty1 there was another series on Cartoon Network. I remember that Chun Li had a tone of dark skin there. And also we got SFII movie that's awesome

[@MegaJetty1]

@@aaronsaavedra6298 I believe the one you're referring to is the Street Fighter animated series which aired on the old U.S.A. Network's Cartoon Express. It borrowed from the Van Damme film.

[@Mari_Izu]

In Brazil we talk about it all the time, it was super popular here and reaired thousands of time, we even had it on Netflix and Netflix tried to remove it for not being HD, but they were convinced to keep it after fans outrage (now it's on Prime Video) xD

[@IsaacGravity]

I remember this show. “Gotta burn some muscle!”

[@avo_gato_sloth354]

Nice! This was a nice trip down memory lane. I remember renting this from blockbuster in the late 90’s/early 2000’s. It’s been so long I don’t remember the exact date.

[@DynastyZwarrior90]

One of my favorite anime. I wish there was a street fighter game based on it with the unique character designs (Ryu with spiked hair, Sagat without eye-patch, Charlie with a Jean Reno look, Nina Williams looking Cammy etc). There were some new characters too like Damned, Zochi, Donu.

[@johnnyroche138]

I got this series from Suncoast way back in the day. I like how they put a still shot of Akuma in every episode

[@BryknerTube]

I loved this show - that scene where Fei Long finds out about Dorei’s fate never fails to get me to tear up, my man was screaming from his soul. 🥹

[@davidosclay852]

God I remember the series and I love it! I like the scene when Ryu and Sagat respect each other and the scene Sagat follow Ryu leave the prison, and all the prisoner smile and respect Ryu. Then a epic soundtrack can heard, is like don't give up, keep on fighting and move foward. And the last when Ryu meet Ken waiting with a car and Ryu look back to Sagat and he smiled at Ryu when the prison gate close and Ryu said we'll meet again someday champ.

[@marcgodley3064]

The most I remember of this series is Guile beating the shit outta Ryu and Ken 😂

[@LocustaVampa]

Street Fighter is a fun franchise. The Vega vs Chun fight from the movie is among the greatest anime battles of all time lol. This series always looked to have taken place a few years before the events in that movie.

[@J-T29]

Different universe because Ryu and Ken don't even know who Bison is in the movie.

[@missxmettastars5740]

I love this anime a lot Ryu and Ken was so cocky for Teens lol

[@merkins87]

The biggest thing the original SF2 movie has over EVERY other anime/cartoon ever made was having Andy Hug & Kazuyoshi Ishii choreograph the fight sequences. Other than that, this series was a highly underrated adaptation.

[@prodigal_rebel_2062]

I watched this anime on Encore Wam back in 2005. Good times

[@JCWinters-bu8de]

Same. It aired after Vandread which I also loved. Always made sure to be back from High-school in time to watch both. Good old days… *Encore Wam* earned a place in my memory for introducing me to both shows.

[@xAZN-UAE_Legendx]

Dude, i'm soo glad and appreciate it that someone actually finally talked about this underrated sf series! I literally had your title in my mind for a very long long time! ("Why doesn't anybody talk about sf 2 v?!") or ("the show is so damn amazing! I wish it had a continuation or remake in some way!")

[@Cain1134]

I remember watching Street Fighter 2 V as a kid. My brother would come home from TBS Comics with a VHS copy of three episodes and we would watch it together.

[@jadecoffee]

Thank you so much for bringing this Street Fighter to recent limelight. I remember growing up watching this Street Fighter before i head to school, forgot the channel it was on. But i thought it was damn cool. The English intro music was hype to all hell and i still listen to it to this day

[@siegfriedc2332]

Definitely underrated. Ken's fight with Vega was my fav. If you've ever read the Udon comic of the SF2 tourney, ot feels like they took a lot of inspiration from SF2V. I.e. Ken fights Vega, Cammy fights Balrog, Dhalsim is presented as a master character, etc.

[@dog_knight]

It's a pity this never seemed to get the recognition it deserved. I really enjoyed it. Collected on VHS in the 90's and then on DVD in the 00's. Still have them all. The soundtrack was really good with lots of memorable songs. It's weird to me when Capcom released the 25th Anniversary SF Collection on the PS3 / Xbox 360, they included the original SF2 Movie, and then the US SF TV series instead of this one.

[@DeanIrvine]

I remember buying this on vhs in the uk, extremely excited when new volumes were released. A few years later I grabbed the hard to get dvd. Set and was amazed that it just sounded completely wrong, different intro and ending themes and the voice cast as all changed. I’m pretty sure I still have all the vhs copies somewhere It just didn’t sound as good as my original copies but that could be rose tinted glasses.

[@BordersDude]

I did exactly the same, I wonder why they went with a different voice cast. Although the one thing I prefer about the dvd sets is that certain scenes haven't been butchered! The BBFC at the height of its powers back then and lack of understanding of animé

[@DeanIrvine]

@@BordersDude honestly I didn't notice any changes or cuts but it was a few years from I saw it on VHS when I got the dvds. I wonder if there is a comparison online Hell very few ever speak about this series.

[@JherricaHarris]

I remember buying this set years ago, and could not stop watching after the first episode! This series was told in such great detail and I wish there were more episodes❤

[@andresgonzaleztorres3808]

I started watching the show in English and was great. Although Chun-li and Cammy are both Sexy characters, I wanted to see them fight against each other. A Waifus Street Fight, if you will. I imagine Ryu and Chun-Li would end up being a couple but the writers just weren’t sure or ready for that to happen

[@TheXell]

Man, I've wondered why noone talks about Victory. I thought of all the SF spinoffs/adaptations, it captured Ryu and Kens friendship and personalities the best (together with Assassins Fist).

[@PatrikVorg]

Street Fighter Alpha: The Animation a.k.a. Street Fighter Zero: The Movie is my favorite animation from the SF series tbh, don't really even remember the others that well.

[@Kongo-Ken]

This is one of the most underrated pieces of street fighter content and arguably one of the most underrated 90’s anime ever.

[@gm9984]

I have it complete on dvd, but haven't had the chance to watch it all the way thru yet. Now I'm gonna start it all over again. Thanks for the upload man

[@shindukess]

My absolute favorite anime show. The art, locations, music, story, fleshing out and combining the street fighter characters and world was awesome. Highly underrated. We don't get anime like these anymore.

[@Spartahhh]

I put my buddy on to this anime back in middle school we use to watch this and g-gundam and the cell saga in rotation the good ol days 😊

[@angelmatt216]

Thank you for this video. I'm a huge street fighter fan, so it was great to see

[@ScorePN]

Glad you enjoyed it! 👍

[@spidey677]

One of my favorite anime’s growing up. What I love about this show is we see how Ryu and Ken achieved their powers of “hadou” and their growth as people. It’s really a pure hearted story.

[@simonleech1109]

THANK YOU SOMEONE ELSE KNOWS THIS! I grew up on this and still have them on video from the ADV Films dub! It rocked!

[@peterfrost377]

Thank you for talking about this anime. One of my all times favorites alongside the 1994 Street fighter 2 anime movie :)

[@Thatdeal79]

When I was a senior in high school back in 97 to 98 I got all the all the Street Fighter 2V cassettes on VHS. I use to be able to quote damn near the whole series.

[@ThePsychoguy]

I’ve always loved this series. You know it was actually cut in half from it’s original plan? There were ratings issues in Japan, so that’s what led to the reused animation, as well as the fact that the story had to be cut WAY short of the original intention. It’s also why some characters like Balrog never got a chance to shine, and others like Honda never showed up. I always wanted a season 2. A reboot or tribute would be great but unfortunately this series is mostly forgotten. The music was incredible to this day I listen to it in the car on the regular. This series had a lasting impact on the franchise.

[@AspiePilo82]

What tripped me out all these years is how the Ken vs Guile fight seems cut.

[@thiagohermes4806]

That anime was a HUGE success in Brazil. Yeah, it has those DBZ moments in which Ryu takes 10 episodes just to perform a hadouken and things like that but overall we loved it. And the soundtrack is awesome, especially the epic one when Ryu is preparing the hadouken.

[@kheechung]

I talk about this anime a lot. My friend and I even joke around and go through the whole conversation Ken and Ryu had about hearing a person's voice on the phone and saying she's a total baby. I also look for the final battle (IN JAPANESE) on KZbin once in a while.

[@Otakonstar]

My dad used to rent these vhs tapes for us back in the 90s. To this day I've never been able to find them on any place that streaming it. The tape my dad left off on was Ken vs Fei Long.

[@jeremyhall2727]

I got the old DVD collection from right stuff. It was like $25 back in the day. I liked it on tv so much, I just had to have it

[@journoskillzgaming8786]

Thank you for exploring this miniseries! I've told people about it in the past, but no one knew what the hell I was talking about.

[@MrBlank41]

the best fight was between ryu and ken in the cave of mirages and also like how akuma was in the anime hidden in plain sight

[@unworthyServant08]

I watched it in French growing up. A true masterpiece indeed! The soundtrack was out of this world. I find myself humming the militaristic Bison theme every now and then, lol. I wish I could grab a copy of the dvd for myself somewhere...

[@Emma-yg2uf]

The show sparked my interest to boxing, be care free, free spirited like Ken when I first saw it on youtube. I loved how Ryu is not some dull boring person who travels the world but a dude with a personality. A rice life with adventure is my Jam.

[@kbgibson]

Bison coming out of the psycho crusher was so bad ass in this. I loved the attention to little details.

[@theinspectah8441]

In my top 10 anime series for sure i worked my ass off getting all 10 tapes as a youth! Excellent video!!!

[@hexenbiest1002]

I prefer mortal kombat as a franchise but I do have this show on DVD and I enjoyed it

[@aqa540]

i still own this series on dvd. I showed it to my nephew after seeing a SFV poster on my wall and he was hooked.

[@carlosaugustodinizgarcia3526]

Brazilian here.Street Fighter II- V is a classic in our country being one of the first battle shonen we had contact (after Saint Seiya in '94) From 1996 to 1997 it was shown alongside Dragon Quest Dai no Daibouken,Magic Knight Rayearth and the original Dragon Ball in SBT channel.

[@jrjoker7135]

Just glad I'm not the only one to remember this series.

[@SeanBeanie4191]

This used to come on Sci-Fi channel suuuuper late/early in the morning. Like at 2-3 in the morning. I think this got lost to the masses because they also had the American version of Street Fighter cartoon running around the same time, people (at least me at the time) probably thought it was the same show.

[@ralphyboy26]

I have these episodes on dvd

[@joey_padilla]

Such an underrated series. It was a different take on some of our favorite characters. Absolutely love it ❤

[@MiguelGutierrez-vs9zu]

This was a fantastic anime. Extremely popular here in latinamerica, great argument and animation. It is interesting how every market interpreted the argument behind SFII, given that at the time it seems that not even Capcom themselves knew what it was about beside fighting in the streets..... Japan saw it as a bromance of martial artists Ryu & Ken fighting trough life when they casually (?) face an international terrorist organization lead by a extremely strong martial artist with psychic powers, while the american counterpart was basically GI Joe with Guile as Duke/Flint and instead of using guns they used martial arts.

[@The_Humble_Hurricane]

"Nobody?"....bruh please! I'm a 40 yr SF vet and in the FGC. 80% of the people i know and encounter across the world knows how incredible this series is/was. The intro to this day is literally my favorite to date in any series. I still watch it at least once a year and I NEVER skip the intro🔥🙌🏿💯

[@quizzatv]

I watched this on a French channel called "Manga" during my childhood. It is very good and dark like you said. Very underrated indeed. This version of Bison literally scared me when I was a kid no cap, he was way too OP

[@Nemesis_HamdyEisa-Type]

If it had a larger audience, this anime adaption would have been comparable in size to Dragon Ball Z!🧠📺😆

[@WheeledHamster]

Never understood the hype for DragonBall Z, just a bunch jackass shooting beams in space and all the characters are drawn and designed exactly the same.

[@unlawfullegions1500]

@@WheeledHamsterhave u ever sat down and try to watch the show?

[@onojioboardwalk9748]

@@WheeledHamster .. Yeah except its almost like whats shown in DBZ has to do with asian-lore and history. ''How dare they.'' And i look forward to what YOU make that will 'Surpass' DBZ soon.. Waitin still..

[@DavidpuzzlerU9738]

@@unlawfullegions1500 Course he hasnt.

[@willdiesel8431]

That's awfully presumptuous. A large part of the draw for the Z portion of series was the fact it had been drip fed to the large majority of audiences outside of Japan. Bad dubs, censored galore and wasn't televised in its entirety for a long while. This rendition of SF is reminiscent of the Fatal Fury movies and JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 3 run from 1993-94. It's just not the type of anime that's built for the long haul. Huge win for Guile's portrayal though.

[@MachetediabloX]

I saw this in Mexico back in the day. I thought it was great since street fighter was the most popular game during that time. Years later I hunted this series down on eBay and got the complete set

[@dominiqueodom3099]

I remember discovering this anime in my dad's VHS collection. It had the first few episodes and the moment I'll always remember is Ryu's humbling loss to Guile. That one fight made me so eager to see more and I was so upset to find out the VHS only had like 3 episodes of the series.

[@360entertainment2]

I had this series on DVD back in 2007 and thought it was excellent. Design differences aside with some of the cast (I’m looking at you Ryu and Fei Long) the right sequences were amazing!

[@2236gaming]

I watched this anime on TV dubbed to latin america spanish back in the 90s. I thought it was super high quality for TV those days and I really enjoyed it but for some reason not many people are familiar with it. Almost none of my classmates at the time watched it despite most of them were pretty fond of the arcade game.

[@TokenDrew]

I used to love this series back in the day. I was confused on why Ryu's design changed so much but I really enjoyed it. I still listen to the opening theme, randomly humming it or listening to a compilation on KZbin.

[@TheBeardedFrogSage]

This is my favorite under-the-rug anime. I only got to see it up until the Ryu mind control part and then the video store didn't have the ending, so I have no idea how it ends or even how they get Ryu out of it. The last scene that really sticks out in my mind that I have to consider the end is Ken doing the Shoryuken for the first time and punching through the ceiling. Such a badass moment.. but then that was it. He was confronting Ryu and then silence. I'm glad someone else has heard of it and it was super nice to see someone talk about it and praise it too. And yes, the flashbacks got pretty obscene towards the end. I suspected the writers of trying to pad the run time but I can't ever be sure, but without a doubt the BGM for the Hado was epic. That's the thing that stands out the most in my memory of this anime, and for some reason Ryu's bracelet. I never forget that bracelet.

[@Beedo_Sookcool]

Never heard of this before. Looks very cool. Thank you for the video! Now, if only I can find the DVD box set for less than half my number of limbs . . . .

[@JadenOmega]

This show is one of the best things to come out of Street Fighter. I probably shouldn't have watched this as a kid but the Street Fighter 2 the animated movie was so good that i couldn't help it. And the English dub theme. Good god I *NEVER* skipped it. It's too good. Crying shame this didn't get a season 2 but from what we got, this was fantastic.

[@SeraphimDragon]

I forgot how I accidentally discovered this gem. It was back when we still had cable and it was on one of the hundreds channels. It was literally the *only* reason I even looked at that channel. God that intro was just awesome.

[@k9wolf07]

Street Fighter 2 V holds a special place in my heart, it was the anime that got me into my martial arts phase in my teens after I bought a VHS of the first few episodes in a store. as a weird coincidence sometime later on the SciFi channel started airing anime on Monday nights and would air Street Fighter 2V "No idea why its not Sci fi related lol" so I got to see further into the series.

[@OldChanCharlie]

I actually bought that back in the days on dvd cause I loved SF and it was such a fresh take. They fight guile at a pub, Ryu goes to prison, the akuma cameos, the Ken vs Vega fight etc.

[@Chud_Bud_Supreme]

I watched this series in college and thought it was awesome. I liked seeing Ryu and Ken start off as brash punks who mature as the show progresses

[@BelartWright]

The best Street Fighter. That Vega was Ken fight was brutal. And so was Guile vs Ryu. Great opener btw.

[@BelartWright]

Nice review. Now I have to rewatch. I loved it when I was younger, but I want to know how it ranks amongst my faves.

[@RaidenWarbound]

I didn’t know about it til mid 2000’s and absolutely loved it! I’d be down to watch again with update animations and sfx!!

[@Neenjuh]

Wow!!! I genuinely never knew! Now I definitely wanna watch! I received meniscus surgery so I’m bedridden for at least 3 days.

[@lgmxgrmx2088]

I saw it on Cartoon Network when I was little. Street Fighter was alreafy my favorite game so naturally I fell instantly in love with this serie. It was pretty close to the first animated movie but you could clearly see that they weren't related. I loved every second of this show.

[@Randolph_]

I love this anime

[@sayonarakid]

In Brazil this series was super big. Even my mother watched. I really loved it even if it was very different form the original story. I find kinda funny how americans love the sf2 the movie. Cause when it was released here people were just ''yeah, its fine, not as much as the series''. Its fantastic.

[@carlosaugustodinizgarcia3526]

O filme animação (Street Fighter II- the movie) na verdade saiu aqui nos cinemas antes de Street Fighter II-V estrear. Infelizmente no cinema teve uma dublagem em português feita por amadores em Miami e foi esquecida. Logo depois o SBT trouxe o desenho americano e como tinha poucos episódios aí que trouxeram SFII-V que foi um grande sucesso,aí trouxeram de volta II-the movie mas redublado com o elenco do anime pra VHS e depois exibição no SBT.

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Still Better Than The Movies I Especially The Legend Of Chun Li Video Game adaptation classic