Street Fighter II V 1790845 224747134 2008-07-10T06:44:45Z Jonny2x4 246999 {{Citations missing|date=July 2007}} {{Infobox animanga/Header | name = Street Fighter II V | image = | caption = Cover of [[Manga Entertainment]]'s ''Street Fighter II V'' [[DVD]] set. | ja_name = ストリートファイターII V | ja_name_trans = Sutorīto Faitā Tsū Bui | genre = [[Action (genre)|Action]], [[Adventure (genre)|Adventure]], [[Martial arts film|Martial arts]] }} {{Infobox animanga/Anime | title = | director = [[Gisaburō Sugii]] | studio = [[Group TAC]] | network = {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Yomiuri TV]]<br> {{flagicon|United States}} [[Encore (Premium TV)|Encore WAM]], [[Sci Fi Channel (United States)#Anime|Sci Fi]] <br> {{flagicon|Philippines}} [[ABS-CBN]], [[Hero TV]]<br> {{flagicon|Dominican Republic}} [[Telesistema Dominicano]]<br> {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[SBT]]<br> {{flagicon|Malaysia}} [[Astro (satellite TV)|Astro Ria]]<br> {{flagicon|Indonesia}} [[SCTV]] | first = [[10 April]] [[1995]] | last = [[27 November]] [[1995]] | episodes = 29 }} {{Infobox animanga/Footer}} {{nihongo|'''''Street Fighter II V'''''|ストリートファイターⅡ V|Sutorīto Faitā Tsū Bui|pronounced "two vee"}}, also known as '''''Street Fighter II Victory''''', is an [[anime]] series based on the [[fighting game]] ''[[Street Fighter II]]''. Directed by Gisaburo Sugii, the series first aired in [[Japan]] in 1995, from [[April 10]] to [[November 27]], on [[Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation|YTV]]. An [[English (language)|English]] adaptation of the series was produced by [[Manga Entertainment]] in 1996 and was originally released on home video. ==Premise== The show is a loose adaptation of the ''Street Fighter II'' games, taking several liberties with the established storyline and characters from the games. The show follows the adventures of a young [[Ryu (Street Fighter)|Ryu]] and [[Ken Masters|Ken]], as they go through a journey to improve their [[martial art]]s skills after they both experienced a brutal defeat at the hands of [[Guile (Street Fighter)|Guile]]. During the course of the series, Ryu and Ken become acquainted with other ''Street Fighter'' characters such as [[Chun-Li]], [[Fei Long]], [[Sagat]] and [[Dhalsim]]. Eventually the duo find themselves involve with the criminal syndicate Shadowlaw, led by [[M. Bison]], after defeating one of their subordinate organizations. At the time of the show's production, ''Super Street Fighter II Turbo'' was the latest installment in the video game series. Out of the 17 characters appearing in ''Super Turbo'', only [[E. Honda]], [[Blanka]], [[Dee Jay]] and [[T. Hawk]] were not featured in the TV show. [[Akuma (Street Fighter)|Akuma]] (or Gouki, as the character is called in Japan) makes several cameo appearances during crowd scenes. ==Characters== * '''[[Ryu (Street Fighter)|Ryu]]''' :{{anime voices|Kôji Tsujitani|Skip Stellrecht}} ::Ryu is the main character. He's very dedicated to his martial arts and is always trying to better his own skills. He was raised in the Japanese countryside, and is as such a sort of country bumpkin. He and his best friend, Ken, have been training together since they were little kids. During their travels, he learns how to use a [[chi]]-based power called ''Hadō'' in the form of the ''[[Hadouken]]''. Ryu does not wear a headband and sparring gloves through out the series. Instead, he wears prayer beads on his hands, and has short spiky hair. * '''[[Ken Masters|Ken]]''' :{{anime voices|Kenji Haga|Jimmy Theodore}} ::Ryu's best friend and the only son of the rich Masters family. Ken is extremely rich. He lives in [[San Francisco]] with his parents in a very large mansion - it takes twenty minutes to drive from the front yard to the main house! He too spends a lot of time training as well, but not as much as Ryu. Ken also rides a motorcycle. His mother is Japanese. Ken also learns to use the power of ''Hadō'' later on while being held captive by [[Shadoloo|Shadowlaw]]. Only Ryu knows the ''Hadoken'', while both he and Ken know the ''Shoryuken''. Ken later upgrades the ''Shoryuken'' to the ''Hadou Shoryuken'', and then shortens it to the ''Hadou Shoryu''. Interestingly, in the English dub Ken still called the move ''Shoryuken'' while Ryu called it by its English translation; Rising Dragon Punch. * '''[[Guile (Street Fighter)|Guile]]''' :{{anime voices|Tesshô Genda|Kirk Thornton}} ::Guile is a [[Sergeant]] in the [[United States Air Force]]. He has pride in both the Air Force and his men, and frequently goes out drinking with them whenever they can. He and his partner, Nash, have served together for many years in various missions and military conflicts. As a military person he is regularly found working out and lifting weights. He has won at least one [[boxing]] tournament and probably others not mentioned in the show. His martial art style that he uses in combat is loosely based on US Military Combatives, the official martial arts styles that the US military teaches to its soldiers. * '''[[Chun-Li]]''' :{{anime voices|Chisa Yokoyama|Lia Sargent}} ::Chun-Li first appears as a tour guide hired by Ken and Ryu upon their arrival in [[Hong Kong]], however, she is soon revealed to be the daughter of the top inspector for the Hong Kong police. Her father trains her in the art of [[kung fu]] both as self-defence and as a part of her rearing. She accompanies Ken and Ryu throughout most of their journeys across Asia and Europe, but rarely engages herself in combat unless personally attacked or threatened. Chun-Li is not seen in her blue mini-[[qipao]] and white boots until the final episodes, where she is captive at Bison's base. Also, changes to this outfit include the absence of her hair-bun covers as well as her pantyhose being replaced with kneepads. * '''Inspector Dorai''' (銅昴 ''Dōrai'') :{{anime voices|Rokuro Naya|Michael Forest}} ::Chun-Li's father. His principle occuaption is as the Vice Squad Captain for the Hong Kong Police Department, and is routinely engaged in drug busts, sting operations, and various other police activities, and is no stranger to the risks of his work. His residence also doubles as a temple and training ground where he teaches his daughter and several other students. Shortly after a successful bust of a large [[cocaine]]-smuggling operation, as well the subsequent arrest of the Ashura kingpin behind it, Inspector Dorai is called to [[Barcelona]] to attend an [[Interpol]] conference concerning the investigation of the mysterious organisation called "Shadowlaw". During the investigation, Dorai is nearly killed by Cammy at the order of a Shadowlaw infiltrator, but his survival was kept secret by the Chief of Interpol until the person who ordered the hit could be identified. Unlike in the games, Dorai survives in the show. * '''[[Fei Long|Fei-Long]]''' :{{anime voices|Kazuki Yao|Jim Taggert}} ::One of Dorai's best students, he is now an up-and-coming martial arts movie star whose insistence on "making the fight real" rapidly becomes detrimental to production, due mainly to damaged props and public property as well as injuries to the stunt doubles. Ken Masters briefly volunteers to be his opposite in a fight scene while touring Hong Kong with Ryu and Chun-Li, but the destruction caused by the fight forced the director to halt the filming and cut the scene completely. Later, upon learning of his Master's supposed "death", he become distraught with grief and seeks to avenge him. While visiting the hospital where Dorai was taken, the Chief of Interpol informs Fei-Long of the charade. Later still, Fei-Long with the assistance of Cammy (after a brief fight with her in Dorai's hospital quarters) identifies Balrog as the Shadowlaw operative who ordered the hit on Dorai. * '''[[Sagat]]''' :{{anime voices|Banjô Ginga|Peter Spellos}} ::Sagat was the "King of [[Muay Thai]]", which is infamous as one of the most vicious forms of martial arts in the world. When he fought professionally, he was the champion of Thailand and everyone simply called him "Champ", but after refusing to throw a match for the Ashura syndicate, he was framed for selling drugs and was both imprisoned and disgraced. The Ashura syndicate's vendetta against Dorai, Ken and Ryu was carried out in a very poor manner by one of their men by planting [[heroin]] in Ryu's luggage at the airport in [[Bangkok]], after which Ryu was imprisoned in the same prison with Sagat. The two of them gained each other's respect and were able to learn more about the Ashura from their experiences. After the Ashura kingpin was arrested, evidence of Sagat's innocence was "discovered" by the Thai police and he was released from prison. Unlike in the games, he does not have his trademarked scar on his chest (which he had since ''Street Fighter II'') nor does he wear an eyepatch. His rivarly with Ryu is more of a friendly one in the show. * '''[[Dhalsim]]''' :{{anime voices|Shôzô Îzuka|Steven Blum}} ::Dhalsim is a monk who lives in a remote village in India. Sagat had earlier instructed Ryu to seek Dhalsim for advice about the ''Ways of Hadou''. Sagat had been turned down years before when he sought Dhalsim's wisdom, but had figured that Ryu might be found more worthy. Dhalsim is a practitioner of yoga and has some psychic abilities, and although he knows much about Hadou, he was unable to train Ryu to use the ''Hadouken'', which was inadvertently triggered in Ryu's body during a lesson. * '''[[Vega (Street Fighter)|Vega]]''' ('''Balrog''' in Japan) :{{anime voices|Kaneto Shiozawa|Richard Cansino}} ::His [[surname]] on the show is '''Fabio La Cerda'''. Vega is the popular bullfighter in [[Barcelona]] with a lust for blood and no value for life. He also moonlight's as a cage fighter for rich socialites. During a bullfight attended by Ken, Ryu, and Chun-Li, Vega develops an obsession for Chun-Li, and uses a strange "love potion" drug to induce a trance in her. While in the trance, she watches Vega and Ken fight each other in a steel cage at a secretive ball they were invited to attend. Vega was defeated, despite having stabbed both of Ken's feet and elsewise having the advantage of dropping down from above with his signature attack. The fate of Vega is not clearly known, but was last seen being carried out of the steel cage on a stretcher after having hung from the cage ceiling unconscious and then diving downward in a "final attack" where Ken caught him on his shoulders, instead of finishing him off. * '''[[Balrog (Street Fighter)|Balrog]]''' ('''M. Bison''' in Japan) :{{anime voices|Tomomichi Nishimura|Joe Romersa}} ::Balrog is an executive officer of Interpol, but unbeknownst to the other members of Interpol he works for Shadowlaw as an informant. Suspicisions had been raised when Inspector Dorai's failed assassination suggested that only a senior officer of Interpol would have been aware of his investigations into the Shadowlaw organization. Ultimately, Balrog's secret is discovered by Fei-Long and Cammy after his cover story's inconsistencies were compared. Before being placed under arrest, Cammy took revenge against Balrog for giving her fraudulent reason's for the assassination. Balrog isn't portrayed as a fighter in the show and only shows up in his boxing gear during the second opening credits. * '''[[Cammy]]''' :{{anime voices|Yôko Sasaki|Debra Rogers}} ::Cammy White is a former agent of [[Secret Intelligence Service|MI6]] who now makes her living as a mercenary assassin. Being a devout [[Roman Catholic]], she always prays for forgiveness before and after each hit. She takes much pride in the quality of her work, and believes when she's hired for a job, the death of her target must come from her hand and not as an accident or incidental occurrence, such is to the extend that she will even protect her target from harm until she is ready to strike. Also as a matter of pride, she refuses to act on false pretexts for employment. Cammy's character design is radically different compared to any other appearance. She wears a black halter top, black spandex tights, and a choker decorated with a crucifix, the latter which she used to conceal a deadly, retractable, metal wire to assassinate her victims. * '''[[Charlie (Street Fighter)|Nash]]''' :{{anime voices|Ryôichi Tanaka|Dean Elliot}} ::Guile's best friend, who has served alongside of him in several combat situations. Nash dies during the mission to rescue Ken from Bison's fortress. Since the show was produced before the development of ''[[Street Fighter Alpha]]'', he does not resemble his in-game counterpart at all. In the show, he holds an impressive similar appearance to [[Jean Reno]]. While Nash is known as Charlie in the English localization of the games, Nash retains his Japanese name for the English dub of the show (except in one scene where Guile calls him by Charlie). * '''[[Zangief]]''' :{{anime voices|Yasurô Tanaka|Michael Sorich}} ::He is a Russian bear-wrestler who frequently works as one of Shadowlaw's strong-men. He doesn't seem to have any particular desire or inclination to injure or kill anyone, but he's not above using his strength in full against someone should his orders require him to. [[Zangief]] can be seen wearing a loincloth-like shirt, whereas in the games he appears topless. He also works for [[Shadoloo|Shadowlaw]], despite the fact that he is unaffiliated with them in the games. * '''[[M. Bison]]''' ('''Vega''' in Japan) :{{anime voices|Kenji Utsumi|Tom Wyner}} ::Very little is known about Bison. Except that he is the head of Shadowlaw. In contrast to Ken and Ryu's ''Hadou'' (which is based in [[chi]]), Bison's powers are based in his rage and hatred, and are referred to as his "Psycho Power". Usage of his "Psycho Power" usually causes him to lose his ability to reason, and in one instance nearly strangles Chun-Li while enraged only to regret his actions for a moment when he resumed his previous cognitive state... the only scene in which he ever shows a capacity for human emotion. As the leader of the secretive Shadowlaw, his only known goal is [[world domination]], and most of his activities are financed through a variety of underground operations such as the Ashura syndicate. For all of Bison's power and ambition, it is suggested that much of his work may be the result of semi-telepathic influence originating from a silver idol in the form of an eagle's head, which is shown on at least two occasions to "communicate" with him. ==Episodes== {|class="wikitable" width="98%" |- ! # !! English dub title (top)<br />Japanese title (bottom) !! Original air date |- | colspan="3" bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| |- {{Japanese episode list |EnglishTitle= Beginning of a Journey |JapaneseTitle= |KanjiTitle= 旅立ち サンフランシスコからの招待状 |OriginalAirDate= [[1995-04-10]] |EpisodeNumber= 1 |ShortSummary= [[Ryu (Street Fighter)|Ryu]] receives an unexpected [[letter]] from his best friend [[Ken (Street Fighter)|Ken Masters]]. The letter tells him to come to [[United States|America]] for a visit. The two of them have not seen each other in years, and so this is the reason Ken sends the letter. Ryu, after thinking about it, decides to go to America at Ken's request. When he arrives at the [[San Francisco]] [[airport]], he finds Ken. The two of them then drive home to Ken's place, relax a bit, then go out for the night on Ken's [[motorcycle]]. They go into the [[pub]] called Mt. Fuji, where they beat up some [[military]] [[thug]]s. Afterward, the leader of the military thugs, [[Guile (Street Fighter)|Guile]], enters the bar and sees what Ryu and Ken have done to his men. |LineColor= }} {{Japanese episode list |EnglishTitle= King of the Air Force |JapaneseTitle= |KanjiTitle=空軍の王者 炸裂、脅威のミリタリーコンバット |OriginalAirDate= [[1995-04-17]] |EpisodeNumber= 2 |ShortSummary= Guile and Ryu fight each other, though it is obvious Guile has the upper hand. He has much more experience and military combat training, and even though Ryu has mastered [[martial arts]], he still cannot best Guile in the least. Guile easily overpowers Ryu, and then leaves the bar with his men, telling Ryu that he has guts. Ken takes Ryu home, then fights Guile at the Air Force Base in San Francisco. Ken loses badly as well, and then Ken and Ryu travel to [[Hong Kong]] in hopes of improving their fighting skills (their defeat at the hands of Guile gave them that motivation). |LineColor= }} {{Japanese episode list |EnglishTitle= Landing in Hong Kong |JapaneseTitle= |KanjiTitle= 香港上陸 潜入、魔闘窟への挑戦状 |OriginalAirDate= [[1995-04-24]] |EpisodeNumber= 3 |ShortSummary= In this episode, Ryu and Ken stay at a very fancy [[hotel]] in Hong Kong. There, their tour guide, [[Chun Li]], enters the [[helicopter]] Ken ordered before her arrival. Chun Li is meant to guide Ryu and Ken throughout Hong Kong. However, she doesn't know they want to go to the Devil's Battle Cage in Kowloon Palace to fight in the martial arts tournament there and get stronger. Ken and Ryu convince their pilot, Tyler, to land in Kowloon Palace, albeit after a tough time convincing him. Once in Kowloon Palace, Ryu, Ken, and Chun Li enter into the martial arts tournament building. Ryu defeats all the opponents there. Then, Lean, the leader of the Devil Battle's Cage martial arts tournament, tells everyone in Kowloon Palace to kill Ryu, Ken, and Chun Li on sight for humiliating him. |LineColor= }} {{Japanese episode list |EnglishTitle= Darkness of Kowloon Palace |JapaneseTitle= |KanjiTitle= 暗黒の九龍城 無法地帯、命がけの大脱出 |OriginalAirDate= [[1995-05-01]] |EpisodeNumber= 4 |ShortSummary= Ryu, Ken, and Chun Li fight their way through Kowloon Palace, defeating all the foes they encounter. Chun Li leads Ryu and Ken to the exit of Kowloon Palace, only to be stopped by the evil Lean. Lean sends his two henchmen, Sodom and Gomorrah after Ryu and Ken to stop them from escaping. Ryu and Ken defeat them, only to find Lean has Chun Li held [[hostage]]. Chun Li's father Dorai, who is the [[police chief]] of Hong Kong, shoots Lean in the hand just as he is about to fire at Ryu and Ken. Dorai, Chun Li, Ryu, and Ken then go back to the hotel they are staying in, where Chun Li tells them she will take them to go see the martial arts master [[Fei Long]] tommorow. |LineColor= }} {{Japanese episode list |EnglishTitle= Hot-Blooded Fei Long |JapaneseTitle= |KanjiTitle= 飛龍熱血! 激写、スーパーバトルアクションムービー |OriginalAirDate= [[1995-05-08]] |EpisodeNumber= 5 |ShortSummary= Ryu, Ken, and Chun Li visit Fei Long, who is filming a [[movie]]. Fei Long picks which actor he wants (out of Ryu and Ken) for the fight scene he is currently filming, stating that "fights have to be real", rather than just act via fake fighting like a normal actor would. Fei Long picks Ken as the fighter for the scene, and Ken fights Fei Long. While this is supposedly part of the film, Fei Long and Ken take the fight a little too far for a film. The match ends in a draw when the director of the film stops the fight because of the injuries Fei Long and Ken are inflicting upon each other. |LineColor= }} {{Japanese episode list |EnglishTitle= Appearance of the Secret Technique |JapaneseTitle= |KanjiTitle= 秘伝見参! 漲る気、波動の覚醒 |OriginalAirDate= [[1995-05-22]] |EpisodeNumber= 6 |ShortSummary= In this episode, Ryu, Ken, and Chun Li go [[shopping]] at a [[shopping mall]]. Once there, Ryu meets a strange old man who it seems is about to die, as he is [[sweating]], and looks to be in bad condition. Ryu says he will call an [[ambulance]] for him, but the old man insists on Ryu taking him to a place of [[privacy]]. There, the old man practices a martial arts technique in front of Ryu, where he uses his [[ki]] to create a blue fireball from his hands. He swallows this fireball, and, after it explodes in his stomach, he's fine and back in good health. Ryu wants to learn how to do the technique the old man just did, and so he takes him to his shop where they can have privacy and practice the technique. Ryu doesn't master it, although he gains a little more knowledge about his spiritual self after this encounter. |LineColor= }} {{Japanese episode list |EnglishTitle= Revenge of the Ashura |JapaneseTitle= |KanjiTitle= 阿修羅の報復 襲いかかるムエタイの刺客 |OriginalAirDate= [[1995-06-05]] |EpisodeNumber= 7 |ShortSummary= The evil [[crime]] organization called Ashura sets up a plan to kill Chun Li's father, Dorai for foiling their plans in earlier episodes. Chun Li is used as bait for Dorai's death, and when Chun Li goes to a [[park]] and waits on Ryu and Ken to come themselves, she is ambushed by an Ashura member disguised as a [[clown]]. Ryu and Ken get there just in time to save Chun Li, defeating all the Ashura foes. Chun Li, Ryu, and Ken then go to Dorai's [[dojo]] to prevent the Ashura from attacking him and killing him. Chun Li goes inside to protect Dorai, while Ken, Ryu, and Fei Long battle the Ashura to stop them from getting inside. They eventually triumph, and the Ashura flee the scene. |LineColor= }} {{Japanese episode list |EnglishTitle= Trap, Prison, and a Scream of Truth |JapaneseTitle= |KanjiTitle= 罠、牢獄、真実の叫び 誇り高きリュウ |OriginalAirDate= [[1995-06-12]] |EpisodeNumber= 8 |ShortSummary= Ryu and Ken decide to go to [[Thailand]] in hopes of learning the fighting style of [[Muay Thai]]. Once at the airport in [[Bangkok]], Ryu and Ken go to separate lines to get approval to get into Thailand legally. Because of this, Donu, the member of the Ashura who fled in Episode 7 after Ryu and the others thwarted their attempt to murder Dorai, sneaks up on Ryu and plants [[heroine]] in his [[backpack]] as a way to get [[revenge]]. Ryu doesn't notice this at first, and just as he and Ken go down an [[escalator]], Ryu is caught with heroine in his backpack, and is sent to [[prison]]. There, he endures brutal [[torture]] from Warden Nuchi, as well as taunting from other prisoners. Ryu eventually attacks the two prisoners that are taunting him throughout the episode. After that, [[Sagat]], who is "the one to fear" according to the prisoners that taunted Ryu, gets prepared to battle Ryu. |LineColor= }} {{Japanese episode list |EnglishTitle= The Superstar of Muay Thai |JapaneseTitle= Muay Thai no Kyosei - Sōzetsu Prison Battle Symphony |KanjiTitle= ムエタイの巨星 壮絶、獄中戦交響曲 |OriginalAirDate= [[1995-06-19]] |EpisodeNumber= 9 |ShortSummary= Sagat and Ryu battle each other using Muay Thai. Ryu eventually stops using Muay Thai and just uses his regular fighting style, and begins to overpower Sagat slightly. The fight ends in a draw after Sagat realizes that he and Ryu are kindred fighting spirits. Sagat vows to protect Ryu as long as he is in prison, and he calls the fight off. Nuchi then insists Sagat and Ryu continue to fight because he wants 50% of the money that was bet in the fight before it was called off by Sagat. Sagat refuses, and an angered Nuchi attempts to kill Sagat. Ryu and Sagat fight off Nuchi, and then Ken, after much work, manages to get Ryu out of prison. Ryu says farewell to Sagat, and then Ryu and Ken get in the [[car]] and the episode ends as Ryu finds out who was behind his imprisonment. |LineColor= }} {{Japanese episode list |EnglishTitle= Dark Omen |JapaneseTitle= |KanjiTitle= 暗黒の予兆 ベールに包まれた真の君臨者 |OriginalAirDate= [[1995-06-26]] |EpisodeNumber= 10 |ShortSummary= Ryu and Ken travel to the Ashura's secret hideout building, where they manage to defeat Donu and the other Ashura members in the building to get revenge for what happened to Ryu. They bring them into [[custody]], then after getting out of the building, they are fired at by a [[sniper]] in a building a few stories above. Ryu and Ken manage to escape the sniper relatively unharmed (the only thing that was harmed was Ryu's shoulder, and only slightly). They get atop the [[vehicle]] of the guy that shot at them, unbenknownst to the sniper. They arrive at another secret hideout of the Ashura, where one of their main [[headquarters]] appears to be. There, they are severely beaten by an evil man named Zochi. Zochi carries a [[chainsaw]] on his left hand, although it is never explained how he lost his left hand. Zochi, after realizing torture will not make Ryu and Ken tell him who they are "supposedly" working for (in truth, they are working for no one, but Zochi doesn't believe them), he puts Ryu in a [[chair]], where he is tied up. Ryu attempts to wiggle himself out, but Zochi plans to cut Ryu's left arm off with his chainsaw to add to his "collection" of other left arms. Just as Zochi is about to do so, the [[alarm]] sounds as Dorai and the rest of the [[police]] who are with him enter the secret hideout, thanks to the tracker Dorai planted on Soong. Distracted by this, Ryu and Ken defeat Zochi and the other Ashura members in the room, much to the surprise of Dorai and the rest of the police with him when they enter the room. Sagat, at the end of the episode, is freed from prison in light of new evidence proving his innocence. Sagat asks Ryu to show him the [[scroll]] he got from master Yo. He then tells Ryu if he wishes to learn about Hadou, he should travel to [[India]], where a [[monk]] named [[Dhalsim]] lives. |LineColor= }} {{Japanese episode list |EnglishTitle= Visitation of the Beasts |JapaneseTitle= |KanjiTitle= 野獣来訪 聖なる荒法師、若武者への忠告 |OriginalAirDate= [[1995-07-03]] |EpisodeNumber= 11 |ShortSummary= Ryu and Ken visit India to learn about Hadou from a monk named Dhalsim who lives in northern India. Ryu and Ken fight some evil men who want to destroy Dr. Hanna's small [[hospital]], that she says is a refuge for the [[poor]] of [[Calcutta]]. Ken makes a phone call that buys the land the men want to use as their own (that's why they try to destroy the hospital), and thus Dr. Hanna never has to worry about them again. When Ryu and Ken arrive in the village where Dhalsim is, Dhalsim refuses to teach them the ways of Hadou, because they are "beasts with an aggressive spirit", and thus are unworthy to be taught Hadou. Ryu and Ken befriend the villagers to impress Dhalsim and motivate him to teach them Hadou. Dhalsim eventually shows Ryu and Ken the Cave of Ancients, telling them never to go in there for there is a terrible [[monster]] in there. The episode ends as four men enter the cave, mad with [[greed]]. Apparently, they want the [[treasure]] in there. |LineColor= }} {{Japanese episode list |EnglishTitle= The Deadly Phantom Face-Off |JapaneseTitle= |KanjiTitle= 赤白の闘神 幻の真剣勝負 |OriginalAirDate= [[1995-07-10]] |EpisodeNumber= 12 |ShortSummary= Ryu and Ken enter the Cave of Ancients to get the treasure out of there. The reason for this is because an evil man and his crew want the treasure for their own gain. Two of his men have already died, and he only has one remaining aside from himself. He threatens to kill the villagers of India if Ryu and Ken don't get the treasure out of the cave for him. Ryu and Ken enter the cave to get the treasure. Inside, they face each other in combat, although they do not know that the "monster" in the cave is merely a reflection of their innermost being. Ryu and Ken, after suffering serious injuries from the fight, realize that they are fighting each other, and then the monster disappears after that realization. Ryu and Ken emerge from the cave and give the treasure to the man who wants it. He then tries to kill them for outliving their "usefulness", although Dhalsim paralyzes him. Dhalsim then heals Ryu and Ken's injuries, and then the episode ends just as Dhalsim is about to teach Ryu and Ken the ways of Hadou. |LineColor= }} {{Japanese episode list |EnglishTitle= Legend of Hadou Ken |JapaneseTitle= |KanjiTitle= 森羅万象の気 波動拳伝説 |OriginalAirDate= [[1995-07-17]] |EpisodeNumber= 13 |ShortSummary= Dhalsim teaches Ryu how to use Hadou. Ryu learns how to do the Hadouken technique, but he cannot control it, and thus it could kill anyone without warning and Ryu couldn't stop it. Ryu goes to the Cave of Ancients to perfect his use of the Hadouken, since it's too risky otherwise. In the cave, he fights an imaginary Guile, and then after that, he fires the Hadouken at an imaginary Dhalsim, since imagining opponents helps him focus on where to shoot the Hadouken. After the Hadouken is fired, Ryu and Ken leave India to go to [[Spain]], since Dorai was sent to [[Barcelona]] to receive an award for shutting down the Ashura crime syndicate. Chun Li sends the letter for Ryu and Ken to come, and thus they do, as the episode ends. |LineColor= }} {{Japanese episode list |EnglishTitle= The Bloodthirsty Prince |JapaneseTitle= |KanjiTitle= 血に飢えた麗人 バルログ |OriginalAirDate= [[1995-07-24]] |EpisodeNumber= 14 |ShortSummary= The evil [[matador]] [[Vega (Street Fighter)|Vega]] enters a [[bullfighting]] arena to show off his skills at bullfighting. Vega notices the beauty of Chun Li the second he enters the arena, and immediately develops affection for her. He gives her a rose before fighting the bull. Vega easily defeats the bull, and then presents to Chun Li the bull's ear as proof of his victory. Chun Li becomes uneasy when around Vega after this incident. Ryu, Ken, and Chun Li meet up with Vega a couple more times after the bullfighting arena, and each time Vega shows more affection towards Chun Li. In the middle of the night when Chun Li, Ryu, and Ken are sleeping, Vega sneaks into Chun Li's hotel room and [[kiss]]es her. Vega manages to cast a [[love potion]] over Chun Li, where she will only focus on him via a daze each time she sees him. Vega manages to escape the room just as Ken notices someone is there. The episode ends as Ryu, Ken, and Chun Li wake up. |LineColor= }} {{Japanese episode list |EnglishTitle= Clash of the Titans |JapaneseTitle= |KanjiTitle= 両雄激突 プライドと命とシンデレラを賭けた死闘 |OriginalAirDate= [[1995-07-31]] |EpisodeNumber= 15 |ShortSummary= Ken is invited to a party by Vega, although Ken doesn't know Vega sent the letter. Ken and Chun Li go to the party, while Ryu stays behind at the hotel practicing his Hadouken. When they reach the party, Chun Li drifts off into a daze, and Ken, realizing that Vega is in the steel deathmatch cage in the middle of the room where the party is being held, accepts Vega's challenge to fight for the love of Chun Li. Ken enters the ring and decides to fight Vega. Vega attacks Ken a few times, as the episode ends. |LineColor= }} {{Japanese episode list |EnglishTitle= Unveiled Ruler |JapaneseTitle= |KanjiTitle= ベールをぬいだ君臨者 暴走を始めた恐るべき征服欲 |OriginalAirDate= [[1995-08-07]] |EpisodeNumber= 16 |ShortSummary= The battle between Ken and Vega continues. Vega easily has the advantage, as he breaks both of Ken's [[Foot|feet]], and also causes Ken to lose a lot of [[blood]] because of his claws. Despite this, Ken manages to fare pretty well against the matador, and manages to score a few hard hits in on Vega before Vega wears him down. Vega jumps atop the [[chandelier]] to use his ultimate attack, while Ken prepares to use his ultimate attack, the Shoryuken on Vega. Just as the two are about to use their ultimate attacks on each other, the episode ends. |LineColor= }} {{Japanese episode list |EnglishTitle= Shudder! The Despot Commander |JapaneseTitle= |KanjiTitle= 戦慄、暴君の司令 忍び寄る策謀、迫り来る危機 |OriginalAirDate= [[1995-08-14]] |EpisodeNumber= 17 |ShortSummary= Ken and Vega's battle reaches its end, as Ken uses the Shoryuken to finish Vega off. Ken falls to the ground after that, badly hurt. Chun Li enters the cage after that since the love potion put on by Vega has wore off. Ken and Chun Li talk a bit, then Vega drops down from the chandelier when Ken's Shoryuken knocked him to. Vega wakes up for a brief moment here as he tries to attack Ken, but just as he falls from the chandelier, he presumably dies, as he is never seen awake again. Ken catches Vega on his back, and Bison, impressed with his skills, wants Zoltar, his assistant, to get his doctors to work on his recovery and bring him to his villa. Ryu continues to practice the Hadouken on the [[beach]] by the hotel he is staying in. Ken and Vega are taken into different rooms for recovery. Chun Li, finding this suspicious, questions Bison's doctors. The doctors give Ken a shot which makes him sleep. Bison enters the room after that and tries to take Chun Li to his villa. Chun Li refuses to go, and begins to attack Bison. Bison hurts her pretty badly, as the episode ends. |LineColor= }} {{Japanese episode list |EnglishTitle= The Beautiful Assassin |JapaneseTitle= |KanjiTitle= 美しき暗殺者 緑色の瞳、十字架の恐怖 |OriginalAirDate= [[1995-08-21]] |EpisodeNumber= 18 |ShortSummary= [[Bison (Street Fighter)|Bison]] and Chun Li fight. Chun Li hits Bison twice, but just as she is about to escape, he teleports in front of her and [[chokehold|strangles]] her until she loses [[consciousness]] due to lack of [[oxygen]]. Bison, realizing he went berserk with his Psycho Power, tells his assistant, Zoltar, to bring Chun Li and Ken to his [[villa]]. Meanwhile, the [[assassin]] [[Cammy (Street Fighter)|Cammy White]], who was hired by [[Balrog (Street Fighter)|Balrog]] of [[Interpol]] (or so he claims, though in truth he is a [[Shadowlaw]] agent) to kill Dorai, enters her hotel room next to where Dorai is staying. The reason for killing Dorai was because he supposedly set up a new drug syndicate everytime he smashed one, with himself as boss of those drug syndicates. Also, apparently the Chief of Interpol, Barrac, agreed to this hit, but said that it has to be a secret. Dorai was sent to lead the investigation of the Shadowlaw crime syndicate. Just as Cammy is about to kill Dorai, the episode ends. |LineColor= }} {{Japanese episode list |EnglishTitle= Special Orders to the Iron Men |JapaneseTitle= |KanjiTitle= 鉄人への特命 救出の空に発つ最強の助っ人 |OriginalAirDate= [[1995-08-28]] |EpisodeNumber= 19 |ShortSummary= Ken's father, Mr. Masters, sends two special [[commando]]s from the [[United States]] military, Guile and Nash to rescue Ken from Bison. The reason Mr. Masters found out about Ken's abduction is because Bison called him and demanded a $1,000,000,000 [[ransom]] in exchange for Ken. The money was needed because it would give Bison and Shadowlaw the money they lost when Dorai shut down Ashura. Guile and Nash enter a [[helicopter]] after being briefed by Mr. Masters's friend from [[college]], in order to go quickly to Spain to rescue Ken from Bison. Meanwhile, Dorai is attacked by Cammy White and is presumably killed by the assassination attempt (Dorai manages to survive the attack). On the beach, Ryu is attacked by the Shadowlaw [[wrestler]] [[Zangief]], who was sent by Bison to take Ryu to Bison's headquarters. Ryu resists Zangief, and the episode ends. |LineColor= }} {{Japanese episode list |EnglishTitle= Unknown Explosive Force |JapaneseTitle= |KanjiTitle= 秘められた爆発力 渾身に満ちるとてつもないパワー |OriginalAirDate= [[1995-09-04]] |FirstEngAirDate= |EpisodeNumber= 20 |ShortSummary= Ryu and Zangief fight for a brief time on the beach, but Zangief, with the help of the Shadowlaw driver, knocks out Ryu and puts him in the [[truck]] in which he came in. Just as Zangief puts Ryu into the truck, Guile and Nash land nearby, and Zangief and the Shadowlaw driver quickly escape with Ryu before Guile and Nash can confront them. Guile and Nash search the [[castle]] that Vega and Ken were in before being worked on by Bison's [[physicians]] to see if they can find Ken. The place is thoroughly cleaned out, and thus their search is futile. Meanwhile, Ryu and Bison fight each other as Ryu awakes to find himself in Shadowlaw's headquarters. Ryu fights Bison to no avail, as Bison easily overpowers him. Ryu is taunted by Bison into using the Hadouken, and when he is about to fire it, Bison uses his Psycho Power to cause Ryu to lose control of the Hadouken. The Hadouken explodes, and this, combined with the energy of Bison's Psycho Power, knocks Ryu unconscious. |LineColor= }} {{Japanese episode list |EnglishTitle= Compusion towards Vengeance |JapaneseTitle= |KanjiTitle= 服従への強制 サイバーチップ、脳支配への挑戦 |OriginalAirDate= [[1995-09-11]] |EpisodeNumber= 21 |ShortSummary= Ryu has the cyberchip planted on his forehead by Bison. Zoltar created the chip to create Shadowlaw warriors for Bison. These cyberchips control the subject's higher [[brain]] functions, and thus as long as the cyberchip is on their forehead, Bison can control the subject as he pleases, as Zoltar demonstrates by getting a test subject to bang his head against the wall and kill himself. With Ryu under Bison's control, and Ken unconscious and chained in a bed, Guile and Nash will have to hurry in order to rescue Ken from Bison. Meanwhile, Fei Long learns of Dorai's supposed death, and rushes to the hospital to see him (he was in Barcelona because he was to film a movie there). There, Interpol Chief Barrac explains the situation to Fei Long, and Fei Long wishes to help Barrac protect Dorai from future assassination attempts, since he is still alive. |LineColor= }} {{Japanese episode list |EnglishTitle= Rising Dragon into the Sky |JapaneseTitle= |KanjiTitle= 昇龍、空へ 怒りの絶頂、目覚める波動 |OriginalAirDate= [[1995-09-18]] |EpisodeNumber= 22 |ShortSummary= Ken is continually having nightmares of Chun Li being strangled by Bison, and this begins to awaken his ki and his ability to tap Hadou. After much nightmares, Ken finally wakes up, although weaker than ever, and summons the Hadou Shoryuken and manages to free himself from the chains, as well as a bust a hole in the ceiling in order to escape from the room. After escaping, Ken eventually begins to make his way deeper into the fortress in hopes of finding Ryu and Chun Li. |LineColor= }} {{Japanese episode list |EnglishTitle= The Icy Light in their Eyes |JapaneseTitle= |KanjiTitle= 凍りついた眼光 悪魔に魅入られた勇者 |OriginalAirDate= [[1995-10-16]] |EpisodeNumber= 23 |ShortSummary= This episode gives a recap of what happened ever since Ryu and Ken journeyed to Barcelona. This whole segment is seven minutes long. After the recap, the actual episode begins, where Ken slowly makes his way to the main room of the headquarters, where he is seaparated from Chun Li and Ryu via a wall. Balrog summons Cammy to the hospital, since Dorai survived her assassination attempt, and Balrog wants him dead. Cammy begins to have suspicions on Balrog, but still follows his orders for now. |LineColor= }} {{Japanese episode list |EnglishTitle= Nightmare Reunion |JapaneseTitle= |KanjiTitle= 悪夢の再会 悲痛の呼び掛け、閉ざされた意識 |OriginalAirDate= [[1995-10-23]] |EpisodeNumber= 24 |ShortSummary= Bison orders Ryu to focus his ki to do the Hadouken. Ryu keeps doing the Hadouken for quite a while, and Guile and Nash infiltrate the fortress to get inside and rescue Ken from Bison. Ken slowly but surely summons enough rage to use the Hadou Shoryu to break the wall between him and Ryu. Ken, after breaking the wall, tries to convince Ryu to come with him, but Ryu doesn't answer, and stands there glaring evilly at Ken. Ken notices something is wrong with Ryu, but doesn't know what. The episode ends after that. |LineColor= }} {{Japanese episode list |EnglishTitle= Fight to the Finish: Round One |JapaneseTitle= |KanjiTitle= 死闘 <第一章> 壮絶、トリプルバトルコマンド |OriginalAirDate= [[1995-10-30]] |EpisodeNumber= 25 |ShortSummary= Ryu and Ken fight each other in a heated battle. Ryu easily overpowers Ken, as Ken refuses to fight his best friend. However, Ken eventually hits Ryu in order to defend himself, at which point Bison tells Ken that he and Ryu were born to fight this fight. The fight goes on between Ryu and Ken after this, as Ken tries to convince Ryu to snap out of it, but to no avail. Meanwhile, Cammy enters Dorai's hospital room and attempts to make a final assassination attempt on him, when Fei Long emerges from under the cover and turns on the lights in the room. Fei Long and Cammy talk, then they battle each other for Dorai's life. Finally, Guile and Nash, having successfully infiltrated Shadowlaw fortress, go their separate ways to find Ken. Guile runs into Zangief along the way, and he initiates a fight with him. |LineColor= }} {{Japanese episode list |EnglishTitle= Fight to the Finish: Round Two |JapaneseTitle= |KanjiTitle= 死闘 <第二章> 力尽きゆく親友の断末魔 |OriginalAirDate= [[1995-11-06]] |EpisodeNumber= 26 |ShortSummary= The fight between Guile and Zangief continues, as Guile continues to struggle in defeating Zangief. Guile manages to defeat Zangief after a while though. Fei Long and Cammy continue their fight, with Fei Long determined to protect Dorai from Cammy. Ryu and Ken continue their fight as well, with no signs of it coming to an end. Ken continues to try to convince Ryu to turn back to normal, though to no avail. Eventually, Nash fights his way into the control room of the fortress, where he finds Bison. He confronts Bison boldly, shooting a bullet into his heart. Bison uses his Psycho Power to render this bullet useless. Afterward, Bison attacks Nash relentlessly, and eventually chokes him. Nash doesn't survive the choke, and dies because of it. |LineColor= }} {{Japanese episode list |EnglishTitle= Fight to the Finish: Round Three |JapaneseTitle= |KanjiTitle= 死闘 <第三章> 臨界点、激突する波動エネルギーの極限 |OriginalAirDate= [[1995-11-13]] |EpisodeNumber= 27 |ShortSummary= Ryu and Ken continue their fight, as always. Nash is killed by a chokehold Bison puts on him. Guile eventually finds his way into the control room, where he finds his friend Charlie Nash dead from Bison. Guile, realizing Bison killed Nash, rushes in to attack him with an extreme rage. Bison uses his Psycho Power to blast Guile back to the entrance of the room, where Guile stays for quite a while. Meanwhile, Fei Long and Cammy continue to fight for the life of Dorai, although Fei Long reveals to Cammy that Shadowlaw had sent her to kill Dorai, because he kept foiling their plans. Cammy did not know she was hired by a Shadowlaw agent, and so she believes Fei Long's words. Cammy goes to the hotel room where Balrog is staying, and begins to question his motives. He eventually reveals to her that he set her up, pointing a [[gun]] at her. Just as he is about to kill her, Fei Long and Barrac bust the door down, and Cammy kicks Balrog's gun out of his hand while he is distracted by the intrusion. Barrac says Balrog is under arrest, but before he is arrested, Cammy attacks Balrog for tricking her, nearly killing him. She decides to hand him over to Fei Long, and also thanks him for telling the truth. |LineColor= }} {{Japanese episode list |EnglishTitle= Fight to the Finish: Round Four |JapaneseTitle= |KanjiTitle= 死闘 <第四章> 君臨者ベガ、その圧倒的破壊力 |OriginalAirDate= [[1995-11-20]] |EpisodeNumber= 28 |ShortSummary= Ryu and Ken finally finish their fight at the end of this episode by using the Hadou Shoryu and the Hadouken against each other. The resulting blast of energy knocks the cyberchip off of Ryu's forehead, and thus he returns to normal. Guile gets back up from Bison's Psycho Power that he was previously hit with, and stands again to face him. Bison is amused by this, but sends Chun Li to fight Guile as he doesn't have time to fight Guile personally. Ryu and Ken eventually meet up with Guile and Chun Li in the control room of the fortress. Their reunion is short-lived, however, as Bison's eagle head transports Guile and Chun Li outside to continue their battle. It also teleports Ryu, Ken, and Bison into the focal point of the universe where all the power in the universe flows, although this is not seen until the next episode. |LineColor= }} {{Japanese episode list |EnglishTitle= Fight to the Finish: Final Round |JapaneseTitle= |KanjiTitle= 死闘完結 全身全霊をかけたファイナルバトル |OriginalAirDate= [[1995-11-27]] |EpisodeNumber= 29 |ShortSummary= Guile and Chun Li battle outside, while Ryu, Ken, and Bison in the focal point of the universe, basically just another dimension that Bison's eagle head sends them to. There, Ryu and Ken seem destined to lose, because of Bison's overwhelming Psycho Power. Ryu and Ken's fighting abilities are no match for Bison, and Guile is losing tremendously to Chun Li, since the cyberchip has made her a much more powerful opponent than she was without it. Bison uses his Psycho Crusher and Double Knee Press attacks to overpower Ryu and Ken, severely wounding both of them. They eventually find the strength needed to carry on thanks to their Hadou powers. Ken uses the Hadou Shoryu to weaken Bison substantially (and this also knocked the cyberchip off Chun Li's head), allowing Ryu to finish him off with a Whirlwind Hurricane Kick, followed by a Rising Dragon Punch, and then finally a Hadouken. The Hadouken connected because Bison was distracted at the time, as he was charging for another Psycho Crusher attack. After Bison is gone, Ryu and Ken go back to America, then Ryu sails to an unknown location, though it is presumably his home in [[Japan]]. |LineColor= }} |} ==Themes== '''Japanese''' * Opening Themes # "Kaze Fuiteru" by Yuki Kuroda (eps 1-19) # "Ima, ashita no tame ni" by Shuji Honda (eps 20-29) * Ending Themes # "Cry" by Yuki Kuroda (eps 1-19) # "Lonely Baby" by Shuji Honda (eps. 20-29) The American release of the English dub uses an untitled instrumental theme music by Mike Egan composed specifically for the dub. The European release retains the original Japanese theme songs. ==External links== *[http://www.projectanime.com/sf2v_universe/ ''Street Fighter II V'' project] *[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0144069/ IMDB: ''Street Fighter II V''] *[http://www.animetric.com/qrs/sf2v.html ''Street Fighter II V Review''] *[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=644 Animenewsnetwork entry] {{Street Fighter series}} [[Category:Street Fighter anime and manga|V]] [[Category:Adventure anime and manga]] [[Category:Anime of 1995]] [[Category:Animated series based on video games]] [[de:Street Fighter II V]] [[es:Street Fighter II-V]] [[fr:Street Fighter 2 V]] [[it:Street Fighter II V]] [[ja:ストリートファイターII V]] [[pt:Street Fighter II Victory]]