Street Fighter II: Ryu

Street Fighter II
ストリートファイターⅡRYU

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Synopsis

For the first time, Street Fighter fans can enjoy this classic manga faithfully adapted, uncut and unedited. Popular Japanese artist Masaomi Kanzaki brings you 180 pages of pulse-pounding action. The stage is set for the best fighters from around the world to face off in the ultimate martial arts tournament. But behind the scenes of this glorious contest, an evil crime boss has a hidden agenda - to use the world's greatest warrior as his next living weapon!

Publication notes

Street Fighter II: Ryu was published in English as Street Fighter II by Udon Entertainment from September 1, 2007 to June 3, 2008. Before this, it had been partially published in comic book format by Tokuma Comics, with eight issues published between April and November 1994.

Published

1993 to 1994

Authors

Kanzaki, Masaomi

External links

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Ryuu197 fan favorites
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Ryu is one of the main characters from Capcom's Street Fighter series (and is also one of Capcom's mascot characters) and is the archetypical fighting game protagonist. Ryu has appeared in every Street Fighter game and vs/crossover games produced in part with Capcom. Ryu is the essential wandering warrior type character, living only for the fight, not caring about winning or losing but a chance to fight and learn, caring mostly for improving himself both spiritually and physically. His Background Story varies from anime to anime, but has always remained constant in the game series. The core of his background story is always this: Ryu is an orphaned child taken in by Anasatsuken master Gouken and trained along with his future best friend Ken Masters. Gouken is killed by Akuma (Gouki in Japanese versions), Ryu seeks revenge on Akuma while fighting in various tournaments in the meanwhile. Canon wise the only Street Fighter tournament Ryu won was the original, defeating the Champion Sagat. Ryu has also created an arsenal of special attacks which are standards today including, Hadouken, Shoryuken (Rising Dragon Punch), and Tatsumaki Senpuu Kyaku (Hurricane Kick).
Chun-Li171 fan favorites
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Chun-Li is a video game character created by Capcom. She is part of the Street Fighter series, and is the first female playable character to appear in a mainstream fighting game. Introduced in Street Fighter II, Chun-Li was the only female character in the game, and while not as physically powerful as the other characters, she was by far the quickest. Her most famous attack is the Hyakuretsukyaku (Hundred Rending Leg, commonly known as the Lightning Kick), where she repeatedly kicks her opponent from a tilted standing position with incredible speed. (Source: Wikipedia)
Ken Masters72 fan favorites
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Ryu's best friend and the only son of the extremely rich Masters family. He lives in San Francisco with his parents in a very large mansion (it takes 20 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 Hadou later on while being held captive by 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. (Source: Wikipedia)
Vega33 fan favorites
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Very little is known about Bison (Vega in the Japanese version). 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. (Source: Wikipedia)
Guile18 fan favorites
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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 U.S. Military Combatives, the official martial arts styles that the U.S military teaches to its soldiers (Source: Wikipedia)