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Yuri Sakazaki
is a character from SNK's ''Art of Fighting'' fighting game series. She first appears in the original ''Art of Fighting'' being kidnapped by Mr. Big, a criminal from the city of South Town. The players, Yuri's brother Ryo and his friend Robert Garcia, spend the game searching for her. In the sequel, '' Art of Fighting 2'', Yuri makes her playable debut, having been trained by her father Takuma in the art of . Yuri has also starred in the animated adaptation of ''Art of Fighting'', in which she reprises her role from the first game. She debuted not only in ''Art of Fighting 2'' but also in SNK's sibling IP ''The King of Fighters'', fighting as a recurring member of the Art of Fighting Team and Women Fighter Team. She was also featured in the '' SNK vs. Capcom'' crossover series as well as in '' SNK Gals' Fighters''. Several actresses have lent their voices to Yuri since her debut. Yuri was initially designed as a weak character who would become one of SNK's first female fight ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eisuke Ogura
is a game designer working for SNK. Originally an artist for pixel animations and illustrations, Ogura became the creative director of the fighting game ''The King of Fighters XV''. Career Eisuke Ogura joined SNK in 1996 and worked for the ''Fatal Fury'' series. His first title was ''Real Bout Special'' where he met his senior Yasuyuki Oda. He did pixel art starting from the port ''Dominated Mind'', helped on others titles from the series. Ogura was famous for working in the game ''Garou: Mark of the Wolves''. Ogura tried to take advantage of Neo Geo's console limitations in order to create appealing 2D animations. Ogura also served as character designer for ''Ogre Battle Gaiden: Prince of Zenobia''. However, by that time SNK fell into bankruptcy which depressed Ogura as most of his partners moved to other companies. Ogura became the main designer for most of ''The King of Fighters'' games starting with ''The King of Fighters XII, XII'' although he did multiple animations for ''Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SNK Vs
is a Japanese video gaming and interactive entertainment company. It was founded in 1978 as by Eikichi Kawasaki and began by developing arcade games. SNK is known for its Neo Geo arcade system on which the company established many franchises during the 1990s, including '' Art of Fighting'', ''Fatal Fury'', '' Metal Slug'', '' Samurai Shodown'', and ''The King of Fighters''; they continue to develop and publish new titles on contemporary arcade and home platforms. Since the 2000s, SNK has diversified from its traditional arcade focus into pachislot machines, mobile game development, and character licensing. In 2001, due to financial troubles, the original SNK Corporation was forced to close. Anticipating the end of the company, founder Kawasaki established Playmore Corporation, which acquired all of the intellectual property of the SNK Corporation. In 2003, Playmore Corporation was renamed to SNK Playmore Corporation. In 2016, SNK dropped "Playmore" from its name. It has been ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Kane
The following is a list of player character, video game characters featured in the ''Fatal Fury'' fighting game series developed by SNK. Creation and design Series' creator Takashi Nishiyama stated that giving the characters depth was of great importance when making the series. He noted that the first ''Fatal Fury'' featured a more polished plot and more fleshed out characters than that of his previous work, the original ''Street Fighter (video game), Street Fighter'', which led to the game gaining a strong fanbase. To help market the games, certain character details were revealed in magazine promotions rather than the games themselves. Introduced in ''Fatal Fury'' Andy Bogard : Andy Bogard (アンディー・ボガード, ''Andī Bogādo'') is Terry Bogard's younger brother. Andy practices the Shiranui-ryū ("Shiranui style" in Japanese) Ninjutsu and a form of empty-handed ninja combat called Koppō-ken, which he trained in after witnessing his foster father's murder, in or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King (Art Of Fighting)
The following is a list of video game characters featured in the ''Art of Fighting'' fighting game series developed by SNK. The ''Art of Fighting'' series serves as a prequel to the ''Fatal Fury'' series, with the three games taking place between 1978 and 1980, over a decade before the events of '' Fatal Fury: King of Fighters''. The initial two games are set in South Town, the same setting as the ''Fatal Fury'' series, as martial artists Ryo Sakazaki and Robert Garcia face several foes after Ryo's sister Yuri went missing. The second ''Art of Fighting 2'' is a direct sequel starring far more playable characters with the leads alongside Yuri and Ryo's father Takuma participating in the King of Fighters tournament in order to have revenge against the host Geese Howard for orchestrating Yuri's kidnapping. The third ''Art of Fighting'' game takes place in the fictional Mexican town of Glasshill Valley as several fighters travel around the area for their own purposes with Ryo and Yur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tsuyoshi Koda
Tsuyoshi is a masculine Japanese given name. Written forms Tsuyoshi can be written using different kanji characters. Here are some examples: *剛, "sturdy" *剛史, "sturdy, history" *剛志, "sturdy, will" *剛士, "sturdy, gentleman/samurai" *剛司, "sturdy, administer" *豪, "overpowering" *毅, "strong" *力, "power" *強, "force" *津芳, "river crossing, virtuous/fragrant" The name can also be written in hiragana ("つよし") or katakana ("ツヨシ"). Notable people with the name *Tsuyoshi Abe (阿部 力, born 1982), a Japanese actor * Tsuyoshi Arawashi (荒鷲 毅, born 1986), a Mongolian sumo wrestler * Tsuyoshi Chitose (千歳 强直, 1898-1984), the founder of Chito-ryu karate * Tsuyoshi Dōmoto (堂本 剛, born 1979), a Japanese performing artist * Tsuyoshi Fujita (藤田 剛, born 1961), a Japanese rugby union player * Tsuyoshi Hasegawa (長谷川 毅, born 1941), a Japanese historian *Tsuyoshi Hayashi (林 剛史, born 1982), a Japanese actor *Tsuyoshi Ichino ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dragon Ball
is a Japanese media franchise created by Akira Toriyama in 1984. The Dragon Ball (manga), initial manga, written and illustrated by Toriyama, was Serial (literature), serialized in ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from 1984 to 1995, with the 519 individual chapters collected in 42 ''tankōbon'' volumes by its publisher Shueisha. ''Dragon Ball'' was originally inspired by the classical 16th-century Chinese novel ''Journey to the West'', combined with elements of Hong Kong martial arts films. ''Dragon Ball'' characters also use a variety of List of martial arts#Asia, East Asian martial arts styles, including karate and Wing Chun (Kung fu (term), kung fu). The series follows the adventures of protagonist Goku, Son Goku from his childhood through adulthood as he trains in martial arts. He spends his childhood far from civilization until he meets a teen girl named Bulma, who encourages him to join her quest in exploring the world in search of the seven orbs known as the Dragon Balls, which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
