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I first saw Street Fighter II The Animated Movie on VHS back in the 1990's and it was the most amazing thing I had ever seen. I wore out my VHS copy and I wanted to get it on DVD. The DVD edition has two different sound settings and a bunch of extra features on the disc. The opening fight with Ryu and Sagat is just spectacular! The animation and voice acting are perfect. The story is very intriguing and the ending is a cliffhanger! Anyone who is a fan of the Street Fighter video games will definitely enjoy owning the DVD copy of this movie. The red slipcover for the DVD looks great, too. Very entertaining! I highly recommend it!
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The title says it all. First look at this anime you'll drool at the animation and fight scenes. The story only barely holds together. If you only watch anime for story, maybe this isn't for you, but if you like great animation and fight scenes I say get it! I would also like to say be careful in purchasing DVDs on ebay, especially anime. There are many *bleep*s out there that sell bootleg copies. I am too inexperienced to give advice to this, but if you go to the reviews and guidelines section of ebay and type anime or bootleg you will find a number of good guides on bootleggers and their products.
This movie originally was released circa 1994, about the same time Super Street Fighter II was released, and was translated to American audiences by Manga Entertainment. Be aware that this movie is NOT the same as the Street Fighter V TV series that once aired on USA Network, this is THE Street Fighter: The Animation movie to see. Unlike the live action Van Damme movie, or the newer live action Chun-Li movie, this anime took a few liberties with the storyline, but strayed the least from the original Street Fighter II's "plot" or spirit, and all characters from Super Street Fighter II make an appearance. Capcom licensed the title out for another company to produce this anime, as they do with all film properties. This anime wound up being so, SO good in terms of tone, action, accuracy to the original plot (what little there was), and in keeping that spirit while adding new elements and developing characters, that when Capcom realized its popularity and quality of characters, they basically said to themselves "These are characters that WE invented?? Why haven't WE done anything like this with them!?" This anime based on the game, was the inspiration behind the plot line of the Street Fighter Alpha series which would come next. You can clearly see this in noting how Vega, M. Bison's power source, Cammy's personality, and Ryu and Ken's attitudes change significantly from Alpha 1 to Alpha 3. If Capcom decided they needed a game based on a movie based on their game, then it must have been a damn good movie, no? Watch this movie. Legendary action scenes, classic '90s anime. This is the uncut version, thus featuring a brief nudity scene with Chun-Li and scant swearing. It also features the original Japanese music score (which many consider superior to the US release), however the dub is likewise quite enjoyable - both versions are on this disc. Be warned however, Manga Entertainment had to work with old masters of the VHS - the original silver screen master has been lost to time, and there was no way to create a digital copy. Thus the quality is perhaps the best quality you could get on a VHS tape, with chapters and subtitle options, and a few special features. Buy this simply to own a piece of history, or at least rent it if you're a Street Fighter fan, because it is an essential piece of the legacy, and a very solid anime for the general otaku out there.Read full review
I remember watching this movie as a kid and liking it then- I think that that was definitely the edited version, though, because I certainly can't remember seeing Chun-Li in the shower like I do in this edition. But overall it was better than I remembered, even down to that typical 90s animation that so many people dislike nowadays. I'd forgotten about the depth that they put into the plot and character development that is (obviously) lacking in the game. It was also interesting to watch the Japanese version- so many things are changed in the translation that I just had to laugh about it. For instance: In the English version, the main villains Sagat, the man with one eye and the big scar on his chest; Balrog, the black dude whose eyes look in two different directions; Vega, that creepy ninja Spaniard with the dragon tattoo on his torso and the claws on his hand; and Bison, the 3rd Reich Nazi guy who dresses in too much red. In the Japanese version, Sagat is the same; the black dude is named Bison; the creepy ninja Spaniard is named Balrog; and the 3rd Reich Nazi guy who dresses in too much red is named Vega. Interesting, no? Anyway, it's really amusing to watch both language tracks. The music is awesome in both (though I prefer the English soundtrack). The Japanese soundtrack has less instrumental background music, and really only uses it during fight scenes. Lots of techno-type sounds, too. In the English, they used a good mix of electric and traditional to produce a rich, well-rounded ensemble, represented with many different instruments, with each track suited perfectly to the character or country being shown. Overall, I give it a 15 out of 10. Better than I remembered, by a long shot.Read full review
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