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* HotScientist: Eva Durix may be the primary antagonist and a completely heartless woman, but she's far from unattractive.
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* ComedicUnderwearExposure: When he's hanging from the bell tower during her shoot, Akira grabs onto Pai's wedding dress, causing it to rip at the waist and giving the crew below a view. Pai covers herself just in time, but with nothing else to grab on to, they both fall onto the giant mat below.
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* PantyShot: When he's hanging from the bell tower during her shoot, Akira grabs onto Pai's wedding dress, causing it to rip at the waist and giving the crew below a front row seat of it. Pai covers herself just in time, but with nothing else to grab on to, they both fall onto the giant mat below.
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Creator/DiscotekMedia has announced that [[https://twitter.com/discotekmedia/status/1530550601284587520 they have rescue licensed the series for SD Blu-ray]] and all 35 episode will be released for the first time in English. [[note]] though the second half will be subtitled only, while the first half utilizes the Creator/MediaBlasters' sub translation as well as Coastal Carolina's dub of those episodes [[/note]]
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** AccidentalPervert: Later on, he accidentally falls on Sarah and [[ThanksForTheMammary finds his hands on one of her breasts]], earning the wrath of both [[GreenEyedMonster Pai]] and [[MySisterIsOffLimits Jacky]].
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* AdaptationExpansion: With the game series lacking a story mode, the anime showed an expansion for the main cast such as showing Jeffry [=McWild=] having a family.
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* AdaptationExpansion: With the game series lacking a story mode, the anime showed an expansion for the main cast such as showing Jeffry [=McWild=] having a family.family, and Jacky and Sarah hailing from a rich family, the latter of which would later be implemented in the games. [[AllThereInTheManual Somewhat]].
* ArtShift: When Akira and Pai realize the bodyguards for the movie shoot are part of the Koenkan, they're drawn in a blocky style that somewhat mimics the low polygon look of the first game.
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* CanonForeigner: Liu Kowloon, Eva Durix and Oni-Maru from the anime series.
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* CanonForeigner: Liu Kowloon, Eva Durix Durix, and many others from the Koenkan in the first season, and Oni-Maru from in the anime series.second.
* DefeatEqualsFriendship: Following his defeat after his fight with Akira, Wolf thanks him for the fight and shakes his hand, and even turns against the Koenkan in order to save Akira and his friends from them.
* FailedAttemptAtDrama: When he's first introduced, Jeffry gives a heartfelt speech telling Akira how touched he was when a boy pleaded for help, and thus allowed the injured martial artist aboard his ship. The actual captain yells at them to get back to work, and Akira points out that Jeffry made it sound like he was the captain. Jeffry simply looks away in embarrassment.
* GracefulLoser:
** After Wolf is defeated by Akira, he thanks him for giving him a great fight and shake hands.
** Lau also takes his defeat against Akira with dignity, with encouragement from Shun Di no less.
** After Wolf is defeated by Akira, he thanks him for giving him a great fight and shake hands.
** Lau also takes his defeat against Akira with dignity, with encouragement from Shun Di no less.
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* IWorkAlone: Kage-maru adopts this stance when Akira invites him to join their team. He still pops up when the others are in a bind.
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* IWorkAlone: Kage-maru adopts this stance when Akira invites him to join their team. [[BigDamnHeroes He still pops up when the others are in a bind.bind]].
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* PantyShot: When he's hanging from the bell tower during her shoot, Akira grabs onto Pai's wedding dress, causing it to rip at the waist and giving the crew below a front row seat of it. Pai covers herself just in time, but with nothing else to grab on to, they both fall onto the giant mat below.
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* ThrowItIn: An InUniverse example. When Pai and Akira run from the Koenkan during the film shoot, the crew has no idea if it's part of the script. Blues orders them to shoot anyway and get everything they can on film.
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The English dub of the first season can be seen on [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TaXk6KLTNjM&list=PLj2Ugc-vxcWGhiXU49qGs839u1wkRUIFm TMS' Official Youtube channel]].
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The English dub of the first season can be seen on [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TaXk6KLTNjM&list=PLj2Ugc-vxcWGhiXU49qGs839u1wkRUIFm TMS' com/playlist?list=PLj2Ugc-vxcWGhiXU49qGs839u1wkRUIFm TMS's Official Youtube channel]].
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* TheAnimeOfTheGame: Though it's a PragmaticAdaptation, it's pretty well received.
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* CanonForeigner: Liu Kowloon, Eva Durix and Oni-Maru from the anime series.
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* DarkerAndEdgier: The second season of the anime, compared to the much more light-hearted first. The characters are older and their designs are changed to match, becoming less cute and rounded. The plot is treated more seriously and contains less comedy as well.
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* ImageSong: Aside from the stage music for each character, image songs were produced for the first game, the second game, and the anime. The second game's image song album ''Dancing Shadows'' even got [[http://virtuafighter.com/threads/vf-music-vids-amvs-mads-cmvs.18514/ animated music videos]] for some depicting individual characters' backstories.
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* LargeHam: The narrator in the anime.
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* BoundAndGagged: Pai is kidnapped, bound and gagged three times in the series.
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** Liu later decides to use Eva's brainwashing machine on [[spoiler: Pai to make her obedient and agree to marry him. Eva sabotages the attempt so she snaps out of it just in time, just to screw with Liu]].
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** Liu later decides to use Eva's brainwashing machine on [[spoiler: Pai [[spoiler:Pai to make her obedient and agree to marry him. Eva sabotages the attempt so she snaps out of it just in time, just to screw with Liu]].
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* * AlternativeForeignThemeSong: The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQiKSOuoLDA Korean dub]] of the anime has a completely different theme song as [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvAHsr-Mn6U opposed]] [[https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x4ly08w to every]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzsggX77q2U dub of]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLwJ2MCrKSk the series]] which all had "Wild Vision" as the opening, which is very surprising in the case of Italy and the Middle East since they're both well known for this trope in regards to anime dubs.
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* * AlternativeForeignThemeSong: The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQiKSOuoLDA Korean dub]] of the anime has a completely different theme song as [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvAHsr-Mn6U opposed]] [[https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x4ly08w to every]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzsggX77q2U dub of]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLwJ2MCrKSk the series]] which all had "Wild Vision" as the opening, which is very surprising in the case of Italy and the Middle East since they're both well known for this trope in regards to anime dubs.
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** In the Latin American dub, the series was renamed as ''El Defensor Virtuoso'' ("The Virtuous Defender"), and many characters had their names changed. Akira is Alex, Pai is Erica, Jacky Bryant is Roberto Fantini, to name a few.
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** In the Latin American dub, the series was renamed as ''El Defensor Virtuoso'' ("The Virtuous Defender"), Defender") [[note]] Though you can still see the Virtua Fighter logo unaltered as the dubbing team didn't bother to edit that out [[/note]], and many characters had their names changed. Akira is Alex, Pai is Erica, Jacky Bryant is Roberto Fantini, to name a few.
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** In the second season, [[spoiler: this is how Eva finally dies, after Gold Dural tries dragging her off a cliff, and rejects Akira's help]].
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** In the second season, [[spoiler: this is how Eva finally dies, after [[HoistByHisOwnPetard Gold Dural tries dragging her off a cliff, cliff]], and rejects Akira's help]].
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** In the Arabic dub, Sarah's name is changed to Sandy.
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* BashBrothers: Takes a while, but Akira and Jacky eventually become this.
* DudeLooksLikeALady: Jimmy Gates, not helped by the fact he has long blond hair and is quite short. So much that [[ShesAManInJapan the Latin American dub portrayed him as a girl]].
* MySisterIsOffLimits: Jacky isn't happy to see that his sister has an obvious crush on Akira.
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** He's also on the receiving end from Akira in episode 23, who chews him out after witnessing all the lives Koenkan ruined, and calling him a terrible father for all the suffering Pai also had to endure.
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** He's also on the receiving end from Akira in episode 23, who chews him out after witnessing all the lives Koenkan ruined, and [[CallingTheOldManOut calling him a terrible father for all the suffering Pai also had to endure.endure]].
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* RedemptionRejection: In season 2, [[spoiler: Akira tries to save Eva from falling to her death, but she refuses to accept his help and dies.]]
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* RedemptionRejection: In season 2, [[spoiler: Akira [[spoiler:Akira tries to save Eva from falling to her death, but she refuses to accept his help and dies.]]
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* SaveTheVillain: In season 2, [[spoiler: Akira tries to save Eva from falling to her death, uncertain why, but says that she needs to atone for her crimes. Unable to accept this, Eva causes him to let go and falls along with Gold Dural to her death]].
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* SaveTheVillain: In season 2, [[spoiler: Akira [[spoiler:Akira tries to save Eva from falling to her death, uncertain why, but says that she needs to atone for her crimes. Unable to accept this, Eva causes him to let go and falls along with Gold Dural to her death]].
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* ThanksForTheMammary: Akira accidentally gropes Sarah's chest during the eating contest. And he happens to do it right in front of Jacky.
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* ThanksForTheMammary: Akira accidentally gropes Sarah's chest during the eating contest. And he happens to do it right in front of Jacky.Jacky (and a disguised Pai).
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* BigDamnHeroes: When Kage-maru turns against his employers, he tends to come to the heroes' rescue in style.
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* TheDreaded: Wolf Hawkfield. When Pai and Jacky learn he's the one Akira is fighting in the underground casino, they worry that our hero has met his match.
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* TheDreaded: Wolf Hawkfield. When Pai and Jacky learn he's the one Akira is fighting in the underground casino, they they've not only heard of him, but worry that our hero has met his match.
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* EvilCannotComprehendGood: The CEO of Koenkan USA, [[spoiler: Jimmy Gates]], finds ThePowerOfFriendship to be completely incomprehensible, believing the world is only comprised of winners and losers. After he sees what kind of bond Akira and his friends have, it starts to shatter his perspective but [[VillainousBreakdown takes it a bit too hard]].
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* EvilCannotComprehendGood: EvilCannotComprehendGood:
** The CEO of Koenkan USA, [[spoiler: Jimmy Gates]], finds ThePowerOfFriendship to be completely incomprehensible, believing the world is only comprised of winners and losers. After he sees what kind of bond Akira and his friends have, it starts to shatter his perspective but [[VillainousBreakdown takes it a bit toohard]].hard]].
** In the second season, [[spoiler: Eva can't grasp the reasons why Akira would try to save her, but chooses death instead]].
** The CEO of Koenkan USA, [[spoiler: Jimmy Gates]], finds ThePowerOfFriendship to be completely incomprehensible, believing the world is only comprised of winners and losers. After he sees what kind of bond Akira and his friends have, it starts to shatter his perspective but [[VillainousBreakdown takes it a bit too
** In the second season, [[spoiler: Eva can't grasp the reasons why Akira would try to save her, but chooses death instead]].
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** Lion Rafale is rich and has a bright future laid out for him, but he can barely do anything without being forced back home to carry out his duties as the successor of his family's empire. Even there, he can't even do anything fun or productive unless it has to do with his duties.
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** Lion Rafale is rich and has a bright future laid out for him, but he can barely do anything without being forced back home to carry out his duties as the successor of his family's empire. Even there, he can't even do anything fun or productive unless to entertain himself because it has to do interferes with his duties.
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* HeadsIWinTailsYouLose: The restaurant owner finds himself in this situation in the first episode courtesy of Akira. If he can eat fifty dumplings in less than an hour, it's free. If Akira wins, he doesn't have to pay anything. If Akira loses, he can't pay anyway because he's dead broke.
* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler: Jimmy Gates, the CEO of Koenkan USA]], saves Akira's life and abandons his ways after he learns what real friendship is.
* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler: Jimmy Gates, the CEO of Koenkan USA]], saves Akira's life and abandons his ways after he learns what real friendship is.
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* HeadsIWinTailsYouLose: The restaurant owner finds himself in this situation in In the first episode courtesy of Akira. If episode, Akira takes a challenge where if he can eat fifty dumplings in less than an hour, it's free. If Unfortunately for the restaurant owner, he realizes he's on the receiving end of this and loses either way; either Akira wins, he eats them all and doesn't have to pay anything. If pay, or Akira loses, he can't pay anyway because he's dead broke.
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** [[spoiler: Jimmy Gates, the CEO of Koenkan USA]], saves Akira's life and abandons his ways after he learns what real friendshipis.is.
** When Kage-maru realizes that he's responsible for [[BreakTheCutie what happens to Sarah]], he turns against his employers and saves the heroes from time to time.
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** [[spoiler: Jimmy Gates, the CEO of Koenkan USA]], saves Akira's life and abandons his ways after he learns what real friendship
** When Kage-maru realizes that he's responsible for [[BreakTheCutie what happens to Sarah]], he turns against his employers and saves the heroes from time to time.
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* IJustWantToBeFree: In the eyes of those around him, Lion is nothing more than the successor of the Rafale empire, and isn't allowed to do anything that the position doesn't demand. He wants nothing more than to be free of the chains placed on him and be in charge of his own life.
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* IJustWantToBeFree: In the eyes of those around him, Lion is nothing more than the successor of the Rafale empire, and isn't allowed to do anything that the position doesn't demand.other than what his title demands. He wants nothing more than to be free of the chains placed on him and be in charge of his own life.
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* NonchalantDodge: Lau does this when the heroes fight him in the first season, simply dodging every attack they throw at him unfazed.
* OhCrap: After Pai rescues a woman and fights off her pursuers, she's serious until she hears the word "cut", and realizes she interrupted a movie shoot. She's embarrassed and frantically apologizes to the crew, until she captures the eye of the movie's producer.
* OhCrap: After Pai rescues a woman and fights off her pursuers, she's serious until she hears the word "cut", and realizes she interrupted a movie shoot. She's embarrassed and frantically apologizes to the crew, until she captures the eye of the movie's producer.
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* NonchalantDodge: NonchalantDodge:
** Wolf dodges Akira's attacks with his arms crossed, showing just how unfocused Akira is.
** Lau does this when the heroes fight him in the first season, simply dodging every attack they throw at him unfazed.
*OhCrap: OhCrap:
** When Akira tries to eat his last dumplings in the air and realizes he's on a crash course with Pai, he tries as hard as he can to stop himself, and ends up kissing her instead.
** After Pai rescues a woman and fights off her pursuers, she's serious until she hears the word "cut", and realizes she interrupted a movie shoot. She's embarrassed and frantically apologizes to the crew, until she captures the eye of the movie's producer.
** Wolf dodges Akira's attacks with his arms crossed, showing just how unfocused Akira is.
** Lau does this when the heroes fight him in the first season, simply dodging every attack they throw at him unfazed.
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** When Akira tries to eat his last dumplings in the air and realizes he's on a crash course with Pai, he tries as hard as he can to stop himself, and ends up kissing her instead.
** After Pai rescues a woman and fights off her pursuers, she's serious until she hears the word "cut", and realizes she interrupted a movie shoot. She's embarrassed and frantically apologizes to the crew, until she captures the eye of the movie's producer.
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* RejectingTheInheritance: Lion's so fed up with his life as the successor of an empire that he asks Akira if he can help him run away from home. After he learns how much suffering the Rafale empire has caused, however, the others convince him to stay behind and try to fix everything that's wrong with it.
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* RedemptionRejection: In season 2, [[spoiler: Akira tries to save Eva from falling to her death, but she refuses to accept his help and dies.]]
* RejectingTheInheritance: Lion's so fed up with his life as the successor of an empire that he asks Akira if he can help him run away from home. After he learns how much suffering the Rafale empire has actually caused, however, the others convince him to stay behind and try to fix everything that's wrong with it.
* RejectingTheInheritance: Lion's so fed up with his life as the successor of an empire that he asks Akira if he can help him run away from home. After he learns how much suffering the Rafale empire has actually caused, however, the others convince him to stay behind and try to fix everything that's wrong with it.
** Akira will usually get serious and don his dogi whenever he sees something he cannot forgive.
* UngratefulBastard: Liu Kowloon grew up poor on the streets and had to steal to survive, and was saved by Lau when he was caught. Now second only to Lau in the Koenkan, which has given him everything except world domination, he decides to repay Lau by killing him. When Lau finds out, he calls him out on it and then some.
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* YouHaveFailedMe: At the beginning, whenever the villain for that specific arc is defeated by Akira and his friends, they meet their ultimate fate by their successor.
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* YouHaveFailedMe: At the beginning, whenever the villain for that specific arc is defeated by Akira and his friends, they meet their ultimate fate by their successor.whoever is the next big threat.
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* {{Bowdlerize}}: The English dub changes a line at the Episode 15 after [[PrerociousCrush Lilliana]] kisses Jacky on the cheek and hopes he'll come back to see her dance to ''Theatre/SwanLake''. In the Japanese version, he says that he'll teach her how adults kiss, and in the English dub, he says she'll drive the boys crazy when they see her dance. Either way Pai gets at him for it.
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* {{Bowdlerize}}: The English dub changes a line at the Episode 15 after [[PrerociousCrush [[PrecociousCrush Lilliana]] kisses Jacky on the cheek and hopes he'll come back to see her dance to ''Theatre/SwanLake''. In the Japanese version, he says that he'll teach her how adults kiss, and in the English dub, he says she'll drive the boys crazy when they see her dance. Either way Pai gets at him for it.
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* ICouldaBeenAContender: Subverted with Pai. After she indirectly destroys the camera during her movie shoot, causing the movie to be cancelled, she believes her new dream of becoming an action movie star is gone for good. When she apologizes to Blues later on, he swears he'll one day make her movie. In the second season, Blues has taken her in and turned her into a film star.
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** In the English dub, when Jacky is captured by the Hauer sisters, he refers to them as "Music/TwistedSister".
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* BaitAndSwitch: When Akira and Pai need to find a way to pay for Jacky's bail, Akira declares that she'll be making money by using her body, which horrifies her because she's held onto her innocence for so long. The next shot shows them working in construction, and Pai wonders if this is what Akira really meant the whole time.
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* ArmorPiercingSlap: Akira ends up on the receiving end of this a few times courtesy of Pai.
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* DubNameChange:
** A minor example in the English dub, where Jeffrey's ArchEnemy is renamed from the "Satan Shark" to "Devil Shark".
** In the Latin American dub, the series was renamed as ''El Defensor Virtuoso'' ("The Virtuous Defender"), and many characters had their names changed. Akira is Alex, Pai is Erica, Jacky Bryant is Roberto Fantini, to name a few.
** A minor example in the English dub, where Jeffrey's ArchEnemy is renamed from the "Satan Shark" to "Devil Shark".
** In the Latin American dub, the series was renamed as ''El Defensor Virtuoso'' ("The Virtuous Defender"), and many characters had their names changed. Akira is Alex, Pai is Erica, Jacky Bryant is Roberto Fantini, to name a few.
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* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler: Jimmy Gates, the CEO of Koenkan USA]], saves Akira's life and abandons his ways after he learns what real friendship is.
* HotScientist: Eva Durix may be the primary antagonist and a completely heartless woman, but she's far from unattractive.
* HotScientist: Eva Durix may be the primary antagonist and a completely heartless woman, but she's far from unattractive.
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* AbdicateTheThrone: [[spoiler: After witnessing for himself what great evils has been done in its name, Lau Chan, the leader of the Koenkan, dissolves it entirely at the end of the first season.]]
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* AdaptationDeviation: The games established that Pai's mother died from overwork because Lau had neglected his family due to his obsession with martial arts. Although Pai holds a grudge against Lau because he abandoned his wife in her dying moments, she later discovers that [[spoiler: her mother not only suffered from an incurable disease, but Lau had exercised every option he could to save her. The reason he refused to see her in her final moments was because it was too much for him to bear.]]
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* AdaptationDeviation: The games established that Pai's mother died from overwork because after Lau had neglected his family due to his obsession with martial arts. Although Pai holds a grudge against Lau because he abandoned his wife in her dying moments, she later discovers that [[spoiler: her mother not only suffered from an incurable disease, but Lau had exercised every option he could to save her. The reason he refused to see her in her final moments was because it was too much for him to bear.]]
* ArrangedMarriage: Pai is on the run because her father has arranged for her to be married to the successor of the Koenkan, and they hunt her down to this end.
* ArmorPiercingSlap: Akira ends up on the receiving end of this a few times courtesy of Pai.
* ArmorPiercingSlap: Akira ends up on the receiving end of this a few times courtesy of Pai.
* BigBrotherInstinct: Jacky in droves. He's extremely protective of his younger sister to the point where they're reliant on each other to a fault. When Lilliana accidentally burns herself with hot soup, Jacky immediately takes her to the closest sink to cool her hand despite her protests that she's fine.
* {{Bowdlerize}}: The English dub changes a line at the Episode 15 after [[PrerociousCrush Lilliana]] kisses Jacky on the cheek and hopes he'll come back to see her dance to ''Theatre/SwanLake''. In the Japanese version, he says that he'll teach her how adults kiss, and in the English dub, he says she'll drive the boys crazy when they see her dance. Either way Pai gets at him for it.
* BreakingTheFourthWall: The preview for Episode 16 has Jacky and Pai dramatically hoping that Akira is still alive. Akira keeps butting in and tells him he's fine, only for Jacky and Pai to tell him that they're not supposed to know that yet and tell him to stop ruining the mood.
* BrutalHonesty: When Lion asks Akira to help him run away from home, Akira gives him some pretty harsh words that he needs to take matters into his own hands and start to walk on his own two feet, and that his martial arts is useless if he has his back wide open. Lion acknowledges that he's right.
* EvilCannotComprehendGood: The CEO of Koenkan USA, [[spoiler: Jimmy Gates]], finds ThePowerOfFriendship to be completely incomprehensible, believing the world is only comprised of winners and losers. After he sees what kind of bond Akira and his friends have, it starts to shatter his perspective but [[VillainousBreakdown takes it a bit too hard]].
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** When the owner of the restaurant that Akira frequents houses Pai, he keeps her locked in a room to prevent the Koenkan from finding her. They later trap her in a net for her ownsafety.safety.
** Lion Rafale is rich and has a bright future laid out for him, but he can barely do anything without being forced back home to carry out his duties as the successor of his family's empire. Even there, he can't even do anything fun or productive unless it has to do with his duties.
** When the owner of the restaurant that Akira frequents houses Pai, he keeps her locked in a room to prevent the Koenkan from finding her. They later trap her in a net for her own
** Lion Rafale is rich and has a bright future laid out for him, but he can barely do anything without being forced back home to carry out his duties as the successor of his family's empire. Even there, he can't even do anything fun or productive unless it has to do with his duties.
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* IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight: [[spoiler: Jacky faces off against his brainwashed sister near the end of season 1 in hopes to free her from Eva's brainwashing]].
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* IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight: IJustWantToBeFree: In the eyes of those around him, Lion is nothing more than the successor of the Rafale empire, and isn't allowed to do anything that the position doesn't demand. He wants nothing more than to be free of the chains placed on him and be in charge of his own life.
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** After Sarah is brainwashed and ambushes Pai and Lion, Akira fights her in hopes to snap her out of it, but she manages to escape.
** [[spoiler: Jacky faces off against his brainwashed sister near the end of season 1 in hopes to free her from Eva's brainwashing]].
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** After Sarah is brainwashed and ambushes Pai and Lion, Akira fights her in hopes to snap her out of it, but she manages to escape.
** [[spoiler: Jacky faces off against his brainwashed sister near the end of season 1 in hopes to free her from Eva's brainwashing]].
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* ManVersusMachine: In the original Japanese dub, Akira is completely determined to defeat Dural because he refuses to believe that he spent years of martial arts training just to be outdone by a machine. The line was changed in the English dub to say he refuses to let a killing machine hurt his friends.
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* KnowWhenToFoldEm: Akira teaches a young bullied boy that sometimes when facing a stronger enemy, the best thing to do is run as fast as you can. After all, even if you try to become stronger, there are already people stronger than you, and if they [[WhyDontYouJustShootHim pull out a gun]], it's all over anyway.
* ManVersusMachine: In the original Japanese dub, Akira is completely determined to defeat Dural because he refuses tobelieve that he spent allow everyone's years of martial arts training just to be outdone by a mere machine. The line was changed in the English dub to say he refuses to let a killing machine hurt his friends.friends.
* MomentKiller: Akira tends to ruin many dramatic moments because of how clueless or hungry he is. When he rescues Pai and Jacky after they've been separated, which made them worry if he was still alive, Pai prepares herself to jump into his arms the moment the cell door opens. Instead, [[MoodWhiplash she falls face-first into the floor]] because Akira went to go free Jacky from his cell.
* ManVersusMachine: In the original Japanese dub, Akira is completely determined to defeat Dural because he refuses to
* MomentKiller: Akira tends to ruin many dramatic moments because of how clueless or hungry he is. When he rescues Pai and Jacky after they've been separated, which made them worry if he was still alive, Pai prepares herself to jump into his arms the moment the cell door opens. Instead, [[MoodWhiplash she falls face-first into the floor]] because Akira went to go free Jacky from his cell.
* RebelPrince: Lion Rafale. Everyone wants him to act like a proper successor to the Rafale empire, but as a young teenager striving for freedom, he defies his orders to the frustration of his superiors.
* RejectingTheInheritance: Lion's so fed up with his life as the successor of an empire that he asks Akira if he can help him run away from home. After he learns how much suffering the Rafale empire has caused, however, the others convince him to stay behind and try to fix everything that's wrong with it.
* RejectingTheInheritance: Lion's so fed up with his life as the successor of an empire that he asks Akira if he can help him run away from home. After he learns how much suffering the Rafale empire has caused, however, the others convince him to stay behind and try to fix everything that's wrong with it.
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* VillainousBreakdown: [[spoiler: After Liu gets his ass handed by Lau and sees his wedding suit in shreds, he bursts into maniacal laughter realizing he's not as invincible as he thought he was.]]
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* VillainousBreakdown: VillainousBreakdown:
** [[spoiler: Jimmy]] goes so far off the rails when he sees just how far Akira and his friends are [[ThePowerOfFriendship willing to go for each other]] that he initiates the self-destruct sequence in the Koenkan's headquarters.
** [[spoiler: After Liu gets his ass handed by Lau and sees his wedding suit in shreds, he bursts into maniacal laughter realizing he's not as invincible as he thought he was.]]
** [[spoiler: Jimmy]] goes so far off the rails when he sees just how far Akira and his friends are [[ThePowerOfFriendship willing to go for each other]] that he initiates the self-destruct sequence in the Koenkan's headquarters.
** [[spoiler: After Liu gets his ass handed by Lau and sees his wedding suit in shreds, he bursts into maniacal laughter realizing he's not as invincible as he thought he was.]]
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** Lau also doesn't hesitate to make short work of his daughter when she confronts him.
* YouHaveFailedMe: At the beginning, whenever the villain for that specific arc is defeated by Akira and his friends, they meet their ultimate fate by their successor.
* YouHaveFailedMe: At the beginning, whenever the villain for that specific arc is defeated by Akira and his friends, they meet their ultimate fate by their successor.
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The English dub of the first season can be seen on [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TaXk6KLTNjM&list=PLj2Ugc-vxcWGhiXU49qGs839u1wkRUIFm TMS' Official Youtube channel]].
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* AdaptationalComicRelief: Akira, big time. In the games he's just as serious as they come, but here he's a clueless goofball with a big stomach. But once he puts on his dogi and headband, he's a dangerous force to be reckoned with.
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* AdaptationalComicRelief: Akira, Akira Yuki, big time. In the games he's just as serious as they come, but here he's a clueless goofball with a big stomach. But once he puts on his dogi and headband, he's a dangerous force to be reckoned with.
* AdaptationDeviation: The games established that Pai's mother died from overwork because Lau had neglected his family due to his obsession with martial arts. Although Pai holds a grudge against Lau because he abandoned his wife in her dying moments, she later discovers that [[spoiler: her mother not only suffered from an incurable disease, but Lau had exercised every option he could to save her. The reason he refused to see her in her final moments was because it was too much for him to bear.]]
* HeadsIWinTailsYouLose: The restaurant owner finds himself in this situation in the first episode courtesy of Akira. If he can eat fifty dumplings in less than an hour, it's free. If Akira wins, he doesn't have to pay anything. If Akira loses, he can't pay anyway because he's dead broke.
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* MyGodWhatHaveIDone:
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* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: ManVersusMachine: In the original Japanese dub, Akira is completely determined to defeat Dural because he refuses to believe that he spent years of martial arts training just to be outdone by a machine. The line was changed in the English dub to say he refuses to let a killing machine hurt his friends.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone:
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone:
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** Lau Chan gets one himself when he found out from Shun Di about Liu Kowloon turning his Koenkan organization into a crime syndicate, as well as having ordered one of his men to kill him behind his back. This helped him realize how it is a bad idea to force his daughter, Pai into getting married to such man.
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** Lau Chan gets one himself when he found out from Shun Di about Liu Kowloon turning his Koenkan organization into a crime syndicate, as well as having ordered one of his men to kill him behind his back. This helped him realize how it is a bad idea to force his daughter, daughter Pai into getting married to such man.a man.
* NonchalantDodge: Lau does this when the heroes fight him in the first season, simply dodging every attack they throw at him unfazed.
* NonchalantDodge: Lau does this when the heroes fight him in the first season, simply dodging every attack they throw at him unfazed.
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* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Lau Chan is getting one from Shun Di in episode 21 of the first season.
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* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: TheReasonYouSuckSpeech:
** Lau Chan is getting one from Shun Di in episode 21 of the firstseason.season.
** He's also on the receiving end from Akira in episode 23, who chews him out after witnessing all the lives Koenkan ruined, and calling him a terrible father for all the suffering Pai also had to endure.
** Lau Chan is getting one from Shun Di in episode 21 of the first
** He's also on the receiving end from Akira in episode 23, who chews him out after witnessing all the lives Koenkan ruined, and calling him a terrible father for all the suffering Pai also had to endure.
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* ThisIsUnforgivable:
** [[spoiler: After Lau gives Liu a well-deserved beatdown, he scolds his disciple for turning the Koenkan into his personal empire and finds it unforgivable.]]
** Immediately afterward, [[spoiler: Pai calls out her father for leaving her mom to die, claiming she would never forgive him for it. After Akira watches Lau take down his own daughter, he's infuriated that a father would do such a thing and challenges Lau himself.]]
* ThouShaltNotKill: Akira, Jacky and Pai urge [[spoiler: Lau not to kill Liu]] so he doesn't get the easy way out.
** [[spoiler: After Lau gives Liu a well-deserved beatdown, he scolds his disciple for turning the Koenkan into his personal empire and finds it unforgivable.]]
** Immediately afterward, [[spoiler: Pai calls out her father for leaving her mom to die, claiming she would never forgive him for it. After Akira watches Lau take down his own daughter, he's infuriated that a father would do such a thing and challenges Lau himself.]]
* ThouShaltNotKill: Akira, Jacky and Pai urge [[spoiler: Lau not to kill Liu]] so he doesn't get the easy way out.
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* VillainousBreakdown: [[spoiler: After Liu gets his ass handed by Lau and sees his wedding suit in shreds, he bursts into maniacal laughter realizing he's not as invincible as he thought he was.]]
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* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: Pai absolutely dreads the sight and smell of dumplings because it reminds her of her first kiss with Akira.
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* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: When Kage-Maru sees how much pain Sarah's brainwashing is putting her through, he feels so guilty about what he's done that he breaks her out of Eva's lab. Unfortunately, he's the first one who gets a taste of Eva's new human weapon.
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* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: MyGodWhatHaveIDone:
** When Kage-Maru sees how much pain Sarah's brainwashing is putting her through, he feels so guilty about what he's done that he breaks her out of Eva's lab. Unfortunately, he's the first one who gets a taste of Eva's new humanweapon.weapon.
** Lau Chan gets one himself when he found out from Shun Di about Liu Kowloon turning his Koenkan organization into a crime syndicate, as well as having ordered one of his men to kill him behind his back. This helped him realize how it is a bad idea to force his daughter, Pai into getting married to such man.
** When Kage-Maru sees how much pain Sarah's brainwashing is putting her through, he feels so guilty about what he's done that he breaks her out of Eva's lab. Unfortunately, he's the first one who gets a taste of Eva's new human
** Lau Chan gets one himself when he found out from Shun Di about Liu Kowloon turning his Koenkan organization into a crime syndicate, as well as having ordered one of his men to kill him behind his back. This helped him realize how it is a bad idea to force his daughter, Pai into getting married to such man.
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* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Lau Chan is getting one from Shun Di in episode 21 of the first season.
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* AdaptationalJerkass: Lau Chan. In the games, he uses his kind persuasion to get Pai to learn Ensei-ken. Here, he forces her to learn the fighting style and tries to get her to marry Liu Kowloon, not caring for her objections in the matter. It took getting a beating from Shun Di, as well as [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech being called out for his actions]] has made him [[JerkassRealization realize how far he has fallen]].
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** Lau and Shun Di: In the games, their relationship is unknown. In the anime, they were master and student since Lau called Shun as the former on their first meeting.
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* AdaptationalComicRelief: Akira, big time. In the games he's just as serious as they come, but here he's a complete goofball with a with a big stomach. But once he puts on his dogi and headband, he's a complete force to be reckoned with.
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* AdaptationalComicRelief: Akira, big time. In the games he's just as serious as they come, but here he's a complete clueless goofball with a with a big stomach. But once he puts on his dogi and headband, he's a complete dangerous force to be reckoned with.
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* BigEater: One of Akira's more defining traits is his bottomless pit of a stomach. If his mind isn't focused on martial arts, it's usually on food instead.
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* BigEater: One of Akira's more defining traits is his bottomless pit of a stomach. If his mind isn't focused on martial arts, it's usually on food instead. He gladly participates in eating contests and people are appalled by his limitless appetite.
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* BrainwashedAndCrazy: Just like the source material, Sarah is kidnapped and brainwashed in an attempt to turn her into a human weapon. She has to undergo the process regularly to stay under Eva's control.
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* BrainwashedAndCrazy: BrainwashedAndCrazy:
** Just like the source material, Sarah is kidnapped and brainwashed in an attempt to turn her into a human weapon. She has to undergo the process regularly to stay under Eva'scontrol.control.
** Liu later decides to use Eva's brainwashing machine on [[spoiler: Pai to make her obedient and agree to marry him. Eva sabotages the attempt so she snaps out of it just in time, just to screw with Liu]].
** Just like the source material, Sarah is kidnapped and brainwashed in an attempt to turn her into a human weapon. She has to undergo the process regularly to stay under Eva's
** Liu later decides to use Eva's brainwashing machine on [[spoiler: Pai to make her obedient and agree to marry him. Eva sabotages the attempt so she snaps out of it just in time, just to screw with Liu]].
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* CombatCommentator: Each episode features a character performing a special move against their enemy, with the narrator explaining the origins of the move and how devastating it is.
* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Akira fits the trope to a T. Normally, he's a dense fool who doesn't seem to take anything seriously and can't think of anything other than his stomach. But when he goes into martial arts mode, he's an incredibly powerful martial artist that's not to be underestimated.
* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Akira fits the trope to a T. Normally, he's a dense fool who doesn't seem to take anything seriously and can't think of anything other than his stomach. But when he goes into martial arts mode, he's an incredibly powerful martial artist that's not to be underestimated.
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* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder: Eva betrays Liu numerous times throughout the first season, such as siccing Sarah on the Hauer sisters, [[spoiler: intending to destroy her mansion with him inside of it, sabotaging Pai's brainwashing during his wedding, and shooting him]].
* CombatCommentator: Each episode features a character performing a special move against their enemy, with thenarrator LargeHamAnnouncer explaining the origins of the move and how devastating it is.
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* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Akira fits the trope to a T. Normally, he's a dense fool who doesn't seem to take anything seriously and can't think of anything other than his stomach. But when he goes into martial arts mode, he'san incredibly powerful martial artist that's not to be underestimated.
* CombatCommentator: Each episode features a character performing a special move against their enemy, with the
* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Akira fits the trope to a T. Normally, he's a dense fool who doesn't seem to take anything seriously and can't think of anything other than his stomach. But when he goes into martial arts mode, he's
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* HumanWeapon: Explored with Eva, and what Sarah becomes after being subjected to her brainwashing experiments. Eva wants to create what she calls the "Perfect Soldier", and collects battle data to implement into her humanoid fighting machines. She believes that the strongest human beings with the most potential are martial artists, but because they hold themselves back due to their discipline, believes that one without restraints can be used as a dangerous weapon. After she's brainwashed, Sarah quickly becomes more dangerous than most of the cast.
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* SaveTheVillain: In season 2, [[spoiler: Akira tries to save Eva from falling to her death, uncertain why, but says that she needs to atone for her crimes. Unable to accept this, Eva causes him to let go and falls along with Gold Dural to her death]].
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* TheStarscream: Liu Kowloon, the main antagonist of the first season, is out to marry Pai in order to succeed her father Lau Chan as the leader of the Koenkan. He actually intends to overthrow Lau Chan, kill him, and turn the organization into a global empire so he can control the world.
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* WouldHitAGirl:
** Liu has absolutely no qualms striking down Pai.
** During his fight with Eliza Hauer, Lion says he normally wouldn't strike a woman, but takes her out with his Saishuhouko uppercut.
** Liu has absolutely no qualms striking down Pai.
** During his fight with Eliza Hauer, Lion says he normally wouldn't strike a woman, but takes her out with his Saishuhouko uppercut.
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'''''Virtua Fighter''''' is a 35-episode anime series based on the [[VideoGame/VirtuaFighter fighting game franchise]] that debuted in 1995 and was produced by Creator/TMSEntertainment.
Akira Yuki, a Hakkyoku-Ken martial artist, is WanderingTheEarth on a journey to see the eight stars in the sky once again, which can only be seen by those who possess true strength. He ends up in Chinatown and meets Pai Chan, a young girl who is being chased down by the Koenkan, a powerful martial arts organization that terrorizes the town. Along with the help of fellow martial artists Jacky and Sarah Bryant, Akira and Pai fight off against Koenkan's leaders and free the townspeople from their iron grip. As Koenkan continues to chase them across the country, one of their partners takes an interest in Sarah and hires the mercenary Kage-Maru to kidnap her.
The first season lasted for 24 episodes. The second season, which lasted 11 episodes, takes place years later with Pai and Jacky following their dreams as a movie star and race car driver respectively. When they decide to visit their old friend Akira, they are attacked by a man who calls himself Oni-Maru, who seeks out his rival Kage-Maru.
Akira Yuki, a Hakkyoku-Ken martial artist, is WanderingTheEarth on a journey to see the eight stars in the sky once again, which can only be seen by those who possess true strength. He ends up in Chinatown and meets Pai Chan, a young girl who is being chased down by the Koenkan, a powerful martial arts organization that terrorizes the town. Along with the help of fellow martial artists Jacky and Sarah Bryant, Akira and Pai fight off against Koenkan's leaders and free the townspeople from their iron grip. As Koenkan continues to chase them across the country, one of their partners takes an interest in Sarah and hires the mercenary Kage-Maru to kidnap her.
The first season lasted for 24 episodes. The second season, which lasted 11 episodes, takes place years later with Pai and Jacky following their dreams as a movie star and race car driver respectively. When they decide to visit their old friend Akira, they are attacked by a man who calls himself Oni-Maru, who seeks out his rival Kage-Maru.
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'''''Virtua Fighter''''' is a 35-episode anime series based on the [[VideoGame/VirtuaFighter fighting game franchise]] that debuted franchise]]. It premiered in 1995 and was produced by Creator/TMSEntertainment.
Akira Yuki, a Hakkyoku-Ken martial artist, is WanderingTheEarth on a journey to see the eight stars in the sky once again, which can only be seen by those who possess true strength. He ends up in Chinatown and meets Pai Chan, a young girl who is being chased down by the Koenkan, a powerful martial arts organization that terrorizes the town. Along with the help of fellow martial artists Jacky and Sarah Bryant, Akira and Pai fight off against Koenkan's leaders and free the townspeople from their iron grip. As the Koenkan continues to chase them across the country, one of their partners takes an interest in Sarah and hires the mercenary Kage-Maru to kidnap her.
The first season lasted for 24 episodes. The second season, which lasted 11 episodes, takes place three years later with Pai and Jacky following their dreams as a movie star and race car driver respectively. When they decide to visit their old friend Akira, they are attacked by aman who calls himself clan of ninjas belonging to Oni-Maru, who seeks out his rival Kage-Maru.
wants to kill Kage-Maru for control over the Hagakure clan.
Akira Yuki, a Hakkyoku-Ken martial artist, is WanderingTheEarth on a journey to see the eight stars in the sky once again, which can only be seen by those who possess true strength. He ends up in Chinatown and meets Pai Chan, a young girl who is being chased down by the Koenkan, a powerful martial arts organization that terrorizes the town. Along with the help of fellow martial artists Jacky and Sarah Bryant, Akira and Pai fight off against Koenkan's leaders and free the townspeople from their iron grip. As the Koenkan continues to chase them across the country, one of their partners takes an interest in Sarah and hires the mercenary Kage-Maru to kidnap her.
The first season lasted for 24 episodes. The second season, which lasted 11 episodes, takes place three years later with Pai and Jacky following their dreams as a movie star and race car driver respectively. When they decide to visit their old friend Akira, they are attacked by a
* BackFromTheDead: [[spoiler: Eva returns as the main antagonist of the second season, but [[BackForTheDead dies for good at the end]]]].
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* BlandNameProduct: [=WcDonalds=] makes an appearance here. The English dub even has Akira offering Pai a "Big Wac"
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* BlandNameProduct: [=WcDonalds=] makes an appearance here. The English dub even has Akira offering Pai a "Big Wac"Wac".
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* BullyHunter: In episode 2, Pai saves a boy named Wei from being bullied by some kids and sends them running. After saving Wei a second time, she allows him to get payback for what they did to him, but Wei forgives them instead.
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* BreakTheCutie: The anime depicts Sarah as a sweet and nice girl who is very attached and supportive of her brother. Eva discovers that she's actually very dependent on Jacky to the point where she lacks a sense of independence, making her an ideal candidate for her brainwashing experiments.
* BullyHunter: In episode 2, Pai saves a young boy named Wei from being bullied by some kids and sends them running. After saving Weia second time, from the Koenkan, she allows him to get payback for what they did to him, but Wei forgives them instead.
* BullyHunter: In episode 2, Pai saves a young boy named Wei from being bullied by some kids and sends them running. After saving Wei
* DisneyVillainDeath:
** In the first season, [[spoiler: Yan Hong dies after driving off a building during a game of chicken with Jacky]].
** In the second season, [[spoiler: this is how Eva finally dies, after Gold Dural tries dragging her off a cliff, and rejects Akira's help]].
* TheDreaded: Wolf Hawkfield. When Pai and Jacky learn he's the one Akira is fighting in the underground casino, they worry that our hero has met his match.
** In the first season, [[spoiler: Yan Hong dies after driving off a building during a game of chicken with Jacky]].
** In the second season, [[spoiler: this is how Eva finally dies, after Gold Dural tries dragging her off a cliff, and rejects Akira's help]].
* TheDreaded: Wolf Hawkfield. When Pai and Jacky learn he's the one Akira is fighting in the underground casino, they worry that our hero has met his match.
* GoodAllAlong: When Akira challenges Wolf, he assumes that the deadly wrestler only fights for money. Because of this, Akira fights him out of pure rage, a weakness that Wolf easily exploits. He eventually realizes that Wolf is an honorable fighter and really is one of the good guys.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: When Kage-Maru sees how much pain Sarah's brainwashing is putting her through, he feels so guilty about what he's done that he breaks her out of Eva's lab. Unfortunately, he's the first one who gets a taste of Eva's new human weapon.
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* ShipTease: Akira and Pai get the most screentime, and while they have a rough start, they become more attached to each other over the course of the series. Sarah does develop a crush on Akira, but she also gets some screentime with Kage-maru.
* ShoutOut: When Akira, Jacky, and Sarah are in Hong Kong, the Koenkan gang members chasing them pull guns on them. They imagine they're in ''VideoGame/VirtuaCop'' and are promptly shot.
* ShoutOut: When Akira, Jacky, and Sarah are in Hong Kong, the Koenkan gang members chasing them pull guns on them. They imagine they're in ''VideoGame/VirtuaCop'' and are promptly shot.
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* ShipTease: Akira and Pai get the most screentime, and while they have a rough start, they become more attached to each other it's clear over the course of the series. series that they've developed feelings for each other. Sarah does develop also develops a crush on Akira, but she also gets some screentime with Kage-maru.
*ShoutOut: ShoutOut:
** When Akira, Jacky, and Sarah are in Hong Kong, the Koenkan gang members chasing them pull guns on them. They imagine they're in ''VideoGame/VirtuaCop'' and are promptlyshot.shot.
** Jake and Elwood, the two actors working for Koenkan during Pai's movie shoot, are named after DJ Jake Elwood, the radio host in ''[[VideoGame/OutRun Outrunners]]''.
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** When Akira, Jacky, and Sarah are in Hong Kong, the Koenkan gang members chasing them pull guns on them. They imagine they're in ''VideoGame/VirtuaCop'' and are promptly
** Jake and Elwood, the two actors working for Koenkan during Pai's movie shoot, are named after DJ Jake Elwood, the radio host in ''[[VideoGame/OutRun Outrunners]]''.
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* StrongFamilyResemblance: In Hong Kong, the gang believes they've run into their old enemy Yan Wei Min, but it turns out that it's his younger brother, Yan Hong. Cue an ImagineSpot where the heroes imagine that there's a legion of Yans all over the world who look just like each other.
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'''''Virtua Fighter''''' is a 35-episode anime series based on the [[VideoGame/VirtuaFighter fighting game franchise]].
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'''''Virtua Fighter''''' is a 35-episode anime series based on the [[VideoGame/VirtuaFighter fighting game franchise]].
franchise]] that debuted in 1995 and was produced by Creator/TMSEntertainment.
Akira Yuki, a Hakkyoku-Ken martial artist, is WanderingTheEarth on a journey to see the eight stars in the sky once again, which can only be seen by those who possess true strength. He ends up in Chinatown and meets Pai Chan, a young girl who is being chased down by the Koenkan, a powerful martial arts organization that terrorizes the town. Along with the help of fellow martial artists Jacky and Sarah Bryant, Akira and Pai fight off against Koenkan's leaders and free the townspeople from their iron grip. As Koenkan continues to chase them across the country, one of their partners takes an interest in Sarah and hires the mercenary Kage-Maru to kidnap her.
The first season lasted for 24 episodes. The second season, which lasted 11 episodes, takes place years later with Pai and Jacky following their dreams as a movie star and race car driver respectively. When they decide to visit their old friend Akira, they are attacked by a man who calls himself Oni-Maru, who seeks out his rival Kage-Maru.
Akira Yuki, a Hakkyoku-Ken martial artist, is WanderingTheEarth on a journey to see the eight stars in the sky once again, which can only be seen by those who possess true strength. He ends up in Chinatown and meets Pai Chan, a young girl who is being chased down by the Koenkan, a powerful martial arts organization that terrorizes the town. Along with the help of fellow martial artists Jacky and Sarah Bryant, Akira and Pai fight off against Koenkan's leaders and free the townspeople from their iron grip. As Koenkan continues to chase them across the country, one of their partners takes an interest in Sarah and hires the mercenary Kage-Maru to kidnap her.
The first season lasted for 24 episodes. The second season, which lasted 11 episodes, takes place years later with Pai and Jacky following their dreams as a movie star and race car driver respectively. When they decide to visit their old friend Akira, they are attacked by a man who calls himself Oni-Maru, who seeks out his rival Kage-Maru.
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* AccidentalKiss: How Akira is introduced to Pai. And she is ''not'' happy it was her first.
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* AdaptationalComicRelief: Akira, big time. In the games he's just as serious as they come, but here he's a complete goofball with a with a big stomach. But once he puts on his dogi and headband, he's a complete force to be reckoned with.
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* BigEater: One of Akira's more defining traits is his bottomless pit of a stomach. If his mind isn't focused on martial arts, it's usually on food instead.
* BlandNameProduct: [=WcDonalds=] makes an appearance here. The English dub even has Akira offering Pai a "Big Wac"
* BloodSport: In New York, the gang come across an underground casino where brutal fights take place. Akira partakes in one to rescue Sarah, where he meets a man who turns out to be a WorthyOpponent: Wolf Hawkfield.
* BrainwashedAndCrazy: Just like the source material, Sarah is kidnapped and brainwashed in an attempt to turn her into a human weapon. She has to undergo the process regularly to stay under Eva's control.
* BullyHunter: In episode 2, Pai saves a boy named Wei from being bullied by some kids and sends them running. After saving Wei a second time, she allows him to get payback for what they did to him, but Wei forgives them instead.
* CombatCommentator: Each episode features a character performing a special move against their enemy, with the narrator explaining the origins of the move and how devastating it is.
* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Akira fits the trope to a T. Normally, he's a dense fool who doesn't seem to take anything seriously and can't think of anything other than his stomach. But when he goes into martial arts mode, he's an incredibly powerful martial artist that's not to be underestimated.
* DrivesLikeCrazy: Jacky, thanks to his skills as a race car driver, does this whenever they're facing off against the Koenkan and he happens to be behind the wheel.
* BlandNameProduct: [=WcDonalds=] makes an appearance here. The English dub even has Akira offering Pai a "Big Wac"
* BloodSport: In New York, the gang come across an underground casino where brutal fights take place. Akira partakes in one to rescue Sarah, where he meets a man who turns out to be a WorthyOpponent: Wolf Hawkfield.
* BrainwashedAndCrazy: Just like the source material, Sarah is kidnapped and brainwashed in an attempt to turn her into a human weapon. She has to undergo the process regularly to stay under Eva's control.
* BullyHunter: In episode 2, Pai saves a boy named Wei from being bullied by some kids and sends them running. After saving Wei a second time, she allows him to get payback for what they did to him, but Wei forgives them instead.
* CombatCommentator: Each episode features a character performing a special move against their enemy, with the narrator explaining the origins of the move and how devastating it is.
* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Akira fits the trope to a T. Normally, he's a dense fool who doesn't seem to take anything seriously and can't think of anything other than his stomach. But when he goes into martial arts mode, he's an incredibly powerful martial artist that's not to be underestimated.
* DrivesLikeCrazy: Jacky, thanks to his skills as a race car driver, does this whenever they're facing off against the Koenkan and he happens to be behind the wheel.
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* GildedCage: When the owner of the restaurant that Akira frequents houses Pai, he keeps her locked in a room to prevent the Koenkan from finding her. They later trap her in a net for her own safety.
* IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight: [[spoiler: Jacky faces off against his brainwashed sister near the end of season 1 in hopes to free her from Eva's brainwashing]].
* InTheNameOfTheMoon: Whenever Akira is ready to fight, he declares his creed to whoever poor fool is unfortunate enough to cross him.
--> '''Akira Yuki''': One should neither bring harm to themselves nor others. This is the guiding principle my martial art is based on. But, it doesn't apply to those who have gone astray! Since you have no discipline, I'll have to set you straight! Come on!
* IWorkAlone: Kage-maru adopts this stance when Akira invites him to join their team. He still pops up when the others are in a bind.
* ThePowerOfFriendship: One of the predominant themes of the anime. Akira will always be there to help his friends, and by the end of the first season nearly the entire cast has his back.
* ShipTease: Akira and Pai get the most screentime, and while they have a rough start, they become more attached to each other over the course of the series. Sarah does develop a crush on Akira, but she also gets some screentime with Kage-maru.
* ShoutOut: When Akira, Jacky, and Sarah are in Hong Kong, the Koenkan gang members chasing them pull guns on them. They imagine they're in ''VideoGame/VirtuaCop'' and are promptly shot.
* IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight: [[spoiler: Jacky faces off against his brainwashed sister near the end of season 1 in hopes to free her from Eva's brainwashing]].
* InTheNameOfTheMoon: Whenever Akira is ready to fight, he declares his creed to whoever poor fool is unfortunate enough to cross him.
--> '''Akira Yuki''': One should neither bring harm to themselves nor others. This is the guiding principle my martial art is based on. But, it doesn't apply to those who have gone astray! Since you have no discipline, I'll have to set you straight! Come on!
* IWorkAlone: Kage-maru adopts this stance when Akira invites him to join their team. He still pops up when the others are in a bind.
* ThePowerOfFriendship: One of the predominant themes of the anime. Akira will always be there to help his friends, and by the end of the first season nearly the entire cast has his back.
* ShipTease: Akira and Pai get the most screentime, and while they have a rough start, they become more attached to each other over the course of the series. Sarah does develop a crush on Akira, but she also gets some screentime with Kage-maru.
* ShoutOut: When Akira, Jacky, and Sarah are in Hong Kong, the Koenkan gang members chasing them pull guns on them. They imagine they're in ''VideoGame/VirtuaCop'' and are promptly shot.
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* TeamPet: Alexander, a flying squirrel that belongs to Sarah. He has a tendency of jumping into people's faces and tries to help the team find her when she's kidnapped.
* ThanksForTheMammary: Akira accidentally gropes Sarah's chest during the eating contest. And he happens to do it right in front of Jacky.
* {{Tomboy}}: Pai is regarded as one by most of the cast, and finds herself a little jealous of Sarah because she's considered more feminine and gets a bigger spotlight than she does.
* ThanksForTheMammary: Akira accidentally gropes Sarah's chest during the eating contest. And he happens to do it right in front of Jacky.
* {{Tomboy}}: Pai is regarded as one by most of the cast, and finds herself a little jealous of Sarah because she's considered more feminine and gets a bigger spotlight than she does.
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* WorthyOpponent: Even though he participates in a bloody underground fighting ring, Wolf doesn't care about the money it offers, he simply wants to fight someone who gives him a challenge. Even after Akira defeats him, he offers to shake his hand and hopes they can fight again without an audience.
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* AdaptationalVillainy: Kage-Maru. In the games, he is actively against J6. Here, he is working for J6 being the one responsible for Jacky's race car accident (which is not fatal enough to send him in the hospital) and the kidnapping of his sister, Sarah. Eventually, he pulls a HeelFaceTurn when he finds himself guilty for the creation of Dural.
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* BadassInANiceSuit: Lion Rafale's civilian outfit.
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* AdaptationalEarlyAppearance: Lion Rafale and Shun Di appear in the second game. Here, they appeared in one or two episodes of the first season.
** Pai and Lau: In the games, it took recent VF titles for them to repair their strained relationship. In the anime, they managed to repair their relationship at the end of the first season, and he even joined her in the assault against Eva's stronghold in the second season.
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* SiblingYinYang: Jacky and Sarah Bryant, more so than their game counterparts who appear to share the same personality: personality with their love for fighting and talking down to others who don't exceed in their expectations. Jacky is cocky and hotheaded, while Sarah is gentle and shy.
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* ActionGirl: Pai and Sarah can kick as much ass as the guys.
** FauxActionGirl: They have their moments of this, mostly when they're being targeted for kidnapping.
** FauxActionGirl: They have their moments of this, mostly when they're being targeted for kidnapping.
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* FlungClothing: A lot of times, mostly when the main characters have to change from their civilian outfits to their fighting outfits.
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* SiblingYinYang: Jacky and Sarah Bryant, more so than their game counterparts who appear to share the same personality: love fighting and talking down to others who don't exceed in their expectations. Jacky is cocky and hotheaded, while Sarah is gentle and shy.
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'''''Virtua Fighter''''' is a 35-episode anime series based on the [[VideoGame/VirtuaFighter fighting game franchise]].
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!Tropes included:
* AdaptationExpansion: With the game series lacking a story mode, the anime showed an expansion for the main cast such as showing Jeffry [=McWild=] having a family.
* AdaptationRelationshipOverhaul: While the characters' connection with each other is mostly known in each title of the franchise, the game doesn't explore much of it due to its lack of story mode. The anime showed more of it.
** Akira and Pai: In the games, their relationship is not known besides the fact they're just friends. The anime showed them having a BelligerentSexualTension, mostly when Pai often gets angry with Akira for his idiocy but they showed affection toward each other.
** Jacky and Sarah: While the games show that they really do love each other as evidenced when they're placed in a tag team at ''VideoGame/{{Dead or Alive 5}}'' which is the only time you see them together, the recent VF titles has turned them into [[TheRival rivals]] against one another. The anime did not have something like this happening; the key change for this is that when she is freed from J6's brainwashing, Sarah did not suffer from IdentityAmnesia and that she never had an uncertainty of her memories in trying to kill Jacky which was the reason for the said rivalry in the games.
* WellDoneSonGuy: Jacky Bryant's relationship with his father, due to the latter not being supportive of his dream of being a race car driver. Much like her game counterpart, Pai Chan's relationship with her father.
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'''''Virtua Fighter''''' is a 35-episode anime series based on the [[VideoGame/VirtuaFighter fighting game franchise]].
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!Tropes included:
* AdaptationExpansion: With the game series lacking a story mode, the anime showed an expansion for the main cast such as showing Jeffry [=McWild=] having a family.
* AdaptationRelationshipOverhaul: While the characters' connection with each other is mostly known in each title of the franchise, the game doesn't explore much of it due to its lack of story mode. The anime showed more of it.
** Akira and Pai: In the games, their relationship is not known besides the fact they're just friends. The anime showed them having a BelligerentSexualTension, mostly when Pai often gets angry with Akira for his idiocy but they showed affection toward each other.
** Jacky and Sarah: While the games show that they really do love each other as evidenced when they're placed in a tag team at ''VideoGame/{{Dead or Alive 5}}'' which is the only time you see them together, the recent VF titles has turned them into [[TheRival rivals]] against one another. The anime did not have something like this happening; the key change for this is that when she is freed from J6's brainwashing, Sarah did not suffer from IdentityAmnesia and that she never had an uncertainty of her memories in trying to kill Jacky which was the reason for the said rivalry in the games.
* WellDoneSonGuy: Jacky Bryant's relationship with his father, due to the latter not being supportive of his dream of being a race car driver. Much like her game counterpart, Pai Chan's relationship with her father.
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