Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie

Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie is an anime film adaptation of the fighting game with the same name directed by Gisaburō Sugii and animated by Group TAC. The film originally released in Japan on August 6, 1994, was released theatrically in the United Kingdom, France, and Spain, and was adapted into English in dubbed and subtitled format by Animaze for Manga Entertainment.

Plot
Master Bison, the ruthless leader of the Shadaloo criminal organization, plans to brainwash the best fighters in the world to turn them into his slaves so he can conquer the Earth.

Why It Rocks

 * 1) Unlike the other adaptations of the franchise, this movie is very faithful to the source material, having a lot of references of the game, and you don't need to be a knowledgeable fan to enjoy the movie.
 * 2) The plot is very interesting, and gives more depth and development for the the lore in general, since the game didn't have a lot of details about it, not to mention that this movie was served as a contributing factor to the later games, like Street Fighter Alpha.
 * 3) The animation is great, especially for its time, and the design of the characters are very faithful of the game.
 * 4) The fight scenes are incredible and memorable, like the fight between Sagat and Ryu in the opening, the fight between Chun-li and Vega in her apartment, which is considered the best fight scene in the movie, or the fight between Ryu and a brainwashed Ken, in the final moments of the movie.
 * 5) The characters especially Ryu, Ken, Guile, Chun-li and M. Bison are likeable and act exactly like their game counterparts, giving more personality and backstory unlike the games, that they were portrayed with more simple aspects.
 * 6) The soundtrack is awesome, especially during the fight scenes that gives you the adrenaline and feeling that you are witnessing the fight, like the fight between Chun-Li and Vega, or the fight between Sagat and Ryu in the opening.
 * 7) Great voice acting in both of the English and Japanese versions.
 * 8) The interaction between Ryu and Ken is great, as it shows the friendship and rivalry between the two characters during the movie, especially in their fight scene when Ryu attempts to reason with Ken who was brainwashed by Bison.
 * 9) Guile and Chun-Li have a great chemistry together, because they have similar motivations to end Bison's villany, since he was responsible for the dead of a person who was really close to them. In Guile's case, is his friend Charlie Nash, while in Chun-Li's case is her father.
 * 10) This movie was very important for the creation of Street Fighter Alpha and flesh out the backstory of many of the characters, as well the inclusion of many references and homages of the storyline in the next future games.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) The famous scene where Chun-Li is taking a shower and it shows explicitly her breasts and buttocks is a little unnecessary, and serves more of a fanservice than an important moment in the movie. Even if this scene happened before her fight with Vega, it wouldn't change the fight between them in general if it was cut from the movie, since Chun-Li was well dressed when Vega confronted her.
 * 2) While it's good to see every single playable character from the game in the movie, only Ryu, Ken, Chun-li, Guile and M. Bison were given more development and screentime, while the others served more of secondary or background characters.
 * 3) The movie ends on a cliffhanger, where during his journey, Ryu confronts a huge truck, with the driver revealed to be Bison, who survived the battle.

Reception
The movie was highly praised by the fans of the franchise and is considered to be far superior to the live-action film. At the Japanese box office, the film grossed more than $16 million, becoming one of 1994's top five highest-grossing films in Japan.

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