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Yup I believe it's just for the novel. I do recommend the novel though! Very fun read

Wasn't that just art for the novel?

Here's a weird random question... Has ANYONE ever been able to find a scan of Ryu Final in its entirety?

I actually prefer classic K' without the sunglasses 😄 I REALLY like the suggestions about the gloves though. Going to see what I can do with that! I started making a Mr. Karate last night as well.

Beginning to dig more into custom work for SF6 This is the avatar I've used from level 1 to level 97 so far. K' from KOF

Just finished stuff with AKI this morning. Wow super fun character. Her attitude towards FANG is bizarre but also endearing. I really like her. Also I really like the way they're doing the story-roll-out with the DLC characters. It's building more events.

Exactly. It's absolute garbage storytelling used by total hacks.

I recently managed to get my hands on the Super Turbo Manhua, Alpha manhua as well as the full Capcom vs SNK Manhua. I'm trying to get the manhua for SFIII.

Man that collection is LEGIT! When I am done building the house I will post up a shot of my book collection when it's unpacked I'm STILL trying to find someone I can send my extra copy of King of Fighters: Saga of Nests Part 2 to so it can be scanned for posterity. The book is rare AF and no scans exist of it online. I want to make sure it can be saved forever digitally

Those costumes are fantastic!

Wouldn't Ryu have also inherited Suzaku Castle and its grounds? It is consistently his stage and it's where he was trained on the grounds by Gouken who clearly seems to have authority over the place. That'd make Ryu the exact opposite of homeless and, as far as land value, likely EXTREMELY rich.

Story goes from having some of the best character stuff to totally nosediving into the worst sort of current-trend story-telling garbage. Also a bunch of characters are far less interesting. The Lin Kuei are ESPECIALLY atrocious. Every single one.

The #1 non-fighting game crossover gear I want is Hokuto No Ken. Hands down. Go back to the roots.

Yeah, man. Been thinking about that almost every day when I check the thread and don't see a post from him.

@CESTUS IIIThat Baki work is amazing! As always your customs are IMPECCABLE. Bravo.

That's kind of the funny thing. I have a similar to reaction to Baki as to Naruto where I just straight-up eventually do not care about the main character but the side characters are cool. Honestly, I think Baki really goes off the rails and gets just dumb with uninteresting fights but some of the character stuff carries a lot of charm with the supporting cast.

There is DEFINITE stylistic and conceptual overlap between stuff like a knight-inspired fighter and Marisa who is gladiator-inspired. Both take the same kind of energy for their design origins since both hearken back to classic armored warrior types.

I just want to say (as someone with Chinese family and an awareness of history) that you have to strongly think about what you're doing when you talk about the treatment of the Chinese by the Japanese. It shows a lack of knowledge of history both in entertainment and regarding world events of the past. ESPECIALLY over the past century. In fact, this reeks of western centric benevolence wrapped in an almost patronizing attitude of magnanimous contrition to say "oh we did more damage and are oh so bad". Contrition for something you didn't even do. The worst kind. It really feels like a myopic focus on history where all other 'foreign places' are but vassal states to the entertainment, history and geopolitics of the west while ignoring literal centuries of very relevant regional history of a continent that influences attitudes, decisions and everything else to this day in that area (and beyond). Also that doesn't even really expand into other issues across Asia like Japanese and Korean history. That is the real ugly truth. Not some western public self-flagellation to invoke group-guilt. Which I find abhorrent btw. Do not include others when you say what 'audiences from the west' do or, especially, when you say 'what we have done'. I know I am not part of some collective responsible for the actions of others. Do not associate me with them nor with what they think or are 'failing to acknowledge'. I'm quite aware of negative stereotypes of all kinds used in media both past and present. A lot of people are. That said, still love your blog and the vast majority of your insights. You're just way off the mark on this take (though I fully grant that it likely comes from good intentions). EDIT: I wanted to reemphasize the last part. Your blog is awesome and has top tier content. I've not only read it, I regularly re-read stuff in it and I do not think any of this disagreement stems from any outlook rooted in anything negative. On the contrary, I think all you've written hinges on and stems from good intentions on your part.

Like watching The Room before watching a review of it 😄

I have now been subjected to almost all of MK1 and its spoilers. We are so lucky, folks. SO LUCKY. As a big MK fan, this is an abomination the likes of which I could not have conceived of. I am floored.

I just want to say that after seeing MK1 spoilers... We here in this thread should feel absolutely blessed to an unprecedented level. What a disaster.

LOL that art is so great. SF6 seriously elevated Retsu to a crazy level in my book. Awesome characterization of him.

It's extremely unclear beyond that she's one of two female Asian villains in Street Fighter.

Have run into similar stuff with people not knowing that 'negro' is 'black' in Portuguese which has created the weird situation where some people now try to use 'preto' instead but that is even weirder if you know the linguistics because that is a reference to the color itself which seems like a weird way to refer to someone and is contrary to usage of that word altogether. So anglophone understanding of language is created a reaction where their ignorance of another language is making some speakers of that language try to avoid that bullshit but, in doing so, are using a less accurate and kind-of more rude word to refer to people. It boggles the mind...and is again something remedied in the first place by people being less knee-jerk and more gracious in interacting with other people. EDIT: LMAO holy shit are you serious?!