Battle Arena Toshinden - Recommendations

• OVA (2 eps)
• 1998

It was the year 2007, a time when a worldwide witch hunt began. The victims? Humans with special psychic abilities, persecuted and feared for their talents. Keith Evans and Burn Griffiths are two such people who quickly became friends, and were torn apart almost as fast. Now, the year is 2010, and the so-called superhumans have begun to revolt against their human tormentors. Leading the bloody revolution is none other than Keith, who is set on destroying all humans. With time running out, Burn might be the only one capable of stopping him...

• OVA (2 eps x 29 min)
• 1998

The Mishima corporation is one of the richest conglomerates on the planet, and its owner, the legendary fighter Heihachi Mishima, is now sponsoring a martial arts competition – whoever can best the other competitors and finally defeat Heihachi himself will be awarded both wealth and the title of King of Iron Fist. But money and fame are not the only factors drawing fighters to the competition, as Heihachi has made many enemies over time – his son Kazuya being one of them.

• TV (35 eps)
• 1995 - 1996

Legends speak of a great constellation of stars, only visible to those who possess true strength. Having lost his ability to see those stars, Akira walks the earth in search of answers. His quest pits him against powerful fighters like the Koenkan and the mysterious Kage Maru, and lands him in the center of an international conspiracy.

• Movie (1 ep x 85 min)
• 1994

Join the characters from the acclaimed Samurai Shodown (AKA Samurai Spirits) games, as they try to rid Japan of a great evil. Shirou Amakusa has broken the seal holding the evil god Ambroja at bay, and now it's up to Haohmaru and his companions to thwart this foul plan.

• TV Special (1 ep)
• 1992

When legendary martial artist Jeff Bogard is assassinated by his archrival Geese Howard, Jeff's young sons Terry and Andy swear revenge. Years later, their skills honed, they return and enter the King of Fighters tournament, each hoping to prove himself worthy of learning their school's ultimate technique: the only attack that can defeat Geese. But Geese himself controls the tournament from the shadows, and he will stop at nothing to eliminate the brothers before they acquire the secret they seek!

• Other (4 eps)
• 2008 - 2009

• TV (29 eps)
• 1995

Ken and Ryu are no ordinary teenagers; through a friendly rivalry and a desire to master their fighting skills, both have become powerful martial artists. Power has its drawbacks, however, and when an evil syndicate known as Ashura sets its sights on them, they must grow even stronger and fight for their lives. Controlled by the dark and mysterious Bison, Ashura will stop at nothing to further Bison's sinister goals; but Ashura is just the tip of the iceberg...

• OVA (1 ep)
• 2010

Juri is a taekwondo fighter who has a mysterious device called the Feng Shui Engine implanted where her left eye should be. Created by the shady S.I.N. organization, the device gives her incredible powers. Chun Li, Guile, and Cammy try to find out more about her and her actions.

• Movie (1 ep)
• 1999

For a skilled martial artist like Ryu, nothing is more important than becoming stronger. But strength comes at a price, as Ryu finds out when the evil presense of Akuma, his eternal rival, awakens within him a great and vile power, the "Dark Hadou." As a mysterious scientist emerges with plans to harness the power of the world's strongest fighters, Ryu must confront and destroy this new enemy before all of mankind is enslaved. With the lives of his friends hanging in the balance, can Ryu overcome the evil power within, before it completely consumes him?

• Movie (1 ep)
• 1994

An ancient relic from the past lies buried beneath the ground: the Armor of Mars, whose six pieces, when combined, will give their wearer the power of a god. So when Sulia Gaudeamus tells Terry Bogard that her brother Laocorn, driven insane by the death of their father, is about to obtain the final pieces of the armor, nothing less than the fate of the world is at stake! Now Terry, along with his brother Andy and friends Joe Higashi and Mai Shiranui, must defeat Laucorn and his powerful minions before he obtains the power of the God of War himself!