Virtua Fighter - Recommendations

• 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 (2 eps x 27 min)
• 1996

One year ago, Eiji Shinjo and a group of powerful fighters competed in the Toshin Tournament, to prove their strength. In the present, a mysterious warrior is hunting down the Tournament's participants one by one, and is using their own moves against them. For Eiji, Kayin and the rest of the gang, tracking down the responsible party will put them right in the middle of a conspiracy that threatens their very lives! Can strength alone defeat an enemy who seems to know their every move before they use it?

• Other (4 eps)
• 2008 - 2009

• 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!

• OVA (1 ep)
• 2009

Throughout the world, fighters have begun to suddenly disappear - all of them masters in their particular combat discipline. Guile and Chun Li are assigned to investigate the situation and find out what they can. Meanwhile, Cammy's Delta Red team has investigations of its own to make, as a mysterious force seems to have torn a hole in the Amazon jungle. At the same time, a secret agent seems to be tracking Ryu, and it's not long before everybody else's eyes are on the legendary and elusive fighter. But Ryu has problems of his own; is he really able to control the power of the Dark Hadou which wells inside him?

• Movie (1 ep)
• 1994

The evil Bison has returned with sinister plans to take over the world using Shadow Law, his nefarious crime syndicate! His cyborg goons are searching the globe to take out any martial artist who might stand in Bison's way -- brainwashing and recruiting those who they defeat. But when Ryu manages to kill one of Bison's prime fighters, Bison discovers Ryu's potential and wants it for his own. Now, with the help of allies who are out for revenge, can Ryu defeat this all-powerful fighting machine before Bison enslaves him as well?

• TV Special (1 ep)
• 1993

By all accounts, Terry Bogard is one of the greatest martial artists in the world... until he goes up against the enigmatic Wolfgang Krauser, a man with the fighting abilities of a demigod. Terry emerges from the fight beaten and humiliated, his best shot not even able to dent Krauser's armor. But more insidious than the physical injuries is the damage to Terry's pride and confidence. Can his brother Andy and friends Joe Higashi and Mai Shiranui help him regain his mental strength and defeat Krauser and his henchmen, or is this the end for Terry's career as a fighter?

• OVA (1 ep)
• 2005

After hearing of his master's brutal death, Ryu travels to his grave to pay his final respects. In his quest to become a street fighting legend, he finds his arch-rival and murderer, Gouki. Both men are part of the bloodline that suffer from the Dark Hadou curse - a burden that gives great power at the cost of those you love. Gouki has already given into temptation, using this demon strength, but can Ryu defeat this monster and avoid his own tormented fate?