Garou Densetsu

This one is the best of the three so far (Fatal fury 1 & 2). The story is more touching and the character interactions are good. As for the plot, Terry has to face a new battle and this time, the enemy is not human! There is also new love for Terry, a girl who seek help from him. Another high about the movie, Mai, the cute ninja girl plays a more important role here. It was good to see her around.

"Fatal Fury: the Motion Picture" has become a timeless classic in the world of Japanese Animation! With a little of everything, it's become even bigger (as difficult as it is for me to admit) than "Street Fighter II: the Movie", and I am a Street Fighter II fan! Seeing as it may be shot up there with other successful animation pieces as Osamu Tezuka's Metropolis and the classical "Sea Prince & the Fire Child", Fatal Fury has come a long way. What's next? We'll wait & see!

I admit that it's hard for me to judge this seeing as how I'm not into the "Fatal Fury" series that much. Of course, when you know as much about pop culture as me, you can't help but recognize a couple characters. I at least know Terry Bogard and Mai Shiranui. There were some cameos by characters who unfortunately didn't have much relevance to the story, like Duck King. Of course, it's hard to have a character with that name being taken seriously. I actually do like the romance in this movie. It does come off as pretty believable and a lot of it ends up pretty tragically.

Maybe this was in fact in the actual games, but you don't really see much romance in fighting games. Yeah, I'm such a sucker for that stuff. I admit that the animation does look pretty bad at some points. I guess old anime doesn't hold up that well. I still found the cast to be pretty likable, especially Mai Shiranui. She seriously steals every scene she's in and yeah, that is kind of because she's so amazingly beautiful. The story could have been better but as far as movies based on video games go, it was certainly better than most. ***

now, this is more like it. video game based animes are generally decent or awful, but i think this is the best one i've seen since street fighter 2. most of your favorite characters are in it, the story was well thought out, and the animation is top notch. by the way, to the teenage audience, hope you like the shower!!! fatal fury is one to see.

All that I can really say is, after watching this movie and its 2 prequels, I can not wait for another episode. Anyone who is a fan of anime should own the entire series for this movie in their collection. This movie remains as my favorite Anime movie, and as one of my favorite movies overall.