Anime Fatal Fury 2: The New Battle

[DarkLordDragon]

[color=blue]FATAL FURY: THE NEW BATTLE[/color]


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Hi there... How are you doing guys!!? Hope you are fine.... Fatal Fury!! I guess we already heard about this great animes alot of times, this anime is one of my favorite animes so I've decided to write a simple review about it... Along with getting some informations about it from different soruces to help the people to know more about this great anime... Well We all know that this is a fighting anime based on the popular 2D fighting game of SNK it's none other than Fatal Fury one of the legendary fighting games in the world... It's one of the most popular SNK's fighting games or I should to say one of the most popular fighting games in the entire world, well as I said before it's another fighting anime based on a fighting game, but it's not bad as Art Of Fighting or the others, the anime was very good and it has succeded unlike some other fighting animes based on games... I really liked the game from the first beginning to the very end, well it's not yet ended, though.... I saw the OVA along with the Movie I liked the second OVA and the movie the most... Before I start I really wish to thanks some people so here goes, first of all let me thanks my good friend Lantis Kailu for his gooddamn faq about Fatal Fury/King Of Fighters storyline faq and the characters informations, same thanks goes for the people who posted their faqs about FF's games and posted the character's profiles... Thanks refers to the webpages which hosted the screen shots of this anime... All I have to say is thank you everybody I really appreciate it... I know I have alot of problems in writing but I am trying my best and I really hope if this gives even a little informations or small idea about the anime, that's what I ask for... Anyway let's get going...



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REVIEW:
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The story: 7/10
The characters: 10/10
The animations: 9/10
The musics: 8/10
Overall: 8.5/10


[color=blue]THE STORY:[/color]
The story of this anime is not bad and it's pretty good... I know that there are alot of people who thinks the story sucks, but to be honest I am not one of them and I think the story is pretty good, yeah maybe it's only that a new villain appears and challenges the legendary wolf but it's really better than this... Well the story is that after the defeat of the king of South Town Geese Howard by the hands of Terry Bogard, a new fighter appeared to prove that nobody is stronger than him and he is none other than Geese's Halfbrother, Wolfgang Krauser... Krauser wishes to face the legendary wolf who defeated his halfbrother Geese, and he is none other than Terry Bogard... Well that's the main idea but really it's not all the anime has more of it, I mean first Terry's defeat, I mean that Krauser was able to defeat Terry was pretty good idea, and the events of the anime is really nice, Terry has just lost his spirite after his defeat, now hanging around the bars without training or even thinking to challenge Krauser again he became a weak person, then he revived because of Tony the boy who followed Terry everywhere... But yet in my opinion they can make the story better than this, I mean they only put the light on Terry, Krauser and Tony... Krauser only fight with Terry and Joe one vs one I wished if it was the Fatal Fury team vs Krauser or some deeper story than this, but anyway it's accepted for a fighting anime just like this one so it's not bad... I am not sure if your going to like the story of this anime or not but let me say that the story is not everything and I know alot of people who likes the story especially SNK's fans and especially Fatal Fury's fans...


[color=blue]THE CHARACTERS:[/color]
The most thing I like in this anime are the cool characters, there are alot of them and I really like alot of them, don't know why!? Maybe because I am a very big fan of the Fatal Fury's games or maybe because I know them for more than 10 years from the games and lived alot of years with them so maybe that's why I like them... Well of course the hero of this anime is a popular dude and he is none other than the Legendary Lone Wolf, Terry Bogard... As you know I don't like the heroes much but Terry is really a cool guy, true he is not my favorite character in the anime but yet he is a damn good character and I like him more than many others from different animes... As for the main villain he is Krauser, one of my favorite characters in Fatal Fury's games from the beginning, but in the anime he looks far cooler than the games, he doesn't have the scar and the mustache... He is a damn cool character in the anime, proud as always and strong, I really prefer him to Geese Howard even though Geese Howard is my favorite character in Fatal Fury's games, but in the anime Krauser was better... There is also Andy Bogard, one of the coolest characters in this anime, well he is the bishounen of the anime... There is also Joe, Kim, Mai and Laurence Blood...etc so I am sure you will find someone your going to like, especially if you are a fan of FF's games...


[color=blue]THE ANIMATIONS:[/color]
As for the animations and the picture, I really think it's very good... I like the arts in this OVA and how not if it's one of the most popular artists was behind this great work, and he is none other than Masami Obari, one of my favorite Japanese's artists... As always Masami Obari never fail to amuse me with his goddamn artworks and in this anime he really did a very good job especially with Terry and Krauser with his armor... Well maybe some don't like the animations or maybe it doesn't have the same quality as the new animes but in my opinion I really think that it was very good and I like it more than some new animes, I am not saying that because I am a fan of Fatal Fury but because I just saw the difference between this work and some others, well maybe it's only me! who knows anything might happen!? The graphics were nicely done really, true it has less 3D effects and these new effects in the anime but yet I guess it's should be appreciated... I mean it's pretty old anime not that old but yet we can see that they did a pretty good job with this...


[color=blue]THE MUSICS:[/color]
As for the musics, well well well I guess Fatal Fury has alot of cool musics, I really like the musics alot and there are alot of them, especially Krauser's symphony and his background theme, it's really one of the best I've ever heard... A sad music and suites Krauser very well in the anime, we hear his music alot of times in the anime... Well this is not the only music I like but I also like Andy's background theme, sorry I really don't remember the name of the musics but I can say when it appears, when Andy fights against Laurence Blood and when Andy train with Terry Bogard, also some other scenes too, it's really a very good music and I hope if I can get it... There are also some other cool musics but sadly I don't know the name of these musics but I know the scene that have some great musics, Terry vs Krauser's fight, Axl Hawk vs Tony in the bar...etc Well I really wished if they used some of the games musics such as Madness Guiter/Geese's Theme and the others but oh well... I don't know if you have the same taste just like mine but for sure I know that there are some people who likes the musics...


[color=blue]OVERALL:[/color]
Being a very big fan of fighting animes and especially being one of the biggest Fatal Fury's fan what you think I am gonna say... Well of course it's one of my favorite animes even if it's a fighting anime based on games which many people don't give a damn about them... Well the anime was good almost at everything... The Story was pretty good, well yeah not the best and there are many animes that have better story than this one but yet I can say it's very good and acceptable for a fighting anime just like Fatal Fury... I think the story was pretty good and kinda simple but watching Terry lost all of his courage and powers because of the Dark Kaiser Krauser and then reviving...etc were damn good I think... As for the characters, well since I was a kid I always liked the Fatal Fury's characters from the old SNK's games and I think they are really very good... In this OVA my favorite character was none other than Wolfgang Krauser... There are alot and I mean ALOT of cool characters and I am sure many anime fans gonna like at least one characters and I guess he is none other than the Legendary Hungry Wolf Terry Bogard, well there are some others such as Andy, Joe, Geese, Kim...etc well enough about the characters... As for the Animations nobody can lie and say the animations and the graphics sucks! Because it's really very good, how not!! and the director of animations and art was none other then the great artist Masami Obari, many people I know said the same thing as I just said, the animations and the picture is one of the best... As for the musics well well I don't know what to say but sadly there are no musics from the games but yet there are some cool original musics such as Krauser's background theme, I really like it so much and especially because it's pretty sad ^^ well I also like Andy Bogard's theme, man it was very cool indeed, Krauser vs Terry's theme was damn good too, well there are alot of them and maybe if you watched or heard any of them you might find one you gonna like... Well what else, I just said it before the anime is very good and I like the story, the characters, the animation and the musics so of course now this is a suitable anime for me... Many people like it too, if you are a fighting anime fan you should never ever miss this one, and if you are a SNK's fan then you must see this because in my opinion this is the best anime they have created so far ;) to all anime fans around, this anime is very cool and you should at least give it a try even if you are not a fighting anime fan... Well I don't have anything more to say that's what I just wanted to say about this anime...



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THE STORY:
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The story starts with a strong man named Wolfgang Krauser, who is hunger for battles and to face strong and worthy opponents! After the defeat of Geese Howard (The King Of South Town) Krauser decided to fight the man who defeated his half brother Geese Howard, then Geese's name the opponent and he is none other than the Legendary Lone Wolf, Terry Bogard.... Then Terry Bogard meets a kid named Tony who wishes to be a great fighter like Terry so the kid follow Terry to learn some skills and attacks... So now Krauser manages to find Terry's location now the first battle between the Dark Kaiser Wolfgang Krauser vs The Legendary Lone Wolf Terry Bogard... Who will be the winner!? Who is going to survive this new chain of fightings!? So on begins the story of this anime...



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THE CHARACTERS:
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[color=red]TERRY BOGARD[/color]

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Fighting style: Martial arts, taught to him by Jeff Bogard
Birthdate: March 15, 1973
Birthplace: USA
Blood type: O
Height: 1.82 m
Weight: 77 kg
Hobbies: Video games
Favorite food: Junk food
Favorite sport: Basketball
Most important: Gloves from Jeff Bogard
Hates the most: Slugs
Favorite music: Rock



[color=red]ANDY BOGARD[/color]

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Fighting style: Koppo-ken and Shiranui Ninjitsu
Birthdate: August 16, 1974
Birthplace: USA
Blood type: A
Height: 1.71 m
Weight: 69 kg
Hobbies: Practicing martial arts
Favorite food: Spaghetti ala Natto
Favorite sport: Short track
Most important: Picture of him and Hanzo Shiranui
Hates the most: Dogs
Favorite music: Quiet



[color=red]JOE HIGASHI[/color]

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Fighting style: Muay Thai
Birthdate: March 29, 1974
Birthplace: Japan
Blood type: AB
Height: 1.80 m
Weight: 72 kg
Hobbies: Brawling
Favorite food: Deep-fried alligator meat
Favorite sport: All martial arts
Most important: Hachimaki
Hates the most: School
Favorite music: Do Enka



[color=red]MAI SHIRANUI[/color]

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Fighting style: Shiranui-style Ninjitsu
Birthdate: January 1, 1976
Birthplace: Japan
Blood type: B
Height: 1.64 m
Weight: 50 kg
Hobbies: Making Osechi
Favorite food: Ozouni
Favorite sport: Hane-Tsuki
Most important: Hairpin of dead grandmother
Hates the most: Spiders
Favorite music: Heavy metal



[color=red]TONY[/color]

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Fighting style: Street Fight
Birthdate: Unknown
Birthplace: USA
Blood type: Unknown
Height: Unknown
Weight: Unknown
Hobbies: Unknown
Favorite food: Unknown
Favorite sport: Unknown
Most important: Unknown
Hates the most: Unknown
Favorite music: Unknown



[color=red]WOLFGANG KRAUSER[/color]

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Fighting style: Combination of several martial arts
Birthdate: Unknown
Birthplace: Germany
Blood type: A
Height: 2.00 m
Weight: 145 kg
Hobbies: Collecting antiques
Favorite food: Anything
Favorite sport: Has no interest, but can play anything
Most important: Chivalry
Hates the most: Vanity, falsehood
Favorite music: Classical



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INFORMATIONS:
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English Name: Fatal Fury 2
Japanese Name: Garou Densetsu 2
Genre: Shounen, Martial Arts
Category: OVA
Episodes: 1
Running Time: 45 minutes


[color=red]JAPANESE STAFF[/color]

Director: Kazuhiro Furuhashi
Script: Takashi Yamada
Character Design: Masami Obari
Art director: Junichiro Nishikawa
Animation director: Hirotoshi Takaya, Kazuto Nakazawa, Tatsuya Tomaru
Director of Photography: Shigekazu Morishita
Assistant Animation Director: Takashi Kobayashi
Choreography: Kazuki Akane, Keitaro Motonaga
Editing: Akihiro Kawasaki, Hajime Okayasu, Hideaki Murai, Kiyotaka Miyake, Toshihiko Kojima, Yumiko Nakaba
Executive animation director: Masami Obari
Executive producer: Kenji Shimizu (Fuji TV), Yoshiro Kataoka (NAS)
Martial Arts Advisor: Osamu Kaneda
Mixing: Fujio Yamada
Music: Toshihiko Sahashi
Producer: Hiromichi Mogaki (Comet), Tatsuji Yamazaki (NAS), Yoshihiro Suzuki (Fuji TV)
Sound Effect Director: Masafumi Mima
Sound Effect Producer: Yoji Kuroda
Sound Effects: Yasafumi Yoda
Special Effects: Etsuro Kihara, Makoto Nishiyama, Takashi Maekawa
Special Thanks To: Takashi Nishiyama
Animation: GAINAX
Original Concept: SNK
Production: Fuji TV, NAS
Production Assistance: Studio Comet



[color=red]ENGLISH STAFF[/color]

Art director: Yoshiyuki Higuchi
Additional Dialogue: Trish Ledoux
Assistant director: Karl Willems
Associate producer: Satoru Fujii
Casting Director: Sarah-Anne Dafoe
Dialogue Director: Sarah-Anne Dafoe
Dialogue Editing: Jan Deny, Nick Stocker
DVD Coordination: Hiroe Tsukamoto
DVD Menu Design: Julia Jones
English Lyrics: Trish Ledoux
Executive producer: Seiji Horibuchi
Executive Script Editor: Toshifumi Yoshida, Trish Ledoux
Logo Animation: Will Culpepper II
Packaging Design: Yoshiyuki Higuchi
Producer: Toshifumi Yoshida
Re-Recording Mixing: Jan Deny
Recording Assistant: Karl Willems
Video Post-Production: Pierre de la Roche
Voice Recording Engineer: Don 'Oz' Janzen, Jason Fredrickson
DVD Authoring: Pioneer Entertainment
DVD Production: Cinram/POP DVD Center
English Adaption: Studio Nemo
Licensed by: Viz Communications
Recording Studio: The Ocean Group



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[color=red]JAPANESE[/color]

Terry Bogard: Kazukiyo NishiKiori
Andy Bogard: Keiichi Namba
Joe Higashi: Nobuyuki Hiyama
Mai Shiranui: Kotono Mitsuishi
Wolfgang Krauser: Hirotaka Suzuoki
Geese Howard: Hidekatsu Shibata
Kim Kaphwan: Daiki Nakamura
Lawrence Blood: Kouji Totani
Jubei Yamada: Jouji Yanami
Axel Hawk: Hirohiko Kakegawa
Elza: Kikuko Inoue
Lily McGuire: Kikuko Inoue
Tung Fu Rue: Kouji Yada



[color=red]ENGLISH[/color]

Terry Bogard: Mark Hildreth
Andy Bogard: Peter Wilds
Joe Higashi: Jason Gray-Stanford
Mai Shiranui: Sarah Sawatsky
Wolfgang Krauser: Paul Dobson
Geese Howard: Ward Perry
Kim Kaphwan: David Kaye
Lawrence Blood: Ward Perry
Jubei Yamada: French Tickner
Axel Hawk: Michael Dobson
Elza: Lynda Boyd
Tung Fu Rue: Mina Mina
Tony: Tony Sampson
Lily McGuire: Willow Johnson



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LAST WORDS:
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Well so now I've come to the end... Well I know I have alot of mistakes with the grammer or the spelling of some words so please excuse me for this, I can't do better for now... Well I know this time the thread was pretty simple and I think my Saint Seiya and New Fist Of The North Star review is better than this one, but at least I tried and I've put alot of efforts on this one even if it's short, at least I am happy I posted something about the anime that I like... So feel free to post any comment about this anime or even about this subject... Well as you all know there are alot of people who knows more than me and have alot of good informations so feel free to correct me if there is anything wrong, or even post anything more related to Fatal Fury... If you have any questions about this anime feel free to ask and I would very glad to answer them... One thing more, that if somebody wanna use these informations or the review please don't forget to ask me first, you can send me a private message or by sending me an e-mail on this address: [email]dark_lord_dragon@hotmail.com[/email] even if you did without asking me, please don't forget to put my name and gives the credits to the people who worked for writing the review or for the informations or screen shots...etc so please don't forget this and I would appreciate it really... I already know this is nothing and maybe alot of people wont give a damn about it but all I have to say I wasted alot of time and efforts so please remember this... Hope this thread help anybody to know more about Fatal Fury: The New Battle, even if it's little and I really hope you enjoyed reading this... Thanks for reading so far and to save some of your worthy time to read this thread, I really appreciate it... Hope to meet you once again guys, see ya around...

[color=blue]DARK LORD DRAGON[/color]

[Queen Asuka]

[color=hotpink][size=1]My younger sister has pretty much all three of the Fatal Fury movies, but the only one that I've sat down and watched is the Motion Picture. I didn't think it was half-bad, and I'm a big fan of Mai Shiranui. ^_^; Despite the over amount of cleavage and butt shots. Oh well.[/color][/size]

[AzureWolf]

[quote] Before I start I really wish to thanks some people so here goes, first of all let me thanks my good friend Lantis Kailu for his gooddamn faq about Fatal Fury/King Of Fighters storyline faq and the characters informations, same thanks goes for the people who posted their faqs about FF's games and posted the character's profiles... [/quote] Haha, I knew that name struck a bell in my head! Yes, Lantis Kailu revealed the variety and extension of the Fatal Fury (FF) universe that just can't be realized in the states. Japan sure is lucky... If I remember correctly, he was the one who showed that Samurai Showdown and Fatal Fury occur in the same universe: only time separates the two game series.
Are you really good friends with him? If so, give me a PM.

The artwork has the same properties that makes me hate Vamp. Hunter D's style, so I think of the FF animes as a deformation of awesome characters.

I didn't like any of the FF animes except the second one. I think it was the final fight that bought me over. The first one was ok, but the love story really messed it up. The same goes with the movie, along with the overexaggeration of characters (and the fact that everyone seemed to lack bones).

Each FF had some nice moment(s), though.

[DarkLordDragon]

[quote]Queen Asuka:

My younger sister has pretty much all three of the Fatal Fury movies, but the only one that I've sat down and watched is the Motion Picture. I didn't think it was half-bad, and I'm a big fan of Mai Shiranui. ^_^; Despite the over amount of cleavage and butt shots. Oh well.[/quote]

Well the Motion picture was really very good and I like it alot, but as I know there are alot of people who likes the second OVA, so give it a try, who knows! maybe you will like it, and it's not too long... As for Mai, well sure thing she has alot of fans... Anyway thanks for your comment and hope to see you again...


[quote]Azure Wolf:

The artwork has the same properties that makes me hate Vamp. Hunter D's style, so I think of the FF animes as a deformation of awesome characters.

I didn't like any of the FF animes except the second one. I think it was the final fight that bought me over. The first one was ok, but the love story really messed it up. The same goes with the movie, along with the overexaggeration of characters (and the fact that everyone seemed to lack bones).

Each FF had some nice moment(s), though.[/quote]

Well as for Kailu Lantis, I really don't know what to say but I like this guy's works, man he really did a very good job and I really appreciate his efforts... Well as if I am a good friend or not, well we talked alot of times and I asked alot of questions in some other forums but now I don't see him really and I don't know if you can say I am a good friend of him since I am not sure if he remembers me now because it's been years since I last talked to him...

The artworks was really good I admit that because that's the truth ^^ hehe unlike you I really liked FF's animes but maybe not the first one because I don't remember it well but as for the second OVA and the Movie, I guess it was really good and I have to say I like them ^^ Well in the movie I didn't like the love story between Terry and Sulia well Terry is a lone wolf and being alone suites him better ^^ at least like D from Vampire Hunter D... Anyway thanks alot for your comment and hope to see you again...

Sincerly,
DLD

[shadowfire]

Fatal Fury is my second favorite martial arts anime, Shadow Skill being my first.
I liked FF2:The New Battle but my favorite Fatal Fury story will always be Fatal Fury: Motion Picture. TNB does have the best FF villian in my opinion. Lacked some stuff but made up for it in visuals and character designs with a whole lot of good fighting scenes.
I love all of Masami Obari's stuff. He's one of my favorite anime character designers. Which is probably why some of his stuff is some of my favorite series/movies.