Episode 97 - Street Fighter 2: The Animated Movie (1994)

In this week's installment of Catching Up On Cinema's Anime August event month, Trevor and Kyle review Gisaburo Sugii's Street Fighter 2: The Animated Movie (1994)! An adaptation of the beloved Capcom fighting game, the film is a near plotless, unabashed parade of spectacularly animated fanservice. Featuring the entire roster of characters from the franchise up to the time of it's release (including a cameo by Akuma/Gouki), the film largely exists as a promotional tool for the massively popular arcade game. In spite of this however, the film is by no means a 100% cynical production, with many of the of the plot points and character design elements developed specifically for the film going on to influence subsequent games in the series.  Sluggishly paced, with repetitive and formulaic plot progression, the film sadly is only truly engaging for moments at a time, with the technical aspects of the animation being praiseworthy rather than entertaining. Find us online at catchinguponcinema.com Follow us on Instagram @catchinguponcinema Follow us on Twitter @CatchingCinema Like, share, subscribe, and we'll catch you next time!