Street Fighter II V

Street Fighter II V
Promotional artwork showing most of the main characters.
ストリートファイターⅡ Ｖ (Sutorīto Faitā Tsū Bui)
Genre	Action, Adventure, Drama, Martial arts
Anime television series
Directed by	Gisaburō Sugii
Studio	Group TAC
Original network	Yomiuri TV, ABS-CBN, GMA Network, TV5 Philippines
English network	Encore WAM, Encore Action
Original run	10 April 1995 – 27 November 1995
Episodes	29 (List of episodes)
Manga
Street Fighter II V Retsuden
Written by	Yasushi Baba
Published by	Kodansha
Demographic	Shōnen
Magazine	Comic Bom Bom
Original run	1995 – 1996
Volumes	3

Street Fighter II V (Japanese: ストリートファイターⅡ V, Hepburn: Sutorīto Faitā Tsū Bui^?), is an anime series produced by Group TAC based on the fighting game Street Fighter II. Directed by Gisaburo Sugii (who also directed the earlier Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie), the series first aired in Japan in 1995, from April 10 to November 27, on YTV. An English adaptation of the series was produced by the dubbing group Animaze and Manga Entertainment in 1996, and was released in Australia and the USA as a series of VHS tapes in 1997−1998. In 1997, ADV Films produced an English dub exclusively for the UK market, also released on VHS. The Animaze/Manga dub had a DVD release on April 29, 2003 in a four disc set in North America and was then released on DVD in Australia.

The series chronicles the adventures of Ryu and Ken, two teenage martial artists who embark on a journey to improve their skills after experiencing brutal defeat at the hands of Guile. Along the way, they become acquainted with other Street Fighter characters such as the 15-year-old tour guide Chun-Li, martial arts movie-star Fei Long, Muay Thai champion Sagat, and Indian monk Dhalsim. Eventually, they find themselves in the crosshairs of the criminal syndicate Shadowlaw, led by the enigmatic M. Bison, after defeating one of their subordinate organizations (Ashura). Among the agents of Shadowlaw include Russian bear wrestler and hired muscle Zangief, seductive British assassin Cammy (who is unaware of her employer's connection to Shadowlaw), and Interpol double agent Balrog. The Spanish nobleman Vega also appears as an antagonist, although he is not connected with Shadowlaw in this series.