Virtua Fighter

Virtua Fighter (バーチャファイター Bācha Faitā) is a 1995 anime based on the video game developed by SEGA of the same name. The story tells the adventures of Akira Yuki who tries to save the daughter of a mobster.

Synopsis

Akira Yuki has spent years honing his Bajiquan skills under the guidance of his grandfather. He yearns to see the constellation of the eight stars of heaven, which are only revealed to those with real strength. This burning desire urges him to embark on travels, so as to learn more about how to see the stars. Meanwhile, a nefarious robotics scientist, Eva Durix, desires to create the perfect soldier. Eva's group, Judgment 6, tracks down and kidnaps Sarah Bryant, a college student and close acquaintance of Akira who is investigating a mysterious accident concerning her brother. Akira must now fight his way to Sarah to save her from the clutches of Judgement 6, a perilous path sure to be paved with countless challenges.

Cast[]

Character	Seiyū	Dub Actor
Akira Yuuki	Shinichirō Miki	Tony Schnur
Pai Chan	Naoko Matsui	Amy Tipton
Lau Chan	Shigeru Chiba	Thomas Bruning
Jacky Bryant	Yasunori Matsumoto	Michael Granberry
Jacky Bryant	Yasunori Matsumoto	Geancario D'Alessandro (young)
Sarah Bryant	Maya Okamoto	Juliet Cesario
Sarah Bryant	Maya Okamoto	Deborah Spoto (young)
Shun Di	Kōichi Kitamura	Jason Hatfield
Lee Coleman	Kazuhiro Nakata	Alex Wharff
Blues Davis	¿?	Ed Wagenseller
Kage-maru	Kiyoyuki Yanada	Geoff Whitesell
Lion Rafale	Tetsuya Iwanaga	Jonathan Frappier
Wolf Hawkfield	Unshō Ishizuka	Kevin Potts
Jeffrey McWild	Ryūzaburō Ōtomo	Boise Holmes
Eva Durix	Atsuko Tanaka	Katherine Vernon
Liu Kowloon	Taiten Kusunoki	Scott Bailey
Liu Kowloon	Taiten Kusunoki	Brandon Thomas Evans (young)
Colonel Jackson Moreno	Yōsuke Akimoto	Dave Underwood
Isabel Hower	Sayuri Ikemoto	Traci Dinwiddie
Dr. Ivanoff	Ryūji Mizuno	Jeff Call
Van Coole Rafale	Akio Ōtsuka	Andrew Masset
Jimmy Gates	Hiro Yūki	Chris MacPherson
Eliza Hauer	Rie Iwatsubo	Gabrielle Gibbs
Narrator	Shigeru Chiba	Chris Nubel

Episodic Characters[]

Character	Seiyū	Dub Actor	Ep(s).
Buru	Masuo Amada	Steven Tylor	1
Kim	Ayumi Kida	John Paul Houle	2-3
Chin	Urara Takano	Geancario D'Alessandro	2-3
Wei	Hiromi Ishikawa	Brandon Thomas Evans	2-4
Subaru Yuki	Tamio Ōki	Andrew Masset	5, 25-26
Chris	Tōru Ōkawa	¿?	7
Thomas	Motomu Kiyokawa	¿?	8
Eddie	Mitsuru Ogata	Michael Langley	9
Willy	Masashi Sugawara	¿?
Sheriff	Osamu Saka	Kevin Potts
Bill Davis	Kazuo Hayashi	¿?	11, 25, 30
Clive Maroni	Kan Tokumaru	Scott Simpson	13-14
Liliana	Satomi Kōrogi	Megan Hancock	15
Marcello	Yutaka Shimaka	¿?	15
Charlotte	Kyōko Minami	Courtney Wright Hatfield	17, 25

Additional Voices[]

Stephanie Anderson
Scott Bailey
Bryan Bolick
Sheila Brothers
Michael Cassano
Steve Chsizmadia
Pia Connelly
Renea Davis
Bryan Keith Debose
Cierra Doss
Bill Flaman
Rick Forrester
Scott Greene
Tommy Guinn
Treena Hales
Heather Hamilton
Jason Hatfield
Will Hays
Kirby Heffner
Chris Hill
Paul Johnson
Andrew Masset
Marc Matney
Mary Anne McGonigal

Tom McGonigal
David Pickelsiemer
Rob Piper
Felicia Potts
Richard Prather
Rob Reville
Jordan Rhodes
Daniel Richani
Elizabeth Roberts
Robert Rogan
Ty Sears
Cameron Shirley
Jason Smith
Shane Smith
Todd Squires
Drew Stinnett
Steven Stokes
Chip Straka
Alex Tulloch
Ed Wagenseller
Alex Wharff
Robert Wicker
Jerry Winsett
Rob Zapple

Music[]

Opening 1/2: "Wild Vision"

Lead Vocals: Scott Bailey

Background Vocals: Amy Tipton, Pamela Weidner

Notes[]

Due to falling sales, Media Blasters had ended its distribution of the anime after dubbing 24 of the 35 episodes.

Video Releases[]

Distributor	Year	Content	Region	Country
Media Blasters	1999-2000	Episodes 1-24	NTSC	United States
	1999-2000	6 Volumes	NTSC
	2003	Episodes 1-24	1 NTSC
	2003	2 Volumes
Discotek Media	2023	Episodes 1-24*
Discotek Media	2023	1 Disc

*Standard Definition Blu-Ray

External Links[]

Virtua Fighter at the Internet Movie Database
Virtua Fighter (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia