Shootfighter Tekken

Introduction

Years ago there was an underground match between Pro Wrestling and Nanshin Shadow Stlye (a secret and deadly form of martial arts) to see which form of martial arts was dominant, The Nanshin Shadow style came out victorious in the battle. Now in the present, the man who was defending Pro-Wrestling is back and is out to destroy Nanshin Shadow style in any way he can; however, it is now up to Kiichi, the son of the previous victor to defend the name of Nanshin Shadow style and it is his job to keep it from being completely erased from existance. (Source: ANN)

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MyAnimeList / Tenrai : 6.87/10 · 1759

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literaturenerd

There are few things quite like professional wrestling. It combines the athleticism of a sport with larger than life drama. It also tends to get silly and sometimes just plain weird. Many people look down on it, so it's up to passionate fans to stick up for why it's great! Enter Tetsuya Saruwatari! This is the man who wrote Dog Soldier and Riki Oh: The Story of Ricky. He is currently 61 years old and never once stopped being a teenager. This is a man who knows NOTHING about subtlety or pulling punches, and I love him for it! In the early 2000s, he decided to create a manga and 3 episode OVA called "Shoot-fighter Tekken" to try show anime fans how badass Pro-wrestling is! BTW, a "shoot fight" is an industry term for a match the goes off script and becomes an actual brawl. In reality, the…

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OmegaKatana92

For starters let me say besides watching this series over and over again. I have to be honest here. READ THE MANGA that's all I have to say first of the characters are pretty bland for the most part (read the manga to understand the characters more).The plot is very simple and bland for a martial arts series. Due to the budget the series fight scenes are pretty much terrible to the point the characters are just swinging their arms and legs around instead of detailed proper techniques. The soundtrack is forgettable besides some songs like get over the limit and rising emotion (forgot the first part of the name of the ending song) by Lapiz Lazuil. the bright side is that it's a good way to get into the series if your a newcomer and want to skip the first 6 volumes (cuz those have HORRIBLE AR…