Honestly with how limited their budget was, this turned out pretty good. The only thing that made no sense to me was the shadows in the art style, it has no artistic value imo and I have seen no one that likes it. This show needed more episodes but I realised that they definitely didn't have enough budget to do it, hopefully if there is a season 2, it will be more fleshed out.

I appreciate that someone else likes King's story. It's probably the best outside of the Mishima business.

I still liked it as it at least felt like tekken in the action even adding the visual flair and character moves. I also like that we got some Jin and Jun time since IIRC we dont get much of that in the games. I 100% agree it needed way more episodes than 6. I mean there were so many fights and interactions we missed like Jin actually meeting his friends and not in some montage sequence. I was also really thrown off with eddys replacement. As you mentioned its still the best adaptation we got.

As soon as a competent fan gets their hands on a story, they pitch something much more satisfying than the official product. This is what I don't understand about projects like the new Tekken show: So they want to chip in the nostalgia of Tekken 3 and allow it's fans to experience the narrative of the series in a more fleshed out manner. But they decide to re-write key scenes, replace characters and give an even shorter story than what you get from the games? I know Tekken's story isn't a master piece, but if they are trying to appeal to the fans, then their target demographic obviously likes the said story. Considering it's a story conveyed in short bios, it has a lot of gaps that gives a lot of freedom to work with. So why on earth do they decide to mess with what little key points they had to work with? Whenever any franchise starts retconning things, I feel a huge slap in the face for my investment in the story, and this has been true for all adaptations of Tekken into movie/series format to date. I'm frustrated with the series, because there was clear attention paid to a lot of lore elements. So we came really close to a proper, canon, fleshed out cinematic take on the Tekken Story. I sincerely appreciate that they took the time to do so, as well as portray actual movesets in-game. But if they aren't going to reward the fans commitment by adhering to the established lore, then I can't get invested in their cinematic take. All it would have taken are the suggestions in the video for me to look forward to season 2. And this is coming from a King fan, who I regret to admit, was given way too much spotlight than he narratively deserved. When will we see Paul's victory over Ogre?

Jun really put up a fight against Ogre I don't think Jun died but how they buried Nina was ridiculous making her lose to a teen who ain't even finish High School yet is ridiculous when Nina a highly skilled assassin and fighter their fight was a joke.

It definitely needed at least 2 more episodes to better establish the supporting characters, especially Hwoarang and Xiayou - would have loved if the show expanded on Jin's relationships with both of them, showing HOW they met and WHY they are friends. There are so many storytelling opportunities that can be done with these and with the rest of Tekken's large and diverse roster and yet just about nothing was capitalized on aside from the Mishima's once again. BUT Considering the low budget and the fact that this feels more like a pilot series for something greater, I suppose I can let it pass. Hopefully if more seasons come, they do a better job.

You need to stop getting your hopes up, Asuka is never gonna be important.

Tekken 7's final battle is really good tho, probably the only real good part of the story mode.

Tekken Bloodline is okay/"meh" to be honest. Its not great but its not awful either.

It has happened in other material. While non canon Namco clearly wants to establish that Xiaoyu can match and best nina

You really gotta do a Waste Plotential on Jinpachi he’s so interesting but there’s so little on him

Honestly, very disappointed not to see Chun-Li in this show smh XD

THANK YOU for bringing up Forest Law! I don't know why it bothers me so much but seeing Marshal Law on the board really annoyed the hell out of me, they didn't even show him anyway so why not just put Forest there?! I also agree he would have worked better than making Leroy a jobber.

What bothered me with the fights was the lack on an idea about how damaged characters were. They get comb'ed and wake up or they get combo'ed and they don't. Both times I was just thinking "oh ok...". The fights just felt like an exchange of combos VS combos rather than actual fights.

Though I definitely agree with your conclusion, I can't say I agree with how you came to it. Certain elements of the show could have used more fleshing out, but not for the lack of other stories not being adapted. It's more the quality of what they're adapting, rather than what else from the source they could be adding. I agree that there should have been more episodes to flesh out the characters they had. I don't agree that they needed to be fleshed out to the degree you're suggesting. In terms of what this story is trying to accomplish, adding stuff like Nina's cryo-stasis or feud with her sister would be a very distracting element that may further complicate the story being told, rather than enhance it. I definitely agree that there should have been more episodes to flesh out Jin's relationships with Xiaoyu and Hwoarang, and add more credence to Paul's story. And making King the final challenge was an odd decision from a lore perspective. The more episodes should be used to bolster the story threads that they already have instead of adding new ones to keep track of. Would have liked it if you explained why Leroy's fight with Jin didn't add much, because the Forest suggestion doesn't align with the issues you've have about fights not being connected enough. Though I thought the fight needed more time to be fleshed out, Nina losing to Xiaoyu isn't THAT unreasonable (neither is Anna beating Yoshimitsu depending on the circumstances). As much exposure Nina has throughout the series, she actually doesn't really have an impressive collection of feats (Death by Degree is her fighting jobbers and fodder). Nina accels at assassinations and fighting dirty. In terms of martial arts, she's pretty much on par with everyone else. I agree with your suggestions to alter their involvement in the story up until the mind control, which hasn't been established as an element up to that point. And this version of Nina is probably the second best adaptation, since the LA movie and The Motion Picture drop the ball in many regards. I agree that the climax could have been handled a little better than what they did. But for me, the level of game accuracy isn't as important as the level of game consistency; the story effectively accomplishing what it wants, while still staying true to the core elements of the source material. Instead of trying to be exactly the same. But that's just my personally. Tekken has parts that are epic. While I agree that the series indulges way to much in making grand scale battles. But the show still kept everything relatively to the ground and had restraint when depicting the more epic moments. Comparing the sequences to DBZ is a bit too harsh of a slam. Any other arguments that I didn't bring up I'm mostly fine with. Wish I could have seen the script before you made this.

Nina is my favorite fighting game character of all time and it sucks to see how fucked up they treated Tekken's poster girl of the franchise.

Xiaoyu isn't weak nor unskilled, her beating Nina isn't unrealistic at all. Anna beating Yoshimistu is BS however lol. And the final showdown in Tekken 7's storyline was not dumb either, it actually makes narrative and thematic sense and the direction of the fight was actually excellent. And no, Tekken was ALWAYS an over-the-top epic story lmao. Even Its basic premise (a devil possessed dysfunctional family that owns a world ruling corporation) is blatantly epic and over-the-top. Tekken was always obviously influenced by Shonen anime like DBZ and even Harada himself said this.

You bring up a lot of good points. I really liked this adaptation and I really want a season 2. As for LEROY being there, I don't think it's cause Eddy was to Hard to animate. I feel that was Done because a lot of the episodes is everyone going on about Heihachi's dickheadness. Kazuya is more Eddy's focus. Wer as LEROY is Gunning for Heihachi. All of this could have been Way better if we had More episodes. But what we got with Just 6. I like a lot and love re watching. This show was surprisingly decent and still grounded in the sores material. I just Wish there was more of it.

Funny how the day I decided to watch this from start to finish, immediately you post this video. Impeccable timing, Mr. Snake.

Eddy also got his ass whooped by Bruce and he is in the hospital. That is what they explained in the movie in those news articles in Episode 3

If you look at the explosion at the cabin more closely, you could see Ogre teleporting at the last second while Jun was still latched on to him. That is a reason how Jun turned into Unknown. Hopefully they will cover it in Tekken 8.

That's honestly the issue I had with Tekken Bloodlines, it needed more episodes to flesh things out further or atleast to add more fights, it really felt they jumped 2 steps over between steps.

Those fucking square shadows!!!!

Always get hyped when Snake does a Tekken episode ^__^

Mostly just...nodding and seconding your main points here. It's one thing to cut out excess fat to keep the core story tidy (i.e. I may WANT to see Lei investigating Bryan's apparent return from death, or Yoshimitsu and Dr. B using Ogre's blood to accidentally make a kaiju rat, but they don't really add to the core Ogre conflict), it's another to chop off story beats that tie in and strengthen said core. All the more frustrating with Nina and Paul here, as they're technically 'featured characters' who are introduced like they're gonna mean something and just...don't. Putting aside feelings about hypothetical power levels and who-beats-who, you don't even *need* to reverse the Xiaoyu/Nina decision. Mostly because that fight doesn't need to happen to have Nina go after Jin, she can (and would) absolutely make her move outside of the tournament. And even without the extra impetus of her hurting his friend, the mere fact of being in an unsanctioned scrap to the death - and the mid-battle realisation that it's Ogre's eyes staring back at him when he looks at Nina - would be enough to bring his Devil side to the surface, at least briefly. He overpowers her, maybe throwing out the T5-style Devil Jin manic laughter, and just barely regains control before landing a killing blow; in the aftermath, they have a little talk so Nina can spell out the possession thing and Jin tries to express some sympathy (working under the assumption that, in a perfect world, the anime would keep going to adapt T6 and it would have some meaning when Jin hires Nina) before we move on. As for Paul, your idea works, but the devil in me (MY DEVIL GENE~) wants to stick with T4 canon and have Paul win. It would derail audience expectations in a fun way before the finale, and compels Jin to start wondering if the Mishima Style is all it's cracked up to be; Heihachi would of course blame the loss on Jin's own weakness, but, c'mon, going full rage punch mode against the Deathfist guy was always going to be a poor strategy, whereas dropping back into the more fluid, reactive technique of his mother could've worked. The one problem with T4's version of events is Paul leaving without noticing Ogre transform, something that only makes sense if Ogre's form shifting takes like an hour to work, which it clearly doesn't. So instead, have Paul defeat Ogre after a hard-fought battle, and right after he turns around with a raised arm to boast about it, that's when True Ogre pops up, rejuvenated by the transformation, cheap shots an already tired Paul and throws him through a wall (assuming there's any left standing, lot of those being broken on this show). Then Jin steps up for the true final battle and it can mostly go the same way, only it's more interesting in how it got there. Or, you could just, y'know, do none of that and have both these characters' roles be reduced to 'exposition dump then jobbing out'. Makes as much sense as turning 2 of Jin's most important social interactions into 10 seconds of a silent montage.

As much as I love King, I felt like they made him a bit too strong in the series. They made him a monster and took out Paul (since it’s Tekken 3 era, Paul is supposed to be a rival to Kazuya and held his own for a while until Kazuya just overcame him) plus some of the fight results made no sense, like Nina jobbing to Xiaoyu making Nina’s role in the series seeming like she would be a major player only to job and forgotten about Good series but has really bad writing elements at times

Wow, your improvement suggestions make way more sense! I mean.. Tekken lore has SO MUCH potential yet Harada and the writers wasting it in the worst possible way. like, I’m setting my expectations SO LOW for T8 so I won’t be disappointed like every time. Anyway, I’m glad this anime is non-canon

Should have had Paul beat ancient ogre and win the tournament like in the game to officially win the tournament. Then have Ogre attack Jin and heihachi when everyone left, and absorb heihachi to become true ogre

I love whenever snake ends a video sounding pissed…. Then the transition to the Patreon pitch

I like your take on it but I disagree. Personally I think from what we got was actually great and as a Tekken Fan I was satisfied despite some tiny nitpics, hell from what we have here I dare to say Bloodlines is way better than the First Tekken Ova and has some very epic moments like Jin letting the devil awaken inside him and the multiple times they used actual moves from the games along with great camera angles

I don't think Nina is Tekken's poster girl anymore. That may have been the case then, but it certainly isn't now. If someone has been paying attention to the recent marketing, Xiaoyu has been billed as the main Tekken girl in recent years. She was the main Tekken female rep in the Project x Zone games, Kof all-stars game, and Fist of the North Star x Tekken. The latter two were mobile games, but a series poster girl would appear regardless of its importance. Do you see Chun-Li miss out on crossovers like Nina does? There's also the fact that Xiaoyu was in the initial arcade versions of T7 while Nina had to wait for the updates. It was clear that Nina lost her status as Tekken's poster girl to Xiaoyu. The Bloodline anime just made it noticeable. The recent focus on Xiaoyu is most likely due to Blood Vengeance. Xiaoyu was popular but she wasn’t taken seriously by the devs before BV. Her purpose in the lore was just comic relief. Namco didn’t actually choose Xiaoyu to be the main protagonist of BV, it was the film’s writer Dai Satō. Harada was surprised by the decision. After being impressed by Xiaoyu’s role as the heroine in BV, Namco decided to make Xiaoyu the franchise’s poster girl. That’s why Xiaoyu’s more mature characterization from the film carried over to the games. Note that SFxT was the last time Nina was treated as Tekken’s poster girl. Blood Vengeance came out when SFxT was just months away so they couldn’t change the marketing. After SFxT, Xiaoyu began to be treated as Tekken’s poster girl.

I actually liked the final battle in Tekken 7. What irked me more was how Kazumi died. Kazuya and Jin have been through how much damage? And Kazumi gets snapped like a twig. They hyped her up to be this big next notch in the story like Jinpachi and she's just backstory that isn't consistent with the source material.

Finally, someone else who likes the original Tekken movie!! 😄

The biggest mistake netflix made was they rushed the series and left out alot of lore and back stories of so many characters. Netflix should have started from the first game of Kazuya against Hitachi and build up from there

The obvious hero plot armor that just makes me roll my eyes. Jin beats up everyone, avenged Mom and the end.

I agree with most of the stuff you said here but I can't agree on your critique of tekken seven's final ending that fight was awesome and was completely fitting for tekken

"Paul's technical win" - Paul absolutely won. If anything, _Jin_ only won on a technicality. Paul had no way of knowing that he had to wait for the beaten Ogre to wake back up, wait for him to transform, and then beat the transformed Ogre - let alone knowing that Ogre could even transform in the first place! And Jin had been eliminated already! I swear to god, I will die on this hill. It's Ogre's own damn fault he didn't go all out from the beginning. Imagine a regular match ends, and the lower said it didnt count because he didn't use any of the judo he'd been practicing, only for some schmuck who got eliminated in first round to run in and fight the guy, then be crowned winner of the whole thing - _without even telling the actual winner about any of this._ Paul was done dirty. _They_ did Paul dirty. They doned did Paul dirty did. They doned dirty did my dirty dude. They done didded Paul dirty doned. Paul done got did a dirty do.

Can always count on you to come in and help fix the wretched writing of a beloved fighting game series. I went into the show with an open mind and wanted to watch it before hearing what others had to say about it and as I feared but expected, the show was a mess. Sure it had some really stellar looking fight scenes and I liked how they incorporated the characters' fighting styles into their fight scenes but once you get past the flashy animation, you're met with a BARE BONES show that failed to set out what it was trying to do which was adapt the Tekken 3 saga. as agreed, it's absolutely true that the show needed more than 6 episodes. Hell the standard 13 episodes that Netlfix series' usually get would've been more than enough. For me personally, it's the lack of character interactions that really made this show underwhelming and believe me, I was already trying to let things sldie like how characters like Leroy, Steve, Marduk, and Feng Wei had no business being here. But it's the fumbling of certain plot points that really hurt the show as well like Nina no being mind-controlled by Ogre while suffering from amnesia. Them eliminating that key plot point to her character made her inclusion feel so pointless. Because when you really think about it, why was she here? What was her goal? Sure you can say that she was there to kill Heihachi but being someone who played Tekken 3 back in the day, I just don't find that good enough and I believe they should've just kept the old plot point instead. It could've played out like you said where she's mind-controlled by Ogre, painfully beats up Xiaoyu which enrages Jin and gives more causation to the activation of his devil gene and when he defeats her, she's freed from the control. Nevermind the fact that we don't even see an interaction between her and Anna. And then Leroy. Let's be real, he was only included here because they wanted to have a black character to have the cast be racially diverse and don't get me wrong, that's all fine and good but there already was a POC character that existed in Tekken 3 and that was Eddy and they could've just used him instead while staying true to the Tekken 3 era. Leroy being here just clashed with that and like you said, it didn't bring anything worthwhile to the show. I was actually thinking that Jin could've fought Eddy and broke his leg but your idea with Forrest Law being the fall man instead is a much better idea and would make more sense for like you said, why Forrest took a break from fighting to be woven into the game's story. I also agree that Paul should've been the final opponent for Jin instead of King That was actually what I thought was going to happen when I went in blind and I was surprised that this didn't happen. It really would've made a lot more since with Paul being the final opponent where it would've demonstrated why he was was the King of Iron Fist Tournament 2 and that way, Jin could still give the prize money to King to open up the orphanage which was good addition i n the show to show Jin's selflessness that he learned from Jun's teachings. Really all my complains about the show could've been solved if the show had more episodes because the show really dropped the ball on fleshing the characters out more. I wouldn't mind seeing slice of lice scenarios like Jin adjusting to public high school while being befriended by Xiaoyu and spending time together as friends while running into Hwoarang on some occasions and through their fights, become friends with a rivalry streak. Or Julia having flashbacks of spending time with Michelle and learning more about the pendant from her. Or had they actually stuck with the Ogre brainwashing of Nina, Anna initially being ticked at seeing Nina at the tournament only to grow concerned when she realizes that she has amnesia and decides to try to help her out (which weaves into Nina's Tekken 3 ending when she gets her memories back). Or Lei Wulong knowing Jin through Jun and how Jun stayed in contact with him where they remained friends and he visits her and meets Jin as a baby or adolescent child. You know just things that would help breathe more life into the characters. That is what I was hoping Bloodline would do but it failed to deliver that and instead we just got a jumbled mess. Let's be real here, we knew the fight scenes were going to be good but a good show is one that you see yourself going back to and for me, I just don't see myself going back to Tekken Bloodline. Once you get past the cool looking fight scenes, there's really not all that much there at all. And compared to Tekken the Motion Picture from 1997, the latter still is a better experience (imo) because it did what this show failed to do which was attempt to flesh out the characters by having them interact with each other. Bloodline was just indeed, "Wasted Plotenial" and though we shouldn't be surprised at that, it still is lowkey depressing.

I didn't know they even made another Tekken anime

I think there was a missed opportunity to explore the previous games by having Jin interact with the other fighters. Like how you mention Paul Phoenix having nostalgic feelings towards Kazuya, Julia Chang and Yoshimitsu could state that the Mishimas are exploitative capitalists but Jin blows them off seeing them as crazy eco-nuts and commies, not realizing they're speaking the truth.

I wanted to do a review like you but I suck at editing so my opinion is... cons. Swapping Eddy for Leroy really rubbed me the wrong way. Eddy is integral in Tekken Lore especially to Jin and Hwoarang so why was he missing. Also why are Tekken 4, 5, and 7 fighters in a show based off TEKKEN 3. Also this seasons was hella short. 6 eps? You could squeezed about 8 or 9. Pros: fight scenes were awesome. Jin actually showed emotion. Story was pretty good. B+ for me

“Tekken 7’s big, dumb final battle.” Thank you!

I actually thought Tekken Bloodline is a good adaptation on par with that Tekken OVA from the 90s. The fight scenes were top-notch and accurate to the games, the central characters (Jin, Hwoarang, Xiaoyu, and Paul specifically) were well written, and I liked how it stayed true to Tekken 3 for the most part. However, I agree with you on what you listed in your video as the series was too short and would have been better if it fit 12-13 episodes (like a typical anime season). Nina should have won the fight but it would be cool to see Xiaoyu fight other opponents before her fight with Nina as a way to show off her skills. There should have been better character-establishing moments as a way to introduce the cast in a better light. Also, an epilogue of sorts for the hype of a continuation.

I didn't like it. After all these years SF II Animated Movie is still undefeated champion of best fighting game adaptation. Nina lost to Xiaoyu? Paul lost? No interaction between Paul and Forest Law, Nina and Anna, King and Marduk? No Lei? Tekken 3 has still best story out of entire the Tekken series in my opinion. They could make a really good adaptation from its story. I really like your ideas but one thing I could add is Jin actually lost against Paul. It makes him realise he is not his father's level yet than Ogre comes and Paul beats Ogre like the cannon after that Paul got tired and unconscious after that Ogre turns True Ogre and this time Jin fights and defeats him.

Bryan and Eddie be like: 😐

Xiaoyu won because she was wearing sensible footwear 😁. I'm guessing one of the main problems with the adaptation is that Jin is too nice and almost a functional teenager ? He's got friends, he implies that he would have liked a fight against Xiaoyu for the sake of it, he protects Julia from his grandfather and he's clearly not obsessed with vengeance enough that he would do what's truly necessary to bring out Ogre against people who don't deserve it. Hence why Heihachi has to step in at the end, because Jin would have absolutely no problem hurting him. Was Jun hoping to maybe bore Ogre into leaving at the beginning ? She only starts attacking him when Jin comes out, as if she wanted to make herself a bigger target than her son now that he had gotten the demon's attention.

I agreed with a lot of what you had to say but the action in Blood Vengeance was sick and I’d argue the best we’ve gotten to see in the series.

Yo they just announced a season 2. But I agree with everything you said also what's weird is how some characters don't even have the proper Tekken 3 designs. Xiaoyu has her Tekken 5 DR - Tag 2 outfit Nina has her Tekken 5 - Tag 2 outfit. Julia has her Tekken 7 look Heihachi has the Tekken 5-7 iteration of his gi from Tekkens 1 and 2. Kazuya in Tekken 2 flashbacks has his Tekken 5-7 gi pants.

Most people will like this show because most people have a casual relationship with the Tekken story. It won't matter how bare bones it was or how it treated the characters. Hell if Jinpachi showed up and King or Xioayu defeated him this show would still get 10/10 😆 But I enjoyed it from just getting to see these characters I love and some of the fighting with the game moves. It may be ok series but I'd definitely watch season 2

It really is a shame about Bloodline, but I should've known something was wrong in the trailer when a tekken 7 character like Leeroy Brown? showed up. And I agree with you. Tekken: The Motion Picture is better than it's given credit for and still remains the best Tekken adaptation even now, given how ridiculous the Tekken stories get after 4.

Nobody seems to be mentioning the fact that ogre teleported from the explosion while Jun was still locking him in an arm bar. Makes you wonder if this is how they’re going to make it seem like she disappeared.

I liked it for what it was. It was alright. Hopefully season 2 is longer and they get a higher budget

It's the fact they really made Xiaoyu defeat the poster girl and female lead of Tekken Nina.

The corners they cut manifested themselves in the form of of shadows

I enjoyed Bloodline, but you made good points on how to improve it, because TBH, the only room for improvement I can suggest is to add Bryan.

not gonna lie the blood vengence and tekken 7 final boss for me was fire

Hey 4th Snake, can you do a video about Akatsuki Blitzkampf? Also keep up the amazing work.

7:06 oh CALM DOWN, producers! You are *losing it!*

The show is OK if you're already a fan and know about the characters or you're more interested in just the coreo. but as a standalone narrative it's pretty awful if you don't already have established knowledge as the show a lot of the time just has things happen. With no setup, or things are hinted at or talked about with no payoffs, they were obviously worried about not getting picked up with a second season so why even waste so much screentime with unnecessary plot beads and extra characters if you can't pay it off properly. 😂 The constant montages got old real quick which luckily they stopped doing too much near the middle.

The writing is better than I thought it would be. However the show feels like it only exists to be "content" on Netflix. If they were going to do an origin for Jin Kazama, the season should have been 20 episodes, 20 mins per episode. The characters and story would have been much more fleshed out.

Some might say Tekken is... HOKEY.

Tekken bloodline is another unsuccessful anime adaptation of the same game franchise like it's previous movies and animations (Tekken the motion picture, Tekken 2010 live action movie, TBV). At the beginning it promised too much to stay true to the story, but they couldn't keep up with their words. They skipped many things like, How Jin got his tattoo, other characters' fights, and other Tekken 3 rosters (Bryan, Eddy, Law, Lei, etc.). Also, participation of Steve, Feng and Leroy in Tekken 3 and Julia wearing her Tekken 7 outfit doesn't make sense at all. Tekken bloodline felt like the makers rushed it and forgot to fill in the gaps. It skipped so many parts, and modified some parts in their own way, which doesn't feel true to the original story anymore. It became totally non canon. They should remake the whole series again showing the true story of Tekken.

Don’t forget about the horrible looking triangles as shade

I'm glad I'm not the only who was annoyed by Anna beating Yohsimistu. XD

Great video. I had a lot of similar thoughts. There were so many low hanging fruits that could have been done to make the show way better. I don't think the low budget excuse goes far once you articulate it. Thanks for posting this.

The way you would’ve improved the story would’ve been dope….would’ve loved to see Jin training in that Tekken 4 hoodie outfit training for The King of Iron Fist Tournament 4 at the end as a setup for season 2

One thing that I think could have been explored, Steve. He’s got beef with Heihachi for the experiments he allowed which Steve had to endure plus (if he ever did research during that time) could have had a confrontation with Nina and we also could have seen a friendly rivalry with him and Hworang. Whole lot of stuff could have been explored but I’m glad this even got an adaptation to begin with

Annoyed they excluded both Eddy and Gun Jack, and True Ogre went down *way* too easily, biggest anticlimax in the show, TBH. Oh, and they did Nina dirty, SMH.

I hate the shading choices in this show. Everyone has the same top triangular parts in every scene, every angle.

I expected you to make a video about this show, knowing your personal reputation on Tekken

Yeah, I was totally disappointed with the final product.....everyone was praising it like the second coming of Jesus, so I gave it a try, and I admit the first couple of episodes were pretty solid....it was when they arrived at the tournament that the plot really went down hill. 😑

They did Nina (The iconic female of the franchise and was once voted as the hottest female fighting game character of all time) dirty. They could have at least had her lose to someone else other than Xiayou.

Agreed on all accounts I don't know why the need for DBZ esque battles like mind you T7 attempt to have you believe Heihachi human after all the insanity he survives Do developers believe Kaiju battle sell cause I looked everywhere and everybody hates it F for Harada though he thought T7 would make people like the Mishima's now he's the only Tekken fan who likes them everybody else knows they took the spotlight for too long.

Thanks for the heads-up, The Tekken fan in me will remain in cryosleep for now.

Tekken 3 is the embodiment of my childhood and I was super excited to see it animated after all those years. That being said, with all of the wasted potential aside, f**k those square shadows on everyone. Just f**k them. Them and whoever animated this, thinking it will be a good idea. I'd rather have this thing in 2D than this BS.

I think its a bit strech to call this faeces, but I agree that some bits didn't fit so well. And jeez the flashbacks at the end. My god! SO!... MANY!... FLASHBACKS! Though I think that this series made the right decision not focusing too much on other characters. Because all it would have done is confuse the audience, and make any newcomers lose track of what is going on. A better idea would be to do a spin-off series based around specific characters, because then you don't need to worry about drawing attention away from the main plotline and you get to cover each character in depth. As much as I liked the Leroy Smith fight, I think it would have been better to just have the original roster. Just personal preference.

6 episodes was way too short. Should have been maybe 20-26 episodes I didn't think I would hear someone say the Tekken OVA was better than bloodlines.

This is very true and it's disturbing how so many just couldn't see that Netflix butchered another beloved classic that have so much potential..

To be fair, it actually made sense for Xaioyu to beat Nina in the context of that fight. Nina was to focused on the fact she wasn't fighting a mature veteran fighter rather then the fight it self. Xaioyu on the other hand was actually focused on winning and wanted to prove herself. If the two where to fight again however Nina would most likely win. I don't think the scene was ment to down play Nina at all.

Personally, I like Tekken's over the top moments, keep the gigantic city destroying fights coming.

6:46 I see now.

This and Klonoa hd are the reason why even when you're a fan from bandai Namco you get fucked.

7 things to fix/improve Tekken Bloodline: 1.Expand the lore and Story for the show. 2.Make it 16 episodes instead of 6 episodes. 3.a epilogue for the next season(Based on Tekken 4) 4.Make original characters exclusive for the anime to connect with the characters. 5.Put Eddy Gordo, Forest Law,Jack-3 in the anime. 6.no cameos for Steve Fox,Feng Wei, Craig Marduk, and Leroy Smith untill the next seasons. 7.an badass songs for opening and end credits With some singers singing in an extremely and powerful vibe.

The show was alright, but I'd change the fight lineup, and the characters involved. If it was up to me, I'd use characters that are in Tekken 3. Not pull characters from Tekken 4, Tekken 5, and/or Tekken 7 (Marduk, Feng, and Leroy). With that being said, here are the characters from Tekken 3 that I'm excluding... Dr. Bosconovitch - He's a playable character in the PlayStation version of Tekken 3, but doesn't actually participate in the tournament. Gon - He's a guest character. Mokujin - He wakes up when Jin is fighting Ogre. At that point, it's too late to be deemed an entry. Panda - She simply accompanies Xiaoyu to the tournament. Tiger Jackson - Eddy's alter-ego. What else is there to say? Sidenote: Bryan sneaks into the tournament. It isn't stated if he actually participates. Since I'm using Tekken 3 only characters and there aren't very many of them, he's in. Here are my brackets... Yoshimitsu vs. Lei - Winner: Yoshimitsu Gun Jack vs. Bryan - Winner: Bryan Kuma vs. Paul - Winner: Paul Anna vs. Xiaoyu - Winner: Anna Jin vs. Nina - Winner: Jin Law vs. Hwoarang - Winner: Hwoarang Eddy vs. King - Winner: Eddy Julia vs. Heihachi - Winner: Heihachi Lei could take the loss since he's fairly inconsequential to the overall plot. Same applies to Gun Jack. I know Gun Jack sacrifices himself to save Jane's life, but if Bryan wastes him here, that works too. As per Kuma's Tekken 4 prologue, it's stated he lost to Paul. Xiaoyu isn't gonna beat an assassin. Yeah, she beats Nina in Bloodlines, but that doesn't make any sense. Anna gets the win, easy. Nina losing to Jin is far more acceptable than losing to Xiaoyu. This fight could even perhaps serve as a reason as to why Jin recruits Nina during the events of Tekken 6. Forest vs. Hwoarang is a throwback to Marshall vs. Baek. Hwoarang wins since Forest is really a throwaway character. Eddy has an actual gripe with the Mishima Zaibatsu. He entered the tournament to find answers. While I'm not the biggest Eddy fan, Tekken 7 did him a huge disservice. I know King is a fan favorite, I'm a fan as well, but he doesn't add much to the story. King has a bigger plot in Tekken 4 surrounding Marduk. Julia vs. Heihachi should've took place during the tournament. Yeah, Heihachi's the sponsor, but there's no reason why he wouldn't be participating. He's trying to draw out Ogre and he's one of the strongest fighters on the planet. QUARTER-FINALS Yoshimitsu vs. Bryan - Winner: Yoshimitsu Paul vs. Anna - Winner: Paul Jin vs. Hwoarang - Winner: Jin Eddy vs. Heihachi - Winner: Heihachi I'd plant the seeds for the Yoshimitsu/Bryan rivalry here. Rather than killing Bryan, Yoshimitsu spares him. This gives Bryan a lesson in humility. Especially since his time is limited. Although, this isn't established until Tekken 4. Anna's just another obstacle in Paul's way. It's stated that Jin beat Hwoarang during the tournament. Eddy wants answers about his father's death and comes face-to-face with the head of the Mishima Zaibatsu himself, but is unable to secure the victory. SEMI-FINALS Yoshimitsu vs. Paul - Winner: Paul Jin vs. Heihachi - Winner: Jin Paul can either win outright or Yoshimitsu can forfeit by simply not showing up. Yoshimitsu is looking for Ogre, anyway. Also, losing to Paul is far more plausible than losing to Anna. Jin taps into the Devil Gene and overwhelms Heihachi. This fight is the reason why Jin gets shot in the head after he beats True Ogre. FINALS Paul vs. Jin - Winner: Paul It's stated that Paul went undefeated throughout the tournament. Since Paul didn't get to face/beat Kazuya in the previous tournament, this is the next best thing. Of course, it isn't the same. Jin is rendered unconscious, fatigued from tapping into the Devil Gene in the fight prior. GRAND FINALS Paul vs. Ogre - Winner: Paul Jin vs. True Ogre - Winner: Jin Paul leaves the tournament grounds after defeating Ogre. Unbeknownst to him, Ogre steals Heihachi's energy (who's still unconscious from his fight with Jin), and transforms. Jin recovers, takes on True Ogre, and wins. After the fight, Heihachi shoots Jin in the head just like in the latter's Tekken 3 ending. Of course, just watching the ending made you wonder why Heihachi did what he did, that is until we saw Jin's eyes glow red. In the game, there's really no context prior to the events in terms of Heihachi's motivation. Here, there is. Heihachi saw Jin tap into the Devil Gene and was immediately perceived as a threat that needs to be neutralized. A lengthy post, but these are my thoughts on how the fights should've gone, peppered with some plot points.

It was actually pretty good considering the limited time they had. They left it open for more without showing everyone's full potential. It's how every anime starts out. I have little to know complaints and hope we get to see more. It actually followed the cannon quite well and I really hope we get a season 2.

I hope they make a season 2 I would love to see Tekken 4 storyline be animated.

Yes forest law deserves better and yes xiaoyu winning was a total cap, this show tried but it still missed although it was good but it missed. The way u explain this is exactly how I figured it should had go

I like how they've established connections between the characters in this. Like Jin, Hworang and Xiayou being friends, and that comraderie between him and Paul. It gives extra feeling for when Jin starts WW3 in T6. I like that Heihachi shooting Jin wasnt private cause it gives more for Hworang and Xiayou to do in T4 since Xiayous mission in T4 was to win and build a time machine and Hworang was just looking for a rematch.

Yikes. How it is, that two _(objectively)_ good video game adaptions are: *Arcane* - _EXCELLENT!_ *Postal* - _Uwe Balls_ Seriously, what is it with _Writers_ these days... At least they give me ways to not suck.

To be honest I think you were a bit too harsh, it was not as bad as you say. I do agree about some things, but still I think it's better than the OVA. Also, I doubt they gonna do a 2nd season or even considering about it.

Way better choices and some of my biggest gripes addressed here, great video! The show made me realize that all the Jun fans out there actually had a legitimate claim to her surviving. Ogre has about 4 unique moves in Tekken 3 and 2-3 more when he turns to True Ogre. The interesting thing is, every character he steals a move from aside from Jun appears in the series again by 5 the latest. This goes in line with the way Ogre absorbs Heihachi to become True Ogre and Heihachi reappears after True Ogre is defeated. It also strangely foreshadows Kazuya’s return in 4 because Ogre has a Mishima string or 2 but specifically Kazuya’s while standing Right Punch. The show basically erases Jun’s possible return for the same reasoning and is overall not good. It is really funny when Devil Jin shows up with the chains on him that Heihachi and Kazuya try to restrain him with at the end of Tekken 4. I do think they started establishing Jin’s true driving force in Tekken which is actually his fear. He ditches Mishima style in the game to avoid becoming the Devil because the Devil reminds him of Ogre. When he comes to power in Tekken 6, he becomes obsessed with Azazel because, once again, it reminds him of Ogre and he is compelled to rid the world of another Ogre level threat.

Ogre didn't reawaken, he landed.

Also Steve Fox was in there for 1 frame

Man, Namco for the most part has no luck as far as game adaptations go. Mirai Ninja is the one I liked the most. Will say however, this wasn't as bad as Wonder Momo, though.

They had a demon dude and we did not see the fight. Like come on the awesomeness is right there.

What I don't understand with xiaoyu in this show, how did she beat Nina but she lost to the new king? Isn't xiaoyu like king's worst matchup?

I love ur idea more than the original. I thought Bloodlines was ok, but not that great. Felt like it needed more and I feel your idea would've helped. That and better animation.

Lol “Tekken is not dragon ball Z it’s time they stopped acting like it was”

I just watched your video after making my own review for my channel and I have mixed feelings. I agree in a lot of things you point out (needed more episodes, wasted some iconic characters, some fights should`ve been changed, etc) but overal, I liked this adaptation.

The reason King what the final opponent is a reference to the fact that canonically The original king made it to the last three in the very first Tekken.