Ryu is one of the main characters from Capcom&#039;s Street Fighter series (and is also one of Capcom&#039;s mascot characters) and is the archetypical fighting game protagonist.  Ryu has appeared in every Street Fighter game and vs/crossover games produced in part with Capcom.    Ryu is the essential wandering warrior type character, living only for the fight, not caring about winning or losing but a chance to fight and learn, caring mostly for improving himself both spiritually and physically.     His Background Story varies from anime to anime, but has always remained constant in the game series.  The core of his background story is always this: Ryu is an orphaned child taken in by Anasatsuken master Gouken and trained along with his future best friend Ken Masters. Gouken is killed by Akuma (Gouki in Japanese versions), Ryu seeks revenge on Akuma while fighting in various tournaments in the meanwhile.  Canon wise the only Street Fighter tournament Ryu won was the original, defeating the Champion Sagat.     Ryu has also created an arsenal of special attacks which are standards today including, Hadouken, Shoryuken (Rising Dragon Punch), and Tatsumaki Senpuu Kyaku (Hurricane Kick). 

The story follows a protagonist whose name is written with the characters for "Hoshizora" ("Starry Sky" in Japanese), but whose name is pronounced as "Nasa". On the day of his high school entrance exams, Nasa encounters a beautiful girl named Tsukasa. For Nasa, it feels like destiny is finally calling out to him that he will have a girlfriend, but things take a turn for the worse when Nasa is hit by a car and unable to attend his entrance exams. 
 
After Tsukasa helps the injured Nasa, he confesses his feelings to her, and she agrees to go out with him, but only if Nasa agrees to marry her first. A year later Nasa aces the entrance exams, but he decides to work a part time job and live by himself instead of going to school. After Nasa turns 18, Tsukasa re-appears, and their happy, romantic, and mysterious married life together begins. 
 
(Source: Crunchyroll)

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Leonardo Santhos is a Brazilian actor, voice actor, dubbing director, and streamer.

__Non-Anime Roles:__
~!- Blitzcrank, the Great Steam Golem / Kog'Maw, The Mouth of the Abyss / Vel'Koz, the Eye of the Void / Wukong, the Monkey King (League of Legends)
- Pierce Wheels (Ben 10: Alien Force)
- Peter "Pete" Devin / Master Carter (BONDiNG)
- Agent Bratcher (Outer Banks)
- Henrich Zemo / Baron Zemo (1st voice; The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes)
- Soren (The Dragon Prince)
- Myst (Grand Chase: Dimensional Chaser)
- Spartan Jared Miller (Halo 4)
- Tetsuya Fukazawa (Ju-On: Origins)
- Kyd Miller (1st voice - 10th season; The X-Files)
- Onix (Gears of War: Judgement)
!~

The year is 1991 and 6th grader Yaguchi Haruo only has video games to live for. He's not popular in school and he's neither handsome, funny, nice nor even friendly. The only thing he has going for him is that he is good at video games. One day at the local arcade, he plays Oono Akira, a fellow classmate but who's popular, smart, pretty and a rich girl that absolutely destroys him at Street Fighter II. Not only does he lose to her 30 times in a row, he can’t beat her at any game. Haruo can’t seem to shake Akira off as she follows him from arcade to arcade everyday after school and beats him every time. As weird as it sounds, the odd couple begins a strange bond and friendship.


The second season of High Score Girl.

Shadowlaw an underground organization bent on world domination through drug smuggling, illegal weapons distribution and terrorism. Led by the evil M. Bison (Vega in the Japanese version), Shadowlaw hopes to increase their power by recruiting the world's greatest street fighters. Their main target: Ryu a master of Shotokan Karate who roams all over the world to test his skills against other fighters. As a means to lure the elusive Ryu, Bison abducts his best friend, former martial arts champion Ken Masters, and uses him as bait. Interpol agent Chun-Li and U.S. Air Force pilot Guile team up to get to Ryu before Bison does and continues his reign of terror.
 
(Source: Anime News Network)

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Orlando Viggiani Filho is a Brazilian actor, voice actor, and dubbing director. He is the father of the voice actors [Robson Viggiani](https://anilist.co/staff/202711/) and [Rogério Viggiani](https://anilist.co/staff/190980/).

__Non-Anime Roles:__
~!- Mickey Mouse (1988-1999; Official voice in Disney Animations)
- Michael J. Fox and Eric Stoltz (Most of the productions)
- Kermit the Frog (80s-2010; Official voice in Muppets Animations)
- Marty McFly (1st dub; Back to the Future trilogy)
- George Jetson (2nd voice; The Jetsons)
- Louis Tully / Vinz Clortho (Ghostbusters franchise)
- Dennis Mitchell (3rd dub; Dennis The Menace 1986)
- Winnie The Pooh (1st dub; The New Adventures Of Winnie The Pooh)
!~

José Bardomiano Miranda González is a Mexican voice actor.

An Italian actor, voice actor, ADR director and dialogue writer, mostly known for his roles as [Monkey D. Luffy](https://anilist.co/character/40/), [Gaara](https://anilist.co/character/1662/) and [Hyoga](https://anilist.co/character/5921/).

Ryu and Ken Masters are close friends and both are martial artists. In order to become better fighters and learn new techniques, they travel the world and are exposed to many different fighting styles, as well as meeting new people. During their journey, they find themselves caught up in a conspiracy perpetrated by a mysterious organisation called Shadowlaw, both now face their ultimate challenge and must fight for their lives as they combat the evil M. Bison.
 
(Source: Anime News Network)

Kouji Tsujitani was a Japanese actor, voice actor, narrator, and director of audiography. Tsujitani used to be affiliated with Sigma Seven. He died of a stroke on October 17, 2018.

He was married to fellow voice actress [Kumiko Watanabe](https://anilist.co/staff/95248/).

Brother of [Monica](https://anilist.co/staff/95980/) and [Luca Ward](https://anilist.co/staff/108367). Father of [Alessio](https://anilist.co/staff/165509) and [Mattia](https://anilist.co/staff/165511)

Birth Place: San Francisco, California, USA

Ryu, the current Street Fighter champion, must overcome the power of the "Dark Hadou" which consumed Akuma, the brother of his sensei, Gouken. Plus, he deals with the unexpected arrival of Shun, a young boy who proclaims to be his long-lost brother.
 
(Source: Anime News Network)

Date of birth: 1974-10-11
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA

In this thrilling prequel to Street Fighter Alpha, Ryu returns to pay homage to his deceased mentor, but is tormented by disturbing memories of his master’s killer. In a quest to become a true martial arts master, Ryu sets out to hone his street fighting skills and to deliver himself from the haunting legacy of the Dark Hadou. But the ultimate test of his new power can only be accomplished through one last fateful confrontation with his arch-nemesis, Gouki. 
 
(Source: Manga Entertainment) 
 
Note: The anime was produced specifically for the English-language market and was not officially released in Japan until its inclusion as a bonus feature in the DVD release of Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li.

__Hometown:__ Los Angeles, California (Born and Resides)    

__Non-anime roles:__
~!Azazer in Star Ocean: Till the End of Time (Video game)  
Benoit Manderubrot in Silent Bomber (Video game)  
Cross Ward in Radiata Stories (Video game)  
Dauragon C. Mikado in The Bouncer (Video game)  
Hasdal in Lupin the 3rd: Treasure of the Sorcerer King (Video game)  
Issac in Castlevania: Curse of Darkness (Video game)  
Jiraiya in Naruto: Ultimate Ninja (Video game)  
Kaun in Bushido Blade 2 (Video game)  
Pang Tong in Dynasty Warriors 4, 4: Empires, 4: Xtreme Legends, 5, 5: Empires & 5: Xtreme Legends
Sikst in Lupin the 3rd: Treasure of the Sorcerer King
The Minstrel in Romancing SaGa: Minstrel Song (Video game) (uncredited) 
Wilhelm in "Xenosaga Episode I: Der Wille zur Macht" (Video game)  
Yoshimoto Imagawa in "Samurai Warriors" (Video game)  
Yoshimoto Imagawa in "Samurai Warriors: Xtreme Legends" (Video game)  
Onmyoji (film) - Fujiwara no Morosuke  
Alfred Ashford In "Resident Evil Darkside Chronicles" (Video game)!~

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CAPCOM has announced an anime feature based on its Street Fighter IV fighting game at Tokyo Game Show. 
The feature will show what happens to the characters after Street Fighter II, including: Cammy walking through the woods with a group of troops, Ryu awakening to his dark side, Sakura and Chun-Li fighting together against a gang of thugs, and Crimson Viper fighting against Ryu.
 
(Source: Anime News Network)

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Played Hisoka in the Hunter x Hunter musicals.

Non-anime voice roles:

- Lighter - Zenless Zone Zero (VG)


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American voice actor.

__Non-anime voice roles:__
~!- Ryu - *Street Fighter* (2007-Present, Video Game Franchise)
- Ezreal, Graves, Jarvan IV - *League of Legends* (2009 Video Game)!~


An educational anime featuring Ryu, Ken, Chun-Li, and E. Honda. The four travel back in time and talk about historic things.

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Son of voice actor [Chikao Ootsuka](https://anilist.co/staff/95974/). In 2005, he married fellow voice actress [Youko Soumi](https://anilist.co/staff/95912/), but they divorced in 2009.

__Non-Anime Roles:__

- Heismay Noctule - Metaphor: ReFantazio (VG)
- Koichi Adachi - Yakuza: Like a Dragon (VG)

High school girl Sakura just can not avoid landing in battles with other street fighters! Through the fighting challenges she has faced, see how Sakura established herself as one of the most valuable players in the Street Fighter universe! (Source: Udon) 
Note: It seems that Nakahira released an extra chapter of this manga in the doujin "Sakura Ganbaru! Saishuushou - Sotsugyou" and a special chapter in the Anthology "Ultrajump Megamix Vol. I" which focuses on a match between Sakura and Kyo. 
(B-U)

Ryu was warned of the dangers of the Dark Hadou, a foul energy that can overwelm a warrior and turn them into a heartless killing machine. But, Ryu's desire for fighting perfection seems to be drawing him down the path to the Dark Hadou and ultimately climax into a battle with a man named M. Bison. But Ryu has his best friend Ken and Rookie Interpol officer Chun-Li to see he his soul doesn't become corrupted forever.

Cover summary: 
Street Fighter III: Ryu Final explores Ryu's past, as he seeks the path of the warrior. On his journey he'll train with many fighters; the mystical hermit Oro, the wise martial arts master Gouken... even his good friend Ken might teach him a few new tricks! It all comes to a head with Ryu's first encounter with the man who would one day become his greatest foe... the deadly Akuma! 
Note: The Japanese tankoubon includes a bonus short manga called "THE KANZUKI" (an all-new short story focused on Kazuki Karin) (B-U)

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