Virtua Fighter: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Based on the popular Virtua Fighter video game franchise, this series follows the adventures of Akira, a lone martial artist who has lost his ability to see the mystical constellations that reveal a truly strong man's destiny. Now, his path of wandering has forced him into the fighting ring with several martial arts champions and into an insidious international conspiracy that he must not only break out of, but find a way to destroy. With the help of Jacky, Sara, Pai, and other characters from the Virtua Fighter games, Akira must find the strength to take on greater powers than himself and regain his lost sense of destiny.

Series details

• Title: Virtua Fighter
• Format: Animation
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Comedy, Action, Anime
• Premiere date: 1995-10-09
• Final broadcast date listed: 1996-06-27
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: TV Tokyo
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 25 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 23035
• IMDb ID: tt2012536
• TVDB ID: 82206

Cast and credited roles

• Maya Okamoto — Sarah Bryant
• Naoko Matsui — Pai Chan
• Shinichiro Miki — Akira Yuuki
• Yasunori Matsumoto — Jacky Bryant
• Kiyoyuki Yanada — Kagemaru
• Shigeru Chiba — Lau Chan
• Tetsuya Iwanaga — Lion Rafale

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1995-10-09; final listed air date 1996-06-27; episode order: 35.

Source and licence

Adapted from Virtua Fighter on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.