I read about this anime in the Street Fighter history that IGN put together. “…Inafune had cribbed heavily from 70’s manga and anime Karate Baka Ichidai for several character designs.”

IGN Presents the History of Street Fighter

IGN’s historical outline of the origin of Street Fighter is really well done.  Props to Rus McLaughlin who wrote it.  He does such a good job that I am left wanting to know more.

A chapter in ARCADE  will definitely cover Street Fighter.  As an outsider looking in it seems that the game started something that continues to grow.  I am becoming a convert myself.  I just found a $10 copy of Street Fighter Anniversary for PS2 on Amazon.  Soon enough Ben Fong will be creating me a stick to use.   I now understand how Anthony Cali Jr. can talk so reverently about 3rd Strike. And how people will travel half way around the world to play against the best.