Tekken franchise newbies Nicky and Steve try out the new six-episode anime series to see if the story (and action) hold up.

This series is streaming on Netflix

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The rub is that, while most fighting game stories are totally fun, campy nonsense, translating them into other media tends to not work out, at least historically.

So what I'm saying is: give us an anime about Mokujin. Wood bro doesn't even get a cameo in Bloodline. That's unforgivable.

After being lectured by his mom for a full episode we then spend several episodes being lectured by Heihachi, his paternal grandfather. Unlike the Kazama style his mother taught him that focuses on throws and disarming people, the Mishima style is to be fully aggressive, striking down and destroying your opponent until there's nothing left. Heihachi is as brutal in the ring as he is in business. He doesn't respect anyone, especially not Jin.

On the surface, for example, Jin's final bout with Heihachi hits all the twisted familial cues you'd expect it to, but it's all way too hollow.

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