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Fist of the North Star (1986) | dir. Toyoo Ashida

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Art by Ken Tsukikage

Art by Ken Tsukikage

Cover of the fourth issue of the United States based English language anime magazine, Animag, 1988. The editorial states that the artist who did the cover artwork wished to remain anonymous. Scanned from my personal collection.

"We make a lot of period action films in Hong Kong, and we generally use hard light and a full range of colors. We control them very carefully, often using extreme blacks and pure whites and mixing deep reds and blues with lots of fog and smoke effects. But that dynamic approach did not work for Crouching Tiger, because the storytelling approach was very dramatic; using those techniques would have overdramatized the film and taken the audience out of the story and away from the characters. Instead, we wanted a look that was realistic and comfortable, so the first thing I discussed with Ang was using a low-contrast visual approach with desaturated colors."— Peter Pau for The American Society of Cinematographers, January 2001

The fast-paced The King of Fighters XIII refines the classic team-based 3-on-3 combat with beautifully detailed hand-drawn sprites, smooth animation, and deep, technical gameplay, featuring an expanded story focused on the Ash Crimson saga, a large roster of iconic characters, refined mechanics like HD mode, Drive Cancels, and EX specials, and a strong emphasis on precise timing, combos, and competitive play.

Bobby's Girl Movie (1985)