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STREET FIGHTER: ASSASSIN'S FIST Lands At FUNimatiom For U.S. & Canada Home Release

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If you noticed any glitches while surfing the internet for cat videos on YouTube about a week and a half ago, that may have likely been martial artist, actor, writer and director Joey Ansah initiating his plans for world domination with his new hit online webseries, Street Fighter: Assassin’s Fist, which has earned up to well around 10 million views in total since its debut on the Machinima YouTube. And not for nothing either, as the series, long in development since its early days as the 2010 proof-of-concept shortfilm, Street Fighter Legacy, has solidified itself as a cult phenomenon around the world, earning nothing short of upworthy praise from critics and hardcore fans of the original Capcom video game franchise from which it is based.


On Saturday, although it may have been evident for some, the news became official with FUNimation announced as the North American and Canadian home and digitial distributor of the 12-episode series through its Giant Ape label, which will arrive packaged as a two-hour and twenty-tree minute feature-length film on DVD, VoD and Blu-Ray, with disc specs containing up to 13-minutes of footage not seen in the series, as well as extensive behind-the-scenes featurettes and other gems to be announced as the weeks and months progress. The series will also be distributed in the U.K. and Austrailia, through Manga Entertainment and Madman Entertainment, respectively, with a Fall release date and other distributors currently pending.

Street Fighter: Assassin’s Fist is a true-to-life experience in live-action storytelling based on one of the most popular franchises in gaming history, and aside from the high critical acclaim it has been receiving, the series truly speaks for itself. If you have not seen the series just yet, check it out below, join the online community through the official Facebook page and share the experience with friends. People are still discovering this phenomenal series for themselves and could always use the publicity, especially for a small-budgeted project that finally delivers online (for free) what Hollywood failed to do commercially. Twice.

So yes, it is worth your attention. And if you feel you need a better explanation, CLICK HERE. Otherwise, check out the epic series playlist below!

Street Fighter: Assassin’s Fist joins Ansah with lead actors Mike Moh, co-creator/writer/producer/fight choreographer Christian Howard, Akira Koieyama, with co-star/executive producer Togo Igawa, actress Hyunri and actors Shogen, Gaku Space, Hal Yamanouchi and Mark Killeen rounding out the cast.

Stay tuned for more information. And by all means, when the movie comes out on DVD and Blu-Ray, don’t try to rip it from the disc and upload it like a moron, especially if we are going to help this amazing series continue onward with a second season and some hopeful big screen treatment. Many thanks.

Lee B. Golden III
filmcombatsyndicate@gmail.com | Web

Native New Yorker. Lover of all things pizza, chocolate, pets, and good friends. Karaoke hero. Left of center. Survivor. Fond supporter of cult, obscure and independent cinema - especially fond of Asian movies and global action cinema. Author of the bi-weekly Hit List. Founder and editor of Film Combat Syndicate. Still, very much, only human.

Lee Golden

Native New Yorker. Lover of all things pizza, chocolate, pets, and good friends. Karaoke hero. Left of center. Survivor. Fond supporter of cult, obscure and independent cinema - especially fond of Asian movies and global action cinema. Author of the bi-weekly Hit List. Founder and editor of Film Combat Syndicate. Still, very much, only human.

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