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The King of Fighters: Destiny Chinese CG Series' 5th Episode Streamed
posted on by Rafael Antonio Pineda
SNK's official YouTube channel began streaming the fifth episode of The King of Fighters: Destiny, the animated adaptation of The King of Fighters fighting game franchise, on Thursday. The episode has Japanese audio and English subtitles.
The episode is a side story that focuses on the childhood and martial training of Fatal Fury antagonist Geese Howard. The episode shows his exile from Stroheim Castle by his half-brother Wolfgang Krauser (also a Fatal Fury antagonist), his training with Jeff Bogard and Tung Fu Rue, his betrayal of the Hakkyokuseiken school, and his eventual murder of Jeff Bogard as the prelude to his rise to power within South Town.
The series will have 24 episodes (initially listed with 20), and will be voiced by both Chinese and Japanese voice actors. A team that worked on the special effects of the Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV film are working on the series. The first episode debuted on Steam on August 4 and new episodes are streaming weekly.
When SNK announced the animated adaptation last year, it also announced a live-action adaptation. The animated series was first slated for the first quarter of 2016.
37Games acquired the majority stake in Japanese game developer SNK Playmore in 2015.
The franchise previously inspired a four-episode original net animation from Production I.G titled The King of Fighters: Another Day in 2005 and 2006.
SNK released The King of Fighters XIV, the latest installment in the franchise, for PlayStation 4 last August. SNK then released the game for PC via Steam in June.
