Tekken: Bloodline

I went in with zero expectations, and boy was I surprised. If you are a fan of the tekken game series, you will love this. Especially if you have played tekken 1 to 3.

It goes straight to the point, and it is not cheesy.

Only reason I did not give this a 10/10, is because of how few episodes there are. I hope to see more of this!

The plot is the same as the game its based on : "Tekken 3". As such, the story is straight forward and can be boring to some viewers. However, if you're a tekken fan, you'll find the animation is brilliant and the moves displayed are basically the same as the one you do when you mindlessly press the button while playing Tekken.

I need to warn you though, the english dub is a massacre, just watch it with the japanese dub. The voices match the ones in-game and it feels refreshing. Furthermore, the voice-acting on the english version is mediocre to say the least.

Overall, the show is enjoyable and a real dive into the state of mind of Jin Kazama.

If you at least know some Tekken story plot and gameplay, you'll be very pleased with this. The only thing is that they should have animated the other fights, I really wanted to see those face offs, some characters were kind of wasted with that, but I'm sure that if they add more episodes, everything should work out just well.

After watching all six episodes, I can confidently say that it's definitely one of the better Tekken adaptations and better video game adaptations in general. However, I have a few issues. 1. That stupid triangle shadow. I have no idea why that thing is there and it's pretty distracting. 2. The fights were alright and the way they end is pretty climatic. Why do most of Jin's fights just end with him doing d/3+4 (the double kicks)? It would be better if he did Electric Wind God Fist. 3. THE MUSIC. This is a really big one for me. Even if your fight is mediocre, at least have some bangers playing in the back. Unfortunately, this TEKKEN anime mainly revolved around the plot of TEKKEN 3 have forgettable tracks. Why didn't the music director use Tekken 3 OST let alone remix it. 4. Too many flashbacks. This could really ruin the hype and pacing of the fight if you use flashbacks too much which they used quite a lot. We don't have dementia director. We remember what happened in a few episodes. Some other things that bother me was that Jin's English voice actor had some weak line readings, other Tekken 3 characters didn't show up like Jack, Bryan Fury, or Eddie Gordo, and no after credits where it could've shown Jin training in Australia in his Tekken 4 outfit. I would like to see a sequel to this anime. Though with all the buzz around how Netflix treats its animation studio like crap, I doubt that will happen.

Overall, it's an alright adaptation. Nothing to write home about. There are some questionable creative decisions, but I thought it was okay.

The art style was unique and good, with very smooth animation that was mandatory especially for the fight scenes, the writing was good and gave us a closer look to the story and characters we know. I think it was a bit rushed and could use more episodes for the first season. Overall it was a very good start for a Tekken animated series and i hope we see more like this.