Shenmue

Originally conceived as a Virtua Fighter RPG, Shenmue tells the story of a young martial artist named Ryo Hazuki and his quest to avenge his father. The first two games helped to lay a lot of the groundwork for what would eventually become the open-world genre and featured cutting edge graphics for the time of their release.

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Shenmue The Animation: Episode 10 Review

Anime Shenmue gets another fast-paced episode to liven its plot and rev up for its finale.

Ryo and Shenhua from Yu Suzuki's Shenmue series
Publisher 110 Industries Hints at Possible Shenmue 4 Deal

A post from 110 Industries could be teasing a potential partnership between the publisher and renowned Japanese game developer Yu Suzuki.

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Shenmue The Animation: Episode 9 Review

Shenmue's ninth episode sets the anime back on course as content someone not deep into the games can enjoy.

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Shenmue The Animation: Episode 8 Review

The Shenmue anime improves upon its past entry, although Ryo is still running more errands than he's doing fighting.

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The 12 Best Anime Series For People Who Don’t Like Anime

Not everyone likes the over-the-top antics depicted in many modern anime shows. Luckily, for those who don't, there are plenty of viable alternatives.

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Shenmue The Animation: Episode 7 Review

It's just as long as previous episodes but Ryo's Martial ars lessons are making the Shenmue anime drag on.

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Shenmue The Animation: Episode 6 Review

The beginning of Shenmue 2 offers a more subdued start than the first game but the anime still makes it work.

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Shenmue The Animation: Episode 5 Review

The first Shenmue game to a close as Ryo now heads to Hong Kong leaving the only life and people he knew.

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Shenmue The Animation: Episode 4 Review

One of Shenmue's best episodes sees the anime distance itself from the game for all the right reasons.

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Shenmue The Animation: Episode 3 Review

Shenmue's most game-like episode is so far its weakest entry because it forgets what makes the anime worth watching.

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Shenmue The Animation: Episode 2 Review

Ryo heads to the docks in an improved entry for the Shenmue anime, though there aren't any sailors in sight.

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10 Games That Reward Button Mashing

Button mashing may not be the finest strategy in video games, but these titles actually reward players for going wild.

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Shenmue The Animation: Episode 1 Review

The Shenmue anime proves to be a solid adaptation of a video game classic though, just like Ryo, it's still learning new tricks.

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7 Things to Expect from Crunchyroll’s Shenmue Anime

With Shenmue The Animation's premiere now less than two weeks away, here's what prospective viewers can expect from the Crunchyroll original series.

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Shenmue: The Animation Gets New Trailers Ahead Of February Release

Ryo is working those forklifts like it's 1999 in the new Shenmue trailers released ahead of the anime's premiere.

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Shenmue: The Animation Gets Its First Trailer Ahead Of 2022 Release

Unlike Shenmue 3, the anime won't take as long to get here, as fans will get a 13-episode trip down Dreamcast memory lane come 2022.

Ren from the Shenmue series
Shenmue 3 Mod Brings Back Ren's Original Voice Actor

A newly released Shenmue 3 mod developed by series fans allows players to enjoy the game with the original voice actors for both Ren and Lan Di.

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Modders Remaking Shenmue 1 + 2 into Two Different Versions

A group of dedicated fans are working on two separate Shenmue 1 + 2 mods that replace the old engine with Unreal 4 in order to modernize them.

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Shenmue 3 Kickstarter Backers Will Receive Steam Keys 'Soon'

Steam users who backed Shenmue 3 will finally receive their keys for the game 'soon', after waiting nearly twenty years for a new Shenmue.

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Shenmue 3 Releasing on Steam This Month

Shenmue 3 first came to the PC as an Epic Games Store exclusive, but now the game is heading to Steam in the very near future.