Art of Fighting/YMMV


 * Crazy Awesome: Ryuhaku Todoh's turn as a police officer in the OVA. One scene involves him breaking into the baddies' hideout by riding on a wrecking ball. The whole time, he's laughing and swinging his shinai around furiously.
 * Ensemble Darkhorse:
 * Ryuhaku Todoh. Despite only appearing in the very first game (with a single special move!), he has a large number of cameo appearances under his belt and was eventually added to the roster of Capcom vs. SNK 2: Mark of the Millennium.
 * Eiji Kisaragi from 2. Highly popular among the fandom. When he returned to King of Fighters in XI (after a eight-game hiatus), the fandom went bonkers.
 * And then, of course, there's Geese Howard. He's ADORED by SNK fans.
 * Of all the characters who made their debut in 3, Kasumi Todoh was by far the most memorable. Understandably, she made the jump to The King of Fighters in '96.
 * Jin Fu-Ha from 3 is adored by the Japanese fanbase, who have been clamoring who him to make it into a King of Fighters game (perhaps the reason behind his cameo in XII?); elsewhere... wait, who are we talking about again?
 * Evil Is Cool And Sexy: Hey there, Young!Geese Howard.
 * Game Breaker: Wyler. Then again, he is the boss of 3...
 * Magnificent Bastard: Geese Howard.
 * Sequelitis: Art of Fighting 3 is generally considered to be the weakest entry in the series, with many critics citing the poor balance as a major problem.
 * The Unexpected: When Todoh appeared in Capcom vs. SNK 2.
 * Uncanny Valley: While the new animation in Art of Fighting 3 was very impressive for the time, the fluidity looks weird and unnatural at times.
 * Unfortunate Implications: See the Headscratchers tab.
 * Video Game Movies Suck: The anime special.
 * Woolseyism: The English translation of the second game was almost a Gag Translation, changing the serious tone of most endings into jokes, which are arguably much more enjoyable than the originals.
 * Curiously, the Spanish-translated version of the game retains the original serious tone of the original Japanese dialogue.