Groups comparison

One-on-one fighting - 1979 to 2021
Based around non-sport close combat between two characters at a time, energy bars and usually limited time, in a stage in which the boundaries are fixed.

Dragon Ball (ドラゴンボール) - 1986 to 2021
Made in 1984 by Akira Toriyama, Dragonball has been the greatest smash hit manga ever to export from Japan.

Street Fighter - 1987 to 2023
A popular series of fighting games, the first really playable, created by Capcom that put contestants from around the world against each other.

The King of Fighters - 1991 to 2020
Games that a direct part, or spin-off from, the King of Fighters series of 1 on 1 Fighters by SNK. The KOF roster of fighters appeared in other titles (such as Capcom vs SNK) and this tag should be used to capture these too.

Mortal Kombat(MK) - 1992 to 2019
Famous fighting game series where the characters are digitized (from real actors) instead of simply drawn.

Variable Geo (V.G.;ヴァリアブル・ジオ) - 1993 to 2003

Asuka 120% Burning Fest. - 1994 to 1999

Darkstalkers (Vampire;ヴァンパイア;Dark Stalkers) - 1994 to 2015

Tekken - 1994 to 2017
A fighting game franchise created, developed and published by Namco.

SoulCalibur(ソウルキャリバー)[Soul Calibur] - 1995 to 2018
Fighting series based on swords and other hand weapons developed by Hiroaki Yotoriyama of [company=Namco]Namco[/company].

Dead or Alive - 1996 to 2019
A video game series developed by Team Ninja that is primarily composed of fast-paced 3D fighting games.

Bloody Roar (ブラッディロア) - 1997 to 2004

Arcana Heart (アルカナハート) - 2006 to 2015