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Street Fighter Origins: Akuma (Hardcover) (1) Hardcover – September 10, 2013

by Chris Sarracini (Author), Joe Ng (Illustrator)
4.7 out of 5 stars 152 ratings
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"He is the world's most feared martial artist, mentioned only in whispers. Few have dared to challenge him, and even fewer have survived to speak of the nightmare. He is Akuma — Master of the Fist, wielder of the Dark Hado. But he was not always trapped on the path of chaos. Street Fighter Origins: Akuma reveals the secrets of this dark figure's past for the first time, and shows how a frustrated young man grew into a mad demon."
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  1. Part of Series
    Street Fighter Origins
  2. Print length
    128 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Publisher
    UDON Entertainment
  5. Publication date
    September 10, 2013
  6. Reading age
    13 - 16 years
  7. Dimensions
    8.25 x 0.6 x 11.25 inches
  8. ISBN-10
    9781926778785
  9. ISBN-13
    978-1926778785
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ 1926778782
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ UDON Entertainment
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 10, 2013
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 128 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9781926778785
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1926778785
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.75 pounds
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 13 - 16 years
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.25 x 0.6 x 11.25 inches
  • Part of Series ‏ : ‎ Street Fighter Origins
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.7 out of 5 stars 152 ratings

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Customers praise the graphic novel's wonderful artwork, readability, and writing quality. They appreciate the character development, with one customer highlighting Akuma and Goken's backstory, and another noting Akuma's origins. The book receives positive feedback for its sturdiness, with one customer describing it as a sturdy hardcover. The story quality receives mixed reviews, with several customers noting plot gaps throughout the narrative.

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11 customers mention "Art quality"11 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the artwork in the book, with one customer noting its colorful pages and another describing it as great eye candy.

"Brilliant writing with beautiful illustrations...." Read more

"...Nevertheless, the art is extremely detailed and a worthy addition to UDON's Street Fighter comic line...." Read more

"...Love the quality of art work. The drawings are crisp and detailed. Love how is really shows Akumas' transformation moment by moment. Amazing stuff...." Read more

"...I was very disappointed, but at least it looks good." Read more

11 customers mention "Readability"11 positive0 negative

Customers find the book readable and amazing, with one mentioning it's a worthy addition to their collection.

"Good book if you like Street Fighter" Read more

"...Nevertheless, the art is extremely detailed and a worthy addition to UDON's Street Fighter comic line...." Read more

"...Love how is really shows Akumas' transformation moment by moment. Amazing stuff...." Read more

"...time we get an inside view of the origins of Akuma and it was worth the read...." Read more

5 customers mention "Writing quality"5 positive0 negative

Customers praise the writing quality of the book.

"Brilliant writing with beautiful illustrations...." Read more

"...It's a good read and I'll probably be re-reading this over and over again." Read more

"The art presented in this book is very well done...." Read more

"From the sturdy hardcover to the bright, colorful pages, this book oozes quality...." Read more

3 customers mention "Character development"3 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the character development in the book, with one mentioning Akuma as their favorite antagonist in Street Fighter.

"...character so it's always nice to get a little more lore and backstory into the character." Read more

"Akuma/Oni has been my favorite antagonist in Street Fighter along with Ryu/Evil Ryu being my favorite protagonist." Read more

"Awesome! Akuma is one of my all-time favorite SF characters. Love the story and the art." Read more

3 customers mention "Insight"3 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the book's insights, with one mentioning it provides more background on Akuma and Goken's past, while another notes it describes Akuma's origins well.

"A great read describing the origins of Akuma and his seduction to the Dark Hadou...." Read more

"You need see this before you see the another edition ! The relationship with Akuma , Gouken , the history life for booth , it's fantastic !..." Read more

"Loved this book gave a bit more insight to Akuma and Gokens past. My only complaint is that this book should of been longer." Read more

3 customers mention "Sturdiness"3 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the book's sturdiness, with one mentioning its sturdy hardcover construction.

"This book receive in a good condition but a little damage on the top right side of the book cover. Not really pleased with it." Read more

"From the sturdy hardcover to the bright, colorful pages, this book oozes quality...." Read more

"Great story and wonderful artwork. Came in great condition too!!" Read more

13 customers mention "Story quality"9 positive4 negative

Customers have mixed opinions about the story quality of the book, with some finding it good while others note significant plot gaps and consider it not among the best Street Fighter comics.

"The story is good i like the design and direction of the story yet it feels a bit rushed tbh" Read more

"...really detailed and left some questions unanswered...overall the story is okay, just didn't "wow" me like thought it would." Read more

"...to his training with Goutsetsu and more, but there are several gaps in the story that makes one scratch their head, including not revealing how he..." Read more

"Great story and beautiful artwork, seeing Akuma before he was a demon was interesting." Read more

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  • Ronell Green
    5.0 out of 5 stars Good book
    Reviewed in the United States on June 7, 2025
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    Good book if you like Street Fighter
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  • Alex Ehlis
    5.0 out of 5 stars A must have for any Akuma fan
    Reviewed in the United States on May 5, 2025
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    Brilliant writing with beautiful illustrations. I've always loved the character so it's always nice to get a little more lore and backstory into the character.
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  • Cesar
    5.0 out of 5 stars Love this book!
    Reviewed in the United States on November 27, 2023
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    If you're a big fan of Akuma from street fighter I would recommend this book!
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  • Amazon Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars The full story
    Reviewed in the United States on May 15, 2014
    Format: HardcoverVerified Purchase
    If you want to know all about Akuma and how he came into the ansatsuken style and how and what drove him into the satsui-no-hado. Then buy this book.

    If you are a street fighter fan and just want to know this guys story buy this book.

    If you played Akuma one time in mvc and managed to get that raging demon to connect and loved it buy this book.

    Otherwise why are you even reading this?
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  • Broly
    5.0 out of 5 stars Its good
    Reviewed in the United States on February 18, 2022
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    The story is good i like the design and direction of the story yet it feels a bit rushed tbh
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  • Bryan M
    4.0 out of 5 stars Great eye candy, but plot gaps EVERYWHERE!
    Reviewed in the United States on September 18, 2013
    Format: HardcoverVerified Purchase
    A great read describing the origins of Akuma and his seduction to the Dark Hadou. This book includes the 20+ year development of Akuma as a child, to his training with Goutsetsu and more, but there are several gaps in the story that makes one scratch their head, including not revealing how he learned certain killing techniques that made him famed and feared in the Street Fighter world.

    Nevertheless, the art is extremely detailed and a worthy addition to UDON's Street Fighter comic line. Includes easter eggs and fan service for any Akuma fan. Would certainly recommend this to anyone who's a fan of SF or Akuma, but don't expect a full origin, this graphic novel catalogs bits and pieces of Akuma's life from childhood to at least 10-15 years before his "killing" of Gouken.
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  • Paz
    5.0 out of 5 stars A tale of revenge and the choices we make..
    Reviewed in the United States on November 28, 2013
    Format: HardcoverVerified Purchase
    I've always wondered about Akuma's origins. Reading this was pretty much everything I sought out. I think this would make an amazing screen play if Capcom were to ever give fans a truthful Street Fighter movie. Another reader mentioned that he wished it were longer and I couldn't agree more. It's a good read and I'll probably be re-reading this over and over again.
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  • Ann P. Juarez
    5.0 out of 5 stars I got to see how this character is so well-written.
    Reviewed in the United States on April 4, 2021
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    Akuma/Oni has been my favorite antagonist in Street Fighter along with Ryu/Evil Ryu being my favorite protagonist.
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  • sayasack
    5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
    Reviewed in Canada on January 12, 2018
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    Amazing origins story with a great twist, highly recommended.
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  • zonX
    5.0 out of 5 stars agréable
    Reviewed in France on December 4, 2013
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    l'histoire peut être compréhensible même si c'est en anglais grâce aux dessins dynamiques ; pour ceux qui veulent en savoir plus sur Akuma
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  • DGNC
    5.0 out of 5 stars ¿CÓMO SURGIÓ AKUMA?
    Reviewed in Mexico on September 9, 2019
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    Digamos que la historia cumple. Te cuenta cómo surgió Akuma, la rivalidad con su hermano y su conexión con Ryu. No es entrañable ni sorprendente, no tiene "alma". Faltan detalles psicológicos y circunstanciales que le den peso a los motivos de Akuma para convertirse en el peleador insaciable que es. No es que no los cuenten, sino es que son insuficientes o muy rápidos. Sin embargo, me gustó mucho el arte del dibujo y el formato del cómic en pasta dura. El empaquetado del envío permitió obtenerlo en buenas condiciones. Ah, y el precio fue inmejorable, no pude desaprovecharlo.
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    5.0 out of 5 stars
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    Reviewed in Mexico on September 9, 2019
    Digamos que la historia cumple. Te cuenta cómo surgió Akuma, la rivalidad con su hermano y su conexión con Ryu. No es entrañable ni sorprendente, no tiene "alma". Faltan detalles psicológicos y circunstanciales que le den peso a los motivos de Akuma para convertirse en el peleador insaciable que es. No es que no los cuenten, sino es que son insuficientes o muy rápidos. Sin embargo, me gustó mucho el arte del dibujo y el formato del cómic en pasta dura. El empaquetado del envío permitió obtenerlo en buenas condiciones. Ah, y el precio fue inmejorable, no pude desaprovecharlo.
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  • Cliente Kindle
    5.0 out of 5 stars Muito bom
    Reviewed in Brazil on April 16, 2022
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    Valeu a pena comprar esse título com uma grande arte e uma grande história me surpreendeu porque saiu do comun e fez jus a esse grande clássico do vídeo game uma história muito bem trabalhada na minha opinião
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  • Armando Jr.
    5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastico
    Reviewed in Italy on December 29, 2022
    Format: HardcoverVerified Purchase
    Il libro è nuovo come dice il catalogo, sigillato nella plastica, un pezzettino dell'angolo si è un po' piegato, immagino per il trasporto. Se l'avesse comprato dalla libreria secondo me sarebbe stato più maneggiato quindi più piccoli danni, ma così come è arrivato, non dico perfetto ma ci siamo quasi. il pacco è arrivato il giorno dopo ed è stato ritirato da un Amazon hub, comodissimo e velocissimo per chi non ha la portineria con l'orario lungo. Errore mio durante l'acquisto e l'assistenza al telefono è stata velocissima e gentilissima a verificare ed aggiustare tutto.
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    Reviewed in Italy on December 29, 2022
    Il libro è nuovo come dice il catalogo, sigillato nella plastica, un pezzettino dell'angolo si è un po' piegato, immagino per il trasporto. Se l'avesse comprato dalla libreria secondo me sarebbe stato più maneggiato quindi più piccoli danni, ma così come è arrivato, non dico perfetto ma ci siamo quasi. il pacco è arrivato il giorno dopo ed è stato ritirato da un Amazon hub, comodissimo e velocissimo per chi non ha la portineria con l'orario lungo. Errore mio durante l'acquisto e l'assistenza al telefono è stata velocissima e gentilissima a verificare ed aggiustare tutto.
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