Uploaded August 2022 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Tekken Bloodline is, uh... kind of fascinating.
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For many reasons, the many attempts to adapt Tekken to another medium outside of games have ranged from boring to downright unwatchable. Enter Tekken Bloodline—a six episode anime recently released on Netflix that attempts to solve the franchise's key problems, and ends up being just as fascinating for its failings as it does its successes. In its telling of the Jin Kazama backstory and the King of Iron Fist Tournament of Tekken 3, Tekken Bloodline illustrates the potential for future iterations to bring life to the wild lore of this fighting game behemoth, but perhaps at the expense of actually realising that potential itself.
0:00 - There has never been a good Tekken adaptation
1:30 - What is Tekken Bloodline?
3:30 - What's up with Bloodline's shadows/visuals?!
5:09 - The personality and storytelling of Bloodline's combat
8:04 - Framing the tragedy of Jin Kazama
10:54 - Tekken Bloodline's biggest problem
12:38 - The wasted potential of Tekken Bloodline's other characters
14:44 - Can there be a truly great Tekken adaptation?
15:29 - Who is the intended audience of Tekken Bloodline?
17:49 - Outro
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Thumbnail by HotCyder - twitter.com/hotcyder
Intro text animation by Isaac Holland - twitter.com/drazgames
#tekkenbloodline #tekken8 #tekkencartoon
Tekken Bloodline is, uh... kind of fascinating.
Support the show on Patreon - patreon.com/writingongames
Podcast - http://anchor.fm/writingongamescast
Second Channel - youtube.com/channel/UC1xxfS_HILi09yaELQdmV1A
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For many reasons, the many attempts to adapt Tekken to another medium outside of games have ranged from boring to downright unwatchable. Enter Tekken Bloodline—a six episode anime recently released on Netflix that attempts to solve the franchise's key problems, and ends up being just as fascinating for its failings as it does its successes. In its telling of the Jin Kazama backstory and the King of Iron Fist Tournament of Tekken 3, Tekken Bloodline illustrates the potential for future iterations to bring life to the wild lore of this fighting game behemoth, but perhaps at the expense of actually realising that potential itself.
0:00 - There has never been a good Tekken adaptation
1:30 - What is Tekken Bloodline?
3:30 - What's up with Bloodline's shadows/visuals?!
5:09 - The personality and storytelling of Bloodline's combat
8:04 - Framing the tragedy of Jin Kazama
10:54 - Tekken Bloodline's biggest problem
12:38 - The wasted potential of Tekken Bloodline's other characters
14:44 - Can there be a truly great Tekken adaptation?
15:29 - Who is the intended audience of Tekken Bloodline?
17:49 - Outro
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Thumbnail by HotCyder - twitter.com/hotcyder
Intro text animation by Isaac Holland - twitter.com/drazgames
#tekkenbloodline #tekken8 #tekkencartoon
