Ryo has been well received by gamers his character has been highly ranked in several popularity polls conducted by journals. Multiple voice actors have provided their talent during Ryo's different appearances. Karate's design as he wanted to create a new design distinctly different from the original. SNK artist Hiroaki Hashimoto was responsible for his alterego Mr.
Ryo's inclusion in The King of Fighters series was decided immediately by the staff as SNK wanted to employ characters from other series they created so they could fight in crossover games. SNK created Ryo as an homage to the Street Fighter characters as the staff who produced the first game in the franchise left Capcom to join SNK to produce other games. Additionally, he stars in manhua adaptations of several series and appears in the anime original video animation version of Art of Fighting. Karate" ( Mr.カラテ, Misutā Karate) with an older fighting form inspired by his father Takuma. He also appears in other SNK games under the alias of " Mr. While Art of Fighting follows Ryo's journey as a warrior to protect those he loves, he is also a regular character in the crossover series The King of Fighters, in which he participates in fighting tournaments. In the series, Ryo is a skilled martial artist who practices his family's fighting style, Kyokugenryu Karate, actingĪs the top disciple, alongside his sister Yuri, his father/sensei Takuma and his best friend Robert Garcia. His name is most often written in kana, although in some games, kanji is used to write parts of his name.
Ryo Sakazaki ( Japanese: リョウ・サカザキ, Hepburn: Ryō Sakazaki, sometimes written as 坂崎 亮, Sakazaki Ryō) is a video game character developed for the 1992 fighting game Art of Fighting from SNK. Masaki Usui ( AOF – Neo Geo Battle Coliseum, KOF XIII)