The rough-and-tumble Street Fighters enjoying their youth is likely the most adorable thing we'll see all week. Kei Acedera, an illustrator and art director at Imaginism, has just such a drawing in her portfolio on the company's website. If you click the image above, you'll be treated to the full work, which also includes the rest of the Super Street Fighter II Turbo cast cheering in the background (Dhalsim's long arms were a nice touch).
Acedera's work includes illustrating books for Harper Collins and design work for Disney and Sony. Her bio also states she makes t-shirts for her guinea pig, Tobi. We wonder if she puts little pants on Tobi and dyes him so he looks like the little Blanka in the picture ...
[Via ThreeSpeech]
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Posted: Apr 7th 2009 11:21AM SpuddPotatto said
wow, she's a friend of mine from college! so awesome to see her work here.
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Posted: Apr 7th 2009 12:16PM darkinchworm said
I have nearly a dozen guinea pigs. Think she'll make shirts for 'em?
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Posted: Apr 7th 2009 11:31AM Uphillbothways said
Did we just kill their server? I'm getting network timeout issues.
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Posted: Apr 7th 2009 11:35AM Courtney said
Okay, I want a game in the style of Castle Crashers that involves Street Fighter kids riding around on other Street Fighter kids to try and save their adorable, but run down, village from an evil corporation bent on bulldozing it to turn it into condos.
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Posted: Apr 7th 2009 11:49AM GordL said
I met the Imaginism people at Comic Con a few years ago, and fell in love with their style of artwork. I've purchased a number of their art books, and loved every one of them. Glad to see them promoted on here, and hopefully they'll produce more video game themed artwork.
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Posted: Apr 7th 2009 12:19PM (Unverified) said
anyone remember virtua fighter kids on the sega saturn?
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Posted: Apr 7th 2009 12:39PM (Unverified) said
Exactly, and we've already seen them as kids. Just play Super Puzzle Fighter.
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Posted: Apr 7th 2009 1:29PM (Unverified) said
Can't click through to the site, but I believe this piece of art was in the Street Fighter tribute book: http://www.amazon.com/Street-Fighter-Tribute-UDON/dp/1897376987/ref=pd_bbs_sr_9?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1239125280&sr=8-9
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Posted: Apr 7th 2009 1:59PM iamnotafish said
I have Super Pocket Fighter for the PS2. I got it with the Alpha Anthology. Its one of the most fun games EVER to play with friends - the controls are ridiculously easy to use, but the characters keep changing their costumes. Example: one fighter turns into a nurse, who's (whose?) combo involves hitting you with a crutch, a giant needle, and a wheelchair.
And then you drop gems. God only knows why, but its hilarious in action.
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And then you drop gems. God only knows why, but its hilarious in action.
Posted: Apr 7th 2009 3:11PM (Unverified) said
Good to see 'Gief wearing some appropriate clothing - not a speedo.
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