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#REDIRECT [[Characters of the Street Fighter series#Karin Kanzuki]] |
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| name = Karin Kanzuki |
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| image = KarinKanzuki.png |
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| caption = Karin in ''[[Street Fighter V]]'' |
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| series = [[Street Fighter]] |
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| first = ''[[Street Fighter: Sakura Ganbaru!]]'' (1996) |
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| firstgame = ''[[Street Fighter Alpha 3]]'' (1998) |
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| creator = [[Masahiko Nakahira]] |
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| designer = |
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| voice = '''Japanese'''<br />[[Miho Yamada]] (''Alpha 3'', ''Namco × Capcom'')<br />[[Aya Endō]] (''Street Fighter V'') <br>'''English'''<br />[[Lauren Landa]] (''Street Fighter V'') |
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| origin = [[Japan]] |
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| nationality = [[Japanese people|Japanese]] |
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| fighting_style = ''Kanzuki-[[Ryū (school)|ryū]] kakutōjutsu'' |
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}} |
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{{nihongo|'''Karin Kanzuki'''|神月 かりん|Kanzuki Karin}} is a fictional character in the [[Capcom]]'s ''[[Street Fighter]]'' series. She made her first appearance in the manga ''[[Sakura Ganbaru!]]'', and makes her first appearance as a playable video game character in the 1998 video game ''[[Street Fighter Alpha 3]]''. Within the series, Karin is originally designated as a rival to fellow street fighter [[Sakura Kasugano]], and a counterpoint to [[R. Mika]] as a fighting game character. She is reintroduced in ''[[Street Fighter V]]'' as one of 16 characters playable at launch, and appears as a major character in the game's story mode. She is voiced in Japanese by [[Miho Yamada]] in ''Alpha 3'' and subsequent appearances in other games, and by [[Aya Endō]] for ''Street Fighter V''. Endo's English counterpart for Karin is [[Lauren Landa]]. |
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Though the character has few overall appearances in the series, Karin has remained consistently popular with players, and is noted as the character of choice for ''Street Fighter V'' by several prominent professional players of fighting games. |
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==Character design and appearances== |
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Karin Kanzuki originally appears as Sakura's schoolmate in [[Masahiko Nakahira]]'s ''[[Street Fighter: Sakura Ganbaru!]]'' manga, published between 1996 and 1998.<ref>{{cite book|author=Masahiko Nakahira|title=Sakura Ganbaru!|year=2007|volume=1|isbn=978-1-897376-52-2}}</ref> Karin's rivalry with Sakura is analogous to the relationship between Ken and Ryu, the difference being her personality is "colder and more self-centered".<ref name=Legacy/> Her last name is a tribute to [[Masaomi Kanzaki]], a manga artist that worked on ''Street Fighter II'' related manga in the early 1990s.<ref>Valladolid, Noe (2008-01-29). [http://www.1up.com/do/blogEntry?publicUserId=5533646&bId=8600781 Ryu Final, the real Street Fighter III and IV]. 1Up.com. Retrieved on 2008-07-02</ref> Karin's first video game appearance was originally meant to be ''[[Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter]]'', but was ultimately cut.<ref name=Legacy>{{cite web|url=https://www.denofgeek.com/games/the-legacy-of-street-fighter-alpha/|title=The Legacy of Street Fighter Alpha|publisher=Den of Geek|author=Gavin Jasper|date=June 5, 2020|access-date=December 28, 2020}}</ref> She was later integrated into the ''Street Fighter'' video game series as a playable character in ''[[Street Fighter Alpha 3]]''. The developmental team for ''[[Street Fighter Alpha 3]]'' introduced Karin to provide a contrast to [[R. Mika]], a character designed to be "tricky and technical".<ref>{{cite magazine |magazine=Game Informer |issue=70 |title=An Interview with Noritaka Funamizu |page=10 |date=February 1999}}</ref> For her original appearance in ''Street Fighter Alpha 3'', Karin, like that of her rival Sakura, wears a sailor fuku with a predominantly red color scheme and a blue ribbon. Her hair is styled into long, oversized ringlets in a European Victorian-era fashion.<ref name=Solaris/> Her fighting style is ''Kanzuki-ryū kakutōjutsu'', a mixed martial arts style she claims to have created herself. |
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Within series lore, Karin is concepted as the only daughter of an [[Ultra high-net-worth individual|ultra-rich]] corporate family, who behaves like a stereotypical elitist rich girl with an obnoxious laugh.<ref name="Anime">{{cite web |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/house-of-1000-manga/2012-04-19|title=Jason Thompson's House of 1000 Manga - Masahiko Nakahira|author=Jason Thompson|date=April 19, 2012|website=Anime News Network |access-date=December 29, 2020}}</ref><ref name="Citadel">{{cite web |url=https://kotaku.com/street-fighter-vs-latest-character-has-an-annoying-laug-1731288739|title=Street Fighter V's Latest Character Has an Annoying Laugh|first=Brian|last=Ashcraft |date=September 17, 2015|website=[[Kotaku]] |access-date=December 29, 2020}}</ref> She is attended to by at least two employees who serve as her butlers. Her original motivation was to "be the winner of everything", and resorts to travel the world to track down and defeat Sakura to redress a prior loss at her hands. After winning her rematch with Sakura, however, Karin comes to realize that fighting to earn her victories is ultimately more important than the victories themselves,<ref>Capcom. ''Street Fighter Alpha 3'' (1998).</ref> to the point that she later amends the family motto to "[one] must get what [they] want by [their] own effort".<ref>Capcom. ''Street Fighter V'' (2016).</ref> Later in the ''Sakura Ganbaru!'' series, Karin buys most of the shares of the family-owned corporation Kanzuki Zaibatsu and ousts her father as its leader. In spite of this, he muses to himself that she has excellent potential, although he originally desired a son. |
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Karin appears as a playable character in the crossover game ''[[Namco x Capcom]]'', where she is paired with Sakura. She is also playable in ''[[Capcom Fighting Evolution]]''.<ref name="capev">Kashavin, Greg (2005-06-16). [http://reviews.cnet.com/xbox-games/capcom-fighting-evolution-xbox/4505-9582_7-31203786.html Capcom Fighting Evolution (XBox) XBox Game Reviews]. CNet. Retrieved on 2008-07-03</ref> |
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Karin is a playable character in ''Street Fighter V'', and retains the same mannerisms and personality quirks observed in her previous appearances.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/09/17/tgs-2015-karin-confirmed-for-street-fighter-5 |title=TGS 2015: Karin Confirmed for Street Fighter 5 |author=Mitch Dyer |date=17 September 2015 |website=IGN |access-date=17 September 2015}}</ref> She is redesigned with full tight leggings and a martial coat with frilly long sleeves.<ref name="NPR">{{cite web |url=https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/09/17/441125753/snooty-and-lethal-a-blonde-brawler-returns-to-street-fighter-game|title=Snooty And Lethal, A Blonde Brawler Returns To 'Street Fighter' Game|first=Bill|last=Chappell |date=September 17, 2015|website=NPR |access-date=December 29, 2020}}</ref> In ''V'', Karin plays a large role as the one who coordinates the efforts of her anti-Shadaloo faction in raiding M. Bison's main base, leading to his final defeat. |
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==Gameplay== |
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Alex Donaldson from ''VG247'' described Karin's iteration in ''Street Fighter V'' as a character primarily focused around offense; while she lacks projectile attacks, she has far-reaching moves that can get her from one side of the screen to the other with ease and numerous moves that can chain off each other, as well as a powerful V-Trigger mode.<ref name="Sounds">{{cite web |url=https://www.vg247.com/2016/02/15/street-fighter-5-karin-moves-list/|title=Street Fighter 5: Karin moves list|author=Alex Donaldson|date=February 15, 2016 |access-date=December 29, 2020|work=[[VG247]]}}</ref> Michael McWhertor from ''Polygon'' classified Karin as a "rekka-style fighter", and explained that her special moves can be chained together for multiple controller inputs, which gives the player a wide variety of mix-up options to keep their opponents guessing, which puts her player at an advantage against opponents who are not knowledgeable of her move set.<ref name=Polygon>{{cite web |url=https://www.polygon.com/2015/9/17/9343463/street-fighter-5-karin-capcom-tgs-2015|title=Street Fighter 5 brings back Karin |
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|first=Michael|last= McWhertor |date=September 17, 2015|website=[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]] |access-date=December 29, 2020}}</ref> Her V-Skill maneuver is a lunging punch, and the longer the player holds down the medium punch and medium kick inputs, the more powerful Karin's final attack will be. Karin's V-Skill is also capable of nullifying projectiles from other fighters.<ref name=Polygon/> Chris Carter from ''Destructoid'' observed that most of Karin's command attacks are simple quarter circle commands, coupled with any punch or kick. Carter also found that she can dash forward and backwards into somewhat complicated chains, such a forward dash which turns into an uppercut, that must be executed perfectly by the player for optimal play.<ref name=Destructoid>{{cite web |url=https://www.destructoid.com/stories/it-ll-take-some-time-for-me-to-warm-up-to-street-fighter-v-s-karin-311342.phtml|title=It'll take some time for me to warm up to Street Fighter V's Karin|first=Chris|last=Carter |date=September 18, 2015|website=[[Destructoid]] |access-date=December 29, 2020}}</ref> |
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==Promotion and merchandise== |
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Kotobukiya released a bishoujo-style figurine of Karin's appearance from ''Street Fighter Alpha'' in June 2019.<ref name=Solaris>{{cite news|title=All you need is victory and Karin with this new Street Fighter Bishoujo figure release!|publisher= Solaris|date=June 20, 2019|url=https://solarisjapan.com/blogs/news/karin-street-fighter-bishoujo-pre-order|access-date=December 29, 2020}}</ref> Karin appears on the cover of volume 1 of the 2022 ''Street Fighter Swimsuit Special''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lada |first1=Jenni |title=2022 Street Fighter Swimsuit Special Covers Shared |url=https://www.siliconera.com/2022-street-fighter-swimsuit-special-covers-shared/ |website=Silliconera |access-date=May 22, 2022 |date=March 23, 2022}}</ref> |
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==Reception== |
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Karin is mostly well received. She was voted the fourth most popular ''Street Fighter'' character in Capcom's 2002 poll for the 15th anniversary of the original ''[[Street Fighter (video game)|Street Fighter]]'', after [[Chun-Li]], [[Cammy]] and Sakura.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www2.geestore.com/sf15th2/sf15rank/ninkichara.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051219091936/http://www2.geestore.com/sf15th2/sf15rank/ninkichara.html |title=キャラクターランキング |publisher=GeeStore |archive-date=December 19, 2005}}</ref> She ranked 7th in the worldwide rankings in an official ''Street Fighter'' character poll organized by Capcom in 2013.<ref>{{cite news|title=Street Fighter V: Introducing Karin and the Capcom Fighters Network|publisher= Playstation Blog|date=September 16, 2013|url=https://blog.playstation.com/2015/09/16/street-fighter-v-introducing-karin-and-the-capcom-fighters-network/|access-date=December 24, 2020}}</ref><ref name="NPR"/> In an official poll held by [[Namco]], Karin was the most requested ''Street Fighter'' side character to be added to the roster of ''[[Tekken X Street Fighter]]'' with 18.74% of the vote.<ref name="Tekken vs Street Fighter">[https://fb.namcobandaigames.com/fbtekken/statistics_user.php?sid=78423 Tekken vs Street Fighter]</ref> She is placed at 18th in a worldwide ''Street Fighter'' character poll held between 2017 and 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://game.capcom.com/cfn/sfv/vote?lang=en|title=Character Popularity Poll - CAPCOM:Shadaloo C.R.I.|last=CAPCOM|website=game.capcom.com|access-date=February 25, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180225003554/https://game.capcom.com/cfn/sfv/vote?lang=en|archive-date=February 25, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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Prior to her confirmation for the roster of ''Street Fighter V'', [[Heavy.com]] listed Karin as one of the most underrated ''Street Fighter'' characters, and one they wanted to see in future installments, where they stated "her mix-up game could be something fierce if Capcom ever brought her over to these new SF games."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://heavy.com/games/2013/07/ultra-street-fighter-4-top-10-characters-we-really-wanted-in-the-game/|title=Ultra Street Fighter 4: Top 10 Characters We Really Wanted in the Game|first=Elton|last=Jones|date=16 July 2013|access-date=7 June 2016}}</ref> [[UGO.com]] included her in their list of top 50 ''Street Fighter'' characters, and praised Karin as a great foil who gave Sakura a bit more depth behind her cute "I want to be Ryu" shtick.<ref name="UGO">{{cite news|title= Top 50 Street Fighter Characters |work= [[UGO.com]]|url = http://www.ugo.com/games/top-50-street-fighter-characters|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100828104531/http://www.ugo.com/games/top-50-street-fighter-characters|archive-date=August 28, 2010|access-date=December 24, 2020}}</ref> ''Den of Geek'' placed Karin fifteen in a ranking list of ''Street Fighter'' characters, noting that while she has a massive ego and "should by all means be a villain with the way she holds herself above the common folk", her opposition to Bison's Shadaloo organization and her sponsorship of R. Mika's career shows her benevolent side and that she is "not at all a terrible person".<ref name=DOG/> Her role in the story mode of ''Street Fighter V'' is compared to [[Nick Fury (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Nick Fury]] in the [[Marvel Cinematic Universe]] as she assembles her own team of world warriors to thwart Shadaloo, and that she "really gets to shine and be her own person" since her characterization no longer hinges on her relationship with Sakura.<ref name=DOG>{{cite web|url=https://www.denofgeek.com/games/street-fighter-characters-ranked/|title=Street Fighter Characters Ranked|publisher=Den of Geek|author=Gavin Jasper|date=February 22, 2019|access-date=December 28, 2020}}</ref> |
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Carter found Karin's iteration in ''V'' to be fun with "a ton of personality, from the very start of her intro in the character select screen (complete with a signature "hohoho!" laugh) into her animations". He concluded that Karin has a learning curve and recommends practicing extensively with her in training mode before fighting other players, and recommends her for players who have a predilection for a rushdown playstyle.<ref name=Destructoid/> Todd Ciolek from ''Anime News Network'' welcomed Karin's inclusion into ''Street Fighter V'', describing her as a persistently popular character in spite of her few overall appearances in the ''Street Fighter'' game series.<ref name=XButton/> However he formed the view that Karin looks awkwardly "outsized and drained, like she's in Rule of Rose or a Silent Hill game" when framed in the game's visual style where characters have big hands and exaggerated physiques, which is "cartoonish and verge on the grotesque".<ref name=XButton/> Ciolek emphasized that this is at odds with her design in Alpha 3 where she is a "petite contrast of dainty [[Nellie Oleson]] ringlets, elegant posturing, and vicious multi-hit punches".<ref name=XButton/> Ciolek also questioned Sakura's omission from the launch roster of ''V'', and claimed that Karin is not the same without her relationship dynamic with Sakura.<ref name=XButton>{{cite web |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/the-x-button/2015-09-24/saber-rattling/.93280|title=The X Button - Saber Rattling|author=Todd Ciolek|date= September 24, 2015|website=Anime News Network |access-date=December 29, 2020}}</ref> |
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The character's iteration in ''Street Fighter V'' have achieved a level of prominence in professional [[esport]]s tournaments. American professional fighting game player [[Justin Wong]] won several tournaments, including [[DreamHack]] 2016, using Karin.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://capcomprotour.com/ranking-tournament-dreamhack-austin-2016-results/|title=RANKING TOURNAMENT: Dreamhack Austin 2016 Results – Capcom Pro Tour|date=9 May 2016|access-date=7 June 2016}}</ref> Another professional fighting game player, [[Punk (gamer)|Victor "Punk" Woodley]] attained notoriety within the ''Street Fighter'' community for his execution and optimization of Karin, considered to be his signature character for ''Street Fighter V''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/esports/story/_/id/25677427/street-fighter-v-pro-victor-punk-woodley-hopes-return-form-2019|work=[[ESPN]]|title=Street Fighter: Punk hopes to return to form in 2019|last=Lee|first=Timothy|date=January 4, 2019|access-date=December 29, 2020}}</ref> A match between Punk against Masato "Bonchan" Takahashi in the VSFighting 2019 tournament held in [[Birmingham, England]], where both players used Karin for their game of ''Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition'' in the grand final bracket, was described as a highlight of the event. Although Karin is a mainstay character closely associated with Punk in ''Street Fighter V'' tournament matches, Bonchan's victory over Punk using a character not typically associated with his playstyle is credited as an example that demonstrates the importance of mastering the game's fundamental techniques for professional play.<ref name=ID>{{cite web|url=https://hybrid.co.id/post/menang-atas-punk-di-vsfighting-2019-bonchan-buktikan-diri-sebagai-karin-terkuat|work=Hybrid|title=MENANG ATAS PUNK DI VSFIGHTING 2019, BONCHAN BUKTIKAN DIRI SEBAGAI KARIN TERKUAT|author= Ayyub Mustofa|language=id|date=July 23, 2019|access-date=December 29, 2020}}</ref> In an article published by ''Red Bull'' in October 2019, the winner of Red Bull UK's 2019 Street Fighter tournament Marcus 'Packz' Parker recommended Karin as one of the best characters to play for ''Street Fighter V''.<ref name=RedBull>{{cite web|url=https://www.redbull.com/us-en/best-street-fighter-v-characters|work=[[Red Bull]]|title=What are the best Street Fighter V characters? Packz reveals his top 5|author= Marcus 'Packz' Parker|date=October 28, 2019|access-date=December 29, 2020}}</ref> |
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==See also== |
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*[[List of Street Fighter characters|List of ''Street Fighter'' characters]] |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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* [https://streetfighter.com/characters/karin/ Karin Kanzuki on the official Street Fighter V website ] |
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* [https://game.capcom.com/cfn/sfv/character/karin?lang=en Karin Character Date on the official Capcom website] |
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* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9mJhrDCN1Q&feature=emb_title&ab_channel=StreetFighter SFV: Karin Official Character Guide on the Official ''Street Fighter'' YouTube channel] |
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