Virtua Fighter: Season 1

Akira has set out on a journey to find eight stars only those with true strength can see. He finds himself in a Chinese restaurant in New Hollywood, where a girl, Pai, runs into him. Pai is being chased by the Koenkan, which is like a Chinese mafia and she also happens to be a martial artist. Akira gets himself involved, but Pai gets captured. And so it's up to Akira to save her from being sent to Hong Kong.

Pai and Akira help a little boy, Wei, who is picked on by the youngest members of the Koen-Kan. Yang uses Wei to lure Pai out of hiding, and she has to fight Yang's thug, Tiger.

Yang uses a fake steak-eating contest to try to get rid of Akira. We meet Jacky and Sarah Bryant, blond bombshells who both use Jeet Kun Do. Jacky takes an instant dislike to Akira, while Sarah immediately gets a crush on him.

Yang Wei-Ming finally gets in on the action! This is the climactic fight between Akira and Yang. Guess who wins? After, Pai and Akira start traveling with Jacky and Sarah to New Las Vegas, where Jacky has a race.

All four are on their way to New Las Vegas for Jacky's next race. Over a campfire, Akira explains why he's wandering around: to try to regain his pure heart so he can see eight stars that shine even in daylight. Upon arriving at New Las Vegas, they have another encounter with Yang, who has been given one last chance to get rid of Akira. Liu Kowloon discusses things with a mysterious woman called Eva, who takes unusual interest in Sarah. Then she contacts a ninja, Kagemaru, to do a job for her.

During a pre-race party held at a casino, the gang runs into Sarah and Jacky's parents, and it turns out that they are part of the incredibly rich Bryant family, but Jacky doesn't want to follow his father's footsteps and take care of the business, and this causes a lot of tension. In the car race, Jacky is doing very well but Kagemaru sabotages him, causing a crash. While this happens, another Koen-Kan gang leader, Lee Coleman, wants to fight Akira though Liu Kao Lung told him not to. Kagemaru

Pai and Jacky think that the local Koen-Kan kidnapped Sarah and go off on a wild goose chase. Alexander leads Akira to Kagemaru, but Sarah has already been taken by Eva. Akira tries to fight Kagemaru but doesn\'t do very well, making him depressed.

Pai's past and her ties with the Koen-Kan are revealed while Sarah is being tested in Eva's lab. Lee Coleman shows up again, at first trying to kill Akira through a dirty trick and then fighting him again. Of course, he loses.

After his inexcusable failure, Lee Coleman is executed by Jimmy Gates' henchmen. Meanwhile, Akira, Pai and Jacky pass by a small town for a lunch break and hopefully a new spare tire for Jacky's van. In a small bar, the gang discovers they are wanted by the law, courtesy of the Koenkan. A lone sheriff manages to capture Pai, but Jacky and Akira manage to escape. The sheriff chases them until Jacky and Akira decide to surrender peacefully. Meanwhile, Pai is detained at the sheriff's jail when Koe

Akira and the gang finally arrive at New Salt Lake City. Meanwhile, Jimmy Gates, the head of the Koenkan\'s American branch, creates a plan to capture Pai and the others. Sarah is transported to another laboratory just as the gang are arriving. They then try to sneak in only to fall into a trap. They face a small army of android drones (similar to Dural). Of course, Jacky, Pai and Akira kick android and that\'s that. Following Alexander to the holding cell where Sarah used to be, they realize

After a brief period in jail, Akira and Pai are released, but Jacky isn't because of his bad behaviour towards the guards. Pai and Akira have to raise money for Jacky's bail, so they work as construction workers. While working, Pai notices a woman being chased by two thugs and beats them up. Unfortunately, it was all an act for a movie that was being filmed. The producer takes a liking to Pai and decides to cast her in the lead after the star actress quits. After filming a few scenes, the stunt

The gang arrives in New York. Pai, left alone with the luggage, is hustled by a clever thief and they're left without luggage or money, so they take shelter in a cheap motel. Jacky blames Pai for being careless with the luggage, and she gets fed up and storms out of the motel. Akira finds Pai in the city and tries to comfort her. Then they save a defenceless boy names Jimmy who was being harrassed by thugs. They take Jimmy back to the motel, where he tells Jacky that he knows where Sarah is. Jim

Akira and the gang travel further through the subway tunnels and discover a secret underground fighting arena and casino. There, they are captured by Clyde, the organizer of the establishment. Clyde strikes a deal with Akira and Jacky promising he will free them and take them to Sarah if either of them agrees to fight in the ring. For Sarah's sake, Akira volunteers after knocking out Jacky, preventing him from fighting and risking his own life. Akira squares off against Wolf Hawkfield, the cham

Jacky, Pai and Jimmy are taken to a secret room while Akira is apprehended by Koenkan Henchmen. Pai and Jimmy are taken to Clyde's control centre where Jimmy reveals that he is the head of the Koenkan in America. Meanwhile, Wolf tries to rescue Akira from the Koenkan guards but ends up being overhelmed by guards. Akira is then placed in a room with Jacky and they are forced to fight each other if they wish to get Sarah back. Just as they begin their fight, Wolf finds the control room and frees

After grieving Akira's assumed demise and wondering if he survived, Pai and Jacky continue their search for Sarah in Holland. There they meet a little girl named Lily Anna where she asks them to be her bodyguards for her dance studio. Meanwhile Sarah continues to be brainwashed as Kage-maru looks on. Pai and Jacky arrive at the studio to find gangsters trashing the place saying they have an eviction notice. After fighting off the gangsters, Lily's mom, the owner of the studio, says the notice w

Akira and Alexander are passengers of a fishing liner and meet Jeffrey McWild, noble fisherman. Jeffrey tells Akira how he ended up on the boat thanks to the help of Jimmy, who had a change of conscience and saved Akira from the explosion. Jeffrey explains his dream of catching the Satan Shark and why he works as a fisherman: to provide for his family and to save up for his own boat. Both of them meet Jack Moreno, an army mercenary from the Rafale Corporation. Meanwhile, Pai and Jacky are cap

Kage-maru takes an unconscious Sarah to safety in a forest. He wakes her up only to be attack by the all new Sarah Bryant - the Ultimate Warrior. Unable to comprehend why Sarah is acting the way she is, Kage-maru flees. Eva Durix enters the scene and congratulates Sarah on her first field test. Meanwhile, Akira arrives in Paris hoping to search for his friends and a decent meal. In a desperate attempt to gathther money for food, Akira uses Alexander as a sidewalk performer to peddle for cha

The gang could not believe how much Sarah has changed. Jacky tries to confront Sarah but ends up cracking his ribs. Just as Sarah was about to finish off Jacky, Kage-maru comes to his rescue. Eva, who is monitoring, tells Sarah to return. The gang retreat to shelter to heal Jacky and gather their thoughts as to what happened to Sarah; explainations provided by Kage. Lion becomes suspicious of his father's company being tied to the Koenkan and sneaks off to the Koenkan Euro-branch with Pai t

Sarah attacks a reluctant Akira while Eva Durix monitors and gathers Akira\'s fighting data. Jacky, who is unable to fight or bring Sarah back to her senses, tells Akira to fight back. Meanwhile, Kage manages to find the truck where Eva is monitoring from afar. Eva orders Sarah back to help her fend off Kage. Kage and escapes from Sarah and Eva and the two retreat. The gang head to a hotel to recover. Akira recieves a phone call from Kage saying that Sarah is being held in Germany. All of a

Eva conducts business about her project with a representative from the Rafale corp. Ryu then becomes suspicious of Eva's activities behind his back. The gang infiltrate the Koenkan HQ with the help of Kage. Ryu & Eva discovers them and take action. After a fierce battle with a flock of Eva's battle droids, the gang decides to split up and look for Sarah. Jacky manages to find Sarah and the two square off in an emotional battle. Meanwhile, Akira and Pai are attacked from out of nowhere by Ryu Ko