The King of Fighters XV Reveals First Look at Anime Short Directed by Masami Obari

Following the reveal of the release date of The King of Fighters XV, SNK provided the first look at something special.

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The game’s Gallery mode will feature (on top of character voice samples and cinematics) a special animated short directed by Masami Obari.

Obari-san is a legend in the world of anime, having worked on many successful series in a variety of roles. Below you can catch a glimpse on what he created for The King of Fighters XV.

【KOF XV】
Gallery features not only character voices and KOF XV in-game cinematics, but also a special animated short directed by world-renowned animator Masami Obari.https://t.co/ov5RmwrYfO #SNK #KOF #KOF15 #MasamiObari pic.twitter.com/mqUMiJz6Ez
— SNK GLOBAL (@SNKPofficial) August 27, 2021

If you want to see more of The King of Fighters XV, you can check out the first trailer, the first gallery of screenshots, and the trailers that revealed Shun’ei, Meitenkun, Benimaru Nikaido, Iori Yagami, Yashiro Nanakase, Joe Higashi, Kyo Kusanagi, Chizuru Kagura, Andy Bogard, Yuri Sakazaki, Terry Bogard, King, Mai Shiranui, Shermie, Chris, the duo Ryo Sakazaki and Robert Garcia, Leona Heidern, Ralf Jones and Clark Still, Blue Mary, Luong, Vanessa, Ramón, King of Dinosaurs, Athena Asamiya, and Antonov.

The game will release for PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, and PC on Feb. 17, 2022.

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