Capcom is sharing amazing official artwork from over the last 35 years featuring legendary artists like Akiman, Ikeno, and Nishimura
Capcom is celebrating 35 years of Street Fighter here in 2022, and one means by which they're celebrating has involved going into the vault and posting awesome official artwork from over the last three and a half decades on the Capcom Art Twitter.
There's plenty of Street Fighter, of course, but we're also getting glimpses of characters from other franchises as characters from Rival Schools, Red Earth, and Darkstalkers show off some classic poses right along with the likes of Ryu and Chun-Li.
Most of these posts come with a little textual explanation as to their history or significance. The first gallery image was created by Kinu Nishimura and was a gaming magazine cover illustration.
Miss Nishimura is a big fan of group images, and the second post in our gallery here shows off three of Street Fighter's most recognizable femme fatales as Chun, Cammy, and Sakura pose for the Street Fighter 15th anniversary event from... 20 years ago.
Image three features a seldom-seen (at least outside of her SF2 lose screen) tearful Chun-Li who takes refuge in the arms of a clearly anxious Ryu. This piece was done by Akira "Akiman" Yasuda and was originally intended to be part of a larger "Shadaloo Secret Base" scene.
A lot of people will be playing 1996's Red Earth for the very first time once the Capcom Fighting Collection comes out this June. We have a Red Earth illustration done by the great Daigo Ikeno that shows off the game's four main characters: Leo, Kenji, Tessa, and Mai-Ling.
There's plenty more to see in the full gallery below, and if you enjoy what's here then be sure to check out more on the main Twitter page (linked above) where you'll also get rough Japanese translations. Let us know in the comments which of these you liked most and why.
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