When it comes to moving the needle, Street Fighter is the very definition of ‘influential’ in the world of fighting games. As a huge hit in both arcades and on home consoles, the first Street Fighter game and its sequel, Street Fighter II, are arguably some of the most important fighting games to ever be released.

Several decades later and the series is still going strong. The most recent entry, Street Fighter 6 is beloved in the fighting game community. It arguably has the best lineup of characters in the entire series and combines popular elements from all the previous installments.

Street Fighter is also a series that appeared a lot in other franchises in the form of crossovers, and even other media like movies and comic books continuing to add to its global popularity. A new Street Fighter movie is even in the works right now!

Street Fighter has a loose story which focuses on a tournament of fighters from across the world. Each country has a different representative (for example, series mascot Ryu is from Japan) and there are deeper stories of individual rivalries within this tournament narrative.

It’s impossible to be a fan of Street Fighter and not have a particular favorite character, and Street Fighter in the hobby goods space tends to focus on releases of products of individual characters. Street Fighter merchandise releases are also a little rarer than some other series, but when they do release, they’re always exceptional.

Often, Street Fighter characters appear as character goods, but we’ve also seen many officially licensed figures of characters too, including Nendoroid and Scale figure release, especially for iconic characters like Chun Li and Juri. (Like this iconic Juri that you all loved last year).

Street Fighter is only going to continue to grow in popularity, so we anticipate we’ll also see a lot more merchandise directly from Capcom in the future.

Known to some as ‘Rockman’ but known in the west as ‘Mega Man,’ this is another franchise from Capcom that has had a huge impact on how video games are designed and played. Known primarily for the high levels of difficulty in the game’s side-scrolling platforming action, Mega Man is also a series with a lot of iconic imagery that lends itself well to the world of hobby goods. As each game contains a set of original boss character designs and associated power ups, there are a lot of interesting designs to draw from.

Mega Man itself has also expanded into other sub-series such as Mega Man X and Mega Man Battle Network, as well as the character appearing in other video game crossovers like Super Smash Bros and Marvel Vs. Capcom. The character of Mega Man himself has a very simple design, but it’s one that has become beloved to many.

The Mega Man series has appeared often in kits from Kotobukiya that are very popular on our site, as well as a range of different figure series such as the MDLX series and more.

Whether you’re a fan of classic Mega Man or became a fan of the character from the ‘X’ series or one of his iconic crossover appearances, there’s something on HLJ for you to add to or start your Mega Man collection.

We also wanted to give a shout out to another one of Capcom’s major franchises - Ace Attorney. This iconic series is also a heavy hitter for people who like fast paced ‘visual novel’ gameplay, puzzle solving, and legal drama. Players take on the role of rookie defense attorney Phoenix Wright as he embarks on providing a legal defense for a range of eclectic clients

The Ace Attorney series has been dormant for a while, but it’s well loved by its fans for its fun, vibrant characters and its engaging mystery stories. There’s been 6 main numbered titles and several spin-offs focusing on different characters and settings, such as the recent The Great Ace Attorney, which transported the legal drama to 19th Century England.

Ace Attorney fans are eager to hear more about future installments, but until then, there’s plenty of ways for new fans to find the series and existing fans to relive the fun of Phoenix Wright’s adventures!