But that’s fine, because Tekken is big, dumb, and full of fun, anyway – Netflix running with its over-the-top violence, fan-service, and intergenerational trauma is fine. I’m thinking “wow, OK, this might be a Netflix anime that doesn’t totally undermine its source material”. So in the latest trailer for Netflix’s adaptation of Tekken – Tekken: Bloodline – when I see King doing his trademark Lasso Kick and smash Jin’s head in, I’m hyped. To see this content please enable targeting cookies. Mixing up throws and making people rage in lobbies as I spend about 60 seconds breaking all their limbs, one by one, gives me a dopamine hit. Clotheslining a J-Pop icon, repeatedly kicking a bear in the shins, or slamming the soles of both feet into a geriatric sociopath feels good. There’s something about parading around as a towering slab of hardened meat, topped off with a jaguar mask, that does it for me. The son’s father is drunk and wants to teach Jin a lesson, but before Jin can attack, his mother uses a defensive move to stop the man.I am a King main, for my sins.
While Jin faces this man, the mother tells Jin to control his anger she asks Jin to apologize to the man for hurting his son, which surprises him. In the evening, one of the bully’s fathers heads to the house to confront Jin. The mother is a master, training her son in many surprising fighting techniques. Following this conversation, Jin trains with his mother outside. The mother is disappointed that Jin hurt them rather than defending himself. When they return home, Jin’s mother reassures her son she explains that those bullies know he will achieve more in life and leave the island. As he’s about to continue fighting them, his mother stops him - she tells him he needs to learn when to stop. Jin shows his strength and beats up each bully to claim victory. They are a group of bullies who underestimate their victims. Tekken: Bloodline season 1, episode 1 recapĮpisode 1 opens up with a group of boys chasing Jin Kazama. Episode 1 is full of many thrills and an air of an origin story. Netflix commissioning a Tekken series is a good move, but let’s hope the anime series pulls off an impressive video game adaptation. Here are five reasons to watch Tekken: Bloodline.Ī lot is riding on this series.
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