and The King of Fighters Online. He once again wears this outfit in The King of Fighters '98 Unlimited Match Online. He also stars in the crossover video games SNK vs. Capcom in his classic look. Despite not being playable in SNK Gals' Fighters, he appears in the ending Yuri, as well as SNK Heroines: Tag Team Frenzy. His appearance serves as a Mii costume for Nintendo's fighting game Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and he also appears in the King Of Fighters Stadium stage as a cameo as well as a Spirit. In other media Ryo appears in the anime OVA version of Art of Fighting from 1993 on. While looking for a cat, Ryo and Robert witness a murder related to a stolen diamond. After fighting the murdering mobsters, they discover that the top mobster, Mr. Big, has kidnapped Ryo's sister to exchange her for the diamond which he believes to be in the possession of the protagonists. He is voiced by Tetsuya Besho in the Japanese version, and by Alden Crews in the English adaptation. Two mangas based on the Art of Fighting games also follow Ryo and Robert's journey. Ryo also appears in the manhua adaptations from The King of Fighters series, which tell how Ryo participates in the fighting tournaments. Mangas and novels based on KOF also feature Ryo but in a smaller role. In the CGI animated series The King of Fighters: Destiny, Ryo reprises his role from The King of Fighters '94 where they meet and befriend the Esaka Team. During the tournament, Ryo and Robert are possessed by the power of the creature Orochi but are saved by the Esaka members. There is also an episode that shows Ryo saving Yuri from King's forces based on the first Art of Fighting game. He also appears in the manga The King of Fighters: A New Beginning where he faces and defeats newcomer Shun'ei. Reception Ryo has been well received by gamers, ranking high on several popularity polls. In Gamests 1997 Heroes Collection, Ryo was voted by the staff's as their 24th favorite character. He shared the spot with Sie Kensou and Toru Kurosawa, a character from the game series Last Bronx. Gamest also placed Ryo at number 24 on their Top 50 Characters of 1994 list. In a 2005 poll compiled by SNK-Playmore USA, he was voted as the fifth fan favorite character with