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Street Fighter II V
ストリートファイターII V
(Sutorīto Faitā Tsū Bui)
Genre Action, Adventure, Martial arts
TV anime
Director Gisaburō Sugii
Studio Group TAC
Network Flag of Japan Yomiuri TV
Flag of the United States Encore WAM, Sci Fi
Flag of the Philippines ABS-CBN, Hero TV
Flag of the Dominican Republic Telesistema Dominicano
Flag of Brazil SBT
Flag of Malaysia Astro Ria
Flag of Indonesia SCTV
Original run 10 April 1995 – 27 November 1995
Episodes 29

Street Fighter II V (ストリートファイターⅡ Ｖ Sutorīto Faitā Tsū Bui?, pronounced "two vee"), also known as Street Fighter II Victory, is an anime series based on the fighting game Street Fighter II. The action genre is a class of creative works characterised by a greater emphasis on exciting action sequences than on character development or story-telling The adventure genre, in the context of a Narrative, is typically applied to works in which the Protagonist or other major characters are consistently placed in dangerous For other uses see Martial arts (disambiguation Martial arts film is a Film genre that originated in the Pacific Rim. Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic (anime in Japanese, is an Anime director and Nihonga artist born August 20, 1940 in Numazu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. Group TAC (株式会社グループ・タック Kabushiki Kaisha Gurūpu · Takku) is a Japanese Anime and computer graphics studio located in Shibuya is a TV station joining '''Nippon News Network''' ('''NNN''' and Nippon Television Network System ( NNS) in Osaka Business Park Osaka, ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation ( (ABS-CBN " A lto B roadcasting S ystem- C hronicle B roadcasting N etwork" Hero is the Anime cable channel in the Astro is a Subscription -based Direct broadcast satellite (DBS or Direct-to-home Satellite television and radio service Events 879 - Louis III becomes King of the Western Franks. 1407 - the lama Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Events 1095 - Pope Urban II declares the First Crusade at the Council of Clermont Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 (anime in Japanese, A fighting game (also referred as a versus fighting game, competitive fighting game, tournament fighting game or head-to-head fighting game) is a 1991 competitive fighting game by Capcom. It is widely credited with launching the fighting game genre into the mainstream and extending the life of the worldwide arcade Directed by Gisaburo Sugii, the series first aired in Japan in 1995, from April 10 to November 27, on YTV. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Events 879 - Louis III becomes King of the Western Franks. 1407 - the lama Events 1095 - Pope Urban II declares the First Crusade at the Council of Clermont is a TV station joining '''Nippon News Network''' ('''NNN''' and Nippon Television Network System ( NNS) in Osaka Business Park Osaka, As of September 2007, re-runs of the series that aired Mondays on Sci Fi have stopped. The series currently airs on IFC and Super Channel in Canada.

The series is a loose adaptation of the games, taking several liberties with the established canon of the games. This article is not about Literary canons of influential works of fiction but about the concept of a canon which defines the world of a particular fictional series The show follows the adventures of a young Ryu and Ken, as they go through a journey to improve their martial arts skills after they both experienced a brutal defeat at the hands of Guile. is a Video game character created by Capcom, and is the main character in the ''Street Fighter'' series. is a Video game character created by Capcom. He is one of the main characters from the Street Fighter series of Fighting games alongside Martial arts are systems of codified practices and traditions of training for Combat. is a Video game character in Capcom 's Street Fighter series of fighting games. Other characters such as Chun-Li, Cammy and Sagat appear through the course of the series with radically different character designs and backstories from their original counterparts. } is a Video game character created by Capcom. First introduced in Street Fighter II The World Warrior, she has since appeared as a Player character is a Video game character in the Street Fighter series. She first appeared in the Fighting game Super Street Fighter IIThe New Challengers is a boss character from the early editions of Capcom 's Street Fighter fighting game series

Contents

Story

Main article: List of Street Fighter II V episodes

Street Fighter II V takes place when Ryu, martial arts expert, is mailed an invitation from Ken, his friend who used to train with him when the both of them were kids. Ken now lives a life of luxury as he is rich. Ken and Ryu get into a scuffle with airforce leader Guile, and decide to travel around the world and see the different fighters the world has.

Characters

Street Fighter II V draws its cast of characters from the Street Fighter II series, with Super Street Fighter II Turbo being the latest game in the series at the time of the series' production.

Voiced by: Kôji Tsujitani (Japanese), Skip Stellrecht (English)
Ryu is the main character. is a Video game character created by Capcom, and is the main character in the ''Street Fighter'' series. is a Seiyū born April 26, 1962 in Kodaira Tokyo, credited for voicing many Anime and Video game characters Skip Stellrecht (Born Henry Stellrecht Jr on September 5, 1959 in Fullerton California) is a voice actor who is also known as Henry Douglas He's very dedicated to his martial arts and is always trying to better his own skills. He was raised in the Japanese countryside, and is as such a sort of country bumpkin. He and his best friend, Ken, have been training together since they were little kids. During their travels, he learns how to use a chi-based power called Hadō in the form of the Hadouken. is a fictional Special attack that originated in the classic Capcom fighting video game series Street Fighter. Ryu does not wear a headband and sparring gloves through out the series. Instead, he wears prayer beads on his hands, and has short spiky hair.
Voiced by: Kenji Haga (Japanese), Jimmy Theodore (English)
Ryu's best friend and the only son of the rich Masters family. is a Video game character created by Capcom. He is one of the main characters from the Street Fighter series of Fighting games alongside Jimmy Theodore is a voice actor who is also known as Rudy Luzion and Stephen Platt. Ken is extremely rich. He lives in San Francisco with his parents in a very large mansion - it takes twenty minutes to drive from the front yard to the main house! He too spends a lot of time training as well, but not as much as Ryu. The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city Ken also rides a motorcycle. His mother is Japanese. Ken also learns to use the power of Hadō later on while being held captive by Shadowlaw. M Bison, known as in Japan, is a video game character created by Capcom. Only Ryu knows the Hadoken, while both he and Ken know the Shoryuken. Ken later upgrades the Shoryuken to the Hadou Shoryuken, and then shortens it to the Hadou Shoryu. Interestingly, in the English dub Ken still called the move Shoryuken while Ryu called it by its English translation; Rising Dragon Punch.
Voiced by: Tesshô Genda (Japanese), Kirk Thornton (English)
Guile is a Sergeant in the United States Air Force. is a Video game character in Capcom 's Street Fighter series of fighting games. is a Seiyū, or Voice actor who was born in Okayama Prefecture, Japan on May 20, 1948. Kirk Thornton (Born Sean Thornton on May 13, 1956 in Portland, Oregon) is a prolific American Voice actor. Sergeant is a rank used in some form by most militaries police forces and other uniformed organizations around the world He has pride in both the Air Force and his men, and frequently goes out drinking with them whenever they can. He and his partner, Nash, have served together for many years in various missions and military conflicts. As a military person he is regularly found working out and lifting weights. He has won at least one boxing tournament and probably others not mentioned in the show. Boxing (sometimes also known as English boxing or pugilism) is a Combat sport in which two participants generally of similar weight, His martial art style that he uses in combat is loosely based on US Military Combatives, the official martial arts styles that the US military teaches to its soldiers.
Voiced by: Chisa Yokoyama (Japanese), Lia Sargent (English)
Chun-Li first appears as a tour guide hired by Ken and Ryu upon their arrival in Hong Kong, however, she is soon revealed to be the daughter of the top inspector for the Hong Kong police. } is a Video game character created by Capcom. First introduced in Street Fighter II The World Warrior, she has since appeared as a Player character (born December 20, 1969) is a well known Seiyū ( voice actress) born in Tokyo. Lia Sargent is an American Voice actress. She is known for extensive Anime and Video game voice work and has also done ADR directing and Hong Kong ( officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located on China 's south coast on the Pearl River Delta, and borders Her father trains her in the art of kung fu both as self-defence and as a part of her rearing. Kung fu and wushu are popular terms that have become synonymous with Chinese Martial arts. She accompanies Ken and Ryu throughout most of their journeys across Asia and Europe, but rarely engages herself in combat unless personally attacked or threatened. Chun-Li is not seen in her blue mini-qipao and white boots until the final episodes, where she is captive at Bison's base. The cheongsam is a body-hugging (modified in Shanghai) one-piece Chinese Dress for women Also, changes to this outfit include the absence of her hair-bun covers as well as her pantyhose being replaced with kneepads.
Voiced by: Michael Forest
Chun-Li's father. Gerald Michael Charlebois, better known as Michael Forest (born April 17 1929 in Harvey North Dakota, USA) is an American His principle occuaption is as the Vice Squad Captain for the Hong Kong Police Department, and is routinely engaged in drug busts, sting operations, and various other police activities, and is no stranger to the risks of his work. His residence also doubles as a temple and training ground where he teaches his daughter and several other students. Shortly after a successful bust of a large cocaine-smuggling operation, as well the subsequent arrest of the Ashura kingpin behind it, Inspector Dorai is called to Barcelona to attend an Interpol conference concerning the investigation of the mysterious organisation called "Shadowlaw". Cocaine ( benzoylmethyl ecgonine) is a Crystalline Tropane Alkaloid that is obtained from the leaves of the Coca plant Barcelona ( Catalan bəɾsəˈlonə Spanish baɾθeˈlona is the capital and most populous city of the Autonomous Community of Catalonia The International Criminal Police Organization, better known by its telegraphic address Interpol is an organization facilitating international police cooperation During the investigation, Dorai is nearly killed by Cammy at the order of a Shadowlaw infiltrator, but his survival was kept secret by the Chief of Interpol until the person who ordered the hit could be identified. Unlike in the games, Dorai survives in the show.
Voiced by: Kazuki Yao (Japanese), Jim Taggert (English)
One of Dorai's best students, he is now an up-and-coming martial arts movie star whose insistence on "making the fight real" rapidly becomes detrimental to production, due mainly to damaged props and public property as well as injuries to the stunt doubles. Kazuki Yao (矢尾 一樹 Yao Kazuki, born June 17, 1959) is a veteran voice actor and actor who was born in Ishikawa. Jim Taggert is a voice actor He debuted in the movie Akira in 1988 Ken Masters briefly volunteers to be his opposite in a fight scene while touring Hong Kong with Ryu and Chun-Li, but the destruction caused by the fight forced the director to halt the filming and cut the scene completely. Later, upon learning of his Master's supposed "death", he become distraught with grief and seeks to avenge him. While visiting the hospital where Dorai was taken, the Chief of Interpol informs Fei-Long of the charade. Later still, Fei-Long with the assistance of Cammy (after a brief fight with her in Dorai's hospital quarters) identifies Balrog as the Shadowlaw operative who ordered the hit on Dorai.
Voiced by: Banjô Ginga (Japanese), Peter Spellos (English)
Sagat was the "King of Muay Thai", which is infamous as one of the most vicious forms of martial arts in the world. is a boss character from the early editions of Capcom 's Street Fighter fighting game series sometimes credited as his real name, is a Japanese Voice actor ( Seiyū) who was born in Kofu Yamanashi. Peter Spellos is a voice actor who is also known as G Gordon Baer, Gordon Baer, G Muay Thai ( IPA: /muɑɪtʰɑɪ/ muāitʰāi มวยไทย lit When he fought professionally, he was the champion of Thailand and everyone simply called him "Champ", but after refusing to throw a match for the Ashura syndicate, he was framed for selling drugs and was both imprisoned and disgraced. The Ashura syndicate's vendetta against Dorai, Ken and Ryu was carried out in a very poor manner by one of their men by planting heroin in Ryu's luggage at the airport in Bangkok, after which Ryu was imprisoned in the same prison with Sagat. Heroin ( INN: diacetylmorphine, BAN: diamorphine) is a semi-synthetic opioid synthesized from Morphine, a derivative Bangkok, known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon (krūŋtʰêːp máhǎːnákʰɔn) or Krung Thep ( for short is the Capital, largest The two of them gained each other's respect and were able to learn more about the Ashura from their experiences. After the Ashura kingpin was arrested, evidence of Sagat's innocence was "discovered" by the Thai police and he was released from prison. Unlike in the games, he does not have his trademarked scar on his chest (which he had since Street Fighter II) nor does he wear an eyepatch. His rivarly with Ryu is more of a friendly one in the show.
Voiced by: Shôzô Îzuka (Japanese), Steven Blum (English)
Dhalsim is a monk who lives in a remote village in India. is a video game character from the ''Street Fighter'' series of Fighting games In the story he hails from Kerala, India. is a male Seiyū from Fukushima Prefecture who is affiliated with Sigma Seven Steven Jay Blum (born April 28, 1965) is an American Voice actor known primarily for his work in Anime dubs and Sagat had earlier instructed Ryu to seek Dhalsim for advice about the Ways of Hadou. Sagat had been turned down years before when he sought Dhalsim's wisdom, but had figured that Ryu might be found more worthy. Dhalsim is a practitioner of yoga and has some psychic abilities, and although he knows much about Hadou, he was unable to train Ryu to use the Hadouken, which was inadvertently triggered in Ryu's body during a lesson.
Voiced by: Kaneto Shiozawa (Japanese), Richard Cansino (English)
His surname on the show is Fabio La Cerda. Vega, known as in Japan, is one of the bosses of the Street Fighter Fighting game series (Real name was a Seiyū from Tokyo affiliated with Aoni Production. Richard Cansino (Born August 10, 1953 in Los Angeles, California) is a voice actor A surname is a name added to a Given name and is part of a Personal name. Vega is the popular bullfighter in Barcelona with a lust for blood and no value for life. Barcelona ( Catalan bəɾsəˈlonə Spanish baɾθeˈlona is the capital and most populous city of the Autonomous Community of Catalonia He also moonlight's as a cage fighter for rich socialites. During a bullfight attended by Ken, Ryu, and Chun-Li, Vega develops an obsession for Chun-Li, and uses a strange "love potion" drug to induce a trance in her. While in the trance, she watches Vega and Ken fight each other in a steel cage at a secretive ball they were invited to attend. Vega was defeated, despite having stabbed both of Ken's feet and elsewise having the advantage of dropping down from above with his signature attack. The fate of Vega is not clearly known, but was last seen being carried out of the steel cage on a stretcher after having hung from the cage ceiling unconscious and then diving downward in a "final attack" where Ken caught him on his shoulders, instead of finishing him off.
Voiced by: Kenji Utsumi (Japanese), Tom Wyner (English)
Very little is known about Bison. M Bison, known as in Japan, is a video game character created by Capcom. ( August 26, 1937 -) is a Japanese Actor and Seiyū from Kitakyūshū, affiliated with the self-founded Ken Production. Thomas Halperin Wyner (Born June 16, 1947) is an American voice actor for anime series who usually gets tough guy or villain roles Except that he is the head of Shadowlaw. In contrast to Ken and Ryu's Hadou (which is based in chi), Bison's powers are based in his rage and hatred, and are referred to as his "Psycho Power". Usage of his "Psycho Power" usually causes him to lose his ability to reason, and in one instance nearly strangles Chun-Li while enraged only to regret his actions for a moment when he resumed his previous cognitive state. . . the only scene in which he ever shows a capacity for human emotion. As the leader of the secretive Shadowlaw, his only known goal is world domination, and most of his activities are financed through a variety of underground operations such as the Ashura syndicate. World domination (sometimes world conquest, global domination, or Colloquially taking over the world) in which a single political authority For all of Bison's power and ambition, it is suggested that much of his work may be the result of semi-telepathic influence originating from a silver idol in the form of an eagle's head, which is shown on at least two occasions to "communicate" with him.
Voiced by: Milton James
Bison's personal assistant. Milton James is a voice actor who also uses the pseudonyms Richard Barnes, Milt Jamin, and Murray Williams Filmography Anime Little is really known about Zoltar, though he does seem to be fairly knowledgeable in the subject of supernatural forces.
Voiced by: Tomomichi Nishimura (Japanese), Joe Romersa (English)
Balrog is an executive officer of Interpol, but unbeknownst to the other members of Interpol he works for Shadowlaw as an informant. is a veteran Seiyū who was born in Chiba and works for Arts Vision. Joseph M Romersa (Born July 27, 1956 in California) is an American song writer drummer multi-instrumentalist producer sound engineer and vocalist Suspicisions had been raised when Inspector Dorai's failed assassination suggested that only a senior officer of Interpol would have been aware of his investigations into the Shadowlaw organization. Ultimately, Balrog's secret is discovered by Fei-Long and Cammy after his cover story's inconsistencies were compared. Before being placed under arrest, Cammy took revenge against Balrog for giving her fraudulent reason's for the assassination. Balrog isn't portrayed as a fighter in the show and only shows up in his boxing gear during the second opening credits.
Voiced by: Yôko Sasaki (Japanese), Debra Rogers (English)
Cammy White is a former agent of MI6 who now makes her living as a mercenary assassin. is a Video game character in the Street Fighter series. She first appeared in the Fighting game Super Street Fighter IIThe New Challengers Debra Jean Rogers (born March 28, 1962 in Burbank CA) is an American voice actress The Secret Intelligence Service ( SIS) colloquially known as MI6 is the United Kingdom 's external Intelligence agency. Being a devout Roman Catholic, she always prays for forgiveness before and after each hit. She takes much pride in the quality of her work, and believes when she's hired for a job, the death of her target must come from her hand and not as an accident or incidental occurrence, such is to the extend that she will even protect her target from harm until she is ready to strike. Also as a matter of pride, she refuses to act on false pretexts for employment. Cammy's character design is radically different compared to any other appearance. She wears a black halter top, black spandex tights, and a choker decorated with a crucifix, the latter which she used to conceal a deadly, retractable, metal wire to assassinate her victims. In fact, some fans have linked Cammy's appearance to look more like Nina Williams or Sarah Bryant from Tekken and Virtua Fighter. is a character from Namco 's Tekken game series She is known to be a cold-blooded Assassin who had made her very first appearance in the original For other meanings see Tekken. Tekken is a Fighting game and is the first of the series of the same name Virtua Fighter is a 1993 Fighting game developed for the Sega Model 1 arcade platform by AM2, a development group Interestingly, in an old picture of hers, she looks just like she does in the games, albeit without the scar on her face.
Voiced by: Ryôichi Tanaka (Japanese), Dean Elliot (English)
Guile's best friend, who has served alongside of him in several combat situations. Charlie, known as in Japan, is a Video game character from Capcom 's Street Fighter series of Fighting games He is first (born January 26, 1947) is a veteran Seiyuu born in Suginami Tokyo. Dean Elliott is an American composer who was educated at the University of Wisconsin Nash dies during the mission to rescue Ken from Bison's fortress. Since the show was produced before the development of Street Fighter Alpha, he does not resemble his in-game counterpart at all. Street Fighter Alpha Warriors' Dreams, known as in Japan, Asia, South America and Spain, is a Fighting game by In the show, he holds an impressive similar appearance to Jean Reno. Jean Reno (born July 30, 1948) is a French Actor. Working in both French and English he has appeared not only in numerous successful Hollywood While Nash is known as Charlie in the English localization of the games, Nash retains his Japanese name for the English dub of the show (except in one scene where Guile calls him by Charlie).
Voiced by: Yasurô Tanaka (Japanese), Michael Sorich (English)
He is a Russian bear-wrestler who frequently works as one of Shadowlaw's strong-men. is a Video game character created by Capcom. He is part of the Street Fighter series of Fighting games Zangief is revolutionary in was a Seiyū who was born in Tokyo, Japan. His exact date and cause of death are unknown Michael John Sorich (born on March 23, 1958) is a voice actor who is also a screen actor writer director and voice director He doesn't seem to have any particular desire or inclination to injure or kill anyone, but he's not above using his strength in full against someone should his orders require him to. Zangief can be seen wearing a loincloth-like shirt, whereas in the games he appears topless. is a Video game character created by Capcom. He is part of the Street Fighter series of Fighting games Zangief is revolutionary in He also works for Shadowlaw, despite the fact that he is unaffiliated with them in the games. M Bison, known as in Japan, is a video game character created by Capcom.

NOTE: E. Honda, Blanka, Dee Jay and T. Hawk are the only characters from Street Fighter II series who do not appear in the series. more commonly known as E Honda, is a Video game character created by Capcom for the Street Fighter series of Fighting games Introduced is a Video game character from the Street Fighter series of Fighting games Blanka has green skin and long orange hair resembling a Monster Deejay|DJ (disambiguation is a character from Capcom 's Street Fighter series of Fighting games Hes a Jamaican kickboxer who also works Thunder Hawk may also refer to the Hunkpapa Lakota warrior, commonly known as T A T. Hawk-like character can be briefly seen during the second opening credits.

Other characters

Voiced by: Wendee Lee
Seen only in the first two episodes, Rinko is a dark-skinned girl whose deep crush on Ryu goes largely unnoticed. Wendee Lee (born April 29, 1955 in Los Angeles CA) is a prolific American voice actress. She lives on the mainland and regularly travels by ferry to the small island Ryu trains on to bring him his lunch and his mail.
Voiced by: Steve Areno
The helicopter taxi pilot who transports Ken, Ryu, and Chun-Li around Hong Kong. He also brought the Hong Kong Police to rescue them from Kowloon Palace, during their escape. Although concerned from the start at their insistence on visiting the infamous Devil's Battle Cave at Kowloon Palace, his worries are especially raised when he is unable to contact them through Ken's cellphone, which was dropped somewhere on the floor on the Devil's Battle Cave during the riot.
Voiced by: William Knight
Also known as "Yo of the Teashop". William Knight may refer to Bill Knight, former Canadian Member of Parliament and financial executive William Frederick Knight, a voice Formerly a resistance fighter and bodyguard for government officials. Although now in old age and failing health, he was quite taken by Ryu and taught him a few basics of controlling his chi. Dorai was once one Yo's students, and was greatly surprised to discover that he had revealed one of his secrets to Ryu.
Voiced by: Barry Stigler
The underboss of the Ashura's Hong Kong syndicate (unrelated to Rose, a female character, from Street Fighter Alpha). Barry Stigler ( 1948 - March 1, 2005) was an American Voice actor. is a Video game character created by Capcom. First introduced in Street Fighter Alpha, she is a recurring playable character in the Street Fighter Alpha Warriors' Dreams, known as in Japan, Asia, South America and Spain, is a Fighting game by
Voiced by: Dougary Grant
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Voiced by: Steve Bulen
A fairly high-ranking member of the Ashura syndicate who directs "enforcement" operation for the Ashura. James Steven Bulen (Born August 1, 1949) better known as Steve Bulen, is an American voice actor He is moderately skilled in the art of Muay Thai fighting, but was easily defeated by Ryu and Ken. Muay Thai ( IPA: /muɑɪtʰɑɪ/ muāitʰāi มวยไทย lit In retaliation both for Dorai's major drug bust at the Hong Kong shores, and later the failed invasion of Dorai's residence, he attempts his revenge by planting a package of heroine in Ryu's Luggage at Bangkok International Airport. Although this act results in Ryu's arrest, he is scolded by his superior, Zochi, for his recklessness. Ken's own search for Donu over this matter eventually lead to the Ashura's downfall.
Voiced by: Richard Epcar
The leader of the Ashura drug syndicate. Richard Michael Epcar (born April 29, 1955 in Denver Colorado) is an American Voice actor for many dubbed Anime series including It is never explained how he lost his left hand, but he has made a collection out of the left hands of various persons who have crossed him over the years.
Voiced by: Mary Elizabeth McGlynn
A female doctor trying to help the sickly in India. Mary Elizabeth McGlynn (born October 16, 1966) is an American Voice actress, ADR director, Writer and Singer best After hearing her predictament, Ken buys the land for her and (supposably) turns it into a full functioning hospital.

Episodes

Main article: List of Street Fighter II V episodes

Themes

Japanese

  1. "Kaze Fuiteru" by Yuki Kuroda (eps 1-19)
  2. "Ima, ashita no tame ni" by Shuji Honda (eps 20-29)
  1. "Cry" by Yuki Kuroda (eps 1-19)
  2. "Lonely Baby" by Shuji Honda (eps. 20-29)

English

  1. U. S. Opening Theme

Cast

Japanese version

English version (Animaze Dub)

External links

Wendee Lee (born April 29, 1955 in Los Angeles CA) is a prolific American voice actress.
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