The King of Fighters (Nintendo Cinematic Universe)

The King of Fighters is a Japanese graphic novel series.

Volume 1
In 1994, a new King of Fighters tournament is held by a mysterious host; the catch: the competitors are in teams of three.

Volume 1

 * The story is set in 1994.
 * Rugal Bernstein, an influential black market weapons and drugs dealer bored of the lack of competition, sent out 24 invitations to certain individuals around the world. Eight teams had entered, each representing a different country.
 * At the tournament's conclusion, Mature, Rugal's personal secretary, invited the Japan team to fight their final match within Black Noah.
 * It is there when Rugal revealed the true purpose of his tournament: defeat the winning team and add them to his grisly collection of previous challengers.
 * Kyo sees his defeated father there and decides to avenge him.
 * As Rugal is finally beaten, he triggers the self-destruct mechanism on his ship. The team escapes and reflects on their victory.

Volume 1

 * Based on The King of Fighters '94.