I like how fluidly she switches between Kazama-style techniques that are graceful and precise, and these big haymaker punches and kicks for maximum impact.
What character development? It's just a new quote that shows she has remained a brash hypocrite since Tekken 5. Your comment looks like that of a paid actor's.
ITS LITERALLY THE TIMES SQUARE OF THE BIG APPLE XD. I feel sorry for the street performers, commuters and food trucks thats gonna be victim to the fighters' brawls
I like how they are differentiating Asuka from Jun. Originally, back in the "Jun is dead" days, Asuka was brought in to replace her. However, in TTT2, you could start seeing the differences, since they were both in the game. And now that Jun is finally back in the mainline series, they've differentiated them even further.
but they failed, instead of a more face to face functional hybrid of the Kazama fluidity with power she is just hitting like a truck losing grace, agility, and dexterity, they made her into some Bryan 2.0, a complete dissaster.
@@dontbothertoreply9755 I always thought that was the whole point of differentiating Jun from Asuka. She's a "gang mediator", her moveset is bound to incorporate reckless and brutal moves similar to street fighting. compared to jun's swift and graceful moveset
I like how there’s emphasis on all the character’s abilities and utilities. The Kazamas have some sort of light based-magic or aura, the Mishimas have more electric attacks, Law uses nunchucks, Nina uses pistols, Jack 8 uses more weapons, and Leroy uses a cane.
Jun was the only Kazama to have straight up light. Jin used his demonic aura mixed with Mishima lightning, and Asuka seems to be using wind here. (At least that's what her attacks here seem to have, idk for sure, lol)
I really like how her moves transitions from quick preppy stylish strikes, moving in with a sporty stride, and then a complete 180 with the heavy brawler infighting type blows. 😘👌
Shes a street basic girl but shes a kazama , and shes used to fight , she might be the one controling kazama fight style and street one together in the best way
Idk y but SF6 seems to have better graphics & artstyle. Tekken 8 has got these wierd white outlines on characters & most edges 😐 during gameplay. Guess SF6 got better lighting.
Asuka looks awesome and it was a nice surprise seeing her trailer right after Leroy’s! Her design looks amazing and her move set seems like a lot of fun! I love the impact behind her punches and kicks! I’m looking forward to what she has to offer!
Pretty cool how you can spot some moves being shared by all three Kazamas. I noticed both Jin and Asuka has that "dive kick" attack 1:11 , except Jin uses his Devil to it.
Everyone has some kind of launching kick or knee or whatever move into a divekick now. Jin has one, Lars has one, and now Asuka. And Master Raven (if she returns, or could be the male Raven instead, whatever) has QCF+3,4 which I guess it counts too
Really loving the new voice work for all the characters. Her new animations and new voice work just lends into the idea that she's a brawler even more. Really good stuff.
I think they wanted to separate her more from Jun. They are both my mains so it will be nice. I hope I can still hold the spin kick to charge. I really like the way asukas combos feel and from this video I can tell they are gonna be crazy
As an Asuka main, I'm loving the revamped aggression shown here! Definitely what she needed to stand out from Jun! She'll definitely be scary to press buttons against if she still has her defensive options as well.
I was worried that my fave Asuka wouldn’t be in this one now that Jun is back, but I’m SO thrilled to see her looking amazing and kicking butt as always!!! 🥳
No way Asuka every gets dropped. She is literally just a step below Jin and Kaazuya in terms of importance to the franchise. Its the same with Law, Paul, Xiayou, Bryan, King and Jack Literally the only one possibly on the chopping block were always fringe or new characters who has moves that are interchangeable. Like Bruce/Fawk/Josie Marduk/Armor King Eddie/Christie Raven/Master Raven Or Less popular characters but still gonna come in dlc or main roster Like Lei, Feng, Lee, Julia, Lili, etc. The bottom of barrel Ganryu, Wei, Yoshi, Shaheen,Claudio, Lucky Chloe who probably might not see the light of day
@@richter9485 I could see the other characters you mention not making it, but you crazy if you think Yoshi isn't making it, he's og and has been in every Tekken
Yeah, absurdly annoying personality with moves, that makes her play literally different game. I guess after 1 year of playing T8 I'll just dodge every Oskar
@Sam Butler. She will be, though whether she will be there during release or as a dlc character is yet to be seen(if there is leaks, i haven't seen them)
Actually she's been hinted at in this exact stage. If you watch closely you can see her one of the billboards. Thanks to Twitter they where able to find the image of her. She's on the little billboard with the lipsticks and also the billboard with the giant red high heel. She's gonna be in Tekken 8
She *NEEDS* to have a big role in the main Mishima bloodline story. She is Jin's cousin and Jun's niece. Her Tekken 5 ending showed how she was the only character able to cleanse the Devil Jin showing her huge potential in the story (They dropped the ball obviously). Despite the Devil gene under his control, Jin may still need the support of another Kazama.
It will be jun who plays the part of the cleanser and a big part of the story along with xiaoyu. Asuka will not play a big part and will be comic relief along with lili again. Her Tekken 5 comic relief ending was just that, a comic relief Easter egg showing the unconscious natural power kazamas have that Jun has essentially mastered. I'm not sure why some people think asuka has a place in the wider story when she literally never has, her introduction was only about beating feng to begin with
sadly, that's a fact. To nail it down, even Jin doesnt recognize her. Maybe Jun will notice her, but I kind of doubt it. But as of right now, she's the Sakura's to Lili's Karin (the classic female Street Fighter rivalry)
Harada has seriously destroyed the entire Tekken series when it comes to storytelling. It all went downhill after T5. Remember when Nina showed empathy and saved Steve? Yeah... in T7 that was gone. That storyline hardly ever continues.
Just from the trailers alone I feel confident they did my girl justice. I was worried when I saw Jun that Asuka wouldn't be back or that they would be too similar. It looks like Jun's moveset is far more graceful while Asuka, in true Asuka fashion, is a bruiser. Now I look forward to playing both.
The moves look a lot better, but I have no faith in her story importance. I mean, Law is still broke and using the foreclosure storyline. The man has been broke since Tekken 2 or 3. If you aren't a Mishima, chances are that you don't matter to Harada.
@@SalemArc I gave up on anyone's story relevance a long time ago. I mean, Panda exists. I was just worried that Asuka wouldn't be in the game with Jun's return. Historically Asuka was supposed to be Jun's replacement and took a lot of moves from her. The dev team made it their mission to weed out all the clone characters and give everyone their own unique fighting style with the exception of Kuma and Panda. I'm just happy that Asuka and Jun are made to be very distinct in this one so that they can both exist. I want to play both.
@@dearikj90 To be honest, I am not happy. Since Jun was the originator, I wanted her to have those movesets as she was my main back in Tekken 2/Tag. So when I saw that Jun was back I was very hyped, but then I saw her moves were different.
@@Mastabacc Who is to say different is bad? Make that judgement after you try her. "Why not both?" Is how I see it. Jun's moveset comes across as more graceful and gentle while Asuka is a physical bruiser. I think they managed to differentiate them nicely.
I like how the three kazamas use the kazama fighting style in a unique way. Since the kazama fighting style is mainly a defensive fighting style that focuses on defense it mainly has to be mixed with an offensive style. Jin mixes his with the Mishima fighting style as his offensive style, jun uses traditional karate for offense to complement the kazama defensive style and asuka just uses street brawling as her offensive fighting style to complement her Kazama fighting style. Gotta love it. Also I hope they finally reveal how asuka is related to Jin. We know they're related since they have the same last name and asuka also uses a variant of the kazama style but it's not confirmed yet how she is related to the kazamas. Also that scene from one of the past games, I believe it was the Lars ending showed asuka at the family dinner between the Mishimas and kazamas which confirms she is indeed blood related to Jin. Eventhough that ending is a character ending hence not being canon it still shows asuka with the other blood relatives shown between the Mishimas and kazuyas. They didn't include the non blood relatives like lee who is heihachis adopted son meaning those were all blood relatives in that ending.
I was with you until you said Jin mixes Kazama MA with Mishima-Style MA. The entire reason present Jin isnt Tekken 3 Jin anymore is because he ABANDONED Mishima-Style MA, and, adopted Karate. Have you never played Tekken 4? The only resemblance to Mishima-Style MA is when he has the Devil Gene active.
Correction: Jin mixes Kazama style with Mishima karate in Tekken 3, then switched Mishima with Kyokushin karate from Tekken 4-7. In Tekken 8 it seems to me he mixes Kazama style with Kyokushin, Mishima and Devil Gene powers.
I like that Jun's style is more graceful and poised while Asuka's is very heavy hitting and aggressive. It mirrors both their personality and distinguishes the two Kazama style practitioners.
I was really scared (a little sad) thinking that Asuka wouldn't be in Tekken 8 due to the reintroduction of Jun... but I can not believe she is in and just completely blown away by how good her redesign is, her new moveset and Rage Art is fantastic! THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH TEKKEN TEAM!!!
I could understand your worry, since they are "trimming the fat", so to speak, with this roster. BUT, not only is Asuka a veteran by this point, her fighting style is completely unique to her now since Jun's TTT2 incarnation revealed how differently they fight when next to each other. It actually would've been weird to not have her in tbh. Now we have all Kazama's in a mainline game. Great time to be alive.
I knew without a doubt in my mind she was going to make it into the game. I just hope she gets to be a part of the main storyline, or at least interact with Jin and Jun. Seriously we have had Asuka in so many tekken games and she hasn’t officially canon wise meet Jin or Jun. Both having her family name and using her family fighting. For the self proclaimed peacemaker, I can’t see her look the other way due to Kazuya shenanigans make another World War, but also people directly connected to her trying to fight against it. If she doesnt take part of the main storyline, I’m gonna be really freaking surprised.
@@yoshi9538 As enjoyable, as that ending was. It’s not canon. Because Jin Tekken 5 ending is canonical to the series. Asuka and Jin have not interacted with each other officially. But I’m willing to take a front row seat and share some popcorn with you because it’s hilarious moment.
@@RnRs77795 It was not canonical, but it hinted the possibility that Kazama females can negate the devil gene. She probably doesn’t know since she wasn’t looking at Jin. But my guess is if she’s part of the story, then she’d become Jun’s pupil in suppressing Jin’s devil form. It would also mean that Jin will introduce himself to the rest of the Kazama family. It will be funny if Kazuya also appears and fights the whole Kazama family for the child support that he owes Jun. It would be even more awkward if Jin’s uncles from the Mishima side joined as well. Lars feeling out of place, flirting with an android in a corner while everyone else is tearing the dojo apart. I can already picture Lee taking a sip of wine and say “Excellent!”
Agreed she’s been wasted potential since her first appearance in 5 I’ve always though the exact same thing tbh she’s a kazama and has the angelic powers of jun she needs more importance in the story
Asuka just looks so fun and revitalized as a character, doing all those extra flips must be the Lili influence, the glow up for her is insanely good Lili trailer coming soon hopefully :D
As a King main, I totally agree with you. She’s the most awesome looking release so far imho. I think he has the second best rage art after Ling’s. It isn’t too dull like Leroy’s, and it isn’t too flashy like King’s is. It’s perfect for her.
If they keep it traditional, each character will have an alt costume and then some because of customization. To me, it's definitely the weakest of her two main outfits so far but maybe it'll grow on people.
@@Beforezzz Maybe. Most people didn’t accept Paul’s design at first, but he’s grown to be one of the most hyped up characters in T8 right now. Let’s just hope we can say the same here.
I hope so too. But realistically speaking, not gonna happen if Lili has something to say about it. And wherever Asuka goes, she sure as hell will follow. Just look at what happened to her and Feng's rivalry - gone, forgotten about and replaced with Lili by the time Tekken 6 rolled out. I really, sincerely want to be wrong on this one, and I don't even play Asuka.
WHOA, they literally just decided to throw Asuka's old defensive playstyle out the window and let her have all these new heavy hitting, in your face/flying attacks, I really dig it and the new outfit a lot, it makes Asuka WAY fresher (though I bet her counters and parries are still in just downplayed for the trailer). Plus, FINALLY she gets new voice/battle line recordings for the first time in AGES! So now that's three characters I love out the gate, Jun, Xiaoyu and Asuka. Now I just need Alisa and Lili and I'm off to the races when T8 drops! Super excited for this game now. (And yeah, I can totally see this new change in fighting style being an influence of Lili's... um.... 'obsession' with her, lol)
I'm glad that they markedly differentiated Asuka's movements from Jun's just like they did with Nina and Anna. This gives both characters the opportunity to be in the same tekken canon game.
The new movement improvements are just amazing and im in love with her new outfit aswell. Definitely one of the characters i look most forward to apart from Lili and Lee!
Asuka has always been my favorite female in the series. Loved her move set and the personality they gave her. I’m just hoping they tighten up her frame times a little more this go around. I want to see more of her in comp play!
Jun: You're a failure, niece. You were supposed to keep Jin's Devil Gene in check while I was gone. Asuka: Waaaaah sorry Auntie Jun! It's just a blondie from Monaco is obsessed with me...
@michaelrobosa146 When you put it that way, you're right. I guess when they said no clones, I took it literal. Glad I was wrong because Asuka plays really fun here. I say this as a Jun main.
Woooow!!!! This was an OUTSTANDING trailer!! Had to pause numerous times to analyze all these beautiful techniques! What a destructive style! Asuka is awesome ✨
I am so happy after seeing my main Asuka has returned for Tekken 8. I love her new look, they updated her school uniform and gave her an European (Italian/Irish) touch to her dress. I also love that she got many interesting moves this time. I can't wait to play her in Tekken 8 now. ❤️🥰
Omg….now, both Jun AND Asuka will be in a canonical Tekken TOGETHER!! I could literally cry tears of joy right now! 🥲 Asuka looks AMAZING! Tekken 8 truly has the potential to be the BEST game in the entire series!!
Nice to see Asuka back. One of the few I was waiting for since I played her briefly in T7, although it looks like her playstyle MAY have changed a bit. I don't know if I love the outfit but I LOVE the Rage Art. It might actually be my favourite so far, or tied with Xiaoyu's. Mostly waiting on Dragunov (my main) and Lidia now.
Oh man, I'm just seeing so many possibilities with this character, I thought I might switch up coming from 7 but it looks like I'll be learning and maining Asuka again for the next 7 years hahah. I love the tekken community, see you on Steam folks.
Is she going to finally have some importance in the story? When she was first introduced fans thought she was going be a new main character helping Jin, but all we got was that one distant cousin who shows up to the BBQ and says they're family, but no one has a clue how
1:01 I see Asuka’s low parry double punch counter attack is back. Exceptional. I can see some interesting matches happening when people start using her when Tekken 8 is released.
I love that she finally looks and feels like she wasn't just Jun's moveset slapped on a younger model. Her personality, and just how hard her style is compared to Jun's soft style is fantastic, her unique identity is really shining through and I love it.
Okay, Azuka has always been known for landing strong blows. In Tekken 8 she looks even stronger, plus the new moves look super cool. Nina will always be my main Tekken lady, but Azuka is looking top tier.
They've brought some brawling stuff to her Kazama fighting style, I like it! It matches her personality well :) Also her new costume is a MAJOR improvement compared to her T7 costume!
@BitofRapture the only thing that's obvious is all the side characters since Tekken 5 have had virtually no involvement with the story, canon or not. So I ask again, what personality?
No, Screw that, this rivaly is absolute trash.. don't wanna see that ever again, in fact , I don't wanna see Lili in any other Tekken game ever again..
![Asuka Kazama ALL Ending Tekken 5 - 8 & Tag Tournament [4K]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/7Cvw70osWNs/mqdefault.jpg)
All three Kazamas in a canon game??
THAT'S ILLEGAL
A G G R E S S I V E
Looks like a grand family reunion
@@kaizerk4321 No sugarcoating, I hope
A y Ooo
Jin got beat up by dad, mom, and cousin in their reveal trailers.
I love that all 3 Kazama characters have their own spin on the Kazama style. From the looks of it, Asuka mixed it with some street brawling offense.
she was learning from sakura
@@namito3958 that ultimate looks like sakura’s ultimate
@@dzhanersabri2751 they literally just took it from storm lol and her overhead punch is from revolution 3
Jin hardly uses it
@ISLAMOPHOBIC_BOT Sakura from Naruto, not SF.
I like how fluidly she switches between Kazama-style techniques that are graceful and precise, and these big haymaker punches and kicks for maximum impact.
@Pleasant Gaming meduka
Perfectly balanced, as all things should be
@@toaster-kun moguce
@@imjustlikedenji5954 save meguca
@@pleasantgaming1LetsPlaymeduka maguca
I just love her kansai accent so much
That's Ryoko Shiraishi for you, she's a master in any Kansai accent character
I hope all Kazama's have a special intro/outro with each other. Godspeed Tekken.
They already showed a demo of a few.
Asuka qui déraille en vélo lorsqu’elle voit Jun Kazama
I'm so jealous of Jin's faceplant into Asuka's chest
@@crowbarfish0812watch Asuka's ending in Tekken 5
@@hotsplayer2207 that should've been me ong
Really happy to see she wasn’t cut and how much personality is in this move set. Happy to see a mainline game that has all three Kazamas in it.
And let's pray that they'll treat Asuka Seriously this time😩🙏❤️
Where the hell is Yoshimitsu?
@@Pwilliams4000he coming
just wait damn
@@thechrisman1345 will bryan and steve will be on tekken 8?
@@marshalldteach3545 see that
idk
"It's not good to fight all the time"
As a Asuka main since Tekken 5.
I am LOVING this character development of hers!
Same here dude. Asuka has been my main since Tekken 5. She looks cooler than ever now. Love her new moves! Can't wait!
Lily: "SORRY CAN'T HEAR YOU CATCH THESE LEGSSSS"
What character development? It's just a new quote that shows she has remained a brash hypocrite since Tekken 5. Your comment looks like that of a paid actor's.
you and the other 2 people that play her for sure.
SAME
IM SO HAPPY
Being Asuka And Jun Main Since I Was A Child and this is EXCITING
Major props to the background game designers. The new stages are looking amazing!
ITS LITERALLY THE TIMES SQUARE OF THE BIG APPLE XD. I feel sorry for the street performers, commuters and food trucks thats gonna be victim to the fighters' brawls
Its because tekken 8 is next gen exklusive
I like how they are differentiating Asuka from Jun. Originally, back in the "Jun is dead" days, Asuka was brought in to replace her. However, in TTT2, you could start seeing the differences, since they were both in the game. And now that Jun is finally back in the mainline series, they've differentiated them even further.
Yup
but they failed, instead of a more face to face functional hybrid of the Kazama fluidity with power she is just hitting like a truck losing grace, agility, and dexterity, they made her into some Bryan 2.0, a complete dissaster.
same goes with angel by the time they added her in TTT2,at first she was just a Devil jin clone, but then they gave her her own moveset
@@dontbothertoreply9755 I always thought that was the whole point of differentiating Jun from Asuka. She's a "gang mediator", her moveset is bound to incorporate reckless and brutal moves similar to street fighting. compared to jun's swift and graceful moveset
@@dontbothertoreply9755 bro the you havent even played the game yet, shut up. how tf you gonna argue how a characters feels from a super-cut trailer?
I like how there’s emphasis on all the character’s abilities and utilities. The Kazamas have some sort of light based-magic or aura, the Mishimas have more electric attacks, Law uses nunchucks, Nina uses pistols, Jack 8 uses more weapons, and Leroy uses a cane.
And Paul? His god damn smile. And also DEATH FIST
Jun was the only Kazama to have straight up light. Jin used his demonic aura mixed with Mishima lightning, and Asuka seems to be using wind here. (At least that's what her attacks here seem to have, idk for sure, lol)
King: more wrestling moves
Ling: prettier martial arts (?)
Lars: Sonic x Naruto (lightning speed)
Man, everybody's more distinct than ever.
@@indrastadaniel6123 Xiaoyu also has her own signature light too
Not like the light that surrounds Jun, hers is more star-like burst
Right... Like the latest Mortal Kombat...😅
Asuka looks pretty as ever! The design does look mad cute on her.
She looks very cute while maintaining her tomboy attitude. 😊
Damn even Leroy is in Tekken 8.
I have to disagree..
Down bad
Simp
I really like how her moves transitions from quick preppy stylish strikes, moving in with a sporty stride, and then a complete 180 with the heavy brawler infighting type blows. 😘👌
Shes a street basic girl but shes a kazama , and shes used to fight , she might be the one controling kazama fight style and street one together in the best way
I would if her and Lillie ended up moving in together, after all, with Lillie showing her some stylish strikes 🤔
Alright, now please just announce Lili and everything would be perfect
YES! She's the only one i'm waiting for.
I second this
Idk y but SF6 seems to have better graphics & artstyle.
Tekken 8 has got these wierd white outlines on characters & most edges 😐 during gameplay.
Guess SF6 got better lighting.
You got your wish.
@@KaitoverMoon ye boi! Instant preorder ❤️
Asuka looks awesome and it was a nice surprise seeing her trailer right after Leroy’s! Her design looks amazing and her move set seems like a lot of fun! I love the impact behind her punches and kicks! I’m looking forward to what she has to offer!
Looks rather cute, genuinely speaking.
Pretty cool how you can spot some moves being shared by all three Kazamas. I noticed both Jin and Asuka has that "dive kick" attack 1:11 , except Jin uses his Devil to it.
Interestingly enough, he also happens to be using the other leg (right leg) to do his version. So even that bit of detail is neat
Jun and askua also had similar fighting styles. With there kick combos
Jin and Asuka both has "can-cans" (double lift up kick)
Everyone has some kind of launching kick or knee or whatever move into a divekick now. Jin has one, Lars has one, and now Asuka. And Master Raven (if she returns, or could be the male Raven instead, whatever) has QCF+3,4 which I guess it counts too
At 1:04 she even does a new flip kick similar to his
Really loving the new voice work for all the characters. Her new animations and new voice work just lends into the idea that she's a brawler even more. Really good stuff.
Asuka seems wayyy more of a brawler. Lots of strength behind her hits. Really different "feel" behind things. 👍👍👍
She looks like she hits like truck.
I think they wanted to separate her more from Jun. They are both my mains so it will be nice. I hope I can still hold the spin kick to charge. I really like the way asukas combos feel and from this video I can tell they are gonna be crazy
Seems she might have a stance thing going on with those point taunt things too, she did several mid combo like a stance, looked rad
👀 I also saw a low parry @1:00
Gives Sakura from Naruto vibes.
As an Asuka main, I'm loving the revamped aggression shown here! Definitely what she needed to stand out from Jun! She'll definitely be scary to press buttons against if she still has her defensive options as well.
Same. I hope they didn’t take out her counter. Its what makes her Asuka
@@devinroi3886 didn't see any of the existing ones, but it looks like she got a new parry for lows (and it kind of resembles b 2+3)
@@devinroi3886 I don't think they will since Jun now has Unknown's counter but better.
but i'm more curious what is that finger pointing move lol
@@Nahan_Boker94 Been learning from Bryan. Got herself a taunt combo, maybe.
I was worried that my fave Asuka wouldn’t be in this one now that Jun is back, but I’m SO thrilled to see her looking amazing and kicking butt as always!!! 🥳
Me too
Nah Asuka is too popular to be disposed of especially in Japan
No way Asuka every gets dropped. She is literally just a step below Jin and Kaazuya in terms of importance to the franchise.
Its the same with Law, Paul, Xiayou, Bryan, King and Jack
Literally the only one possibly on the chopping block were always fringe or new characters who has moves that are interchangeable.
Like Bruce/Fawk/Josie
Marduk/Armor King
Eddie/Christie
Raven/Master Raven
Or
Less popular characters but still gonna come in dlc or main roster
Like Lei, Feng, Lee, Julia, Lili, etc.
The bottom of barrel
Ganryu, Wei, Yoshi, Shaheen,Claudio, Lucky Chloe who probably might not see the light of day
Nah I knew asuka was in when I seen Jun had none of asukas moves
@@richter9485 I could see the other characters you mention not making it, but you crazy if you think Yoshi isn't making it, he's og and has been in every Tekken
Best character of TEKKEN
You're right ❤
@Rose-15Shadow Thank you ❤️
@belalovell you're welcome ❤️❤️
her moves seem to much better match her personality now! I love it!
So true, probably gonna be top tier.
Yeah, absurdly annoying personality with moves, that makes her play literally different game.
I guess after 1 year of playing T8 I'll just dodge every Oskar
@@sadpug9398 seethe cope
@@sadpug9398 cope
@@sadpug9398 lmaoooo
In my eyes she looks like she has the best revamp moves and I can't wait to play her.
I love how well they have differentiated both Jun and Asuka's movesets. I'm excited to see how much more different Anna will be to Nina.
If they decide to put Anna in there.
@Sam Butler. She will be, though whether she will be there during release or as a dlc character is yet to be seen(if there is leaks, i haven't seen them)
@@Xbox.4388 I need her in this game 😭
Anna will shoot a sniper rifle instead.
Actually she's been hinted at in this exact stage. If you watch closely you can see her one of the billboards. Thanks to Twitter they where able to find the image of her. She's on the little billboard with the lipsticks and also the billboard with the giant red high heel. She's gonna be in Tekken 8
I like how the devs went full steam ahead with Asuka being a power fighter with all the bounce mechanics and structural damage from her attacks.
She *NEEDS* to have a big role in the main Mishima bloodline story. She is Jin's cousin and Jun's niece. Her Tekken 5 ending showed how she was the only character able to cleanse the Devil Jin showing her huge potential in the story (They dropped the ball obviously). Despite the Devil gene under his control, Jin may still need the support of another Kazama.
It will be jun who plays the part of the cleanser and a big part of the story along with xiaoyu. Asuka will not play a big part and will be comic relief along with lili again.
Her Tekken 5 comic relief ending was just that, a comic relief Easter egg showing the unconscious natural power kazamas have that Jun has essentially mastered.
I'm not sure why some people think asuka has a place in the wider story when she literally never has, her introduction was only about beating feng to begin with
sadly, that's a fact. To nail it down, even Jin doesnt recognize her. Maybe Jun will notice her, but I kind of doubt it.
But as of right now, she's the Sakura's to Lili's Karin (the classic female Street Fighter rivalry)
Her ending also showed that she indeed has huge breasts. Unfortunately, I think that she'll remain a comic relief, knowing Harada.
The story sucks, who cares
Harada has seriously destroyed the entire Tekken series when it comes to storytelling. It all went downhill after T5. Remember when Nina showed empathy and saved Steve? Yeah... in T7 that was gone. That storyline hardly ever continues.
Just from the trailers alone I feel confident they did my girl justice. I was worried when I saw Jun that Asuka wouldn't be back or that they would be too similar. It looks like Jun's moveset is far more graceful while Asuka, in true Asuka fashion, is a bruiser. Now I look forward to playing both.
The moves look a lot better, but I have no faith in her story importance. I mean, Law is still broke and using the foreclosure storyline. The man has been broke since Tekken 2 or 3. If you aren't a Mishima, chances are that you don't matter to Harada.
@@SalemArc I gave up on anyone's story relevance a long time ago. I mean, Panda exists. I was just worried that Asuka wouldn't be in the game with Jun's return. Historically Asuka was supposed to be Jun's replacement and took a lot of moves from her. The dev team made it their mission to weed out all the clone characters and give everyone their own unique fighting style with the exception of Kuma and Panda. I'm just happy that Asuka and Jun are made to be very distinct in this one so that they can both exist. I want to play both.
@@dearikj90 To be honest, I am not happy. Since Jun was the originator, I wanted her to have those movesets as she was my main back in Tekken 2/Tag. So when I saw that Jun was back I was very hyped, but then I saw her moves were different.
Same, was so hyped when I saw she was in. The trailer is just amazing too, so excited to play my main with new moves.
@@Mastabacc Who is to say different is bad? Make that judgement after you try her. "Why not both?" Is how I see it. Jun's moveset comes across as more graceful and gentle while Asuka is a physical bruiser. I think they managed to differentiate them nicely.
I like how the three kazamas use the kazama fighting style in a unique way. Since the kazama fighting style is mainly a defensive fighting style that focuses on defense it mainly has to be mixed with an offensive style. Jin mixes his with the Mishima fighting style as his offensive style, jun uses traditional karate for offense to complement the kazama defensive style and asuka just uses street brawling as her offensive fighting style to complement her Kazama fighting style. Gotta love it. Also I hope they finally reveal how asuka is related to Jin. We know they're related since they have the same last name and asuka also uses a variant of the kazama style but it's not confirmed yet how she is related to the kazamas. Also that scene from one of the past games, I believe it was the Lars ending showed asuka at the family dinner between the Mishimas and kazamas which confirms she is indeed blood related to Jin. Eventhough that ending is a character ending hence not being canon it still shows asuka with the other blood relatives shown between the Mishimas and kazuyas. They didn't include the non blood relatives like lee who is heihachis adopted son meaning those were all blood relatives in that ending.
Probably Juns younger sister or something, wont be a half Mishima sibling
I was with you until you said Jin mixes Kazama MA with Mishima-Style MA.
The entire reason present Jin isnt Tekken 3 Jin anymore is because he ABANDONED Mishima-Style MA, and, adopted Karate.
Have you never played Tekken 4?
The only resemblance to Mishima-Style MA is when he has the Devil Gene active.
Correction: Jin mixes Kazama style with Mishima karate in Tekken 3, then switched Mishima with Kyokushin karate from Tekken 4-7. In Tekken 8 it seems to me he mixes Kazama style with Kyokushin, Mishima and Devil Gene powers.
@@IIYamiSanII If you haven't noticed, Jin has adopted his old moves again. You been asleep?
@@IIYamiSanII Yeah idk what he is saying, until Tekken 8 is out and we can see and do the story mode, this is all speculation
I just love the design. Totally unexpectedly good! Jin, Jun and Asuka? This game will be on fire 🔥
THAT FINAL PUNCH IS EVERYTHING!!!!
Why does it feel like it deserves to be for Lili instead?
I cant explain why I'm so excited about it but it just works lol it's the Sakura Haruno from Naruto vibes.
@@duncan3998 but Lili's moves are always acrobatic 🤔
@@duncan3998 lmao no
Asuka is a more aggressive fighter
Lili is more technique based and acrobatic
@@GodsonSublime yes agree haha
I’m losing my marbles at the fact we FINALLY have all 3 Kazama’s in a cannon game. I hope they integrate her into the storyline
They will she is apart of the main roster.
Those lines in between movements are just special
she is fighting so smooth and technical, but her power move is one of the most powerful blasts there is, love it
love how she continues to use Jun's first moveset and improves it every installment; can't wait to do a her and Jun Kazama match when this releases.
This one looks like her new school uniform outfit. Her Kazama-style moves have a clearer distinction to Jun which is graceful.
I like that Jun's style is more graceful and poised while Asuka's is very heavy hitting and aggressive. It mirrors both their personality and distinguishes the two Kazama style practitioners.
@@blaze-kz7nz Me too. I love Jun's Kazama style more especially when she unveiled that unique style in Tekken Tag 2. Plus it fits perfectly for her.
Jun: "Alright, Asuka. I'm back. Give me my moves back and get your own."
Asuka: "Sure thing, Half-Unknown. Tell me how that works out for you."
Look like she adding a little power to her attacks here, loving it!
I was really scared (a little sad) thinking that Asuka wouldn't be in Tekken 8 due to the reintroduction of Jun... but I can not believe she is in and just completely blown away by how good her redesign is, her new moveset and Rage Art is fantastic! THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH TEKKEN TEAM!!!
I was worried, too... I'm hoping for Leo and Bryan.
I could understand your worry, since they are "trimming the fat", so to speak, with this roster. BUT, not only is Asuka a veteran by this point, her fighting style is completely unique to her now since Jun's TTT2 incarnation revealed how differently they fight when next to each other. It actually would've been weird to not have her in tbh. Now we have all Kazama's in a mainline game. Great time to be alive.
I mean, they went out of their way to make Jun have much more unique attacks of her own.
I knew without a doubt in my mind she was going to make it into the game. I just hope she gets to be a part of the main storyline, or at least interact with Jin and Jun. Seriously we have had Asuka in so many tekken games and she hasn’t officially canon wise meet Jin or Jun. Both having her family name and using her family fighting. For the self proclaimed peacemaker, I can’t see her look the other way due to Kazuya shenanigans make another World War, but also people directly connected to her trying to fight against it. If she doesnt take part of the main storyline, I’m gonna be really freaking surprised.
Asuka Tekken 5 Ending movie wants to have chat with you, have a seat please
I doubt it. As soon as they reveal Lily is in the game its just gonna be the same ol same ol.
@@yoshi9538 As enjoyable, as that ending was. It’s not canon. Because Jin Tekken 5 ending is canonical to the series. Asuka and Jin have not interacted with each other officially. But I’m willing to take a front row seat and share some popcorn with you because it’s hilarious moment.
@@RnRs77795 It was not canonical, but it hinted the possibility that Kazama females can negate the devil gene. She probably doesn’t know since she wasn’t looking at Jin. But my guess is if she’s part of the story, then she’d become Jun’s pupil in suppressing Jin’s devil form. It would also mean that Jin will introduce himself to the rest of the Kazama family.
It will be funny if Kazuya also appears and fights the whole Kazama family for the child support that he owes Jun.
It would be even more awkward if Jin’s uncles from the Mishima side joined as well. Lars feeling out of place, flirting with an android in a corner while everyone else is tearing the dojo apart.
I can already picture Lee taking a sip of wine and say “Excellent!”
Agreed she’s been wasted potential since her first appearance in 5 I’ve always though the exact same thing tbh she’s a kazama and has the angelic powers of jun she needs more importance in the story
Asuka fights like she’s brawling on the streets 😂😂 I love her!!
For the FIRST TIME IN TEKKEN HISTORY…we have THREE Kazamas in a canonical game. This is SUCH a beautiful moment.
Says who? What am I missing?
Edit: is she in the story?
@@momop788 she's playable, so for sure she's "alive"
Asuka just looks so fun and revitalized as a character, doing all those extra flips must be the Lili influence, the glow up for her is insanely good
Lili trailer coming soon hopefully :D
One can only hope .
i mean why won't they?
I really hope Lili is in the base roster, as she is my favorite, but I kinda fear she will be DLC.
i feel if lili is going to show, she's going to be with hwoarang
I think Lili is far too popular to NOT be in the base roster at this point
Not even an Asuka main and think her animations are looking some of the best so far,, looks soo good-also one of my fave rage arts yet
As a King main, I totally agree with you. She’s the most awesome looking release so far imho. I think he has the second best rage art after Ling’s. It isn’t too dull like Leroy’s, and it isn’t too flashy like King’s is. It’s perfect for her.
Thank you so much for keeping her in the game, Harada san! She looks absolutely phenomenal. I hope she gets a good story this time around :)
She's so lame Jin doesn't want anything to do with her lol
Wow asuka was my first ever main. This design is her best one yet!
I agree to disagree that outfit is not good.
Nah, T5 outfit was way better.
@@going2021 that outfit is good!
I think so too :))
This is just Miharu lmao
Sounds more tomboyish and has a very girly outfit. I love it.
She's tomboyish
That outfit is tomboyish tho? 😭😭
@@juliabalvy1402 I'm not sure what that outfit is.
The power
of gap moe
@@ComradeWorker sailor outfit
Can’t say I really dig the outfit but they really did her perfect with her attitude AND her moves.
Yeah she looks like a fuckin' cop now, boooooo
If they keep it traditional, each character will have an alt costume and then some because of customization. To me, it's definitely the weakest of her two main outfits so far but maybe it'll grow on people.
Nahh man, i think her outfits really cute now, though her old blue outfit will always be the best
@@Beforezzz Maybe. Most people didn’t accept Paul’s design at first, but he’s grown to be one of the most hyped up characters in T8 right now. Let’s just hope we can say the same here.
Don't worry man we gonna have customization 👍
This is just looks like it's gonna be one of the greatest fighting games ever
I hope she gets a prominent role in the storyline. She's been one of my favourites ever since she was introduced.
I hope so too. But realistically speaking, not gonna happen if Lili has something to say about it. And wherever Asuka goes, she sure as hell will follow. Just look at what happened to her and Feng's rivalry - gone, forgotten about and replaced with Lili by the time Tekken 6 rolled out. I really, sincerely want to be wrong on this one, and I don't even play Asuka.
I am getting more exited every week with all of these reveals and hope that Lili will be next at some point!
I knew it I can't believe some people actually thought she wasn't gonna be in the game. I'm hyped she looks great
I was kinda scared of that, like "There's already Jun, we're not gonna put Asuka (or put her in a DLC)". That would have been horrible
I'm not surprised she's back but I was hoping she wouldnt come back lol, I hate her. Glue eater gameplay and super lame character/story
Ah she’s my favorite. Wonder if they’re gonna put in Leo?
Aint gonna lie, I lowkey didn't want her back. I mean, Jun was the original of that fighting style back in T2 and T:tag and she was my main.
Shes one of the most picked characters in tekken 7 absolutely no way they werent gonna bring her back
WHOA, they literally just decided to throw Asuka's old defensive playstyle out the window and let her have all these new heavy hitting, in your face/flying attacks, I really dig it and the new outfit a lot, it makes Asuka WAY fresher (though I bet her counters and parries are still in just downplayed for the trailer). Plus, FINALLY she gets new voice/battle line recordings for the first time in AGES! So now that's three characters I love out the gate, Jun, Xiaoyu and Asuka. Now I just need Alisa and Lili and I'm off to the races when T8 drops! Super excited for this game now. (And yeah, I can totally see this new change in fighting style being an influence of Lili's... um.... 'obsession' with her, lol)
I'm sure alisa is in since she is part of the story
WHERE IS ALISA AND EDDY ❤❤❤
Did she always have low kick sabaki?
I rlly need lili
Yeah I didn't see her parry, although seems like a (new?) sabaki?
Can't wait to play the game. Character videos are so inspiring
I'm glad that they markedly differentiated Asuka's movements from Jun's just like they did with Nina and Anna. This gives both characters the opportunity to be in the same tekken canon game.
I'm obsessed with this trailer I can't stop watching it
Two trailer at once. Awsome TEKKEN ❤❤❤❤
I didn't realize they reveal Leroy first..
It was after evo japan final. Harada san really surprised us with 2 reveals
Asuka is so beautiful at everything, her face, her body, her fighting style, her voice and her personality
Can't say I like her new outfit I prefer the old one
@@playrunner-z6679you can still use her old outfit
The new movement improvements are just amazing and im in love with her new outfit aswell. Definitely one of the characters i look most forward to apart from Lili and Lee!
NOOO Way Asuka pulls an All Might at the end. this game is epic
i can see the heavy emphasis on aggression in asuka, i cant wait to player her!
Asuka has always been my favorite female in the series. Loved her move set and the personality they gave her. I’m just hoping they tighten up her frame times a little more this go around. I want to see more of her in comp play!
I'm really surprised Asuka made it through along with Jun, hope she has a role to play in the story this time.
Jun: You're a failure, niece. You were supposed to keep Jin's Devil Gene in check while I was gone.
Asuka: Waaaaah sorry Auntie Jun! It's just a blondie from Monaco is obsessed with me...
I mean, duh? Why wouldn't she be?
@michaelrobosa146 When you put it that way, you're right. I guess when they said no clones, I took it literal. Glad I was wrong because Asuka plays really fun here. I say this as a Jun main.
@@blaze-kz7nz Asuka: Auntie.... your son is a PERVERT!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Spoiler: no (Sadly).
Woooow!!!! This was an OUTSTANDING trailer!! Had to pause numerous times to analyze all these beautiful techniques! What a destructive style! Asuka is awesome ✨
My goodness, I love how they made her more aggressive with her fighting style.
Man, the dive kick. Jin has it, Lars has it and now Asuka also has it. Is it starting to be a family thing? Luv it
Asuka Kazama looks good in this game I like her character design 😍😍😍
She looks good with that hat
@@sendylie1774
She looks like newspaper delivery boy XD
@@megabuster3940 lol yeah not a fan. her og and t7 costumes were way better
@@going2021 lmao no
This is just Miharu lmao
19 years have passed & Ryoko Shiraishi is still bringing the heat voicing Asuka
Asuka IS HERE LOVED HER IN ALL THE GAMES
Her Kazama style is so unrefined mixed with brute punches. Very excited to play Asuka in T8, she's looking great
I am so happy after seeing my main Asuka has returned for Tekken 8. I love her new look, they updated her school uniform and gave her an European (Italian/Irish) touch to her dress. I also love that she got many interesting moves this time. I can't wait to play her in Tekken 8 now. ❤️🥰
Was waiting for this one! She’s one of my favorites
Omg….now, both Jun AND Asuka will be in a canonical Tekken TOGETHER!! I could literally cry tears of joy right now! 🥲
Asuka looks AMAZING! Tekken 8 truly has the potential to be the BEST game in the entire series!!
Nice to see Asuka back. One of the few I was waiting for since I played her briefly in T7, although it looks like her playstyle MAY have changed a bit.
I don't know if I love the outfit but I LOVE the Rage Art. It might actually be my favourite so far, or tied with Xiaoyu's.
Mostly waiting on Dragunov (my main) and Lidia now.
I'm pretty sure we'll costume change in TEKKEN 8, just like other Tekken games
Yeah outfit isn’t good
69likes nice
@@jacoborioncarreon3945 Yeah customisation is confirmed, so not loving a design isn't a huge deal.
i have a feeling she's a foreign exchange student in america since she probably heard about the news of jin being there
Now it's a Kazama family reunion! And her voice actress is the same with new dialogue! So awesome.
Would love to see how Jun sees Asuka.
Yes! YES! It remains only to fit her into the main plot and make her NOT a CLOWN! Come on, Harada, you can make it!
It only took 19 years!
The hype in this is absolutely insane. I feel goosebumps from every powerful strike.
same man!! Had to replay this and pause many times to see the techniques. Destructive blows! Asuka is amazing ✨
OMG, Asuka is so cool! I'm so gonna main Asuka in Tekken 8.
Oh man, I'm just seeing so many possibilities with this character, I thought I might switch up coming from 7 but it looks like I'll be learning and maining Asuka again for the next 7 years hahah. I love the tekken community, see you on Steam folks.
Great all the kazama's are here this is gonna be epic im so hyped ❤
Makes me glad to see that the 3 kazamas each have different fighting styles.
The three Kazamas in a canon game....
PERFECTION
Gosh that rage art must be one of the best, not much special effects but you can feel the raw power of that punch
I love how she rode into the stage on her bike - it gave me so much nostalgia from the Tekken 5 intro
best trailer so far she is so fun and powerful
cap
its lit tho
u nuts kings is the best
@@bryangaldamez790 why are you gay 😗
i can't tell if asuka's voice got changed but OMGGGG, i'm in love with this new her and her voice acting is amazinggggg! i might play herrr-
I love that her special is like an ultra version of her face grab technique, that's my favorite move, especially as a final blow.
Is she going to finally have some importance in the story? When she was first introduced fans thought she was going be a new main character helping Jin, but all we got was that one distant cousin who shows up to the BBQ and says they're family, but no one has a clue how
1:01 I see Asuka’s low parry double punch counter attack is back. Exceptional. I can see some interesting matches happening when people start using her when Tekken 8 is released.
T6, but just glad it back
Really hoped wed get this back in t7 via dlc. But nice to see it back.
i tried doing it on t8 but realised they replaced it for her rage art
Es el personaje que esperaba con más ansias ver volver, me encanta❤
I love that she finally looks and feels like she wasn't just Jun's moveset slapped on a younger model. Her personality, and just how hard her style is compared to Jun's soft style is fantastic, her unique identity is really shining through and I love it.
Can't wait to see Asuka and Jun's special intro
Okay, Azuka has always been known for landing strong blows. In Tekken 8 she looks even stronger, plus the new moves look super cool. Nina will always be my main Tekken lady, but Azuka is looking top tier.
Asuka and Nina are my mains too! A deadly combo honestly
Keep em coming Bandai Namco 👏 👏 👏!
So hyped shes back. One of my faves since Tekken 5.
They've brought some brawling stuff to her Kazama fighting style, I like it! It matches her personality well :)
Also her new costume is a MAJOR improvement compared to her T7 costume!
What personality?
@@NakedGhost3234 guess its about perspective
@BitofRapture the only thing that's obvious is all the side characters since Tekken 5 have had virtually no involvement with the story, canon or not. So I ask again, what personality?
@@NakedGhost3234 Why can't Tekken be like Mortal Kombat where everyone has a role to play in the story?
@@NakedGhost3234 this makes no sense
Asuka Vs. Lili
I cannot wait to see an epic rivalry battle.
I hope they bring Lili back.
No, Screw that, this rivaly is absolute trash.. don't wanna see that ever again, in fact , I don't wanna see Lili in any other Tekken game ever again..
@@SinCity2100 yep Lily is absolutely trash
Nahh skip Lily is garbage
@A z he didn't ask
Classy, sassy baddie as usual. I can't wait to see what they do with her in the story, now that Jun is back.❤
Also wanna see both having an special intro before fight
Been an Asuka main since T5. I am excited to use her once again.
Bandai Namco is never disappoint.
Hell yeah!! Looks incredible