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Nekketsu Kōha Kunio-kun X Speed Rush Runners
Downtown Nekketsu March comes to Nintendo Switch Online
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Nekketsu Kōha Kunio-kun X Speed Rush Runners

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Downtown Nekketsu March comes to Nintendo Switch Online

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The Kunio-kun franchise was created by Technōs Japan Corp. and has more than 30 games. The first game of the franchise, Nekketsu Kōha Kunio-kun (released as Renegade in North America) was Technōs' first big hit. The series would become more popular on the Famicom thanks to Downtown Nekketsu Monogatari and Downtown Nekketsu Kōshinkyoku: Soreyuke Daiundōkai (the former was localized in North America as River City Ransom on the NES, an influential cult classic). Veteran Technōs staff would continue to work on the franchise in a new company, Million Co., Ltd, after their bankruptcy. The creator of the original game, Yoshihisa Kishimoto, and one of the creators of Downtown Nekketsu Monogatari, Hiroyuki "Mokeke" Sekimoto, are also involved in the creation of current games.

Though a popular series in Japan, the Kunio-kun franchise remains a niche property in North America. There are multiple reasons for these: the attempt to sell the games to the western market, which required alterations to the games and the fact that Technōs was unable to publish most of their own games (River City Ransom and Crash 'n the Boys: Street Challenge were the only Kunio-kun games they published). The series does have a cult following in some parts of Asia, Europe and North America.

Localizations of Kunio-kun games by Technōs include Renegade, Super Dodge Ball (these two being the only two arcade games in the series), River City Ransom (Street Gangs in Europe), Nintendo World Cup, Double Dragon II (for the Game Boy, was originally going to be released as The Renegades by Technōs before Acclaim got the rights to publish the game) and Crash 'n the Boys: Street Challenge. The Neo Geo version of Super Dodge Ball was the last game released by Technōs in the west which fully used the Kunio-kun characters without making alterations (Nintendo World Cup did use Kunio as a character for the Japan Team).

After Arc System Works purchased the rights to the franchise, they started using the Kunio-kun characters and settings in the Western market under the River City brand for the purpose of recognition (there are some exceptions, in River City: Tokyo Rumble, some characters use the names they were given in River City Ransom while others use their names from the Kunio-kun franchise).

Stay Cool, Kobayashi-san!: A River City Ransom Story, a beat 'em up game and collaboration between Yoshihisa Kishimoto and Hiroyuki Sekimoto is the latest game in the Kunio-kun franchise to be released. River City Melee Mach!!, an upgrade of River City Melee: Battle Royal Special, and River City Girls, an spin-off beat 'em up role-playing game developed by WayForward were also released in 2019.

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River City Girls

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Misako is currently in detention at River City High, accompanied by her best friend Kyoko (even though she does not attend the school, she is also on detention). While Misako is dying of boredom of Mr. Rudis' math, Kyoko receives exciting yet alarming news on her phone: a picture of Kunio and Riki, the heroes of River City High and their boyfriends, being kidnapped.

Kyoko and Misako decide to spring into action, the only thing standing in their way is the school faculty, who sics the students at them, and the school's Defense Force.

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Kunio headingThe Kunio-kun seriesMisako heading

Prior to the release of Nekketsu Kōha Kunio-kun Special, the Kunio-kun franchise was split into three series:

With the release of Nekketsu Kōha Kunio-kun Special, Arc System Works have decided to fuse all three series into a new single one.

Click here for a list of games in the franchise.

Kunio-kun series
Nekketsu Kōha Kunio-kun series Nekketsu Kōha Kunio-kun / Consumer version / SPNekketsu Kōha Kunio-kun: Bangai Rantō HenShodai Nekketsu Kōha Kunio-kunShin Nekketsu Kōha: Kunio-tachi no Banka / River City Girls ZeroSuper Dodge Ball (Neo Geo)Riki DensetsuRiver City: Tokyo Rumble
Nekketsu Kōkō Dodgeball Bu series Nekketsu High School Dodgeball Club / NES / PC Bangai HenNekketsu High School Dodgeball Club – Soccer Story / PC / CD / MD / World Cup HenNekketsu Kōkō Dodgeball Bu: Kyōteki! Dodge Senshi no Maki​Go-Go! Nekketsu Hockey Club Slip-and-Slide MadnessKunio-kun's Nekketsu Soccer League
Downtown Nekketsu series Downtown Nekketsu Story / EX / Rival ShowdownDowntown Nekketsu March Super-Awesome Field Day! / DX / ~All Stars Special~Downtown Special Kunio-kun's Historical Period Drama! / Downtown Nekketsu JidaigekiSurprise! Nekketsu New Records! The Distant Gold MedalKunio-kun no Dodgeball da yo Zen'in ShūgōDowntown Nekketsu Baseball Monogatari: Yakyū de Shōbu da! Kunio-kunRiver City: Knights of JusticeRiver City Melee: Battle Royal Special / Mach!!Stay Cool, Kobayashi-san!: A River City Ransom StoryKunio-kun no Sangokushida yo Zen'in Shūgō!
Super Nekketsu series Super Dodgebal BrawlersRiver City Super Sports ChallengeRiver City Soccer Hooligans
Other games Nekketsu Fighting LegendNekketsu! Street Basketball All-Out Dunk HeroesKunio no OdenNekketsu! Beach Volley dayo: Kunio-kunNekketsu Kōha Kunio-kun (pachislot)River City Dodge Ball All-Stars!!Nekketsu Kōkō Online: Yamada no FukushūDowntown SMASH Dodgeball!Downtown Nekketsu Dodgeball
Spin-offs Target; RenegadeRenegade III: The Final ChapterSuper Mad ChampSuper Dodge Ball AdvanceNijiiro Dodge Ball Otome-tachi no seishunRiver City Ransom: UndergroundNekketsu Kōkō Huŏbàn-kei Tŏng Kōryaku!Nekketsu Kozúqiú-zhéngbǎn Shóuquán Shŏu YóuRiver City GirlsRiver City Girls 2
Crossovers CODE SHIFTERSuper Baseball 2020Super Smash Bros. UltimateMighty Fight FederationThe Battle Cats
Mobile Games Nekketsu Dodgeball Bu iNekketsu banchō fīa-henNekketsu Taisen Kunio-kun XKunio-kun no Nekketsu Dodgeball ALLSTARS!!Kunio-kun no Nekketsu Street
Compilations Kunio-kun Nekketsu Collection 1Kunio-kun Nekketsu Collection 2Kunio-kun Nekketsu Collection 3Kunio-kun Nekketsu Complete: Famicom HenDOUBLE DRAGON & Kunio-kun Retro Brawler Bundle
Unreleased Games Kunio-kun RPGCrash 'N' the Boys: Ice ChallengeNekketsu Kunio-Kun ZukanNekketsu Yakyuu KozouCrash 'N' the Boys: BaseballKunio-kun Polo / Kart RacingNekketsu Kōha Kunio-kun: Kowloon no TsumeKunio no Bike Racing: Nekketsu Bari Bari KouttotaiDowntown Nekketsu Monogatari 2River City Nightmares
Other media Ore wa Otoko Da! Kunio-kunNekketsu Kōha Kunio-kun (4koma Manga Kingdom)Kunio-kun! Nekketsu Game!Nekketsu Kōha Kunio-kun (TV series)Ā, Nekketsu Kantai Gayuku!Nekketsu Kōha Kunio-kun: Rantō Enbu-hen
Kunio-kun characters
Video games
Main characters KunioRiki
Nekketsu Renegade Kunio-kun HiroshiTōruAkiraShinjiNoboruTakeshiMisuzuKumikoKayoSabuGray Bodyguard
Renegade Mr. KJackJoelKimLucasLucy
Nekketsu High School Dodgeball Club ShinichiKōjiMitsuhiroIchirōAkishiJamesRahmanHeilmanLao ChenMordovNjomoWilliam
Downtown Nekketsu Story Kazumi HasebeTaiki YamadaMami ShimadaRyūichi HattoriRyūji HattoriTsuyoshi GōdaSusumu GodaiTakashi OnizukaMasao KobayashiShun MochizukiKiyofumi TairaTadashi KinoshitaNaritaka NishimuraYasuo SawaguchiKaoru SonokawaTsuneo KamijōNoriyuki Yamamoto
River City Ransom AlexRyanRoxyCyndiSlickRandyAndyIvanTexOtisThorTurkMojoBladeRockoMooseBennyClyde
Nekketsu High School Dodgeball Club – Soccer Story MisakoTakashiMasaGeneiSusumuAtsushiYasuaki KumonNaoya Senkōji‎Shougo SajiMakoto IwakabeTakahiro NiheiKeīchirō KajiRyōji KaizukiTeruaki UgajinMasayuki OnitakeKazuyuki HoribataTakayuki YoritsuneTsuneo Nakatagari
Super-Awesome Field Day Sanjūrō SugataHaruka NanaseSatomi MomozonoHayato IchijōNoboru TakamineKenichi MorimotoTōru MaedaMitsuaki YoshinoHikaru SaotomeShūji WashioKōichi ShimizuMamoru TōdōRyōma HayasakaKyōsuke OtonashiShizuka AiharaJūzō KumadaTakeshi HayamiYūko KirishimaHiroko MorisawaAkane Kōzuki
Bangai Rantō Hen Yūji MunakataMihokoTatsuya TōdōSeiji MurataFutoshi GōdaTameuemon Ōishi
Historical Period Drama Technos-TeiSankichiKatsuyuki NedachiKyōsuke Matsudo
Kyōteki! Dodge Soldier no Maki​ Bakuchi-kunRyūKumagorōFungaBureibaOnidayū
Go-Go! Nekketsu Hockey Club YōichiHidekiTsuyoshiMasashiToyoichiHideKaoriTōruSadaoYōkoYamashitaSakuraiAzumaTobiyama
The Distant Gold Medal Kōnosuke TōdōFlunkyJohnnyRaphaelJimmy LeeSteveAlex
Crash 'n' the Boys CrashCheeseStingDragonNoiseToddMr. ThornleyMr. LeeSkipArtieSpreckCrusherRocky
Shodai Nekketsu Kōha Kunio-kun YoshihiroMiho YanagisawaMasaki YanagisawaIzawaSaoriŌmiNakazakiHokutoUrabeWadaYasuyukiOguraHondaShagān
Nekketsu Fighting Legend ToraichiTorajiCustom CharacterShibataIshidukiYamaishiEbiharaMashibaJinnaiHimeyamaRaidouAoiAnzawaMidouFujikuraSugaEbiharaOkuma
Nekketsu Soccer League Chon-ilPumiponJholkinWariobaNgemaLumumbaTorreDiazÁvilesDavidEckertRaphael
Nekketsu! Street Basketball All-Out Dunk Heroes MCAshWolfTroyBillMickSeanRickRyanSnipeHawkJaggerJimmyMichaelEddyTheoRudePierreHoffmanEsperZukoSlotLukePokeGamoKilaueBossKikiBone
Downtown Nekketsu Baseball Monogatari Tatsumi TachibanaRika AsanoKuniko AshinoNoboru KawakamiKentaro FukushimaTamae NishinoKojirō MurasakiAnzu NishinoFubuki SakurazawaShūto AshizawaAya KōsakaMiki YamaguchiMidori KusaoNaomi KobashiRumi KurasawaShirō KazaokaJunzaburo ŌkōchiKanae IchimonjiEriko HanashimaReika GojōinSunao ŌguroMitsuteru IseMichiyo OgawaMari OkajimaGorō DaimonjiMichiko SawamuraKosuke MizumoriRemi MakinoMaria MorishitaMomoji MurataJin HiuraSayuri JoYuka KurumizawaArata MizushimaNatsumi MinamiAi MizuharaRaiji TsugeTsukasa MochizukiYamato FujibayashiShinobu MomochiAoi KirigakureLance TurnerKen IwamotoCrissy FarmoreTawny Sprague
Shin Nekketsu Kōha: Kunio-tachi no Banka KyōkoTakayamaMamoruGōjiTōruDaikiRyūtaKenAkioNobuRyūsakuLisaKinjiJoe
Super Dodge Ball (Neo Geo) MiyukiKenjiD.B. MaouAngeletta
Downtown Nekketsu Monogatari EX Saori GōdaShō HimadaShōko
River City Super Sports Challenge Michael TobiokaTomorinSierraSadamovitchHiromiTakaokaKawanakaKazutaka
Nekketsu Kōha Kunio-kun Special YūyaToshioMadokaPrincipalWataru SasakiMikotoMiyukiHiroshi's FatherYukioGenKatsujiTetsu
Riki Densetsu SakataOkadaMaezawaMegumiGonda
River City: Tokyo Rumble GinjishiMajishiBenijishiUkyō AzumaSakyō AzumaShishiōKinjishiLeeWilliamsRoperAbobo
River City Super Sports Challenge ~All Stars Special~ KoshibaNitoMatsudaChinatsuYukiMegumiMamiAtsukoAtsukoKatoTakahashiSasakiKimuraHayashiYamazakiHōzukiKanaeMochidaKondoOnichiKaiUzubaMamiyaSagaTakumoTanoeUzuhiMishiroForinBilly LeeAkira Bushohige‎Yumiko OgasawaraBōya HarumichiSuper SonicoPolitanNekki
River City: Rival Showdown Yorikazu MinamotoMika SakagamiAkira ShinodaMakoto YamagamiRina DeguchiMinori YamagamiMasutāChihoShioriŌtaKnitBaldBlondeSatoshi Nagatsuka
River City Melee: Battle Royal Special Yasuaki TsubakiMiyakodaShimokitaMiyagasakiNakaSumi
River City Ransom: Underground GlenBrunoProviePaulMikeRudyAlexisChrisWesMervPurple BeePink BeeCalvinEtherAdamProtoSentinelDr. DMe
River City Girls HibariNoizeSabukoNaritakaSchool ChefLeopoldAlmas GoldEdwinaDemetriSkullmageddonBurnovLindaTrashBullovaKodaniMarian KellyMartha SplatterheadCrunchyroll-Hime
River City Melee Mach!! AijimaYokomizoNishiwaki
Stay Cool, Kobayashi-san! Kōki MizoguchiYugo YamadaSayo MarugamiTakeru TōdōNo. 12No. 21No. 29No. 35No. 47KusuharaHirukesu
River City Saga: Three Kingdoms Kong RongTao QianLiu BiaoLiu QiLiu CongGuan Yu
River City Girls 2 BlaireTsuikoPrimoMegumi AiharaKyoko's MotherMiboboJackSonny LeeSnapFerrymanEnokiThumbyShou-kunPopChadBerserkerKebakoJam KuradoberiSol BadguyChin TaimeiHirukoTenguJakePatricia Wagon
Other media
Kunio-kun! Nekketsu Battle Jane
Live-action Series TadokoroYumekoKomoriHellMasaoAmamiyaMaryYurinaTōgōShaolinThe Real Sabu

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