Hidetaka Kano Becomes a Character in Street Fighter II Pocky Edition

There is a new character named Eiko in the Street Fighter II game who is inspired by a Japanese comedian named Hidetaka Kano.

The Street Fighter II Pocky Edition game is the result of a collaboration between Capcom and Glico which is available for free. You can play this game using a PC browser or smartphone. 

This collaboration version of the game has the same appearance as the 90s version of Street Fighter II. Those of you who want to play this game can access it via Glico website. 

This collaboration is unique considering that Capcom and Glico are two companies operating in different sectors. Glico is a company that produces the famous Japanese snack Pocky. 

Meanwhile, Capcom is a technology company that focuses on producing console and PC games. 

However, the collaboration between the two creates an interesting game to try. The visual style of this game is the same as the old game but there are new gestures that the character makes when knocked out.

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Street Fighter II Pocky Edition gameplay

This collaboration game presents the old game with the addition of new characters and a new game system called "Pocky Chance". 

Each player will get two Pocky Chances which are located to the left of the health bar. Pocky Chance takes the form of a red Pocky stick biscuit wrapper which will disappear when you lose in a fight.

When you lose a fight you will get a Pocky KO, the character you use will hold the Pocky city while posing. 

This game has keyboard-based controls. However, when playing it on mobile you will control the character with two arrow keys and 4 buttons for jumping, kicking, punching, and activating long-range attacks. 

Get to know Eiko, a character who imitates Hidetaka Kano

Hidetaka Kano is a comedian from Japan. Her figure was the inspiration for creating a character named Eiko in the Street Fighter II Pocky Edition game. 

Previously, when playing the Street Fighter II Pocky Edition game, players could only use Ryu or Chun Li just. However, on February 28 – May 27 2024, a new character named Eiko appeared. 

Eiko is the third character present in this collaboration game. The Street Fighter character inspired by Hidetaka Kano is seen wearing a distinctive white suit holding a rose. 

Hidetaka Kano is the voice actor for this collaborative edition of Street Fighter. Eiko's special move is called "Rose Ceremony". 

This move allows Eiko to launch attacks from a distance by throwing roses.

Quoting from the page Gamingdeputy.com, Eiko also has another move called "Eiko Go". allows him to jump high and then launch a fist from a height towards the enemy. 

Unfortunately, today Eiko no longer appears in Street Fighter II Pocky Edition. Eiko is a limited edition character that is only available for a certain period of time. 

Quoting from automaton.com This kind of collaboration appeared at the end of 2022 to early 2023. So it is very likely that a character inspired by Hidetaka Kano will appear again at the end of this year. 

But that's not certain because there is a possibility that Glico and Capcom will release other characters to create more unique variations. 

This is the latest information about the character Eiko in the Street Fighter game, which is inspired by Japanese comedian Hidetaka Kano. Wait for the latest information about the Street Fighter game only on VCGamers News. 

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