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==Promotion and reception== In the January 30, 1997 issue of ''Gamest'' magazine in Japan, Akuma appeared in the Top 50 Characters of 1996. He ranked at No. 37 sharing the spot with two other characters.<ref name=gamest10th>{{cite journal |last=Ishii |first=Zenji |authorlink= |coauthors= |year=1996 |month=December |title=第10回ゲーメスト大賞 |journal=Gamest Magazine |volume=188 |issue= |pages=pg. 46 |id= |url=http://www.netlaputa.ne.jp/~dummy/gamest/magazine/gamest/v188.html |accessdate=2008-12-28 |quote= }}</ref> He was 11th in [[Game Daily]]'s Top 25 Capcom Characters of All Time with comments from editor Robert Workman focused on his design and abilities.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamedaily.com/articles/galleries/top-25-capcom-characters-of-all-time?page=15|date=26 September 2008|author=Workman, Robert|title=Top 25 Capcom Characters of All Time|publisher=[[Game Daily]]|accessdate=2009-10-23}}</ref> [[IGN]] ranked Akuma at number five in their "Top 25 Street Fighter Characters" article, noting his role as a recognizable "bad guy" in the series.<ref>[http://stars.ign.com/articles/895/895030p1.html Top 25 Street Fighter Characters - The Final Five]. [[IGN]]. Retrieved on 15 August 2008</ref> In another article from the same site, Ryan Clements commented that Akuma had one of the strongest movesets from ''Street Fighter IV'', noting his techniques, apart from being able to do a reasonable damage to the opponent, look stylish.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ps3.ign.com/articles/952/952263p1.html|date=6 March 2009|title=Street Fighter IV: Akuma|author=Clements, Ryan|publisher=[[IGN]]|accessdate=2009-04-05}}</ref> He also ranked 9th in the "Top 20 Street Fighter Characters of All Time" from Game Daily, with the writer commenting how different is he from Ken and Ryu despite their similar appearances.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamedaily.com/articles/galleries/top-20-street-fighter-characters-of-all-time/?page=12|date=5 June 2000|title=Top 20 Street Fighter Characters of All Time|publisher=[[Game Daily]]|accessdate=2009-04-05}}</ref> [[Gamespy]] named him one of the "25 Extremely Rough Brawlers" in video gaming, praising the brutality of his fighting style.<ref>{{cite web |title=25 Extremely Rough Brawlers |url=http://www.gamespy.com/articles/100/1008184p1.html |author=Staff |publisher=[[Gamespy]] |accessdate=2009-08-13 |date=11 August 2009}}</ref> [[GameSpot]] commented that Akuma is "the most profilic character" in the ''Street Fighter'' series due the large number of appearances his character had since ''Super Street Fighter II Turbo''. He was also noted to be the most powerful character to be added to such series, while his Shin Akuma state was commented to be "a truly unstoppable force" due to all the special moves he has.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamespot.com/features/vgs/universal/sfhistory/char_akuma.html|title=The History of Street Fighter: Akuma|publisher=GameSpot|accessdate=2009-04-05}}</ref> Jeff Keely from Gaming Age said Akuma's introduction in ''Street Fighter III 2nd Impact'' was a big improvement for the game, noting him to be "everybody's favorite bad boy".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gaming-age.com/cgi-bin/reviews/review.pl?sys=dreamcast&game=sf3_12|author=Keely, Jeff|date=5 June 2000|title=Street Fighter III- Double Impact|publisher=Gamingage.com|accessdate=2009-04-05}}</ref>
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