I was dicking around on TEH INTERNETS when I stumbled across the announcement that all of King of Fighters XII’s graphics are going to be hand-drawn. There are a couple of gameplay videos floating around. I present for your enjoyment exhibit A:

Oh my dear sweet Lord. This is beautiful. As I say several times a day, thank god for Japan. If they didn’t keep my beloved 2D fighters alive I don’t think anyone would. No word on a US release yet, but if we all wish hard enough, maybe I’ll get my very own personal arcade version.