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The third Legends book is a fun one, with Street Fighter III cast member Ibuki taking the spotlight this time around. Joined by fellow SF3 fighters Elena, Mokato and Oro (along with a familiar figure from the original Street Fighter game), Ibuki runs herself ragged in her double life as a ninja and a high school student.
It's a familiar sort of story and offers no surprises, but that's not really the point here. We're mainly reading about a rather fun and popular character from Capcom's cash cow franchise and learning a bit more about her. It certainly doesn't hurt that, like all of Udon's Street Fighter graphic novels, this one is very well-drawn and features a lead character who is quite easy on the eyes.
While better than and not as goofy as the Sakura installment of the Legends series, Ibuki's volume doesn't quite reach Chun Li's level and in places feels a little rushed. The story also feels a tad disorganized, with some things being revealed either too early or too late and thus feeling either overlooked or just thrown in. This doesn't harm the overall story too much, but it makes it less effective than Chun Li's nicely-told story. It also doesn't feature the explosive sort of climax that Chun Li's story did, either, and thus we go from one anti-climactic battle right into another. One would expect a bit more real fighting and struggling. This is, after all, Street Fighter.
Still Ibuki's story is a fun read and any fan of the character should have a good time with it. Hopefully Cammy is the next in line for a Legends entry; hers is long overdue, if you ask me.
