2016 Flash Request - Beachside Ryu

"Sakura--?  You... you're drooling."

For this Flash Request, I asked for request submissions to choose from, and after quite a bit of deliberation, I decided on working on 's request for Street Fighter's Ryu... in a sexy swimsuit.

All of the requests I received sounded like fun to do, and it was hard to choose which to take.  But this request hit a few important buttons.  First, it's a request for a male character, which is admittedly a rare subject for me, so that stood out from the others, and second, actually asked me what series/genre I like to work with.  While not required, since it's all about what the requester wants, it's nice that the request in question also took into account what I may be better, or more comfortable, working with.

On a related note, the Story Mode for SFV also came out around the same time, so it was something timely as well.

And it shouldn't hurt to do a bit of eye candy for the ladies, right?

If I had the time, though, I would have broken my own rule and worked on all of the requested pieces...

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