Did the Dead or Alive girls just get hotter or lose their anime innocence?
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Times have changed for Tecmo, and since the departure of series founder Itagaki, Dead or Alive (DOA) has taken a step forwards into a new realm. Team Ninja were perhaps criticised in the past for keeping their defined anime art style in DOA 4, especially as other fighting game series’