GENERAL/STORY:
Ganryu was banned from the sumo ring after he was caught fixing fights in his favor. Blackballed from the only sport that he was capable of fighting in, Ganryu ended up being employed by Heihachi Mishima in Tekken. He fights Yoshimitsu who defeats him and steals his ill-gotten money. Later, he works for Kazuya Mishima in Tekken 2. Entering the second King of Iron Fist Tournament, Ganryu ended up falling in love with Michelle Chang - a love that Michelle was oblivious to, believing Ganryu to be a disgusting, woman-crazed madman. After Michelle defeated him, and the disappearance of Kazuya, Ganryu returned to Japan.

However, his ban from Sumo was lifted, and he became the youngest ever Rikishi. Among the dialogue in Tekken 5, it is stated that Ganryu has never won a championship. After the events of Tekken 2, Ganryu opened a sumo stable and worked as a trainer to other sumo wrestlers. He did this to finally forget about Michelle.

One day, while watching a televised showing of the King of Iron Fist Tournament 4, he spotted Julia Chang as one of the competitors. Remarking how much she looked like his old crush, Michelle, Ganryu decided to enter the fifth tournament, convinced that he would win Julia's heart if he recovered her lost Forest Rejuvenation Data.

During the King of Iron Fist Tournament 5, Ganryu lost his way and accidentally stumbled into the research laboratory of the Mishima Financial Group, and in the laboratory he found the disc containing data for the Reforestation Program. Believing he finally had what was needed in order for Julia to accept his proposal of marriage, he presented the disc. But it was only the disc that she accepted.

Afterwards, Ganryu returned to Hawaii and established a restaurant specializing in Sumo cuisine called Chanko Paradise; however, his restaurant didn’t take off as he had hoped. Around that time, it was announced that the King of the Iron Fist Tournament would be held once again, seeing this as an opportunity to promote Chanko Paradise.

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ORIGIN:
Tekken

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OTHER APPEARANCES:
Tekken 2, Tekken Tag Tournament, Tekken 5, Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection, Tekken: Dark Resurrection, Tekken 6, Tekken 6: Bloodline Rebellion

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REVIEW:
Don't write him off as "just another sumo wrestler" because Ganryu has one of the best sumo fighting styles in any fighting game... He might have started out as a basic sumo, but in the latest incarnations of Tekken, he's quite fun to use and watch! He's also a pretty funny guy overall and has some hilarious win animations. 
  

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