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| title = Kunio-kun
| image = Kunio-kun game flyer.png
| caption = Arcade flyer for ''Nekketsu Kōha Kunio-kun'', the first game in the series
| creator = [[Yoshihisa Kishimoto]]
| developer = [[Technōs Japan]]<br/>[[WayForward|WayForward Technologies]]<br/> [[Almanic|Almanic Corp.]]<br/>A+ Games<br/>[[Arc System Works]]
| publisher = Technōs Japan<br>[[SNK]]<br>Million Corp.<br>[[Atlus]]<br>Arc System Works
| platforms = [[Arcade game|Arcade]], [[Nintendo Entertainment System|Famicom]], [[Game Boy]], [[Mega Drive]], [[X68000]], [[TurboGrafx-16|PC-Engine]], [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super Famicom]], [[Game Boy Advance]], [[Nintendo DS]], [[Virtual Console]], [[iOS]], [[Android (operating system)|Android]], [[PlayStation 2]], [[WiiWare]], [[Nintendo 3DS]], [[PlayStation 3]], [[PlayStation 4]], [[PlayStation 5]], [[Xbox One]], [[Xbox Series X and Series S|Xbox Series X/S]], [[Nintendo Switch|Switch]], [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]], [[Linux]], [[MacOS]]
|first release version = ''[[Nekketsu Renegade Kunio-kun]]''
|first release date = {{vgrelease|JP|May 1986}}
|latest release version = ''[[River City Girls 2]]''
|latest release date = {{vgrelease|WW|December 15, 2022}}
}}

The {{nihongo|'''''Kunio-kun'''''|くにおくん|}} series (typically localized as '''''River City''''') is a video game series started by [[Technōs Japan]]. The series is now handled by [[Arc System Works]] who purchased all of the [[intellectual property]] rights from Technōs' successor, Million Corp. The first game in the series is fully titled {{nihongo|''[[Nekketsu Kōha Kunio-kun]]''|熱血硬派くにおくん}}, which roughly translates to "Hot Blood Tough Guy Kunio", with Nekketsu being the name of the series' title character Kunio's high school. The [[Japanese honorifics#Kun|kun]] suffix after his name is an informal [[Japanese honorifics|Japanese honorific]] usually applied to young males. The series originated in [[Arcade video game|arcades]], before appearing on the [[Nintendo Entertainment System|Famicom]] console. Kunio later became Technōs Japan's main mascot, appearing on the company's logo in several games and television commercials.

A few of the early ''Kunio'' games for the [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]] were [[Internationalization and localization|localized]] for the North American market. These include ''[[Renegade (video game)|Renegade]]'', ''[[River City Ransom]]'', ''[[Super Dodge Ball]]'', ''[[Crash 'n' the Boys: Street Challenge]]'' and ''[[Nintendo World Cup]]'', which are heavily "Americanized" versions of the ''Kunio-kun'' games. Technōs Japan has released over twenty ''Kunio-kun'' titles for the [[Nintendo Entertainment System|Famicom]], [[Game Boy]], and [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super Famicom]] in Japan. In addition, licensed ports of the games were made for other platforms such as the [[TurboGrafx-16|PC-Engine]] (through Naxat Soft), [[Mega Drive]] (through Pal Soft) and the [[X68000]] (through Sharp).

==Development==
The original game ''Nekketsu Kōha Kunio-kun'' was created by [[Yoshihisa Kishimoto]]. He pitched a [[semi-autobiographical]] game based on his teenage [[Secondary education in Japan|high school]] years, with the protagonist Kunio-kun loosely based on himself. Kishimoto recalled his experiences as a high school student regularly getting into fights on a daily basis, which was partly triggered by a [[break-up]] with a girl who dumped him. Kishimito was also a fan of [[Bruce Lee]]'s [[Hong Kong martial arts films]], particularly ''[[Enter the Dragon]]'' (1973). He combined elements from Lee's ''Enter the Dragon'' with that of his own life to create the concept for ''Nekketsu Kōha Kunio-kun''. He went on to design ''[[Double Dragon (video game)|Double Dragon]]'' (1987), which was originally envisioned as a direct sequel to the original ''Kunio-Kun'' game, before becoming a new game with a different cast and setting.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Leone |first1=Matt |title=The man who created Double Dragon |url=https://www.polygon.com/2012/10/12/3495124/the-man-who-created-double-dragon |access-date=27 April 2021 |work=[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]] |date=12 October 2012}}</ref>

The game's title and its [[protagonist]], Kunio (variously renamed "Alex" and "Crash Cooney" in the United States), were named after Technōs Japan's former president, Kunio Taki. Many of the later games in the ''Kunio-kun'' series, particularly those under the ''Downtown Nekketsu'' moniker, were the handiwork of two men: Mitsuhiro "Yoshimitsu" Yoshida and Hiroyuki "Mokeke" Sekimoto.

''Renegade'', the Western localization of ''Nekketsu Kōha Kunio-kun'', spawned its own separate spin-off series developed by British company [[Imagine Software]] for [[home computers]]. There were two ''Renegade'' sequels: ''[[Target: Renegade]]'' (1988) and ''[[Renegade III: The Final Chapter]]'' (1989).
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==List of games==
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{{Video game titles/item
|article= Renegade (video game)
|title= Nekketsu Kōha Kunio-kun <br>Renegade
|date= {{vgrelease|JP|May 1986}}
|canceled=
|refs=
|release= 1986 – [[Arcade video game|Arcade]]<br/>2006 – [[PlayStation 2]]<br/>2012 – [[Microsoft Windows]]
|platform=
|notes= * The first game in the series, in the original {{nihongo|''Nekketsu Kōha Kunio-kun''|熱血硬派くにおくん||"Hot-Blooded Tough Guy Kunio"}} the player takes control of Kunio as he fights against the various gangs who bully his friend Hiroshi at the start of each stage.
* The international version, titled ''Renegade'', features changed graphics and dubbed voices that gives the game a more western-looking setting. The plot was also changed from Kunio beating gangs to avenge his friend to the main hero having to rescue his girlfriend.
* Released for the PlayStation 2 in Japan as part of the ''Ore-tachi Game Center Zoku'' lineup on January 26, 2006.
}}

{{Video game titles/item
|article= Renegade (video game)
|title= Nekketsu Kōha Kunio-kun<br>Renegade<br>Nekketsu Renegade Kunio-kun
|date= {{vgrelease|JP|April 17, 1987}}
|canceled=
|refs=
|release= 1987 – [[Nintendo Entertainment System|Family Computer]]<br/>2008 – [[Virtual Console]]
|platform=
|notes=* Based on the ''Nekketsu Kōha Kunio-kun'' arcade game, the Famicom version was Technōs Japan's first game for the home console market.
* The final stage features a maze-like structure in which the wrong path leads to a previous stage.
* Released in Japan for the Virtual Console on March 18, 2008.
}}

{{Video game titles/item
|article= Super Dodge Ball
|title= Nekketsu Kōkō Dodgeball Bu<br>Super Dodge Ball
|date= {{vgrelease|JP|November 1987}}
|canceled=
|refs=
|release= 1987 – [[Arcade video game|Arcade]]<br/>1988 – [[X68000]]<br/>2008 – [[PlayStation 2]]
|platform=
|notes= * {{nihongo|''Nekketsu Kōkō Dodgeball Bu''|熱血高校ドッジボール部}} is the second game starring Kunio and the first sports game starring the character. In this game, Kunio leads his school's dodgeball team (Nekketsu High School) as he competes against the rival Hanazono High School, and then proceeds to compete against five international teams (England, Iceland, China, Africa, and America).
* Released in the United States as ''Super Dodge Ball'', in which the Japanese teams became Americans and vice versa.
* A port for the X68000 was released in September 1988.
* Released for the PlayStation 2 in Japan as part of the ''Ore-tachi Game Center Zoku'' lineup on March 23, 2006.
}}

{{Video game titles/item
|article= Super Dodge Ball (NES video game)
|title= Nekketsu High School Dodgeball Club<br>Super Dodge Ball
|date= {{vgrelease|JP|July 26, 1988}}
|canceled=
|refs=
|release= 1988 – [[Nintendo Entertainment System|Family Computer]]<br/>2003 – [[Microsoft Windows]]<br/>2008 – [[Virtual Console]]
|platform=
|notes= * {{nihongo|''Nekketsu High School Dodgeball Club''|Nekketsu Kōkō Dodgeball Bu 熱血高校ドッジボール部||''Nekketsu High School Dodgeball Club''}} is the second ''Kunio'' game for the Family Computer. The game adds two new teams, India and the USSR.
* The NA version of ''Super Dodge Ball'' has the main team as Americans and the final team to be the Soviet Union.
* Included in the ''Kunio-kun Nekketsu Collection 1'' for the Game Boy Advance in 2005.
* Released for the Virtual Console in Japan on June 17, 2008.
}}

{{Video game titles/item
|article= River City Ransom
|title= Downtown Nekketsu Story<br>River City Ransom<br>Street Gangs
|date= {{vgrelease|JP|April 25, 1989}}
|canceled=
|refs=
|release= 1989 – [[Nintendo Entertainment System|Family Computer]]<br/>1990 – [[X68000]]<br/>1993 – [[TurboGrafx-16|PC Engine]]<br/>2007 – [[Virtual Console]]
|platform=
|notes= * {{nihongo|''Downtown Nekketsu Story''|Downtown Nekketsu Monogatari ダウンタウン熱血物語||''Tale of Downtown Nekketsu''}} is the third ''Kunio'' game and the first produced specifically for consoles. Kunio teams up with rival Riki in order to save Riki's girlfriend from the Reihō High School gang. The game is a side-scrolling beat-em-up which combined RPG elements such as buying items and equipment that would increase the player's stats or acquire new moves.
* Released in North America as ''River City Ransom'' and in Europe as ''Street Gangs''.
* The X68000 version, released in April 1990, features a larger map with more areas and new bosses.
* The PC Engine Super CD-ROM<sup>2</sup> version, released on December 24, 1993 in Japan, features an arranged soundtrack in CD-DA format and voice acting.
* The Famicom version was released for the Virtual Console in Japan on October 23, 2007.
* This game is part of the Japan-only list of games for the [[NES Classic Edition|Nintendo Classic Mini: Family Computer]].
}}

{{Video game titles/item
|article=
|title= Nekketsu Kōkō Dodgeball Bu:<br>PC Bangai Hen
|date= {{vgrelease|JP|March 30, 1990}}
|canceled=
|refs=
|release= 1990 – [[TurboGrafx-16|PC Engine]]<br/>2008 – [[Virtual Console]]
|platform=
|notes= * {{nihongo|''Nekketsu Kōkō Dodgeball Bu: PC Bangai Hen''|熱血高校ドッジボール部 PC番外編||''Nekketsu High School Dodge Ball Club: PC Extra Edition''}} is a special version of the original ''Dodge Ball'' which combines the graphics and teams of the arcade version with the emphasis on character-specific statistics and team formation. Features an arcade-style mode and a plot-oriented Quest Mode.
* Released for the Virtual Console in Japan on September 30, 2008.
}}

{{Video game titles/item
|article= Nintendo World Cup
|title= Nekketsu High School Dodgeball Club: Soccer Story<br>Nintendo World Cup
|date= {{vgrelease|JP|May 18, 1990}}
|canceled=
|refs=
|release= 1990 – [[Nintendo Entertainment System|Family Computer]], [[Sharp X68000|X68000]]<br/>2008 – [[Virtual Console]]
|platform=
|notes= * The fourth ''Kunio'' game, {{nihongo|''Nekketsu High School Dodgeball Club: Soccer Story''|Nekketsu Kōkō Dodgeball Bu: Soccer Hen 熱血高校ドッジボール部 サッカー編||''Nekketsu High School Dodgeball Club: Soccer Edition''}} features Kunio and the dodgeball team helping Misako, the manager of the Nekketsu Soccer Club, as they participate in a national soccer tournament against other schools. This is one of the few ''Kunio'' games which do not feature Riki Samejima.
* Released internationally by Nintendo under the title of ''Nintendo World Cup'', in which the game was given a more worldwide theme.
* Released for the X68000 in Japan in October 1990.
* Released for the Virtual Console in Japan on October 7, 2008.
}}

{{Video game titles/item
|article=
|title= Downtown Nekketsu March: Super-Awesome Field Day!
|date= {{vgrelease|JP|October 12, 1990}}
|canceled=
|refs=
|release= 1990 – [[Nintendo Entertainment System|Family Computer]]<br/>1992 – [[TurboGrafx-16|PC Engine]]<br/>2007 – [[Virtual Console]]
|platform=
|notes= * {{nihongo|''Downtown Nekketsu March: Super-Awesome Field Day''|Downtown Nekketsu Kōshinkyoku: Soreyuke Daiundōkai ダウンタウン熱血行進曲 それゆけ大運動会||''Downtown Nekketsu March: Let's Go to the Great Athletic Meet''}} features Nekketsu competing against three other teams (Hanazono, Reiho, and an inter-school union) who compete in a series of four athletic events. Up to four players can participate.
* Released for the PC Engine Super CD-ROM<sup>2</sup> by Naxat Soft in Japan on July 14, 1992.
* The Famicom version was released for the Virtual Console in Japan on December 4, 2007.
* This game is part of the Japan-only list of games for the [[NES Classic Edition|Nintendo Classic Mini: Family Computer]].
* The game was released on the [[Nintendo Classics]] service on August 22, 2019 in Japan, and in Western regions on September 6, 2023.
}}

{{Video game titles/item
|article= Double Dragon II (Game Boy)
|title= Nekketsu Kōha Kunio-kun:<br>Bangai Rantō Hen
|date= {{vgrelease|JP|December 7, 1990}}
|canceled=
|refs=
|release= 1990 – [[Game Boy]]
|platform=
|notes= * {{nihongo|''Nekketsu Kōha Kunio-kun: Bangai Rantō Hen''|熱血硬派くにおくん 番外乱闘編|''Nekketsu Tough Guy Kunio: The Further Brawls''}} is the first ''Kunio'' game for a portable system.
* Released internationally with changed graphics and music as a Game Boy version of ''Double Dragon II'' (unrelated to ''[[Double Dragon II: The Revenge]]'').
}}

{{Video game titles/item
|article=
|title= Nekketsu Kōkō Soccer Bu:<br>World Cup Hen
|date= {{vgrelease|JP|April 26, 1991}}
|canceled=
|refs=
|release= 1991 –  [[Game Boy]]
|platform=
|notes= * {{nihongo|''Nekketsu Kōkō Soccer Bu: World Cup Hen''|熱血高校サッカー部 ワールドカップ編||''Nekketsu High School Soccer Club: World Cup Edition''}} is a Game Boy version of ''Soccer Hen'' based on the international version of the game (''Nintendo World Cup'').
}}

{{Video game titles/item
|article=
|title= Downtown Special: Kunio-kun's Historical Period Drama!
|date= {{vgrelease|JP|July 26, 1991}}
|canceled=
|refs=
|release= 1991 – [[Nintendo Entertainment System|Family Computer]]<br/>1993 – [[Game Boy]]<br/>2009 – [[Virtual Console]]<br/>2011 – Virtual Console ([[Nintendo 3DS|3DS]])
|platform=
|notes= * {{nihongo|''Downtown Special: Kunio-kun's Historical Period Drama!''|Downtown Special: Kunio-kun no Jidaigeki da yo Zen'in Shūgō! ダウンタウンスペシャルくにおくんの時代劇だよ全員集合！||''Downtown Special: It's Kunio's Period Piece, Assemble Everyone!!''}} is a follow-up to ''Downtown Nekketsu Monogatari'' in which the characters act out a period play.
* A Game Boy port was released on December 22, 1993 in Japan. This version of the game was re-released for the Virtual Console (3DS only) on June 7, 2011.
* The Famicom version of the game was released for the Virtual Console on May 12, 2009.
}}

{{Video game titles/item
|article=
|title= Nekketsu Kōkō Dodgeball Bu:<br>Kyōteki! Dodge Soldier no Maki
|date= {{vgrelease|JP|November 8, 1991}}
|canceled=
|refs=
|release= 1991 – [[Game Boy]]<br/>2011 – [[Virtual Console]] (3DS)
|platform=
|notes= * {{nihongo|''Nekketsu Kōkō Dodgeball Bu: Kyōteki! Dodge Soldier no Maki''|熱血高校ドッジボール部強敵！闘球戦士の巻||''Nekketsu High School Dodgeball Club: Fierce Rival! Episode of the Dodge Soldiers''}} is a Game Boy specific version of ''Nekketsu Kōkō Dodgeball Bu''.
* It was released for the 3DS Virtual Console in Japan on August 3, 2011.
}}

{{Video game titles/item
|article=
|title= Nekketsu Kōkō Dodgeball Bu:<br>CD Soccer Hen
|date= {{vgrelease|JP|December 20, 1991}}
|canceled=
|refs=
|release= 1991 – [[TurboGrafx-16|PC Engine]]<br/>2008 – [[Virtual Console]]
|platform=
|notes= * {{nihongo|''Nekketsu Kōkō Dodgeball Bu: CD Soccer Hen''|熱血高校ドッジボール部 CDサッカー編||''Nekketsu High School Dodgeball Club: CD Soccer Edition''}} is a version of ''Soccer Hen'' released for the PC Engine Super CD-ROM<sup>2</sup> by Naxat Soft. This version has add five national teams (France, Brazil, Argentina, Italy and Germany) in Tournament mode which is after beating the final match.
* It was released for the Virtual Console on November 4, 2008.
}}

{{Video game titles/item
|article=
|title= Go-Go! Nekketsu Hockey Club: Slip-and-Slide Madness
|date= {{vgrelease|JP|February 7, 1992}}
|canceled=
|refs=<ref>{{cite web |title=いけいけ！熱血ホッケー部「すべってころんで大乱闘」 : 概要 |url=https://www.nintendo.co.jp/wii/vc/vc_inh/vc_inh_01.html |website=Wii Virtual Console |publisher=Nintendo |access-date=December 29, 2024 |language=ja}}</ref>
|release= 1992 – [[Nintendo Entertainment System|Family Computer]]<br/>2009 – [[Virtual Console]]
|platform=
|notes= * {{nihongo|''Go Go! Nekketsu Hockey Club: Slip and Slide Madness''|Ike Ike! Nekketsu Hockey Bu: Subette Koronde Dairantō いけいけ！熱血ホッケー部「すべってころんで大乱闘」||''Go Go! Nekketsu Hockey Club: "Skate, Fall, Great Free-for-All Brawl"''}} centers around Kunio's attempt to help out his school's hockey club.
* The game was planned to be released in North America under the title of ''Crash 'n the Boys: Ice Challenge'', but was canceled. A teaser of the game was featured in ''Crash 'n the Boys: Street Challenge''.
* It was released for the Wii Virtual Console in Japan on August 18, 2009.<ref>{{cite web |title=いけいけ！熱血ホッケー部「すべってころんで大 闘」: 索引 |url=https://www.nintendo.co.jp/wii/vc/vc_inh/index.html |website=Wii Virtual Console |publisher=Nintendo |access-date=December 29, 2024 |language=ja}}</ref>
}}

{{Video game titles/item
|article=
|title= Nekketsu Kōkō Dodgeball Bu:<br>PC Soccer Hen
|date= {{vgrelease|JP|April 13, 1992}}
|canceled=
|refs=
|release= 1992 – [[TurboGrafx-16|PC Engine]]
|platform=
|notes= * {{nihongo|''Nekketsu Kōkō Dodgeball Bu: PC Soccer Hen''|熱血高校ドッジボール部 PCサッカー編||''Nekketsu High School Dodgeball Club: PC Soccer Edition''}} is a version of ''Soccer Hen'' released for the PC Engine HuCard. This version is almost identical to the PC Engine Super CD-ROM<sup>2</sup> version, but it lacks arranged soundtrack, etc.
}}

{{Video game titles/item
|article= Crash 'n' the Boys: Street Challenge
|title= Surprise! Nekketsu New Records! The Distant Gold Medal<br>Crash 'n the Boys: Street Challenge
|date= {{vgrelease|JP|June 26, 1992}}
|canceled=
|refs=
|release= 1992 – [[Nintendo Entertainment System|Family Computer]]<br/>2011 – [[Virtual Console]]
|platform=
|notes= * {{nihongo|''Surprise! Nekketsu New Records! The Distant Gold Medal''|Bikkuri Nekketsu Shinkiroku: Harukanaru Kin Medal びっくり熱血新記録 はるかなる金メダル||''Astonishing New Records of Nekketsu: The Distant Gold Medal''}} is a sequel to ''Downtown Nekketsu March''.
* It was released in North America under the title of ''[[Crash 'n the Boys: Street Challenge]]''.
* It was released for the Virtual Console in Japan on October 18, 2011.
}}

{{Video game titles/item
|article=
|title= Downtown Nekketsu Kōshinkyoku: Dokodemo Daiundōkai
|date= {{vgrelease|JP|July 24, 1992}}
|canceled=
|refs=
|release= 1992 – [[Game Boy]]<br/>2012 – [[Virtual Console]] (3DS)
|platform=
|notes= * {{nihongo|''Downtown Nekketsu Kōshinkyoku: Dokodemo Daiundōkai''|ダウンタウン熱血行進曲 どこでも大運動会||''Downtown Nekketsu March: The Great Portable Athletic Meet''}} is a Game Boy-specific version of ''Kōshinkyoku''.
* Released for the Virtual Console in Japan on May 16, 2012.
}}

{{Video game titles/item
|article=
|title= River City Renegade
|date= {{vgrelease|JP|August 7, 1992}}
|canceled=
|refs=
|release= 1992 – [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super Famicom]]
|platform=
|notes= * {{nihongo|''River City Renegade''|初代 熱血硬派くにおくん||''The Original Nekketsu Tough Guy Kunio''}} is the first ''Kunio-kun'' game released for the Super Famicom. It is a beat-em-up RPG set during the end of Kunio's second high school year as he and his friends take a school trip to Osaka.
}}

{{Video game titles/item
|article=
|title= Nekketsu Kōkō Dodgeball Bu:<br>MD Soccer Hen
|date= {{vgrelease|JP|August 7, 1992}}
|canceled=
|refs=
|release= 1992 – [[Mega Drive]]
|platform=
|notes= * {{nihongo|''Nekketsu Kōkō Dodgeball Bu: MD Soccer Hen''|熱血高校ドッジボール部 MDサッカー編||''Nekketsu High School Dodgeball Club: MD Soccer Edition''}} is a Mega Drive-specific version of ''Soccer Hen''. This is the only version where all the teams are playable in the 2 Player Exhibition Mode.
}}

{{Video game titles/item
|article= Nekketsu Fighting Legend
|title= Nekketsu Fighting Legend
|date= {{vgrelease|JP|December 23, 1992}}
|canceled=
|refs=
|release= 1992 – [[Nintendo Entertainment System|Family Computer]]
|platform=
|notes= * {{nihongo|''Nekketsu Fighting Legend''|Nekketsu Kakutō Densetsu 熱血格闘伝説||''Nekketsu Fighting Legend''}} is a tournament-style fighting game.
}}

{{Video game titles/item
|article=
|title= Kunio-kun's Nekketsu Soccer League
|date= {{vgrelease|JP|April 23, 1993}}
|canceled=
|refs=
|release= 1993 – [[Nintendo Entertainment System|Family Computer]]
|platform=
|notes= * {{nihongo|''Kunio-kun's Nekketsu Soccer League''|Kunio-kun no Nekketsu Soccer League くにおくんの熱血サッカーリーグ}} is the Famicom sequel to ''Soccer Story''.
}}

{{Video game titles/item
|article=
|title= Bikkuri Nekketsu Shinkiroku: Dokodemo Kin Medal
|date= {{vgrelease|JP|July 16, 1993}}
|canceled=
|refs=
|release= 1993 – [[Game Boy]]<br/>2011 – [[Virtual Console]] (3DS)
|platform=
|notes= * {{nihongo|''Bikkuri Nekketsu Shinkiroku: Dokodemo Kin Medal''|びっくり熱血新記録！どこでも金メダル||''The Astonishing New Records of Nekketsu: Portable Gold Medal''}} is a Game Boy-specific version of ''Shinkiroku''. It also features umbrella that replaces Swimming event from the Famicom version.
* It was released for the 3DS Virtual Console in Japan on November 9, 2011.
}}

{{Video game titles/item
|article=
|title= Kunio's Dodgeball Time, C'mon Guys!
|date= {{vgrelease|JP|August 6, 1993}}
|canceled=
|refs=
|release= 1993 – [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super Famicom]]
|platform=
|notes= * {{nihongo|''Kunio's Dodgeball Time, C'mon Guys!''|くにおくんのドッジボールだよ全員集合！||''It's Kunio's Dodgeball, Assemble Everyone!''}} is the Super Famicom sequel to the original ''Dodgeball'' for the Famicom.
* It was released outside Japan for the Nintendo Switch in September 18, 2024 through the [[Nintendo Classics]] service without an English localization.
}}

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|article=
|title= Nekketsu! Street Basketball: All-Out Dunk Heroes
|date= {{vgrelease|JP|December 17, 1993}}
|canceled=
|refs=
|release= 1993 – [[Nintendo Entertainment System|Family Computer]]
|platform=
|notes= * {{nihongo|''Nekketsu! Street Basketball: All Out Dunk Heroes''|Nekketsu! Street Basket: Ganbare Dunk Heroes 熱血！すとりーとバスケット ～がんばれDunkHeroes～|}} is the final ''Kunio-kun'' game for the Family Computer.
}}

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|article=
|title= Downtown River City Baseball Story
|date= {{vgrelease|JP|December 17, 1993}}
|canceled=
|refs=
|release= 1993 – [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super Famicom]]
|platform=
|notes= * {{nihongo|''Downtown River City Baseball Story''|ダウンタウン熱血べーすぼーる物語 野球で勝負だ！くにおくん||''The Baseball Tale of Downtown Nekketsu: It's a Baseball Match! Kunio-kun''}} is the third ''Kunio'' game for the Super Famicom. This was the first and only game (until ''Riki Densetsu'' was released in 2012) in the ''Downtown Nekketsu'' series where Kunio is not the main character.
}}

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|article= River City Girls Zero
|title= Shin Nekketsu Kōha: Kunio-tachi no Banka
|date= {{vgrelease|JP|April 29, 1994}}{{vgrelease|WW|February 14, 2022}}
|canceled=
|refs=<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gematsu.com/2021/06/river-city-girls-zero-announced-for-switch-additional-platforms|title=River City Girls Zero announced for Switch, additional platforms |website=Gematsu|date=14 June 2021 |access-date=June 14, 2021}}</ref>
|release= 1994 – [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super Famicom]]<br />2022 – [[Nintendo Switch]], [[PlayStation 4]], [[PlayStation 5]], [[Xbox One]], [[Microsoft Windows]]
|platform=
|notes= * {{nihongo|''Shin Nekketsu Kōha: Kunio-tachi no Banka''|新・熱血硬派 くにおたちの挽歌||''The New Nekketsu Tough Guy: The Elegy of Kunio and Co.''}} is the fourth ''Kunio'' game for the Super Famicom. It is chronologically set between ''Nekketsu Renegade Kunio-Kun'' and ''Downtown Nekketsu Story''.
* Has been re-released and localized by [[WayForward]] as ''River City Girls Zero'', with a physical version by Limited Run Games.
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|article=
|title= Kunio's Oden
|date= {{vgrelease|JP|May 27, 1994}}
|canceled=
|refs=
|release= 1994 – [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super Famicom]]
|platform=
|notes= * {{nihongo|''Kunio's Oden''|くにおのおでん}} is the final ''Kunio'' game for the Super Famicom.
}}

{{Video game titles/item
|article=
|title= Nekketsu! Beach Volley da yo: Kunio-kun
|date= {{vgrelease|JP|July 29, 1994}}
|canceled=
|refs=
|release= 1994 – [[Game Boy]]
|platform=
|notes= * {{nihongo|''Nekketsu! Beach Volley da yo: Kunio-kun''|熱血！ビーチバレーだよ くにおくん}} is the last ''Kunio'' game for Game Boy.
}}

{{Video game titles/item
|article= Super Dodge Ball (Neo Geo)
|title= Kunio no Nekketsu Dodgeball Densetsu
|date= 1996
|canceled=
|refs=
|release= 1996 – [[Neo Geo (system)|Neo Geo]]
|platform=
|notes= * {{nihongo|''Kunio no Nekketsu Dodgeball Densetsu''|くにおの熱血闘球伝説}}, known in English as ''Super Dodge Ball'' is the final ''Kunio'' game released by Technōs Japan before the company went out of business. The game was never formally released in Japan and only saw limited release as an MVS-only Neo-Geo release in North America.
* Co-published and co-distributed with [[SNK]].
}}

{{Video game titles/item
|article= River City Ransom EX
|title= Downtown Nekketsu Monogatari EX<br>(ダウンタウン熱血物語 EX)
|date= {{vgrelease|JP|March 5, 2004}}
|canceled=
|refs=
|release= 2004 – [[Game Boy Advance]]
|platform=
|notes= * The first ''Kunio'' game produced by Million.
* Remake of ''Downtown Nekketsu Story''.
* Released in North America as ''River City Ransom EX''.
}}

{{Video game titles/item
|article=
|title= Kunio-kun Nekketsu Collection 1<br>(くにおくん熱血コレクション 1)
|date= {{vgrelease|JP|August 25, 2005}}
|canceled=
|refs=
|release= 2005 – [[Game Boy Advance]]
|platform=
|notes= * 2-in-1 compilation which includes the Famicom versions of ''Nekketsu High School Dodgeball Club'' and ''Nekketsu! Street Basketball''.
}}

{{Video game titles/item
|article=
|title= Kunio-kun Nekketsu Collection 2<br>(くにおくん熱血コレクション 2)
|date= {{vgrelease|JP|October 27, 2005}}
|canceled=
|refs=
|release= 2005 – [[Game Boy Advance]]
|platform=
|notes= * 2-in-1 compilation which includes the Famicom versions of ''Nekketsu High School Dodgeball Club: Soccer Story'' and ''Downtown Nekketsu March''.
}}

{{Video game titles/item
|article=
|title= Kunio-kun Nekketsu Collection 3<br>(くにおくん熱血コレクション 3)
|date= {{vgrelease|JP|February 16, 2006}}
|canceled=
|refs=
|release= 2006 – [[Game Boy Advance]]
|platform=
|notes= * 2-in-1 compilation which includes the Famicom versions of ''Downtown Special'' and ''Nekketsu Hockey Club''.
}}

{{Video game titles/item
|article=
|title= River City Dodge Ball All Stars!&excl;
|date= 2007
|canceled=
|refs= <ref>{{cite web|url=http://dol.dengeki.com/data/news/2008/3/19/8a37c9853ccbb5a3795f203d0ac48eb5.html|title=体験版を独占配信！ 熱血硬派ACTの名手・よしみつ吉田氏が本格始動!!|language=ja}}</ref>
|release= 2007 – [[Microsoft Windows]]
|platform=
|notes= * Independently published ''Dodge Ball'' game developed by Miracle Kidz, a [[dōjin]] group formed by Mitsuhiro Yoshida and Hiroyuki Sekimoto, the original game designers of ''River City Ransom'' and most of the other Famicom ''Kunio'' games.
* The Japanese title is {{nihongo|''Downtown Dodgeball da yo Zen'in Shūgō!!''|ダウンタウン ドッジボールだよ全員集合!!||"''It's Downtown Nekketsu Dodgeball, Assemble Everyone!!''"}}.
* Trial downloads (in Japanese and English) are available on Miracle Kidz' official site.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mkidz.jp/dbz/|title=Miracle Kidz／ミラクルキッズ！ ダウンタウン ドッジボールだよ全員集合!!|date=14 June 2024 |language=ja}}</ref>
}}

{{Video game titles/item
|article= Super Dodgeball Brawlers
|title= Super Dodgeball Brawlers
|date= {{vgrelease|JP|March 19, 2008}}
|canceled=
|refs=
|release= 2008 – [[Nintendo DS]]
|platform=
|notes= * Released in Japan as {{nihongo|''Chō Nekketsu Kōkō Kunio-kun Dodgeball Bu''|超熱血高校くにおくんドッジボール部||''Super Nekketsu High School Kunio's Dodgeball Club''}}.
* ''Super Dodge Ball'' sequel developed by [[Arc System Works]].
}}

{{Video game titles/item
|article=
|title= Nekketsu Dodgeball Bu i<br>(熱血ドッジボール部i)
|date= {{vgrelease|JP|March 25, 2008}}
|canceled=
|refs=<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gameinfo.yahoo.co.jp/news/dol/23791.html|title=Yahoo!ゲーム – iアプリ『熱血高校ドッジボール部対戦版』が本日配信スタート！|language=ja}}{{Dead link|date=February 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes}}</ref>
|release= 2008 – [[i-mode]]
|platform=
|notes=
}}

{{Video game titles/item
|article=
|title= Nekketsu Kōkō! Kunio-kun Online<br>(熱血高校！ くにおくん オンライン)
|date= 2008 (closed), October 22, 2010<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kunioworld.gamengame.com/|script-title=ja:熱血高校オンライン:山田の復讐|language=ja|access-date=2011-01-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101226170539/http://kunioworld.gamengame.com/|archive-date=2010-12-26|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|canceled=
|refs=
|release= 2008 – [[Microsoft Windows]]
|platform=
|notes= * Online game developed by Windysoft which began closed beta testing in 2008 until October 22, 2010.
}}

{{Video game titles/item
|article=
|title= Downtown Smash Dodgeball
|date= {{vgrelease|JP|August 25, 2009|NA|August 25, 2009}}
|canceled=
|refs=
|release= 2009 – [[Xbox 360]]
|platform=
|notes= * Released in Japan as ''Downtown Gekitotsu Dodgeball!'', and the second ''Dodge Ball'' game developed by Miracle Kidz.
}}

{{Video game titles/item
|article=
|title= River City Super Sports Challenge
|date= {{vgrelease|JP|February 4, 2010|NA|October 12, 2010}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.neowing.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=NTR-P-BUDJ|title=[NDS] くにおくんの超熱血! 大運動会 [NDS] / ゲーム – Neowing|language=ja}}</ref>
|canceled=
|refs=
|release= 2010 – [[Nintendo DS]]
|platform=
|notes= * Released in Japan as ''Kunio-kun no Chō Nekketsu! Daiundōkai'' (くにおくんの超熱血! 大運動会).
* A follow-up to ''Downtown Nekketsu March'' was developed by Arc System Works, but the game does not follows the plot of its predecessors. Instead, the game is likely a new storyline than a sequel. This is also the first ''Kunio'' game to features Mission mode.
}}

{{Video game titles/item
|article= River City Soccer Hooligans
|title= River City Soccer Hooligans
|date= {{vgrelease|JP|May 27, 2010|NA|June 9, 2010}}
|canceled=
|refs=<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kuniokun.jp/soccer/|title=KunioKun – Kunio-Kun no Chou Nekketsu Soccer League Plus|website=Kunio-kun|access-date=July 15, 2019}}</ref>
|release= 2010 – [[Nintendo DS]]
|platform=
|notes= * Released in Japan as ''Kunio-Kun no Chō Nekketsu! Soccer League Plus – World Hyper Cup Hen'' (くにおくんの超熱血! サッカーリーグぷらすワールド・ハイパー・カップ編).
* A follow-up to ''Nekketsu High School Dodgeball Club: Soccer Story'' (known as ''Nintendo World Cup'' in internationally), although the game is not a direct sequel. Instead, it was continuing from ''River City Super Sports Challenge'', and that Michael Tobioka returns (along with Stanislav and Sierra).
}}

{{Video game titles/item
|article=
|title= Downtown Nekketsu Dodgeball (ダウンタウン熱血どっじぼーる)
|date= {{vgrelease|JP|July 12, 2011}}
|canceled=
|refs=<ref>{{cite web |title=ダウンタウン熱血どっじぼーる Wii Ware (ARCHIVED) |url=http://www.nintendo.co.jp/wii/wiiware/wkuj/ |website=Nintendo Japan |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131024042455/http://www.nintendo.co.jp/wii/wiiware/wkuj/ |access-date=14 August 2021|archive-date=2013-10-24}}</ref>
|release= 2011 – [[WiiWare]]
|platform=
|notes= * The third ''Dodge Ball'' game developed by Miracle Kidz. Unlike the first two ''Dodge Ball'' games, Million had involvement in the development of this game.
}}

{{Video game titles/item
|article=
|title= Nekketsu Kōha Kunio-Kun Special
|date= {{vgrelease|JP|December 15, 2011|KOR|September 14, 2012}}
|canceled=
|refs=
|release= 2011/2012 – [[Nintendo 3DS]]
|platform=
|notes= * A remake of ''Nekketsu Renegade Kunio-Kun'' to celebrate the franchise's 25th anniversary. The game features characters from the ''Nekketsu Renegade'', ''Nekketsu High School'' and ''Downtown Nekketsu'' series in their Downtown Nekketsu rendition. The Double Tiger Brothers from ''Nekketsu Fighting Legend'', are also featured.
}}

{{Video game titles/item
|article=
|title= Riki Densetsu
|date= {{vgrelease|JP|December 12, 2012}}
|canceled=
|refs=
|release= 2012 – [[Nintendo 3DS]]
|platform=
|notes= * {{Nihongo|''Riki Densetsu''|りき伝説|Legend of Riki}} is a ''Kunio-kun'' spin-off starring Kunio's rival/partner Riki as the main character. It is also the second game not to feature Kunio as the main character.
}}

{{Video game titles/item
|article= River City: Tokyo Rumble
|title= River City: Tokyo Rumble
|date= {{vgrelease|JP|August 8, 2013|NA|September 27, 2016|EU|September 27, 2016}}
|canceled=
|refs=
|release= 2013/2016 – [[Nintendo 3DS]]
|platform=
|notes= * Released in Japan as {{nihongo|''Nekketsu Kōha Kunio-Kun SP: Rantō Kyōsōkyoku''|熱血硬派くにおくんSP 乱闘協奏曲|''Hot-Blooded Tough Guy Kunio SP: Brawl Concerto''}}, it would later be released in other regions by [[Natsume Inc.]]
}}

{{Video game titles/item
|article=
|title= River City: Knights of Justice
|date= {{vgrelease|JP|April 30, 2014}} {{vgrelease|NA|June 20, 2017|EU|June 20, 2017}}
|canceled=
|refs=
|release= 2014/2017 – [[Nintendo 3DS]]
|platform=
|notes= * Released in Japan as {{nihongo|''Nekketsu Mahō Monogatari''|熱血魔法物語|''Hot-Blooded Magic Story''}}, this is a spin-off featuring characters from ''Downtown Nekketsu Story'' in a fantasy RPG setting. It was only released as a downloadable eShop title.
}}

{{Video game titles/item
|article=
|title= Kunio-Kun no Nekketsu Street
|date= {{vgrelease|JP|March 26, 2015}}
|canceled=
|refs=
|release= 2015 – [[Android (operating system)|Android]], [[iOS]]
|platform=
|notes=
}}

{{Video game titles/item
|article=
|title= Downtown Nekketsu Jidaigeki
|date= {{vgrelease|JP|May 28, 2015}}
|canceled=
|refs=
|release= 2015 – [[Nintendo 3DS]]
|platform=
|notes= * A follow-up to ''Downtown Special: Kunio-kun's Historical Period Drama!''.
}}

{{Video game titles/item
|article=
|title= River City Super Sports Challenge ~All Stars Special~
|date= {{vgrelease|JP|March 5, 2015|NA|October 28, 2015}}
|canceled=
|refs=<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.siliconera.com/2015/10/25/river-city-super-sports-challenge-all-stars-special-arrives-on-the-playstation-store-wednesday|title=River City Super Sports Challenge ~All Stars Special~ Arrives On The PlayStation Store Wednesday|website=Siliconera|date=26 October 2015 |access-date=July 15, 2019}}</ref>
|release= 2015 – [[PlayStation 3]], [[Microsoft Windows]]
|platform=
|notes= * Released in Japan as ''Downtown Nekketsu Kōshinkyoku: Soreyuke Daiundōkai ~All Star Special~'', it is a follow-up to ''Downtown Nekketsu March'' and ''River City Super Sports Challenge''. It's published by H2 Interactive outside Japan. Outside of Asia it was only released as a downloadable title.
}}

{{Video game titles/item
|article=
|title= River City: Rival Showdown
|date= {{vgrelease|JP|October 27, 2016|NA|November 21, 2017|EU|November 21, 2017}}
|canceled=
|refs=
|release= 2016/2017 – [[Nintendo 3DS]] <br /> 2023 - [[Nintendo Switch]], [[PlayStation 4]], [[Microsoft Windows]] ([[Steam (service)|Steam]])
|platform=
|notes= * Released in Japan as ''Downtown Nekketsu Monogatari SP'', it is a remake of ''Downtown Nekketsu Story'' to celebrate the franchise's 30th anniversary. It also includes a fighting game called ''Fighting of Double Dragon'' (''Double Dragon Duel'' in the English version). The 3DS version was released outside Japan by Natsume Inc.
}}

{{Video game titles/item
|article=
|title= Kunio-kun Nekketsu Complete: Famicom Hen
|date= {{vgrelease|JP|December 8, 2016}}
|canceled=
|refs=
|release= 2016 – [[Nintendo 3DS]]
|platform=
|notes= * A compilation of 11 classic Kunio Famicom games: ''Nekketsu Renegade Kunio-kun'', ''Nekketsu High School Dodgeball Club'', ''Downtown Nekketsu Story'', ''Nekketsu High School Dodgeball Club: Soccer Story'', ''Downtown Nekketsu March'', ''Kunio-kun's Historical Period Drama!'', ''Go Go! Nekketsu Hockey Club'', ''Surprise! Nekketsu New Records: The Distant Gold Medal'', ''Nekketsu Fighting Legend'', ''Kunio-kun's Nekketsu Soccer League'', and ''Nekketsu! Street Basketball''.
}}

{{Video game titles/item
|article=
|title= River City Melee: Battle Royal Special
|date= {{vgrelease|JP|December 26, 2016|NA|March 28, 2017|EU|March 28, 2017}}
|canceled=
|refs=
|release= 2016/2017 – [[PlayStation 4]], [[Microsoft Windows]]
|platform=
|notes= * Released in Japan as {{nihongo|''Downtown Rantō Kōshinkyoku: Kachinuki Kakutō SP''|ダウンタウン乱闘行進曲 かちぬきかくとうSP|''Downtown Brawl March: Win Through Fighting SP''}}, it is a follow-up to the ''Kōshinkyoku'' / ''Super Sports Challenge'' series. It is published by H2 Interactive outside Japan. It was released as a physical copy in North America by Limited Run Games, with a cover inspired by the River City Ransom cover.
}}

{{Video game titles/item
|article=
|title=River City Ransom: Underground
|date={{vgrelease|WW|February 17, 2017}}
|canceled=
|refs=
|release= 2017 – [[Linux]], [[MacOS]], [[Microsoft Windows]] ([[Steam (service)|Steam]], [[GOG.com]])
|notes= * Released as {{Nihongo|''Downtown Nekketsu Monogatari Underground''|ダウンタウン熱血物語アンダーグラウンド }} in Japan.
* Developed by Conatus Creative.
}}

{{Video game titles/item
|article=
|title=Double Dragon & Kunio-kun Retro Brawler Bundle
|date={{vgrelease|JP|December 20, 2018|WW|February 20, 2020}}
|canceled=
|refs=<ref>{{cite web|url=https://gematsu.com/2018/11/kunio-kun-the-world-classics-collection-official-trailer|title=Kunio-kun: The World Classics Collection Official trailer|website=Gematsu|date=8 November 2018 |access-date=July 15, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gematsu.com/2020/02/double-dragon-kunio-kun-retro-brawler-bundle-coming-west-for-ps4-and-switch-on-february-20|title=Double Dragon & Kunio-kun Retro Brawler Bundle coming west for PS4 and Switch on February 20|website=Gematsu|date=5 February 2020 |access-date=February 5, 2020}}</ref>
|release= 2018/2020 – [[Nintendo Switch]], [[PlayStation 4]], [[Xbox One]]<br />TBA - [[Microsoft Windows]] ([[Steam (service)|Steam]])
|platform=
|notes= * Released as ''Kunio-kun: The World Classics Collection'' in Asia.
* A compilation of classic ''Kunio'' Famicom games, it contains the 11 games from ''Kunio-kun Nekketsu Complete: Famicom Hen'' as well as the western versions of ''Renegade'', ''Super Dodge Ball'', ''River City Ransom'', ''Crash 'n' the Boys: Street Challenge'', ''Double Dragon'', ''Double Dragon II'', and ''Double Dragon III''. Online play has been added to all of these titles.
}}

{{Video game titles/item
|article=River City Girls
|title=River City Girls
|date={{vgrelease|WW|September 5, 2019}}
|canceled=
|refs=<ref>{{cite web|url=https://gematsu.com/2019/07/river-city-girls-eight-minutes-of-off-screen-gameplay|title=River City Girls – eight minutes of off-screen gameplay|website=Gematsu|date=15 July 2019 |access-date=July 15, 2019}}</ref>
|release= 2019 – [[Nintendo Switch]], [[PlayStation 4]], [[Xbox One]], [[Microsoft Windows]] ([[Steam (service)|Steam]], [[GOG.com]])<br />2020 – [[Amazon Luna]] <br />2022 – [[PlayStation 5]] <br /> 2023 – [[Android (operating system)|Android]]|[[iOS]]
|notes= * Released in Japan as {{Nihongo|''Nekketsu Kōha Kunio-kun Gaiden Ribā Shitī Gāruzu''|熱血硬派くにおくん外伝 {{ruby|River City Girls|リバーシティガールズ}}||"Hot-Blooded Tough Guy Kunio Side-Story River City Girls"}}.
* Features Kyoko and Misako as playable characters, rescuing Kunio and Riki.
* Developed by [[WayForward]] under supervision from Arc System Works. It was released as a physical copy in Asia, and in North America by Limited Run Games.
}}

{{Video game titles/item
|article=
|title=River City Melee Mach!&excl;
|date={{vgrelease|WW|October 10, 2019}}
|canceled=
|refs=<ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/y9_c3_8KljI Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20190213222627/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9_c3_8KljI&gl=US&hl=en Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9_c3_8KljI|title=Nintendo Direct 2019.2.14|date=13 February 2019 |publisher=YouTube|access-date=July 15, 2019}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
|release=2019 – [[Nintendo Switch]], [[PlayStation 4]], [[Microsoft Windows]] ([[Steam (service)|Steam]])
|notes= * Released in Japan as {{Nihongo|''Downtown Rantō Kōshinkyoku Mach''|ダウンタウン乱闘行進曲マッハ|Downtown Brawl March Mach}}, it is a brawling game that is an updated version of ''Kachinuki Kakutō SP''.
}}

{{Video game titles/item
|article=
|title=Stay Cool, Kobayashi-san! A River City Ransom Story
|date={{vgrelease|WW|November 7, 2019}}
|canceled=
|refs=<ref>{{cite web|url=https://gematsu.com/2019/09/stay-cool-kobayashi-san-a-river-city-ransom-story-announced-for-ps4-xbox-one-switch-and-pc|title=Stay Cool, Kobayashi-san!: A River City Ransom Story announced for PS4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC|website=Gematsu|date=5 September 2019 |access-date=September 19, 2019}}</ref>
|release=2019 – [[Nintendo Switch]], [[PlayStation 4]], [[Xbox One]], [[Microsoft Windows]] ([[Steam (service)|Steam]])
|notes= * {{Nihongo|''Nekketsu Kōha Kunio-kun Gaiden Ikasuze! Kobayashi-san''|熱血硬派くにおくん外伝 イカすぜ！小林さん|Hot-Blooded Tough Guy Kunio Side Story: Stay Cool, Kobayashi-san!}} is a spin-off starring Masao Kobayashi from ''Downtown Nekketsu Story'', taking place after that title.
}}

{{ Video game titles/item
|article=
|title=River City Saga: Three Kingdoms
|date={{vgrelease|JP|December 16, 2021|WW|July 21, 2022}}
|canceled=
|refs=<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gematsu.com/2021/09/kunio-kun-no-sangokushi-dayo-zeiin-shuugou-confirmed-for-ps4-switch-and-pc-first-look|title=Kunio-kun no Sangokushi dayo: Zeiin Shuugou! announced for PS4, Switch, and PC|website=Gematsu|date=7 September 2021 |access-date=September 7, 2021}}</ref>
|release=2021 - [[Nintendo Switch]]<br />2022 - [[PlayStation 4]], [[Microsoft Windows]] ([[Steam (service)|Steam]])
|notes= * Released in Japan as {{Nihongo|''Kunio-kun no Sangokushi da yo Zeiin Shūgō!''|くにおくんの三国志だよ 全員集合！|It's Kunio's Records of the Three Kingdoms: Everyone Assemble!}}, it sees familiar characters such as Guan Yu (Kunio), Liu Bei (Gouda), and Zhang Fei (Godai) run-amok in the world of ''[[Romance of the Three Kingdoms]]''.
}}

{{Video game titles/item
|article=River City Girls 2
|title=River City Girls 2
|date={{vgrelease|JP|December 1, 2022|WW|December 15, 2022}}
|canceled=
|refs=
|release= 2022 – [[Nintendo Switch]], [[PlayStation 4]], [[PlayStation 5]], [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]], [[Xbox One]], [[Xbox Series X and Series S|Xbox Series X/S]]
|notes= * Released in Japan as {{Nihongo|''Nekketsu Kōha Kunio-kun Gaiden Ribā Shitī Gāruzu 2''|熱血硬派くにおくん外伝 {{ruby|River City Girls|リバーシティガールズ}} 2||"Hot-Blooded Tough Guy Kunio Side-Story River City Girls 2"}}.
* Developed by [[WayForward]] under supervision from Arc System Works.
}}

{{Video game titles/item
|article=
|title= River City Saga: Three Kingdoms Next
|date={{vgrelease|WW|November 5, 2024}}
|canceled=
|refs= <ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-07-19 |title=Arc System Works Announces 'River City Saga: Three Kingdoms" Sequel For Switch |url=https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2024/07/arc-system-works-announces-river-city-saga-three-kingdoms-sequel-for-switch|access-date=2024-08-05|website=Nintendo Life}}</ref>
|release= 2024 – [[Nintendo Switch]], [[PlayStation 4]], [[Microsoft Windows]] ([[Steam (service)|Steam]])
* Released in Japan as {{Nihongo|''Downtown Special Kunio-kun no Sangokushi da yo [[Glossary of sumo terms#man'in onrei|Man'in Onrei]]!!''|ダウンタウンスペシャル くにおくんの三国志だよ 満員御礼！！|Downtown Special: It's Kunio's Records of the Three Kingdoms: Full House, Thank You!!}}.
* A follow up to ''River City Saga: Three Kingdoms''.
}}

{{Video game titles/item
|article=
|title=Super Technos World: River City & Technos Arcade Classics
|date={{vgrelease|WW|April 24, 2025}}
|canceled=
|refs=<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-01-22 |title=Super Technos World: River City & Technos Arcade Classics announced for PS5, Switch, and PC - Gematsu |url=https://www.gematsu.com/2025/01/super-technos-world-river-city-technos-arcade-classics-announced-for-ps5-switch-and-pc|access-date=2024-01-24|website=Gematsu}}</ref>
|release= 2025 – [[Nintendo Switch]], [[PlayStation 5]], [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]] ([[Steam (service)|Steam]])
|notes= * Released in Japan as {{Nihongo|''Technos The World: Kunio-kun & Arcade Collection''|テクノス ザ・ワールド くにおくん & アーケードコレクション}}.
* A compilation of classic ''Kunio'' and other Super Famicom and arcade games: ''River City Renegade'', ''Kunio's Dodgeball Time, C'mon Guys!'', ''Downtown River City Baseball Story ~Play Ball, Kunio!~'', ''Kunio's Oden'', ''Super Dodge Ball'' for Neo Geo, ''[[Xain'd Sleena]]'', ''China Gate'', both versions of ''[[The Combatribes]]'', ''Shadow Force'', ''SugoroQuest++ -Dicenics-'', and ''DunQuest''.
* ''SugoroQuest++ -Dicenics-'' and ''DunQuest'' are not localized in English.
}}
}}

==Characters==
The following is a list of characters appearing in most of the games, ordered by the games where they first appear.

===Main characters===
[[File:Kunio.jpg|right|thumb|128px|Kunio as he appears in ''[[River City Ransom|Downtown Nekketsu Monogatari EX]]''. In the North American version (''River City Ransom EX''), he is known as Alex.]]
* {{nihongo|'''Kunio'''|くにお}} (full name {{nihongo|'''Kunio Fu'unji'''|風雲児 くにお|Fu'unji Kunio}} in live-action series) – the protagonist of the series, Kunio serves as the guardian of Nekketsu High School against rival schools and is the captain of his school's Dodgeball team, although he excels at other sports (such as soccer and [[ice hockey]]). Kunio first appears in the original ''Nekketsu Renegade Kunio-kun'', where he is described as a second year student at Nekketsu High School (in the ''Downtown Nekketsu'' sub-series, he is described as a third year student, establishing a loose continuity between later games). His surname is never revealed, but the live-action television series lists his surname as Fu'unji.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2013-07-12/renegade-arcade-game-gets-live-action-movie-tv-series|title=Renegade Arcade Game Gets Live-Action Movie, TV Series|website=Anime News Network|access-date=July 15, 2019}}</ref> In some games (such as ''Nekketsu Hockey Club'' and ''Baseball Monogatari''), he is the only student at Nekketsu to wear an all-white uniform, while at other games everyone at Nekketsu wears white. In the localized versions, he is known as a nameless vigilante in ''Renegade'' ('''Mr. K''' in the NES version), '''Sam Powers''' in ''Super Dodge Ball'', '''Alex Kun''' in ''River City Ransom'' and some of its ports, and '''Jeff "Crash" Cooney''' in ''Crash 'n the Boys: Street Challenge''. While the protagonist of the series, Kunio also later became Technōs Japan's main mascot, appearing on the company's logo in several games and television commercials. Kunio is voiced by [[Ryō Horikawa]] in most of the games, [[Hiroyuki Satō]] in ''Dodgeball Bu: CD Soccer Hen'', and Satoru Murakami in ''Stay Cool, Kobayashi-san!''. [[Takurō Ōno]] plays Kunio in the live-action series.
* {{nihongo|'''Riki Samejima'''|鮫島 力|Samejima Riki}} – often described as Kunio's eternal rival, Riki is the guardian of Hanazono High School and the second most recurring character in the series. In the original ''Nekketsu Renegade Kunio-kun'', Riki appears as the first stage boss and serves as captain of the Hanazono dodgeball team. ''Downtown Nekketsu Story'' was the first game where Riki teams-up with Kunio (although chronologically speaking, ''Shodai'' comes first). Since then, Riki's relationship with Kunio evolved from enmity to close friendship, and he appears in the later beat-em-ups as a secondary playable character. Riki's birthdate is on May 5 and is repeating his third year in the ''Downtown Nekketsu'' sub-series. In the localized versions, he is known as '''Jack''' in ''Renegade'' and ''Super Dodge Ball'', '''Ryan Samejima''' in ''River City Ransom'', and '''Crusher''' in ''Crash 'n the Boys: Street Challenge''. Riki is voiced by [[Nobutoshi Canna]] in PC Engine version of ''Downtown Nekketsu Monogatari'' and ''Masaaki Okura in Nekketsu Dodgeball Densetsu''. In the live-action series, he is played by [[Yukihiro Takiguchi]].
* {{nihongo|'''Misako'''|みさこ|}} (full name Misako Enjōji)– a Nekketsu High student and manager of its Soccer Club, introduced in ''Nekketsu High School Dodge Ball Club: Soccer Story (Nintendo World Cup)'' when she turns to Kunio for help after some of her teammates got hospitalized from food poisoning. In ''Kunio-tachi no Banka'', she is Kunio's fighting partner and one-time love interest. She is one of the two protagonists of ''River City Girls''. Misako is voiced by [[Yumi Tōma]] in ''Dodgeball Bu: CD Soccer Hen'', [[Kayli Mills]] in ''River City Girls'', and played by Kaho Takashima in the live-action series.
*  {{nihongo|'''Kyōko'''|きょうこ}} - a Hanazono High student and Misako's best friend, introduced in ''[[River City Girls Zero]]'' as Riki's fighting partner and one-time love interest. She is one of the two protagonists of ''River City Girls'', where she is voiced by [[Kira Buckland]].

===Sanwakai===
The {{nihongo|Sanwakai|三和会|}} are a ruthless Yakuza gang that serve as the series antagonists:

* '''Sabu''': The Sanwakai head, he is introduced as a gun-wielding final boss in the original ''Nekketsu Renegade Kunio-kun''. He returns as the main antagonist in ''Kunio-tachi no Banka'', where he recruits his adiopted son Ken to frame Kunio for a hit and run accident. In ''Nekketsu Kōha Kunio-Kun SP: Rantō Kyōsōkyoku'' (''River City: Tokyo Rumble''), Sabu orchestrates a plan to conquer Tokyo and get revenge on Kunio for defeating him in the past by establishing the "Tokyo Lion Alliance". He is also a playable character in the Neo Geo version of ''Super Dodge Ball''. Sabu is the only character not to change his name, nor his appearance, in ''Renegade''. Sabu is voiced by [[Yukimasa Kishino]] in ''Nekketsu Dodgeball Densetsu''. In the ''River City Girls'' games, he is revealed to have a daughter named Sabuko and becomes the antagonist of ''River City Girls 2''.
* '''Ken''': Sabu's adopted son who is introduced in ''Kunio-tachi no Banka'', helping his father with his resemblance to Kunio to frame the latter for a hit-and-run accident that landed the real Kunio and Riki in jail before they escape and clear their names. In the ''River City Girls'' games, where he is voiced by [[Todd Haberkorn]], Ken is hostile towards his sister Sabuko while helping their father take over the town and make the protagonists' lives miserable.
* '''Sabuko''': The daughter of Sabu who is introduced in ''River City Girls'', a martial artist armed with a katana and magic. Sabuko initially leads the Sanwakai during her father's imprisonment until he escapes from the prison upon learning that she lost to Misako and Kyōko. She is voiced by [[Xanthe Huynh]].

===''Nekketsu Renegade Kunio-kun (Renegade)''===
* {{nihongo|'''Hiroshi'''|ひろし|}} – Hiroshi is Kunio's best friend in the original ''Nekketsu Renegade Kunio-kun'' game. He enrolls into Nekketsu High School during his second year and gets picked on a lot by bullies. He becomes fast friends with Kunio after Kunio defends him from his tormentors. In the arcade version of ''Nekketsu Renegade Kunio-kun'', he is beaten by a different gang at the beginning of each time, whereas in the Famicom he is kidnapped by Sabu (with no explanation given). In addition to the ''Nekketsu Renegade'' sub-series, he appears as a member of the Dodgeball Club in ''Dodgeball Club'', as well as in ''Soccer Story'' and ''Hockey Club'', where he shares the same sprite as the Sonokawa character from the ''Downtown Nekketsu'' sub-series (until he receives a new sprite in ''Kunio-kun Special''). Actor [[:ja:畠山航輔|Kōsuke Hatakeyama]] plays Hiroshi in the live-action series. He is the only character not to appear in the American versions of the ''Renegade'' games.
* '''Shinji''' – the leader of a bōsōzoku gang known as "[[Yokohama]] Funky" in ''Nekketsu Renegade Kunio-kun'' (where he is the second stage boss) and the "Blue Emperor" in ''Kunio-tachi no Banka'' (where he is a recurring boss). He also appears as a playable character in the Neo Geo version of ''Super Dodge Ball'' as well as in ''River City: Tokyo Rumble''. His counterpart in ''Renegade'' is named Joel. Shinji is voiced by [[Hisao Egawa]] in Nekketsu Dodgeball Densetsu.
* '''Misuzu''' (みすず) – a giant [[sukeban]] from the all-girl Taiyō Academy, first appearing as a stage 3 boss in ''Nekketsu Renegade Kunio-kun''. She reappears as Sabu's bodyguard in ''Kunio-tachi no Banka'', a stage 1 boss in ''River City Girls'', and is a playable character in the Neo Geo version of ''Super Dodge Ball'' and in ''River City: Tokyo Rumble''. Her counterpart in ''Renegade'' is named Kim. Misuzu is voiced by [[Keiko Yamamoto]] in Nekketsu Dodgeball Densetsu. Shu Hamada plays Misuzu in the live-action series.
* '''Tadokoro''' (田所) – an original character from the live-action series. A student of Nekketsu High for many decades, he leads a small group of delinquents who constantly harass Hiroshi until they are all defeated by Kunio. He is played by comedian [[:ja:土平ドンペイ|Donpei Tsuchihara]].

===''Nekketsu High School Dodge Ball Club (Super Dodge Ball)''===
* '''Shinichi'''
* '''Kōji''' – in ''Kunio-kun Special'', Koji is the captain of Nekketsu High's Soccer Team, but would later surrender his position to Kunio. He reappears in ''River City Renegade'' as among the students visiting Osaka.
* '''Mitsuhiro'''
* '''James''' - captain of the England team.
* '''Heilman''' – captain of the Iceland team.
* '''Njomo''' – captain of the Kenya team.
* '''Moldoff''' – captain of the USSR team who debuted in the Famicom version of ''Dodgeball Club''.
* '''William''' - Captain of the USA team

===''Downtown Nekketsu Story'' (''River City Ransom)''===
* {{nihongo|'''Mami Shimada'''|島田 真美|Shimada Mami}} (Cyndi in ''River City Ransom'') – Mami is a 2nd Year High School Student of Hanazono High and its team's cheerleader. In ''River City Ransom'', she is Riki's girlfriend who is kidnapped by Yamada when he and his gang took over River City. She also serves as a nemesis of Kyoko in ''River City Girls'', voiced by [[Sarah Anne Williams]].
* {{nihongo|'''Kazumi Hasebe'''|長谷部 和美|Hasebe Kazumi}} (Roxy Hasebe in ''River City Ransom'') – Hasebe is a 3rd Year Student Vice President of Reihou Academy and Yamada's girlfriend, warning Kunio and Riki of the Hattori Twins. In ''Downtown Nekketsu Baseball Monogatari'', she plays as the sports commentator for the game. It is said that she, Kunio, and Yamada used to attend the same school together before Kunio transferred to Nekketsu High. She also serves as Misako's nemesis in ''River City Girls'', voiced by [[Cristina Valenzuela]].
* {{nihongo|'''Kaoru Sonokawa'''|園川 薫|Sonokawa Kaoru}} (Harry in ''River City Ransom'', Conan in ''River City Ransom EX'') – 2nd Year student of Senridai High School. In an effort to make a name for himself and his school, he attacks Hanazono High, but is constantly defeated by Riki. In other Kunio-kun games, he plays as Kunio's sidekick.
* {{nihongo|'''Tsuneo Kamijō'''|上條 恒男|Kamijō Tsuneo}} and {{nihongo|'''Noriyuki Yamamoto'''|山本 憲之|Yamamoto Noriyuki}} (Benny and Clyde in ''River City Ransom'') – co-leaders of Kagemura Academy.
* {{nihongo|'''Yasuo Sawaguchi'''|沢口 靖夫|Sawaguchi Yasuo}} (Moose in ''River City Ransom'') – self-proclaimed No. 2 man of Hakutaka Industry High School. He is the game's first boss.
* {{nihongo|'''Naritaka Nishimura'''|西村 成孝|Nishimura Naritaka}} (Rocky "Rocko" Baldwin IV in ''River City Ransom'', Baldy in ''Crash 'n the Boys: Street Challenge'') – the No. 1 man of Hakutaka Industries High School. Despite his plump size and wearing large glasses, Nishimura is a formidable fighter.
* {{nihongo|'''Masao Kobayashi'''|小林 政男|Kobayashi Masao}} (Thor in ''River City Ransom'', Monty in ''Crash 'n the Boys: Street Challenge'') – leader of the "Four Devas" (Zombies in the English version), a group of some of the most feared fighters from Reihou Academy under Onizuka. He is the main character in spin-off ''Stay Cool, Kobayashi-san!'', voiced by [[Ryūichi Kijima]].
* {{nihongo|'''Shun Mochizuki'''|望月 駿|Mochizuki Shun}} (Turk in ''River City Ransom'', Wheels in ''Crash 'n the Boys: Street Challenge'') – one of the "Four Devas" of Reihou Academy, he is known for his quickness in combat.
* {{nihongo|'''Kiyofumi Taira'''|平 清文|Taira Kiyofumi}} (Mojo in ''River City Ransom'') – one of the "Four Devas" of Reihou Academy.
* {{nihongo|'''Tadashi Kinoshita'''|木下 忠|Kinoshita Tadashi}} (Blade in ''River City Ransom'') – one of the "Four Devas" of Reihou Academy, he also controls Hakutaka Industries High School.
* {{nihongo|'''Tsuyoshi Gōda'''|豪田 剛|Gōda Tsuyoshi}} (Ivan Popov in ''River City Ransom'', Sprecks in ''Crash 'n the Boys: Street Challenge'') – student of Horyou High School, he guards the entry gates of Reihou Academy. Although a tough fighter, he has a kind heart and has a sense of justice.
* {{nihongo|'''Takashi Onizuka'''|鬼塚 崇|Onizuka Takashi}} (Otis in ''River City Ransom'') – guards the Gymnasium of Reihou Academy. He is the former Student President of Reihou Academy and leads the "Four Devas".
* {{nihongo|'''Susumu Godai'''|五代 奨|Godai Susumu}} (Tex Swanson in ''River City Ransom'', Clint Swanson in ''Crash 'n the Boys: Street Challenge'') – boss of Tanihana High School, he guards the school hallways leading to the floor where Mami is held. He admires Goda's persona. In other ''Kunio-kun'' games, he is a friend to both Kunio and Riki.
* {{nihongo|'''Ryūichi Hattori'''|服部 竜一|Hattori Ryūichi}} and {{nihongo|'''Ryūji Hattori'''|服部 竜二|Hattori Ryūji}} (Randy and Andy Hattori in ''River City Ransom'') – the Hattori Brothers, they are also known as the "Double Dragon Twins" due to not just their resemblance to Billy and Jimmy Lee, the protagonists of the ''[[Double Dragon]]'' games (being twin brothers, having the same special moves, and having the ''Double Dragon'' theme song played whenever they appeared), but also because of their names (Ryuichi and Ryuji can be translated as "First Dragon" and "Second Dragon"). They are the strongest fighters of Reihou Academy and are the fiercest opponents of Kunio and Riki. Aside from ''River City Ransom'', the twins appeared in other ''Kunio'' games either as bosses or representing Reihou Academy as co-team captains.
* {{nihongo|'''Taiki Yamada'''|山田 大樹|Yamada Taiki}} (Slick/Simon in ''River City Ransom'', Skip in ''Crash 'n the Boys: Street Challenge'') – the main antagonist of ''River City Ransom'' and former Student President of Reihou Academy, revealed to be Kunio's timid childhood friend before transferring schools. Yamada desires revenge on Kunio for overshadowing him and having the attention of Hasebe, whom he has a crush on. Having dabbled in the dark arts, he kidnaps Mami in a scheme of getting rid of Kunio and replacing him as the number one delinquent and the franchise's new main character. In other games, Yamada plays more of a comical sidekick to Todou and the stage 2 boss of ''River City Girls''. Yamada is voiced by [[Wataru Takagi]] in the first two ''Downtown Nekketsu'' games for the PC Engine Super CD-ROM<sup>2</sup>.

===''Nekketsu High School Dodge Ball Club: Soccer Story (Nintendo World Cup)''===
* {{nihongo|'''Takashi'''|たかし|}} – goalkeeper for Nekketsu High's Soccer Team, he and Misako sought Kunio's help in leading the team to the championship.
* {{nihongo|'''Masa'''|まさ|}} – a 9th member of Nekketsu High's Soccer Team.
* {{nihongo|'''Gen'ei'''|げんえい|}} – the last member of Nekketsu High's Soccer Team, who joins Kunio and his team after they won in semi-final match. He reappears in ''Shodai Nekketsu Kouha Kunio-kun'' as among the students visiting Osaka.
* {{nihongo|'''Takayuki Yoritsune'''|よりつね たかゆき|}} – captain of Hattori Academy's Soccer Team from the semi-final match. He, and other team captains from the game, would later join Kunio to represent Japan in ''Nekketsu Soccer League''. His handsome looks and superb skill has made him popular among female students. The same guy later returns in ''Super Sports Challenge'' as an unlocking team and again, reprises his role as the member of Nekketsu FC team in ''Soccer Hooligans''. He also appears in ''Kunio-kun Special''.

===''Downtown Nekketsu March: Super-Awesome Field Day!''===
* {{nihongo|'''Mamoru Tōdō'''|藤堂 護|Tōdō Mamoru}} (Theodore "Todd" Thornley in ''Crash 'n the Boys: Street Challenge'', Titus in ''River City Ransom EX'') – the current Student President of Reihou Academy. A man of extreme wealth, he has a huge dislike for Kunio and makes attempts to humiliate him in Downtown Nekketsu Kōshinkyoku, and Crash n' The Boys Street Challenge. He is Yamada's superior after the latter surrendered his title of Student President to him in the aftermath of ''River City Ransom''. Tōdō is voiced by [[Hikaru Midorikawa]] in Downtown Nekketsu Kōshinkyoku (PC Engine Super CD-ROM<sup>2</sup> version).
* {{nihongo|'''Sanjūrō Sugata'''|姿 三十朗|Sugata Sanjūrō}} (Cheese in ''Crash n' The Boys: Street Challenge'', Gary in ''River City Ransom EX'') – 2nd Year Student of Nekketsu High. Like Hiroshi, he is a friend of Kunio and looks up to him for inspiration. He becomes the protagonist in ''Downtown Nekketsu Baseball Monogatari'' as the leader of the Nekketsu High Baseball team.
* {{nihongo|'''Haruka Nanase'''|七瀬 遥|Nanase Haruka}} – 2nd Year Student of Nekketsu High, he is Sugata's classmate. In ''Baseball Monogatari'', he becomes the vice-captain of the Nekketsu High Baseball team when Sugata replaces Tachibana as team captain.
* {{nihongo|'''Noboru Takamine'''|鷹峰 昇|Takamine Noboru}} – Freshman from Nekketsu High and member of the school's Judo club.
* {{nihongo|'''Kenichi Morimoto'''|森本 健一|Morimoto Kenichi}} – another Freshman from Nekketsu High and a member of the school's Drama club.
* {{nihongo|'''Hayato Ichijou'''|一条 勇人|Ichijou Hayato}}
* {{nihongo|'''Satomi Momozono'''|桃園 里美|Momozono Satomi}} – 2nd Year Student of Nekketsu High, she is the school's cheerleader and is also a childhood friend of Sugata. Like many of the franchise's female characters, she too has an interest in Kunio. She is a playable character in ''Nekketsu! Beach Volley da yo: Kunio-kun''.
* {{nihongo|'''Hikaru Saotome'''|五月女 光|Saotome Hikaru}} (Nate in ''Crash n' The Boys: Street Challenge'') – 2nd Year Student of Hanazono High, he is known for his handsome looks and is Sugata's rival.
* {{nihongo|'''Tōru Maeda'''|前田 亨|Maeda Tōru}} (Rick in ''River City Ransom EX'') – 3rd Year student of Hanazono High and former rival of Riki.
* {{nihongo|'''Mitsuaki Yoshino'''|吉野 光明|Yoshino Mitsuaki}} (Dove in ''Crash n' The Boys: Street Challenge'')
* {{nihongo|'''Shoji Washio'''|鷲尾 修二|Washio Shoji}}
* {{nihongo|'''Kouichi Shimizu'''|清水 浩一|Shimizu Kouichi}}
* {{nihongo|'''Ryōma Hayasaka'''|早坂 良麻|Hayasaka Ryōma}} (Knors in ''Crash n' the Boys: Street Challenge'', Jesse in ''River City Ransom EX'') – a student of Reihou Academy and a close friend of Shun Mochizuki.
* {{nihongo|'''Kyosuke Otonashi'''|音無 京助|Otonashi Kyosuke}}
* {{nihongo|'''Shizuka Aihara'''|藍原 静|Aihara Shizuka}} – 2nd Year student of Reihou Academy and is the team's Cheerleader. She has an older sister named Megumi, who is an art teacher at Nekketsu High.
* {{nihongo|'''Jūzō Kumada'''|熊田 重蔵|Kumada Jūzō}} (Barns in ''Crash n' The Boys Street Challenge'', Ted in ''River City Ransom EX'') – a member of the Judo club from Torashima Industries IV High School, he is in his 3rd Year.
* {{nihongo|'''Takeshi Hayami'''|速水 武士|Hayami Takeshi}} (Milo in ''Crash n' The Boys: Street Challenge'') – 2nd Year student of Hayabusa High.
* {{nihongo|'''Yūko Kirishima'''|霧島 裕子|Kirishima Yūko}} – 2nd Year student of Horyo High and is the cheerleader of the School Alliance team. She has a close relationship with the Gouda siblings.

===''Shodai Nekketsu Kōha Kunio-kun'' (River City Renegade)===
* {{nihongo|'''Yoshihiro'''|よしひろ}} – the main antagonist of ''Shodai'', an exchange student from Osaka studying at Nekketsu High, he invites Kunio and the gang to Osaka as part of a school trip during their second year. After Hiroshi was beaten by the students of Union at early in the game, Yoshihiro joins the Osaka Alliance to avenge him, but it is later revealed that Yoshihiro is a new leader of Osaka Student Union and the mastermind behind who obey the gang to dominate and taking over Japan. After he betrayed both Nekketsu High and Osaka Alliance, he is also revealed to be responsible for locked Union's old leader and orders Urabe (from Ebisu High) to capture Miho during the sewer basement.
* '''Miho Yanagisawa''' – 2nd year student of Sakurakyou High School. A friend of Hiroshi's, she warns Kunio of the Osaka Student Union, a gang of juvenile delinquents, and their plan to take over Japan. She is voiced by [[JaidenAnimations|Jaiden Dittfach]] in ''River City Girls 2''.
* '''Masaki Yanagisawa''' – one of the four Osaka Student Union's heavenly kings, and Miho's older brother.

===''Go Go! Nekketsu Hockey Club: Slip-and-Slide Madness''===
* '''Yōichi''' – the team captain of Nekketsu High's Hockey Team, he seeks Kunio's help in improving and strengthening the Hockey Team and win the championship. He also makes a cameo appearance in the opening intro of ''Nekketsu Kakutō Densetsu''.
* '''Kaori''' – reporter for Nekketsu High's school newspaper, she provides reports of the Hockey Team's progress in the game and is secretly in love with Yoichi.
* '''Tooru''' – captain of Nekketsu High's Kendo Club.
* '''Youko''' – captain of the Yurikaoka Hockey Club as well as the Association of Magic. A hard working student, she is a good friend of Kunio and accepts the latter's challenge to a hockey match.
* {{nihongo|'''Tobiyama'''|とびやま|}} – captain of the Daisetsuzan High School Hockey Club, he and his team fought against Team Nekketsu during the final match in Scenario Mode. His extraordinary skill allowed him to be drafted as a professional player for the Canadian Team. This character would later appear in ''Super Sports Challenge'', and ''Kunio-Kun Special''.

===''Surprise! Nekketsu New Records! The Distant Gold Medal / Crash 'n The Boys: Street Challenge''===
* {{nihongo|'''Johnny'''|ジョニー|Jonī}} – student and captain of the Oklahoma High School team, he reappears in ''Nekketsu Dunk Heroes'' as one of the participants and as a friend to Kunio and Riki.
* {{nihongo|'''Raphael'''|ラファエル|Rafaeru}} – an African American student of the Oklahoma High School team and Johnny's co captain. He is replaced by Crusher in ''Crash 'N' The Boys: Street Challenge''.
* {{nihongo|'''Jimmy'''|ジミー|Jimī}} – also a student of the Oklahoma High School team, he shares the same sprite and moveset as the Hattori Twins, though with a different color. In ''Super Sports Challenge'', his design was completely different rather than shares as Hattori Twins. He's the same character as Jimmy Lee from Double Dragon
* '''Kounosuke Tōdō''' – father of Mamoru Tōdō and President of the Toudou Group. Upon hearing of his son's defeat by Kunio, Kounosuke helped organize the tournament in Surprise! Nekketsu New Records! The Distant Gold Medal.

===''Nekketsu Fighting Legend''===
* '''Toraichi''' and '''Toraji''' – they head the tournament in Nekketsu Kakutou Densetsu waiting to fight the strongest opponents in the game. They are also called the "Double Tiger Brothers" and "Saber Tigers" because of them being both twins and wear Tiger Masks in combat. They later show up in ''Super Sports Challenge'' as the captains of Martial Arts team, and ''Kunio-kun Special''. Before arrived in Modern-era, they also make a small cameo appearance in ''Kunio no Oden'' in the Vs. Mode screen.

===''Downtown Nekketsu Baseball Monogatari''===
* {{nihongo|'''Tatsumi Tachibana'''|立花 辰巳|Tachibana Tatsumi}} – an honor student and a superb athlete, he is the team captain of Nekketsu High's Baseball team. An injury on his shoulder bars him from leading Nekketsu High to Japan's National High School Baseball Tournament. This serves as a catalyst for Sugata to take his place as team captain.
* {{nihongo|'''Rika Asano'''|浅野 里佳|Asano Rika}} – Rika is referred to by her given name. She is the team manager of Nekketsu High's Baseball team and is Tatsumi's girlfriend. News of Tatsumi's injury leaves her heartbroken and unable to fulfill her duties as team manager. This motivates Sugata, who has a crush on her, to lead the Nekketsu team in the baseball tournament.
* {{nihongo|'''Kuniko Ashino'''|芦野 久仁子|Ashino Kuniko}} (Shel in ''River City Ransom EX'') – Kuniko is referred to by her given name. She takes over Rika's place as team manager of Nekketsu High's Baseball team. She is also Kunio's biggest fan and chases him whenever the opportunity arises. She has a rivalry with Hasebe.
* {{nihongo|'''Kōjirō Murasaki'''|紫 小次朗|Murasaki Kōjirō}} – 3rd Year student of Horyo Academy, his flowing violet hair and skills with the sword earned him the nickname "The Beautiful Swordsman". Gouda's sister, Saori, is in love with him.
* {{nihongo|'''Raiji Tsuge'''|柘植 雷二|Tsuge Raiji}} – 3rd Year student of Fukubu Academy, he is Murasaki's childhood friend as well as his rival in terms of skills with the sword. His skill in the martial arts also rivals that of the Hattori Twins.
* {{nihongo|'''Tsukasa Mochizuki'''|望月司|Mochizuki Tsukasa}} – Freshman student of Fukubu Academy, he is the younger brother of Shun Mochizuki, one of the bosses in River City Ransom.

===''Downtown Nekketsu Monogatari EX'' (''River City Ransom EX'')===
* {{nihongo|'''Shō Himada'''|火間田 翔|Himada Shō}} (Rex in ''River City Ransom EX'') – a member of Torashima Industries IV High School's Cheerleading Club.
* {{nihongo|'''Saori Gōda'''|豪田 砂織|Gōda Saori}} (Abby in ''River City Ransom EX'') – Saori is referred to by her given name. She is a younger sister of Tsuyoshi Gōda.
* '''Shōko''' (Jenny in ''River City Ransom EX'')

===''Kunio-kun no Chou Nekketsu! Daiundoukai''===
* '''Michael Tobioka''' – the founder of the Tobioka Conglomerate, who sends a challenging letter to Kunio after reading about him on the Internet. He later appears in ''Soccer Hooligans'' alongside Sierra and Stanislav. 
* {{nihongo|'''Tomorin'''|ともりん|}} – an idol working for Arc TV.
* {{nihongo|'''Sierra'''|シエラ|}} – an aide of Michael Tobioka.
* '''Stanislav''' – a scientist working for Tobioka Conglomerate.

===''Nekketsu Kōha Kunio-Kun Special''===
* '''Yuya & Toshio''' – students of Class 2-E from Nekketsu High, they are first seen bullying Hiroshi at the back of the school in the beginning of the game. After suffering defeat by Kunio twice, they seek help from Hanazono High.
* '''Madoka''' – Kunio's teacher from Nekketsu High.
* '''Kouchyo''' – principal of Nekketsu High.
* '''Wataru''' – the No.2 man of Hanazono High, he is approached by Yuya and Toshio who seek help in defeating Kunio.

===''Riki Densetsu''===
* '''Sakata''' – 3rd Year Student of Hanazono High, serves as a subordinate of Riki.
* '''Megumi & Gonda''' – teachers of Hanazono High.
* '''Mikoto''' – a subordinate of Shinji and member of the Blue Emperor gang.
* '''Okada''' – leader of the "Mushamonzen" (武赦紋漸) gang consisting of 50 people, he is believed to be responsible for Riki's frame-up in the game.

===''Nekketsu Kōha Kunio-Kun SP: Rantō Kyōsōkyoku'' (''River City: Tokyo Rumble'')===
* '''Shirogane''' – member of the Tokyo Lion Alliance who holds the title "Silver Lion". He originally ran in Shinji's Blue Emperors until his close friend died in a motorcycle crash.
* '''Oda''' – member of the Tokyo Lion Alliance who holds the title "Demon Lion". A muscular man wearing a hockey mask, Oda does not talk much but lets his strength speak for itself.
* '''Benibayashi''' – member of the Tokyo Lion Alliance who holds the title "Rouge Lion". The only female leader, she uses her beauty and ballerina-trained movements to beguile enemies.
* '''Ukyo Azuma & Sakyo Azuma''' – members of the Tokyo Lion Alliance who hold the title "Twin Lions". They are identical twins (save for Ukyo's facial scar) who move and fight in perfect sync.
* '''Kaneda''' – member of the Tokyo Lion Alliance who holds the title "Gold Lion". A successful businessman with a love for fighting, he joined the Lion Alliance solely for personal amusement.
* '''Shigematsu''' – leader of the Tokyo Lion Alliance who holds the title "Ultra Lion", he plans to lead the Lion Alliance into ruling all of Tokyo.
* '''Lee''' – Sabu's older brother, who runs the Triads in Hong Kong, he and Sabu orchestrate a plan to get revenge on Kunio for his previous humiliation of the Sanwakai by establishing the Tokyo Lion Alliance.

=== ''River City Girls'' series===
* '''Hibari''': A fashion designer who runs a clothing line in Uptown, she dons a Gothic-themed Kimono as her outfit and is the game's 3rd boss.
* '''Noize''': A rock star who Kyoko befriended in the past and is the game's 5th boss. Her real name is Nozomi.
* '''[[Marian Kelly]]''': A character from the ''[[Double Dragon]]'' series, a student and love interest of the martial twins William "Billy" Lee and James "Jimmy" Lee before she worked out to cease being their damsel in distress. She joins Misako and Kyōko after they snapped her out of the yakuza's brainwashing.
* '''Provie''': A character originally introduced in ''River City Ransom: Underground'', she attacks Misako and Kyōko after mistaking them as Sabu's henchmen and believing they kidnapped her friend Chris. After Misako and Kyōko defeat her and clear up the misunderstanding, Provie joins them to help free River City from the Yakuza.
* '''Tsuiko''': An influencer that Sabu's gang paid to hack into Misako and Kyōko's accounts.
* '''Blaire''': An anti-social witch that Sabu's gang paid to brainwash people into doing their dirty work.
* '''Primo''': A famous celebrity chef hired by Sabu's gang to cook special food to mind control the students of River City High.
* '''Chris''': A character originally introduced in ''River City Ransom: Underground'' 
* '''Paul''': A character originally introduced in ''River City Ransom: Underground''

==Manga==
A gag [[manga]] based on the video games was produced titled {{nihongo|'''''Ore wa Otoko Da! Kunio-kun'''''|おれは男だ! くにおくん}}. The manga was illustrated by Kosaku Anakubo and was serialized in the monthly anthology ''[[CoroCoro Comic]]'' from 1991 to 1996, lasting 11 collected editions. ''Ore wa Otoko Da!'' was awarded the [[Shogakukan Manga Award]] for [[Children's anime and manga|children's manga]] in 1995.<ref name="ShogakukanAward">{{cite web|url=http://comics.shogakukan.co.jp/mangasho/rist.html |script-title=ja:小学館漫画賞：歴代受賞者 |publisher=Shogakukan |language=ja |access-date=2007-08-19 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929094941/http://comics.shogakukan.co.jp/mangasho/rist.html |archive-date=2007-09-29}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://kuniokun.jp/ ''Kunio-kun'' series portal] at [http://www.arcsystemworks.jp/ Arc System Works] {{in lang|ja}}
* {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20110529165245/http://www.jap-sai.com/Games/Nekketsu_Koha_Kunio-kun/Kunio-kun_Series.htm ''Kunio-kun'' series]}} at {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20110114171128/http://jap-sai.com/ Jap-Sai]}}
* [http://mkidz.jp/ Miracle Kidz] – a [[dōjin soft]] developing team founded by Mitsuhiro Yoshida and Hiroyuki Sekimoto, the original developers of the ''Downtown Nekketsu'' series {{in lang|ja}}
* [http://wind.ap.teacup.com/kishi/ Yoshihisa Kishimoto's personal website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210813053322/http://wind.ap.teacup.com/kishi/|date=2021-08-13}} {{in lang|ja}}

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