Produced by TV Tokyo, Yomiko Advertising and TMS-Kyokuichi, it was directed by Hideki Tonokatsu, with Tsutomu Kamishiro handling series scripts, Ryō Tanaka designing the characters, Satoshi Katō serving as sound director and Kaoru Ōhori composing the music.

Targeted towards children aged 6 to 15 years old,[1] the series originally aired on TV Tokyo from October 2, 1995 to June 27, 1996.

[2] The series follows Akira Yuki and his quest to see the eight stars of heaven after he had gotten overconfident in his Bajiquan skills from his days training with his grandfather.

Akira joins up with other characters in his journey such as Pai Chan, Jacky Bryant, Lion Rafale, Kage-Maru and Shun Di to save Sarah.

"[14] A tie-in home exclusive game based on the series, Virtua Fighter Animation, was released in 1996.