Since its inception in 1996, the Dead or Alive franchise has been just as much about its fighting game roots as it has been about the huge amount of fan service and sex appeal that its cast displays.

Koei Tecmo supports fanart of their IPs but limits inappropriate content. The company removed 200-300 doujinshi and 2,000-3,000 fanart pieces annually. The company views characters in Dead or Alive as ...

A number of fighters are invited to DOA, an invitational martial arts contest. They travel to the tournament island by plane, until they have to jump out mid-flight with parachutes, and then have ...

Koei Tecmo refers to Dead or Alive characters as "like daughters," despite the series' sexy content. Koei Tecmo sponsors fan events but has taken down thousands of fan projects annually.

Dead or Alive publisher requests between 2,000 and 3,000 takedowns on works of inappropriate fan art annually because it thinks of the game's characters 'like daughters' ...

Koei Tecmo said it has taken "strict action" against thousands of provocative Dead or Alive fanart images because the characters are "like daughters" to their creators. And the scale is not to be ...