Virtua Fighter: Round 1 (1999)

Based on the popular video game fighter of the same name, VF is, of course, an action filled series with a surprising sense of humor. We encounter Akira, the hero of the series, in the first episode at a restaurant, eating so much that he isn't paying attention to what is going on around him. Unfortunately, what he doesn't notice is that Pai, a young woman embroiled in a bitter battle with her mob connected family, is being chased through the restaurant by two attackers. However. once alerted to the situation by the restaurant's owner, Akira rescues Pai, and unwittingly ends up entwining his life with hers. Contains episodes 1-13.