Yu vs Akihiko

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Discuss the matchup here. Any useful information from the old forums will also transfer here.

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 Barzorx from the Akihiko Forums

In my opinion this is a pretty even match. Probably 5-5. Reasons are that, although narukami's range and pressure is far stronger than akihiko's, most of akihiko's combos work optimally on him - this means that at a high level match with precise combo making and quick right decisions, akihiko evens the field and he evens it FAST. 

 

It is massively important to understand that as an akihiko player you have to be as patient as you can get. Dont push buttons. On wake up, block, and be patient. Sooner or later he'll do a backdash from his pressure and thats your time to get out. If he doesn a command grab, DP it. But be patient. If you think about it, he doesn't have that many options, they just seem scary because of how fast, and wide his pressure is.

 

If he hits your with a random raging lion, do NOT dp. It's a bait. Wait it out. Sometimes even after getting raging lion'd, grab him since they'll often bait for the dp. Use fuzzy guard OS when he's close doing 2/5A pressure and you'll be fine. Well read persona attacks can also be parried to get out of his pressure.