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New Arcadia Magazine tier listing(according to top players in Japan):

NOTE: This is solely based on the opinion of Japanese players. More often than not, it is always different from American and Korean tier listings. So keep that in mind!(Special thanks to Mirai for the translation).

The Japanese players that were part of the tier list project are: Kill, Gekitetsu, KEN, Ko-ta, Shamo-Ken, Suzuki, Zekusu, Souten, Taizo, TAKI, Kenbou, Tissuemon, TOC, Nao-King, Nobu, Hattari, Hamaha, Hiza-Master, Hiro, Buriburi, Funba, Mapu, Matador, Mister, Miya, Mainstreet Ryu, Yuu, Yukki, Yoshihiro, Razania, and Ryukei.

The article also states that the ranking was decided based on the following aspects:
1) Combo damage and the usefullness of the combo starter/launcher.
2) Wall game.
3) Punishing and whiff punishing.
4) Mixups after throws.
5) Risk and reward of certain moves when attacking.
6) Good moves to throw out.

HOW THE RANKING IS LISTED:
CHARACTER NAME, GOOD MATCH-UPS, BAD MATCH-UPS

RANK S+
1) Heihachi
GOOD: Julia, Kazuya
BAD: Devil Jin, Ganryu

2) Devil Jin
GOOD: Kazuya, Steve
BAD: Jack-5, Ganryu

RANK S
3) Julia
GOOD: Ganryu, Eddy/Christie
BAD: Heihachi, Steve

4) Kazuya
GOOD: Steve, Feng
BAD: Heihachi, Ganryu

5) Steve
GOOD: Julia
BAD: Devil Jin, Kazuya

6) Feng
GOOD: Ganryu
BAD: Devil Jin, Kazuya

7) Lei
GOOD: Marduk, Jack-5
BAD: Heihachi, Feng

RANK S-
8) Jack-5
GOOD: Devil Jin
BAD: Eddy/Christie

9) Ganryu
GOOD: Heihachi, Devil Jin, Kazuya
BAD: Feng, Julia

RANK A+
10) King
GOOD: Lee, Asuka
BAD: Steve, Julia

11) Anna
GOOD: Steve, Eddy/Christie
BAD: Lili, Raven

RANK A
12) Law
GOOD: Jack-5, Armor King
BAD: Heihachi, Kazuya

13) Bryan
GOOD: Jack-5, Eddy/Christie
BAD: Xiaoyu, Lei

RANK A-
14) Baek
GOOD: Ganryu, Anna
BAD: Steve

15) Marduk
GOOD: Jack-5, Baek
BAD: Lei, Eddy/Christie

16) Eddy/Christie
GOOD: Jack-5, Lei
BAD: Feng, Julia

17) Lee
GOOD: Feng, Anna
BAD: Jack-5, King

18) Asuka
GOOD: Ganryu, Paul
BAD: Julia, Steve

RANK B+
19) Lili
GOOD: Anna, Marduk
BAD: Feng, Asuka

20) Jin
GOOD: Lei, Armor King
BAD: Julia, Jack-5

21) Xiaoyu
GOOD: Bryan, Asuka
BAD: Julia, Lili

RANK B
22) Raven
GOOD: Ganryu, Anna
BAD: Heihachi, Jack-5

23) Roger Jr.
GOOD: Ganryu
BAD: Jack-5

24) Armor King
GOOD: Jack-5, Eddy/Christie
BAD: Devil Jin, Kazuya

25) Paul
GOOD: Asuka, Lili
BAD: Heihachi, Bryan

26) Hwoarang
GOOD: Marduk, Anna
BAD: Heihachi, Lei

RANK B-
27) Yoshimitsu
GOOD: Marduk, Raven
BAD: Heihachi, Feng Wei

28) Nina
GOOD: Marduk, Kuma/Panda
BAD: Devil Jin, Kazuya, Heihachi, Steve

29) Dragunov
GOOD: None
BAD: Heihachi, Xiaoyu

30) Wang
GOOD: Yoshimitsu
BAD: Heihachi, Ganryu

31) Bruce
GOOD: None.
BAD: Devil Jin, Julia

RANK C
32) Kuma/Panda
GOOD: Jack-5, Ganryu
BAD: Xiaoyu, Anna

NOTE: The tier listing also states that Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection is the most balanced Tekken game yet. Even though there are tier listings, any character can beat anyone.

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