Oh yeah Akira rings a bell and that's definitely the guy I always played as, see my favourite colours have always been pink and purple... I was talking to my mom about it earlier and she also remembers the game because she'd play it with me.
Well thanks for reviving those memories, I'd completely forgot about it for about 8 years till just now. I can't really remember that much, just playing as some woman in a bikers outfit, guy with blond spiked hair and a knife, somewhat resembling Zell out of Final Fantasy VIII and then some lightning dude with ginger hair? Oh and the casual music... Bwah.
Ah sweet, you like Rival Schools... I played a demo of that years back, then rented it as I couldn't get my hands on a copy of my own sadly, I absolutely loved the game, so much better than Tekken or any other versus fighting game around at the time in my opinion.