The adaptation will never be canon to the source material, right? Street Fighter II V is an Anime series that had deviated greatly from the video games. It was a 1995 cartoon that came in way before Cammy's rather bizarre original as a modified clone of M. Bison in Street Fighter Alpha 3 - a game that came AFTER this series. Amazing was that the American Street Fighter cartoon was also aired in 1995 with Guile as the protagonist. This was one series that de-aged the main protagonists Ryu and Ken to just teenagers, Chun Li isn't even a detective (yet) and is still a struggling reporter. Other non-canon elements include a Ken and Chun Li shipping all the while the former is married to Eliza (Guile's sister-in-law) in the games. You don't see the Hadouken used UNTIL the series end.
What's the whole point of having ONE SEASON before the Hadouken was used? Granted, this isn't game canon. Notice that many of the projectile-based characters here DO NOT use their projectiles. Chun Li can't even fire her Kikouken and Guile doesn't even have a sonic boom. It takes less than a second to fire a Hadouken but this series makes it that hard to master it. Ryu would have to learn the power of the Hadouken (and later Ken would use Hadou power into his Shoryuken). Rather than standard melee attacks - the two moves that are later placed at the end of the series are the Hadouken (fireball) and the flaming Shoryuken (which Ken is known for). Ryu has better Hadokens while Ken has a more powerful Shoryuken in later games. Ken's Hadouken also has a decreased range in the Marvel vs. Capcom series while he gets a more powerful Shoryuken.
I guess the purpose of taking a lot of time before the Hadouken is even learned. Think about Goku in Dragon Ball where learning even the basic Kamehameha actually takes time and focus. The show treats the Hadouken not as a melee projectile attack but in the same league as the Kamehameha. Granted, Ryu and Ken are still teenagers (as shown in Guile's dialogue with their first fight). Guile says, "Shouldn't you be home studying?" I still find it realistic that Guile defeats Ryu and Ken THAT EASILY in their first fight. Guile didn't even have his Sonic Boom AT ALL! Instead, Guile shows his discipline and fighting experience as a military colonel - something that would eventually drill itself into the Hadouken plot. Ryu and Ken learn from Guile the power of mental discipline that both Ryu and Ken need to learn to unlock the legendary Hadou energy. I just love how cool Guile gets in helping the protagonists get badly needed development. Though poor Guile tends to get his ass handed over to him by Bison for a reason.
The scene where Ryu masters the Hadouken fireball is nearly a homage to Dragon Ball. The gag of the Hadouken and Kamehameha is taken a step further in the Marvel vs. Capcom series where the Shinkuu Hadouken is a beam-type super instead of a powered-up fireball. He charges up the ki and has to learn its precision before he can even use it. I really find this where the producers and writers wanted a more "realistic approach" though why take even nearly one whole season? I guess the way they powered up the Hadouken as a FINISHING MOVE here makes a little more sense. Rather than spam Hadoukens (which was a cheap way to win and that's how I lost a lot of friends) - Ryu has to learn the Hadouken the very hard way while the move is given a huge power boost at the same time. It was that Hadouken and Hado Shoryuken that allowed the two teenagers to finally defeat Bison for the finale.
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