#hideki okada

[frenchcurious]

Bruno Giacomelli, Kunimitsu Takahashi & Hideki Okada. - Porsche 962 CK6 - 24 Heures du Mans 1988. © Didier Laporte. - source Carros e Pilotos.

[sandreeen]

Hell Dogs Audio Commentary with Tak (Okada) and Muro's (Sakaguchi) Actors

[mymediacollection]

Hell Dogs: In the House of Bamboo (Netflix, 2022)

I look at this man and I have to stop myself from screaming. Partially because well, I've never wished so bad for a character like him to get the happy ending.

The desperation. His ideal. The very cycle that chose him, ended- but not in the way he hoped.

[busaikuknee]

a quick look back at january 2024

This year, I've decided to start keeping record of what matches I watch/what my reactions to them are, something that I'd done previously but had dropped for 2023. I'm trying out using a spreadsheet instead of a purely text document for this one. Beyond being much more pleasant for me to scroll through, this has the added benefit of letting me crunch numbers. While I don't think a lot of the nitty-gritty statistics will be of interest to anyone but myself, I thought it might be fun to do some kind of end-of-the-month write-up. Maybe I'll do one for each month, who's to say.

Anyway!

BROAD NUMBERS I ended up watching 64 matches this month, 50 of which took place this month. A large portion of those were from ittenyon week. I was kind of worn out after that and had other things I wanted to focus on, so I haven't been keeping up with anything consistently other than DDT, which made up a third of what I viewed this month. This will probably continue into the future; I have some backwatching plans. Tied for second place are NOAH and Dragongate, which also tracks. I really need to catch up on NOAH, I've barely seen anything from it since The New Year. I've also been pretty hit-or-miss with Dragongate, but I've really been enjoying getting more into it. It's fun! There are plots going on that I'm kind of invested in! Shun Skywalker is there, being the most normal man who's ever lived! Good times.

MOST APPEARANCES THROUGHOUT THE MONTH In terms of "matches that I watched this month," Danshoku Dieno and HARASHIMA tied for first place with five appearances each; for "matches that took place this month," Dieno and Hideki Okatani tied with four. As he made it to first place in both categories, that makes Danshoku Dieno the inaugural Spreadsheet Champ!

I think this is going to be one of the more interesting things to keep track of throughout the year- based on the metrics for this month, I'm going to guess that it's going to bias heavily towards people who appear often in undercard multi-mans.

MATCHES THIS MONTH I don't consider myself much of a writer nor someone with taste, so this isn't a "best of the month" list or a collection of thought-out analysis. I'm just going back through the month's viewing and picking a few things to chat about.

ULKA SASAKI VS TAKASHI SUGIURA (NOAH, JAN 1st) Spent the entire match being wildly jealous of Ulka Sasaki's hair. I have actual thoughts about the match itself—I thought it was a pretty solid showing considering it was Sasaki's first singles match and I'm definitely interested in seeing how he grows from here—but my most substantial takeaway was "Maybe I should dip-dye my hair."

KENOH VS MANABU SOYA (NOAH, JAN 1st) I've tried typing something up about this multiple times, but I feel I can't articulate my feelings properly. I'm just going to leave it at "go watch Kenoh vs Soya." Amazing performance from them both.

KAZUCHIKA OKADA VS BRYAN DANIELSON (NJPW, JAN 4th) Worked for me in all of the ways their first singles encounter didn't.

SHINGO TAKAGI VS MASAAKI MOCHIZUKI (DRAGONGATE, JAN 10th)

LUIS MANTE VS JACKY"FUNKY"KAMEI (DRAGONGATE, JAN 11th) Mante apologizing to the audience for the violence he's inflicting on Kamei and not to Kamei himself…fascinating.

HARASHIMA VS TORU OWASHI VS KAZUKI HIRATA (DDT, JAN 14th)

MAO VS BRYAN KEITH (DDT, JAN 21st)

I'm sure that Okatani vs Sakaguchi will also make this list, but I missed seeing it live and have been saving it for when I can really sit down with it. Maybe I'll watch it tonight. Additionally, while I've limited the formal list to matches that took place this January, I'd also like to recommend Tanahashi's two appearances in DDT. Very fun, very interesting to see how strongly the audience reacts to asshole heel Tanahashi.

That's it from me for now. If there are any matches you particularly enjoyed this January, let me know! I love hearing about what stuck with people. See you next month!

[masqsims4]

Gen 8 - Part 9

Glimmerbrook (The WhiteTree Coven)

WhiteTree Coven 

While the Coven had existed for many generations past this one, it was time for it to be recognized as a royal power over its dominion, while continuing its sacred practice of magic and protection. Glimmerbrook welcomes all occult, and most anyone is free to join the coven, save that they are a natural Earth occult. However, they have mostly kept their influcence and opinions out of world affairs. But they can no longer. Many good spellcasters were instrumental in taking down the Mother Plant in the First Invasion of Gen 8, and had been asked to continue to help with the fights to come.

With the High Witch Rhomari just married to her true love after surviving the first round of fighting, she’s hesitant. But perhaps her new family is all the more reason to fight when the next Invasion hits.

(from top left to right) Witch Venerable Setarish WhiteTree, Keeper Urius WhiteTree, High Witch Rhomari WhiteTree, Dark Witch Yuna Okada

(from bottom left to right) Whitney Xesuvixes (werewolf), Witch Apprentice Claudia Braie, Lady Piper WhiteTree, Lord Balder WhiteTree

Glimmerbrook Life

Life in Glimmerbrook is peaceful and magical, as one would imagine. The coven thrives and new generations look foreword to being part of their magical world when they grow. 

However, within the coven stirs a very dark power. Imari Xesuvixes, known in her circle as the Allblood, has finally finished her experimentations on other occults, making them a part of herself. As a being with all occult powers and abilities, she’s now biding her time until she can reveal herself and begin her true master plan: eradicate all royalty on the planet!

Prof. Grimoricus (servo), Keeper Apprentice Inushan WhiteThree, High Apprentice Samara WhiteTree, Witch Apprentice Genevieve Kiraseindu

Dark Witch Imari Xesuvixes (Allblood), Alistair Xesuvixes, Uzoll Xesuvixes (alien), Jaxon Xesuvixes (werewolf)

San Myshuno (New Sixam Empire/Syndicated States of Strangreix)

City life is the best life for those needing to get noticed or be closer to their business empires. They have also been great places to raise families. Not long after the Final Battle of Gen 6, the divided city scape has been peaceful and accommodating to all since.

(from top left to right) Lord Koba Rinuang, Nannie (servo), Coleman Velasco, Gonzalo Velasco

(from bottom left to right) Dante Devonshire, Elphina Lobo

Princess Caedence Vranzeks-Beerloith

Lord Zakanagi Shotaro, Princess Rosae Beerloith-Zakanagi

(from top left to right) Princess Yve Seindu, Prince-conjoin Hideki Kiraseindu

(from bottom left to right) Princess-in-waiting Susanna Seindu, Prince-in-waiting Sampton Seindu

Vindi Rosha Strangreix

Dr. Hitomi Kani, Erich Fallon, Rocco Fallon

[kaipanzero]

It Comes

来る (2018)

[uenodivision]

Hypnosis Mic Shuffle Team, Vol. 2

Division Legends (1/6)

Wicked Requiem:

Yuriko "Black Dahlia" Kuromiya

Kaoru "Arachne" Shinozaki

Kanra "D. Vil" Akemi

Starlight Specters:

Lana "Facade" Alarie

Itsuki "Tsuki" Kamiko

Kanade "Spooky" Alarie

Liberty Guild:

Ace "MC Patriot" Douglas

Evelyn "SPIRIT" Rose

Rashaad "Straight Up" Young

Femme Fatale:

Sayaka "Rhopalocera" Miyuki

Lola "Aphrodite" Takahashi

Kureha "Eclipse" Koizumi

CodeX:

Ritsuko "Strychnine" Okada

Miho "Iron Maiden" Kobayashi

Sumire "Diabla" Shinomiya

Sakurai Clan:

Aranai "Ride or Die" Norikoru

Shisuta "The Saint" Heisha

Kisouna "Verdict" Yuzairu

Alive (Intro Song)

Honest Quip

Kureha "Eclipse" Koizumi

Sayaka "Rhopalocera" Miyuki

Kensaku "Dr. K Tone" Morimoto

Let Them Hear You

Gentlemen of the Night

Rashaad "Straight Up" Young

Yeong "9-Dan" Hajoon

Shuu "Men-H" Edogawa

Hiroshi "Royal Scandal" Sakura

Deeper In Love

F.U.N. (Fantastically Unbelievable Nonsense)

Ryuūnosuke Sekiguchi

Kyo Sakuma

Naoki Hamasaki

Yano "Y-STARR" Ietsuna

Day At the Beach

Dark Side of the Bridge

Chizuru "Odile" Tenjo

Junko "Iron Heart" Tetsuya

Misa "Medusa" Arakawa

Ryuko "Mista Z.B." Umemoto

Contamination

Warmongers

Meari "Bloody Mary" Miracle

Saji "Street Dog" Buranka

Eldrid "Valkyrie" Iwasaki

Fight Club Music

Wise Encouragement

Ryūzō "Kage" Mizutori

Haruto "Phoenix" Hirabayashi

Maki "Professor Z-3" Umemoto

Hideki "Twilight Owl" Tsutsujimori

You (Students) Are the Light

Secret Lovers

Kanade "Spooky" Alarie

Seiichi "Killjoy" Asagao

Emiko "Valentine" Akaibara

Kosuke "Lumière" Furuhata

Kiss de Fusaide

Captive Maiden

Kaori "Black Orchid" Narizuka

Lana "Facade" Alarie

Sayaka "Rhopalocera" Miyuki

Mitsuru "Odette" Tenjo

Evelyn "SPIRIT" Rose

Words That I Couldn't Say

Spooky Encounter

Kanade "Spooky" Alarie

Criss "Paradox" Hiromi

K.O.!

[frenchcurious]

Bruno Giacomelli, Kunimitsu Takahashi et Hideki Okada - Porsche 962 CK6 - 24 Heures du Mans 1968. © Didier Laporte. - source Carros e Pilotos.

[koikishu]

Parade of Nations - Lithuania

French: Lituanie // English: Lithuania // Japanese: リトアニア (Ritoania)

    Lithuania formed its National Olympic Committee in 1924 and participated in its first Olympics as a country at the 1924 Paris Summer Olympics. They haven’t hosted any Olympic Games, but they’ve participated in 9 Summer Games and 9 Winter Games. The Olympic sports in which Lithuania has medaled are Athletics, Basketball, Boxing, Canoeing, Cycling, Modern Pentathlon, Rowing, Sailing, Shooting, Swimming, Weightlifting, and Wrestling.

Kimono Maker: Hideki Okada, Somedokoro Okada/ 染処おかだ 岡田 秀樹

    “Chiune Sugihara saved more than 6,000 people by issuing a large number of visas to refugees fleeing the persecution of Nazi Germany, contrary to the instructions from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He portrayed his office and nation in the reified world heritage site of St. Peter and Paul's Church, expressing the history of Lithuania.”[1]

Obi Maker: Tatsumura Textile Co., Ltd./ 龍村美術織物

    “The motif is the "Rue flower", which is the national flower of the Republic of Lithuania. While valuing the beauty of symmetry, we agreed to express the flower of the common rue like a "brooch", and while being aware of the Christian cross, we made it a jewelry-like pattern.” [1]

Bibliography

Source 1 – Kimono Project for Lithuania

(https://kimono.piow.jp/nation/208.html)

Index Page – IOWKP x Tokyo 2020 Parade of Nations

[yugiohmangavsanime]

Yu-Gi-Oh’s animation directors

In total, Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters had 34 different animation directors from 9 animation companies across its 224 episodes.  In my last post, I covered the rotation that the animation companies had over the series’ run, so in this post I want to break down how many episodes were done by each company and how many by each director.

Yumeta Company (ゆめ太カンパニー): 31 Episodes

Takahiro Kagami (加々美高浩): 17 episodes: Episodes 1, 7 (with Aki Tsunaki), 19, 30, 42, 54, 66, 79, 91, 97, 103 (with Kazunori Takahashi), 115, 128, 140, 153, 165, 177 (with Kazunori Takahashi), also the AD of OP5 and ED5

Aki Tsunaki (つなきあき): 8 episodes: Episodes 7 (with Takahiro Kagami), 13, 24, 36, 48, 60, 72, 85, also the AD of OP1 (with Michiaki Sugimoto), ED1, and OP3

Kazunori Takahashi (高橋和徳): 9 episodes: Episodes 103 (with Takahiro Kagami), 109, 121, 134, 147, 159, 171, 177 (with Takahiro Kagami), 183

Yumeta Company was also given cooperation credit on episodes 74, 144, and 184, due to those episodes functioning as recap episodes

Sunshine Corporation (S.S.C): 64 Episodes

Hidetsugu Hirayama (平山英嗣): 24 episodes: Episodes 2, 8, 14, 20, 26, 34, 40, 46, 52, 58, 64, 70, 77, 83, 89, 95, 101, 107, 113, 120, 127, 133, 139, 145

Masaki Kudo (工藤柾輝): 9 episodes: Episodes 31, 37, 43, 49, 55, 61, 67, 73, 80

Kimiharu Mutou (武藤公春): 17 episodes: Episodes 86, 92, 98, 135, 141, 148, 169, 174, 180, 186, 192, 198, 204, 210, 216, 222, 224 (with Shinichiro Minami and Akio Hirakawa (co-animated with Gallop))

Yutaka Ozawa (小澤豊): 2 episodes: Episodes 104, 110

Jouji Sawada (澤田譲治): 3 episodes: Episodes 116, 123, 129

Hideki Watanabe (渡辺英樹): 2 episodes: Episodes 151, 157

Shinsuke Terasawa (寺澤伸介): 1 episode: Episode 163

Kazuyuki Ikai (飯飼一幸): 2 episodes: Episodes 189, 195

Shinichiro Minami (南伸一郎): 5 episodes: Episodes 201, 207, 213, 219, 224 (with Kimiharu Mutou and Akio Hirakawa (co-animated with Gallop))

SSC was also given cooperation credit on episodes 74, 144, and 184 due to those episodes functioning as recap episodes

JCF (ジェイ・シー・エフ): 5 Episodes

Masahiro Hamamori (浜森理宏): 5 episodes: Episodes 3, 9, 15, 22, 28

Studio Gallop (ぎゃろっぷ) In-House: 62 Episodes

Total includes the 7 episodes animated by Dongwoo Animation (同友動画), which had layout done by Gallop and had Gallop animators as the animation directors.

Michiaki Sugimoto (杉本道明): 14 episodes: Episodes 4, 10, 17, 23, 29, 35, 41, 47, 53, 59, 65, 71, 78, 84, also the AD of OP1 (with Aki Tsunaki)

Hatsuki Tsuji (辻初樹): 4 episodes: Episodes 16, 21, 27, 33

Shuichi Shimamura (島村秀一): 5 episodes: Episodes 39, 45, 51, 56, 62, also the AD of ED2 and ED3

Ikkou Kobayashi (小林一幸): 6 episodes: Episodes 68, 75, 81, 87, 144, 166 (Dongwoo), also the AD of OP2

Kenichi Hara (原憲一): 20 episodes: Episodes 74, 90, 96, 102, 108, 114, 122, 131, 137, 143, 150, 156, 162, 168 (Dongwoo), 175 (Dongwoo), 181 (Dongwoo), 187, 193, 205, 217

Hideyuki Motohashi (本橋秀之): 6 episodes: Episodes 93, 99, 105, 111, 119, 125, also the AD of OP4 and ED4

Akio Hirakawa (平川亜喜雄): 7 episodes: Episodes 172 (Dongwoo), 178 (Dongwoo), 184 (Dongwoo), 199, 211, 223, 224 (with Kimiharu Mutou and Shinichiro Minami (co-animated with SSC))

Group TAC (グループ・タック): 2 Episodes

Toshiyasu Okada (岡田敏靖): 2 episodes: Episodes 5, 11

Studio Dub (スタジオダブ): 4 Episodes

Shinichi Sakuma (佐久間信一): 4 episodes: Episodes 6, 12, 18, 25

Dangun Pictures: 49 Episodes

Yasuhide Maruyama (丸山泰英): 5 episodes: Episodes 32, 38, 44, 50, 57

Yoshikazu Uchida (内田義一): 2 episodes: Episodes 63, 69

Hisashi Mitsui (三井寿): 2 episodes: Episodes 76, 82

Katsumi Shimazaki (島崎克実): 1 episode: Episode 88

Junichi Hayama (羽山淳一): 6 episodes: Episodes 94, 124, 161, 167, 173, 179 (with Kouhei Hashimoto)

Shinichiro Takagi (高木信一郎): 1 episode: Episode 100

Wogawa Ichirowo (をがわいちろを): 9 episodes: Episodes 106, 112, 118, 126, 130, 136, 142, 149, 155

Shinsuke Terasawa (寺沢伸介): 1 episode: Episode 117

Yoshikatsu Inoue (井上善勝): 15 episodes: Episodes 132, 138, 146, 152, 158, 164, 170, 176, 182, 188, 194, 200, 206, 212, 218

Kouhei Hashimoto (橋本航平): 1 episode: Episode 179 (with Junichi Hayama)

Noriyoshi Yamazaki (山崎展義): 7 episodes: Episodes 185, 191, 197, 203, 209, 215, 221

Dangun Pictures was also given cooperation credit on episodes 74, 144, and 184, due to those episodes functioning as recap episodes

JEM: 2 Episodes

Keiichiro Kawaguchi (川口敬一郎): 2 episodes: Episodes 154, 160

Mook Animation (ムークアニメーション): 6 Episodes

Masahiro Sekiguchi (関口雅浩): 6 episodes: Episodes 190, 196, 202, 208, 214, 220

[closetofanxiety]

Wrestlequest: Tokyo

Hey everyone! I’m back from Japan. What a trip! I will post a bunch of stuff about it in a bit (still unpacking, jet lagged, etc), but as a baseline, here are the shows I attended while I was there, courtesy of Cagematch. I thought 10 shows was a lot, but I met a bunch of fans from overseas who were going to 20+. If it wasn’t clear before, it should be now: I am a fake wrestling fan. I might as well wear be wearing a Dolph Ziggler t-shirt and have a Twitter screen name like “WokenCloset316.” 

Anyway, here’s the list:

December 28, 2019

DDT

“D-Ou Grand Prix 2020: The Final!”

Korakuen Hall

Taped for Abema TV 

Attendance: 2,019 

Chihiro Hashimoto and Yuki Ino defeat Keigo Nakamura and Keisuke Ishii

One Count Rule Gauntlet Match: Antonio Honda, Danshoku Dino, Hiroshi Yamato, Kazuki Hirata, Mad Paulie, Masahiro Takanashi, Mizuki Watase, Toru Owashi, Yoshihiko, vs. Makoto Oishi (Makoto Oishi wins)

Saki Akai defeats Sakura Hirota

Three-Way Tag Match: Nautilus (Naomi Yoshimura and Yuki Ueno) defeat ALL OUT (Akito and Shunma Katsumata) and DAMNATION (Nobuhiro Shimatani and Soma Takao)

Shinya Aoki defeats Super Sasadango Machine

Tag Match: Kazusada Higuchi and Yukio Sakaguchi defeat Bull James and Yukio Naya

Four Way Match: Konosuke Takeshita defeats Chris Brookes, Daisuke Sasaki, and HARASHIMA

D-Ou Grand Prix Final Match: Masato Tanaka defeats Tetsuya Endo 

December 30, 2019

Gatoh Move

“GTMV #26″

Ichigaya Chocolate Square

Attendance: 77

Hagane Shinnou defeats Lulu Pencil

Chris Brookes defeats Mitsuru Konno

Six Man Tag Match: Antonio Honda, Baliyan Akki, and Mei Suruga defeat Masahiro Takanashi, Rin Rin, and TAMURA

December 30, 2019

Big Japan Wrestling: The World Is Not Enough Round 2

Korakuen Hall

Taped for Samurai TV

Attendance: 1,150

Six Man Tag Match: Kazuki Hashimoto, Shinobu, and Yuya Aoki defeat Koju Takeda, Kota Sekifuda, and Tatsuhiko Yoshino

Tag Team Match: Kazumi Kikuta and Ryuichi Kawakami defeat Kankuro Hoshino and Masaya Takahashi

Daisuke Sekimoto defeats Kosuke Sato

Six Man Tag Match: Daichi Hashimoto, Hideyoshi Kamitani, and Takuya Nomura defeat Freddie Krueger, Leatherface, and Raijin Yaguchi

Six Man Tag Match: Masashi Takeda, Takumi Tsukamoto, and Toshiyuki Sakuda defeat Koji Kanemoto, Shinjiro Otani, and Tatsuhito Takaiwa

Six Man Tag Match: Akira Hyodo, Yuji Hino, and Yuji Okabayashi defeat Hideki Suzuki, Takuho Kato, and Yasufumi Nakanoue

Six Man Tag Match: Strong Hearts (El Lindaman, Shigehiro Irie, and T-Hawk) defeat Abdullah Kobayashi, Yuko Miyamoto, and Masato Tanaka 

January 1, 2020

YMZ Pro Wrestling

“The 7th Sunrise”

Basement Mon Star

Attendance: 120

Tag Team Match: Manami Katsu and Mari Manji defeat Eito and Kaji Tomato

Tag Team Match: ASUKA and Hagane Shinnou vs. Daiki Shimomura and Tsubasa Kuragaki (Time Limit Draw)

No English Allowed Match: Cherry defeats Kakeru Sekiguchi 

Six Man Tag Match: Kuishinbo Kamen, Syuri, and Yuko Miyamoto defeat Daiki Shimomura, Hikaru Sato, and Kaori Yoneyama (w/Matsuzawa-san)

January 2, 2020

All Japan Pro Wrestling

“New Year Wars 2020, Day 1″

Korakuen Hall

Streamed live on AJPW.tv

Attendance: 1,445

Six Man Tag Match: Akira Francesco, Danny Jones, and Rising HAYATO defeat Atsuki Aoyagi, Dan Tamura, and Yusuke Okada

Six Man Tag Match: Fuminori Abe, Jake Lee, and Naoya Namura defeat Black Menso-re, Jun Akiyama, and Takao Omori

Six Man Tag Match: Masanobu Fuchi, TAJIRI, and The Great Sasuke defeat Abdullah Kobayashi, Frank Atsushi, and the Great Kojika 

New Year Battle Royal: Danny Jones defeats Akira Francesco, Atsuki Aoyagi, Black Menso-re, Chikara, Dan Tamura, Fuminori Abe, Jake Lee, Naoya Nomura, Osamu Nishimura, Rising HAYATO, Takao Omori, and Yusuke Okada

Eight Man Tag Match: Izanagi, Lucas Steel, Shigehiro Irie, and UTAMARO defeat Hokuto Omori, Kento Miyahara, Yoshitatsu, and Yuma Aoyagi

AJPW World Junior Heavyweight Tournament Semifinal Match: Hikaru Sato defeats Kagetora

AJPW World Junior Heavyweight Tournament Semifinal Match: Susumu Yokosuka defeats Koji Iwamoto

AJPW World Tag Team Title Match: Violent Giants (Shuji Ishikawa and Suwama) defeat Ryouji Sai and Zeus by KO - Title Change! 

January 2, 2020

World Wonder Ring Stardom

“New Year’s Stars, Night 1″

Shin-kiba 1st Ring

Attendance: 408

Tag Team Match: Queen’s Quest (Hina and Leo Onozaki) defeat Rina and Ruaka

Three Way Match: Leyla Hirsch (debut) defeats Itsuki Hoshino and Saya Iida

Six Man Tag Match: Queen’s Quest (Bea Priestly, Momo Watanabe, and Utami Hayashishita) defeat Oedo Tai (Natsuko Tora and Natsu Sumire) and Zoey Skye

Tag Team Match: Andras Miyagi and Giulia defeat Oedo Tai (Jamie Hayter and Martina)

Tag Team Match: Kagetsu and AZM defeat STARS (Starlight Kid and Mayu Iwatani)

Eight Man Tag Match: Tokyo Cyber Squad (Death Yama-san, Konami, Jungle Kyona, and Hana Kimura) defeat Saya Kamiani and STARS (Arisa Hoshiki, Saki Kashima, and Tam Nakano)

January 3, 2020

Pro Wrestling FREEDOMS

“Happy New Freedom 2020″

Shin-kiba 1st Ring

Attendance: 215

King of FREEDOM World Title #1 Contender One-Day Tournament Match: Kenji Fukimoto defeats Masashi Takeda

King of FREEDOM World Title #1 Contender One-Day Tournament Match: Takashi Sasaki defeats Rina Yamashita

King of FREEDOM World Title #1 Contender One-Day Tournament Match: Yuko Miyamoto defeats Kamui

King of FREEDOM World Title #1 Contender One-Day Tournament Match: Chikara defeats Takumi Tsukamoto

Two On One Handicap Elimination Match: Naoki Kamata and Tomoya Hirata defeat GENTARO

King of FREEDOM World Title #1 Contender One-Day Tournament Semifinal Match: Takashi Sasaki defeats Kenji Fukimoto

King of FREEDOM World Title #1 Contender One-Day Tournament Semifinal Match: Yuko Miyamoto defeats Chikara

Tag Team Match: Mammoth Sasaki and Violento Jack defeat Toru Sugiura and Yuya Susumu

King of FREEDOM World Title #1 Contender One-Day Tournament Final Match: Yuko Miyamoto defeats Takashi Sasaki 

January 3, 2020

World Wonder Ring Stardom

“New Year’s Stars, Night 2″

Shin-kiba 1st Ring

Attendance: 453

Three Way Match: Starlight Kid defeats Natsu Sumire and Ruaka

Three Way Tag Match: Itsuki Hoshino and Saya Kamitani defeat Leyla Hirsch and Rina and Queen’s Quest (Hina and Leo Onozaki)

Tag Team Match: Andras Miyagi and Giulia defeat Natsuko Tora and Zoey Skye

Six Man Tag Match: Tokyo Cyber Squad (Death Yama-san, Konami, and Jungle Kyona) defeat Bea Priestley and Oedo Tai (Jamie Hayter and Martina)

Six Man Tag Match: Queen’s Quest (AZM, Momo Watanabe, and Utami Hayashishita) defeat STARS (Arisa Hoshiki, Saya Iida, and Tam Nakano)

Oedo Tai Reunion (Hana Kimura and Kagetsu) defeat STARS (Mayu Iwatani and Saki Kashima) - Saki Kashima betrays Mayu and joins Oedo Tai

January 5, 2020

Tokyo Joshi Pro

“New Year Dish”

Itabashi Green Hall

Streamed live on DDT Universe

Attendance: 223

Tag Team Match: BAKURETSU Sisters (Nodoka Tenma and Yuki Aino) defeat Mizuki and Sena Shori

Akemi Daredasore defeats Pom Harajuku 

Three Way Match: Shoko Nakajima defeats Mahiro Kiryu and Yuki Kamifuku

Six Man Tag Match: Miyu Yamashita, Raku, and Suzume defeat Haruna Neko, Hikari Noa, and Natsumi Maki

Six Man Tag Match: Miu Watanabe, Rika Tatsumi, and Yuka Sakazaki defeat Mina Shirakawa, Mirai Miumi, and Yuna Manase

International Princess Title Match: Thunder Rosa defeats Maki Itoh - Title Change!  

January 5, 2020

New Japan Pro Wrestling: 

“Wrestle Kingdom 14, Night 2″

Tokyo Dome

Streamed live on NJPW World

Attendance: 30,063

Dark Match: NEVER Openweight Six Man Tag Team Title Gauntlet Match: Los Ingobernables de Japon (BUSHI, EVIL, and Singo Takagi) defeat Bullet Club (Bad Luck Fale, Chase Owens, and Yujiro Takahashi), CHAOS (Robbie Eagles, Tomohiro Ishii, and YOSHI-HASHI), Suzuki-gun (El Desperado, Taichi, and Yoshinobu Kanemaru) and Ryusuke Taguchi, Togi Makabe, and Toru Yano - Title Change!

Tag Team Match: Hiromu Takahashi and Ryu Lee defeat Jushin Thunder Liger and Naoki Sano (w/Yoshiaki Fujiwara) - Liger’s final match

IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Title Match - Roppongi 3K (Sho and Yoh) w/Rocky Romero defeat Bullet Club (El Phantasmo and Taiji Ishimori) - Title Change!

RevPro Undisputed British Heavyweight Title Match - Zack Sabre Jr. defeats SANADA

IWGP US Heavyweight Title Match: Jon Moxley defeats Juice Robinson (w/David Finlay)

NEVER Openweight Title Match: Hirooki Goto defeats KENTA - Title Change!

Jay White (w/Gedo) defeats Kota Ibushi

Chris Jericho defeats Hiroshi Tanahashi

IWGP Heavyweight/IWGP Intercontinental Title Match: Tetsuya Naito defeats Kazuchika Okada - Title Change! (also Title Retention!)

[gdwessel]

Suzuki, Nagata, Kojima, Tsuji at Takayamania Empire 2 8/26/2019; Superstar Talents Announced for Fighting Spirit Unleashed ; RIP Tazuko Tada

NJPW’s founder and former owner, Antonio Inoki, tweeted out late Monday (early Tuesday morning in Japan) that his wife Tazuko Tada had passed away. I don’t know much about Tada; I think she may have been a photographer, if I read Inoki’s tweet correctly. The pic above is the two of them in 2001, swiped from Tokyo Sports. The two had been married since 2017. The Inoki family is requesting privacy, of course. We here offer our sincerest condolences to the entire family in this time.

This past Monday at Tokyo Korakuen Hall, Takayamania Empire 2 was held, in tribute to, and as a benefit for, the fallen Yoshihiro Takayama, paralysed from the neck down following an injury suffered in a match in DDT in 2017. Minoru Suzuki has been one of the prime drivers of this event, close as he is to Takayama, and indeed he featured in the main event, teaming with his namesake Hideki Suzuki in a 30-minute time-limit-draw against the legendary Masato Tanaka and Pro Wrestling NOAH’s Naomichi Marufuji. I saw some pics from this match, with Marufuji chopping the ever-living bejeezus out of Suzuki; Kenta Kobashi even got a shot in at one point. 

Suzuki was not the only NJPW wrestler to take part in this, however. Yuji Nagata, Satoshi Kojima and Young Lion Yota Tsuji were also part of this show, in a match mixing talents from NJPW and Pro Wrestling ZERO-1, as Nagata & Tsuji teamed with Shinjiro Otani against Kojima, Tatsuhito Takaiwa & Shoki Kitamura. Nagata would get the win with a Backdrop Hold on Kitamura.

But there were loads of other talents there as well, in addition to a special video message from Takayama himself. Daisuke Sekimoto, four of the top women from Sendai Girls (Meiko Satomura, Chihiro Hashimoto, Hiroyo Matsumoto, DASH Chisako), talents from DDT, NOAH, Dragon Gate... basically, if you can see this, do so. Videos are already starting to circulate on the internet, so you should be able to find something. It will be worth your while.

NJPW have announced a bevy of talents for the Fighting Spirit Unleashed tour of the East Coast in late September. Certainly bigger names than those who were on the New Beginning USA shows in February (and yes, we all know why that was). This is seems to be essentially a Make-Good for that tour, and with the tickets already moving pretty well, why the Hell not? (New York and Philadelphia are sold out; Lowell, MA, still has tickets available)

The listed talents are: Hiroshi Tanahashi, Kota Ibushi, Kazuchika Okada, HIrooki Goto, Tomohiro Ishii, YOSHI-HASHI, Tetsuya Naito, EVIL, SANADA, Shingo Takagi, BUSHI, Jay White, Tama Tonga, Tanga Loa & KENTA. More should be announced soon enough, but this is a good sampling. It should be noted that NJPW is saying that Okada will not be at the tour-ender in Philly at the 2300 Arena (the old ECW Arena, of course). No reasons have been given for his absence at that show.

The tour starts on 9/27/2019 in Lowell.

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Feature: Mainstream Manga List

Saint Roland from the defunct Hentai Femdom Forum used to maintain a list of mainstream (not age-restricted) manga with femdom appeal. Since his list is gone along with the forums, I thought I’d take a stab at recreating a list of my own.

This list is far from complete, largely because I’m working from my own personal experiences. As of 2018/6/26, I added a handful of content indicator tags in brackets, choosing not to tag content that usually applies by default like “comedy” and “untranslated”.

Borderline Explicit

"Borderline explicit" refers to manga deriving their appeal from lewd depictions of femdom. They're so risque that they could've just tweaked the art a little and published them in an adult magazine. But of course, they usually have more of a semblance of a plot and romance than age-restricted femdom manga.

With a title like Sundome, it's evident from the story's depth that you're reading a mainstream manga. With a title like Josou Shijo, the only real difference between it and an adult manga is that genitalia are strategically out of view or blank/undrawn.

Gekiga Kachikujin Yapoo by Numa Shouzou, Ishinomori Shotarou, and Sugar Satou [Translated, Adult Characters, Serious, Sci-Fi]

Kachikujin Yapoo by Numa Shouzou and Egawa Tatsuya [Adult Characters, Serious, Sci-Fi]

Ogenki Clinic by Inui Haruka [Translated, Adapted to Anime, Adult Characters]

Sundome by Okada Kazuto [Translated, High School Characters, Serious]

Ibitsu by Okada Kazuto [Translated, High School Girl x Adult Male, Serious]

Josou Shijo by Sano Takashi [Translated, High School Characters and Female Teachers, Sci-Fi]

Super Sadistic Sisters by Sano Takashi [Partially Translated, High School Characters]

Sadistic Beauty by Woo Yunhee and Lee Geumsan [Partially Translated, Manhwa, Full Color, Adult Characters, Serious]

Mina-sama no Omocha Desu by Ishii Yasuyuki [Partially Translated, High School Characters and Female Teachers, Serious]

Idol na Kanojo to Wotaku na Boku to by Marukido Satoshi and Kasuga Shun [Almost Completely Translated, High School Girl x Adult Male]

Tsumi to Kai by Someya Yuu [Partially Translated, High School Characters, Serious]

Chotto Kawaii Iron Maiden by Fukami Makoto and α Alf Layla [Partially Translated, Adapted to Live Action, Mostly Yuri Femdom, Middle School Characters]

Megami no Sprinter by Harada Shigemitsu and Karochii [Partially Translated]

Prison School by Hiramoto Akira [Translated, Adapted to Anime, High School Characters]

Teishu Genki de Maso ga Ii! by Rokutan Ryou [Adult Characters]

After 5 no Joou-tachi by Rokutan Ryou [Adult Characters]

M-san. by M. [Adult Characters + Loli x Shota]

Junketsu no S-ko-chan. by M. [High School Girl x Mostly Adult Male Characters]

Kankinkon by Kondou Shigure [Adult Characters, Serious]

Tokeijikake no Ane by Ikeda Takashi [Adult Female x Younger Male]

Ore no Himekutsu o Haite Kure by Suga Atsushi [Translated, High School Girl and Adult Female x Adult Male]

Hebisawa-Kachou no M Jou / 蛇沢課長のM嬢 [Official Site] by Inugami Sukune [Adult Characters]

Noumen-chan to Geboku-san / 能面ちゃんと下僕さん [Official Site] by Nishiogi Kou [Adult Characters]

Seigi no Tobira by Sakura Michika and Yamaguchi Masakazu

S Watari-san to M Mura-kun by Hideki [Partially Translated, High School Characters]

S to no Souguu by Nishiwatari Maki [High School Characters]

The Sensual M by Winter [Partially Translated, Manhwa, Full Color, Adult Characters]

Shuumatsu no Harem by Link and Shouno Kotarou [Translated, Adapted to (Upcoming) Anime, Adult Characters, High School Characters, Serious, Sci-Fi]

Onnanoko ga Daicha Dame Desu Ka [Partially Translated, Adult Characters]

  Thematic

"Thematic" refers to manga whose story elements convey a femdom dynamic. It's not explicitly sexual, but it's pervasive. Sometimes the subject of BDSM is directly touched upon, other times it isn't.

Mato Seihei no Slave by Takahiro and Takemura Youhei [Translated (Caught Up), High School Characters, Fantasy]

Kawaii Ore-sama by Amano Maron [Translated, Oneshot, High School Characters]

Satanic Sweet by Yamashita Tomoko [Translated, Oneshot, Female Student x Male Teacher, Serious]

Operation Liberate Men (Manhwa) by Lee Mi Ra [Translated (Hiatus), Manhwa, Serious, Fantasy]

Aku no Hana by Oshimi Shuzo [Translated, Adapted to Anime, Middle School Characters, Serious]

Ijiranaide, Nagatoro-san by 774 [Translated (Caught Up), Adapted to (Upcoming) Anime, High School Characters]

Karakai Jouzu no Takagi-san by Yamamoto Souichirou [Translated (Caught Up), Adapted to Anime, Middle School Characters]

Seikon no Qwaser by Yoshino Hiryoku and Satou Kenetsu [Translated, Adapted to Anime, Young Female x High School Female]

Subtle Thematic

Thematic manga where the femdom dynamic is more vague or impermanent. Covers situations like "lots of women who are powerful or assertive, and a male lead who's depicted as unassertive or weak" or "a master-servant relationship between the female and male lead, where she's often the assertive one and tells him what to do".

I wanted to make a distinction between manga like these and manga like Satanic Sweet where it's clear the author was thinking about femdom when she wrote it. However, I admit that's subjective, so I apologize if anything in this category looks like it belongs more in the above list.

In any case, these are manga that may tickle the fancy of readers who like femdom.

Zero no Tsukaima by Yamaguchi Noboru and Mochizuki Nana [Translated, Originally a Light Novel, Adapted to Anime, High School Characters, Fantasy]

Seitokai Yakuindomo by Ujiie Tozen [Translated, Adapted to Anime, High School Characters]

Girls of the Wild's (Manhwa) by Hun and Zhena [Translated, Manhwa, Full Color, High School Characters]

Claymore by Yagi Norihiro [Translated, Adapted to Anime, Young-Adult Female x Younger Male, Fantasy]

Nazo no Kanojo X by Ueshiba Riichi [Translated, Adapted to Anime, High School Characters]

Jigokuren - Love in the Hell by Suzumaru Reiji [Translated, Fantasy]

Kawaii dake ja Nai Shikimori-san by Maki Keigo [Translated (Caught Up), Adapted to (Upcoming) Anime, High School Characters]

Boku no Kokoro no Yabai Yatsu by Sakurai Norio [Translated (Caught Up), Middle School Characters]

Gag Treatment

When the femdom is a recurring gag, and such comic exchanges are a centerpiece of the plot or premise.

Domina no Do by Zappa Go and Meguro Sankichi [Translated, Various Females x High School Male]

MM! by Matsuno Akinari and Hyouju Issei [Partially Translated, Originally a Light Novel, Adapted to Anime, High School Characters]

That’s all for now. If anyone tells me of any more, I won’t hesitate to add them.

Updates:

2021/2/10 - Added 3 manga (Kawaii dake ja Nai Shikimori-san, Boku no Kokoro no Yabai Yatsu, Onnanoko ga Daicha Dame Desu Ka).

2019/7/4 - Added 1 manga (Mato Seihei no Slave).

2019/3/11 - Added 1 manga (Jigokuren).

2019/3/5 - Added 1 manga (Shuumatsu no Harem).

2018/10/29 - Added 2 manga (S to no Souguu and The Sensual M).

2018/10/12 - Added 1 manga (Seikon no Qwaser).

2018/10/11 - Added 1 manga (S Watari-san to M Mura-kun).

2018/7/3 - Added 1 manga (Seigi no Tobira).

2018/6/26 - Added 10 manga.

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Gli annunci di Netflix dall’Anime Expo

Qualche data e una riconferma.

Netflix ha partecipato all’edizione di quest’anno dell’Anime Expo di Los Angeles, sfruttando la convention per rivelare qualcosa in più su quello che arriverà nel catalogo dell piattaforma in quanto ad animazione. Si parla perlopiù di date per titoli già annunciati, ma c’è anche la conferma di una seconda stagione. 

Aggretsuko - Stagione 2 | 2019

Nuova stagione di “Aggretsuko” (Aggressive Retsuko), miniserie incentrata su un personaggio di Sanrio, diretta e sceneggiata da Rareko presso lo studio di animazione Fanworks.

Insoddisfatta del suo lavoro d'ufficio, nel tempo libero il panda rosso Retsuko affronta le sfide quotidiane cantando a squarciagola canzoni death metal al karaoke.

La prima stagione di 10 episodi è uscita sulla piattaforma lo scorso 20 aprile.

ULTRAMAN | Primavera 2019

Serie animata in computer grafica basata sul manga “Ultraman” di Eichi Shimizu e Tomohiro Shimoguchi (il duo dietro Linebarrels of Iron), edito in Italia da Star Comics. Sarà diretta da Kenji Kamiyama e Shinji Aramaki e prodotta da Production I.G e Sola Digital Arts.  

Shinjiro Hayata, figlio di Shin Hayata, il primo Ultraman, ha ereditato i geni speciali del padre e fin da bambino ha dimostrato di possedere capacità decisamente fuori dalla norma. La sua vita, comunque, sembra piuttosto ordinaria… fino al giorno in cui il destino inesorabile non deciderà di mostrarglisi apertamente, stravolgendo definitivamente la sua esistenza! 

Kengan Ashura | 2019

Anime tratto dal manga scritto da Yabako Sandrovich e disegnato da Daromeon.Il progetto sarà diretto da Seiji Kishi (Assassination Classroom, Tsuki ga Kirei) presso lo studio Larx Entertainment.

Sin dal periodo Edo in Giappone vengono organizzati dei tornei che vedono combattenti affrontarsi a mani nude per conto di avidi imprenditori e commercianti senza scrupoli. Al termine di questi scontri fra gladiatori, chi vince prende tutto. Ouma Tokita, soprannominato “Ashura”, entra nel giro sbaragliando ogni avversario e attirando l'attenzione di grandi industriali, tra cui il presidente del Gruppo Nogi, Hideki.

GODZILLA: City on the Edge of Battle | 18 luglio

Seconda pellicola della trilogia prodotta da Polygon Pictures, scritta da Gen Urobuchi e diretta da Hiroyuki Seshita assieme a Koubun Shizuno. Il film porterà in scena la battaglia fra Godzilla e Machagodzilla.

Un gruppo di profughi disperati prova a ricolonizzare la Terra 20.000 anni dopo la conquista da parte di Godzilla. Ma c'è un giovane che più di tutto vuole vendicarsi. 

La prima pellicola “Godzilla: Il pianeta dei mostri” (Godzilla: Kaijuu Wakusei) è uscita su Netflix il 17 gennaio 2018.

Dragon Pilot (Hisone to Masotan) | 21 settembre

Serie originale di 12 episodi, diretta da Hiroshi Kobayashi (Kiznaiver) presso lo studio BONES, seguendo la sceneggiatura scritta Mari Okada (Sayonara no Asa ni Yakusoku no Hana wo Kazarou, Nagi no Asukara)

Hisone Amakasu è una recluta arrivata da poco nelle forze aeree di autodifesa. Un drago nascosto all'interno della base aerea di Gifu sceglie lei come suo pilota.

Per quanto riguarda le produzioni occidentali citiamo l’uscita della seconda stagione di Castlevania  fissata per il 26 ottobre e Cannon Busters programmato per il 1° aprile 2019.

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39

39. What is your best wrestling related memory?

oh man, that’s a hard one lmfao. i have a lot? like a lot lmao (i watch too much, im so sorry), but in terms of, let’s say, the last six months, the following moments made me equal parts happy and stressed and were thus the best moments of the past six months, plus i cried a lot bc im brown and emotional

watching tanahashi successfully defend his IC belt against ibushi

watching daisuke sasaki get a clean win over shuji ishikawa in the d-king grand prix

hearing new japan announce the budokan shows for the g1 climax 28, and remembering kenoh’s desire to head to budokan, then remembering the rumors flying around claiming kento might enter the G1 made me go into a fantasy booking coma in the middle of wrestle kingdom 12

watching kaito kiyomiya put on a competitive match again kenoh and formally take up his position as the future Ace of Noah

watching Shuji Ishikawa win the d-king grad prix

watching shiozaki and kenoh almost kill each other for the sake of professional wrestling

daichi winning the belt off hideki suzuki

marufuji, shingo, suwama, kento, and shuji all being announced for champion carnival

ajpw’s news release that they were opening an international streaming platform

DDT starting off the year with 5+ MOTYs (courtesy of the d-king grand prix)

minoru suzuki taking the IC belt off tanahashi

kazuchika okada retaining at wk 12 and lettin it be known that we stan one (1) king, one god, one champion