#Kyosuke Mikami

[scarskelly]

[wrestlingmgc]

Campeones de Parejas de la Arena Coliseo del CMLL La Fiebre Amarilla

[astrallogic]

team kira ✍️

[eldesperadont]

hello and welcome to the start of my rough Despe/Hiromu recap essay! I'll go over their history in relation to one another. A big reason for this recap is to explain my fascination with the 10+ year long history of these characters, and why I, a queer person, is so drawn to it — this post will include links, spoilers and cover the first 9 years of their careers. If you have corrections or additional infos pls DM me!!

egg, (2010-2012)

Hiromu Takahashi and El Desperado started their pro wrestling training around the same time in NJPWs dojo – both passing NJPW's entry exam in 2009 and training for roughly a year till they officially debuted in 2010.

Desperado in March under his real name, Mikami Kyōsuke, and Hiromu later in August. And here we already have some key moments:

Takahashi's professional debut was a singles match against Mikami. (its on YouTube btw)

Despe's first ever singles victory was defeating Hiromu in said debut match.

Mikami is older and ahead of Takahashi, going on to have an impressive winning record over Hiromu, who only managed to get a sole victory over Despe during their time together as students. (two if you count in a dark match)

Hiromu genuinely struggled a lot as a Young Lion (dojo trainee), having been close to giving up on wrestling if it weren’t for main roster wrestler Tetsuya Naito, who took him under his wing.

So yeah starting off Despe had the upper hand.

This part of their career is the hardest to research given that 1.) the language barrier was way higher a decade ago, 2.) there straight up is barely any footage. So instead, I want to explain the emotional importance of the NJPW dojo background:

The time as Young Lions in NJPW is kayfabe canon. These guys are rivals but also teammates, live and train together, fight with/and each other, cheer each other on in their bouts with the seniors, carry each other to the back when they once again got beaten – these guys are close, they have to, it's them against the world.

And that is the case for pretty much all the homegrown NJPW talent. This system provides feuds with an emotional core; why would someone who was that close be so cruel to each other now? What turns brothers, best friends, partners into enemies? So much room for juicy rivalries with a real weight behind it, after all we watched these guys grow and learn, saw their highs and lows.

Also on a less serious note it's simply amusing to watch old stuff and see two guys that will be bitter rivals, who’s matches will get praise and awards - tag together in mostly fruitless efforts, stumble behind the curtain together and be so clueless about all the greatness they’ll achieve one day thanks to each others hard work.

Young Lions my beloved <3

oceans apart, (2012-2016)

As is custom with most Young Lions both went on excursion: Mikami graduating first, in 2012, and working in Mexico for a year as "Namajague" - Hiromu leaving Japan the year Desperado debuts on the New Japan main roster, in 2014, touring in Mexico and the US as "Kamaitachi" till August 2016.

Both worked in CMLL as heels, as is custom for foreign trainees, starting as masked wrestlers, loosing them in a stipulation match, and also getting their hair shaved at some point.

Here you have unmasked Namajague, who went on to rock a half facepaint look and had half of his hair bleached (in 2014, a trendsetter)

and here you got a young unmasked Kamaitachi (yes he was in a team with Christopher Daniels and Frankie Kazarian in RoH)

These are the years Mikami and Hiromu don’t interact in canon, but in an 2020 interview Desperado confessed that he kept an eye on Takahashi during the latter's excursion, cause of his success in Middle/North America and spectacular matches with Dragon Lee.

Love confessions, (May - June 2018)

Their rivalry was fully rekindled in the “Best of the Super Juniors 25” tournament, so let’s set the scene:

Takahashi’s successful: having won the most important championship for their weight division in his first year on the main roster. He’s beloved by fans and critics and a valuable member of his mentor's faction, Los Ingobernables de Japon.

El Desperado is struggling: unsuccessfully having fought for singles titles several times in the last couple of years. His only championship victories so far having been in the tag division, after joining Suzuki-gun, a shady group that tolerates him, but not without hurdles. The masked man debuted in 2013 as a cheerful honourable guy, but by now he was just a bitter, sinister bastard.

They will have their first singles meeting in 6 years, and their first on the main roster.

They are winking and nodding towards the fact that Desperado already has several wins over the younger guy, but do not address who Despy really is - officially Mikami Kyōsuke hasn’t wrestled in New Japan ever since he left for Mexico.

Leading up to the BOSJ Hiromu made a booklet in which he describes all of his possible opponents, Desperado's page is kept blank at first, but later Takahashi adds “I know who you are, and I hate you.”

Despy wants to impress Hiromu. He was one half of the IWGP Jr. Tag champs at that point and took both belts with him to the ring - he's also wearing a special mask, that is mostly white, a colour Japanese wrestlers tend to only wear on special occasions/in big matches.

A lot has changed since they last fought 1 on 1 - except one thing: Hiromu cannot beat Desperado.

Both didn’t shy away from using dirty tricks, but in the end Despy has the upper hand once more. As his opponent lays defeated in the ring the masked menace has this to say:

(postmatch promo) (the match)

Hiromu will go on to win the tournament and IWGP Jr. Heavyweight belt from Will Ospreay at the 2018 Dominion show, but the loss to his fellow former Young Lion means that the latter has the right to challenge him, and so he does, in this now infamous promo.

please watch the whole thing: link

(funfact, this happened the same night Kenny won the IWGP Heavyweight Title with Ibushi in his corner, the gays were EATING that day, in pride month no less)

Leading up to their confrontation Hiromu would post a video on his twitter playing the 'love me/not' flower game, landing on "he loves me" - which promptly makes him eat the flower in frustration

On the day of their match, June 18 2018, he brings Desperado a present:

A bouquet in a guitar case, a cruel call back to Desperados main roster debut back in early 2014: after Kota Ibushi won the IWGP Jr. Heavyweight belt at Wrestle Kingdom 8 a masked stranger approached the ring with a guitar case, revealing it to carry a bouquet of black roses for the freshly crowned champ (who was a lil confused by the whole situation)

It was the start of Despes unsuccessful run as a face and partnership with Ibushi (which you can read as the first man he tried to pursue).

The masked lad wasn't that fond of Hiromu bringing back old memories.

Their match is an all out war, both using underhanded tactics to keep the other one down, including Hiromu unmasking Despy, who shockingly doesn’t care at all - which is a huge deal, I'm going to quote Japanese NJPW commentator Milano here because he said it best:

“To a masked wrestler that’s your identity. It’s everything. But Desperado has it ripped off and then just puts it on like he was fixing his necktie. He was saying that this very essence of himself wasn’t as important as Hiromu or the belt." (translation by Chris Charlton)

But in the end Hiromu is victorious, finally ending his losing streak. After the match he has some interesting things to say:

(postmatch promo) (the match)

Life’s a b*tch. (mid 2018 - late 2019)

Hiromu's next title defence is in August 2018 in the USA against Dragon Lee, a match I still haven't been able to watch and probably never will. Due to a messed up move from his opponent, Hiromu lands hard on his neck, breaking it in the process. He somehow managed to finish the match but collapsed backstage, immediately being rushed to a hospital.

In the documentary RED HEADED REVIVAL Hiromu shared that he knew right away that something was wrong – he saw his life flash before his eyes and feared that this is the end of his career, but he decided against stopping the fight:

It took Hiromu over a year to fully recover.

That wasn't the only unfortunate incident though: in spring of 2019 Desperado broke his jaw in a deathmatch against his idol Jun Kasai. The timing couldn't have been worse: the highly anticipated BOSJ Tournament for that year being just about to start. Despe had to withdraw mere days before its opening.

Neither of them would make a return till late 2019. And their next actual confrontation wouldn’t be till 2020.

It was a sad time to be a fan of either - with Hiromu we didn't know till his return if he will even be able to wrestle again. And with Despy we had to witness fans being unnecessarily rude to him, ridiculing him about doing a deathmatch in the first place, eventho the injury could have occurred in any type of match. (if I remember correctly, Desperado even deleted his twitter due to the fan backlash)

BUT I'm gonna end this post on a good note:

1.) Despy's return marked the start of a new era for him:

He wasn't gonna apologise, he broke his jaw, so what? Shit happens. He wasn't going to pretend that the situation didn't happen either tho, hell - Despe returned in a shirt covered in blood spots, making direct references to the match he got injured in. (sth he talked about in this video) And his mask? Dons a fractured jawbone now, the cracks filled in with gold - reminiscent of kintsugi, a Japanese method for repairing broken ceramics with a special lacquer mixed with gold, silver, or platinum. The philosophy behind the technique is to recognize the history of the object and to visibly incorporate the repair into the new piece instead of disguising it.

2.) Hiromu wasn't giving up on his way of life either, making a spectacular return - the best was yet to come. Individually and together/against each other.

Stay tuned for the next part, that will absolutely also take me ages to finally put out, I'm apologising in advance,, anyways thx bye!! <3 👹🐱

[misamxsa]

キラ

[iced-sympathy]

The Death Note Avatars of the Seven Deadly Sins

Pride: Light "I'm a God" Yagami ( •̀ᴗ•́ )و ̑̑

Gluttony: L. It is more difficult to think of scenes where he is not eating sweets. It's pretty impressive for cake to outweigh his ego, but somehow it does.

Lust: Misa. I'm pretty sure she's the only character in canon who is motivated by horniness. You go, girl! <3

Wrath: Mikami. In a sea of Kiras, he might be the only one motivated by vengeance. Surprising for a murder show ᕦ(ò_óˇ)ᕤ

Envy: Mello. He wanted to be the chosen one so desperately that he sublimated all his problems onto his more gifted rival.

Sloth: Near. I know there is at least one panel of him standing in the manga, but is he ever not sitting in the anime?!

Greed: Higuchi. Chosen by a Shinigami as the greediest human he could find. Nice!

[thistledropkick]

It's very cool that Desperado will be wrestling in Mexico this month. But it's also kind of funny that, technically speaking, this is El Desperado's first time wrestling in CMLL.

[froggos-are-superior]

I've been thinking about this a bit and, when it really comes down to it, what makes Kira different from many governments? I'm not talking about Light Yagami, Misa Amane, Kyosuke Higuchi, Teru Mikami, or Kiyomi Takada. I mean Kira as the concept. Justice personified, as many saw it.

Kira kills people he deems guilty of sin and violent crimes. Many governments have the death penalty in place, ultimately with the same effect.

One could argue that Kira killed many innocent people, but doesn't the death penalty ultimately do the same? How many people have been wrongfully executed over the years? Intent doesn't hold all that much meaning when you take into account how much blood stains the systems that flow through the world.

Justice is a man-made concept, it isn't absolute. Many people see the justice system, or the courts, as an effective method of dealing with crime. It's determined whether or not you are guilty, and if the crime is a high enough offense, you may be executed. It sounds an awful lot like Kira's modus operandi.

So what separates Kira from the systems we all rely on? Is it that legality? Because that's a man-made concept too. Right and wrong mean different things to different people. No matter how hard people try, the system won't ever be perfect or fair, because it's a human creation.

I am genuinely asking because this is mildly distressing to me, is the concept of Kira really all that different from the systems that few oppose today?

[exyglass]

[suddenlymicah]

death note birthdates(dd/mm/yyyy)

for most of these i used aliases, but for characters commonly known as otherwise (jack neylon/kal saydar) i used the more common of the two. these were all retrieved from volume 13: how to read, as well as being in the order they are stated. please please please tell me if i got something wrong!!!

Light Yagami, 28/02/1986

L, 31/10/1979

Mello, 13/12/1989

Near, 24/08/1991

Misa Amane, 25/12/1984

Teru Mikami, 07/06/1982

Kiyomi Takada, 12/07/1985

Soichiro Yagami, 12/07/1955

Touta Matsuda, 14/12/1978

Shuichi Aizawa, 11/05/1969

Kanzo Mogi, 12/07/1973

Hideki Ide, 29/09/1969

Hirokazu Ukita, 09/11/1977

Sayu Yagami, 18/06/1989

Sachiko Yagami, 10/10/1962

Raye Penber, 31/12/1974

Naomi Misora, 11/02/1976

Aiber, 17/07/1969

Wedy, 02/11/1974

Watari, 01/05/1933

Matt, 01/02/1990

Roger Ruvie, 29/04/1939

Kyosuke Higuchi, 06/06/1972

Reiji Namikawa, 03/08/1974

Takeshi Ooi, 31/03/1961

Shingo Mido, 25/01/1972

Eiichi Takahashi, 19/12/1963

Suguru Shimura, 21/07/1968

Masahiko Kida, 20/10/1971

Arayoshi Hatori, 22/03/1971

Anthony Rester, 06/01/1968

Stephen Gevanni, 01/09/1982

Halle Lidner, 18/02/1980

Rod Ross, 13/04/1968

Kal Saydar, 23/02/1973

Hitoshi Demegawa, 04/04/1966

[kincalloutsandotherstuff]

Account renovations!

1. Username change

Since this is my main I'll post misc stuff here and tag it as #notakincallout hence the username change bc I didn't know you can only interact from your first blog

2.Abt me(CW: LGBT slurs, it/its pronouns)

Name: Anna/Moonlight

Age: 18

Gender: genderfluid, non-binary,

Orientation: sapphic

Pronouns: she/they/xe/ze and rarely he/him

Kintypes: black cat therian, nonhuman vampire, ghostkin

I don't have a set DNI

Other socials are in my linktree

3. My kinlist(CW: danganronpa, fnaf)

Danganronpa: Kyoko Kirigiri, Toko Fukawa, Nagito Komaeda, Mikan Tsumiki, Seiko Kimura, Miu Iruma, Angie Yonaga, Kirumi Tojo, Shuichi Saihara

Death Note: Light Yagami, L, Misa Amane, Teru Mikami, Near

Hazbin Hotel: Angel Dust, Vaggie, Charlie Morningstar

Steven Universe: Pearl, Steven Universe, Spinel

Total Drama: Gwen

4. Posts I've already done(danganronpa, fnaf)

Danganronpa: Mikan Tsumiki, Kyoko Kirigiri, Alter Ego, Junko Enoshima, Hiroko Hagakure, Aloysius Pennyworth, Hifumi Yamada, Genocide Jack, Aoi Asahina, Kiibo, Kirumi Tojo, Mukuro Ikusaba, Gonta Gokuhara, Monaca Towa, Byakuya Togami, Makoto Naegi, Celestia Ludenberg, Kazuichi Souda, Kotoko Utsugi, Chiaki Nanami, Hajime Hinata, Gundham Tanaka, Shuichi Saihara, Tsumugi Shirogane, Himiko Yumeno, Kokichi Ouma, Miu Iruma, Kaede Akamatsu, Angie Yonaga, Rantaro Amami, Tenko Chabashira

Death Note: Misa Amane, Light Yagami, Kyosuke Higuchi, Teru Mikami, Rem

Hazbin Hotel: Alastor

Chainsaw Man: Power, Makima, Denji

Magica Record: Yachiyo, Iroha Taimaki

Puella Magi Madoka Magica: Madoka Kaname, Nagisa Momoe, Mami Tomoe, Kyouko Sakura, Sayaka Miki, Homura Akemi, Kyubey, Junko Kaname, Tatsuya Kaname, Kazuko Satome, Tomohisa Kaname, Momo Sakura, Hitomi Shizuki

Mob Psycho: Tsubomi Takane, Tome Kurata, Reigen Arataka, Katsuya Serizawa, Shigeo Kageyama, Teruki Hanezawa

BNHA: Fuyumi Todoroki, Izuku Midoriya, Katsuki Bakugo, Ochacho Uruaka, Eri

FNAF: Mangle, Elizabeth Afton, Charlie Emily, Vanny, Sun/Moon, Glamrock Freddy

Undertale: Chara

Genshin Impact: Childe, Kaeya, Diluc, Venti

5. Request rules

No real people(factkin in the sense of alterhuman identity is valid but this blog is dedicated to those who kin to cope and kin for fun/as a hobby)

No one from Hamilton or similar historical pieces of media that are meant to be close to accurate portrayals of real people

I obviously can't analyze you if I don't know the source your character is from, if I don't, I'll get around to watching/reading/playing it and eventually get to your request!

If I'm incorrect, I'll redo it!

Current CW/TW List

Danganronpa

Fnaf

LGBT slurs(including q^eer)

It/its pronouns

Snow

Cold weather

Housework

April fools day

Blood tests

The ocean

Religious pressure

Family guy

Ultimate Imposter from Danganronpa

Needles

Hospitals

Excessive bodily fluids

Bathroom content

Filth

Self harm, blades, knives cutting open flesh

Open cuts

Proship

Dirtiness

Cannabilism

Kokichi x Maki

Kokichi x Kaede

Miu x Kokichi

Kokichi x Celeste

Kokichi x Chiaki

Kokichi x Chihiro

Komamiki

Fanon komahina

3raswrjoke

Bakudeku, Ochacho x Bakugo

Chilumi

Mello x Near

Gamzee Makara

Davekat

Abusive pregame hcs

L4pdot

Cynco from the flash

Weirdcore

Lmk if you need me to tag something else!

[naritaren]

Can you paint our picture on a star?

Rating:

Explicit

Archive Warning:

No Archive Warnings Apply

Category:

M/M

Fandom:

新日本プロレス | New Japan Pro-Wrestling

Relationship:

Narita Ren/Umino Shota

Characters:

Narita Ren

Umino Shota

Hikuleo (Professional Wrestling)

El Desperado | Mikami Kyosuke

Suzuki Minoru

Master Wato | Kawato Hirai

Additional tags on the archive

[ysterrd]

Kamen Café Menu Suggestions (Quiz + Voicelines)

Note: This is from a quiz game of sorts, and I obviously can’t recreate the whole quiz experience in text format. Therefore, this TL will start with the TL of the questions and choices you can make, then the result you get from picking certain choices. Translation under the cut.

Q1: How are you feeling today?

I want to feel pumped up

I want to take a breather

I want to reward myself

I want to focus

Q2: What kind of food or flavors do you like?[1]

If you picked Answer 1 in Q1:

American junk food

The taste of wild ingredients

Classic dishes with a load of meat[2]

Food where the toppings really shine

Energizing food with plenty of broth[3]

If you picked Answer 2 in Q1:

Mellow and sweet flavors

Natural flavors[4]

Savory food where the ingredients’ flavors are mixed together[5]

Flavors that are emblematic of Japan

If you picked Answer 3 in Q1:

Fragrant and crunchy sweets

Fragrant and bitter flavors

Food that makes the chef’s skills shine

Western food that you can have fun arranging

If you picked Answer 4 in Q1:

Refreshing and sweet flavors[6]

Rich and savory food that pairs well with a drink

Junk food that you can eat with one hand

Super chewy, sweet and sour food

RESULTS

Note: For this part, the results will be referred to using the numbers of the options chosen for each question. For example, (1;1) is the result you get when you pick answer 1 in each question. This part will be a bit repetitive because I need to repeat Leon’s line over and over again for the sake of mentioning the food that’s suggested. If you’re only interested in finding the answer of your favorite character, feel free to search for their name.

(1;1)

Leon: Thank you for waiting. I suggest you take… the hamburger, which Iori Haruma-sama has also ordered.

Haruma: Oh, we’re on the same wavelength! … By the way, do you want my pickles?[7]

(1;2)

Leon: Thank you for waiting. I suggest you take… the raw meat, which Koki-sama has also ordered.

Koki: Nothing beats eating fresh meat raw. … Hm, it’ll destroy your stomach? That’s none of my business.

(1;3)

Leon: Thank you for waiting. I suggest you take… the curry, which Araki Kyosuke-sama has also ordered.

Kyosuke: The curry here is delicious and packed with meat!

(1;4)

Leon: Thank you for waiting. I suggest you take… the pizza, which Lance Tendo-sama has also ordered.

Lance: The pizza here is prepared carefully right down to the dough. You can tell just from taking a bite!

(1;5)

Leon: Thank you for waiting. I suggest you take… the katsudon, which Gamo Jigen-sama has also ordered.

Jigen: I like how simple the katsudon here is.

(2;1)

Leon: Thank you for waiting. I suggest you take… the latte, which Hayate-sama has also ordered.

Hayate: Lattes are delicious. I’m skilled at latte art, you know![8]

(2;2)

Leon: Thank you for waiting. I suggest you take… the water, which Mikami Saigo-sama has also ordered.

Saigo: The water here is excellent. Why is it so good…?

(2;3)

Leon: Thank you for waiting. I suggest you take… the onigiri, which Agata Matsunosuke-sama has also ordered.

Matsunosuke: Hm? My favorite onigiri filling? I’d say kombu.

(2;4)

Leon: Thank you for waiting. I suggest you take… the matcha and wagashi, which Takato Uryu-sama has also ordered.

Uryu: I can’t take my time to savor them, but the matcha and wagashi here are delicious.

(3;1)

Leon: Thank you for waiting. I suggest you take… the cookies, which Jo-sama has also ordered.

Jo: I’ve got a weak spot for sweets. Shall I give these cookies to ladies?

(3;2)

Leon: Thank you for waiting. I suggest you take… the black tea, which Kamui Narushi-sama has also ordered.

Narushi: I cannot help but appreciate the quality of the tea served by the butler here.

(3;3)

Leon: Thank you for waiting. I suggest you take… the sushi, which Takato Taiten-sama has also ordered.

Taiten: You mustn’t gorge on these. I suggest you savor every single bite.[9]

(3;4)

Leon: Thank you for waiting. I suggest you take… the pasta, which Fukami Shion-sama has also ordered.

Shion: The sauce Leon-san uses in this pasta was my idea. (giggle)[10]

(4;1)

Leon: Thank you for waiting. I suggest you take… the fruit, which Soun-sama has also ordered.

Soun: There’s always a large selection of fresh fruit in season here. I wonder who supplies them.[11]

(4;2)

Leon: Thank you for waiting. I suggest you take… the olives, which Kaiba Shizuru-sama has also ordered.

Shizuru: Nice taste. Wanna have a drink?

(4;3)

Leon: Thank you for waiting. I suggest you take… the snacks, which Rui-sama has also ordered.

Rui: These are really good... They even have the region-limited stuff here…[12]

(4;4)

Leon: Thank you for waiting. I suggest you take… the gummies, which Q-sama has also ordered.

Q: Huh? You like gummies too? Don’t copy me!

TL Notes:

The original question only has 味. I added “food” just so the answers to the questions would sound less awkward.

王道 can also mean “the traditional manner” or “the tried-and-true method,” so, uh… I guess “iconic” could do the trick, too, especially considering the result this choice leads to.

I’ll be honest, this one stumped me a bit, so I just went for the safest TL approach here by TLing 量重視 as “plenty”, even if it sounds a bit awkward

I TLd this in an approximative and very simple way because if you try TLing 自然を感じる (”feel the nature”) literally in this context, it doesn’t make a lot of sense.

I had to omit TLing 旨味 (umami) in this choice, or else I didn’t know how to word my translation. Though, umami does mean “savoriness,” so… close enough, I suppose?

It felt redundant to TL フレッシュ (”fresh”) and スッキリした (”refreshing”) back to back, so only “refreshing” it is.

気が合う can mean “get along well” or “be like-minded”. “On the same wavelength” seemed appropriate considering the context. Also, I’m pretty sure that いる is for 要る, “need”, so I’m assuming he’s asking if the MC wants their pickles or not because needing them sounds strange in context. I don’t think he means to ask if there are pickles, otherwise the verb would have been ある. EDIT May 13 2024: The Justice Ride detailed profiles just dropped and it was confirmed Haruma hates pickles, so I edited the line to be "do you want my pickles" instead.

I TLd 実は as “you know” since he’s talking to the MC and I felt that “in fact” would have sounded a bit too awkward.

He’s using those good ol’ yojijukugo here. 牛飲馬食 literally means “to drink like a cow and eat like a horse,” so pretty much gobbling down food. “Gorge” felt more… Taiten-like, in terms of wording. I decided to TL 禁物 as “you mustn’t” simply because “it’s forbidden to […]” sounds super awkward in this context. Also, I TLd 一口一口 as “every single bite” because of the を in the line.

Translated in a roundabout way. More literally, the line is closer to Shion saying Leon adopted his idea for the pasta sauce, but the message gets across with the simple wording anyway.

仕入れ先が気になるところ is literally more along the lines of being concerned about the suppliers, but it just sounds odd considering the context of the line, so “I wonder who supplies [the fruit]” sounded more appropriate.

I decided to TL this more as a comment to himself than something he’d tell someone else, and the やっぱ was TLd as “great” bc the other expected meanings would have been a bit odd to use here, I think.

Source: 仮面カフェメニュー診断 (Unfortunately, the page has now been taken down— probably because this was just for promotional purposes. Only an archive of the page remains, but the quiz doesn't work anymore. If you'd like to listen to the voicelines, I created a folder for it here.)

Originally posted on Dreamwidth on Mar 30 2024.

[nukkake]

These are good Despys

[queen--of--maggots]

Some choices were suggested in the last poll, others are again based on random fanfics.