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[kanasmusings]

[Eng Subs DL] Musical Yuukoku no Moriarty (Moriarty the Patriot) Op. 5 - "The Final Problem"

Hello, hello~! I am happy to finally share with you the finished English subtitles for MoriMyu Op. 5~

It took a lot longer for me to finish than I'd like to admit, but it is here, it is finished~ ＼(≧▽≦)／ Op. 5 covers chapters 48-56 (+67) of the manga or the last few episodes of the anime for those who followed along with that as well. As the title suggests, it is the penultimate of Sherlock and William's story. We've gone through a lot with them in so many forms, and I'm so glad that the musical gave us such a beautiful rendition of the story. I do believe it will make you cry as well!

Anyway, enough rambling from me. I will be updating the folder with the bonus content subs along the way, but just for extra measure, I'll reblog the original post when they're all up~!

BD PURCHASE LINK (International cards and shipping accepted!): CDJapan BD Version | DVD Version

Official Sites: Twitter | Website (MoriMyu General) | Website (Op. 5) MoriMyu Op. 1 Subtitles | MoriMyu Op. 2 Subtitles | MoriMyu Op. 3 Subtitles | MoriMyu Op. 4 Subtitles

Links, notes, and disclaimers under the cut, enjoy~!

NOTES:

※ THE FILE IS SUBTITLES ONLY, VIDEO IS NOT INCLUDED!

All songs and lyrics were translated by me. A bit of creative liberty was exercised to fit context and some cultural references. As usual, the lyrics actually help move the plot, so I didn’t include the romaji for any of them.

Again, I’m not a native British English speaker, so some terms might be off. I consulted with a friend to help me check them, just in case, but please forgive any mistakes.

As usual, some scenes in the musical differ from the anime/manga for time and fluidity’s sake, so please don’t hit me for things that I can’t control ^^;

There aren’t particularly any triggering scenes here, but please do watch with caution since some subjects and terms used might be sensitive and/or triggering for other viewers.

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[sunnymimis]

Some Inuue and Okusawa family chibis for Okami's birthday! 🐕🪲 The members of the Inuue family belong to @burukaji! The members of the Okusawa family belong to me!

[sywtwfs]

Team Japan: 2024 ISU Championships

World Championships

Men: Shoma Uno, Yuma Kagiyama, Kao Miura (alt: Sota Yamamoto, Shun Sato, Kazuki Tomono)

Women: Kaori Sakamoto, Mone Chiba, Hana Yoshida (alt: Mai Mihara, Rinka Watanabe, Rion Sumiyoshi)

Pairs: Miura/Kihara, Nagaoka/Moriguchi*

Ice Dance: TBD

Four Continents Championships

Men: Yuma Kagiyama, Sota Yamamoto, Shun Sato (alt: Kazuki Tomono, Tatsuya Tsuboi, Nozomu Yoshioka)

Women: Mone Chiba, Mai Mihara, Rinka Watanabe (alt: Hana Yoshida, Yuna Aoki, Rion Sumiyoshi)

Pairs: Miura/Kihara

Ice Dance: Komatsubara/Koleto, Tanaka/Nishiyama, Yoshida/Morita

Junior World Championships

Men: Shunsuke Nakamura, Rio Nakata, Haru Kakiuchi (alt: Daiya Ebihara, Seigo Tauchi)

Women: Mao Shimada, Rena Uezono, Ikura Kushida (alt: Yo Takagi, Ayumi Shibayama)

Pairs: Shimizu/Honda*

Ice Dance: Kishimoto/Tamura (alt: Yamashita/Nagata*)

*Pending TES minimums

Source: 1, 2, 3

[morimyulyrics]

Lestrade is so funny, and now he's got a serious song. For as much as we laugh at his silly antics, he really is a pure man at heart, who just wants the best for everyone. I love that the musical pushed Lestrade to the forefront, with much credit to how much of a show stealer Takagi Shun is, but it really is a beauty to see a minor character in the anime\manga be treated with much care in the musical.

March to the light

光への行進曲（マーチ） | Hikari e no march Character: Inspector Lestrade

Kanji 町は荒れ　闇に包まれて 何処へ向かうか　刑事屋ひとり 富も名声も　位置も要らぬ 俺が欲し���のは　市民の笑顔

俺は英雄には　なれないが この胸に抱いた　矜持は捨てぬ 人の光には　なれないが 光をともす　蝋となろう

この闇に　光を

疾れこの魂よ　名探偵のもとに 世を救う光を 光を　ともせ 光を　ともせ

Romaji Machi wa are yami ni tsutsumarete Doko he mukau ka keijiya hitori Tomi mo meisei mo ichi mo iranu Ore ga hoshii no wa shimin no egao

Ore wa eiyuu ni wa narenai ga Kono mune ni idaita kyouji wa sutenu Hito no hikari ni wa narenai ga Hikari wo tomosu rou to narou

Kono yami ni hikari wo

Hashire kono tamashii yo Meitantei no moto ni Yo wo sukuu hikari wo Hikari wo tomose Hikari wo tomose

English The town is in chaos, enshrouded in darkness Where am I going? A lonely police officer that I am I don’t hope for praise or money or glory All I want is to see the people’s smiling faces

I cannot become a hero But I won’t throw away my principles I cannot become the light But I’ll be the wax to a light’s candle, and help the light shine

So there can be light in the darkness

My soul rushes, to the great detective To the light that can save this world I’ll help the light shine I’ll help the light shine

[scarskelly]

Open The Introduction To Dragongate by Scar The Skelly [Z-BRATS]

Next up, Z-Brats! I've had to put the notes under a read more because I have too much to say about Shun. Whoops.

Presentation Notes

Shun Skywalker

Has said that if he ever lost his mask, not just Shun Skywalker but Shun Watanabe would cease to exist (that he would stop wrestling all together – but let me stress this, Shun Skywalker is not a man you should trust at all, he lies a lot).

When I say ‘odd’ I mean he used to wear a very bright green bodysuit and mask (known to fans as the frog suit) and would startle his opponents by doing this weird arms out pose and yelling “SKYWALK!” He also used to walk and stand in a weird way, which you might think was just how he is, and that it’s rude of me to mention this, but it was an intentional decision as it has returned alongside the bodysuit in his latest run as top nutcase of the promotion.

He may have seemed like he was a normal dude during his time as the leader of Masquerade until the Mascara Contra Mascara match of 2021, but it’s hard to ignore how Masquerade’s wore Venetian masks (to disguise their true selves) and performed an unnaturally perfect group entrance. This all being Shun’s creative decisions.

If you want to know more about Shun, please check out this video by gutsdozer, it was the video that got me into Dragongate.

A beginners guide to Shun Skywalker

An analysis of Shun Skywalker vs Jason Lee from 2022

Shun Skywalker interview

By him acting like a cult leader I mean he’s manipulative, possessive, toxic, hypocritical, eccentric and loud.

Shun Skywalker is not the straightest man on the roster, and I swear I’m not mentioning this because of my own preferences when it comes to what I like in my wrestling. This is a legitimately significant element to his character that you need to know about. The most obvious example of this is his relationship with Jason, which can be read as an abusive romantic relationship. This is merely a reading and not explicitly canon, but it certainly feels canon given the amount of support this reading has been given. This includes: Kzy on commentary comparing Shun’s behaviour to an ex-boyfriend showing up at their ex-girlfriend’s place of work just to “check up on them”, Strong Machine J straight up saying on commentary “ladies, don’t date a man like Shun Skywalker”, Jae on English commentary consistently making similar comparisons and even an article on Yahoo! News reading “Jason Lee breaks free from his deranged ex-boyfriend to join Natural Vibes”. Shun himself regularly uses romantic language and songs when talking or posting about Jason. Back before Jason returned to him, he would talk about how even though Jason had “broke his heart” he only loves him more and knows Jason will come back to him eventually, which he did. Jason is not the only man he’s made these sorts of advances towards, his most notable other target being Jacky Kamei. At a contract signing once, Shun said that he wanted to run away with Jason and Kamei and get married to them. He has a ‘type’ of man he likes to go after: cute face, deep thinker when it comes to their wrestling, pleasant but also capable of being malicious. This could be seen with his targeting of Yuki Ueno at All Together.

For the longest time he was billed at much smaller than he weighs, assumedly because every time they tried to weigh him, he just teleported away. So, he was 90 kg up until Dead or Alive 2024 where he was billed at 100 kg.

Has been compared to a variety of different animals throughout his career, from a falcon to a jellyfish to a goat and even a mosquito.

Yes, he pads his ass big time. I assume it’s because he lands on his butt for a lot of his moves. When you take off all the padding, he still has an impressive ass though…not that I would know or anything hahahaha-

KAI

Yes, Seiya Sanada as in the Sanada currently in Just 5 Guys in New Japan.

Fun fact: He trained at Animal Hamaguchi’s gym and was close with Shingo Takagi.

The same Kai who caused the Dangerous Tekkers kiss, thank him later.

Jason Lee

Everyone in Natural Vibes really seemed to love Jason, all having a soft spot for him. He formed the dynamic trio J.J.J with Jacky Kamei and Strong Machine J.

As previously mentioned, he was a part of Kung Fu Masters, but has since said he never wanted to be in the "dumb comedy unit" and hated every moment of it.

Jason Lee Match Recommendations

Why you should be a Jason Lee fan

Jason Lee interview

Once again, I recommend watching gutsdozer’s video if you want to know more about the ‘Jason Lee Saga’ of 2022.

Used to occasional make appearances on English commentary alongside Jae when Ho Ho Lun was wrestling. Unfortunately, with his turn, it seems we won’t hear from him again. I personally hope he does just barge in when Ho Ho is gone and spend the time on commentary just shitting on everyone.

Borrows a lot of his heel traits from Shun.

ISHIN

He once had washboard abs but accepted the sumo genes and bulked up. He has said that he will never have the abs again and if anyone misses them, just to look at the pictures and video that exists of it and remember it that way.

Deceptively short, I thought he was much taller than he is (168cm or 5’6”).

ISHIN interview

Yoshiki Kato

The tap out didn’t count as a win because that’s not how exhibition matches work (you can’t win or lose; it’s just a time limit 'show off your talents' match).

Kaito Nagano has since retired from pro-wrestling due to a culmination of injuries.

The proud owner of an emo fringe and a nice ass (not like I’ve been looking or anything).

I refer to Kato and ISHIN as Z-Brats’ delinquents, just feels right.

Gianni Valletta

Additionally, he participated in The Real World Tag League 2019 with another DG roster member in Takashi Yoshida.

How do I know he’s on topic? Luis Mante and Dream Gate Champion sound the same in Maltese that they do in English.

[austerlitzborodinoleipzig]

Japanese Junior Nationals Results

Junior Women

Gold : Mao Shimada

Silver : Kaoruko Wada

Bronze : Ikura Kushida

Ami Nakai is in 4th (did a three turn between her to jumps in combination in the short and fell on her 3A in the free). Rena Uezono finished 5th. All of them are going to Senior Nationals along with Haruna Murakami and Mayuko Oka who finished respectively 6th and 7th. Mei Okada had a horrible SP but a clean FS which allowed her to climb ten spots to place 8th.

Yo Takagi unfortunately ended up in 14th place. Just too many mistakes in both programs.

As for the Ultra-c elements.

Reina Kawakatsu, Ami Nakai and Mayuko Oka attempted the 3A. Only Reina landed her maybe with UR, haven't seen the protocols yet.

Mao Shimada landed the 3A but fell on the 4T.

Junior Men

Gold : Rio Nakata

Silver : Sena Takahashi

Bronze : Taiga Nishino

Shun Uemura, Shuntaro Asaga, Haru Kakiuchi. Ryoto Mori and Diaya Ebihara round up the top 8. Besides Rio not a lot of successful quads.

Junior Ice Dance

Gold : Sara Kishimoto/Atsuhiko Tamura

Silver : Sumire Yoshida/Ibuki Ogahara (the kids with the One Piece FD)

Bronze : Kaho Yamashita/Yuto Nagata

Only Sae and Lucas were competing for the pairs.

What does it mean for Junior Worlds Assignments ?

Only the winner is guaranteed an assignment. For junior men and women the other two spots will be selected by taking into account Junior Nationals and Senior Nationals placement + JGPF performance.

[valshe-eng]

VALSHE 7th Mini Album: 「SAGAS」

Release Date: March 1, 2023

*NOTE: More info will be added as it releases, this post will be updated accordingly. As the title of "SAGAS=Tales of Adventure" suggests, this is a concept album with an emphasis on a fantasy world. With visuals inspired by the Middle East and Arab, all 7 songs have a theme, and the songs are linked to create a single story. The album as a whole includes palindromic narrative tricks, and the story varies depending on the song you start listening to. While bringing out the Arabian atmosphere to the fullest, this song has both a danceable beat and a profound feeling that is worth listening to. Source: (x)

ALR version [1CD + 2DVD] (Tall case, Limited Production Edition) ¥12,000 (tax excluded) ¥13,200 (tax included) Special DVD ・VALSHE "LIVE THE UNIFY ~Follow the Tracks~" (Friday, September 23, 2022 [FINAL] Tokyo: Shinagawa Intercity Hall) complete recording

SHAMS version [1CD + 1DVD] (First Press Limited Edition) ¥4,091 (tax excluded) ¥4,500 (tax included) Special DVD ・「KARASQADAR」 Music Video ・Making of 「KARASQADAR」

QAMAR version [1CD] (Regular Edition) ¥3,182 (tax excluded) ¥3,500 (tax included) [Track List] 1. KARASQADAR Lyrics by VALSHE Composition by VALSHE/Shun Sato ★ Arrangement by Shun Sato 2. MORAL LICENSING Lyrics/Composition by VALSHE Arrangement by G'n- 3. John Doe Lyrics by VALSHE Composition by Koji Goto (ck510) Arrangement by Koji Goto (ck510), Dr.Tyler 4. Ash Lyrics by VALSHE Composition/Arrangement by Shinya Saito 5. +one step Lyrics by VALSHE Composition by VALSHE/Shun Sato ★ Arrangement by Shun Sato 6. 街路樹 (Roadside Tree) Lyrics/Composition by doriko Arrangement by G'n- 7. calm Lyrics by VALSHE Composition by Shin Enyu Arrangement by Tokunaga Akihito [bonus track] ショック THE ワールド (Shock THE World) Lyrics/Composition by VALSHE Arrangement by Ryuichi Takagi（Dream Monster） Total of 8 songs Source: (x)

[byneddiedingo]

Isuzu Yamada in Osaka Elegy (Kenji Mizoguchi, 1936)

Cast: Isuzu Yamada, Seiichi Takagawa, Chiyoko Ukura, Shinpachiro Asaka, Benkei Shiganoya, Yoko Umemura, Kensaku Hara, Shizuko Takizawa, Eitaro Shindo, Kunio Tamura, Takashi Shimura.  Screenplay: Yoshikata Yoda, Tadashi Fujiwara, Kenji Mizoguchi, Saburo Okada. Cinematography: Minoru Miki. Film editing: Tazuko Sakane. Music: Koichi Takagi. 

It's easy to imagine Kenji Mizoguchi's Osaka Elegy remade into a 1930s "women's picture" starring Bette Davis, except that nothing made in Hollywood under the infantilizing Production Code would have had the depth and insight into the real problems of women that Mizoguchi's film does. Mizoguchi's direction frames the story elegantly: He begins with a shot of the neon-lighted city, backed by the pop standard "Stairway to the Stars" on the soundtrack, as day gradually breaks and the glamour of the neon fades into the drab reality of the daytime city. We go to the home of Sonosuke Asai (Benkei Shiganoya), the head of a large pharmaceuticals company, where he berates the maids for small infractions and quarrels with his shrewish wife, Sumiko (Yoko Umemura). The opening sets a tone of disillusionment that pervades the entire film, which becomes a sharp commentary on both traditional and contemporary sexual roles. The film's protagonist is Ayako (Isuzu Yamada), switchboard operator at Asai Pharmaceuticals, whom Asai wants to become his mistress. Ayako is reluctant -- she has a boyfriend, Nishimura (Kensaku Hara), another employee at the company -- but her feckless father (Shinpachiro Asaka) has been skimming from the till at work and has lost the money in the stock market. So she quits her job, lets Asai set her up in a fancy modern apartment, and sends her father the money he needs. After Asai's wife uncovers the arrangement, a friend of Asai's, Fujino (Eitaro Shindo), tries to move in on Ayako. But Ayako reconnects with Nishimura, who proposes to her. Uncertain how he will respond to the truth about her life -- she has told him she works in a beauty parlor -- she postpones her answer. Then she learns from her younger sister that their brother is being forced to drop out of the university because her father can't pay the tuition. She gets the money by pretending to yield to Fujino's advances, but runs to Nishimura and agrees to marry him, while also confessing her liaison with Asai. As Nishimura is pondering this information, a furious Fujino arrives and after being turned away, calls the police, charging her with theft. Nishimura cravenly tells the police that he was innocently dragged into the affair by Ayako, but because it's her first offense she is released into her father's custody. Her family, whose money problems she has dutifully solved, shuns her and her brother calls her a "delinquent." Ayako walks out into the night and we follow her to a bridge, where she looks down into the trash-filled waters. But as we wonder if she is going to commit suicide, the family doctor, who has been present at several of the crisis points in her story, happens to meet her on the bridge. She asks him if there is a cure for delinquency, and when he says no, she accepts the judgment and, holding her head high, walks away toward the camera. Yamada's terrific performance was one of several she gave for Mizoguchi, establishing her as a specialist in strong female roles -- she is perhaps best-known by Western audiences as the Lady Macbeth equivalent in Akira Kurosawa's Throne of Blood (1957).

[ka1zoku]

( a bird soars overhead ) ➥ he's the only one that speaks to her like this , like she's just another classmate and not someone that deserves to be shunned. he's the only one that seems to care about what she's thinking.

his question surprises her , but he's never been one to beat around the bush. takagi figures its prompted by her latest failure. ❛ my sister did before me. i always looked up to her. and , i suppose , with the amount of spiritual energy i have, it's a likely path to take. ❜ as she says it , she winces at her reasoning. she sounds like a person with no original thought, allowing the tides to take her wherever they please. but, she's always been that type , hasn't she ? a woman with no plan. she thought she could call it being free-spirited.

❛ why did you ? ❜

( tall grass rustles in the spring air ) ➥ seto lies back with her eyes shut with her katana lying next to her , blade glinting in the sun. the breeze that rushes over her is a refreshment to her sweat-dampened skin. it's been a rough day , and all she wants is to be alone , away from the taunting gaze of her peers , away from the murmurs that question her indirectly , away from judgement.

a soft flare of reiatsu reaches her , like a hand tapping on her shoulder , announcing presence. arching head back , she peeks an eye open and squints against the sun. an approaching figure nears. ❛ hayato-san ... ❜ / seto and tendou: 001.

[lobotomy-jpeg]

AbaHan my absolute beloveds <3333

[hoshimirufuri]

[kanasmusings]

[Eng Subs DL] Musical Yuukoku no Moriarty (Moriarty the Patriot) Op. 4 - "The Two Criminals"

Hello, and Merry Christmas to those who celebrate~! Otherwise, Happy Holidays! I am here to share the English subtitles for more MoriMyu~!

Oh gosh, I apologize for such a long wait...! Life just punched me around a bit with studying for board exams (which I passed, thankfully!), a bit of technical problems with the BD version, and a lot of real life things I needed to take care of before the year ends (￣▽￣*)ゞ

Op. 4 covers chapters 33-47 of the original comic, with a few scenes/moments omitted. It is essentially the build-up to the climax of the story that was covered in Op. 5! We were also blessed with the addition of Miss Mary Morstan and Adam Whiteley for this musical, and I hope everyone falls in love with them, too~!

Anyway, here are the subs~! A huge, huge thank you to @mouldering for helping me with proof-reading and quality checking! I wouldn't have been able to finish this before Christmas without your help~! ♡ ～('▽^人) I will be updating the folders with the bonus content subtitles when I am able to as well, but for now, please enjoy the main show's subs~!

Links, notes, and disclaimers under the cut, enjoy~!

BD PURCHASE LINK (International cards and shipping accepted!): CDJapan - BD ver. | DVD ver. Official Sites: Twitter | Website (MoriMyu General) | Website (Op. 4) MoriMyu Op. 1 Subtitles | MoriMyu Op. 2 Subtitles | MoriMyu Op. 3 Subtitles

NOTES:

※ THE FILE IS SUBTITLES ONLY, VIDEO IS NOT INCLUDED! ※ The folder contains subs for a DVD version as well as a Blu-ray version! (I tested the DVD version on the BD a lot of times, and there was always a slight delay with the syncing, so I re-timed and re-styled it for the BD. You could technically load the DVD subs onto the BD, but you'd have to manually adjust the timing on your media player.)

All songs and lyrics were translated by me. A bit of creative liberty was exercised to fit context and some cultural references. As usual, the lyrics actually help move the plot, so I didn’t include the romaji for any of them. But, if you’d like to have the complete lyrics, I do have them saved up in PDF form, so feel free to DM me for them if you want ^^

Again, I’m not a native British English speaker, so some terms might be off. I consulted with a friend to help me check them, just in case, but please forgive any mistakes.

As usual, some scenes in the musical differ from the anime/manga for time and fluidity’s sake, so please don’t hit me for things that I can’t control ^^;

There aren’t particularly any triggering scenes here, but please do watch with caution since some subjects and terms used might be sensitive and/or triggering for other viewers.

@kumoriyami-xiuzhen​ requested me to do the bonus content subs, so I will be reblogging and updating the main post when they are up as well! ^^

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Please DO NOT remove my credits.

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[mamoru-miyano-france]

[TRADUCTION - Blog de Mamoru Miyano] 12 JUIN 2018

(23h22) Apparitions en live !!

Aujourd’hui,

Je vais être en live,

Deux fois d’affilée ☆ (lol)

Je viens juste de finir,

Notre émission en direct « Namako » !

Aujourd’hui,

J’ai fait une fête d’anniversaire avec Shunly ☆

J’ai eu un gâteau de la part du staff ☆

Et du sake de la part de Shunly ☆

Merci beaucoup (;_;)☆

Merci du fond du coeur ♪

Ensuite,

J’ai donné l’album Best of à Shunly ♪ (lol)

Aujourd’hui encore,

J’ai ri à en avoir mal au ventre (lol)

Mais !

Aujourd’hui, j’ai pas encore terminé !!

Tout à l’heure,

Entre 1h et 3h du matin,

Je ferai une apparition en tant qu’invité,

dans l’émission de Gen Hoshino-san,

« Hoshino Gen no All Night Nippon » ☆☆☆

Je suis vraiment reconnaissant,

D’y être invité une fois encore !!!!!!(T ^ T)☆☆☆

Hoshino-san !!!

Merci beaucoup !!!

Aujourd’hui,

Qu’est-ce qu’on va dire…

Qui plus est,

On devrait révéler des informations intéressantes… (lol)

Quoiqu’il en soit,

Je vais bien m’amuser !!!!!!!(´ω｀)

Écoutez-la sans faute (*≧∀≦*)

[sebastians-sharp-jawline]

Abberhanks at their finest

© @t.shunly on Instagram

[sebastians-sharp-jawline]

Why have I never seen that picture of Yuta and Miura twinning before?!??

A last batch of photos from the Kuromyu cast as they each move on to their next job now :3

See you guys in the DVD next year~!

[scarskelly]

Open The Introduction To Dragongate by Scar The Skelly [UNAFFILIATED PART 3]

I can see the finish line, let's goooo!

Presentation Notes:

Ryu Fuda

Fuda and Mocchy had a wonderful match on the 6th of March this year in Korakuen, would recommend.

Daiki Yanagiuchi

The package Daiki gave Yoshioka was a challenge for the Dream Gate from Ben-K, including a note that proclaimed his intention and a golden rose.

Konomama Ichikawa

He’s actually from Kakamigahara City, Gifu. Yes, he’s from the same prefecture as Shun.

He’ll lose to moves you never should lose to in times you’d only see in squashes. Sometimes he even taps out during a move that isn’t a submission (like when he’s being held in a powerbomb position).

Kancho - a prank performed by clasping the hands together in the shape of a gun and attempting to poke the victim’s butthole.

Some of the people who have answered Ichikawa’s open challenge include Jun Akiyama, Yuji Nagata, The Great Sasuke, Necro Butcher, Akebono (rip king), Kensuke Sasaki, Abdullah The Butcher, Atsushi Onita, Yoshiaki Fujiwara, Keiji Muto, Shingo Takagi (returning from New Japan in a special only once a year appearance).

Ichikawa has only wrestled once this year so far, taking it easy and letting his body recover from getting beaten up mercilessly for about 25 years?

La Estrella

Should mention, the dates here on this slide are set up in DD/MM/YYYY order, as that is what I am familiar with.

Estrella was a talented amateur wrestler before getting into Dragongate, which is why he’s a bit older than you would expect something who debuted in 2020 to be. Does he use his amateur wrestling skills in the ring? If you make him, but for the most part, he’s flipping all over the place like you forgot to turn gravity on.

Estrella splits his time between DG and North America, wrestling in the U.S and Mexico.

Shuji Kondo

Kondo only has one championship reign in Dragongate (with it being a very recent Twin Gate reign with Kenoh as members of Kongo) as he was fired in December 2004 alongside the rest of Aagan Iisou for alleged behavioural issues. He only returned to Dragongate in 2019.

Kenichiro Arai

Just last year Araken had a match with GENTARO that got a bit of buzz in the English-speaking puro scene on Twitter. I haven’t seen it myself, but I heard a lot of good about it.

Araken is also a proud supporter of the Hanshin Tigers and was thrilled when they broke the Colonel Sanders statue river curse (look it up if you don’t know what I’m talking about, you won’t regret it).

Ryo Saito

SaiRyo has been in both Real Hazard and JIMMYZ (the same as Horiguchi). I don’t think I need to really explain how impressive it to be able to be in both one of the heel units and the face units, and it not feel weird at all. Genki and SaiRyo are amazing.