Category: Japan

  • 2020 July and on Fighting Game Events in Tokyo

    Previous: 2020 March through June Tokyo FGC Events | 2020 Q4 Tokyo FGC Events Seems like I’ve gotten into the habit of tracking FGC offline events in the Tokyo area. This isn’t a comprehensive list, but feel free to contact me if you want me to add anything. You also should try TopTier.gg which tracks […]

  • “Camping” at the deepest underground station in Japan: Doai

    2020-02-29 We took the Tanigawa Max Shinkansen from Tokyo to Jyomokougen (上毛高原). The trip was about an hour from Tokyo station. Our seats were on the second floor of the Tanigawa Max Shinkansen. I don’t think they are making more of the two story trains, so getting to ride one is pretty nice. The station […]

  • 2020 January and February Fighting Game Events in Tokyo

    Previous: 2019 September, November, and December Fighting Game Events in Tokyo | Next Seems like I’ve gotten into the habit of tracking FGC offline events in the Tokyo area. This isn’t a comprehensive list, but feel free to contact me if you want me to add anything. You also should try TopTier.gg which tracks fighting […]

  • Street Fighter League: Pro-JP powered by RAGE Summaries

    Table of Contents 1. Ruleset 2. Episode 1 2.1. Tokido Flame vs. Umehara Gold 2.2. Itazan Ocean vs. Mago Scarlet 2.3. Fuudo Gaia vs. Nemo Aurora 2.4. Final ranking 3. Episode 2 3.1. Umehara Gold vs. Nemo Aurora 3.2. Tokido Flame vs. Itazan Ocean 3.3. Mago Scarlet vs. Fuudo Gaia 3.4. Final ranking 4. Episode […]

  • JeSU Presentation at TGS 2019 Summary

    Table of Contents 1. Advertising Law 2. Gambling Law 3. Entertainment and Amusement Trade 4. What is (Japanese) FGC Twitter mad about? I’m summarizing this Game Watch article because it was the first that I came across that explained things clearly, but JeSU has their own press release with links to the No Action Letter […]

  • 2019 September, November, and December Fighting Game Events in Tokyo

    Previous: 2019 July and August Fighting Game Events in Tokyo | 2020 January and February Fighting Game Events in Tokyo Seems like I’ve gotten into the habit of tracking FGC offline events in the Tokyo area. This isn’t a comprehensive list, but feel free to contact me if you want me to add anything. You […]

  • 2019 July and August Fighting Game Events in Tokyo

    Previous: 2019 July and August Fighting Game Events in Tokyo | Next Seems like I’ve gotten into the habit of tracking FGC offline events in the Tokyo area. This isn’t a comprehensive list, but feel free to contact me if you want me to add anything. You also should try TopTier.gg which tracks fighting game […]

  • The 200th Fighter’s Crossover -Akiba- SFV local

    The weekly SFV local at Akihabara eSports Square, called Fighter’s Crossover Akihabara, had its 200th anniversary last week. There was a special event for it, with pizza, games, and giveaways. I wrote a bit about it. Kagecchi, the organizer, tweeted some pictures from the event below. 改めてFCA200回記念対戦会お疲れ様でした!沢山の人に囲まれて今日という日を迎えられたことを嬉しく思ってます。引き続き今後ともよろしくお願いします!#FCAkiba #イースクイクッス pic.twitter.com/RRcjsDsDKt — かげっち / kagecchi (@kagecchi79) June […]

  • A variety of interesting FGC events in June in Japan 2019

    Table of Contents 1. Good Game Grapht Cup 2. Fukushima Gaming Day 3. JP Street Fighter League College Finals 4. JP Street Fighter League Arcade qualifiers 5. WE-R1 Grand Prix 6. SNK’s Samurai Spirits Dojo Streams Over the weekend there were many interesting FGC things going on. As a Street Fighter fan, that is what […]

  • JP 2019 Fall Street Fighter League: Pro-JP

    Table of Contents 1. 2019 JP SFL Fall Overivew 2. College League 3. Arcade League 4. Rookie Caravan 5. Street Fighter League Pro Player Selection Battle 6. Tryouts and Draft 6.1. Tryouts 6.2. Interviews 6.3. Draft 7. JP Pro League Schedule 7.1. My thoughts on the character ban rule On Thursday, 2019-05-09 (as far as […]