Category: Street Fighter II

  • 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 […]

  • 2019 May and June Fighting Game Events in Tokyo

    Previous: 2019 March and May Fighting Game Events in Tokyo | 2019 July and August 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 March and April Fighting Game Events in Tokyo

    Previous: 2019 Januray and February Fighting Game Events in Tokyo | 2019 May and June 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. Very […]

  • The Japan Capcom Street Fighter League powered by RAGE

    Table of Contents 1. What is the Japan Street Fighter League powered by RAGE? 1.1. League Rules 1.2. Special Rule “FINAL ACT” 1.3. Grand Finals 1.4. Prize Pool 2. 2019 Street Fighter League powered by RAGE Schedule 3. 2019-01-26 Street Fighter League Team Draft 3.1. Extreme Class draft 3.2. Beginner Class draft 3.3. Final Teams […]

  • Zangief Festival

    On the first public day of the JAEPO (Japan Amusements Expo and part of Tokaigi 2019 Game Party Japan out in Makuhari Messe exhibition center, there were lots of video game, and more importantly to me, fighting game related events. One of those was the “Zangief Festival” set up by the TV Show Ariyoshieeeee (broadcasts […]

  • A grab bag of Japan SFV news: super interesting pre-Capcom Cup Gachi-kun vs. Tokido FT5

    Table of Contents 1. JeSU Activity 2. Yomiuri News article about a Capcom Pro League in 2020 3. Street Fighter League High Class team member selection process 4. Shinobism announces sponsorship by Takeya Chemicals 5. Bloomberg News Japan posts a video about NLBC 6. Also, Abema / OpenRec are doing a lot of SFV content: […]

  • Capcom Street Fighter League Powered by Rage Beginners Class Auditions

    Table of Contents 1. What is the the Capcom Street Fighter League Powered by Rage? 2. Episode One 3. Episode Two 4. Episode Three 5. Episode 4 6. Closing thoughts 1 What is the the Capcom Street Fighter League Powered by Rage? This is the new three on three team league battle that Capcom Announced […]

  • 2019 January and February Fighting Game Events in Tokyo and Fukuoka

    Previous: 2018 October, November, and December Fighting Game Events in Tokyo | 2019 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. […]