Category: Street Fighter II

  • Interview with Itabashi Zangief: You can’t win just by “being good”.

    Table of Contents 1. You can’t win just by “being good”. The dedication of Itabashi Zangief, a pro gamer that plays 10 hours a day. 2. The story up until Pro Gamer Itabashi Zangief enters the world of eSports 3. Being good alone isn’t enough to win. Learn from an eSports pro how to win […]

  • Sako and Ryuusei join FAV Gaming, and we talk to them about it

    Table of Contents 1. Sako and Ryuusei join FAV gaming’s Fighting Game division, and we talk to them about it! 2. How do you feel now that you have joined FAV gaming? 3. Ryuusei and his fighting game history 4. The players talk about their enthusiasm for the future! Sako and Ryuusei have joined FAV […]

  • About Japan’s RAGE Street Fighter V All★Star League powered by Capcom

    Table of Contents 1. What is RAGE? 2. What is the format for the RAGE Street Fighter V All★Star League powered by Capcom? 3. What are the teams? 4. Important Dates with Stream links 5. Daigo on the team draft 6. Results 6.1. Section One 6.2. Section Two 6.3. Section Three 6.4. Section Four 6.5. […]

  • 2018 June and July Fighting Game Events

    Previous: 2018 April and May Tokyo FGC Events | 2018 August and September 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. Very generally: On Tuesdays there […]

  • Various things happening in Japan and Fighting Games

    Table of Contents 1. Aim for the Top! Kawagoe No.1 eSports player! 2. Red Bull Japan Kumite Qualifiers 3. Bon-chan’s Road Trip 4. More regular local events 5. KSB x TSB 6. My timeline is full of FGC Food It is currently “Golden Week” in Japan – a time at the start of May when […]

  • Storm Kubo’s post about Vietnam’s Saigon Cup

    Not too long after the Saigon Cup, Storum Kubo posted an entry on his blog about the trip. I thought it was fun, and have translated it. I am not a professional translator, just a regular old Street Fighter fan who has some familiarity with Japanese. I’ll translate thinsg that I think are fun and […]

  • What was EVO Japan aiming for? We ask steering committee president Hameko.

    I saw this article about the goal of EVO Japan on twitter, and was interested. I’ve never been to EVO, and I was super excited for the chance to attend and volunteer at EVO Japan. One of my goals was to have a good time, help foreign attendees navigate the event, and share my love […]

  • Fighting Game Events in Tokyo, 2018 April and May

    Previous: 2018 February and March Fighting game events in Tokyo | Next: 2018 June and July 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. […]

  • Talking to the “Pro Gamer Couple” Momochi and Chocoblanka about esports as a job and the severe reality of money

    Table of Contents 1. To become a pro gamer requires “tournament results” and “business activities” 2. Prize money for Pro Gamers continue to increase every year 3. My husband tells me “You have no talent” 4. Before becoming a pro gamer, he played games as much as a pro 5. As a pro gamer, how […]

  • NHK’s “The Style of Professional Work: New Jobs Special”

    NHK aired a special in their series on jobs about new types of jobs, with a focus on a YouTuber and Professional Gamers. I’ll summarize some interesting points for the Pro Gamer section, which featured Diago Umehara. The YouTube portion followed Hikakin, who I didn’t know anything about. Interesting guy, but I don’t think people […]