TOPANGA Fight Club adds girl member

Mago and Tokido announced on TOPANGA TV last night that the second term of TOPANGA Fight Club will have a girl member.

From the introduction video:
- Her name is Negi.
- She played fighting game with her older brother when she was a kid. (She doesn't have much experience.)
- She uses Ibuki because she likes Final Fantasy VII and Yuffy. Ibuki looks like Yuffy.
- Her hobby is fishing.
- She applied because she saw TOPANGA stream on Nico and she's interested in fighting games.

In May, Mago and Tokido recruited and accepted 3 pupils -- Murata (Yun), Nabe (Akuma), and Higaki (Sagat). The teaching corner is called TOPANGA Fight Club.

Mago & Tokido on smartphone show

Capcom posted a test episode of a show for smartphones featuring a match between Mago and Tokido, with Kagecchi, Capcom's Ayano, and KayoPolice as commentators.

This show called "Kakutou Game No1" (Fighting Game No.1) is one of the shows on NOTTV that will be broadcasted directly to smartphones in Japan starting from April 2012.

First episode of Ultimate Girl Project posted

The first episode of "Ultimate Girl Training Project" was posted today. This's supposed to be a reality show where Nozomi Furuki (a voice actress in training) has to train Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 in a house for 3 months. She'll be offered a voice actress job if she passed all the trainings. She'd never played a fighting game before.

Summary of the first episode
- She received a letter from (MvC3 producer) Niitsuma about the offer.
- Niitsuma called her from New York when he was there for Comic Con (Oct. 13-16).
- The game is demo version.
- Her first assignment is getting 6 wins in Simple Mode in 30 minutes. The reward is a futon for sleeping.
- She was lost. Then she received a hint letter saying "Pick characters that suit to you to form a team."

It seems like it's not actually a reality show as no one is going to spend 3 months in a fighting game camp just to get a voice acting job.

Anyway, she'll attend an UMvC3 event on October 30 with Ayana Tsubaki. Ayana, on the other hand, plays fighting games and is a fan of Daigo Umehara. She even switched from Ryu to Yun just like him.

TOPANGA Concept Match 3: Mago vs. Fuudo summary

- Previous posts: TCM3 vote, TCM3 scheduled, Pre-match interviews, Nico streaming TCM3.
- Kokujin let 1,500 of fans on NSB stream vote who's going to win. The result was around Mago 52:47 Fuudo.
- Stream is here. (only premium members can rewatch)
- The concept match became the most anticipated show at the moment on Nico counted by number of Timeshifts.
- A high quality version stream was also provided. (only for premium members.)
- There're 21,303 attendees already BEFORE the show started.
- ItaZan and Tokido also acted as a coach for Fuudo and Mago respectively.
- Tokido seemed to enjoy the viewers' comments, he tried not to laugh but failed, while the other two busy talking.

 Fuudo (Black Fei) 4-10 Mago (White Fei)

1. 1-2
2. 1-2
3. 1-2 *Mago misread in the second round and paid for it.
4. 1-2
5. 1-2 *a big comeback in the last round *a break after game.
6. 2-1
7. 0-2 *Mago punished Fuudo's FA twice. *ItaZan called for a break to give Fuudo some advice after game.
8. 0-2
9. 2-1 *Mago used an unusual link in the first round *Fuudo came back from death.
10. 1-2
11. 2-0
12. 1-2 *Fuudo seemed to miss Ultra in the last round when he tried to chip before timeout
13. 2-1 *Mago did well but not enough.
14. 0-2

- This's probably Mago's best performance of all time. He's never been this serious, both his look and his (Fei Long's) moves. He was in control from the beginning until the end. Fuudo took some games because he's also a good player.
- Mago said in the interview after the match: "This is ....the reality." (referring to the pre-match message)
- Tokido announced that the next concept match Sako vs. Haitani will be on November 16.
- The show ended with 75,989 attendees and 75,281 comments.
- The poll at the end of the show showed that 91.6% of the viewers think the show was extremely good.

TOPANGA Concept Match 3 gets Nico official show

TOPANGA announced yesterday that its TOPANGA Concept Match 3 will be streamed as a Nico Nico Live's official show.

TOPANGA Concept Match 3: Mago vs. Fuudo will start after midnight in Japan. The commentators will be R, Itabashi Zangief, and Tokido.

[Pre-TOPANGA Concept Match 3] Mago vs. Fuudo messages

Funny video messages of Mago and Fuudo were uploaded by TOPANGA a couple hours ago.

In the last part when asked about message to his opponent, Mago basically said "Hey Fuudo, do you think you're going to win me just because you won Evo and GODSGARDEN? I'm going to show you the reality."

In the last part when asked about message to his opponent, Fuudo basically said "Thank you for teaching me everything about Fei Long ........My reaction* that you don't have will win me this."

In case you didn't follow TOPANGA recently, these are scripted.

*This's a running joke. 

TOPANGA Concept Match 3: Mago vs. Fuudo is this Thursday.

TOPANGA Concept Match 4 vote result

Last night, Mago and Tokido let the fans vote for TOPANGA Concept Match #4.

From group A: Tokido vs. Haitani (66.7%)
From group B: Sako vs. Haitani (69.1%)
From group C: Sako vs. dnm3rd (54.7%)

The result is Sako vs. Haitani (52.8%)

Umehara in Kuwait (2011) summary

- Stream: Here

October 20: MvC3 day
Daigo Umehara (Wolf/Dante/Aku) vs. Challengers

1. 1-2
2. 1-2
3. 2-0
4. 2-0
5. 2-1
6. 2-0
7. 2-0
8. 2-0
9. 2-0
10. 2-0
11. 2-0
12. 2-0
13. 2-0
14. 0-2
15. 0-2
16. 2-1
17. 2-1
18. 2-0 *beat Dark Phoenix
19. 2-0
20. 2-0
21. 2-0
22. 2-0
23. 2-0
24. 1-2
25. 2-0
26. 1-2
27. 2-0
28. 2-0
29. 2-0
30. 2-0
31. 2-0
32. 2-1
33. 2-0
34. 2-0
35. 2-0
36. 2-1
37. 2-0
38. 2-0
39. 1-0
40. 1-0
41. 0-1
42. 1-0
43. 1-0
44. 1-0
45. 1-0
46. 2-1 *very close match
47. 2-0
48. 1-3

- Umehara in a (never before seen) new haircut!
- Umehara played 4 hours nonstop.
- For some reason, only 2-3 players used Phoenix.

October 21: SSF4AE day
Daigo Umehara vs. Challengers

1. 2-0 Bo Bader (Ryu)
2. 2-0 Kazuma (Yang)
3. 2-0 Mysterious (Gouken)
4. 2-0 Meshal (Fei)
5. 2-1 Bomsa (Box)
6. 2-1 BetaRayz (Sakura) *Fun match
7. 2-0 MAzinGetter (Guy)
8. 0-2 Tyrant (Sagat)
9. 2-0 Khalid M (Box)
10. (Ryu) 2-0 Talal Hajri (Vip)
11. (Aku) 2-0 Mr. Baldy (Cam) 
12. (Ryu) 2-0 boya3rab (Sakura)
13. 2-0 HTMG (Ryu)
14. 2-2, 2-1 grand (Aku) *It ended with double K.O. so he got to play more.
15. 2-0 Black Beard (Blanka)
16. 2-0 greed (Claw)
17. 2-0 Miko Sama (Seth)
18. 2-0 Anwar (Cod)
19. 2-0 Karakeesh (Ryu)
20. 2-0 Jin (Hakan)
21. 2-1 Talal Tz (Hawk)
22. 2-0 Kuma (Sagat)
23. 2-0 (Yang)
24. 2-0 (Juri)
25. (Ryu) 2-0 Musaed M (Dud)
26. 2-0 Hasoken (Ken)
27. (Aku) 2-1 Sabah (Ryu)
28. 2-0 Jamal M (Box)
29. 2-0 Sojiro (Rose)
30. 2-1 El Captain (Seth)
31. 2-0 Ayoup (Mak)
32. 2-0 Hamdan (Claw)
33. 2-0 (Guile)
34. (Aku) 2-0 Kira (Ryu)
35. 2-0 Shinobi (Seth)
36. 2-0 Penist Q8 (Dict)
37. 2-0 Sa3dion (Dict) *He used HK to stop Psycho Crusher.
38. 2-1 A. Felchawy (Yun)
39. (Aku) 2-1 S. Felchawy (Sak)
40. (Aku) 1-2 Amer Marhoon (Box) *He used HK to stop Boxer's dash punch.
41. 2-0 M. Akbar (Ruf)
42. 2-0 Adel (Dict)
43. 2-0 Sayed (Dan)
44. (Aku) 2-0 M. Haider (Hon)
45. 2-0 DukeFleet (Cod)
46. 2-0 Envy Mask (Mak)
47. 2-0 FHD Nemix (Dict)
48. 2-0 Tekkablade (Juri)
49. 2-0 Omani (Yun)
50. 2-0 Noor Nablsi (Oni) *Palm Strike > U1
51. 2-0 Boland (Sak)
52. (Ryu) 2-0 Hashem H (Ryu)
53. 2-0 Fawaz (Yun)
54. (Ryu) 0-2 Osama (Gouken)
55. 2-0 7md LGG (Cod)
56. 2-0 Rambo (Cod)
57. 2-0 Morphis (Zan)
58. 2-0 (Box)
59. 2-0 (Chun)
60. 2-0 Ganoon (Sak)
61. (Ryu) 2-1 Tyrant (Sagat)
62. 2-0 Ammar Mahr (Box)
63. 2-0 Osama (Hawk)
64. 2-0 Aziz (Juri)
65. 2-0, 1-2, 2-1, 2-1 Bahbahani (Ryu)

- For the first time, we saw Umehara's Akuma in an event. He practiced U2 setup before the exhibition. (HK>crMK>U2)

Interview
(There's a subtitle)

SFxTekken dated

Capcom announced the release date of Street Fighter x Tekken. The game will be released on March 6 in North America and on March 9 in Europe.

The news also came with the information about the Gem System and the Special Edition of the game.

Eita vs. Nemo in BlazBlue

As reported, Eita began playing BlazBlue since July. Nemo now also plays the game. They played together on the stream on Sunday. Nemo was using Valkenhayn and really gave Eita a hard time. (They played 1 hour 40 minutes. Eita won 9, lost 18.)

It seems like Nemo stopped playing BlazBlue since Continuum Shift. He borrowed CS2 from someone else on October 7.

Eita is now on game center (private) tour. He will travel around the west side of Japan and visit game centers in Kagoshima, Kumamoto, Fukuoka, Yamaguchi, Shimane, Hiroshima, Okayama, Hyogo, Osaka, Nara, Kyoto, Shiga, Mie, Nagoya between October 18 to November 7.

SSF4AE Ver.2012 release date set

Capcom announced that SSF4AE Ver.2012 is coming to the arcades on December 2 and December 13 for PlayStation 3/Xbox 360.

SSF4AE was first released on December 16, 2010, in Japan.

Evo 2012 announced

It is announced that next year's Evolution will be held at Caesar's Palace Hotel and Casino between July 6-8.

Note that they used Caesar's Palace before, but this year, they chose Rio which has bigger hall instead. They will go back for some reason next year.

For reference, Evo 2009 was between July 17-19 and Evo 2010 was between July 9-11.

Season's Beatings 2011 summary

October 15 - SSF4AE exhibition: USA vs. World (these numbers are rounds)

Dieminion (Guile) 1-2 Tokido (Aku)
Ricky Ortiz (Rufus) 0-2 Tokido (Aku)
PR Rog (Box) 2-0 Tokido (Aku)
Justin Wong (Rufus) 2-0 Tokido (Aku)
Wolfkrone (Vip) 1-2 Tokido (Aku) *Tokido has no life left in the last round

Dieminion (Guile) 1-2 Uryo (Sak)
Ricky Ortiz (Rufus) 2-0 Uryo (Sak)
PR Rog (Box) 1-2 Uryo (Sak)
Justin Wong (Rufus) 2-1 Uryo (Sak) *Wong taunts in the last round
Wolfkrone (Vip) 2-1 Uryo (Sak)

Dieminion (Guile) 0-2 Poongko (Seth)
Ricky Ortiz (Rufus) 0-2 Poongko (Seth)
PR Rog (Box) 0-2 Poongko (Seth)
Justin Wong (Rufus) 1-2 Poongko (Seth)
Wolfkrone (Vip) 0-2 Poongko (Seth)

Dieminion (Guile) 1-2 Mago (Fei)
Ricky Ortiz (Rufus) 1-2 Mago (Fei)
PR Rog (Box) 2-0 Mago (Fei)
Justin Wong (Rufus) 0-2 Mago (Fei)
Wolfkrone (Vip) 2-1 Mago (Fei)

Dieminion (Guile) 0-2 Momochi (Cody)
Ricky Ortiz (Rufus) 2-0 Momochi (Cody)
PR Rog (Box) 2-0 Momochi (Cody)
Justin Wong (Rufus) 0-2 Momochi (Cody)
Wolfkrone (Vip) 1-2 Momochi (Cody) *intense match

October 16 - SSF4AE Top 32

• [Winners] Uryo (Sak) 2-1 Mike Ross (Hon)
• [Winners] Momochi (Cody) 2-1 FlashMetroid (Zan)
• [Winners] Floe (Yang) 0-2 Mago (Fei)
• [Winners] Dieminion (Guile) 0-2 Tokido (Aku)
• [Winners] Poongko (Seth) 2-0 Chaos2D (Yang)

SSF4AE Top 16

• [Winners] Uryo (Sak) 2-1 Mago (Fei) *Uryo came from behind
• [Winners] PR Rog (Box) 1-2 Momochi (Cody) *Momochi came from behind
• [Winners] Justin Wong (Rufus) 0-2 Tokido (Aku)
• [Winners] Ricky Ortiz (Rufus) 2-1  Poongko (Seth) *Very close match
• [Losers] Laugh (Rose) 0-2 Mago (Fei)
• [Losers] Poongko (Seth) 2-1 Mike Ross (Hon) *Intense match
• [Losers] PR Rog (Box) 2-0 Mago (Fei) *Mago misjudged his life before lost the first game.
• [Losers] Justin Wong (Rufus) 0-2 Poongko (Seth)

SSF4AE Semifinal

• [Winners] Uryo (Sak) 1-2 Momochi (Cody) *Uryo made a big comeback in the first game
• [Winners] Ricky Ortiz (Rufus) 2-1 Tokido (Aku)
• [Losers] PR Rog (Box) 1-2 Tokido (Aku)
• [Losers]  Poongko (Seth) 0-2 Uryo (Sak) *Uryo won 4 straight rounds.
• [Losers]  Uryo (Sak) 2-0 Tokido (Aku) *Uryo escaped from Tokido's EX Tatsu in the last round by glitch.
• [Winners Final] Ricky Ortiz (Rufus) 1-3 Momochi (Cody)
• [Losers Final] Uryo (Sak) 1-3 Ricky Ortiz (Rufus)
• [Grand Final] Momochi (Cody) 3-1 Ricky Ortiz (Rufus)

Anything Else
- Momochi won his second individual tournament of his life. The first was Battle Medley Singapore 2011 in September.
- Momochi traveled to U.S. alone.
- Uryo has a nickname "Mr. GODSGARDEN" because he did well in the tournaments.
- Mago beat JSMaster's boxer twice in Canada Cup 2010 using Sagat. But he used Fei for PR Rog's boxer in this tournament.

TOPANGA Concept Match 2 summary (Bon-chan vs. Kazunoko)

Commentator: R and Yoshiwo

Bon-chan 8-10 Kazunoko

1. 2-?
2. 2-?
3. ?-2
4. 2-?
5. ?-2
6. ?-2
7. ?-2
8. 2-?
9. 2-?
10. 1-2
11. 1-2
12. 0-2
13. 0-2
14. 2-0
15. 2-1
16. 1-2
17. 2-0
18. 0-2

TOPANGA TV 2011.10.8 (Bon-chan & Kazunoko)

- Nabe came back from America after 2 months. He joined a mini online tournament as a graduation test but lost to Yang is his first match.
- In America, Nabe has a friend named Alex (introduced by Tokido) but he first thought it's Alex Valle so he said hi to Valle on Twitter instead.
- Nabe said, in America, even green bar, there's still lag.
- Alex sent Mago, Tokido, Gama no Abura, Nekohashi, KSK some souvenir. Tokido got a murder face mug cup.
- Guest is Bon-chan. Mago tried to trick him into saying something bad about Kazunoko. Then Kazunoko came from behind him. Then they showed a candid video of Kazunoko saying he won't lose to Bon-chan. In the end, they arranged a concept match for them. (A lot of people voted for them anyway.)
- They showed some videos from TOPANGA Offline Meetings. (Mago and Tokido meet/teach/play with 13 fans at a bar. Participation cost is 5,000 yen.)

Highlight
Bon-chan: Kazunoko's character is..... :|
Mago: So because of the character!
B: That character is so strong. .....It's a foul-play level.
M: Well, I think he's something.
B: I'm not saying he's weak, if I say so then...
(Kazunoko came from behind Bon-chan.)
B: Kazunoko is REALLY STRONG.

Tokido: Since Kazunoko is here, we don't need that video letter. But I want to see it.
(Video showing Kazunoko saying congratuations for being on TOPANGA TV)
T: There's one more.

(Candid video showing Tokido chatting with Kazunoko)
T: How was Bon-chan at Tougeki?
K: A bit worried. [Oji-san Boy] (his Tougeki 2011 partner) was kinda freeloader. XD
T: What if you fight with Bon-chan.
K: I absolutely won't lose. :)))))))

M: What do you have to say about this?
B: Well, you can just say that. If he's confident then I want to do it for real. Kazunoko-KUN!

TOPANGA is becoming like pro wrestling They don't just fight, they add story to it for more hype. The question is not "Is this scripted?" but "Which part is not scripted?" (Kazunoko used to say that he was a Bon-chan fan and he passed Tougeki qualifier thanks to Oji-san Boy.)

GODSGARDEN x Capcom: Touzai Online detailed

The Touzai 5 on 5 that was previously announced now has a proper name and details. The event will be called "GODSGARDEN x Capcom: SSF4AE: Touzai Online Taikousen." Capcom is the sponsor. They said there'll also be a fighting game teaching corner on the show.

Managers and players of both East and West team are revealed. Both teams will also have the (unannounced) sixth player as Joker. The managers won't compete, but they'll choose who to fight and not to fight. The competition will use a modified version of GG's fortune-box system.

Date: October 21 (Friday)
Time: 22:50 (JST)
Stream: This or this (in case Ustream doesn't work)
Commentator: Sakamoto, Yoshiwo, Ayano (Capcom's SF4 AP)

Rules
- A player can choose only 2 characters.
- Manager can choose who to fight.
- Manager can refuse 2 times.
- The player that is refused cannot play in that match and the next match.
- The winning player cannot play in the next 2 matches.
- A Joker has life disadvantage but you cannot refuse Joker except after his first fight.

East Team
Manager: Soushihan KSK
Player:

• Kazunoko (Yun/Yang)
• Fuudo (Fei/Ryu)
• Itabashi Zangief (Zan/Hawk)
• Nekojita (Abe/Dan)
• Cabbage (Vip/Mak)

West Team
Manager: Umezono
Player:

• Haitani (Mak/Hawk)
• RF (Sag/Fei)
• Uryo (Sak/Vip)
• Sako (Ibu/Yang)
• 6 (Aku/Cam)

Umehara going Canada Cup 2011

The tournament organizer of Canada Cup just revealed that Daigo Umehara is confimed to be in the tournament again this year.

Four Japanese players were announced before this -- Tokido, Mago, Bon-chan, and Shungoku Neurosis.

The Canada Cup 2011 will take place on November 5-6. There will also be international 5 on 5 exhibition event for $5,000 cash prize.

Update: The organizer later said Umehara cannot attend.

TOPANGA Concept Match 2+3 scheduled

Last week, it was decided by voting that the next Topanga Concept Match will be Mago (Fei) vs. Fuudo (Fei). The pair won over Bon-chan vs. Kazunoko. But Mago revealed today that both Bon-chan and Kazunoko said "There's no reason I'd lose" so they will just make it happen.

The next concept match Bon-chan (Sag) vs. Kazunoko (Yun) will be on October 15, and Mago and Tokido will not be watching this in Japan since they will attend Season's Beatings: Velocity on October 14.

Mago will return to fight Fuudo on October 27.

Daigo Umehara in SPA!

Recently, Daigo Umehara had an article on SPA!, a well-known weekly news magazine in Japan.

Summary
- The title of the article is "Pro gamer job"
- They recognized him as "God of fighting game world" and "Japan's first pro [fighting] gamer."
- Umehara explained what he does as a pro gamer. Winning prize money from tournaments, appearances in events, contract with Mad Catz.
- Although the main target is America, he went to many countries. He said he went abroad probably 11 times last year. He also went to Kuwait. There're offers from South Korea, China, and Thailand as well.
- He talked about Evolution. There're around 5,000 attendees at the venue. He couldn't even see the entrance from the stage.
- He said Evo's prize money for the champion is around $18,000. (Beast Note: probably Evo 2010)
- He doesn't plan to live in America, he wants to stay in Japan where [the competition] is in the world's highest level. To be more specific, Tokyo players are in the highest level. He added that America doesn't have a place [such as game center where high level players come to play together].
- Last year in SSF4 era, he practiced 13 hours a day at home. But this year, it's 6-7 hours a day at the game center.
- They also interviewed Hiroaki Inaba (GODSGARDEN cofounder). The topic was "fighting game tournament boom."
- GODSGARDEN 4 has more unique visitors than Hikaru Utada's concert on Ustream. 450,000 to 345,000.
- Inaba-san said GG is different from other tournaments. It focuses on entertaining rather than looking for whos's the best. The players play important part. And thanks to a player like Daigo Umehara, "to defeat the god" became part of it. He also revealed that the next event will be at the end of this year.

Umehara had an article in Friday Dynamite magazine in April and Tokyo Newspaper last month.

Umehara in Mad Catz TE S JP release news on Famitsu

Mad Catz Japan announced that they will officially release SF4 Fightstick Tournament Edition S in Japan on December 1, as Famitsu reported.

Daigo Umehara says in the press release:

"With its precision, buttons, and lever, Mad Catz arcade controller is the ideal product for pro gamer. Its high durability is also another appeal. It doesn't break easily in a long training."

People who preorder the stick will receive a Mad Catz sticker.

[OMK] Battler

Battler has good normals, Hadoken (Blue Truth), and Shoryuken (Blue Strike). Blue Assault is also a very good move. You can use it after 2 normal jump attacks to make it 3. You can also use it while jumping back.

His Meta Special is one of the best. It can be hit-confirmed or used after a sweep. After that or if you're far enough, you can use it to break opponent's guard or to chip.

	Name	Command
SP version available	Blue Truth	Hadoken (L/M/H)
SP version available	Blue Strike	Shoryuken (L/M/H)
SP version available	Sommelier Finger	Hurricane Kick (L/M/H)
SP version available	Blue Assault	(midair) Hurricane Kick (L/M/H)
Ranbu (cost 2 SP)	Checkmate	qcf x2 >H
Meta Special	Blue Truth That Pierces Through Everything	b+hcf >H

Combo

L>M>H>crH = 636 damage
L*>M>H>crH>Blue Strike = 960 damage
L*>M>H>crH>Sommelier Finger = 960 damage
L*>M>H>crH>SP Blue Truth = 1107 damage (cost 1 SP)
L*>M>H>crH>SP Sommelier Finger = 1120 damage (cost 1 SP) 
L*>M>H>crH>SP Blue Strike = 1176 damage (cost 1 SP)
L*>M>H>crH>Meta>Meta Blue Truth = 1343 damage (cost 1 SP)
L*>M>H>crH>Checkmate = 1216 damage (cost 2 SP)

*Due to damage scaling, if you cut L out damage will increase.

jH>M>crL>crM>fM>H>crH>Blue Strike = 1596 damage
crM>fM>H>crH>Meta>Checkmate>Meta Blue Truth = 1730 = damage (cost 3 SP)

[OMK] Ange

Ange is good in close and long range, because of her command throw, projectile, and Meta Special.

For her Meta Special (See You Again), she will fall on opponent regardless of how far. It's really good as antiair and you can also do it after a sweep. Her Stun Boost ability is one of the best. With the ability on, SYA (or Meta Special of Luficer, Shannon, Kanon, Virgilia, Battler) makes opponent dizzy on a single clean hit.

	Name	Command
	Sakutarou Summon	Hadoken (L/M/H)
SP version available	(after Sakutarou Summon) Go, Sakutarou!	Hadoken (L/M/H)	midair OK
SP version available	Seven Sisters	Shoryuken backward (L/M/H)	must block low for L version
SP version available	Mammon Summon	Hurricane Kick (L/M/H)
SP version available	German Suplex	(near) hcb (L/M/H)	Command Throw
Ranbu (cost 2 SP)	Angelic Rumble	qcf x2 >H
Meta Special	See You Again	b+hcf >H

Combo
L>M>H*>crH* = 621 damage
*This doesn't work on certain characters, so I suggest crL>crM>crH = 385 damage

crL>crM>crH>Meta>See You = 1060 damage + dizzy (cost 1 SP)
crL>crM>crH>Angelic Rumble = 965 damage (cost 2 SP)

sjdH>crL>H>German Suplex = 896 damage
SP Sisters>dash>jGo Sakutarou>L>M>H>Meta>dash>crL>crM>crH>See You = 2143 damage (cost 2 SP)

[OMK] Virgilia

Virgilia is an awesome character, one of the reasons is she can combo from the other side of the screen. Her movement is slow but she is good in any range and is a hard hitter. She has great normals, one of them is a divekick-like attack and she can do it jumping back. Her projectile (Gungnir) does 480 damage.

Her Meta Special (Odin Summon) cannot be hit-confirmed but you can combo after a sweep because (beside as antiair) it also hits falling/knocked down opponent if timing is right. Her Brimful ability is one of the bests.

	Name	Command
	Magic Square	Hadoken (L/M/H)
SP version available	(after Magic Sqare) Crucifixion	Hadoken (L/M/H)	must block low
SP version available	Gungnir	hcf (L/M/H)	midair OK / must block high
SP version available	Goat Servant(s)	Hurricane Kick (L/M/H)	must block high for M version
cost 1 SP	Falling Tower	Down x2 >SP
Ranbu (cost 2 SP)	Magic Item Show	qcf x2 >H
Meta Special	Odin Summon	b+hcf >H

Combo
L>M>H>crH = 660 damage
L>M>H>crH>MIS = 1305 damage (cost 2 SP)
L>M>H>crH>MIS>Meta>Odin = 2070 damage (cost 3 SP)

jH>M>L>M>crM>crH = 999 damage
SP Goat>Magic Square (H)>SP Gungnir>Meta>SP Crucifixion>Odin = 2055 damage (cost 4 SP)

OMKX's systems explained by Sentosu

The official site of Ougon Musou Kyoku X updated yesterday with system explanation videos featuring Sentosu.

Sentosu has lots of followers on Nico Nico. He is well-known from his talk style in his Street Fighter IV gameplay videos. Despite not being a competitive player and does not go to a tournament, Sentosu has 4000 PP on random selection.

Button explanation

System explanation

KSK's new look

KSK paid the prices for losing to his boss by shaving his head, eyebrows, and beard on his stream this evening.

Summary
- Fans sent him electric hair clipper, eyebrows pen, and wig.
- Mariwo (BlazBlue player) helped him.
- He showed Mariwo that he really shaved pubic hair!
- The Boss signed his forehead.

Ougon Musou Kyoku X-themed maid cafe announced

Mononopu, a maid cafe in Akihabara, will change its theme to Ougon Musou Kyoku X starting from October 4 to October 16, Dengeki reported.

A collaboration between a game publisher and a maid cafe often happens in Japan to promote both the game and the cafe. The cafe will be decorated with anything related to the product, and they will also have an original menu.

In this case, the menu they have includes Beatrice's Meta Special curry rice, Eva's Meta Special pancake(?), and gold ingot crepe.

Ougon Musou Kyoku X for Xbox 360 will be released on October 6.

Erika and Dlanor voice actresses revealed

The latest news from Famitsu today revealed the voice actresses of Furudo Erika and Dlanor A. Knox in PS3's Umineko no Naku Koro ni: Chiru.

Erika is voiced by Natsuko Kuwatani, probably best known for Suiseiseki role in Rozen Maiden. And Dlanor is voiced by (as suggested from the previous voice sample) Miyuki Sawashiro, one of the most popular voice actresses in Japan.

Both of the characters will be in Ougon Musou Kyoku 2 (Tentative Title).

[OMK] Kanon

Kanon is the most terrifying character for too many reasons. He's good in close and middle range. He's quick and has long poking range. He can normal jump twice and still doesn't drop a combo. And with Leaping Wolf, he can do a 1700+ damage SP-less combo. The move acts as a quick low jump that allows him to continue a combo after a sweep or to do an overhead attack. He also has Shoryuken and some other tricks.

His Meta Special (Kozuki Renzan) is quite easy to combo into. His Silent Attack ability is also pretty good.

	Name	Command
	Triangle Jump	(midair in a corner) Jump forward
	Leaping Wolf	hcf (L/M/H)	midair OK
SP version available	Minamogiri	Shoryuken (L/M/H)
SP version available	Kagegiri	Hurricane Kick (L/M/H)	must block low for M version
SP version available	Mikazukigiri	(midair) Hadoken (L/M/H)	must block high for SP version
Ranbu (cost 2 SP)	Gekka Rouei	qcf x2 >H
Meta Special	Kozuki Renzan	b+hcf >H

Combo 
L>M>H>crH = 609 damage
L>M>H>crH>Minamogiri = 943 damage
L>M>H>crH>Meta>Renzan = 1233 damage (cost 1 SP)
L>M>H>crH>Ranbu = 1189 damage (cost 2 SP)

jH>crL>crM>H>crH>Leaping Wolf (H)>M>H>M>Minamogiri = 1774 damage
jH>jL>M>H>crL>crL>M>crM>H>Meta>Leaping Wolf>H>crL>crM>H>crH>Ranbu>Renzan = 3258 damage (cost 3 SP)

[OMK] Shannon

Shannon is fun to play because she has funny/cool moves, and she's voiced by one of the most popular voice actresses in Japan. She's for people who are good at spacing. She can have 2 projectiles (M. Barrier) at the same time and it does around 350 damage each. Her C. Barrier is not a command throw but it catches opponent's hurtbox both on the ground and midair. Her sweep also works as antiair. Her bird can block most of projectiles.

Her Meta Special (ToA) is easy to combo into. It also works as antiair so you can declare Metaworld once opponent jumps.

	Name	Command
SP version available	Magic Barrier	Hadoken (L/M/H)
SP version available	Capturing Barrier	Shoryuken (L/M/H)
SP version available	Feeding	Hurricane Kick (L/M/H)
SP version available	Protective Barrier	Down x2 (L/M/H)
Ranbu (cost 2 SP)	When I don't like it, I say so	qcf x2 >H
Meta Special	Thunderbolt of Agreement	b+hcf >H

Combo
crL>crM>crH>C Barrier = 663 damage
L>M>H>M Barrier (M) = 757 damage
L>M>H>Meta>ToC = 1176 damage (cost 1 SP)
L>M>H>Ranbu = 963  damage (cost 2 SP)

(not in a corner) sjH>M>crL>M>H>M Barrier (H) = 1266 damage
jdH>SP P Barrier>M>SP C Barrier>Meta>M>ToA = 2091 damage (cost 3 SP)

[OMK] Jessica

Jessica is good in close range. Because of her Enchant moves, she can do a 1400+ damage SP-less combo. Otome Explosion also hits knocked down opponent so you can continue a combo after that. Her Muteki Punch has invincible startup. Her Shave Boost ability makes all of your attacks deal extra chip damage so her combos will hurt, connected or not. (L>L>M>H does 100 damage on block)

Her Meta Special (TYFCT) is hard (if not impossible) to combo into and you can't use it as antiair as it seems, due to its slow startup. However, it does 1304 damage plus dizzy on clean hit (when opponent is not too near or in a corner).

	Name	Command
	Enchant	Down x2 (L/M/H)
SP version available	(after Enchant) Otome no Heart Break	Hadoken (L/M/H)	L or M is easier to combo after
SP version available	(after Enchant) Otome no Explosion	Shoryuken (L/M/H)
SP version available	Otome no Muteki Punch	Hurricane Kick (L/M/H)	M works as antiair
SP version available	Otome no Heart Beat	(L/M/H) rapidly
Ranbu (cost 2 SP)	Jessie Roll	qcf x2 >H
Meta Special	Thank You For Coming Today!	b+hcf >H

Combo
crL>crM>crH>H = 638 damage
crL>crM>crH>Muteki Punch = 719 damage
L>M>H>Heart Break = 756 damage
L>M>H>Heart Break>Jessie Roll = 1287 damage (cost 2 SP)

L>M>H>Heart Break>crM>crH>Muteki Punch =1421 damage
sjH>L>M>H>SP Heart Beat>Explosion>SP Muteki Punch>anything = 2109+ damage (cost 2 SP)

TOPANGA Concept Match 2 vote result

Mago and Tokido let 1,500 of their fans in the room on Nico vote for the next TOPANGA Concept Match tonight.

1. Mago (Fei) vs. Fuudo (Fei)
2. Shungoku Neurosis (Dict) vs. Ikoma Devil (Dict)
3. Haitani (Mak) vs. Cabbage (Vip)
4. Shiro (Mak) vs. Michael-tan (Ken)

1. Tokido (Aku) vs. Eita (Aku)
2. Bon-chan (Sag) vs. Michael-tan (Ken)
3. RF (Sag) vs. Shiro (Mak)
4. Ikoma Devil (Dict) vs. Kazunoko (Yun)

1. Bon-chan (Sag) vs. Kazunoko (Yun)
2. Tokido (Aku) vs. Cabbage (Vip)
3. Kindevu (E. Ryu?) vs. Shungoku Neurosis (Dict)
4. Mago (Fei) vs. Haitani (Mak)

1. Mago (Fei) vs. Fuudo (Fei)
2. Tokido (Aku) vs. Eita (Aku)
3. Bon-chan (Sag) vs. Kazunoko (Yun)

As you can see, the next TOPANGA Concept Match will be Mago (Fei) vs. Fuudo (Fei).

[OMK] Eva Beatrice

Eva Beatrice is the closest thing to a grappler in this game. She has 3 command throws but she doesn't actually rely on throwing. She's fast and powerful enough to do something else. Her Spider Thread can drag in opponent to attack or throw (when not on block) SF4 Seth style. You can use the Jelly to obstruct opponent's movement/attack/projectile.

Her Meta Special (Spider Web) does around 550 damage. But when her Berserk ability on, a short combo does 100+ extra damage so don't just aim for throw. (like L>M>H>crH does 776 damage instead of 621)

Command list

	Name	Command
	Air Dash	(midair) Dash
SP version available	Red Spider Thread	Hadoken (L/M/H)
SP version available	3 Colors Jelly Time	Down x2 (L/M/H)
SP version available	One-winged Eagle Staff	Hadoken backward (L/M/H)	H works as overhead
SP version available	Flying in Dream	(midair+near) hcb (L/M/H)	Command Throw
(cost 1 SP)	Chocolate and Rare Cheese All-you-can-eat	(near) hcb >SP	Command Throw
Ranbu (cost 2 SP)	Heso Kande Shinjaeva?	qcf x2 >H
Meta Special	Closed Room of Spider Web	b+hcf >H	Command Throw

Combo
L>M>H>crH = 621 damage
L>M>H>OWES (L) = 675 damage
L>M>H>Meta>Spider Web = 970 damage (cost 1 SP)
L>M>H>SP OWES = 907 damage (cost 1 SP)
L>M>H>crH>HKS = 1201 (cost 2 SP)

L>M>H>SP Spider Thread>crM>H>jM>H>SP FiD = 2222 damage (cost 2 SP)