Bon-chan and Kazunoko are two top players that appear on the streams most often and still have no sponsor. Tonight, they qualify for the final stage of TOPANGA League again, two consecutive seasons now. That inspires this post – isn't it time for Bon-chan and Kazunoko to have a real sponsorship.
People know Bon-chan since original SF4 era. He usually participates in a tournament. He won Tougeki 2012 with Kazunoko (and almost won with Umehara in 2010). He finished 4th place in 2nd TOPANGA League. He won GODSGARDEN Classic in 2011. Now Bon-chan appears twice a week as a regular in Kachitagari TV and TOPANGA TV. And it looks like he'll be at Evo every year from now. Most importantly, his characteristic and popularity is good enough for sponsorship.
Kazunoko won Tougeki two consecutive years (2011-2012) and often participates in a tournament. He is a regular in Kachitagari TV and usually plays on GODSGARDEN stream. Although Kazunoko's playstyle is not as charming as some true top players in SF4 series, he can play games from both Capcom and Arc System Works at high level. He's like Tokido, but much more active in Japan. And most importantly, his characteristic and popularity is good enough for sponsorship. You can now often see people screaming "(Ka)juuuuuuuuuuuuuuu" on the streams, and you'll always see a nice "Thank you for watching" tweet from him after a stream.
Both Razor and Hori used to use Kazunoko to promote their products a couple times, but no sign of a sponsorship contract.
If Mad Catz manages to get them both, they will basically monopolize the billboards of Japan's FGC.
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