The 4th TOPANGA Charity Cup summary

- The 4th TOPANGA Charity Cup announced
- Umehara confirmed for the 4th TOPANGA Charity Cup
- 635 players registered (final number)
- Main stream
- Sub stream 
- By subscribing in those stream links above, you donoate $9.99 to charity via TOPANGA.
- A Block
- B Block
- C Block
- D Block
- E Block
- F Block
- G Block
- H Block
- Brackets
- After grand final Capcom's Ayano came to talk about something not important at all (he always does this....)
- Viewers peak 20,000+ at main stream, 9,000 at sub stream.
- They raised 670,000 yen to charity at the venue alone. (not counting online donation)
- GetNews has event report.
- Dengeki has event report.
- Famitsu has event report.

Pictures
- Venue in the morning
- Team Hori Japan participated (The Employee)
- Kindevu + KSK
- Fuudo + Sako + Kazunoko
- Negi + Sako
- Crowd at venue
- KSK playing
- Tokido playing 2nd fight
- Team Kachitagari after winning 2nd fight: Fuudo, Bon, Sako, Kazunoko, Tokido
- Bon-chan after saving his team from elimination (by defeating Hanamaruki)
- Team Mada Hashiritai eliminated: Nekojita, KSK, Sentosu, Oshino Pepe, R
- Capcom's Ono + Sako
- Sako playing something on his phone (Love Live?)
- Mago's annoying alter ego
- Crowd wathing grand final
- Ono after grand final
- Team Kachitagari after grand final
- Umehara + R (commentator)
- Sako + Umehara


Team TOPANGA eliminated in the third fight

Honjitsu no Bonus Game 5-4 TOPANGA
Gen@CT (Ado) 0-2 Nyanshi (Sag)
Yano (Rol) 0-2 Nyanshi (Sag)
PE (Gen) 2-1 Nyanshi (Sag)
PE (Gen) 1-2 Umehara (ERy) *huge comeback in 1R from Umehara
Root (Ado) 2-0 Umehara (ERy)
Root (Ado) 0-2 Mago (Fei)
Shinchan (Ele) 2-1 Mago (Fei)
Shinchan (Ele) 2-0 Misse (Mak)
Shinchan (Ele) 2-1 Nemo (Rol)


Complaints
TOPANGA didn't reveal the stream links until the moment the tournament started. A lot of people were at the TOPANGA TV channel and knew it from some guys who were kind enough to wait and redirect people.

We don't know why make a good tournament just to fail at PR. They should announce days before and also keep tweeting about it during the tournament. This's why we miss Niconico. They have better management and will put the stream on the first page.

A lot of people also didn't know about the online donation via subscription. They should mention about it on the official Twitter or at the stream page. In fact, we think they should make the chat sub only. There's nothing wrong with it, since the money will go to charity and also make chat peaceful. (A cute chat icon for the sub would be nice too)

TOPANGA TV celebrates its 100th episode with TOPANGA Fight Club members

TOPANGA TV tonight has celebrated its 100th episode with the appearance of its graduated TOPANGA Fight Club members: Negi (Ibuki), Suda (Ryu), Machabo (Fei), and Murata (Yun).

These members will also compete in The 3rd TOPANGA Charity Cup, except Negi, who is now too busy to play the game. She will however be there as a staff.

The highlight is, at the end, Mago used Murata's signature move "Dai Circus" (Big Circus) on Murata himself. Dai Circus is when you (accidentally) do command grab twice in a row.

TOPANGA TV (2012.06.27) feat. Umehara

Last night, Daigo Umehara came to promote his Pre-Evo event on TOPANGA TV. And since there was some time left, they asked him to play one ranked match. He first said "only one match then," but ended up playing more.

Notes
- Mago lost his passport at CEO 2012 so he had to stay to fix the problem. He decided to live with Justin Wong until Evo 2012.
- Umehara announced that his second book talk on Nico is scheduled on June 30, 9 P.M., hours after the Pre-Evo event.
- Fuudo and Kazunoko are confirmed for the Pre-Evo event.
- Umehara usually doesn't talk while playing. This's the first time!
- After the first match, Umehara said "One more." in English.
- Umehara doesn't want to win by timeout.
- Umehara played without button checking, he missed some moves. 
- The recorded stream is here (Umehara starting 1:40).

Umehara in Taito Station Shinjuku Minamiguchi 20th anniversary event summary

Info
- Umehara participating Taito Station 20th anniversary event
- Date: May 19
- Time: 14:00
- Stream: Here
- Guest: Nuki, Kokujin, R (the commentator), Bon-chan
- Famitsu now posted a report of this event here.

Talk Show
- Umehara answered questions from fans.
- He chose tea color (Ryu) because other good players already have their own color.
- He chose Laputa (Castle in the Sky) over Nausicaa (of the Valley of the Wind). He actually watched both anime. (Beast Note: They're 26-28 year old classic anime.)
- TOPANGA League match against Mago: He aimed to use Hurricane Kick Fei Long's FADC.
- One game, one player, for living in an isolated island: SF2X and a Guile player. He likes fighting Guile.
- Chosen as SF3 teammate by Haitani: He confirmed the story that Momochi said. He added that he didn't want to compete because he stopped playing and he only good at fighting Yun. He said (joked?) that he cheered on Nuki to win Haitani so he won't have to go.


Exhibition Match (First to 7)

Bon-chan 3-7 Umehara

1. 2-1
2. 0-2
3. 1-2
4. 0-2
5. 1-2
6. 2-0
7. 2-0
8. 1-2 *intense
9. 0-2
10. 1-2

- They gave away Umehara's book "Willpower to Keep Winning" with autograph to the attendees by raffle.
- They had two surprise birthday cakes for Umehara, one from the game center and one from Kokujin.
- The female staff who brought out the cake in the picture below is TOPANGA's Negi.
- Umehara gave away a piece of cake to the attendees who won him at rock-paper-scissors.
- A little girl, an Umehara fan, gave him birthday present. Umehara gave her his cake.

The 2nd TOPANGA Charity Cup summary

Info
- The 2nd TOPANGA Charity Cup announced
- Umehara confirmed for 2nd TOPANGA Charity Cup
- Nico to stream 2nd TOPANGA Charity Cup
- TOPANGA T-shirt (3000 yen) will be sold at the event as a fundraising
- You can donate via Paypal (link in official site)
- All donations will go to Japan's Red Cross
- TOPANGA Charity Cup official site
- Tournament started late due to registration process
- There are 47 teams* (2011 had 24 teams)
- Both 4gamer.net and brackets said there're 49 teams.
- Brackets provided by sako's wife
- Full report by 4gamer.net


Results

Driver's High 2-5 Kao TV!
O Hai Teki (Mak) - Soushihan KSK (Abe)
Hai Teki (Mak) - Naruo (E. Ryu) O
ug2 (Gui) - Naruo (E. Ryu) O
O Sabo Hani (Vip) - Naruo (E. Ryu)
Sabo Hani (Vip) - Kazunoko (Yun) O
Kindo (Fei) - Kazunoko (Yun) O
Meu (Mak) - Kazunoko (Yun) O

??? 3-5 BET50
Bozeck (Gouken) - R (Guy) O
(Chun) - R (Guy) O
(Ibu) - R (Guy) O
O Genei Domino (Jur) - R (Guy)
Genei Domino (Jur) - Rokotsu (Gen) O
O Okkun (Ibu) - Rokotsu (Gen)
O Okkun (Ibu) - Arai (Claw)
Okkun (Ibu) - VER (Gouken) O

Poi Poi 5 5-0 ???
O Nuki (Set) - (Cod)
O Nuki (Set) - (Ryu)
O Nuki (Set) - (Chun)
O Nuki (Set) - (Hon)
O Nuki (Set) - Shisho (Fue)

??? 0-5 TOPANGA
(Set) - Fuudo (Fei) O
Chamaru (Cam) - Fuudo (Fei) O
Ryoricho (Cam) - Fuudo (Fei) O
Sandaime Ryochin (Aku) - Fuudo (Fei) O
Tatsu (Ryu) - Fuudo (Fei) O

Kao TV! 5-1 Sokuseki
Soushihan KSK (Abe) - Kuhofuu (Dan) O
O Kazunoko (Yun) - Kuhofuu (Dan)
O Kazunoko (Yun) - Mahou Shoujo Zangi-tan
O Kazunoko (Yun) - Gachaboy (Ado)
O Kazunoko (Yun) - Kuma (Dict)
O Kazunoko (Yun) - Tsubapii (Claw)

Angry Zonk 5-1 Yukai na Deshi-tachi to Joseki no Hito to Mister X
O Karipaku (Cod) - Murata (Yun)
O Karipaku (Cod) - Nabe (Aku)
O Karipaku (Cod) - Suda (Ryu)
O Karipaku (Cod) - Negi (Ibu)
Karipaku (Cod) - Sentosu (Dict) O
O Shitone (Ado) - Sentosu (Dict)

Kosuri Sei 5-3 Dragon Boy Z
O Kiharu Boy (Sag) - (Guy)
O Kiharu Boy (Sag) - (Dud)
Kiharu Boy (Sag) - Waike (Jur) O
KOICHINKO (Sak) - Waike (Jur) O
O Tonpy (Vip) - Waike (Jur)
Tonpy (Vip) - Dragon Boy (Box) O
O Gasshuku (Vip) - Dragon Boy (Box)
O Gasshuku (Vip) - Hagejin (Zan)

Santaro to Yukai Kamoshirenai Nakama-tachi 5-3 Ikari no Pero Bin Man
O Santaroman (Sag) - Peroperoman (Vip)
Santaroman (Sag) - Yoshiwo (Gui) O
O Dashio (Set) - Yoshiwo (Gui)
O Dashio (Set) - Ikari Oyaji (Cod)
O Dashio (Set) - Hanamaruki (Sag)
Dashio (Set) - Shungoku Neurosis (Dict) O
Younashi (Juri) - Shungoku Neurosis (Dict) O
O Reiketsu (Claw) - Shungoku Neurosis (Dict)

Jukujo Suki Gamer 2-5 Poi Poi 5
O Michun (Cam) - Nuki (Set)
Michun (Cam) - Dogura (Dict) O
Yuu (Aku) - Dogura (Dict) O
M Dash (Sak) - Dogura (Dict) O
Shitamachi Prince (Cod) - Dogura (Dict) O
O Cabbage (Vip) - Dogura (Dict)
Cabbage (Vip) - RF (Sag) O

Pyonkichi (Ryu) - Kuramu (Haw) O
(Claw) - Kuramu (Haw) O
KEN (Ibu) - Kuramu (Haw) O
KAN (Sak) - Kuramu (Haw) O
Mother Bee (Zan) - Kuramu (Haw) O

Tamami Sei 1-5 Kao TV!
O Hibiki (Dan) - Soushihan KSK (Abe) *must see
Hibiki (Dan) - Naruo (E. Ryu) O
Nantoka (Gouken) - Naruo (E. Ryu) O
dey@Tsui (Yan) - Naruo (E. Ryu) O
MASHE (Ryu) - Naruo (E. Ryu) O
Shorushu (Aku) - Naruo (E. Ryu) O

O YHC-Mochi (Dha) - French (Cod)
O YHC-Mochi (Dha) - Kuroken (Dud)
YHC-Mochi (Dha) - Y. (Cam) O
sako (Ibu) - Y. (Cam) O *sako got perfect'd last round
O Haitani (Mak) - Y. (Cam)
Haitani (Mak) - Haneyama (Jur) O
O Uryo (Sak) - Haneyama (Jur)
Uryo (Sak) - Kawaguuchi (Ros) O
Momochi (Cod) - Kawaguuchi (Ros) O *Momochi got first round but couldn't close it

O Tsukishi (Dict) - Wiser Sanma (Yan)
Tsukishi (Dict) - Ojisan Boy (Yan) O
Nyanshi (Sag) - Ojisan Boy (Yan) O
Shakaho (Yun) - Ojisan Boy (Yan) O
One Chance Taro (Mak) - Ojisan Boy (Yan) O
O Machabo (Fei) - Ojisan Boy (Yan)
Machabo (Fei) - Nemo (Yan) O

O Nishikin (Bla) - Ban (Ros)
Nishikin (Bla) - Sakuya Style (Cam) O
O Younashi (Jur) - Sakuya Style (Cam)
Younashi (Jur) - NO--NAME (Mak) O
O Reiketsu (Claw) - NO--NAME (Mak)
O Reiketsu (Claw) - Chichi@Kuroneko (Aku)
O Reiketsu (Claw) - Strike-san (Ken)
*Reiketsu played very well

O Tonpy (Vip) - Mago (Fei)
Tonpy (Vip) - Bon-chan O
Kiharu Boy (Sag) - Bon-chan O
AOI (Sag) - Bon-chan O
O Gasshuku (Vip) - Bon-chan
O Gasshuku (Vip) - Fuudo (Fei)
Gasshuku (Vip) - Umehara (Ryu) O
O KOICHINKO (Sak) - Umehara (Ryu)
O KOICHINKO (Sak) - Tokido

O Soushihan KSK (Abe) - (Guy)
O Soushihan KSK (Abe) - Shino-chan (Oni)
Soushihan KSK (Abe) - Inco (Ruf) O
ItaZan - Inco (Ruf) O
O Kazunoko (Yun) - Inco (Ruf)
O Kazunoko (Yun) - Kuramu (Haw)
O Kazunoko (Yun) - (Ros)

Dashio (Set) - Wiser Sanma (Yan) O
O Reiketsu (Claw) - Wiser Sanma (Yan)
O Reiketsu (Claw) - Kyoku (Yan)
O Reiketsu (Claw) - Acqua (Yan)
O Reiketsu (Claw) - Nemo (Yan)
O Reiketsu (Claw) - Ojisan Boy (Yan)

O Nuki (Set) - R (Guy)
Nuki (Set) - Rokotsu (Gen) O
O RF (Sag) - Rokotsu (Gen)
RF (Sag) - VER (Gouken) O
O Eita (Aku) - VER (Gouken) *Eita's big comeback in last round
Eita (Aku) - Arai (Claw) O
Kindevu (Ruf) - Arai (Claw) O
O Dogura (Dict) - Arai (Claw)
O Dogura (Dict) - Shiro (Mak) *perfect in last round

Semi-final

Nishikin (Bla) - Tonpy (Vip) O
O Dashio (Set) - Tonpy (Vip)
O Dashio (Set) - Kiharu Boy (Sag)
O Dashio (Set) - AOI (Sag)
O Dashio (Set) - Gasshuku (Vip)
O Dashio (Set) - KOICHINKO (Sak)

Kao TV! 5-4 Poi Poi 5
Soushihan KSK (Abe) - Nuki (Set) O
O Naruo (E. Ryu) - Nuki (Set)
O Naruo (E. Ryu) - Kindevu (Ruf)
Naruo (E. Ryu) - Dogura (Dict) O
O ItaZan - Dogura (Dict)
ItaZan - RF (Sag) O
O Nekojita (Abe) - RF (Sag)
Nekojita (Abe) - Eita (Aku) O
O Kazunoko (Yun) - Eita (Aku)

Final
Santaro to Yukai Kamoshirenai Nakama-tachi 5-4 Kao TV!
O Dashio (Set) - Soushihan KSK (Abe)
O Dashio (Set) - Naruo (E. Ryu)
O Dashio (Set) - ItaZan
Dashio (Set) - Kazunoko (Yun) O
O Reiketsu (Claw) - Kazunoko (Yun)
Reiketsu (Claw) - Nekojita (Abe) O
Santaroman (Sag) - Nekojita (Abe) O *Santaroman taunted in 1st round but lost, even got perfect'd in last round
O Younashi (Jur) - Nekojita (Abe) *Younashi ended the match with raw U2 on reaction

MVP
Reiketsu, a Claw player who is a fan of Umehara

Highlight 1
Karipaku, a female Cody player defeated 4 members of TOPANGA Fight Club with her solid performance

Highlight 2
KSK tried to punish Dan's Super by Abel's Ultra but failed

Note
- There're many well-known players/persons in Japan's FGC in this charity event. Some people you saw on the stream in the background are well-known in the community but they don't go to a tournament, especially female players.
- Many people came to this event even they live far away. (IIRC YHC-Mochi lives in the south-west coast of Japan 800 kilometers away)
- From the facts above, this is easily the biggest Street Fighter tournament in Japan because you don't normally see those people in the same venue like this.
- 95.8% of viewers rated the show on the main stream "Extremely good."
- The show ended with more than 166,000 attendees and more than 186,000 comments.

Photo
- Kao TV team
- Kao TV team after the final
- Peace! and more (Umehara, Tokido, Nuki, sako, Haitani)
- Players in a restaurant after the event: Table 1 (Umehara, Shiro, Fuudo, Momochi, Choco, Eita, Haitani, Kindevu) Table 2 (Nyanshi, R, Uryo, Mago, Tokido, Bon-chan, sako, Nuki)

TOPANGA hints new Charity Cup

Last year in April, a player organization TOPANGA was born and a charity Street Fighter IV 5 on 5 tournament was organized to raise money for the Japan's great earthquake victims. They were able to raise and donated 760,000 yen to Red Cross.

It was hinted by Nyanshi the organizer on TOPANGA TV last night that there will be a charity cup again this year.

TOPANGA TV now moved from Saturday night 10 P.M. to Wednesday night 9 P.M. The first episode in the new time schedule was just last night.

The show has a training corner called TOPANGA Fight Club. It now has 3 new students - Negi (Ibuki), Suda (Ryu), Machabo (Fei Long). The latest episode had Negi appear on the show live for the first time as well.

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.