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Tuesday,
May 17th, 2022
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IGN Looks Back at Daigo
Umehara's 25-Year Career
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 IGN
recently published a short video documentary all about Daigo "The
Beast" Umehara. As most fighting game fans know from watching
"EVO Moment #37" at least 1,000 times by now, Daigo Umehara has
been a legendary Street Fighter competitor with many exciting wins
under his belt over the past two decades — including back to back EVO
championships. As one half of the most iconic Street
Fighter III: 3rd Strike moments (and eSports moments) in history,
Daigo's competitive journey extends far beyond his legendary SFIII: 3rd
Strike Ken parry against Justin Wong's Chun-Li. IGN's 10-minute video
(below) highlights some memorable moments of Daigo's career and even includes an
interview with The Beast himself.
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As
previously mentioned, Daigo Umehara also has a manga
available titled Daigo The Beast: Umehara Fighting Gamers
(with
all volumes now released in English) — also inspired by his
real-life journey as a fighting game player and competitor. For more info
on the Daigo manga, see our August 2021 article directly below.
~TFG Webmaster, Frank Joseph
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| Sources:
IGN,
@daigothebeast
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Related News |
August 2021
UDON Announces New Volumes of Daigo Umehara Manga in
English
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UDON recently announced Volume 2 of
Daigo The Beast: Umehara Fighting Gamers — the manga based on legendary fighting game player and multi-time world
champion, Daigo Umehara.
The story focuses in on real-life events of Daigo's life and competitive fighting game history, noting high-level strategies and play-styles developed by
Daigo.
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January 2022
EVO Moment #37 Recreated
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EVO Moment #37 is one of
the most famous moments in competitive fighting game history. At EVO 2004, Daigo
"The Beast" Umehara parried all 15 hits of Justin Wong's Chun-Li's
lightning kicks in SFIII: 3rd Strike to win the set. This week, the parry
sequence was recreated for Justin
Wong...
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Related News |
August 2022
EVO Japan Returns to Tokyo in
2023
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It's
been announced that EVO Japan
will return as a live event next year, taking place in Tokyo from March 31st -
April 2nd, 2023. EVO manager Rick Thiher confirmed EVO Japan 2023's main
tournament games will include TEKKEN 7, Guilty Gear -STRIVE-, SFV: Champion Edition,
and KOF XV.
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Related News |
May 2022
TEKKEN World Tour 2022
Announced
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During Combo Breaker
2022, Bandai
Namco officially announced the
Tekken World Tour 2022, ushering in the much-anticipated return of live events.
The tour has been expanded to incorporate 16 global regions. Competitors around
the world will fight to the top...
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May 2022
Arc World Tour 2022 Announced
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Arc System Works
announced the final schedule and details for Arc World Tour 2022, in
addition to the launch of
the official website for this year's fighting game event. Guilty Gear
-STRIVE- and DNF Duel are the two headlining competitive titles
appearing...
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Related News | December 2021
Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike Fan Animation
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3rd Strike is an immortal and timelessly influential title in fighting game history. Some consider it the peak of 2D fighting games. Not only for its deep technical gameplay and memorable characters, but its brilliant and refined animation quality. A 2D animator
who goes by "Kathan" just posted a gorgeous
animation tribute to SFIII: 3rd Strike and... it's a MUST WATCH.
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Related News | August 2021
Obscure Street Fighter II Anime Now Available in English
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26 years ago, an obscure Street Fighter II
anime short titled "Street Fighter II - Return to the Fujiwara Capital: The Fighters Who Leapt Through Time" was released to coincide with an exhibition in Japan's Nara Prefecture in 1995. Produced
by Studio Pierrot, the 22-minute short serves as an educational movie about the history of Fujiwara, Japan.
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Related TFG Links:
Street Fighter 2: The
World Warrior,,
SFIII: 3rd Strike
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