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Three years later Naoto has taken the identity of Tiger Mask and signing under the NJPW (New-Japan Pro Wrestling) while Takuma has taken on the identity of Tiger the Dark under the Tiger's Den with none of them being aware of the other's identity but sharing the same goal. The GWM under the leadership of Mister X and Miss X, sees the new Tiger Mask as a threat that must be eliminated to ensure their control over the Wrestling World and sends their fighters in several schemes to destroy him. Tiger Mask trains with the help of his current trainer and the aid of several pro wrestlers to become a stronger fighter with the ultimate goal to fight and defeat Yellow Devil.
Three years later Naoto has taken the identity of Tiger Mask and signing under the NJPW (New-Japan Pro Wrestling) while Takuma has taken on the identity of Tiger the Dark under the Tiger's Den with none of them being aware of the other's identity but sharing the same goal. The GWM under the leadership of Mister X and Miss X, sees the new Tiger Mask as a threat that must be eliminated to ensure their control over the Wrestling World and sends their fighters in several schemes to destroy him. Tiger Mask trains with the help of his current trainer and the aid of several pro wrestlers to become a stronger fighter with the ultimate goal to fight and defeat Yellow Devil.


Both he and Takuma have their first chance at the Masked Tournament hosted in Miss X's new Max Dome, their first step on conquering Japan, and hosting none other than Yellow Devil as one of the participants. Tiger Mask with the advice of an indian wrestler Mister Question, and an opponent in the tournament, decides to develop his own signature technique and trains with his co-workers at the NJPW to develop his technique. He eventually fights and defeats Takuma using an unperfected version of the move, and manages to face and defeat Yellow Devil but much to his surprise finds another man to have taken on its identity leaving Naoto's and Takuma's quest inconclusive but with the revelation to Takuma that Tiger Mask is also looking after Yellow Devil. Takuma is eventually demoted to undergo the Tiger's Execution which would make him a living punching bag, but decides to take a much more brutal chance which can restore him as a main fighter but at the risk of losing his life if he fails.
Both he and Takuma have their first chance at the Masked Tournament hosted in Miss X's new Max Dome, their first step on conquering Japan, and hosting none other than Yellow Devil as one of the participants. Tiger Mask with the advice of an indian wrestler Mister Question, and an opponent in the tournament, decides to develop his own signature technique and trains with his co-workers at the NJPW to develop his technique. He eventually fights and defeats Takuma using an unperfected version of the move, and manages to face and defeat Yellow Devil but much to his surprise finds another man to have taken on its identity leaving Naoto's and Takuma's quest inconclusive but with the revelation to Takuma that Tiger Mask is also looking after Yellow Devil. Takuma is eventually demoted to undergo the Tiger's Execution which would make him a living punching bag, but decides to take the Hell in the Hole a special chance which can restore him as a main fighter but at the risk of losing his life if he fails.


== Characters ==
== Characters ==

Revision as of 04:19, 12 February 2017

Tiger Mask W
Promotional artwork.
タイガーマスクＷ
(Taigā Masuku Daburu)
GenreSports (professional wrestling)
Anime television series
Directed byToshiaki Komura
Written byKatsuhiko Chiba
Music by-yaiba-
StudioToei Animation
Licensed byCrunchyroll (streaming)
Original networkTV Asahi
Original run October 1, 2016 – present
Episodes39[1]

Tiger Mask W (Japanese: タイガーマスクＷ, Hepburn: Taigā Masuku Daburu)[2] is a Tiger Mask anime series which premiered on October 1, 2016, and will run for 39 episodes. It will have a mix of 2D and 3D CGI animation.[3] It begins towards the end of 2016, 45 years after the end of the first series,[4] and ends in 2017.

This new series is the exclusive sequel of the anime version and completely ignores Tiger Mask II, which is the sequel of the manga because confirms Naoto Date's death. In fact, as confirmed in the seventh episode of the new series, is still unknown what happed to Naoto since he disappeared aboard a Japan Airlines JA8117 the night of September 3, 1971 (the 46th year of the Showa period), after being unmasked in the deadly clash against Tiger The Great, then he could be still alive.

Plot

The Global Wrestling Monopoly (GWM) challenged the Jipang Pro Wrestling team and single-handedly destroyed them along with their manager Daisuke Fujii who was brutally defeated by GWM's top fighter Yellow Devil. The incident drove two young members, Naoto Azuma and his friend, Takuma Fujii, son of Daisuke, to seek revenge on the GWM and the two parted ways without. While Naoto trained under Kentaro Takaoka, Naoto Date's former ally, Takuma Fujii trained under the Tiger's Den after being recruited by Yellow Devil under the pretense of giving him the chance for revenge.

Three years later Naoto has taken the identity of Tiger Mask and signing under the NJPW (New-Japan Pro Wrestling) while Takuma has taken on the identity of Tiger the Dark under the Tiger's Den with none of them being aware of the other's identity but sharing the same goal. The GWM under the leadership of Mister X and Miss X, sees the new Tiger Mask as a threat that must be eliminated to ensure their control over the Wrestling World and sends their fighters in several schemes to destroy him. Tiger Mask trains with the help of his current trainer and the aid of several pro wrestlers to become a stronger fighter with the ultimate goal to fight and defeat Yellow Devil.

Both he and Takuma have their first chance at the Masked Tournament hosted in Miss X's new Max Dome, their first step on conquering Japan, and hosting none other than Yellow Devil as one of the participants. Tiger Mask with the advice of an indian wrestler Mister Question, and an opponent in the tournament, decides to develop his own signature technique and trains with his co-workers at the NJPW to develop his technique. He eventually fights and defeats Takuma using an unperfected version of the move, and manages to face and defeat Yellow Devil but much to his surprise finds another man to have taken on its identity leaving Naoto's and Takuma's quest inconclusive but with the revelation to Takuma that Tiger Mask is also looking after Yellow Devil. Takuma is eventually demoted to undergo the Tiger's Execution which would make him a living punching bag, but decides to take the Hell in the Hole a special chance which can restore him as a main fighter but at the risk of losing his life if he fails.

Characters

Protagonists

  • Naoto Azuma (東ナオト, Azuma Naoto) / Tiger Mask (タイガーマスク, Taigā Masuku) is the main protagonist of the series. Born in 1995, then 21/22 years old during the series, Naoto formerly trained at the Jipang Pro Wrestling team, until rival team GWM (Global Wrestling Monopoly) destroyed the training gym. Angry, he decides to fight against the Tiger's Den group which is affiliated with GWM. He is the new bearer of the Tiger Mask persona (sharing a name with original Tiger Mask, Naoto Date). He is voiced by Taku Yashiro.
  • Takuma Fujii (藤井タクマ, Fujii Takuma) / Tiger the Dark (タイガー・ザ・ダーク, Taigā Za Dāku) is the second protagonist of the series. Born in 1995, then also 21/22 years old during the series, Takuma is friends with Naoto. He is also affiliated with Jipang Pro Wrestling, his father worked at the gym and was injured during its destruction. Because of this he also yearns to defeat the Tiger's Den and GWM and begins to train to become a professional wrestler, taking the persona "Tiger the Dark." He plans to join the Tiger's Den to destroy them from the inside. He is basically this anime's version of the Black Tiger who has always been a rival of the Tiger Mask character. He is voiced by Yuichiro Umehara.
  • Haruna Takaoka (高岡 春奈, Takaoka Haruna) / Spring Tiger (スプリングタイガー, Supuringutaigā) is the female protagonist of the series. Born in 1997, then 19/20 years old during the series, Haruna is the niece of Kentaro Takaoka, the only man who knew that Naoto Date was Tiger Mask in the original Tiger Mask series. She is the only person aside from Kentaro who knows that Naoto Azuma is the new Tiger Mask, and also serves as his agent. She has romantic feelings towards him, but hides it. She is revealed to have a well trained physique and is a competent fighter on her own league, taking the identity "Spring Tiger". Her speciality is to attack her opponent's legs with strikes and holds. She is voiced by Suzuko Mimori.
  • Kentaro Takaoka (高岡 拳太郎, Takaoka Kentarō) is the male co-protagonist of the series. He is Naoto Date's inseparable friend from the original Tiger Mask series. Takaoka was previously known to portray Yellow Devil. He now runs the motorcycle shop Takaoka Motors but also helps Azuma in his training. Ryōichi Tanaka originally played the role in the original Tiger Mask as well.[5] Kentaro, like his niece, is aware that Azuma is the new Tiger Mask. In episode 34 of the first series, set in 1970, he was only 15 years old, then he was born in 1955, and now is 61/62 years old during the series.
  • Miss X (ミスX, Musu X) / X Woman (Xウーマン, X Ūman) is the main antagonist of the series. New manager of the Tiger's Den who works under Mister X. A beautiful yet deadly woman. She has a strong physique and fights under the name X Woman, albeit she does so unmasked. She has no defined technique but is a strong fighter. She is voiced by Yū Kobayashi.

Secondary characters

  • Daisuke Fujii (藤井大助, Fujii Daisuke) is Takuma's father and the manager of Jipang. He is seriously injured when Jipang is destroyed, and is thus in the hospital. He has suspicions, based on Azuma's comments to him in the first episode, that Azuma may be the new Tiger Mask, but has not made any attempt to confirm it. He is voiced by Takeshi Kusao.
  • Ruriko Yamashina (山科ルリコ, Yamashina Ruriko) is Daisuke's nurse at the hospital. She has a crush on Naoto, but holds back because of the situation he is in. Currently she is employed as a nurse for the GWM. She is voiced by Chiemi Chiba.
  • Hikari Kuruma (来間ひかり, Kuruma Hikari) is a reporter for Monthly Pro Wrestling World who is mainly interested in both Tiger Mask and Tiger the Dark as well as their secrecy. She is voiced by Izumi Kitta.
  • Kazuchika Okada (岡田 和睦, Okada Kazuchika) (29 years old) is based on the real-life professional wrestler of the same name. Okada joins Naoto in his fight against GWM. He is voiced by Masakazu Morita.
  • Hiroshi Tanahashi (棚橋 弘至, Tanahashi Hiroshi) / It's-the-Ace (イッツザエース, Ittsuzaēsu) (40 years old) is based on the real-life professional wrestler of the same name. A wrestling ace who helps Naoto in training. He is voiced by Kenichi Suzumura.
  • Yuji Nagata (永田裕志, Nagata Yūji) (48 years old) is based on the real-life professional wrestler of the same name. Aside of wrestling, he's also involved with the management of NJPW. He is voiced by Masaki Terasoma.
  • Togi Makabe (真壁刀義, Makabe Tōogi) (44 years old) is based on the real-life professional wrestler of the same name. He has a sweet tooth and hosts a famous blog about sweets, being so obsessed with them that he can lack motivation without sweets. He is voiced by Togi Makabe.
  • Ryu Wakamatsu (若松龍, Wakamatsu Ryū) / Dragon Young (ドラゴンヤング, Doragon'yangu) is a professional wrestler for New Japan Pro-Wrestling, he is a huge fan of Kazuchika Okada and has a crush on Haruna. He is voiced by Daisuke Kishio.
  • Kaioh Mikasa (三笠海王, Mikasa Kaiō) / Poseidon (ポセイドン, Poseidon) is a professional wrestler. He is voiced by Yasuhiko Kawazu.
  • Fukuwara Mask (ふくわらマスク, Fukuwara Masuku) is a professional wrestler. He dresses with a Hyottoko mask and common clothes, giving him a ridiculous appearance. Fukuwara Mask's focus is in providing laughs and serving as a comic-relief by deliberately acting like a fool in his matches, which the audience enjoys. Contrary to his buffoonery however, he's in fact a fairly competent fighter who can give even Tiger Mask a tough fight if he ever decides to fight seriously. He does at times provide commentary and shows to have extensive knowledge of wrestling techniques and is able to provide accurate information. He is voiced by Kōzō Shioya.
  • Mister X (ミスターＸ, Misutā X) is the second main antagonist of the series. The new head of the Tiger's Den. He holds a grudge against Tiger Mask. Hidekatsu Shibata originally played the role in the original Tiger Mask as well.[6]
  • Yellow Devil (イエロー・デビル, Ierō Debiru) is a long-time enemy of Naoto and Takuma's, he helped carry out the attack against the Jipang gym. His whereabouts and identity are unknown. He is voiced by Bin Shimada.
  • Kevin Anderson (ケビン・アンダーソン, Kebin Andāson) / Wagner (ワーグナー, Wāgunā) is a pro-wrestler from GWM. He is voiced by Jun Fukuyama.
  • Mike Rodriguez (マイク・ロドリゲス, Maiku Rodorigesu) is a pro-wrestler from GWM. He is voiced by Yasuaki Takumi.
  • Ricardo Gonzàlez (リカルド・ゴンザレス, Rikarudo Gonzaresu) is a pro-wrestler from GWM. He is voiced by Keisuke Baba.
  • Lady (レディ, Redei) is Miss X's secretary. She is voiced by Yukiko Morishita.
  • Odin (オーディン, Ōdein) is a pro-wrestler from GWM. He fell from grace from his first defeat against Tiger Mask and was punished to the Tiger's Execution, becoming a living punching bag for other trainees. He is voiced by Eiji Takemoto.
  • Kimihiko Ozaki (尾崎仁彦, Ozaki Kimihiko) (44 years old) is based on a real-life ring announcer. He is voiced by Kenta Tanaka.

Other characters

  • Naoto Date (伊達 直人, Date Naoto) / Tiger Mask (タイガーマスク, Taigā Masuku) was the main protagonist of the first series. No word yet on what happened since he disappeared aboard a Japan Airlines JA8119 the night of September 3, 1971 (the 46th year of the Showa period), after being unmasked in the deadly clash against Tiger The Great. Then, as Kentaro Takaoka and Hikari Kuruma had told, he could be still alive.
  • Black Python (ブラック・パイソン, Burakku Paison) is a pro-wrestler from GWM. He is voiced by Masaya Takatsuka.
  • Red Death Mask (レッドデスマスク, Reddo Desu Masuku) is a pro-wrestler from GWM, his speciality is his strong grip which is called the "Red Death Claw". He is voiced by Hiroaki Miura.
  • Bosman (ボスマン, Bosuman) is a pro-wrestler from GWM. He is voiced by Kenji Hamada.
  • Bull (ブル, Buru) is a pro-wrestler. He is voiced by Junya Enoki.
  • Dog (ドッグ, Doggu) is a pro-wrestler. He is voiced by Kōta Nemoto.
  • Bobby Newton (ボビー・ニュートン, Bobī Nyūton) is a pro-wrestler. He is voiced by Kenji Akabane.
  • Gorilla Jeet Singh (ゴリラージェットシン, Gorirā Jetto Shin) is a pro-wrestler, he's a savage who uses a sword. He is voiced by Isao Egawa.
  • Tomoaki Honma (本間 朋晃, Honma Tomoaki) (40 years old) is based on the real-life professional wrestler of the same name. He is voiced by Masaya Takatsuka.
  • Tomohiro Ishii (石井 智宏, Ishii Tomohiro) (41 years old) is based on the real-life professional wrestler of the same name. He is voiced by Kenji Nomura.
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  • Nama Ham (生ハム, Nama Hame) (19 years old) & Yaki Udon (焼うどん, Yaki Udon) (18 years old) are two idols. They are voiced by Marina Nishii and Risa Azuma.
  • Daimon (大門, Daimon) is a pro-wrestler.
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  • Billy the Kidman (ビリー・ザ・キッドマン, Birī za Kiddoman) is a pro-wrestler from GWM. Under orders from GWM he took on the identity of the Yellow Devil to face Tiger Mask, but was defeated by Tiger Mask's perfected Tiger Drive. His speciality is on his diamond-hard head which can crack walls.
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  • Rikuna (琉那, Rikuna) is a child who lives with his grandfather in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture. She is voiced by Shino Shimoji.
  • Mister Question (ミスター・クエスチョン, Misutā Kuesuchon) (56 years old[7]) is an Indian professional wrestler who encourages Tiger Mask to be stronger as he also opposes the GWM. His speciality is on his contortions that make him immune to submission techniques. He is voiced by Tomomichi Nishimura.
  • Tama Tonga (タマ・トンガ, Toma Tonga) (34 years old) is based on the real-life professional wrestler of the same name. He is voiced by Naoki Imamura.
  • Bad Luck Fale (バッドラック・ファレ, Baddorakku Fare) (34 years old) is based on the real-life professional wrestler of the same name. He is voiced by Keiji Hirai.
  • Liger (ライガー, Raigā) (52 years old) is based on the real-life professional wrestler of the same name. He has not a voice actor.
  • Captain (キャプテン, Kyaputen) (34 years old) is based on the real-life professional wrestler of the same name. He has not a voice actor.
  • Tetsuya Naito (内藤 哲也, Naitō Tetsuya) (34 years old) is based on the real-life professional wrestler of the same name. He is voiced by Kappei Yamaguchi.
  • Alec Meyer (アレク・マイヤー, Areku Maiyā) is a pro-wrestler. He is voiced by Atsushi Kisaichi.
  • Queen Elizabeth (クイーン・エリザベス, Kuīn Erizabesu) is a female pro-wrestler from GWM. She bears a resemblance to WWE wrestler Charlotte Flair. She is voiced by Ai Maeda.
  • Payne Fox (ペイン・フォックス, Pein Fokkusu) is a female pro-wrestler from GWM. She bears a resemblance to WWE wrestler Becky Lynch. She is voiced by Ai Nagano.
  • Kenny Omega (ケニーオメガ, Kenī Omega) (33 years old) is based on the real-life professional wrestler of the same name. He is voiced by Hideyuki Hori.
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  • Bigfoot (ビッグフット, Biggufutto) is an American wrestler from GWM. He is incredibly large and his specialty is on his bearhug which can split a tree. He is voiced by Kōhei Fukuhara.
  • Milk (ミルク, Miruku) & Mint (ミント, Minto) (20 years old) are two American female pro-wrestlers from GWM, both born in 1996. They are voiced by Mayumi Iizuka and Haruna Ikezawa.
  • The Saboten (ザ・サボテン, Za Saboten) is a Mexican wrestler. He is voiced by Mitsuo Iwata.
  • Mammy (マミー, Mamī) is The Saboten's mother and Mexican pro wrestling promoter who desires to have Tiger Mask transfer over and join her federation in Mexico. She is voiced by Mami Horikoshi.
  • Toru Yano (矢野 通, Yano Tōru) (38 years old) is a Japanese pro-wrestler.

Production

The opening theme is "Ike! Tiger Mask" ( 行け!タイガーマスク; Go! Tiger Mask) by Shonan no Kaze and the ending theme is "KING OF THE WILD" also by Shonan no Kaze. The opening theme is a new rendition of the opening in the original Tiger Mask, which was originally performed by Hideyo Morimoto. The show airs on TV Asahi's 26:45 (2:45 AM) time slot on Saturday (technically Sunday morning).[8]

Staff

  • Director: Toshiaki Komura
  • Script: Katsuhiko Chiba
  • Music: Yasuharu Takanashi and -yaiba-
  • Character Design: Hisashi Kagawa
  • Art Design: Yoshito Watanabe
  • Action Animation Director: Junichi Hayama

Episodes

  1. The Two Tigers
  2. Tiger and Lion
  3. The Tiger's Legacy
  4. The Mask of Red Death
  5. The Mystery of Fukuwara Mask
  6. Idol vs. Heel
  7. Naoto and Naoto
  8. Tiger's Den Bares Fangs
  9. The Stormy Opening Match
  10. The Mysterious Mister Question
  11. The Tiger's Killer Move
  12. Tiger vs. Tiger
  13. A False Victory
  14. Crossroads
  15. Fierce Fight - Bigfoot Match
  16. A Capable Promoter
  17. Don't Be a Softy
  18. Spring Tiger is Born
  19. The Escape from Hell

References

  1. ^ http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2016/10/08/listings-give-tiger-mask-w-39-episodes-confirm-10-for-new-haikyu-anime
  2. ^ "2016年テレビ朝日にてスタート！新番組「タイガーマスクW」PV - YouTube". youtube.com. Retrieved 2016-08-17.
  3. ^ http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-08-03/tiger-mask-w-casts-yuichiro-umehara-kenichi-suzumura-suzuko-mimori-more/.104962
  4. ^ According to the article on the death of Mister X, the last two episodes of the first series were set the night of September 3, 1971 (the 46th year of the Showa period).
  5. ^ "Ryouichi Tanaka Reprises Role Nearly 50 Years Later For Tiger Mask W Wrestling Anime". Retrieved 2016-09-05.
  6. ^ "Hidekatsu Shibata Reprises Role 5 Decades Later for Tiger Mask W Wrestling Anime". Retrieved 2016-09-14.
  7. ^ In episode 39 of Tiger Mask, when he saw his master to fight against the first Tiger Mask, was set in 1970. Then he was ten years old, so he was born in 1960.
  8. ^ "Crunchyroll to Stream Tiger Mask W Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2016-10-09.
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