1. Ai Shimizu & Aoi Ishibashi vs. Emi Sakura &「Kotori」
Four of the smartest workers in modern joshi putting together a solid match.
***
2. Keisuke Ishii vs. Yukihiro Abe
***
3. Shuichiro Katsumura vs. Takafumi Ito
Two shooters going at it. Sleek, smooth and hard-hitting. I have no idea who these guys are.
**3/4
4. Shiori Asahi vs. Shinichiro Tominaga
No earthly idea who Shinichiro Tominaga is, which goes for a couple of guys on this card. This match told me everything I need to know about him via a wonderfully-crafted story. Asahi tortured Tominaga in the neat ways that only a student of K-DOJO could, goading him to give it his all and prove himself worthy. Tominaga was once a K-DOJO guy as well and Asahi is obviously the more accomplished of the two so there's a backstory based in reality that they played into. It all culminates into a great finish.
****
5. Madoka & Saki Fujita vs. Bambi & Minoru Fujita
Saki and Minoru were once a married couple, but now they're not. Story of the match. Minoru does a wonderful job as Saki's asshole ex husband, garnering boos from the crowd. This was mostly a comedy match, feel good ending, etc. I need to get more familiar with Bambi.
**3/4
6. No Rope Barbed Wire Street Fight: Atsushi Onita, GENTARO, Hideki Hosaka & Osamu Namiguchi vs. Ken Ohka, Masayuki Mitomi, Shota & Yumehito Imanari
The crowd reaction made this match for me, it's a train-wreck, but a very fun one. Korakuen booed everything Onita did and were super supportive of Ohka and his band of indie trash.
***
