I love how CHIAKI instinctively goes into self-defense mode because her opponent has grabbed a weapon. But then she remembers everything she's learned about Mayu over the past half year and goes ah hang on, we're doing something stupid.

And there's lots of lesser known locations to discover! Like Menyamichi Special Ring, literally a ring set up next to an intersection in Fukuoka

Her getting pinned yesterday was the first thing that made me believe she could actually win! Would be very odd to do another long depression arc where she loses a title match at the end.

Will be the finish to the Suzuki rematch at Grand Destiny 2028

Slowly since that Dream Star match against Yuzuki, CHIAKI's been literally finding her groove.

Yeah I guess she's done stuff like add "moves" and find "structure", but what's more important is she's turning into a dynamic powerhouse who moves around like a funky goblin

WHICH REMINDS ME the other day I scrolled past a Sakurara backstage photo that made me go wow, Kurara has some real natural swagger when she's not in character

and then I looked at the pic and it was actually Aya 😂 Truly my biases are hard-coded into my subconscious

These two have the dumbest jock energy together. Just trying to find hossy, athletic ways to hurt each other