“King of Destruction” Marco Bott
「キングオブマンガプロレス」： “破壊王” マルコ・ボット
KING OF MANGA PRO-WRESTLING: “KING OF DESTRUCTION” MARCO BOTT
これがマルコ・ボットです。 彼はプロレスラー橋本真也に扮している。
This is Marco Bott. He is dressed as professional wrestler Shinya Hashimoto.
Lineart: 09tuf ( http://09tuf.deviantart.com )
Color & Editing: 名探偵マスク
私はあなたがそれを好き願っています。 あなたのフィードバックは非常に高く評価されています。
I hope you will like it. I would appreciate your feedback for this drawing.
Extra Notes:
After ordering a commission from 09tuf for lineart drawings of Eren & Jean, I thought that I should order one more drawing so that I could complete the “Three Musketeers” of “Attack on Pro-Wrestling” (my fictional Attack on Titan pro-wrestling alternate universe). As such, we now have Marco Bott. Thankfully, this piece was finished just in time for Marco’s fictional birthday (June 16).
Many will be wondering why I’m giving Marco the “King of Destruction”, and for a good reason. In the series, he was just a good-natured non-aggressive guy who (SPOILER ALERT) was blindsided by his comrades and was eaten alive by a titan. So why give him an over-menacing nickname? To be honest, it has more to do with me just trying to complete the “Three Musketeers” gimmick (with Eren as Mutoh and Jean as Chono).
Besides, as I once mentioned before, Marco was one of the top students in his squad. Beneath that good-natured aura is a guy who can really fight and kick ass. So at some point, there’s a good chance Marco could be a “King of Destruction”, at least with the titans. It’s just that he didn’t get to show it that much.
Anyway, I hope you enjoy this piece.
“Miracle Star” Raiga Suzuki
【キングオブマンガプロレス】 “ミラクルスター” 鈴木雷牙
KING OF MANGA PRO-WRESTLING: “MIRACLE STAR” RAIGA SUZUKI
リングネーム (Ring name): 鈴木雷牙 (Raiga Suzuki)
ニックネーム (Nickname): 「ミラクルスター」 (“Miracle Star”)
年齢 (Age): 25
身長 (Height): 173 cm
体重 (Weight): 80 kg
フィニッシャー (Finisher): サンダーボルトＤＤＴ (Thunderbolt DDT)
ぽたろのオリジナルキャラクター
(Original Character of Potaro)
http://www.twitter.com/potaroJ
http://potarokyusyu.blog.shinobi.jp
http://cobushi.mangalog.com
私はあなたがそれを好き願っています。 あなたのフィードバックは非常に高く評価されています。
I hope you will like it. I would appreciate your feedback for this drawing.
Extra Notes:
Before Manga Pro-Wrestling was born, there was WOPW (Way of Pro-Wrestling) in Pixiv. And before Eren and Jean were transformed into pro-wrestlers, there was the green-haired dynamic pro-wrestler character named Raiga Suzuki. These days, WOPW and its offshoot fictional promotion Co-bushi is no longer as active as it used to be. But without WOPW, I may not have considered drawing pro-wrestling illustrations as a feasible idea. As such, I decided to pay tribute to the character that helped pave the way for Manga Pro-Wrestling.
This isn’t the first time I’ve drawn Raiga, though. However, I did feel that the first drawing had some room for improvement. And since I feel that my skills have drastically improved already since then, I felt that it was time for me to give it one more shot. This time, I opted to use his earlier wrestling gear instead of his latest one. Admittedly, a few liberties were taken as far as his clothing is concerned. Still, I’m really pleased with how this came out.
In the future, I do hope that I could draw Raiga in a match. I might even consider drawing his Thunderbolt DDT. Hopefully, his creator would give me permission to do that. But for now, I’m just happy to let Raiga enjoy the limelight one more time.
Alternative Versions
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- Raiga Suzuki (2016 King of Manga Pro-Wrestling card version)
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- Raiga Suzuki (2016 Portrait Version)
“Heisei Holmes” Shinichi Kudo
【プロレスサンデー】”平成のシャーロック・ホームズ” 工藤新一
KING OF MANGA PRO-WRESTLING: “HEISEI HOLMES” SHINICHI KUDO
これは工藤新一のイラストです。 彼はプロレスラーに扮している。 私は彼の誕生日のお祝いでこれを作りました（５月４日）。 ハッピーバースデー、新一（コナン）！
This is my illustration of Shinichi Kudo. He is dressed as a professional wrestler. I drew this for his birthday (May 4). Happy birthday, Shinichi (Conan)!
漫画: 名探偵コナン
Manga/Anime: Detective Conan
私はあなたがそれを好き願っています。 あなたのフィードバックは非常に高く評価されています。
I hope you will like it. I would appreciate your feedback for this drawing.
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Manga Pro-Wrestling: https://mangaprowrestling.wordpress.com
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Extra Notes:
This piece was made especially for Detective Conan’s fictional birthday (May 4).
Now let’s go right away with what you’re likely thinking about now: WHY?? Of all the anime characters I could draw as a pro-wrestler, why the heck did I choose the intellectual mystery geek and non-fighter Shinichi Kudo?
Well, I’m a big fan of Detective Conan, and I credit it for having a huge influence in my life, even until now. As such, I kinda wondered what would happen if I somehow cross over Detective Conan with my other love: professional wrestling.
I mean, it’s not like this is the first time those two things crossed over:
(1) Conan once came out in a volume cover dressed as now-WWE Hall of Famer Stan Hansen.
(2) One case in the series was devoted to pro-wrestling.
(3) AJPW pro-wrestler Naoya Nomura currently uses the Detective Conan main theme as his entrance music.
(4) Popular freelance pro-wrestler Kota Ibushi once used a Detective Conan standee as a weapon in a DDT match.
(5) The Gosho Aoyama Manga Museum once became the venue for a pro-wrestling event.
So the more I learned about these, the less awkward a Detective Conan & pro-wrestling crossover seemed to me.
And besides, I’m just interested to see how well I could suddenly transform a guy like Shinichi into a pro-wrestler. I’m pretty pleased and surprised at the result.
But I imagine Conan would be speechless and confused if he ever saw this. Just like the illustration, I could imagine him saying “Oi oi….” when he sees this trading card.
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Alternative versions
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- Shinichi Kudo – Trading Card (Inset Version)
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- Shinichi Kudo – Trading Card (Clean Version)
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- Shinichi Kudo – Portrait version
“Pro-Wrestling Terrorist” Shohei Takarada (Pro-Wrestling Koushien)
Portrait version
This is Shohei Takarada from the high school pro-wrestling manga series “Pro-Wrestling Koushien”.
I hope you will like this piece. Your constructive feedback is highly appreciated.
Extra Notes:
The manga series that was primarily responsible for sparking my interest in creating pro-wrestling fan art was Pro-Wrestling Koushien. Though there have been a lot of pro-wrestling manga series in the past, this manga struck me the most because its story is similar with many of the popular shonen manga series of this generation. Its main character is also relatively younger than the other puroresu manga, so I could somehow relate more to him. What I also like about this manga series is that they also featured many pro-wrestling holds that left me in awe over how they were interpreted in the modern shonen manga style. That’s why I decided to pay tribute to it.
This is actually my second time to draw Shohei Takarada. I tried drawing him last year. Though I personally liked it at the time, I think the newer version is significantly better than the previous one. I’m glad that this showed how much I’ve improved over the years in my drawing skills.
I also opted to use two versions this time around: the portrait version and the King of Manga Pro-Wrestling version. The former is intended to give a better view of what I’ve actually drawn, while the latter is intended to pay tribute to the series in my trading card parody.
Anyway, I hope you’ll enjoy this piece.
Alternative versions
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- Portrait version
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- King of Manga Pro-Wrestling version
“Spartan X” Goro Shigeno
“SPARTAN X” Goro Shigeno
「キングオブマンガプロレス」： 茂野 吾郎
KING OF MANGA PRO-WRESTLING: GORO SHIGENO (REVISED VERSION)
This is Goro Shigeno. He is dressed as professional wrestling legend Mitsuharu Misawa.
I hope you will like it. I would appreciate your feedback for this drawing.
Extra Notes:
In honor of the upcoming sequel of the manga series “MAJOR” this March, I’ve decided to come up with a King of Manga Pro-Wrestling tribute to the long-running baseball comic series. This has been revised from the original version so that it would have the standard size of a trading card.
For this piece, I decided to draw Goro Shigeno once again as the late, great Mitsuharu Misawa. I first drew him as Misawa a few months ago, and the parallels between him and Misawa continue to amaze me to this day. I never thought that their similarities would go beyond the green uniform tights.
Like I said in the past, both Shigeno and Misawa are very passionate about their respective sports that they are willing to put their lives on the line for it. For Shigeno, this led to an injury that would eventually be detrimental for his Major League career. And sadly for Misawa, it eventually led to his tragic death in the wrestling ring. With the upcoming MAJOR 2nd (the sequel to MAJOR), I honestly hope that Goro wouldn’t suffer that same fate as Misawa.
Because I had modeled Goro as Misawa, I decided to use this as a springboard for my Ken Mayumura/Jun Akiyama and Toshiya Sato/Kenta Kobashi crossover fan art. That way, it would represent the three godfathers of Pro Wrestling NOAH. From there, I was able to come up with a new fictional wrestling promotion called Pro Wrestling MAJOR, which is more or less a parody of NOAH. (I even liked how the parody logo came out.) But since Akiyama and Kobashi are no longer with NOAH, I decided to limit the parody on this Shigeno/Misawa fan art instead.
I do hope to expand this further into a Manga Pro-Wrestling issue, but it remains to be seen what I can actually do at this point. After all, the new sequel MAJOR 2nd did note that Goro’s son is the new hero of the series, so it kinda dampened my mood for an upcoming match involving any of these three. But hey, maybe I’ll get motivated in the future.
I hope you’ll enjoy this piece.
“Burning” Toshiya Sato
“BURNING” Toshiya Sato
「キングオブマンガプロレス」： 佐藤 寿也
KING OF MANGA PRO-WRESTLING: TOSHIYA SATO (REVISED VERSION)
This is Toshiya Sato. He is a supporting character in the manga series “MAJOR”. He is dressed as professional wrestler Kenta Kobashi.
I hope you will like it. I would appreciate your feedback for this drawing.
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Extra Notes:
In honor of the upcoming sequel of the manga series “MAJOR” this March, I’ve decided to come up with a King of Manga Pro-Wrestling tribute to the long-running baseball comic series. This has been revised from the original version so that it would have the standard size of a trading card.
This time, I decided to draw Toshiya Sato as Kenta Kobashi. I originally wanted Toshiya to be dressed as Toshiaki Kawada, since Kawada’s childhood friendship and eventual rivalry with Mitsuharu Misawa parallels quite well with Sato’s friendship and rivalry with Goro Shigeno. However, I decided to use Kobashi instead.
Just like the Ken Mayumura/Jun Akiyama crossover, I picked Kenta Kobashi for this instance since he was one of the top guys in Mitsuharu Misawa’s promotion Pro Wrestling NOAH. It can even be said that he was THE top guy of NOAH at the height of its popularity.
In comparison, Toshiya is the more decorated player among the “three kings” of MAJOR (Shigeno, Sato, Mayumura). Among the three, he’s the one who became a Koshien champion, a Japanese major league MVP, AND a World Series champion. Even if the series didn’t really show it too much, I can bet that Toshiya would’ve gotten just as much fan support as Kobashi had in the real world.
Plus, both Kobashi and Sato appear to be good-natured guys when they’re not out kicking ass in their respective arenas. Kobashi always comes across to me as a cheerful and youthful guy, and he has this charisma that really makes him very popular with many Japanese fans. In comparison, Sato is the more polite man among the “three kings”, so it would make sense for many people to like him, especially the girls. Even though Shigeno is the hero of MAJOR, it’s Sato who is likely to get more appreciation.
And then, there’s this other comparison that I noticed, which may be a bit gloomy depending on how you see it. In the end, Kobashi is the one who had the most fulfilling pro-wrestling career since he was able to retire in his own terms, as opposed to Misawa who tragically died before he could retire. Sato hasn’t retired yet in the series, but Shigeno was forced to retire from the Major League due to injury, so it’s Sato who ended up having a more sustainable baseball career.
Personally, I really wanted to expand this further into a Pro Wrestling NOAH and MAJOR crossover. But since Kobashi is now a free agent with his own promotion Fortune Dream KK, it’s kinda hard for me to press for that crossover. But let’s see.
I hope you’ll enjoy this piece.
“Sternness” Ken Mayumura
“STERNNESS” Ken Mayumura
「キングオブマンガプロレス」： 眉村 健
KING OF MANGA PRO-WRESTLING: KEN MAYUMURA (REVISED VERSION)
This is Ken Mayumura. He is a supporting character in the manga series “MAJOR”. He is dressed as professional wrestler Jun Akiyama.
I hope you will like it. I would appreciate your feedback for this drawing.
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Extra Notes:
In honor of the upcoming return of the manga series “MAJOR” this March, I’ve decided to come up with a King of Manga Pro-Wrestling tribute to the long-running baseball comic series. This has been revised from the original version so that it would have the standard size of a trading card.
I know it’s odd that I’m doing a pro-wrestling fan art for a baseball series. But hey, Japan has a long-running pro-wrestling magazine called “Baseball Magazine”. At least this crossover fan art isn’t too far off.
To start things off, I decided to draw Ken Mayumura as Jun Akiyama. I decided to dress him as Akiyama mainly since the latter is known for his sternness. Hence, he became known as “Sternness”. If you’ve seen Mayumura throughout the series, you would notice that he also has a stern face. Heck, his face looks so ruthless that it just says, “I mean business!” and “Prepare to get hurt!”, just like Akiyama.
Of course, that doesn’t that Mayumura has no soft side, as evidenced by the MAJOR World Series OVA. Akiyama has also showed a soft and funny side through the years as well, but don’t think for a second that he still can’t kick your butt.
There’s also another reason why I chose a Mayumura-Akiyama crossover. You see, long before Akiyama became the current President of All Japan Pro-Wrestling (AJPW), he was one of the top guys in Mitsuharu Misawa’s promotion Pro Wrestling NOAH, along with Kobashi and Misawa himself. Mayumura, for his part, can be considered as one of the top baseball player characters in MAJOR, along with Goro Shigeno and Toshiya Sato.
Personally, I really wanted to expand this further into a Pro Wrestling NOAH and MAJOR crossover. But since Akiyama is currently the president of AJPW, not to mention the supposed bad relationship that AJPW has with NOAH at the present, I think it would be best if the crossover isn’t too prevalent here.
I hope you’ll enjoy this piece.
“The Peach Boy” Momotaroh
The Momotaroh
「キングオブマンガプロレス」： モモタロウ
KING OF MANGA PRO-WRESTLING: MOMOTAROH
This is my portrait of the professional wrestler Momotaroh. He is the main character of the Japanese comic series “THE MOMOTAROH” 「ザ·モモタロウ」.
I hope you will like it. I would appreciate your feedback for this drawing.
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EXTRA NOTES:
In honor of Pro-Wrestling Day in Japan (February 19), I decided to make a slight modification of m8y old 2014 drawing of The Momotaroh so that it would be formed as a trading card for my parody series King of Manga Pro-Wrestling.
I would’ve wanted to do much more for this day had I known about it much earlier. At this point, this is the only new thing I could think, so I hope you would enjoy it.
I might start doing this with the other drawings I did before, so that there would be more uniformity in my works.
“One Man of Talent” Eren Yeager
“One Man of Talent” Eren Yeager
「キングオブマンガプロレス」： エレン・イェーガー
KING OF MANGA PRO-WRESTLING: EREN YEAGER
This is Eren Yeager. He is dressed as professional wrestler Hiroshi Tanahashi.
I hope you will like it. I would appreciate your feedback for this drawing.
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Extra Notes:
As part of my upcoming project, I decided to re-draw Eren Yeager as “One Man of Talent” Hiroshi Tanahashi. I really enjoyed making this Attack on Titan & NJPW crossover, and I’m glad that Tanahashi himself liked the idea as well.
So how did I come up with this crossover idea? After I conceptualized Jean Kirstein as Kazuchika Okada, I decided to look for the best match for Eren Yeager. And since the legendary Okada vs. Tanahashi rivalry was fresh in my mind at that time, I thought Tanahashi was the perfect fit for Eren. It makes sense anyway, since they’re both the ace of their respective worlds. And yes, they’re also once in a century talents. Just as Tanahashi sees Okada as a rival, Eren and Jean feel the same for each other.
And when you think about it, Eren and Tanahashi are both titans as well, with Eren being able to become a Titan, and Tanahashi being an unquestionable titan in Japanese pro-wrestling.
When I first shared the idea on Twitter, I kinda hoped Tanahashi would like the piece I made then. I never thought he’d actually repost it as well. That moment will always stand out as one of the most overwhelming things to happen to me this year. It makes me wonder if he’ll like this piece as well.
The last time I drew Eren as Tanahashi was back in May this year. In this version, Eren’s body structure is much more faithful to the anime version. And personally, I really like this piece a lot more than the original one, because Eren actually looks like Eren. But just like my Jean drawing, I wasn’t too faithful with the design of Tanahashi’s outfit, because it was too complex for me. (And last time I checked, I wasn’t the only one who felt this way.)
Anyway, I hope you’ll enjoy this piece.
“Rainmaker” Jean Kirstein
“Rainmaker” Jean Kirstein
「キングオブマンガプロレス」： ジャン・キルシュタイン
KING OF MANGA PRO-WRESTLING: JEAN KIRSTEIN
This is Jean Kirstein. He is dressed as NJPW professional wrestler Kazuchika Okada.
I hope you will like it. I would appreciate your feedback for this drawing.
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Extra Notes:
As part of my upcoming project, I decided to re-draw Jean Kirstein as “Rainmaker” Kazuchika Okada. I’ve always thought this Attack on Titan & NJPW crossover idea is pretty cool, and I continue to wonder if NJPW is actually taking note of this.
You might be wondering how I came up with this crossover idea in the first place. Back when I first conceptualized it, the Jean Kirstein character was starting to grow on me, and I was starting to become a fan of Kazuchika Okada. From there, I started to note some similarities between the two. Both of the characters display a sense of arrogance and dominance over others, at least initially. They also appear to be well-off in life, with Okada supposedly being able to make money rain and Jean having a normal family life unlike the other members of Survey Corps.
But I guess the deciding factor was their hair, because both of them have very cool hairstyles. Heck, I even tried to have an Okada hairstyle myself, though it didn’t really materialize.
The last time I drew Jean as the “Rainmaker” was last May. In this version, Jean appears younger, and greater attention was paid in the details of his outfit. I can’t really say I was faithful with the Rainmaker outfit, though, since it’s really very complex. Still, I’m really happy with the final output, and how much of an improvement it was from my previous work.
I hope you’ll enjoy this piece.
Manga Pro-Wrestling 「漫画プロレス」 