Tadaomi Karasuma vs. Ryoma Terasaka (Nagata Lock III)
【少年ジャンププロレス】 烏間惟臣VS寺坂竜馬 (ナガタロックIII)
SHONEN JUMP PRO-WRESTLING: TADAOMI KARASUMA VS. RYOMA TERASAKA (NAGATA LOCK III)
プロレス技: ナガタロックIII
Pro-Wrestling Technique: Nagata Lock III
漫画: 暗殺教室
Manga/Anime: Assassination Classroom
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Extra Notes:
Last year, I decided to draw Tadaomi Karasuma as a pro-wrestler. With his strength and fierce look, he looked like someone who could fit in with the strong style of Japanese pro-wrestling. This year, on his fictional birthday (August 15), I decided to let him wrestle in what some could consider a “teacher vs. student” match.
I chose Ryoma Terasaka as his opponent. Although Ryoma is younger, he seems to have a lot of strength for his age. Plus, his height and weight stats are quite similar to Karasuma, which would make a good fit for Karasuma to wrestle with. Of course, Karasuma has the fighting experience, which would mean Ryoma would end up being a jobber boy in this case.
As for the hold, I chose the Nagata Lock III. It’s a move that I’ve always wanted to use in a drawing. It’s not common, but it sure looks like a pretty effective move. There’s even this one iconic picture where its innovator, Yuji Nagata, applied the move to a bloodied Kensuke Sasaki. That shows this move ain’t a joke at all.
Anyway, I hope you enjoy this piece.
Tadaomi Karasuma
【少年ジャンププロレス】烏間惟臣
SHONEN JUMP PRO-WRESTLING: TADAOMI KARASUMA
漫画: 暗殺教室
Manga/Anime: Assassination Classroom
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Extra Notes:
Tadaomi Karasuma, or Karasuma-sensei as he is often called, is a legitimately tough guy in the Assassination Classroom series. And when he revealed his fighter body beneath the formal suit that he normally wore, I told myself that I’d draw him as a wrestler one day. Gladly enough, I get to do this just in time for his birthday.
Since Karasuma is very skilled at fighting, I decided to model his look after a wrestler who’s really known for being a no-nonsense brawler. As such, I used NJPW’s Katsuyori Shibata as a reference for this piece. Shibata doesn’t even need a lot of gimmicks in his outfit; he just comes in the ring with simple black trunks and beats the crap out of those in his way. I imagine Karasuma to be the same guy.
Now I’m not a big fan of Assassination Classroom, so I don’t really have too many ideas on who Karasuma should wrestle against. The one opponent that comes into my mind, though, is Ryoma Terasaka, the strong, muscular student in the series. I think it’d make for an interesting Teacher vs. Student match, with Karasuma being the stern adult and Ryoma being the cocky young kid.
And here’s a side note: When I began making the piece, Shibata had been out of the ring action due to a serious life-threatening injury. So I was definitely surprised when a day before this piece was done, Shibata was back again. This is what makes this piece stand out in my memory.
Anyway, I hope you’ll enjoy this piece.
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