What was going to be exciting news for DDT sub-brand Ganbare Pro today had a sour tone to it…the official re-launch of Ganbare Women as a sub-label was announced and the first event is official but it came with very bad news…flag-bearer Yuna Manase won’t be a part of it for some time. Knee surgery and other injuries. From translation it sounds like best-case for a return is 10 months, and these are injuries she competed through for a while, so unfortunately her 2023 is probably done and she likely won’t be back until some time in 2024. But at the request of roster members HARUKAZE & Yuuri, Ganbare founder/owner Ken Ohka will go forward with the debut event, postponing it to April 1 at Yokohama Radiant Hall in Yokohama. Yoshiko Hasegawa & Moeka Haruhi will also participate.
