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All-Japan finished up the preliminary round of the Champions Carnival today in Tokyo.

Today’s event was held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on AJPW.TV. This also was or will later be a Samurai! TV broadcast in Japan.

The announced paid attendance was 1377.

There was a last-minute change to the card due to Yuma Anzai being pulled off the event. Right leg injury suffered Saturday. As a result, in the Champions Carnival Rei Saito beat Anzai by forfeit. Senor Saito was the replacement.

Pre-show match: Rei Saito & Senor Saito beat Hideki Suzuki & Shota Kofuji. Senor Saito pinned Kofuji.

Champions Carnival Block A:
Match 1: Talos beat Kumaarashi.
Match 2: Go Shiozaki beat Odyssey.
Match 3: Kengo Mashimo beat Kento Miyahara. As a result, there was a 4-way tie for the top 2 spots between Rei Saito, Shiozaki, Mashimo & Talos. Random draws for 2 tiebreaker matches were held.

Match 4: Seigo Tachibana, MUSASHI, Seiki Yoshioka, Yuya Aoki & Hyo Ogawa (Independent/Freelancers) beat Dan Tamura, Shotaro Ashino, Hokuto Omori, Atsuki Aoyagi & Ryo Inoue. Tachibana pinned Tamura after Yankee Hammer.

Champions Carnival Block B:
Match 5: Xyon beat Yuma Aoyagi.
Match 6: Ryuki Honda beat Daisuke Sekimoto.
Main Event: Madoka Kikuta beat Ren Ayabe. As a result, Hideki Suzuki wins Block B and advances and there was a 4-way tie for 2nd. But because he beat the other 3. Kikuta wins the tiebreakers and advances.

Block A Tiebreakers:
1-Rei Saito beat Kengo Mashimo. As a result, Saito finishes 2nd and advances to the Semifinals.
2-Go Shiozaki beat Talos. As a result, Shiozaki wins Block A and advances to the Semifinals.

Today’s results also mean the tournament winner gets an All-Japan Triple Crown match against Miyahara.

The Semifinals & Finals are 5/17 at Ebara Wave Arena Ota fka Ota City General Gym. Live streaming on AJPW.TV will begin on 5/16 at 10 PM PT/1 AM ET.

UPDATE: During the event, Jun Saito announced he will return from injury (eye) on 6/6. DOOM!!!

All-Japan ran the penultimate day of the Champions Carnival prelims today in Tochigi.

Today’s event was held at Light Cube Utsunomiya in Tochigi and can be watched on demand on AJPW.TV. (There was no live broadcast)

The announced paid attendance was 670.

Match 1: Xyon beat Shota Kofuji.

Match 2: Kento Miyahara, Rei Saito, Daisuke Sekimoto & Ryo Inoue beat Shotaro Ashino, Hokuto Omori, MUSASHI & Seiki Yoshioka. Saito pinned Yoshioka after a chokeslam.

Champions Carnival Block A::
Match 3: Kumaarashi beat Yuma Anzai by ref stoppage. Only went 114 seconds. More possibly about this at the end.
Match 4: Go Shiozaki beat Kengo Mashimo.

Match 5: Seigo Tachibana, Hyo Ogawa (Independent/Freelancer) & Nobuhiko Kimura (Independent/Freelancer) beat Dan Tamura, Yuma & Atsuki Aoyagi. Tachibana pinned Tamura after Yankee Hammer.

Champions Carnival:
Match 6: Block A: Talos beat Odyssey.
Match 7: Block B: Hideki Suzuki beat Madoka Kikuta (Dragon Gate).
Main Event: Block B: Ren Ayabe beat Ryuki Honda.

Before we continue…
Injury Report: Anzai was injured during yesterday’s event and competed today but it may have factored in his match going less than 2 minutes. Right leg. Out Tuesday which means tournament over. He was to have faced Rei Saito, who will now get a forfeit win. It costs Anzai a chance at advancing, unfortunately. Senor Saito is the replacement and will team with Rei Saito to face Hideki Suzuki & Shota Kofuji in a pre-show match.

Standings, which include the Anzai forfeit for Tuesday:
Block A:
1-Rei Saito, 4-3, 8 pts
2-Miyahara, 3-2-1, 7 pts
3-Shiozaki, 3-3, 6 pts
5-Kumaarashi, 3-3, 6 pts
5-Mashimo, 3-3, 6 pts
6-Talos, 3-3, 6 pts
7-Odyssey, 3-3, 6 pts
8-Anzai, 2-4-1, 5 pts (OUT)

Block B:
1-Suzuki, 4-2-1, 9 pts
2-Ayabe, 4-2, 8 pts
3-Sekimoto, 4-2, 8 pts
4-Yuma Aoyagi, 3-2-1, 7 pts
5-Honda, 3-3, 6 pts
6-Kikita, 3-2-1 NP (No Points), 6 pts
7-Xyon, 2-3-1 NP, 4 pts (OUT)
8-Jun Saito, 0-7, 0 pts (OUT-injured)

The top 2 in each block advance to the Semifinals. The Anzai injury shook up Block A, meaning Saito can only not advance on tiebreakers and taking Anzai out of contention. Saito loses tiebreakers to Miyahara, Mashimo and Odyssey. Miyahara advances with a win against Mashimo. But if Miyahara loses or draws, it will come down to tiebreakers and we’re almost certainly going to need a tiebreaker multi-man match. In Block B. Suzuki is not yet safe as he needs either Ayabe or Sekimoto to lose. If either Ayabe or Sekimoto win, the winner advances. If both win their matches, they both advance and Suzuki is out. Aoyagi must beat Xyon to have a chance to advance, and he needs both Ayabe & Sekimoto to lose. Xwon is officially out. Otherwise, it’s going to come doen to tiebreakers.

The last prelim round event is Tuesday at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo. Live streaming on AJPW.TV will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET. This will also be a Samurai! TV broadcast in Japan although it’s not clear whether it will be live or taped for broadcast at a later date.

In other news, the NWA Crockett Cup Tournament, which was won earlier this year by Ren Ayabe & Talos, is now airing in the US as part of Season 27 of NWA POWERRR on new TV home COMET. The first 2 episodes which premiered on May 1 & 2 are available on demand for another day or so on participating TV providers that support on demand/DVR with future new episodes airing Saturdays at 1 PM PT/4 PM ET. COMET is also available online FOR FREE at comettv.com, but you can only watch live episodes on the website (no on demand programming is available.). No cable/satellite authentication or account creation is required to watch on the website.

All-Japan continues the Champions Carnival today in Fukushima.

Today’s event was held at South Tohoku General Wholesale Center in Fukushima and can be watched on demand on AJPW.TV. (There was no live broadcast)

The announced paid attendance was 485.

Match 1: Ryuki Honda beat Shota Kofuji.

Match 2: Xyon, Odyssey, Go Shiozaki & Shotaro Ashino beat Atsuki Aoyagi, Ryo Inoue, Seiki Yoshioka & Nobuhiko Kinura (Independent/Freelancer). Shiozaki pinned Kimura after Go Lariat.

Champions Carnival:
Match 3: Block A: Kumaarashi beat Kengo Mashimo.
Match 4: Block B: Ren Ayabe beat Daisuke Sekimoto.

Match 5: Seigo Tachibana, Hideki Suzuki & MUSASHI beat Dan Tamura, Hokuto Omori & Aizawa No. 1. Tachibana pinned Tamura.

Champions Carnival:
Match 6: Block A: Yuma Anzai beat Talos.
Match 7: Block B: Yuma Aoyagi beat Madoka Kikuta (Dragon Gate).
Main Event: Block A: Kento Miyahara beat Rei Saito.

The next event is tomorrow at Light Cube Utsunomiya in Tochigi. There will be no live broadcast. On demand shortly after the event.

I like to sometimes joke about how All-Japan wrestler Rising Hayato should have maybe changed his name to Risen Hayato when he won the All-Japan World Junior Heavyweight Championship. Unfortunately he’s Falling Hayato for now due to an injury that occurred Sunday. Left leg. Out at least 1 week, to include the 5/5 Golden Week event. Changes have been announced for all events over this next week. It’s not yet known if he will be out longer.

More as it becomes available.

All-Japan continued the Champions Carnival today in Niigata.

Today’s event was held at Sanjo City Welfare Hall in Niigata and can be watched on demand on AJPW.TV. There was no live broadcast but again they got the replay up earlier than scheduled.

The announced paid attendance was 728.

Match 1: Ryuki Honda, Hokuto Omori, Atsuki Aoyagi & Rising Hayato beat Shotaro Ashino, MUSASHI, Ryo Inoue & SHota Kofuji. Hayato pinned Kofuji after Sid Vicious.

Champions Carnival:
Match 2: Block B: Daisuke Sekimoto beat Xyon.
Match 3: Block A: Kengo Mashimo beat Rei Saito by ref stoppage.
Match 4: Match 5: Kuamarashi beat Go Shiozaki.

Match 5: Dan Tamura & Hideki Suzuki beat Seigo Tachibana & Hyo Ogawa (Independent/Freelancer). Tamura pinned Tachibana after a powerbomb.

Champions Carnival:
Match 6: Block A: Odyssey beat Yuma Anzai.
Match 7: Block B: Yuma Aoyagi beat Ren Ayabe.
Main Event: Block A: Talos beat Kento Miyahara.

Standings:
Block A:
1-Mashimo, 3-1, 6 pts
2-Rei Saito, 3-1, 6 pts
3-Odyssey, 3-1, 6 pts
4-Miyahara, 2-2-1, 5 pts
5-Talos, 2-2, 4 pts
6-Shiozaki, 2-3, 4 pts
7-Anzai, 1-2-1, 3 pts
8-Kumaarashi, 1-3, 2 pts

Block B:
1-Sekimoto, 4-1, 8 pts
2-Suzuki, 3-2-1, 7 pts
3-Madoka Kikuta, 3-0-1 NP (No Points), 6 pts
4-Honda, 3-2, 6 pts
5-Anzai, 2-2-1, 5 pts
6-Ayabe, 2-2, 4 pts
7-Xyon, 2-3-1 NP, 4 pts (OUT)
8-Jun Saito, 0-7, 0 pts (OUT-injured)

The top 2 in each block advance to the Semifinals. In Block A, Kumaarashi is now all but out as his only hope is to force a 3-way (or more) tiebreaker because he loses tiebreakers to Saito, Odyssey & Miyahata but has yet to face Mashimo. In Block B, Xyon is now officially out. Despite being at 4 points, Ayabe is still very much in it because he has 3 matches left. Sekimoto controls his destiny but still has Ayabe & Honda so he is not safe despite the lead.

The next event is Saturday (Friday night US time) at Southern Tohoku General Wholesale Center in Fukushima. There will be no live broadcast. On demand shortly after the event.

All-Japan continued the Champions Carnival 2026 today in Saitama.

Today’s event was held at Kasukabe Fureai Cube in Saitama and can be watched on demand on AJPW.TV. There was no live broadcast but the on demand version was put up earlier than expected.

The announced paid attendance was 453, a legit sellout.

Match 1: MUSASHI, Ryo Inoue & Seiki Yoshioka beat Atsuki Aoyagi, Rising Hayato & Shota Kofuji. Inoue pinned Kofuji after a buzzsaw kick.

Champions Carnival:
Match 2: Block B: Hideki Suzuki vs. Yuma Aoyagi went to a double pinfall. Draw. 1 point for each.
Match 3: Block A: Kengo Mashimo beat Odyssey by submission.
Match 4: Block B: Madoka Kikuta (Dragon Gate) beat Daisuke Sekimoto.

Match 5: Seigo Tachibana, Shotaro Ashino, Hokuto Onori & Hyo Ogawa (Independent/Freelancer) beat Dan Tamura, Ren Ayabe, Go Shiozaki & Yuma Anzai. Tachibana beat Tamura with a crossface.

Champions Carnival:
Match 6: Block A: Rei Saito beat Talos.
Match 7: Block B: Ryuki Honda beat Xyon.
Main Event: Block A: Kento Miyahara beat Kumaarashi.

Standings:
Block A:
1-Rei Saito, 3-1, 6 pts
2-Miyahara, 2-1-1, 5 pts
3-Mashimo, 2-1, 4 pts
4-Odyssey, 2-2, 4 pts
5-Shiozaki, 2-2, 5 pts
6-Anzai, 1-1-1, 3 pts
7-Talos, 1-2, 2 pts
8-Kumaarashi, 0-3, 0 pts

Block B:
1-Suzuki, 3-2-1, 7 pts
2-Kikuta, 3-0-1 NP (No Points), 6 pts
3-Sekimoto, 3-1, 6 pts
4-Honda, 3-1, 6 pts
5-Ayabe, 2-1, 4 pts
6-Yuma Aoyagi, 2-2-1 NP, 4 pts
7-Xyon, 1-2-1, 3 pts
8-Jun Saito, 0-7, 0 pts (OUT-injured)

The top 2 in each block advance to the Semifinals. It’s still too early to predict Block A except Kumaarashi is all but out. In Block B, Suzuki is in a tough spot as the leader-in part because of the Jun Saito forfeits he has only one match left while everyone else has 2 or 3 remaining. The no points outcome really hurts Yuma Aoyagi’s chances with 2 matches left. It could also hurt Kikuta in a tie for second. If needed, tiebreakers wiill be head-to-head result. If that was a draw OR there are more than 2 tied for one of the advancing spots, a 3-way match (or more) will be held at the end.

The next event is tomorrow (tonight US time) at Sanjo City Welfare Hall in Niigata. There will be no live broadcast. On demand scheduled for 6 PM PT/9 PM ET but could be earlier.

All-Japan continued the Champions Carnival today in Tokyo.

Today’s event was held at Shinjuku Face in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on AJPW.TV.

The announced paid attendance was 520, a legit advance sellout with standing room overflow tickets sold. The venue’s full capacity for wrestling is 500.

There were last-minute changes to the card due to Jun Saito being pulled off the event. Right eye injury. Out of the tournament as he will not be cleared by doctors until afterwards meaning he is out at least a few weeks. All remaining matches are forfeits.

Match 1: Daisuke Sekimoto beat Shota Kofuji.

Match 2: Shotaro Ashino, Kumaarashi, MUSASHI & Yuya Aoki (Independent/Freelancer) beat Yuma & Atsuki Aoyagi, Rising Hayato & Ryo Inoue. Aoki pinned Inoue after a Cassock slashing chop.

Champions Carnival Block B:
Match 3: Madoka Kimuta (Dragon Gate) vs. Xyon went to a double countout. No points.
Match 4: Hideki Suzuki beat Ryuki Honda by ref stoppage (technical submission).

Match 5: Dan Tamura, Ren Ayabe & Talos beat Seigo Tachibana, Hokuto Omori & Seiki Yoshioka. Tamura pinned Tachibana after Dunrock.

Champions Carnival Block A:
Match 6: Yuma Anzai beat Kengo Mashimo.
Match 7: Rei Saito beat Go Shiozaki.
Main Event: Kento Miyahara beat Odyssey.

Standings:
Block A:
1-Rei Saito, 2-1, 4 pts
2-Odyssey, 2-1, 4 pts
3-Shiozaki, 2-2, 4 pts
4-Miyahara, 1-0-1, 3 pts
5-Anzai, 1-1-1, 3 pts
6-Mashimo, 1-1, 2 pts
7-Talos, 1-1, 2 pts
8-Kumaarashi, 0-2, 0 pts

Block B:
1-Sekimoto, 3-0, 6 pts
2-Suzuki, 3-2, 6 pts
3-Kikuta, 2-0-1 NP (no points), 4 pts
4-Xyon, 2-1-1 NP, 4 pts
5-Ayabe, 2-1, 4 pts
6-Honda, 2-2, 4 pts
7-Yuma Aoyagi, 1-2, 2 pts
8-Jun Saito, 0-7, 0 pts (OUT-injured)

Block B totals include all forfeits for remaining Jun Saito matches.

The next event is Saturday at Kasukabe Fureai Cube in Saitama. The event is a legit advance sellout. There will be no live broadcast. On demand at 6 PM PT/9 PM ET. (No live broadcasts for the next 4 events)

All-Japan continues the Champions Carnival 2026 today in Osaka. Today’s event will follow the same pattern as the first tournament events so far, with a non-tournament opening match, 3 tournament matches, another non-tournament multi-man tag match then 3 more tournament matches. Today’s main event will be a Block A match between Kento Miyahara & Yuma Anzai which, like several other matches, is a potential Triple Crown rematch preview depending on who wins the tournament.

Today’s event will be held at Umeda Sky Building Stellar Hall in Osaka and can be watched LIVE on AJPW.TV in Japanese. The event is a legit advance sellout. This will also be taped for a GAORA SPORTS broadcast in Japan at a later date. Based on the TV schedule for when it does air it suggests the event’s running time including an intermission will be close to 3 hours.

Today’s lineup:
Rei Saito, MUSASHI & Naruki Doi vs. Hokuto Omori, Takashi & Xyon
Champions Carnival:
Block A: Kumaarashi vs. Odyssey
Block B: Ryuki Honda vs. Yuma Aoyagi
Block B: Hideki Suzuki vs. Ren Ayabe
Intermission
Seigo Tachibana, Atsuki Aoyagi, Rising Hayato & Seiki Yoshioka vs. Dan Tamura, Ryo Inoue,Shota Kofuji The Bodyguard & Daisuke Sekimoto
Madoka Kikuta vs. Shota Kofuji
Champions Carnival:
Block B: Jun Saito vs. Madoka Kikuta
Block A: Go Shiozaki vs. Talos
Block A: Kento Miyahara vs. Yuma Anzai

Refresh this page occasionally for the latest results.

Updates below will begin at 10 PM PT/1 AM ET. The live stream is scheduled to begin 10 minutes before the event.

UPDATE (Pre-show): There have been last-minute changes to the card because Jun Saito is now off the event. Right eye injury suffered yesterday. Madoka Kikuta will get a tournament win by forfeit and will now face Shota Kofuji in a non-tournament match. The Bodyguard is the replacement for Kofuji in Match 5.

9:50 PM PT UPDATE: The live stream has begun. We should be going to the venue in just under 10 minutes.

9:58 PM PT UPDATE: Live updates begin now.

We are LIVE from Umeda Sky Building Stellar Hall in Osaka, Japan. Commentary should begin shortly.

The paid attendance will be announced after the event. It’s a legit advance sellout and we can see most of the crowd form overhead hard camera. I think the venue’s max capacity for wrestling is in the 350-400 range so that’s where the number should be. A few empty seats but they are quickly being filled by late arrivals. (UPDATE; The announced paid attendance, a legit advance sellout, was 765. Didn’t think the venue was that big)

The matches should begin shortly.

The matches begin at 10:02 PM PT/1:02 AM ET. Unfortunately at that moment the website crashed and I have temporarily lost the feed. Apparently also launching some kind of re-designed website…

Updates will begin/resume when/if the website comes back up soon.

10:08 PM PT UPDATE: Website and stream are back up. Fortunately only missed intros for the first match. Updates resume now.

Match 1: Rei Saito, MUSASHI & Naruki Doi (Independent/Freelancer) vs. Hokuto Omori, Takashi (Dragon Gate) & Xyon. 20 minute time limit
Result: Rei Saito, MUSASHI & Naruki Doi beat Hokuto Omori, Takashi & Xyon. Saito pinned Omori after a diving body press.

Match 2: Champions Carnival Block A: Kumaarashi vs. Odyssey. 30 minute time limit
Result: Odyssey beat Kumaarashi. Super Heavyweight hoss fight and a good one at that.
Odyssey is 2-0, 4 points. Kumaarashi is 0-2, 0 points.

Naruki Doi is a guest on commentary for the next match.

Match 3: Champions Carnival Block B: Ryuki Honda vs. Yuma Aoyagi. 30 minute time limit
Result: Ryuki Honda beat Yuma Aoyagi
Honda is 1-1, 2 points. Aoyagi is 1-2, 2 points.

Match 4: Champions Carnival Block B: Hideki Suzuki vs. Ren Ayabe. 30 minute time limit
Result: Hideki Suzuki beat Ren Ayabe
Suzuki is 1-2, 2 points. Ayabe is 2-1, 4 points.

Intermission.

The matches resume at 11:25 PM PT/2:25 AM ET.

Match 5: Seigo Tachibana, Atsuki Aoyagi, Rising Hayato & Seiki Yoshioka vs. Dan Tamura, Ryo Inoue, The Bodyguard (Osaka Pro) & Daisuke Sekimoto. 20 minute time limit
Result: Seigo Tachibana, Atsuki Aoyagi, Rising Hayato & Seiki Yoshioka beat Dan Tamura, Ryo Inoue, The Bodyguard & Daisuke Sekimoto. Tachibana pinned Tamura.

Match 6: Madoka Kikuta (Dragon Gate) vs. Shota Kofuji. 20 minute time limit
Result: Madoka Kikuta beat Shota Kofuji

Champions Carnival Block B: Madoka Kikuta beat Jun Saito by forfeit.
Kikuta is 2-0, 4 points. Saito is 0-3, 0 points.

Match 7: Champions Carnival Block A: Go Shiozaki vs. Talos. 30 minute time limit
Result: Talos beat Go Shiozaki
Talos is 1-1, 2 points, Shiozaki is 2-1, 4 points.

Main Event: Champions Carnival Block A: Kento Miyahara vs. Yuma Anzai. 30 minute time limit
Result: Time Limit Draw
Miyahara is 1-1-1, 3 points. Anzai is 0-1-1, 1 point.

The next event is Thursday at Shinjuku Face in Tokyo. Live streaming on AJPW.TV will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET.

UPDATE 2: Jun Saito is now out of the tournament. Doctor’s orders. All remaining matches will be forfeits

All-Japan continued the Champions Carnival 2026 today in Nagoya.

Today’s event was held at Kinjo Pier Arena in Nagoya and can be watched on demand on AJPW.TV.

The announced paid attendance was 875.

Match 1: Atsuki Aoyagi, Rising Hayato, SHota Kofuji, Kengo Mashimo & Seiki Yoshioka beat Shotaro Ashino, Hokuto Omori, Ryo Inoue, Hiroki Murase (Independent/Freelancer) & Jack Kennedy. Aoyagi pinned Inoue after a firebird splash.

Champions Carnival:
Match 2: Block B: Ren Ayabe beat Xyon.
Match 3: Block A: Odyssey beat Rei Saito.
Match 4: Block B: Daisuke Sekimoto beat Hideki Suzuki.

Match 5: Seigo Tachibana, Kumaarashi & MUSASHI beat Dan Tamura, Yuma Anzai & Talos. Tachibana pinned Tamura after Yankee Hammer.

Champions Carnival:
Match 6: Block B: Yuma Aoyagi beat Jun Saito.
Match 7: Block A: Madoka Kikuta (Dragon Gate) beat Ryuki Honda.
Main Event: Block A: Go Shiozaki beat Kento Miyahara.

The next event is tomorrow at Umeda Sky Building Stellar Hall in Osaka. The event is a legit advance sellout. Live streaming on AJPW.TV will begin TONIGHT at 10 PM PT/1 AM ET. This will also be a taped GAORA SPORTS broadcast in Japan beginning on 4/30.

All-Japan kicked off the 2026 Champions Carnival, the annual spring Heavyweight singles tournament, today in Tokyo.

Today’s event was held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and can be watched on drmand on AJPW.TV. This will also be a taped Samurai! TV broadcast in Japan at a later date.

The announced paid attendance was 1194.

Match 1: Dan Tamura, Hokuto Omori & Hikaru Sato beat Seigo Tachibana, Shota Kofuji & Seiki Yoshioka. Tamura pinned Tachibana with La Magistral.

Match 2: Champions Carnival Block A: Rei Saito beat Kumaarashi.

Match 3: Champions Carnival Blovk B: Daisuke Sekimoto beat Yuma Aoyagi.

Match 4: Champions Carnival Block A: Kengo Mashimo beat Talos.

Match 5: Kento Miyahara, Atsuki Aoyagi, Ryuki Honda & Rising Hayato beat Odyssey, Shotaro Ashino, MUSASHI & Ryo Inoue. Miyahara pinned Inoue with a shutdown suplex hold.

Match 6: Champions Carnival Block B: Xyon beat Hideki Suzuki.

Match 7: Champions Carnival Block B: Ren Ayabe beat Jun Saito.

Main Event/ Champions Carnival Block A: Go Shiozaki beat Yuma Anzai.

The next event is Saturday at Kinjo Pier Arena in Nagoya. Live streaming on AJPW.TV will begin Friday at 11 PM PT/2 AM ET.

In other news, it was announced that Yasutaka Yano, who first appeared in the promotion as masked wrestler KURAMA before unmasking, will re-debut on 5/17.