Tiger Mask
タイガーマスク
Demographic	Shōnen
Genre	Sports
Manga
Author	Ikki Kajiwara (story) Naoki Tsuji (art)
Publisher	Kodansha
Serialized in	Bokura Magazine Weekly Shonen Magazine
Original run	1968 – 1971
Volumes	14
TV anime
Director	Takeshi Tamiya
Studio	Toei Animation
Network	Yomiuri TV
Original run	October 02, 1969 – September 30, 1971
Episodes	105
Movie: タイガーマスク ふく面リーグ戦
Director	Takeshi Tamiya
Studio	Toei Animation
Released	1970

Tiger Mask (Japanese: タイガーマスク) began as a manga in 1968 and was later adapted into a successful anime series in 1969. In real life, the name has been used by a succession of Japanese professional wrestling characters as a gimmick. The Tiger Mask persona is instantly recognizable by its trademark mask, designed to look like a tiger's head, as well as the combination of high flying attacks and martial arts in the ring. Image File history File links TigerMaskanime. ... Bleach , a well-known example of Shōnen manga This article is about the shōnen style of anime and manga. ... This article is about the comics published in East Asian countries. ... Ikki Kajiwara , September 4, 1936–January 21, 1987) is an author, manga writer (not artist), and film producer also known under the pseudonym Asao Takamori ). His real name is Tomoki Takamori ). The pseudonym was used since he was writing for a rival magazine at the time. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Japan. ... The head office of Kodansha Kodansha Limited ) is the largest Japanese publisher of literature and manga, headquartered in (Bunkyo), Tokyo. ... Weekly Shonen Magazine ), also known as Shonen Magazine, is a manga magazine published by Kodansha, first published on 17 March 1959. ... Tankōbon ) is the Japanese term for a compilation volume of a particular series (such as a manga or a novel series, magazine articles, essays, craft patterns, etc. ... “TV” redirects here. ... “Animé” redirects here. ... Toei Animation Company, Limited ) (JASDAQ: 4816) is a Japanese animation studio owned by the Toei Company. ... Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation (YTV, 讀賣テレビ放送株式会社, Yomiuri Terebi Hōsō Kabushiki Gaisha, Nickname: Yomiuri TV (よみうりテレビ)) is a network TV station of Nippon News Network (NNN) and Nippon TV Network System (NNS) in Osaka Business Park, Osaka, Japan founded as New Osaka TV Co. ... October 2 is the 275th day (276th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 90 days remaining. ... Also: 1969 (Stargate SG-1) episode. ... is the 273rd day of the year (274th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. ... Toei Animation Company, Limited ) (JASDAQ: 4816) is a Japanese animation studio owned by the Toei Company. ... Year 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1969 (Stargate SG-1) episode. ... New Japan Pro Wrestling is one of the most popular professional wrestling promotions in the World. ... In professional wrestling, a gimmick is a wrestlers personality, behavior, attire and/or other distinguishing traits while performing. ...

Story

In the manga and anime, Tiger Mask (whose real name was Naoto Date) was a feared heel wrestler in America who was extremely vicious in the ring. However, he became a face after returning to Japan when a young boy said that he wanted to be a villain like Tiger Mask when he grew up. The boy resided in an orphanage, the same one that Tiger Mask grew up in during his childhood. Feeling that he did not want the boy to idolize a villain, Tiger was inspired to be a heroic wrestler. In professional wrestling, a heel is a villain character. ... In professional wrestling, a face or babyface is a character who is portrayed as heroic relative to the heel wrestlers, who are analagous to villains. ...

The main antagonist in the manga and anime was Tiger's Cave, a mysterious organization that trained young people to be villainous heel wrestlers on the condition that they gave half of their earnings to the organization. Tiger Mask was once a member of Tiger's Cave under the name "Yellow Devil", but no longer wanted anything to do with them, instead donating his money to the orphanage. This infuriated the leader of the organization and he sent numerous assassins, including other professional wrestlers, to punish him. For other uses, see Antagonist (disambiguation). ...

Concept

The manga was originally created for the Bokura and Weekly Shonen Magazine in 1968 by Ikki Kajiwara and Naoki Tsuji. The manga would be reprinted by Kodansha comics, and made available in Hong Kong. Further versions include Sankei Comics and the Kodansha KC Special. The anime would be televised nationally in Japan, while 2 movies would be constructed from reusing footages of the series^[1]. Most of the environment and characters were fictional, but real-life pro wrestlers like Antonio Inoki, Giant Baba, Michiaki Yoshimura, Kintaro Ohki, Seiji Sakaguchi were included in the manga and anime as well. Weekly Shonen Magazine ), also known as Shonen Magazine, is a manga magazine published by Kodansha, first published on 17 March 1959. ... Ikki Kajiwara , September 4, 1936–January 21, 1987) is an author, manga writer (not artist), and film producer also known under the pseudonym Asao Takamori ). His real name is Tomoki Takamori ). The pseudonym was used since he was writing for a rival magazine at the time. ... The head office of Kodansha Kodansha Limited ) is the largest Japanese publisher of literature and manga, headquartered in (Bunkyo), Tokyo. ... Sankei Shimbun (産経新聞 Sakei Shinbun) is a Japanese language daily newspaper. ... Antonio Inoki (アントニオ猪木), real name Kanji Inoki (猪木寛至 Inoki Kanji, born February 20, 1943) is a retired Japanese professional wrestler and mixed martial artist who now resides in New York City. ... Shohei Baba (1938–1999) was a professional wrestler and co-founder of All Japan Pro Wrestling. ... Kintaro Ohki (born February 24, 1929 Jeollanam-do, South Korea (then just Korea), died October 26, 2006 Seoul, South Korea) was a South Korean professional wrestler known professionall as Kim Il or KIM Il in the JWA, All Japan and IWE promotions from the 1950s to 1980s. ... Seiji Sakaguchi (坂口征二, born February 17, 1942) is a retired Japanese professional wrestler who was a mainstay of All Japan Pro Wrestling and also competed for the World Wide Wrestling Federation and the National Wrestling Alliance. ...

Staff

Director: Takeshi Tamiya

Additional Directors: Kimio Yabuki, Tomoharu Katsumata, Fusahito Nagaki, Hiroshi Shidara, Yoshio Kuroda, Yasuo Yamaguchi Kimio Yabuki (Japanese: 公郎 矢吹) is a Japanese animator. ... Tomoharu Katsumata (born in 1938 in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese film director best known for his work on various anime works. ...

Screenwriter: Masaki Tsuji, Tadashi Kondo, Tomohiro Ando Masaki Tsuji (born March 23, 1932) is a legendary screenwriter of Japanese anime TV series and films. ...

Design: Naoki Tsuiji

Animator: Keijiro Kimura, Koichi Murata

Music: Shunsuke Kikuchi Shunsuke Kikuchi ) (November 1, 1931 – ) is a prolific Japanese composer from Hirosaki. ...

Characters

Tiger Mask and His Comrades

Naoto Date (伊達直人,, Date Naoto^?)/Tiger Mask (タイガーマスク, Tiger Mask^?)

• Seiyū: Kei Tomiyama, Katsuji Mori (ep. 32~39)

Kentaro Takaoka (高岡拳太郎,, Takaoka Kentarou^?)/Yellow Devil (イエロー・デビル, Yellow Devil^?)

• Seiyū: Ryouichi Tanaka

Daigo Daimon (大門大吾,, Daimon Daigo^?)/Mister Fudo (ミスター不動, Mister Fudo^?)

• Seiyū: Kazuya Tatekabe

Toranosuke Arashi (嵐虎之介,, Arashi Toranosuke^?)

• Seiyū: Yonehiko Kitagawa

The Great Zebra (ザ・グレイト・ゼブラ, The Great Zebra^?)

• Seiyū: Shingo Kanemoto

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Chibikko House

Mr. Wakatsuki (若月先生,, Wakatsuki-sensei^?)

• Seiyū: Kenji Nakagawa

Ruriko Wakatsuki (若月ルリ子,, Wakatsuki Ruriko^?)

• Seiyū: Nana Yamaguchi (ep. 1~77), Michiko Nomura (ep. 78~105)

Kenta (健太, Kenta^?)

• Seiyū: Masako Nozawa

Yoshibou (ヨシ坊, Yoshibou^?)

• Seiyū: Masako Taki (ep. 1~55), Noriko Watanabe (ep. 56~105)

Chappy (チャッピー, Chappy^?)

• Seiyū: Sachiko Chijimatsu

Gaboten (ガボテン, Gaboten^?)

• Seiyū: Keiko Yamamoto

Mikuro (ミクロ, Mikuro^?)

• Seiyū: Kazuko Sugiyama

Yoko Takaoka (高岡洋子,, Takaoka Yoko^?)

• Seiyū: Reiko Katsura

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Tiger's Cave

Mister X (ミスターＸ, Mister X^?)

• Seiyū: Hidekatsu Shibata

Boss (ボス, Boss^?)

• Seiyū: Taimei Suzuki

Big Tiger (ビッグ・タイガー, Big Tiger^?)

• Seiyū: Yonehiko Kitagawa

Black Tiger (ブラック・タイガー, Black Tiger^?)

• Seiyū: Kenji Nakagawa

King Tiger (キング・タイガー, King Tiger^?)

• Seiyū: Masao Nakasone

Miracle 3 (ミラクル３, Miracle 3^?)

See Boss

Tiger The Great (タイガー・ザ・グレイト, Tiger The Great^?)

See Boss

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Japanese Pro Wrestling Promotion

Giant Baba

See The Great Zebra

Antonio Inoki

• Seiyū: Masao Nakasone

Kintaro Ohki/Kim Ill (キム・イル, Kim Ill^?)

• Seiyū: Kousei Tomita

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Other

Jack Brisco (ジャック・ブリスコ, Jack Brisco^?)

• Seiyū: Ichirou Nagai

Mister Kamikaze (ミスター・カミカゼ, Mister Kamikaze^?)

• Seiyū: Kiyoshi Kobayashi

Black V (ブラックＶ, Black V^?)

• Seiyū: Kiyoshi Kobayashi

Announcer (アナウンサー, Announcer^?)

• Seiyū: Keiichi Noda

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DVD

The series has since been released on DVD format in Japan and Italy.

Adaptations

The movies were titled as such in English when exported outside Japan. They are by no means actual translations.

Video games

While the Tiger Mask character has shown up in quite a number of wrestling video games such as Fire Prowrestling D, Toukon Retsuden 3 or Virtual Pro Wrestling 64, no video game is directly based on the story of the manga or anime. Fire Pro Wrestling (ファイヤープロレスリング) is a long running professional wrestling video game series originated from Japan, started in 1989 by Human Amusement, recently continued by Spike. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Sequels

A continuation of the series was followed by Tiger Mask II in 1981. Tiger Mask II (Japanese: タイガーマスク二世) is a manga and adopted into an anime series aired from 1981 to 1982 as a sequel to Tiger Mask. ...

Professional Wrestling

Main Tiger Mask character

The anime ended in 1971 but it continued to be so popular that the bookers in the New Japan Pro Wrestling promotion licensed the character and created a real-life Tiger Mask in 1981, originally portrayed by Satoru Sayama. Sayama played the role until 1983 when he left New Japan due to his hatred for the backstage politics of pro wrestling in general and eventually became one of the first mixed martial artists in the world. As Tiger Mask, Sayama feuded with Kuniaki Kobayashi, and Englishmen Dynamite Kid, the original Black Tiger (see below), and Steve Wright, as well as Mexico's Fishman. Year 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. ... A booker, as the term is used in professional wrestling, is a person who puts matches together and determines basics about their content, such as relative overall length, who the eventual victor will be, and many of the moves which will be made during the match; in other words, the... New Japan Pro Wrestling (新日本プロレス, shin nihon puroresu) is a major professional wrestling federation in Japan, founded by Antonio Inoki in 1972. ... Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ... Satoru Sayama (born November 24, 1957) is a Japanese professional wrestler, best known as the original Tiger Mask. ... Year 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar). ... For the fighting styles that combine different arts, see hybrid martial arts. ... Kuniaki Kobayashi(小林邦昭) was a Japanese Junior Heavyweight professional wrestler. ... The Dynamite Kid (left) with Davey Boy Smith The Dynamite Kid, real name Tom Billington, was a professional wrestler from England. ... Mark Hussey is a retired British professional wrestler who competed for All-Star Wrestling as Mark Rollerball Rocco and as the original masked Black Tiger in New Japan Pro Wrestling during the 1970s and 80s. ... José Sánchez (born April 6, 1951 as José Ángel Nájera Sánchez), better known as the luchador wrestler Fishman and cousin of Santos Sánchez and Araña Sánchez, is also a football player of argentine team Cañuelas, of Buenos Aires. ...

In 1984, the rights to the Tiger Mask gimmick were bought by All Japan Pro Wrestling, and given to Mitsuharu Misawa. Misawa also feuded with Dynamite Kid and Kuniaki Kobayashi, as well as with Chavo Guerrero, Sr. and Atsushi Onita, but then he moved up to the heavyweight division to feud, albeit unsuccessfully, with Jumbo Tsuruta and Genichiro Tenryu. Misawa was the only Tiger Mask to move to the heavyweight division using the persona. In 1990, after Tenryu left All Japan, Misawa gave up the mask in the middle of a match to wrestle as himself. All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) (全日本プロレス, zen nihon puroresu) is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion established in 1972. ... Mitsuharu Misawa ) is a Japanese professional wrestler. ... This article is about Chavo Guerrero, Sr. ... Atsushi Onita is a Japanese professional wrestler and a wrestling legend, who is best known for his work in FMW. He set a new record for the most stitches needed as a result of a wrestling match when he needed 111 stitches after a very violent match. ... Tomomi Tsuruta (March 25, 1951 - May 13, 2000), better known by his ring name Jumbo Tsuruta, was a professional wrestler who wrestled for All Japan Pro Wrestling for most of his career. ... Genichiro Tenryu (天龍源一郎 Tenryū Genichirō), real name Genichiro Shimada (嶋田源一郎 Shimada Genichirō, born February 2, 1950), is a Japanese professional wrestler. ... Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ...

New Japan's Koji Kanemoto became the third Tiger Mask in the early 1990's, but was unsuccessful, namely because of the dominance of Jushin Liger. Kanemoto was never able to win a title as Tiger Mask and eventually lost the mask in a mask-vs-mask match against Liger in 1994. Kōji Kanemoto is a Japanese professional wrestler. ... Keiichi Yamada (山田恵一 Yamada Keiichi) (born November 30, 1964), better known as Jushin Liger (獣神ライガー - Jūshin Raigā) and later, Jushin Thunder Liger (獣神サンダーライガー - Jūshin Sandā Raigā) is a Japanese professional wrestler. ...

Since 1995 the name Tiger Mask has been held by Yoshihiro Yamazaki, who was trained directly (and is officially endorsed) by Sayama. Tiger Mask IV, originally based at Michinoku Pro Wrestling, entered New Japan Pro Wrestling in 2001, and since then he's been one of the top candidates (alongside Minoru Tanaka) to replace the now-aging Liger as the top star of New Japan's junior heavyweight division. Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... Tiger Mask IV Tiger Mask (IV) (タイガーマスク) is a Japanese professional wrestler whose real name is not publicly known, and who currently works for New Japan Pro Wrestling. ... Michinoku Pro Wrestling is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion, founded by Masanori Murakawa (The Great Sasuke) in 1993. ... For a Japanese mathematician , see Minoru Tanaka (mathematician). ...

Some pundits credit All Japan Pro Wrestling mid-carder Samson Kutsuwada (who died in 2004) as the first true Tiger Mask, as he used the gimmick in South Korea in the mid-1970's, but since he was a heel and never used the persona in Japan, Sayama always gets the "Original" billing. All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) (全日本プロレス, zen nihon puroresu) is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion established in 1972. ... Yuji (Samson) Kutsuwada (c. ...

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Related characters

The evil twin character Black Tiger (using a black costume with yellow stripes) was created by NJPW to oppose the man who portrayed Tiger Mask at the time, although he did not have to have the existing Tiger Mask as his exclusive antagonist. Black Tiger has always been portrayed by foreign wrestlers: Mark Rocco (British), Eddie Guerrero (Mexican-American), Silver King (Mexican) and Rocky Romero (Cuban-American). As Black Tiger, Rocco also feuded with The Cobra (George Takano), and Guerrero also feuded with Jushin Liger and Wild Pegasus. For other uses, see Evil twin (disambiguation). ... Black Tiger has been the persona used by four different professional wrestlers in New Japan Pro Wrestling as opponents of the four incarnations of Tiger Mask. ... This article is about the color. ... A yellow Tulip. ... Mark Hussey is a retired British professional wrestler who competed for All-Star Wrestling as Mark Rollerball Rocco and as the original masked Black Tiger in New Japan Pro Wrestling during the 1970s and 80s. ... Eduardo Eddie Gory Guerrero Llanes (October 9, 1967 — November 13, 2005) better known as Eddie Guerrero, was a Mexican-American professional wrestler born into a legendary Mexican wrestling family. ... Mexican Americans are citizens of the United States of Mexican ancestry. ... César Cuauhtémoc González Barrón is a Mexican professional wrestler known best as Silver King or Black Tiger III. He is the son of luchador Dr. Wagner and the brother of Dr. Wagner, Jr. ... John Rivera is an American professional wrestler better known by his ring names Rocky Romero and Black Tiger (IV). ... Cuban American is a United States citizen whose trace their ancestry to Cuba. ... George Takano(高野攘治) is a professional wrestler who hailed from Uganda under the alias The Cobra. He debuted in 1977 and worked for Stampede Wrestling, the WWF, New Japan Pro Wrestling and Super World Sports. ... Keiichi Yamada (山田恵一 Yamada Keiichi) (born November 30, 1964), better known as Jushin Liger (獣神ライガー - Jūshin Raigā) and later, Jushin Thunder Liger (獣神サンダーライガー - Jūshin Sandā Raigā) is a Japanese professional wrestler. ... Christopher Michael Benoit (IPA: ) (May 21, 1967 – June 24, 2007) was a Canadian professional wrestler who wrestled for Extreme Championship Wrestling, World Championship Wrestling, and World Wrestling Entertainment. ...

When Tiger Mask IV was in the Japanese independents, he was briefly opposed by The Masked Tiger, a character portrayed by Battlarts wrestler Takeshi Ono. Tiger Mask IV Tiger Mask (IV) (タイガーマスク) is a Japanese professional wrestler whose real name is not publicly known, and who currently works for New Japan Pro Wrestling. ... BattlARTS (格闘探偵団バトラーツ, Kakutō Tentei-dan Batorātsu, Fighting Investigation Team Battlarts) is a professional wrestling promotion based in Koshigaya, Saitama, Japan. ...

Recently Último Dragon, as a temporary break between gigs in the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), adopted the name and character Second Tiger, modeled after the original, Satoru Sayama, who was his childhood idol. Yoshihiro Asai (born December 12, 1966 in Nagoya, Aichi), better known as Último Dragón, is a Japanese professional wrestler. ... World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. ...

Sayama himself used the Super Tiger (in the original UWF) and uses the Tiger King and Original Tiger Mask characters in special appearances since 1996, as a means to differentiate himself as being the original. The original Japanese-based Universal Wrestling Federation (UWF) was a Japanese professional wrestling promotion from 1984 to 1986, formed by wrestlers who had left New Japan Pro Wrestling. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ...

Sayama also gave brief authorization for a female version of the character, called Tiger Dream, to be played by female wrestler Candy Okutsu in the mid-1990s. He and Tiger Mask IV also provided her with training. However, Okutsu being injury-prone and having to take several sabbaticals from the ring, the character was easily forgotten by the fans and eventually abandoned. Tomoko Okutsu (born January 16, 1975 in Japan) was a female professional wrestler. ...

Pop culture

Although the manga and anime ended in the early 1970s, Tiger Mask remains a popular character in Japan. The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, also called The Seventies. ...

• The Tekken series of video games have characters named King and Armor King who are modelled after the Tiger Mask and Black Tiger from the anime. This is evident by the fact that they are all masked professional wrestlers (though King and Armor king wear jaguar masks), and both King and Tiger Mask used to be orphans and were played by more than one person. In Tekken 5, you can perchase an alternate mask for King that appears to be a replica of the one worn by Tiger Mask.

• Tizoc/Griffon from the Fatal Fury and The King of Fighters series has a similar story, sports an animal (griffon) mask, and even shares various moves with Tiger Mask. The character Ramon also sports the repertoire of the real life Tiger Masks.

• In the Sailor Moon Musicals series a wrestler appears in the Ai no Sanctuary musical by the name of Sensational Jaguar Mask. This is thought to be an homage to Tiger Mask.

• In part 3 of the H anime F3: Frantic, Frustrated & Female, one of the masks Yayoi has in her room is a Tiger Mask.

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Championships and Accomplishments

• Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) ranked him #37 of the 500 best singles wrestlers during the "PWI Years" in 2003.

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References

External links

• Tiger Mask Wrestler Info
• Anime News Network
• Tiger Mask movie Japanese
• A history of the Tiger Mask gimmick, with all the profiles of the Tiger Mask wrestlers, plus related and unrelated characters (In Japanese)
• Tiger Mask screenshots from Anime Click
• Tiger Mask Anime Info in details English and Japanese