and coming into tonight with an 8-1 record competing on the African and Middle Eastern regional scene Esperança is a striking specialist who won regional welterweight gold in his fifth pro fight scoring a first-round submission of Lionel Padilla This isn’t Tyler Hill’s first rodeo with the PFL as he competed in a Showcase bout back in 2021 has competed for a number of notable promotions and is a former regional welterweight champion as well most recently getting submitted by Handesson Ferreira in May Who will help start the night of strong in the capital of the U.S. The two meet in the center of the SmartCage A big three-pinch combination from Esperança early Esperança is just letting loose and he is pounding away at Hill against the fence but Esperança takes him down almost immediately Esperança ends up letting go and just getting into side control We’re less than 90 seconds into this fight and had that much action and Esperança is pounding away with the right hand The ref has seen enough! A Successful PFL debut for the "Machine"[🇺🇸 LIVE NOW | ESPN+ | #PFLPlayoffs | #PFLDC | https://t.co/jPNvomCxHI] pic.twitter.com/olp6a12AOb Esperança may be one to watch out for when he competes in PFL Africa next year Shido Boris Esperanca defeats Tyler Hill by 1st round TKO (3:31) in a PFL Welterweight Showcase Fight Phil Davis punches his ticket to Semifinals with right-hand KO Valentin Moldavsky survives early scare to reach Semifinals puts on strong performance with grappling expertise in split decision victory Simeon Powell unleashes fury with a second-round finish Alexandr Romanov squeezes his way into a submission win and Semifinals spot Oleg Popov’s grappling and takedowns leads him to narrow victory Sullivan Cauley goes from being taken down to elbowing his way into the Light Heavyweight Semifinals Rodrigo Nascimento edges out a split decision in back-and-forth battle to score semifinals spot PFL World Tournament First Round Betting Insights 5/1 VOTE NOW: Top Five 2025 PFL World Championship Tournament Finishes (So Far) How to Watch PFL World Tournament Week 4: Light Heavyweights & Heavyweights Take Center Stage FRENCH FOOTBALL ICON PATRICE EVRA SET TO MAKE MMA DEBUT AT PFL EUROPE PARIS AT THE ACCOR ARENA ON 23.. © 2025 professional fighters league | all rights reserved will remain in effect through the World Championships in Budapest in June 2025 before undergoing a review The new rules will be formally presented at a technical meeting in Istanbul Technical changes to the referee rules are as follows: The yuko is a scoring category in judo awarded for specific techniques and situations that demonstrate controlled effectiveness but are less impactful than waza-ari or ippon scores reinstated by the IJF for 2025 after being removed from competition in 2017 is the smallest score in judo’s point system yuko is not awarded if other parts of the body This means yuko scores are counted individually an ippon or the sum of two waza-ari scores (waza-ari-awasete-ippon) will always determine the winner outright Yuko provides a way to reward athletes for techniques that demonstrate control and effort while keeping the focus on decisive scoring moments in judo New screenshots have been added to the storefront page as well Have a gander below for more details on the release of Ren Dystopia We are excited to announce that the latest game in the DATE A LIVE universe DATE A LIVE: Ren Dystopia will launch digitally on Steam® in September 2024 Fans can look forward to the Steam release and the localization of 2 audio dramas (Natsumi Encounter and Origami Friendship) and a short novel (Ren Masques) exclusive to the Deluxe Edition Fans can also grab either the game or the Deluxe Edition with a 15% weeklong launch discount A newly emergent spirit named Natsumi ends up in the crosshairs of Deus Ex Machina Industry Shido defends Natsumi from Deus Ex Machina Industry and manages to seal her powers.  Following the transformation and inversion caused by Origami Shido manages to reshape the world to protect it but Shido and his friends savor the peace they’ve secured through their ordeals.  After an ordinary evening spent among friends He hears a mysterious voice calling out from the shadows Shido discovers a peculiar container adorned with a snake pattern under his pillow Shido asks around for the container’s owner Have a gander at the official trailer and screenshots below for more details on Ren Dystopia. Idea Factory has previously released ‘DATE A LIVE: Rio Reincarnation’, a collection of visual novels revolving around the spirit Rinne Business Enquiries:     [email protected] Subscribe now to keep reading and get access to the full archive so let’s take a look at some of the goals that were most likely used as inspiration we’ll start with arguably Zlatan Ibrahimović’s most famous goal or “Big Bang Drive” as Shido called it.He scored it in a friendly match for Sweden against England Hart decided to head the ball as he was outside the penalty zone little did he expect that Zlatan would launch a 30-yard bicycle kick straight into the net this was Zlatan’s fourth goal in the 4:2 win (yes Zlatan also has a reputation of making self-assured and sometimes humorous narcissistic comments during interviews and press conferences he said:“You can’t coach brilliance like that.” 🇸🇪 Sweden 🆚 France 🇫🇷= 𝙏𝙃𝙄𝙎 @Ibra_official 𝐠𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐳𝐨! 🎇#NationsLeague | @svenskfotboll pic.twitter.com/6p99A00sgd Moving on to Ryusei Shido’s wild backheel shot from BLUE LOCK Season 2 Episode 2 Check 0:45 below for the closest one I could find for this comparison As for his other goal in the tryout match, I couldn’t quite find the best example. Zlatan has a bunch of great long-range goals you can find in any compilation on YouTube.Despite BLUE LOCK being able to go over-the-top as an anime Zlatan Ibrahimović is no less exciting to watch and we can look forward to seeing more of that in Ryusei Shido BLUE LOCK Season 2 is now only 1 episode away from the double-episode finale on December 28 and we can expect to see Shido give it his all as he aims to complete his hat-trick and get Sae’s contact info.BLUE LOCK ©Muneyuki Kaneshiro 2025 CHAMPIONS SERIES: USMAN NURMAGOMEDOV VS PAUL HUGHES 2025 CHAMPIONS SERIES: VADIM NEMKOV VS TIM JOHNSON 2025 CHAMPIONS SERIES: AKHMED MAGOMEDOV VS NATHAN KELLY 2025 CHAMPIONS SERIES: IBRAGIM IBRAGIMOV VS KENNY MOKHONOANA 2025 CHAMPIONS SERIES: RENAT KHAVALOV VS CLEIVER FERNANDES 2025 CHAMPIONS SERIES: TAREK SULEIMAN VS AHMED SAMY 2025 CHAMPIONS SERIES: MIRAFZAL AKHTAMOV VS MIKE THOMPSON 2025 CHAMPIONS SERIES: HADI OMAR AL HUSSAINI VS RUEL PANALES 2025 CHAMPIONS SERIES: JOHN MITCHELL VS SOUHIL TAIRI 2025 CHAMPIONS SERIES: MOSTAFA NADA VS HAIDER KHAN 2025 CHAMPIONS SERIES: SAEED AL HOSANI VS TALAL AL QALLAF 2024 PFL CHAMPIONSHIP: Loughnane vs Khizriev BLUE LOCK Season 2 revealed the preview for Episode 10 which will finally show Sae Itoshi and Rysuei Shido playing together The episode is titled “Shift in Dynamics” and premieres on Saturday with Crunchyroll streaming the anime with English subtitles You can see the preview images and synopsis below Also read:Blue Lock’s Rin Itoshi and Yoichi Isagi Grace Latest An An Magazine CoverBlue Lock Anime Producer Answers Fan Questions, Says He’s ‘Far From Satisfied’ With Adaptation Source: Official Website©Muneyuki Kaneshiro, Yusuke Nomura, Kodansha/”Blue Lock” Production Committee BLUE LOCK Season 2 released Episode 11 today, and it introduced Shoei Baro to the mix. The episode also focused a lot on Ryusei Shido, who got most of the glory and brought despair to the main cast. I previously wrote about what I think the anime is doing well despite its clear production flaws While the episode didn’t bring a huge improvement animation-wise I thought it did manage to highlight the important moments even better than the previous one It has been obvious that Shido is a psychotic soccer genius since his very introduction and attempt to off Isagi but now we learned that he actually gives it all some thought He understands that all humans have a biologically programmed need to leave a trace of their existence behind and he sees his soccer skills as his way to do that.Combined with the fact that he also demonstrated a theoretical understanding of his advantages on the field such as the penalty area ‘perfection’ and the ability to sense the goal even with his back turned shows that’s he more than a ball of reflexes and that he actually does think about the sport on a deeper level comparing the goal to an egg that his goals need to fertilize considering that he’s constantly talking about his cells tingling for goals From the explanation leading to the disappointment before entering the flow state and scoring to him screaming after the goal this scene managed to highlight him entirely in a great way.Yoichi Isagi is the main characterAs the BLUE LOCK eleven got discouraged it’s Isagi who goes up to Ego to ask for advice He hasn’t been able to stand out so far in the match but this again served to remind us that he’s the protagonist and the one with the highest egoistical potential Kazuki Ura did a great job going from the shy “who cares” to the condescending “shut up and tell us how to win” attitude DATE A LIVE: Ren Dystopia first launched for PlayStation 4 on September 24 The worldwide PC release will also feature localizations of two audio dramas—“Natsumi Encounter” and “Origami Friendship”—and the short novel “Ren Masques,” which are exclusive to the Deluxe Edition Both the standard and Deluxe editions will be available at a 15 percent-off discount price for the first week of release DATE A LIVE is a popular light novel series from Fujimi Fantasia Bunko It has been adapted into a TV anime series of the same name the fourth and most recent installment of which—DATE A LIVE IV—was broadcast in 2022 written by Koushi Tachibana and illustrated by Tsunako has garnered immense popularity both in Japan and overseas The story of DATE A LIVE begins thirty years after Earth has been plagued by spacequakes These calamities are triggered by the emergence of enigmatic entities known as Spirits an ordinary student named Shido Itsuka encounters a Spirit disillusioned with humanity reveals to him that he possesses the unique ability to seal Spirit’s powers away he has to date her and make her fall for him Shido resolves to do whatever it takes to protect the world and save them He faces the Spirits with total sincerity as he navigates the various challenges that come his way Shido defends Natsumi from Deus Ex Machina Industry and manages to seal her powers Following the transformation and inversion caused by Origami but Shido and his friends savor the peace they’ve secured through their ordeals Shido asks around for the container’s owner View a new set of character screenshots at the gallery Reproduction in whole or in part in any form or medium without acknowledgment of Gematsu is prohibited Use of this site is governed by all applicable laws Website by 44 Bytes Leaf KYOTO A blockbuster hit Kabuki "Arashi no yaroni" will be performed again for the first time in 9 years at the Minami-za Theater where it was first performed by Shido Nakamura and Ichitaro Nakamura on September 4 This year marks the 30th anniversary of the publication of the long-selling picture book "Arashi no yoroni" (published by Kodansha Ltd.) a best-selling series that has sold more than 3.5 million copies in total The story depicts the friendship between "Gabu," a wolf with a good temperament and "Mei," a goat with a lovely but strong core who transcend their positions to deepen their friendship and the beautiful heart of caring for the other The kabuki play "Arashi no yoroni" based on this picture book was staged at the Minami-za Theater in September 2015 and became a hot topic of conversation for its powerful stand-up routine between the wolf and the goat and other techniques and staging unique to kabuki This touching film depicts the secret friendship between "Gabu" (Nakamura Shido) The heartwarming story will bring tears to your eyes as you watch the compassion the rough-looking wolf shows for his partner and the straightforward feelings the soft-looking goat expresses for her partner Experience this story at the Minamiza Theater where you will be filled with a sense of caring for someone after watching it Shido token plummets 94%: Finance Redefined Over $200 million worth of cryptocurrency has been lost to hacks and rug pulls in 32 individual incidents so far this year Newsletter COINTELEGRAPH IN YOUR SOCIAL FEEDWelcome to Finance Redefined, your weekly dose of essential decentralized finance (DeFi) insights — a newsletter crafted to bring you the most significant developments from the past week United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Commissioner Hester Pierce advocated for more decentralization and said centralization means that “you have concentrated risks.” An attacker took control of the Shido blockchain’s Ethereum staking contract and transferred out billions of Shido (SHIDO) tokens Ethereum is the most targeted chain by hackers in 2024 accounting for 85% of the value lost in February The top 100 DeFi tokens continued their bullish momentum and the total value locked in DeFi protocols breached $95 billion The SEC commissioner has advocated for more decentralization in the U.S financial system and a softer approach to crypto regulation and enforcement also known as “Crypto Mom,” closed her fireside chat with CNBC’s MacKenzie Sigalos at the ETHDenver conference on Feb stating that decentralization benefits the U.S Continue reading Over $200 million worth of cryptocurrency has been lost to hacks and rug pulls in 2024 year-to-date (YTD) across 32 individual incidents 29 research report by blockchain security firm Immunefi The loss YTD represents a 15.4% increase compared to January and February 2023 when $173 million of digital assets were stolen Continue reading Stablecoin protocol Seneca offered a 20% bounty to the exploiter who gained access to at least $6.4 million in digital assets after exploiting an approval mechanism bug in the protocol’s smart contract Continue reading The token for the layer-1 blockchain Shido dropped 94% in just 30 minutes after suffering an exploit on its Ethereum-based staking contract Blockchain security firm PeckShield alerted its followers to the drop in a Feb A follow-up post explained that an exploiter transferred the blockchain’s Ethereum staking contract to another address with the new owner and then upgraded the contract with a hidden function to withdraw staked tokens Continue reading Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView shows that DeFi’s top 100 tokens by market capitalization had a bullish week with most trading in the green on the weekly charts The TVL in DeFi protocols breached $95 billion for the first time in over a year Thanks for reading our summary of this week’s most impactful DeFi developments insights and education regarding this dynamically advancing space The cast for the third installment of the movie ‘Hakkenden’has been announced Based on Fumitaka Yamada’s novel ‘Hakkenden,’ this work intertwines a fictional tale depicting the destinies of eight swordsmen drawn to eight jewels to break the curse of the Satomi family with a real-world narrative delving into the essence of creation through the peculiar friendship between the author who birthed this fictional world known for ‘Ping Pong’ and the ‘Fullmetal Alchemist’ series and renowned for numerous CG and VFX works Already announced in the cast are Koji Yakusho as Bakin Takizawa who gained fame through the drama ‘Extremely Inappropriate!’ and starred in the critically acclaimed films ‘A Girl Named Ann’ currently in theaters and ‘Desert of Namibia,’ which won the International Critics’ Award at the 77th Cannes International Film Festival She also voiced a major character in the theatrical anime adaptation of the popular manga ‘Look Back.’ Her performances are noted for their clarity and transparency drawing attention once again in this latest role portraying an important character connected to Bakin is the rakugo storyteller Danshun Tachikawa who is known for his roles in dramas like ‘Downtown Rocket’ and the NHK Taiga drama ‘What Would You Do a playwright of Edo period kabuki and kyogen Nanboku’s portrayal in the film includes his famous kabuki masterpiece “Tōkaidō Yotsuya Kaidan” premiered Nanboku Tsuruya was played by the seventh-generation Ichikawa Danjuro as Minato Iemon and the third-generation Onoe Kikugoro as Oiwa the roles are played by kabuki actor Shido Nakamura and Ukon Onoe The film “Hakkenden” will be on roadshow throughout Japan in October renowned author Bakin Takizawa began sharing a story in progress with his friend This narrative centers on the Eight Dog Warriors drawn together by fate to battle the curse of the Satomi clan and embark on an arduous journey Hokusai made frequent visits to hear the tale unfold Bakin’s serialized masterpiece became his lifelong commitment advocating for unwavering justice in a world plagued by evil an unexpected offer emerged from his stepdaughter Will the story find its resolution after all Director/Screenplay: Fumihiko SoriCast: Koji Yakusho and moreBased on the novel “Hakkenden” by Futaro Yamada (Kadokawa Bunko)Distributor: Kino Films Production: Kinoshita Group Production: unfilm ©2024 “Hakkenden” FILM PARTNERS.Official website: https://www.hakkenden.jpOfficial X: https://twitter.com/hakkenden_movieOfficial Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hakkenden_movie NiEW Best Music is a playlist featuring artists leading the music scene and offering alternative styles in our rapidly evolving society the NiEW editorial team proudly curates outstanding music that transcends size of people are feared dead on the islands of Mayotte and Pamandzi in the Indian Ocean after Cyclone "Shido" struck the French overseas territory This was stated by François-Xavier Bieville is being described as the strongest in the region since 1934 causing significant damage to government buildings and the limited medical facilities on Mayotte Local authorities have confirmed at least 246 injuries and 14 fatalities due to the natural disaster the actual death toll is expected to be far higher We may approach a thousand or even several thousand." Determining the exact number of casualties is complicated by the fact that Mayotte’s population is predominantly Muslim a large number of undocumented refugees live on Mayotte and they may have been affected as many reside in makeshift shelters a French overseas region covering approximately 374 square kilometers The local economy relies heavily on subsidies from Paris with nearly one-third of Mayotte’s residents unemployed Tropical disturbance "Shido," later classified as a cyclone was first identified by French meteorologists on December 5 forming about 1,200 km south of the Maldives "Shido" initially struck the northern areas of Mauritius and northern Madagascar before weakening temporarily hitting Mayotte and also affecting northern regions of Mozambique 2024 Shido token plummets 94% as exploiter drains Ethereum staking contract An attacker was able to get control of the Shido blockchain’s Ethereum staking contract and transfer out billions of Shido tokens News COINTELEGRAPH IN YOUR SOCIAL FEEDUpdate Feb 11:54 AM UTC: This article has been updated to add Shido's announcement The token for the layer-1 blockchain Shido dropped as much as 94% in just 30 minutes after suffering an exploit on its Ethereum-based staking contract Blockchain security firm PeckShield alerted its followers to the drop in a Feb. 29 X post it explained an exploiter managed to transfer the blockchain’s Ethereum staking contract to another address with the new owner then upgrading the contract with a hidden function to withdraw staked tokens PeckShield said the attacker had withdrawn over 4.3 billion Shido tokens — nearly half of the almost 9 billion circulating token supply, per CoinGecko data those tokens were worth around $35 million pseudonymous on-chain researcher ZachXBT said they’d found the exploiter’s address was funded through crypto first bridged from the cross-chain protocol Layerswap and then from the Arbitrum blockchain So the address was funded via Across on Arbitrum and that was funded via Layerswap by this persons ENS.I think they were hacked as well though bc their assets were suddenly transferred before funding the exploiter. pic.twitter.com/6Da2ybKuFY ZachXBT found what they said was the real identity of the wallet owner which funded the exploiter but said they too appeared to be hacked as “their assets were suddenly transferred before funding the exploiter.” Hours after the start of the incident, the Shido team posted an official announcement saying that they had secured any further threats against Shido The protocol also said they had started investigating and urged the hacker to contact them to negotiate a bounty Shido also promised that users who staked their tokens would have their assets returned Related: Serenity Shield’s token falls nearly 99% after MetaMask wallet breach Shido is a layer-1 proof-of-stake blockchain that has yet to launch its mainnet. It said in a Feb. 24 X post that it was announcing its mainnet launch “next week.” SHIDO, is an Ethereum-based ERC-20 token that could be staked on the project's connected decentralized exchange (DEX) to earn an 8% annual yield, according to its website Last year saw over 600 crypto-related hacks with $2.1 billion in losses and so far this year January had 30 attacks with $182.5 million lost February could also end on a big month for exploiters, with $290 million stolen from PlayDapp and a further few million dollars worth of crypto stolen in various wallet breaches and phishing scams Magazine: Lawmakers’ fear and doubt drives proposed crypto regulations in US Our complete walkthrough to surviving student (and supernatural) life After what feels like an eternity, the next game in the Persona series has arrived. Persona 5 offers the same unique blend of day-to-day social sim elements of life as a Japanese student combined with travelling to alternate dimensions to do battle against bizarre creatures and while its structure breaks up its dungeon crawling into manageable chunks deciding what to do and when can be in an intimidating prospect Our Persona 5 walkthrough will highlight everything you should look out for on the critical path while this Persona 5 guide page as clue you in on the many side activities and social interactions you may want to make time for throughout the year How Persona 5 works is the game follows fixed timetable and although you are largely free to come and go as you please the major story elements occur at specific points in the calendar and failing to complete certain objectives on time will result in a game over You get a reasonable amount of time to complete them but it's important to note that the deadline is a deadline so while you need to spend time talking to people The below has a list of every month and Palace bar their character name or setting (depending on which is less of a spoiler) we've tried to keep spoilers to a minimum throughout every page but be wary certain names and settings are unavoidable so be wary of looking ahead where possible should allow you to maximise all the "social links" with the game's confidants and see the bulk of the game's content in a single playthrough If you're already part way through then we'll still give you pointers to some efficient levelling opportunities as well as ways to tackle each Palace and more Like any role-playing game worth its salt there's plenty of side-activities and depth to its combat and this 100-hour long adventure doesn't disappoint Here are guides to some of the game's most popular systems such as answers to those troublesome class quizzes For those of you who have played a Persona game before most of the mechanics will be familiar - there have been a few tweaks but broadly speaking it offers no surprises there are a few things it's handy to know before embarking on your journey Stats are broken into three areas - Overworld We'll cover the intricacies of Persona Fusing on its own page but for the purposes of overworld exploration they hold an important function - each Persona belongs to an Arcana (like a suit in a deck of cards) and each character you encounter in the overworld will have an affinity for a particular Arcana Carrying a Persona of a matching Arcana when you interact with a character will increase the effectiveness of your meeting, requiring fewer interactions to increase your standing with that character, so it pays to check you're carrying an appropriate Persona before talking to anyone - the stats menu lists all your Confidants but unlike previous instalments in the series they're not randomly generated and it's not possible to finish them in a single sitting Most will require at least three visits - an initial investigation and a return for the boss fight - but some may require more Once one is completed you can't revisit it but you can return as many times as you like before then There are also Momentos random and optional dungeons which are useful to get extra EXP and turn order is determined by the Speed attribute of the characters and enemies Each member of your party has a basic melee attack and a ranged attack with a limited number of shots and the damage deal by these is dependant on the characters level and the weapon they use New weapons can be purchased from Untouchables in Shibuya or occasionally located in treasure chests each character has special abilities tied to their person Your team mates have a fixed pool of abilities available but the main character has the capability to swap ability sets in and out each turn by switching Personas Special attacks are mostly elemental in nature - fire and curse - and most enemies will be weak to at least one of these and may also be resistant or immune to certain types of damage and in some cases may even reflect the damage back Hitting enemies with an attack based on their weakness will knock them to the ground leaving them open to follow up attacks and if you can manage to get all enemies on the floor at the same time you can opt to unleash an "all out" attack to deal massive damage or bargain with the enemies to get more loot As well as activities such as fishing, baseball and other Social Stat boosters you can craft tools at your workbench for dungeon crawling after April 17th Ingredients for crafting can be purchased from various shops around the overworld and will be randomly dropped when defeating shadows While there are quite an array of items available as a general rule we'd recommend sticking to just crafting standard lockpicks: you can easily make enough to open every locked chest you'll come across and each crafting session will earn you 2 or 3 proficiency points so it's worth taking the time rather than opting to craft the Eternal Lockpick once it becomes available It's worth nothing on July 25th a second set of recipes will be added to your arsenal and getting Kawakami to rank 5 will occasionally allow you to craft items during school hours and at rank 7 you can ask her to craft items for you After reaching the true ending and watching the credits you're given the option of saving your clear data and doing so allows you to start a new game that carries over some perks from your previous playthrough: One thing to note is that enemies don't scale so combat may prove to be a little too easy a second time around, but you'll be given the option of selecting a new difficulty during the initial interrogation if you want to up the challenge. There are, of course, new bosses to fight, Personas to fuse and Trophies to unlock for doing said bonus challenges © 2025 Eurogamer.net a brand of IGN Entertainment No part of this website or its content may be reproduced without the copyright owner's permission Eurogamer is a registered trademark of Gamer Network Limited The entry will be limited as first and foremost this event is designed for those who are in the race for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games as a coach The aim of this seminar is to ensure that on route to Paris as well as when in present everyone is clear on the rules and regulations for competitors are arriving today for a preliminary talk where they will summarise their experiences from last year whilst sharing suggestions and directions for the year ahead of us Goal setting will be part of the talking points too The committees will also sit with one another for a few hours to listen and understand each point of view there will be very productive and constructive workdays ahead to make judo better and even more spectacular than it is now all discussions will be finalised by Head Commissioners.  The weekend will deliver on all that is discussed and it will also include approximately 150 video clips which will be analysed by all attendees Difficult and complicated situations will be reviewed on what basis referees and supervisors make decisions during an action or contest mat-based explanation will be led by IJF Head Referee Director IJF President Mr Marius VIZER and EJU President Dr TOTH Laszlo will also attend to support the Paris 2024 Olympics referee squad will be announced Some of the attendees have been on the manic road of qualifying to an Olympic Games as a referee FRIDRICH Annamaria made the squad for the Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games she took a step off the tatami and on to the panel as nowadays she operates under the EJU Referee Commissioners’ team It filled me with incredible happiness to be a part of both Olympic qualifications and to referee the world’s best competitors at the world’s best competitions together with the world’s best colleagues to invite two fantastic fighters and “hajime” – “the two of you now decide who is better” is present and follows the match by almost “floating in it” She/He only intervenes when she/he sees a mistake or an irregularity acts quickly and hands the show back to the judoka swiftly as they continue their fight for victory there are “unpleasant matches” when only tactics and waiting games or such is the goal of the contestants These situations must be corrected as soon as possible the image of the fight can be quickly changed not only the spectators sitting in front of the TV Annamaria’s advice for those who are contesting for a spot in the final selection;   to let go of the stress and the calculation of the current points the firm expression of opinion in relation to each case where they “resonate” together with the two competitors always striving for the better judoka to leave the mat in victory The Hungarian referee commissioner is equally excited to see the judo family gather in the city of Győr Győr is one of my favourite Hungarian cities The natural values of the city are also very beautiful and healing waters provide many opportunities for relaxation in 2024 it officially became the European Capital of Judo where many fantastic judo competitions will be held this year as well for example the European Open the weekend after the seminar I am delighted to share all beautiful aspects of this city with my colleagues and the judo family.  The seminar will be LIVE STREAMED on judotv throughout the weekend 08:00 – 08:30 Arrival at Szechenyi Istvan University Introduced in 2016, Cho Kabuki is an inventive blend of traditional Japanese theater and cutting-edge technology. In 2019, Cho Kabuki made waves at the Minamiza Theatre in Kyoto. It expanded its presence to four theaters in 2022: Hakataza, Misonoza, Shimbashi Enbujo, and Minamiza. Now, Cho Kabuki is being performed at the prestigious Kabukiza Theater in Tokyo Cho Kabuki has gained popularity among subculture enthusiasts especially among young individuals who have limited exposure to traditional kabuki.  Lead actor Nakamura Shido II shared his insights on the production during a press conference in mid-November Given that the performance is unconventional for Kabukiza dedicated to preserving tradition while relentlessly pursuing innovation," Nakamura said the venue looks almost like a live concert with penlights swaying among the audience. Another interesting aspect of this fusion kabuki is the omuko callouts which are used to liven up the show. Audience members not only shout the name of Nakamura's guild "Yorozuya," but also call out "Hatsuneya" for Hatsune Miku "I wonder if this is the first time penlights have illuminated Kabukiza Theater My aspiration is to create a scene at Kabukiza that has never been witnessed before." The play Hanakurabe Senbonzakura combines the kabuki masterpiece Yoshitsune Senbon Zakura with Hatsune Miku's song "Senbonzakura." "Cho Kabuki incorporates the essence of kabuki our acting techniques remain grounded in the traditions of classical kabuki." "I was delighted to hear that Nakamura Kankuro VI and Nakamura Shichinosuke II also wanted to perform Cho Kabuki." The two appear in a newly introduced scene called "Hottan no Ba" ("Where it All Started") Nakamura praised the technical staff by personifying his fellow virtual performer: "I really respect her her dancing has consistently improved since the first performance The behind-the-scenes efforts are truly commendable." Nakamura's five-year-old son Haruki Ogawa makes a special appearance The show also marks the debut of his second son "Natsuki was born with a condition where both pinkies are [partially] missing." Considering his son's feelings he hesitated about allowing Natsuki to perform on stage Nakamura decided to respect his son's wishes "He might have to go through sad experiences that only he would understand yet this serves as a valuable asset for an actor I will see it as the rise of a formidable rival "I think 'challenged' is a cool expression [to describe people with disabilities.] I don't want to forget the importance of looking ahead and embracing challenges Presenting Cho Kabuki at Kabukiza is also a personal challenge for me." this might be the last chance to watch Cho Kabuki "I consider our run at Kabukiza as the culmination of this series I always saw performing Cho Kabuki at Kabukiza as the ultimate goal so I want to close this chapter after this." (Read the article in Japanese.)Author: Keiko Mizunuma You must be logged in to post a comment ' + scriptOptions._localizedStrings.webview_notification_text + ' " + scriptOptions._localizedStrings.redirect_overlay_title + " " + scriptOptions._localizedStrings.redirect_overlay_text + " Kurumi became very tired after the battle to the point where she needed to sleep This was very surprising and a bit strange since it is the first time Kurumi went to sleep in the whole Date a Live series This scene also shows how naive Shido can be since he was still trying to wake Kurumi up This answers the question of why Kurumi knows this information Ellen succeeded in beheading Shido that day she can prevent Inversion on her own using her spiritual powers This answers why Kurumi is aware of what’s going to happen in episode 9 and that’s why she told Mana to prevent it from happening When Origami was on the brink of death because of Tohka’s attacks which is the reason why Origami became a spirit Origami and Shido also met Phantom when they traveled back in time We learned in this scene that Phantom was the one who gave Kotori a Spehirah crystal for her to become a spirit which is the reason why Origami thought that the one who killed her parents was Kotori only to learn that she herself was the one who did it We already know that giving Sephirah crystals is very risky because if you’re not compatible with them you’ll become a monster like what happened to the ones Kurumi killed in the past she cannot stop giving these crystals until she achieves her goal Mio Takamiya also said the same thing to Kurumi in the previous episode Screenshots via Crunchyroll© 2021 Koshi Tachibana, Tsunako/KADOKAWA/”Date A Live IV” Production Committee by Ryan Gilliam LinkRyan Gilliam (he/him) has worked at Polygon for over eight years. He primarily spends his time writing guides for massively popular games like Monster Hunter, Diablo 4 & Destiny 2.Most of November is free time and time spent working through Sae’s Casino palace There are plenty of things that you can do with this time Finally, after what has seemed like days worth of cutscenes, you regain control. Since you are currently supposed to be dead, you don’t have to go to school. That doesn’t mean that you are just going to sit on your hands. Meet the rest of the Phantom Thieves in front of the diet building. After you try and guess Shido’s palace, head home to watch the news with Sojiro and Futaba. Meet with the Phantom Thieves in Leblanc. The gang will once again try and guess the keyword and fail miserably. Before too long, the election commotion will cause everyone to run out of the cafe. Follow your friends to the station and listen to Shido. Go home and sleep. Finally, time to infiltrate Shido’s palace. Return to the Diet Building and guess “it’s a ship.” The Meta-Nav will react, and you will be transported to the last official palace. Once you regain control, you will be on the bow of a giant cruise ship sailing through half-sunken Tokyo. Run forward through the double doors. Head up the stairs and battle a shadow who’s weak to ice. Before you rush up the next staircase, check out the right and left sides of the balcony. There are treasure chests at the end of both. Once you have secured your loot, head up one of the spiral staircases. Clear out the floor and keep going up. Once on the top floor, don’t head through the door just yet. Turn around and hop onto the chandelier. Climb it all the way to the top for a special treasure chest. Jump back down and go through the aforementioned door. Run through the giant hall and attempt to open the Representatives Chamber. No dice. The gang will decide to split up and look for information. Explore the hall and find your friends. Each one of them will gather some information for you. Talk to them and convene in the safe room to the left side of the central passage. There is also a chest next to the safe room. After your brief meeting, you will leave for the day. Return to the real world and head to sleep. Starting on Nov. 25, you will have free time. You should be fairly familiar with this by now. You are rapidly approaching the end of the game, so be sure to finish up the stories you want to see: The goal in this palace is fairly straightforward: Explore the ship collecting letters of recommendation from Shito’s most trusted lackeys. However, in practice, this is far more difficult than it sounds. Each section is broken up with an elaborate puzzle floor, and most of the enemies here are rather difficult. Make sure you bring plenty of SP recovery items with you. Return to the safe room and cross the hall. Head up the stairs on the right side. Follow the path and go through the central hall door. You will be in a giant reception room with plenty of people and a few enemies. Clear the threats and head down the stairs. From there, walk forward, through the door, and into the restaurant. Walk forward and talk to the maitre d’. He will rudely inform you that you need a member card to dine here. Leave this area and go back up stairs. In the back, left area of the room there will be a man with a speech bubble over his head. Eavesdrop on his conversation. Turns out he dropped his card. How terribly convenient. Turn on Third Eye and follow his footsteps down to the bar. Talk to the bartender and ask about lost items. Once the bartender foolishly gives you the lost card, return to the restaurant and enter. Makoto and Ryuji will sit down to eat. Eventually, Ooe, the politician you are looking for, will interrupt their meal. Unsatisfied that there are two young people by his table, he will make a scene. Makoto tries to secure the letter peacefully, but things turn violent. Beat the letter out of him with Nuke skills. Once you have the first letter, take the elevator in the restaurant. Run forward down the hall until you reach a square room. It is here that you will first turn into mice. Welcome to the fun and mildly tedious mechanic for this palace! In rooms that have a golden statue of Shido, you and your party members will be transformed into tiny mice. While you may look adorable with your tiny masks, this form is far from fully functional. Getting into fights is a death sentence, as you will be unable to move or attack (each turn will be spent trying to escape until you are successful or fall). Most notably, you cannot open doors while you are a mouse (although you look really cure when you try). The plus side, however, is that you are small enough to fit through the ducts in rooms. This will help you solve many puzzles. In this first mouse room, there is a small duct in the back. Run to it now and crawl through. Unlock the door to your right and then head through the left door. Keep going left until you reach a gigantic room full of enemies. Luckily, the enemies won’t be able to see you very easily. Basically, do your best not to run into them and you should be fine. Take the first duct on the right side of the room. Once you exit, move left to unlock the door. Go through and enter the back room. Here you will find a golden looking switch. Activating it will turn off all Shido statues on the boat. Do so now. Take the unlocked door to your right and go down the right hall. Open the chest and unlock the door. Once through the door, take two lefts and go down the stairs. You will be in a small square room. Take the right door. Unlock a shortcut to your right and follow the forward path. Take the long hallway right for another chest or continue forward for the elevator. Once on the pool deck, you will find the pool deck safe room to your right and a locked chest in front of you. Head down the left hallway to emerge into the pool area. Stick to the right to find the former noble sitting in a chair, lounging. Walk up and talk to him. This guy has no interest in talking to your right now, so walk forward until you find a masked woman in a bikini. Talk to her. Ryuji gets an idea, so turn around and head to the bar. You will ask to borrow some suits and the bartender will ask for your boarding pass. You don’t have one of those, so walk behind the stairs. Oh look, a secret vent. Bust it open and go inside. Examine the fitting booths to continue on. When you emerge, the boys will be standing around waiting for the girls to change. Once they have emerged in their swimsuits, return to the former noble. He will take notice of them now and Ann will trick him. While the trickery is enough for him to offer a letter, this guy turns out to be a real creep. Take him down with electric moves and avoid getting brainwashed. Three more letters and you can finally take on Shido. Take the door on the north side of the deck. Time for another mouse area. Go forward and take a left. Follow the path until you reach a duct on your right. Enter it. Unlock the door to your right and fight the enemy in the hall to your left. Return to the mouse hall and keep moving forward. Take the next duct on your right. Unlock the door and then move up the stairs to your left. Run all the way down the path your right and unlock the door. Take a left turn down the hall and enter the room with a switch. Hit the button. Return to the switch and hit it again. Take a right and go through the duct on the left side of the room. Take a left and unlock the door. Return to the button again and press it. Go back to the door you just unlocked and continue forward. Go down the stairs and take a quick left. Go down the hall and take another left. Go up these stairs and unlock the door to the button room. Hit the button and go back down. Take a right at the bottom of the stairs and enter the hall. Take a left at the end of the hallway and then another left. Look for the small duct in the back of this square room. Crawl through and unlock the door to your left. Take the right door and keep moving forward. Enter the mouse room and take the right duct. You will now be in a rather long hall. Unlock the door to your right and take the forward path. Grab the chest and return to the button. Once the button has been pressed, go back down the stairs and through the hall. Take the left door out of the square room. Take another left and unlock the door in front of you. Take the right path to enter a big room. Make your way through the enemies and enter the green door. Go forward and leave this accursed mouse area. You will now be on the back deck of the ship. The enemies will get harder from here on out, so be sure to prepare. Take the left stairs down. There is the back deck safe room to your right. Walk around the deck and defeat the enemies. Go into the alcove behind the stairs to grab a chest. Head to the door on the left side of the deck. You will now meet a mysterious man. He will chastise you for making trouble and throw some enemies your way. Use Bless skills to take them out and then go through the door. Go down the stairs and find the locked chest. Run around to the back of the room and down the stairs. On this level, you will find the entertainment hall safe room. Take the stairs to the lowest level and approach the TV president. Haru will take the lead this time. She will chat for a bit and then a fight will break out. Take the main boss out with Ice skills and use Electricity on his bird companions. Return to the second floor of the entertainment area and exit out the back door. Time for more mice puzzles. Start by walking forward and crossing the big room. Open the door and take a left. From here, take a right and then a left. You will now be in front of a button. Activate the mouse statues. Take two rights out of the button hall and enter the small duct. Unlock the door and return to the button. Press it. Go back to the door you just unlocked and take the right door. Unlock the door to your right and then go left up the stairs. Take a left and then two rights. Take the right door and head down the stairs. Unlock the door at the bottom. Return to the button, press it, and then go back up the stairs. Open the door and become a mouse. Take the duct on the left side of the room for a chest. Go back to the button to press it. Return to the stairs. and go down the right hall. Follow the path until you reach the first right. Unlock the door. Now take your second right and follow the path. Go through the square room and follow the hall. At the end, press the button. Return to the hall now and take the duct on the right. Unlock the door to your right and press the button. Return to the square room and press onward. Take the second left through the door and unlock the door in this room. Head back to the button and press it. Return to the square room on the left and go through the door. Go through the duct in the back. Take a right down the hall and enter another duct in the square room. Follow the path to the right. Enter the big room, now in mouse form. Run all the way south, towards the exit. Find the duct on the side of the wall and enter it. Exit the area. Finally you are out on the side deck. Take a right down the hall and find the side deck safe room. The Cleaner guy will show up again. Take his minions out with Bless. Continue up the side deck and take the right door. Amazingly, the mouse stuff has not yet finished. However, this area is much simpler. Head forward and through the door. Take the duct on your left. Take the forward door. Take two rights and enter into the middle square room. Go through the duct to your left. Unlock the left door and then take the elevator up. Walk forward and find yourself … back at the start? Weird. Go back to the restaurant and talk to a waiter. Look for a guy with a speech bubble. Return to the side dock safe room however you see fit. This time, go left instead of right. There will be a overhang as well as a steamy vent. Look to the right and climb up the side of the boat. Keep climbing until you reach the top. Head left and jump across the room partitions until you reach the VIP’s room. Futaba will take the lead this time. As usual, you are going to have to fight him. Once the battle actually starts, use Nuke on the center enemy and Psi on his allies. Jump back along the partitions. Instead of jumping down to the side deck immediately, head across the long board to the right for a chest. Jump all the way down to the side deck and examine the steamy vent. Bust it open with Ryuji and enter the engine room. The Cleaner will meet you when you jump down. Fight more of his goons using Bless and follow him down the hall. Take a left to grab a locked chest. Return to the fork and head right. You will be in a storage area. Climb the box to your right and crawl inside the vents. Drop in on the Cleaner and get ready to fight. The Cleaner is certainly the hardest of the bosses thus far. As usual, stay patient and use critical strikes to take him down as often as possible. Eventually he will go down and cough up the fifth letter. Go back upstairs to be met by a familiar face … Akechi has returned to take you down. Turns out Shido is his dad, and Akechi just wants to get revenge. Listen to his very sad story and then fight his monsters. Akechi will summon empowered minions that you have seen before. They hit harder and do not have any weaknesses. Rather than dealing group damage, focus on taking one down and then move on to the other. Akechi will now begin to fight. He is pretty easy in this phase. Wail on him with physical damage. About half way through his health bar, he will do a big group attack. Just make sure that you keep your teammates stay healthy as you go. Akechi will eventually fall. This fight requires a bit more patience. Akechi will erect walls that block either physical or magic damage for three turns. Do not use the type of damage that he is blocking against or he will reflect it back at you. Use the other damage type and wait out the wall. Stay healthy and slowly whittle down his health bar. Eventually, he will fall. Talk to him for a little bit and then, well, he never really stood a chance on his own. Say goodbye and head back to representatives chamber door. Open it, discover the treasure and leave the palace. Time for the last calling card. Decide when you are ready to fight Shido and have Futaba design and create the final calling card. Enjoy her amazing work and prepare to fight. Finally, after hours and hours of prep work, it is time to take Shido down. Enter the representatives chamber and approach the treasure. Shido will transform the arena and mount a massive beast made out of the masses. First up is the Beast of Human Sacrifice. This form of the boss is impervious to physical attacks. Use magic skills to take it down quickly. The Beast of Human Sacrifice will charge up, preparing for a massive attack. When this happens, guard the next attack. Eventually, the beast will sprout wings and fly. This time you need to use physical skills to take it down. Use the same strategy as before. Finally it will become the Tomb of Human Sacrifice. The boss is now susceptible to all damage. However, when its health gets low, it will begin to charge. Destroy it as quickly as possible. Shido is ready to fight his own battle. He rips off his uniform and decides to take you on. This phase is very easy. Use your strongest abilities on him until his health is low. It seems that Shido has been watching too much Dragon Ball Z. He may look scarier, but just use the same strategy as you did in the second phase. However, this time, Shido will gain extra actions. He will strike twice per turn using a random type of group magic. As such, it is best to equip a Persona without weaknesses. Once he reaches half health, Shido will gain an extra action. Keep beating on him and staying healthy. The lower his health gets, the more actions he will gain. You absolutely have to slow your damage and spend more time buffing your defense or healing. Eventually, after a lot of hits, SSJ4 Shido will go down. Shadow Shido may be down but the real Shido is not out. He attempts to kill himself to collapse his palace early. The gang tries to escape, and things get dramatic. Have a chat with Igor and await Shido’s change of heart. The best of Polygon in your inbox, every Friday. Persona 5 Royal’s dungeons are largely the same as they were in Persona 5 — despite the occasional use of the new grappling hook. But one major change in each palace is the existence of Will Seeds. Each Persona 5 Royal palace now has three Will Seeds hidden inside. Picking up all of them will net you a sweet new item, which Jose can later upgrade for free in Mementos. Next1/5Shido red Will Seed of Pride Image: Atlus/Sega via PolygonShido’s Palace’s red Will Seed of Pride is in the Mid-Starboard Hallway. Enter the main ballroom area as the human Phantom Thieves — you can’t be a mouse for this. Look for the grappling point up to one of the balconies. Grapple up, and crawl through the duct nearby to reach the sealed room. Grab the red Will Seed of Pride. Next1/4Shido’s green Will Seed of Pride Image: Atlus/Sega via PolygonShido’s Palace’s green Will Seed of Pride is in the Lower Port Hallway. Make sure that the Shido statues are on, and run to the square room on the left side of the map. Look for a vent on the south wall and, as mice, crawl through to the other side. Open the sealed door to pick up the green Will Seed of Pride. Next1/7Shido’s blue Will Seed of Pride Image: Atlus/Sega via PolygonShido’s Palace’s blue Will Seed of Pride is right before you deal with the IT tech wiz on Shido’s ship. On the Side Deck, you’ll find a group of platforms that go left or right. Take the right path and grapple over to a new area. Inside, you’ll find some Shadows and a hallway with a sealed door. Defeat the powerful Shadow guarding the door to pick up the blue Will Seed of Pride. For all your trouble, you’ll get the Crystal of Pride, which automatically casts a defensive spell at the start of combat. When you use Jose to upgrade it to the Ring of Pride, it offers an additional spell that causes the next physical attack to deal double damage. The path is as follows once you're in the south-eastern most room: north door With the opening approaching of a new type of Kabuki showcasing visual effects at Japan's oldest theater actor Nakamura Shido is excited to deliver a performance that still captivates audiences with the use of cutting-edge technology Shido and globally known virtual diva Hatsune Miku will take the stage together with the assistance of image projection technology this summer at the Minamiza Theater in Kyoto for Cho Kabuki "Hanakurabe Senbonzakura" from Aug (Kabuki actor Nakamura Shido and virtual singer Miku Hatsune take the stage of Cho Kabuki together in Chiba The establishment of the Minamiza Theater in western Japan dates back to around the beginning of the Edo period (1603-1868) It reopened last November after undergoing large-scale reconstruction to make it an earthquake-resistant structure The stars found common ground under the theme of "1,000 cherry trees," featured in Hatsune's hit song "Senbonzakura," literally 1,000 cherry trees and in the Kabuki classic "Yoshitsune senbonzakura" (Yoshitsune and 1,000 cherry trees) "A moving experience witnessed in any play will be generated when the heart of performers and audiences are connected," Shido said during a recent interview at the Kabukiza Theater in Tokyo "Even in the fusion of Kabuki with digital technologies I think it was our performance that was able to reach their hearts," he said referring to rave reviews received for the Cho Kabuki performance at previous events that were held under the concept of recreating the enthusiasm of a virtual world in real life Since it will be performed for the first time at a Kabuki theater the show will feature some new attractions such as midair stunts called "chunori," one of the great spectacles of Kabuki The play depicts a myth surrounding a sacred cherry tree starring Sawamura Kuniya opposite Hatsune in the shorter version Referring to the first Cho Kabuki performance "No one had thought the audience would go that wild," waving glow sticks and shouting out the "yago," traditional house names of their favorite actors such as Yorozuya for Shido It was an unforgettable moment," Shido said Cho Kabuki has been performed four times from 2016 to 2019 at Niconico Chokaigi an annual festival of Japan's internet culture organized by the social video website Niconico operated by Dwango Co as part of efforts to attract a wide variety of audiences for the traditional Japanese theatrical art The performances drew on the emotional reactions among youth subculture enthusiasts "I think there are universal themes in Kabuki stories that we cannot help thinking or crying and laughing about even today and that's why they stay alive," Shido said "So even in the age of digitalization and progress of artificial intelligence these universal stories will not die out," he said (Kabuki actor Nakamura Shido performs Cho Kabuki in Chiba While admitting to the difficulties of integrating digital works with traditional Kabuki he was impressed with state-of-the-art technology that made the staging of Cho Kabuki possible have been developing new styles of Kabuki by utilizing NTT's latest technologies including a technique called shadow cloning allows for the creation of video image duplicates of Shido and the other actors in real time "Kabuki has always been the hippest traditional art since the Edo period," Shido said Kabuki has been constantly expanding its horizons by incorporating new ideas and technologies of the time the sole production company and operator of Kabuki Scientific and Cultural Organization's Intangible Cultural Heritage list It has evolved by mixing in leading innovations "I hope some audiences who watched new Kabuki will be interested and connect with classic Kabuki someday," Abiko said I think they are playing very important roles." "I strongly believe that keeping classic Kabuki alive while pursuing progressive ideas is my way of life," Shido said Olympics an opportunity for Kabuki to broaden audience base Olympics: Kabuki, opera stars team up for Tokyo 2020 cultural festival Ichikawa Ebizo already sets sights beyond Olympics in promoting Kabuki To have the latest news and stories delivered to your inbox Simply enter your email address below and an email will be sent through which to complete your subscription Please check your inbox for a confirmation email Thank you for reaching out to us.We will get back to you as soon as possible.