History Anime / TigerMaskW

* ThemeTuneCameo: Tiger Mask's in-universe entrance theme is the series' opening.

* GiantSpaceFleaFromNowhere: [[spoiler:The last opponent Takuma and Kevin face in episode 20 is "Blackout" an eight foot tall military KillerRobot that looks like Wrestling/RomanReigns and/or Wrestling/{{Test}}.]]

* KickChick: Haruna fighting style, eventually: the power of her kicks was first shown in episode 18 when she disables the legs of the much larger Miss X with repeated low kicks, and in the final episode, after Naoto pointed her kicking strength out, she does the full transition and relies almost completely on her kicks against Mother Devil.

* Miracle III is effectively Lionman's successor due both his SimpleYetAwesome fighting style and [[spoiler:being [[BadassTeacher Tiger's Den chief coach]]]], but where Lionman was an opponent the original Tiger Mask could not defeat without Great Zebra's help Miracle III goes down embarrassingly easy once the other Miracles are kept from intervening.

* KickChick: Haruna fighting style, eventually: the power of her dropkick was first demonstrated in episode 22 by [[PunchedAcrossTheRoom throwing Mint on the other side of the ring]], and in the final episode, after Naoto pointed her kicking strength out, she relied almost completely on her kicks against Mother Devil.

* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: TetsuyaNaito in episode 22. He and Evil volunteer to the drive the ring to Fukawara Mask's indy show and agree to wrestle in the main event on short notice despite being rude to everyone and cheating throughout the match. He even acts the part of a GracefulLoser and lets Fukawara Mask enjoy his victory.

After the devastating match, Naoto was approached by Kentaro Takaoka, who asked him if he truly wants to become strong enough to defeat the Yellow Devil. He told him about the Tiger's Den - the secret organization behind the GWM. Their modus operandi is to put young people through a TrainingFromHell to become powerful wrestlers that go on to dominate the wrestling rings all around the planet... on the condition that they give half of their earnings back to the organization. It once controlled the pro wrestling industry from the shadows, until Naoto Date, one of their strongest wrestlers, betrayed them in order to provide for poor children. In retaliation, the Tiger's Den sent hitmen after him, in and outside of the ring. Date took a new masked identity and, through countless battles, was able to bring the organization down! But thought destroyed, the Tiger's Den has returned. In order to stop them, Takaoka makes Naoto an offer - he will put him through training that puts the Den's regiment to shame. Once he completes it, he will gain not only the strength to oppose the Tiger's Den, but will also inherit the spirit of Naoto Date - the will of Tiger Mask!

* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Fukuwara Mask stands in for Japanese indie comedy wrestler Kikutaro (more specifically, Kikutaro's previous identity, Ebessan). Gorilla Jeet Singh is a knockoff version of the famed-in-Japan heel Tiger Jeet Singh. Queen Elizabeth and Payne Fox are clearly Wrestling/{{Charlotte}} and Wrestling/BeckyLynch, respectively. Spring Tiger is a counterpart for Tiger Dream (Candy Okutsu's short-lived tiger-themed gimmick). Tiger the Black resembles a masked version of indy wrestler Keith Lee.

* SpoiledSweet: Ruriko Yamashina, the daughter of a wealthy medical director and arguably the most kindhearted person on the show.

** In their final battle, Tiger [[spoiler:the Great]] the Third has initially the upper hand on Tiger Mask as he's just as fast but taller, more experienced, and much stronger. He then ends on the receiving hand of this trope when Tiger Mask scores a piledriver (a ''very'' dangerous move, that in RealLife is banned in many promotions and under MMA Unified Rules and WWE allows to use only to the large and experienced Wrestling/{{Undertaker}} and Wrestling/{{Kane}}), and while The Third is tough enough to continue fighting he's noticeably slowed down.

* BadassGrandpa: [[spoiler:Mr. Question]] unmasks to reveal a wrinkled face and white hair. Despite this, he claims he is ''not'' [[spoiler:the original Mr. Question]].
** Big Tiger II is the son of the original Big Tiger-who died in 1971. Big Tiger II is TheJuggernaut.

* [[OneSteveLimit One Tiger Limit]]: {{Averted}}: there's ''seven'' wrestlers with a Tiger mask and "Tiger" in their name[[note]]In order of appearance: Tiger the Dark, Tiger Mask, Spring Tiger, Tiger [[spoiler:the Great]] the Third, King Tiger, Big Tiger the Second and Black Tiger[[/note]], and often three or four of them appear together.

** Speaking of stupid mistakes about his goal, Takuma [[spoiler:goes into the fight with Tiger the Great with [[GameBreakingInjury bruised ribs]] from his fight against Tiger Mask mere minutes earlier, and it may have played a part in his defeat]].

** [[PintSizedPowerhouse As strong as he is]], [[BadassGrandpa Big Tiger II is the oldest of Tiger's Den wrestlers]], and has poor stamina.

* ReassignedToAntarctica: When Bosman loses to Tiger the Dark twice in a row, the former champion is sent down to the "local markets".
** TheBusCameBack: As a former champion, Bosman is allowed to return to the major leagues for the War Games event. And promptly targets Tiger the Dark ''again''.

** SketchySuccessor: Miracle III is effectively Lionman's successor due both his SimpleYetAwesome fighting style and [[spoiler:being [[BadassTeacher Tiger's Den chief coach]]]], but where Lionman was an opponent the original Tiger Mask could not defeat without Great Zebra's help Miracle III goes down embarrassingly easy once the other Miracles are kept from intervening.

Two young pro wrestlers, Naoto Azuma and Takuma Fujii, were trainees at a small pro wrestling organization called Zipang, lead by Daisuke Fujii, Takuma's father. Its big break came when the group got a deal for a tournament with the American branch of the GWM - Global Wrestling Monopoly, major force in the world of pro wrestling. But their dreams and hopes soon turned into nightmares, as the GWM's wrestlers weren't there just to win - they were there to ''crush'' them into oblivion. Nowhere was that more apparent than during the final match, where Daisuke got beaten to the point of being crippled by Yellow Devil - GWM's Pacific Champion. With Zipang getting dissolved after the match, all Naoto and Takuma were left with was the desire for revenge!

''Tiger Mask W'' is an wrestling {{Anime}} series and a sequel to the original ''Manga/TigerMask'' from the 70's. It's produced by Creator/ToeiAnimation. It premiered October 1st, during the Fall2016Anime season. It is available[[note]]Only in the U.S.A, Canada, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Central and South America including the Caribbean.[[/note]] for streaming on Website/{{Crunchyroll}} [[http://www.crunchyroll.com/tiger-mask-w here]]. It will run for 39 episodes.

* UnexpectedCharacter: The last episode shows a LegacyCharacter for [[spoiler:[[http://coreyshead.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/bobble.gif Mr No]]]].

* AsHimself: Togi Makabe is the only real-life wrestler who voices his animated counterpart.

** Ricardo pulls this in episode 18 which is pretty surprising seeing as how he was last seen falling off a cliff. [[spoiler:He is killed by Red Death Mask in the very next episode]].

* BadassGrandpa: [[spoiler:Mr. Question]] unmasks to reveal a wrinkled face and white hair. Despite this, he claims he is ''not'' [[spoiler:the original Mr. Question.]]

* ButtMonkey: Ryu Wakamatsu would probably be a jobber if it wasn't for [[ProWrestlingIsReal this setting.]] As it is, he falls squarely into this trope. Kaioh Mikasa, as well; he's an even less significant character than Wakamatsu, but is made to look pitiful whenever he actually pops up

* CurbstompBattle:

* ExpressiveMask: Downplayed. The jaws of the tiger masks are always roaring, but the eyeholes and eyebrows show expression, [[WideEyesandShrunkenIrises particularly rage or fear.]] Presumably, the former is because we're seeing Naoto's and Takuma's actual eyes.

** Played with in episode 12. Tiger Mask was in a similar situation against Mr. Question, but it was seeing [[spoiler: [[ArchEnemy the Yellow Devil]]in the distance]] that [[ThePowerOfHate gave him the strength to continue]].

* MsViceGirl: Haruna is noticeably {{Greed}}y, to the point of setting Tiger Mask up for matches without consulting him first, almost assaulting Miss X when she's told that GWM doesn't allow merchandise sales at their Max Dome other than their own, and having a minor HeroicBSOD when Tiger Mask gave to charity the 100,000 dollars won in GWM's World Masked Tournament. Still, she's a nice person, and has even been shown overcoming her greed.

** [[PintSizedPowerHouse As strong as he is]], [[BadassGrandpa Big Tiger II is the oldest of Tiger's Den wrestlers]], and has poor stamina.

** [[VillainsOutShopping Lady appearing out of nowhere on perfectly innocent "private business"]].
* RunTheGauntlet: Tiger the Dark is forced to do this when [[spoiler:several GWM wrestlers attempt to teach him a lesson as a rookie during a Battle Royale match, where it's implied he's the only one ever targeted.]]

** Zigzagged with the Yellow Devil. [[spoiler: The original is [[TheMentor now too old to fight]], while the first one fought is actually Billy the Kidman, who nearly defeated Tiger Mask, but got Worfed with his second appearance. The mantle of devil then falls to the low levels of [[DirtyCoward Kaioh Mikasa]], who is promptly and easily beaten by Tiger the Dark. As the for one that crippled Daisuke? He ascended to the lofty level of being ''[[UpToEleven Tiger The Great's successor.]]'']]

** Ricardo barely {{Subverted}} it in the first episode, when he tried to throw Takuma down a cliff fully knowing how dangerous he was and Takuma, who hadn't cared for him until that moment, threw ''Ricardo'' down, but [[DisneyDeath he survived]].
* TookALevelInBadass: Haruna goes from being Tiger Mask's supporter to being a wrestler herself by the name Spring Tiger. She even [[spoiler: ''[[CurbStompBattle curbstomps]] [[TheDragon Miss X]]''!]]

** Subverted again with Tiger The Dark: His rage allowed him to overtake [[spoiler: Tiger the Great]] and he gave them a NoHoldsBarredBeatdown. [[spoiler:But this cost him his chance to pin The Great, and Tiger swiftly responded with a NoHoldsBarredBeatdown of his own]].

** Episode 27: [[spoiler:to have his fight against Tiger the Third, Tiger Mask joins GMW's stable The Miracles in their war against NJPW]].
** Episode 29: [[spoiler:the Miracles betray Tiger Mask during their final showdown against NJPW. Then, as the fight is about to end with a NJPW victory, Tiger the Great III and Miss X come in, [[InternalReveal publicily reveal the Miracles work for them]], and declare war on NJPW]].
** Episode 33: [[spoiler:Big Tiger the Second and Tiger the Black come to Japan; also, Lady is in fact Mr. X's niece and has been working for '''him''', not Miss X, all along]].

* WholeEpisodeFlashback: Episode 3 details how both Naota and Takuma started their paths on to becoming Tiger Mask and Tiger the Dark, respectively.

* WideEyesandShrunkenIrises: A common expression on both tigers, particularly when they're about to be hit by a move they can't no-sell.

* TheUnmasking: Had to happen in a series so full of masked wrestlers. [[spoiler: Yellow Devil, Tiger the Dark and Tiger Mask]] are all unmasked on the field of honor, while we see [[spoiler: Fukuwara Mask]] unmask in private.

** Episode 13: [[spoiler: Tiger Mask finally defeats Yellow Devil and unmasks him...only to reveal that he's Billy the Kidman, and ''not'' the Yellow Devil who had crippled his mentor three years ago.]]
** Episode 24: [[spoiler: The War Games tournament. Tiger the Dark counters Tiger Mask's finishing move and, with help from Kevin, gives Tiger Mask his first onscreen defeat since the series begins.]]
** Episode 25: [[spoiler: Tiger Mask and Tiger the Dark both learn that the GWM champion The Third is actually the ''real'' Yellow Devil. Tiger the Dark fights the Third in the championship match and not only loses, but has both his legs (and other bones) ''broken'' by the Third's finishing move, and is subsequently unmasked on live television. Miss X confronts the Third over crippling Tiger the Dark, but backs down when the Third reveals that he's the ''grandson'' of Tiger the Great and the true leader of Tiger's Den.]]

Two young pro wrestlers, Naoto Azuma and Takuma Fujii, were trainees at a small pro wrestling organization called Zipang, lead by Daisuke Fujii, Takuma's father. It's big break came when the group got a deal for a tournament with the American branch of the GWM - Global Wrestling Monopoly, major force in the world of pro wrestling. But their dreams and hopes soon turned into nightmares, as the GWM's wrestlers weren't there just to win - they were there to ''crush'' them into oblivion. Nowhere was that more apparent than during the final match, where Daisuke got beaten to the point of being crippled by Yellow Devil - GWM's Pacific Champion. With Zipang getting dissolved after the match, all Naoto and Takuma were left with was the desire for revenge!

Two young men, both went through hell in order to become tigers. But who's fangs and claws are the strongest? The tiger's roar fills the ring once again!

* AIIsACrapshoot: After being set on fire, [[spoiler: Blackout]] attacks everyone in sight including it's creator and the Tiger's Den's wealthy clients.

** Ricardo pulls this in episode 18 which is pretty surprising seeing as how he was last seen falling off a cliff. [[spoiler:He is killed by Red Death Mask in the very next episode]]

** Big Tiger II is the son of the original Big Tiger-who died in 1971. Big Tiger II is TheJuggernaut

* BerserkButton: Yellow Devil/[[spoiler:Tiger the Great the Thir]] for Naoto and Takuma.

* ButNowIMustGo: After the mainconflict is over, both Naoto and Takumo go to their separate ways,to another country.

fff** Tiger [[spoiler:the Great]] the Third tends to pull them every time he fights, and it's rare to find a wrestler who forces him to actually ''try''.

* FireballEyeballs: Played with in episode 11. Tiger Mask is [[ReflectiveEyes staring into a fire at the time]], but it has the same connotation of determination and HotBlooded-ness

* ForeignWrestlingHeel: Tiger Mask often against this type, mostly because the Tiger's Den is specifically sending their best pros from abroad at him in order end the threat he presents as quickly as possible. Most of whom are, or at appear to be, American in origin. Tiger the Dark's real name and identity are unknown outside the higherups of Tiger's Den, so many Japanese fans probably assume him to be this as well.

** Played with in episode 12. Tiger Mask was in a similar situation against Mr.Question, but it was seeing [[spoiler: [[ArchEnemy the Yellow Devil]]in the distance]] that [[ThePowerOfHate gave him the strength to continue]].

*** Repeated by Mother Devil with Haruna, who she dismisses as an amateur who's going to lose. Haruna ''is'' unexperienced and Mother Devil is not only far more experienced but also far taller and muscular (even more than most ''male'' wrestlers), and [[spoiler:the only reason Haruna wins is that her opponent decided to let her get out of a hold to entertain the public for longer, allowing Haruna to have a comeback]].

* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Fukuwara Mask stands in for Japanese indie comedy wrestler Kikutaro (more specifically, Kikutaro's previous identity, Ebessan). Gorilla Jeet Singh is a knockoff version of the famed-in-Japan heel Tiger Jeet Singh. Queen Elizabeth and Payne Fox are clearly Wrestling/{{Charlotte}} and Wrestling/BeckyLynch, respectively. Spring Tiger is a counterpart for Tiger Dream (Candy Okutsu's short-lived tiger-themed gymmyck). Tiger the Black resembles a masked version of indy wrestler Keith Lee.

* OhNoNotAgain: When Naoto is attacked by a bear, he promptly piledrives it to break its neck while revealing he's 'sick of bear'. Apparently he means this literally: this is such a regular occurence that the Takaokas are sick of bear soup.

* OutOfCharacterIsSeriousBusiness: Tiger Mask is particularly angry and bitter throughout episode 13, as opposed to his calm showmanship in most of his fights, obviously due to the reappearance of Yellow Devil. It's to the point where it throws off his fighting style, and he has to be reminded to BeYourself. [[spoiler: Repeated after his defeat in episode 24, and when Tiger the Great is revealed as Yellow Devil.]]
* PragmaticVillain: Miss X is a villain, but is willing to pay a lot for Tiger Mask's participation in GWM's fights... Because he's a cash cow. Also, part of her interest with her wrestlers' wellbeing comes from the same interested source.

** As smart as she is, Haruna is still unexperienced as a manager, and Nagata and Miss X use this to outmanouver her in various occasions.

** When [[spoiler:Miss X]] starts a new promotion, all the expenses to set it up, organize a first night, rent a cheap gym and licence [[spoiler:GWM's logo]] left them broke, and they have to turn that first night into a success to not bankrupt immediately.

* ReflectiveEyes: combined with FireballEyeballs;, when Tiger mask has the inspiration for his signature move.

* SuperiorSuccessor: This applies to most of the Legacy characters:.

** In episode 15 Queen Elizabeth and Payne Fox dismiss the Candy Pair, their opponents for GWM's World Diva Tag Championship, as nutty girls and cosplayers. They're both more experienced than the Candy Pair (both of whom are 20), they're larger (Fox, the shortest of the two, is OneHeadTaller), and when they fight [[CurbStompBattle the American divas easily prove themselves way more formidable than their opponentsù]].

** Tiger [[spoiler:the Great]] the Third tends to pull them every time he fights, and it's rare to find a wrestler who forces him to actually ''try''.

** NotQuiteStarring: Of the real NJPW wrestlers depicted on the show, only Togi Makabe (a fairly minor character) provides his own voice.

* CrossThrough: As part of the show's promotion, Wrestling/KotaIbushi currently wrestles as the real-life Tiger Mask W for certain New Japan shows. Some of his more high profile matches involved a showing against Tiger The Dark (a masked ACH) at Wrestle Kingdom 11, a tag match with Tiger Mask IV against the real Wrestling/KazuchikaOkada and his manager Gedo, and a one-on-one match against Okada again on the champion's request. For obvious reasons, Ibushi is not acknowledged as the man behind the mask.