History Manga / UmeharaFightingGamers

* FriendlyRivalry: Given the [[UsefulNotes/FightingGameCommunity subject matter]], this manga might as well be called "Friendly Fighting Game Rivalry: The Series".

* PerpetualFrowner: Kurahashi, [[UpToEleven nonstop]]. If he's not scowling in anger, he's scowling from depression. Daigo is also this to a lesser extent, although he softens up a bit in later chapters.

* {{Meganekko}}: Shiratori, Daigo's high school classmate.

* CastOfSnowflakes: There's hardly any two characters--even the side ones--who look similar to each other thanks to Nishide's wide range of face and body type illustrations.

* ArrogantKungFuGuy: Well, [[StopHavingFunGuys arrogant gamer guys]] at least. Special mention goes to Nuki, who legitimately thought he was the best in Japan until Daigo came along ang taught him a lesson, or Kurahashi, whose only goal in life seems to be to crush every opposing gamer in his path until his personal demons are banished.

* PerpetualFrowner: Kurahashi, [[UpToEleven nonstop]]. If he's not scowling in anger, he's scowling from depression. Daigo is also this to a lesser extent, although he opens up a bit in later chapters.

* ShoutOut: At one point, a couple of gamers talk about going to a convention so they can see the latest ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'' releases, while another one mentions wanting to buy a copy of ''VideoGame/TokimekiMemorial''.

!! Forget danger, you won't be safe from these tropes anyway! FIGHT!

* VitriolicBestBuds: Umehara and Kurahashi. The two of them had been at each others' throats from the moment they clashed over ''Super Turbo'' in an arcade, although they slowly open up to one another. [[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CMSUtdgUwAA9pgq.jpg Here's a photo of them 20 years later]], in fact.

* ItWillNeverCatchOn: Umehara's high school phys ed teacher believed that dedicating one's time to serious gaming instead of academics and sports is a waste of time; his parents are shown to have greatly disapproved of his gaming habits, in fact, as does his classmate Shiratori. To be fair, e-sports ''was'' quite young back then.

Written by Itaru Orikasa and Maki Tomoi and illustrated by light novel artist Kengoro Nishide, ''Umehara Fighting Gamers'' is an ongoing {{Seinen}} [[{{Biography}} biographical]] manga about the early years of legendary ''Franchise/StreetFighter'' player Daigo "The Beast" Umehara as he faces up against--and forms lasting bonds with--other expert gamers in a quest to see who will emerge as Japan's foremost fighting game champion during the Renaissance period of arcade gaming. While the story focuses on Daigo's development for the most part, other notable Japanese professional gamers such as Shinya "Nuki" Ohnuki and Sako also take the spotlight from time to time, interacting with Daigo and showcasing their own innermost motivations for trying their hand at professional gaming.

* AdaptationalAttractiveness: While Kengoro Nishide manages to render most of the characters as realistically as the art style would allow, a few of the gamers look a lot more handsome than they actually do in real life, Daigo himself included. The only exceptions are Kawamura and Ogou, who more or less appear as they do in real life.

* ScaryShinyGlasses: Both Shiratori and Kawamura pull this off at times. Bonus points to Kawamura for having a pair of specs with cracked lens, making him look either demented or comedic at turns whenever he pulls this.

* {{Gonk}}: The semi-realistic style used by Nihisde for the characters renders some of them as this, but Daigo's friend Kawamura, who looks positively unkempt, takes the cake.

* Determinator: A lot of characters display this trait. Nuki in Volume 1 is perhaps the most prominent example, going as far as to con his friends into buying Night Warriors and Alpha 3 [=CPS2 PCBs=] just so he could practice for an upcoming tournament in hopes of finally beating Daigo[[note]]which is made more poignant once the reader finds out [[CrackIsCheaper just how much arcade [=PCBs=] cost]][[/note]]. Umehara himself is this in his younger days, dropping coin after coin into a machine whenever he would come up against a difficult opponent like Kurahashi, Okeya or Ogou.

* VitriolicBestBuds: Umehara and Kurahashi. Two two of them had been at each others' throats from the moment they clashed over ''Super Turbo'' in an arcade, although they slowly open up to one another. [[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CMSUtdgUwAA9pgq.jpg Here's a photo of them 20 years later]], in fact.

* TheStoic: Daigo is almost always emotionless unless something manages to make him unnerved. Shiratori is also this, which only makes her crush on Daigo go unnoticed even more.

* AdaptationalAttractiveness: While Kengoro Nishide manages to render most of the characters as realistically as the art style would allow, a few of the gamers look a lot more handsome than they actually do in real life, Daigo himself included.

In 2017, ''Udon Entertainment'' (of ''ComicBook/StreetFighter'' comic fame) announced that they had successfully received the rights from Kadokawa Shoten and Capcom to localize and publish the manga for Western audiences, under the new title of ''"Daigo the Beast: Umehara Fighting Gamers!"''. Early-print copies of the first English language volume were sold and distributed during [=EVO=] 2017.

* ItWillNeverCatchOn: Umehara's high school phys ed teacher believed that dedicating one's time to serious gaming instead of academics and sports is a waste of time. To be fair, e-sports ''was'' quite young back then.

* TheStoic: Daigo is almost always emotionless unless something manages to make him unnerved.

* Meganekko: Shiratori, Daigo's high school classmate.

!! Forget danger, you won't be safe from these tropes anyway! FIGHT!