"She's playing this really calm and collected, she's got this." *meanwhile* _"WAAAAAAUUUUGGHHHH!!!"_

Some analysis in simple terms for people who don’t play fighting games: The idea behind K4sen’s “grasshopper” fighting style is that Dee Jay has a unique jumping light kick attack, the one you see a lot in this video with his knee sticking out. This move doesn’t do much damage but is an effective way of closing in on the opponent. Its hurtbox is active for a long time, it does weird things to Dee Jay’s air momentum, and it will always allow Dee Jay to act first if it makes contact with the opponent on the ground, regardless of whether it hits or is blocked. However, Korone does a good job of staying active and constantly fighting back, using a mix of jumps and attacks when K4sen jumps in, making it more difficult for K4sen to land this attack cleanly and maintain offensive pressure. At 5:40, Korone makes a huge comeback by piling on damage from projectiles. As pointed out in the last section of the video, K4sen appears to lack matchup knowledge and doesn’t know that JP has multiple kinds projectiles that have to be blocked in different ways. K4sen is blocking while crouched, which normally is a good way to defend against projectiles without moving backwards, but Korone is specifically using a projectile that can’t be blocked while crouching, which is why K4sen keeps taking damage. That’s not to say that Korone isn’t doing really good work here, she’s perfectly timing the projectile and spike follow-up to force K4sen to stay on the defensive and not allowing him any time to realize his mistake. At 9:03, Korone tries to combo into JP’s Level 3 Super Art but misses. However, the combo she did was actually correct! The reason she missed is because of a very small timing mistake on her part. After Korone lands the big Drive Impact, Dee Jay starts to crumple before she follows up with the combo, and if you look closely, you’ll see that Dee Jay’s knees touch the ground. This is significant because when a character reaches that point in the crumple animation, any hit will immediately render them airborne, which will knock them slightly further up and backwards than normal. As a result, Korone’s combo knocks K4sen just a little too far backwards and the Super Art misses. Broadly, I think it’s really awesome that Korone has been working so hard on Street Fighter, I really admire how clean her inputs are on an arcade stick.

Nice to hear her teams perspective on these fights, korone has been an incredible surprise to everyone.

Shit, i'm more invested in this than in my own gameplay GO KORO-SAN

For context: Nanai is a commentator and a Master rank JP that Kazunoko brought on to teach Korone (and he helped her a ton!) and Kazunoko is literally one of the best players in the entire FGC, period (in multiple games too). So it's some of the best players in the world praising Korone's progress (yes, she's still a relative newbie, but the point is she's growing super fast as a player). Also, Karubi's matches were extremely hype to watch as well (I won't spoil the results!), so I suggest you watch them to see the team going crazy there too (and Korone lost her other match, to a Blanka, but mostly cause she didn't know the matchup, but she got some practice and tips from Nanai afterward). Basically, Team KaZOOnoKo ("children of ka zoo", with "zoo" written in English lol and obviously a play on "Kazunoko") is looking pretty damn good all around.

11:07 "He doesn't know" are words that make every fighting game player grin like madmen

Just came back to watch this again after hearing about Nanai. Less than a week after EVO, and barely a month after CR Cup. Way too young.

It's so sad that Nanai passed away. Dude was such a interesting player and great coach.

I think everyone got a bit emotional and overwhelmed after the days practice , a mix of warmth from support and frustrating with wanting to be better for each other . Korone is an absolute tank though and giving it her all , she’s improved so much ! Thanks for the clip

Thank you for including both voice chats. It's been satisfying watching Korone learn so much and be able to put it into practice. Such a great thing about the FGC is not only being able to improve yourself, but to watch others improve alongside you

man this clip hits differently rn 😢 rip nanai-san!! 😢😢😢

The team is so close and it’s great to see, I’m sure Korone was hesitant to join since she is a introvert (not aqua level but still), so finding such good friends must be great

I just heard the sad news. RIP Nanai.

What a year the doggo has had. She got into Yokai Watch, she's in a fighting game, and now she's prepped for a SF6 Tournament.

4:40 is Korosan's "she's beginning to believe" moment. Loved this!

If you check 35:49 in the archive, you can see Korone's hand shaking (the cursor shaking) after those fights 🥹 What a hard working doggo 💛 I tried to link it properly at the timestamp, but youtube autodeletes it sadly

RIP, Nanai.

Rest in peace Nanai 😢😢

man...

RIP nanai…

I loved the "OK OK OK OK OK" when she was prepping for the punish.

This training arc has been the source of joy for me. I watch live but I couldn't finish it since it ends too late and I work early but I would watch the archive when I do work and I watch a lot of clips related to the streams. Seeing Korone improving so much brings tears to my eyes!! Lets go Korone!! Thanks for the translations J!

This Street Fighter arc has been amazing to watch. Seeing Korosan interacting with her teammates for the first time, receiving advices from her coach and implementing them during the matches, you can tell how much effort she's seriously putting into this tournament. Her team's atmosphere is great too, with everyone cheering on each other, it's really what fighting game is all about. She just needs to improve on her guard in the corner. Daigo said Korone's JP seems really strong with range attack but appears to struggle with in your face approach in the corner.

9:21 That absolutely flawless bait She was actually insane for this

korone did amazing, as did everyone else. very emotional moments and achievements.

Hey J, Just a quick appreciation comment once again. I love watching the SF6 streams, but a lot of the japanese goes over my head, as I know nothing of it - so thank you so much for continuing through the past few years of making clips and translations!

Korone is amazing!!! Thank you for the TL, it was a lot of fun watching her play and hearing her teammates react!

I cried even just watching this clip. She work so hard and that was really good.

So proud of the doggo! Big ups for the tl and also including the team comms during the battle!

thank you for the TL! nice fight by korone, looking forward to the real thing

She's amazing!!!! Two come backs and one perfect ko, my goodness!!!

This is an excellent clip. First of all, doggo was GAMING, I thought I was gonna cry. You come in clutch with the outside team-comms. And then huge props for providing the timestamp for Kazunoko v Daigo in Koro's vod! A 6 star clip!

You would think that Korone would be one for making faces at the beginning but she goes, “The game is happening I will not give any indication.” Legit Korone is low-key being the most solid combatant by flexing her reserve..

RIP Nanai.

I just want to thank you for all the hard work bringing the doggos clips for all of us. I really love this channel and Korone. And feels so good being able to watch so many clips of her here

Dude I'm so proud of her. She has pretty good game sense, fantastic teammates to coach her and picks up the combo mechanics really well. It's clear when she panics and doesn't know what to do but that will improve with experience. I just hope she's having fun with it.

7:32 Korone not tunnel visioning and doing the advice she was given is awesome holy

02:38 everytime she pulled this off, i can't help but screaming!! Lets go korone!!

Thanks for sharing all of this Jshay!

Thank you so much for the longer clip! This training arc has been so fun to watch

So proud of her, he did so much better after coaching, keep it korone !! You can do it

I didn't watch the stream but I was actively hype as FUCK watching Koro-san win her matches, I'm so proud of her!

Im thankfull that you put her team's pov too at the end ^^ I didn't watched much stream lately but I've seen her first stream about SF6 and how she moves. And damn im so impressed today, our doggo is a lot stronger than before.

She's the best i love her. Her determination and strength to get better is so cool. As someone who has been in the FGC for a while it brings a tear to my eye seeing her improve. Especially with since i still have trouble using it.

Thank you for this clip! seeing how Korone has evolved so much in such a short time is impressive

It's always fun to watch one-setup players get beat and just keep trying their one thing over and over. You can almost feel the confusion after they get figured out; "This always worked before!! Why isn't it working now?!"

thanks for this! I had no idea I needed it until I saw it lmao

The number of pro-level players getting involved in every team is really nice to see. what an amazing community.

If Korone can overcome her fear of bugs and win against a grasshopper, then she can become truly invincible.

What a wonderful thing to see, Korone is so sweet and so humble but to do so well and have people praising her, I bet she felt so good!!! Best Doggo!

I am happy and worried about Korone to see her compete alongside important figures in the world of fighting, the pressure that Korone is feeling is noticeable but it makes me happy how she bravely faces it

Umehara Doggo is growing more and more powerful

That double KO was crazy! Pulling off a huge clutch win with your squad cheering you on is such a high, its awesome to see Korone caught up in the moment!

All of that practice and focused training is really paying off. That last round she got the perfect on was so clean. Korone, at this point, really just needs experience, she needs to play more rounds against more opponents and characters to balance herself and learn how to get out of some combos and situations, and she could be really, really good. I think she'll surprise a lot of people at this tournament.

The most satisfying thng for the coach is when your student actually took in wat you taught them and apllied them correctly, i bet the coaches are very happy.

Keeping it dramatic with that first game! Thanks for including the spectator side of it too.

Im definitely here to watch korones progress into being a SF6 beast I was just as happy as her for every win she got

Damn, Korone's really giving them main character vibes here :D

I have found new love for Korone. She has the fighting gamer's soul. She *understands*.

man this street fighter arc is taking me places i did not expect.

Really entertaining to watch. Thanks for the translation.

God damn she's come a long way in a short time. And that first round was incredibly dominant, she was reading him like a book. Gotta say, I like JP's playstyle too, a zoner, but more dynamic than most others out there.

As a fighting game player this makes me so happy. I'm hoping more and more people try out SF6 and other fighting games because of this.

Man, look at how much she's improved in just a short time. Crazy! She has a really good team with her. Also love how you can see chat go absolutely wild when she got the Perfect K.O.

Man I'm so proud of Korone for all this. She's so invested in it and worked so hard to actually improve and she's absolutely killing it. As a JP main especially it warms my heart. GET EM KOROSAN

Cute doggo

What an improvements, lets go to EVO!!!

So adorable and cute as ever.

It's really fun watching Korone and Botans progress during these scrims

The doggy god displaying her full power

Damn I am so proud of Korone-chan!!! She's gotten so good!! I remember when she was fighting her chat in online and she was doing okay (mostly for fun..) But now she's able to play against gold rank when she herself is just bronze.. Meaning that her opponent has played a lot more matches than her.. It's amazing how much she has grown in such a short amount of time! ^_^

Korone really is a genuinely good fighting game player. She has some amazing coaches but she also has a major skill you can’t really teach; her combos were very consistent even though her nerves are through the roof. That and being able to keep her cool and not panic while adjusting mid-match are such important and impressive skills for a beginner!

i dont know why i dont see your videos on my notifications. youtube-kun get your shit together pls anyway, korone did so good!! i had goosebumps everytime she's pulling off a combo oh! and also, thank you so much for also including the unmuted VC! love your work always 🙏

"She's Cracked" 😂😂😂

That's our Precious Dogg for you, no matter the struggles and the trial and errors that she faces, she keeps positive, learns from her mistakes and triumphants in the end. Congratulations Korone! You deserve it. 👏

That was mega satisfying to watch

Wow she really has come a long way, hasn't she? Love seeing our punching doggo do so well.

That was great 😂

Reminder to people this is scrims aka practice. For tournaments like these it's fairly known that competitors turn it up to 20 when it comes tournament day

Damn from match draw to perfect K.O

"I don't think she was nervous at all!" Korone meanwhile : *incoherent screaming*

Watch out! Couple months later and we are gonna be seeing Korone match with Daigo lmao

She really did schmove all over him in that first bit, with some great teleports in to grabs. She's doing well on zoning and pressure, hoping her coaching shifts to defensive play soon, she does seem to have trouble when people get in.

This is so cool!

I'm so absurdly proud of her.

OMG Korone so Amazing!

whenever i see perfect and double ko its always awesome

Gotta love the prodigy level Korone is playing here

The journey into the FGC ain't for the faint of heart. Hope she keeps up with it instead of folding. It would be highly interesting to see a Vtuber in the competitive scene.

Warms my heart to see the FGC being so supportive.

Woaaaah I really need to be there for her tournament along with Botan! While I'm not fan of SF I love fighting games and see her like this in such a competitive enviroment it's so cool and inspiring 😢 One day I will watch all her SF journey I need time. That "Orayo!!!" when she made the comeback 🥰😍❤ Also I heard Korosan loves bison but that character looks awesome 🧐👑

成長しとるw（＾ω＾）

Did I ever think I would ever see freakin Kazunoko training an anime dog into being a pretty competent all round JP? No but I'm glad we're in this timeline

Ngl those ranged spam attacks look super annoying to fight against. Still super impressive what Korone did.

If she can be consistent with the zoning, then it's certain that she would win. She still has issues with dealing with pressure, but she's getting good. I hope she sticks with fgs.

What a woman. The legend Kazunoko being there is so sick as well.

Damn, I got chills from 4:40

Korone is the only JP i will ever root for in this game. Truly great to see how amazing she improved. Also HOLY SHIT THAT AIR GRAB AT 2:37 THAT SHIT WAS SMOOTH

Best doggo! I wanted to hug her after hearing her being so happy after the match!!! THIS! is why we play fighting games people! You won't be a pro right from the beginning! You will struggle and have to practice a lot! But once you start getting your first wins you'll see that everything will be worth it... Because its YOUR win! And you worked hard to get it!!

9:24 Amazing finish vs 3 stars Gold player.