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Daigo Umehara

Japan's first professional fighting game player

We retrieved 4 posts and 43 comments from u/DaigoAMA, dated 2014 to 2017, most often in r/IAmA and r/StreetFighter.

Best moment

In a thread on r/IAmA

IamA Daigo "The Beast" Umehara, Japan's first fighting game player AMA!

u/DaigoAMA replied

自分は毎日反省点を一つ以上見つけるようにしている。見つけたら、どうすれば良くなるのかを考えながらプレイする。でも、ボトルネックになるとすぐには上達しないから根気が必要

Context: Asked how he keeps from hitting a wall in training. Roughly: “I try to find at least one thing to reflect on every day, then play while thinking about how to fix it. When you hit a bottleneck you don't improve right away, so you need patience.” Source

More moments

u/DaigoAMA posted in r/IAmA

IamA Daigo "The Beast" Umehara, Japan's first fighting game player AMA!

My name is Daigo Umehara and I am the first professional fighting game player from Japan. I play for Team Mad Catz and specialize in 2D arcade fighting games, primarily from Capcom. Aside from publishing multiple best-selling books and manga, I also have a new manga for…

u/DaigoAMA replied

If Game of Thrones was a fighting game, what character would you pick?

タイウィン

Context: タイウィン is Tywin, as in Tywin Lannister. Source

HobbyOff the field, they're nerds like everyone elser/IAmA · 683 points as of Nov 2026Full thread ↗
A redditor wrote in r/StreetFighter

On “I am Daigo “The Beast” Umehara, LIVE from EVO! Ask Me Anything”

Who is the best waifu in all street fighter universe?!

u/DaigoAMA replied

かりんか春麗 "Karin or Chun-Li."

Funnyr/StreetFighter · 190 points as of Nov 2026Full thread ↗