# Daigo Umehara on Reddit (u/DaigoAMA)

Part of Athletes on Reddit, researched with Autumn (https://www.autumn.ai) from public sources. Updated 2026-11-07. Interactive version: https://www.autumn.ai/resources/athletes-on-reddit/daigo-umehara

Daigo Umehara: Japan's first professional fighting game player.

- Reddit account: [u/DaigoAMA](https://www.reddit.com/user/DaigoAMA/) (AMA only)
- How we know it's theirs: [His 2014 r/IAmA AMA, posted from this account](https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/2frvdb/iama_daigo_the_beast_umehara_japans_first/)
- Where they post, in the records we retrieved: r/IAmA (29), r/StreetFighter (18)
- Known activity in the posts we found: 2014 to 2017
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daigo_Umehara

## Moments

### u/DaigoAMA in r/IAmA, Sep 8, 2014 · Funny

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

> 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.” (https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/2frvdb/iama_daigo_the_beast_umehara_japans_first/)
Full thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/2frvdb/comment/ckc66wq/ · 379 points as of Nov 7, 2026

### u/DaigoAMA in r/IAmA, Sep 8, 2014 · Hobby

Replying to the post "IamA Daigo "The Beast" Umehara, Japan's first fighting game player AMA!".

> 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. (https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/2frvdb/iama_daigo_the_beast_umehara_japans_first/)
Full thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/2frvdb/comment/ckc6zi6/ · 683 points as of Nov 7, 2026

### u/DaigoAMA in r/StreetFighter, Jul 15, 2016 · Funny

Replying to a redditor:

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

> かりんか春麗
> "Karin or Chun-Li."

Full thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/StreetFighter/comments/4t1lvc/comment/d5dyf5u/ · 190 points as of Nov 7, 2026