TakaToshi completely defeated by GACKT in the opening game! New smartphone game『Fight League』launch declaration event

On June 22 (Thu), the「『Fight League』Launch Declaration Event」was held in Belle Salle Akihabara Tokyo, with Fight League commissioner Kusui Daichi-shi, XFLAG Studio’s general manager Kimura Kouki-shi, GACKT-san, and Taka & Toshi in attendance.

The new smartphone game『Fight League』by Mixi, Inc’s XFLAG Studio is an exciting tag battle entertainment where 2 people combine their wisdom and courage together. The biggest attraction of this game is where players form a tag team with a friend, and through numerous battles, they will have an exciting experience in real life as well with「deep friendship and communication」that doesn’t stop only within the app.

The game has simple rules, where players choose one Brand out of 5, take on battles, and the first one to defeat the opponent’s leader wins. The game can be played in solo mode but if you combine 2 Brands by creating a tag team with a friend, the strategy of the game deepens, and you will be able to progress through the battle favourably.

Kusui-shi came on stage, and after he declared the opening of Fight League, the Yoshida Brothers appeared. Together with projection mapping, they performed the main theme of Fight League,『BE THE BEST TOGETHER』.

Next, Kusui and Kimura came back on stage and introduced Fight League’s concept;「a game where you can get lively and excited over with friends」. Also, Kusui-shi shared his ambition of making Fight League「a game where not only the players but also the spectators can enjoy, I want it to be a game like soccer or baseball」.

After introducing the 5 Brands using projection mapping video, the guests who will be playing the commemorative opening game, Taka & Toshi, GACKT-san, and GACKT-san’s tag team partner who was chosen from 4,404 people, Hiromisu-san, arrived.

GACKT-san, who was up almost all night for this one week playing『Fight League』, said with exceptional enthusiasm「You can say I’m fired up」, and boasted「There’s no way I can lose」. To this, Toshi similarly showed enthusiasm, saying「I hope to have a good match and win」 but Taka said「I lost 8kg in one month. I did well」, reporting an outcome unrelated to the game, and ended up getting an interjection from Toshi「That’s not related!」.

After they each picked a Brand, the game finally starts! As this is a smartphone game, each player obviously holds onto a smartphone to play it but the screen of the game was reflected on the floor using projection mapping, marking the start of the game with a powerful performance.

They attack in turns but even the commentators praised they way GACKT-san is taking up his positions, saying that it’s far from a beginner’s decisions. While maintain a dominant position from start to end, he gradually cornered TakaToshi team, and showed a special skill at the end, clinching an easy win for GACKT team!

When asked for his views, GACKT-san said,「What I could clearly understand from playing was that TakaToshi-san didn’t really play this game」, expressing the difference between them and GACKT-san. Toshi retorted「That’s not the case!」but, GACKT-san then said「Also, I’m upset when he said he went on a diet」, to which he frankly agreed, saying「That also upset me (laughs)」.

In reply, Taka said,「That was for my health!」, justifying his diet, then added a shocking statement「I was told to never say this but… I was actually told by a great person『Just don’t win against GACKT』…」. Followig that, as expected, Toshi interjected「That was never said! Instead you were told『Please win』!」.

「We have practiced too but compared to GACKT-san, it wasn’t enough. But with the two of us in a team, we can’t lose, so we’d like to try again」said Toshi, regretfully but Taka said to him「It’s enough for me」, and got another interjection again「Do it!」(laughs).

At the informal press conference after the event ended, GACKT-san said with a laugh「(I borrowed it for practice and) I cleared almost all the game (modes) in it, and have collected all the characters. If I lost here I’d be an idiot」, then added with a grin「It’s not that I stayed up on purpose, but the reality is that when I started playing I ended up staying up all night. It’s fun. It’s great that I won」. When asked「Are there other things that you get addicted to?」, he said「I wonder… girlfriend, maybe? When I get infatuated in love I end up like this (can’t see anything else), so I try not to get infatuated」, drawing laughter from the reporters.

On the other hand, Taka revealed that during his annual medical checkup, it was found that he had prediabetes and that was why he started dieting, then started speaking solemnly,「When I see the face(s) of my child(ren), I thought that I want to live until they become adults…」but got a protest from Toshi who said「What’s with this talk!」.

After this, in the second part, HIKAKIN appeared and battled against the Famitsu team, and the event ended successfully.

Service begins in Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau, and Canada from today, so please do try playing『Fight League』!

Source: yoshimoto.co.jp

Translation: GACKT ITALIA Team

Translation © GACKT ITALIA