Ramblings of an Englishman

Back to it after a little while away we are back to draft the first part of the concept for the second Path of Glory series in the third and final series in this triology (and the ninth of ten parts). Where we last left off we saw that youth football in Japan was split in two those behind the Raimon manager and those behind this new antagonist for who should take over the reigns as head of the Japanese Youth Football Federation with battle lines drawn each man will hope for one thing, one of the teams backing them to win The Path To Glory. Should you wish to look through the eight previous parts which cover the start of this season and the previous two please follow the below links: Part One: Story, Main Character & First Episode Concepts:  https://ramblingsofenglishman.blogspot.com/2021/12/inazuma-eleven-anime-concept-part-one.html   Part Two: The Path To Glory Begins:  https://ramblingsofenglishman.blogspot.com/2021/12/inazuma-eleven-anime-concept-part-two.html...

As mentioned in my previous post I think the next Pokémon legends game will be one that celebrates 30+ years of the franchise and as such it is my belief it will take place in Kanto. With there already being multiple remakes of the original Red & Blue/Green I don’t see a full remake being done. If there was a let’s go Johto then it’s possible to see Kanto but that remains to be seen. I think a legends game in the region gives us a fresh look at a place we have been to multiple times. I wanted to just describe some of the ideas I’d have personally going into that game to make it a fun visit back to this region and also what they could do to have some fun and celebrate 30+ years of Pokémon. My main points come around the Pokédex. While we are still a month away from Legends Z-A news I don’t expect the Kalos starters to be your choices at the start of the game (I’m thinking Snivy, Torchic & Sobble) I think this trend should be bucked for a Kanto game with the original three. After...

With this current crop of Young Lions fresh from excursion we have had a large boost to the Heavyweight division. It does now seem our next group will all be juniors as they are all currently under 225 pounds. It has lead to me thking, with the rebuild of the heavyweight scene then the next junior division glut of talent is fast approaching.  With Kosei Fujita coming through, Francesco Akira continues to be great year on year and DOUKI stepping up to be a real champion of note who is the next ace? Today I want to pitch an idea to cement Master Wato as that guy. My hopes were dashed when KUSHIDA left that it would be SHO who then in turn ended up in House of Torture, never had a good match again and won the belt via countout. So out with that idea it's done lets go with former besto f the super juniors winner Master Wato. I do feel with Wato that he name and presentation allows for a very clear growth from where he is to what he could become. I think in his recent match with DOUKI a...

Following on from my previous booking post on Shota Umino I've caught a bug for fantasy booking. One of the main issues I think is with pushing Gabe Kidd. Now this isn't a case of the person themselves I think Gabe Kidd is great and clearly so do New Japan I mean January 5th he is facing Kenny Omega in the Tokyo Dome it is more of the face I wonder if New Japan will go full force in gabe Kidd when he isn't the main guy in his stable? Sure we have had times when the non leader of a group has won the big one like Shingo as World Heavyweight Champion but it isn't a regular thing. So how do you have two big faces of a faction deal with each other. Well maybe finally we actually have a real Bullet Club Civil War for once.  Having always been teased with Kenny and Cody and then Kenny and Tama Tonga but never really happening I think it is time to do as such. Forget Rouge Army and House of Torture (if they still count) this is a story using simply the War Dogs and the Main Bul...

The road to the Tokyo Dome is long and winding and when it came out the main event would be Zack Sabre Jr vs. Shota Umino it felt like a lot of fans did not want Shota Umino in that role. For many a spot and role too soon, for others a corner New Japan booked into. Many see Shota Umino as the appointed next ace of New Japan following the end of Hiroshi Tanahashi's career on January 4th 2026. I think that New Japan have the chance to tell a great story with Shota Umino and personally I would like to outline how I would go about it. As the man with the main event of the Tokyo Dome and being rejected due to it, looking to cement his place at the tope of the card but not seen as that ace, Shota Umino isn't the next Hiroshi Tanahashi he is the next Tetsuya Naito. Right now Shota Umino is in that feeling as Naito did when he declared himself the Shuyaku (the main persona of New Japan) and met with fan rejection, a vote to remove his main event match from that position and then stumbl...

New Japan is in a youth movement as it stands. Pushing younger talents on the way back from excursion such as Ren Narita, Yota Tsuji and Shota Umino who have become featured players it leaves just one of their group out in the cold in Yuya Uemura who I think should return soon. Going on excursion the same time as Yota Tsuji it should only be a matter of time before he comes back. I wanted to have a go at fantasy booking his return in which I think I have a solid idea which helps out some issues with roster depth. First of all I wouldn’t have him return until at least the final day of the G1 or soon after. You look at all of the roster members in their first G1 Ren, Shota, Yota, Kaito, Gabe, Alex as well as the high profile block matches like Okada vs Osperay I feel like Yuya would be lost right away. So instead I would do the following. You either have video packages with hyping him up or randomly appear like they did with Shota. So I would have hype packages for Yuya well for whatever...

Nintendo and Dynasty Warriors seems a match made in heaven for non canon hack and slash games for franchises. Seeing as the Legend of Zelda has had two warriors games and Fire Emblem has had one I imagine a lot are thinking what other franchises could also have this sort of spin off. To me no other franchise makes more sense than Xenoblade Chronicles. Here I want to briefly touch on what the roster could look like and how the story could look like. Playable Characters: With this being a non-canon game you can have some real fun with the roster, Hyrule Warriors and Fire Emblem Warriors took characters from the entire history of the franchise and if you just look at protagonist teams you have a lot to choose from. Breaking it down you could have all or most of the below as playable characters. Xenoblade Chronicles One: Shulk Reyn Fiora Dunban Sharla Riki Melia  Xenoblade Chronicles Two: Rex Nia Tora Morag Zeke Vandham Xenoblade Chronicles Two: Torna The Golden Country: Addam Lora Hug...

The balance of power at DC has changed. James Gunn & Peter Safran are the co-Chairmen and co-CEO's for DC and their film efforts. What came next was a strong reboot of all, we saw cancellation of film and actor contract before a big announcement at some point soon for how this cinematic universe (or is it now a multiverse with how the MCU is moving). One thing we know that hasn't been cancelled is that of The Batman 2. Matt Reeves directed a great film and it got me thinking, with a reboot of DC as a whole will everything be moved into that Batman universe or will Batman be on his own. On the later as per the post title I was wondering does Batman have enough to sustain a cinematic universe in his own mythos and will look how to break that down now. I am not basing this in Matt Reeve's film and tv series which is why I won't mention any large film ideas but just characters and as such this is something that would take a good while to develop all the characters you c...

With Japan winning the Football Frontier International all seems quiet in Japan. However, a new threat will soon emerage looking to wipe football of the face of the Earth. This will be the third and final season for Protagonist and all his friends and rivals so we will look to pull out all the stops in tribute to them when it comes to the world and teams created. Before we begin it is important to note two things. With the evolving landscape and win in an international tournament the general look to Japan and how popular football is there has an effect, the amount of school with football teams has grown massivly and even those beforehand with them and not in the Path to Glory (or that we have seen) that have been added to this tournament is huge to deal with demand so if we make reference to players from other school appearing suddenly when those school didn't exist in the first season. Secondly if you are starting at part eight please see the links below to the rest of the series:...