Ebara 1)First, please give us your name and where it came from. I am Ebara. It's because I've been called this for over 20 years. 2)How many years have you been playing 3S? Ever since I started playing seriously at Shibu-Spo.. I would say this is my seventh year. 3)Where is your home arcade? It used to be Sennen Toriyama GP 21st Century, but they closed down last year. Nowadays I am doing well with the Magma scene at Tama Center. I also show up a lot at Monaco in Choufu. 4)Please tell us how you first got into 3rd Strike. I started because I was sent to shivers by two things from the first SBO DVD: Izu Makoto, and the Georgia vs Hayao match. Also while watching "Futari wa Furi-Kyara"(Kuroda/Hayao) at SBO3, I shouted out loud "I want to be on that stage too!", and began to make it a goal to show up in SBO. 5)Who do you main, and why? Blue Hugo. See the answer to the question above for the reason. 6)Players you respect Hayao Kuroda MOV 7)Players you consider your rivals The players I couldn't beat at Shibu-Spo. It pains me that I can't get my rematches against them, since over half of them ended up quitting. 8)Players you have your eye on The Tama scene, who aren't noticed that much. -Yomoda¨He's as skilled as a top ranked player. He has long hair. -Daikan¨He doesn't quite fit his own character. He's strong. I already can't beat them, so I try to make an effort to grasp their weaknesses every day. Also, I'm keeping an eye on how much the Tama scene can slim themselves down in their 13th year, after 12 years of fattening themselves up. (I can't seem to quite grasp this part, so I decided to just translate it in its literal context). The Choufu scene. I wish more people knew how much they've improved. Nikotan and TK Their stances in this game are amazing. I wish to discuss various things with them to improve myself. 9)Are there any particularly memorable matches for you? Regarding other players, Hayao vs KO Kuroda vs Justin Wong Regarding my own, I liked the Inheriting Gachi with BBK at Mikado, but I would have to say my favorite was the "Head Shave Gachi" against Shiokara. http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm11693575 It doesn't seem to have as much views compared to what was at stake, so please check it out for him. 10)If there was one thing you could change about 3rd Strike? Either make comboing into Houyokusen impossible, or have Hugo's regular jump be shortened to 4 frames. 11)Please give an analysis on yourself. B+ Neurotic Good at games inside and out 12)What do you find interesting about 3rd Strike? Parrying. Except for certain players, the line between victory and defeat gets blurred because of it, but it also deserves credit for creating some very dramatic moments. Personally, I don't like anything other than red parrying. 13)Will you keep playing 3rd Strike from this point on? I will try my best this year as well. 14)Please tell us your tasks and goals for down the line. As a player, I'm stressing on seeing results as I enter tournaments until Summer time. After that, I'll be pressing on figuring out more info regarding the Ken/Dudley/Necro/Yun matchups. Starting this year, as a person who engulfs himself in the world of 3S rather than just a player, I'm thinking about putting more importance on issues like "What can I do?" and "What should I do to be good?" From a "player" to a "3rd Striker". 15)Final words If I could meet up with friends I've known through 3rd Strike after 40 years and be able to have this type of chatter: "I can still parry Chun's SA2 lol" "Liar, you can't do that shit anymore lmao" ...that would be wonderful.