"Meet Your Mod" Episode 6: kousaka

Fresh off of his 4th place finish at the NEC XI BBCS Singles tourney, one of your Arakune mods has shown that Canada is no pushover when it comes to fighting games, and this quickie interview gives a small insight on him and his scene. Without further ado, here's

kousaka

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- Why did you choose that particular handle, is there a story or reference you'd like to explain?

Big fan of Genshiken and Kousaka was my favourite character.

- What is your background with fighting games...Did you start with BB or are your OG like SFII?

Started with SFII in the arcades really young then more SF on the snes. Played many different fighters such as Killer Instinct, Virtua Fighter 4, Tekken 5 before I eventually moved onto air dash style fighters such as Guilty Gear, Melty, Arcana, and Blazblue.

- What competitive scene are you involved with? (Ranbats, Arcades, XBL, PSN, Reload Online etc.) Would you elaborate the benefits of this particular scene?

I'm part of the growing the Guilty Gear/Blazblue community at our local arcade in Toronto. We usually meet at least once a week and we run tourneys of all types every few months. Shoutouts to all the Love Getty fiends~

- How strong do you feel your nation is as a whole, what is the next step to strengthening it?

Canada as a nation is weak but we do have a lot of strong individual players. To be strong as a nation we need to develop more of our player base by giving them exposure at American majors.

- Which player(s) give you the most trouble and why?

Zeero, another Toronto player, has been my sparring partner since CT. Since we play each other so much I constantly have to come up with new setups to get an edge.

- What has been the most helpful tool while growing stronger in BB?

The JP Arakune wiki has been the most useful resource for me. Providing all the same info that JP players study from allowed me to get more out of JP match vids.

- Is there anything you'd like to share regarding your respective character or Dustloop in general?

Arakune can be frustrating to learn at first but once you get past that point where your comfortable with his tools he becomes such a fun imaginative character to play it's a worthy journey if your willing to put the time in.