{"product_id":"週刊ゴング-weekly-gong-no-626-aug-1996-njpw-g1-war-tenryu-hashimoto-kitao-streetdesc","title":"週刊ゴング Weekly Gong No.626 Aug 1996 NJPW G1 WAR Tenryu Hashimoto Kitao StreetDESC","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;\"\u003ePublication: 週刊ゴング (Weekly Gong)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;\"\u003ePublisher: 日本スポーツ出版社 (Nihon Sports Shuppansha)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;\"\u003eIssue: No. 626\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;\"\u003eCover Date: August 15, 1996\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;\"\u003ePrice at Publication: 480円 (本体466円)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;\"\u003eFormat: Standard weekly issue\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;\"\u003eCover Story\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;\"\u003eThe cover features a triumphant Manabu Nakanishi holding a championship belt aloft with both fists raised, bathed in spotlight — a powerful, emotional image. The main headline reads:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;\"\u003e「感動をありがとう!! 僕らの熱血王者誕生」\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;\"\u003e\"Thank You for the Emotion!! The Birth of Our Hot-Blooded Champion\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;\"\u003eSide text adds: 「一介の練習生からスタートして9年 努力と変わらぬ情熱が実を結んだ！」 — \"9 Years from a Simple Trainee — Unwavering Effort and Passion Have Borne Fruit!\" A top banner announces: 「地元で堂々復活！馳浩が現役続行宣言」 — \"A Grand Comeback in His Hometown! Hase Hiroshi Declares He Will Continue Active Competition!\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;\"\u003eInside Content\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;\"\u003eNJPW G1 Climax Buildup — Nakanishi \u0026amp; Aratani vs. K越中\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;\"\u003eColor spread: 「北原＆荒谷、気力充実！越中はG1へ向け一直線」 — \"Kitahara \u0026amp; Aratani Full of Fighting Spirit! Koshimichi Heads Straight Toward G1!\" Coverage of Nakanishi, Kitahara, Aratani, and Koshimichi in WAR-affiliated match action, with commentary on momentum heading into the G1 Climax tournament. Power bomb finish photography and post-match scene prominently featured (p. visible).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;\"\u003eNJPW Tag Match — \"This is New Japan Pro Wrestling!\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;\"\u003eMulti-photo color spread with the bold English headline 「This is 新日本プロレス！ We are 新日本プロレス!!」 featuring Kensuke Sasaki, Nagata, Choshu, and foreign opponents in tag action. References a match result of 永田 defeating 小島 (Nagata over Kojima) and includes candid post-match celebration photography. Editorial tone celebrates NJPW's in-ring identity (p. visible).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;\"\u003eWAR — Tenryu vs. Nakano Tag Dissolution Drama\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;\"\u003eBlack-and-white feature: 「武輝道場マットで天龍VS中野タッグで再会 どうなる!? 注目の冬木軍は一時トリオ解消」 — \"Tenryu and Nakano Reunite in a Tag Match on the Buki Dojo Mat — What Will Happen!? The Watched Fuyuki Army Temporarily Dissolves as a Trio!\" Covers WAR August series with Tenryu, Nakano, Fujinami, and the Fuyuki Army faction drama, including card announcements for Yamanashi shows (p. visible).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;\"\u003eJapan's First Street Fight — Harley Race \u0026amp; Nagasaki\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;\"\u003eBlack-and-white feature: 「日本初のストリート・ファイターが誕生 ハーレーと長崎には私服の戦いが似合う」 — \"Japan's First Street Fighter is Born — Harley and Nagasaki Suit a Streetclothes Fight!\" Coverage of Harley Race and Nagasaki in Japan's first officially recognized street fight-style match, with table spot photography (「主役は机にあり！」 — \"The Star of the Show is the Table!\") and commentary on this historically novel match format for Japan (p. visible).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;\"\u003eKitao — \"A Win That Brings No Shame\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;\"\u003eColor feature: 「北尾、もう恥はかけない勝ちっぷり」 — \"Kitao — A Victory That Can No Longer Bring Shame.\" Grappling match photography of Kitao (Koji Kitao \/ former sumo Futahaguro) in shoot-style or UFC-adjacent competition, including ground submission sequences against Carlman Jr. References Kitao's UFC\/shoot fighting crossover activity and his ongoing image rehabilitation following controversial career events (p. visible).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;\"\u003eVisually Very Good. Cover shows light edge wear and minor corner softening consistent with a 1996 weekly. Spine intact and square. Interior pages clean with good color and black-and-white reproduction. 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