Tiger Mask W

Tiger Mask W
Promotional artwork.
タイガーマスクＷ (Taigā Masuku Daburu)
Genre	Sports (professional wrestling)
Anime television series
Directed by	Toshiaki Komura
Written by	Katsuhiko Chiba
Music by	-yaiba-
Studio	Toei Animation
Licensed by	Crunchyroll (streaming)
Original network	TV Asahi
Original run	October 1, 2016 – present
Episodes	39

Tiger Mask W (Japanese: タイガーマスクＷ, Hepburn: Taigā Masuku Daburu^?) is a Tiger Mask anime series which premiered on October 1, 2016, and will run for 39 episodes. It will have a mix of 2D and 3D CGI animation.

It is the exclusive sequel of the anime version and completely ignores Tiger Mask II, which is the sequel of the manga because confirms Naoto Date's death. In fact, Naoto could be still alive.

In 2013, 42 years after Tiger Mask ending (September 3, 1971; Showa period's 46th year), the Global Wrestling Monopoly (GWM) challenged the Jipang Pro Wrestling team and single-handedly destroyed them along with their manager Daisuke Fujii who was brutally defeated by GWM's top fighter Yellow Devil. The incident drove two young members, Naoto Azuma and his friend, Takuma Fujii, son of Daisuke, to seek revenge on the GWM and the two parted ways without. While Naoto trained under Kentaro Takaoka, Naoto Date's former ally, Takuma Fujii trained under the Tiger's Den after being recruited by Yellow Devil under the pretense of giving him the chance for revenge.

Three years later, toward 2016 ending, Naoto has taken the identity of Tiger Mask and signing under the NJPW (New Japan Pro-Wrestling) while Takuma has taken on the identity of Tiger the Dark under the Tiger's Den with none of them being aware of the other's identity but sharing the same goal. The GWM under the leadership of Mister X and Miss X, sees the new Tiger Mask as a threat that must be eliminated to ensure their control over the Wrestling World and sends their fighters in several schemes to destroy him. Tiger Mask trains with the help of his current trainer and the aid of several pro wrestlers to become a stronger fighter with the ultimate goal to fight and defeat Yellow Devil.

Both he and Takuma have their first chance at the Masked Tournament hosted in Miss X's new Max Dome, their first step on conquering Japan, and hosting none other than Yellow Devil as one of the participants. Tiger Mask with the advice of an indian wrestler Mister Question, and an opponent in the tournament, decides to develop his own signature technique and trains with his co-workers at the NJPW to develop his technique. He eventually fights and defeats Takuma using an unperfected version of the move, and manages to face and defeat Yellow Devil but much to his surprise finds another man to have taken on its identity leaving Naoto's and Takuma's quest inconclusive but with the revelation to Takuma that Tiger Mask is also looking after Yellow Devil. Takuma is eventually demoted to undergo the Tiger's Execution which would make him a living punching bag, but decides to take the Hell in the Hole a special chance which can restore him as a main fighter but at the risk of losing his life if he fails.