The fighting game festival EVO Japan 2026 presented by Levtech (EVO Japan 2026) was held from Friday, May 1 to Sunday, May 3, 2026.
Saiga NAK covered the event on-site for all three days, becoming the only media outlet in the world to report on all 12 main tournaments.
So, this time, we present a photo report on the state of the main tournament's Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising (GBVSR) category!
Looking Back at the Main Tournament for GBVSR!
The following eight players made it to the final tournament:
- GS gamera
- Kasausagi
- Revo Jing
- Sho-San
- Zangief_Dream
- LAGLESS Shio
- Miraias
- Hinokino
Losers Finals: Sho-San vs. Zangief_Dream
Grand Finals: Kasausagi vs. Zangief_Dream
Both players shook hands firmly.
It was the same matchup in last year's EVO Japan 2025 Grand Finals, but what would happen this year...!?
Zangief_Dream wanted to change the momentum after losing matches.
He made a desperate character switch, but he could not breach Kasausagi's stronghold.
"Honestly, I'm just completely filled with emotion, but if I could say one thing, fighting games exist because there are opposing players, so I would like to thank all the players who usually fight in ranked matches and lobbies.
Thank you very much."
(Translated from Japanese)
- 1st Place: Kasausagi
- 2nd Place: Zangief_Dream
- 3rd Place: Sho-San
- 4th Place: GS gamera
- 5th Place: Hinokino
- 5th Place: Revo Jing
- 7th Place: LAGLESS Shio
- 7th Place: Miraias