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aringadingding
Profile Joined September 2010
479 Posts
Last Edited: 2018-12-01 23:09:54
December 01 2018 23:05 GMT
#12041
He has been playing very well for a long time but have not participated in tourneys even though he would have done well in them. And I think he will not try to go for any tourneys, now that he has a (part time) child and trying to get into University. Maybe he will participate in the occational tourney if we are lucky, but considering he havent participated in tourneys while playing very well before i think its unlikely he will try to compete for real. I think he enjoys being a streamer for now. And i also think he doesnt like to fail. So he doesnt try.
I guess its somewhat understandable considering he wanted to be The Best before.
KappaKingPrime
Profile Joined May 2014
United States468 Posts
December 02 2018 15:05 GMT
#12042
He needs money, so that's pretty good reason to give it a try.
brickrd
Profile Blog Joined March 2014
United States4894 Posts
December 03 2018 05:08 GMT
#12043
if naniwa had a proper emotional mentality he may very well have been Serral before Serral. he was always frighteningly good for a foreigner and still is. but sadly it cannot be understated how toxic his mind is. he hasn't changed at all and is still today doing things like aggressively trolling people in other players' twitch chats who weren't even speaking to him or saying anything controversial.
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gulii
Profile Joined November 2004
Sweden2791 Posts
December 03 2018 10:14 GMT
#12044
Thanks for your thoughts!

Yeah, he really doubts himself.
To bad. Would be an epic comeback.
SC-Shield
Profile Joined December 2018
Bulgaria837 Posts
April 21 2020 08:52 GMT
#12045
Has Naniwa retired? I've not seen his stream for a long time.
CicadaSC
Profile Joined January 2018
United States1869 Posts
April 21 2020 09:12 GMT
#12046
On April 21 2020 17:52 SC-Shield wrote:
Has Naniwa retired? I've not seen his stream for a long time.

yes. he's retired. he gets angry at league of legends now.
Remember that we all come from a place of passion!!
SC-Shield
Profile Joined December 2018
Bulgaria837 Posts
April 21 2020 09:15 GMT
#12047
On April 21 2020 18:12 CicadaSC wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 21 2020 17:52 SC-Shield wrote:
Has Naniwa retired? I've not seen his stream for a long time.

yes. he's retired. he gets angry at league of legends now.


Ah, shame. Maybe he'll get back for TSL5 now. We'll see.
fishjie
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
United States1519 Posts
April 22 2020 17:41 GMT
#12048
lol what a bump

guy was a crazy legend. description of him being a contender to have been a serral caliber is apt
WindOw
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
Sweden407 Posts
April 25 2020 11:15 GMT
#12049
Saw him playing WC3 the other day on his stream .
AKA WindOw[InCa] (BW) | TheMisT (SC2) | NaNiwa FC founder
neptunusfisk
Profile Blog Joined July 2012
2286 Posts
April 26 2020 12:36 GMT
#12050
On December 03 2018 14:08 brickrd wrote:
if naniwa had a proper emotional mentality he may very well have been Serral before Serral. he was always frighteningly good for a foreigner and still is. but sadly it cannot be understated how toxic his mind is. he hasn't changed at all and is still today doing things like aggressively trolling people in other players' twitch chats who weren't even speaking to him or saying anything controversial.


Agree, he was so good at one point, when he made ro8 in GSL and everything.

Sadly he seems to be fairly toxic in real life as well, makes it difficult to cheer for him.. (guess everyone already saw this)
maru G5L pls
seph`
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
Austria329 Posts
Last Edited: 2020-05-14 11:14:09
May 14 2020 11:08 GMT
#12051
On April 26 2020 21:36 neptunusfisk wrote:
Agree, he was so good at one point, when he made ro8 in GSL and everything.

Sadly he seems to be fairly toxic in real life as well, makes it difficult to cheer for him.. (guess everyone already saw this)

I guess a person who can't behave like a damn adult and show normal manners while playing a video game is not able to do it in real life either.

I was not aware of that blog entry and am taking it with a grain of salt. do we have any proof it's legitimate?. There's apic of him in that tumblr, so I guess it's real.
Nonetheless kind of a sad read.

\Ironically I'm writing this while watching NaNiwa stream SC2, so I thought I'd check out the FanClub again.
Harris1st
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Germany7097 Posts
May 14 2020 12:49 GMT
#12052
On April 26 2020 21:36 neptunusfisk wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 03 2018 14:08 brickrd wrote:
if naniwa had a proper emotional mentality he may very well have been Serral before Serral. he was always frighteningly good for a foreigner and still is. but sadly it cannot be understated how toxic his mind is. he hasn't changed at all and is still today doing things like aggressively trolling people in other players' twitch chats who weren't even speaking to him or saying anything controversial.


Agree, he was so good at one point, when he made ro8 in GSL and everything.

Sadly he seems to be fairly toxic in real life as well, makes it difficult to cheer for him.. (guess everyone already saw this)


WTF? Is that for real?

I loved Naniwa, he was a bit edgy but at that time, Starcraft really needed some personality.
Go Serral! GG EZ for Ence. Flashbang dance FTW
argonautdice
Profile Joined January 2013
Canada2719 Posts
Last Edited: 2020-05-14 13:03:16
May 14 2020 12:59 GMT
#12053
On May 14 2020 21:49 Harris1st wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 26 2020 21:36 neptunusfisk wrote:
On December 03 2018 14:08 brickrd wrote:
if naniwa had a proper emotional mentality he may very well have been Serral before Serral. he was always frighteningly good for a foreigner and still is. but sadly it cannot be understated how toxic his mind is. he hasn't changed at all and is still today doing things like aggressively trolling people in other players' twitch chats who weren't even speaking to him or saying anything controversial.


Agree, he was so good at one point, when he made ro8 in GSL and everything.

Sadly he seems to be fairly toxic in real life as well, makes it difficult to cheer for him.. (guess everyone already saw this)


WTF? Is that for real?

I loved Naniwa, he was a bit edgy but at that time, Starcraft really needed some personality.

I would say tigerlily is not the most reliable narrator, but Naniwa did have around the same time a now-deleted twitter account that espoused less-than-favorable views on immigrants and what you would expect. But again real-life handling of a difficult situation is different from being edgy on the internet.
very illegal and very uncool
Jan1997
Profile Blog Joined April 2013
Norway671 Posts
May 14 2020 21:33 GMT
#12054
I've always liked that Naniwa was such a "whole" person. He had good days, bad days, win streaks/loss streaks and the like. Always spoke his opinion even if the tide was against him at the time.

He was and still is an inspiration to me for his skill and high game sense. He motivated me to switch to toss and eventually reach masters.

I see he is streaming sometimes, but I haven't tuned in much. It's still good to see that he plays though after all this time.

Do something today that your future self will be thankful for.
chipmonklord17
Profile Joined February 2011
United States11944 Posts
November 13 2020 21:26 GMT
#12055
Thorin just released a two hour interview with Naniwa
WombaT
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Northern Ireland26311 Posts
November 14 2020 01:50 GMT
#12056
Ah cool should be interesting. Listening now!

Did enjoy Naniwa’s efforts back in the day, great player. The idea he had any shot to be a Serral level player but for his mentality is a bit off though IMO, no knock to Nani.

Nani’s strength was turning up to an event with some new, super tight build that nobody had seen before, his micro was really good too.

Serral, or Reynor and Clem after him are just absolute monsters mechanically, which is how the gap to Korea has been bridged. As good as Nani was I don’t think he was as crisp a player as the top Korean Toss players
'You'll always be the cuddly marsupial of my heart, despite the inherent flaws of your ancestry' - Squat
AirbladeOrange
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
United States2574 Posts
November 17 2020 23:09 GMT
#12057
It was interesting to hear Naniwa talk about his Korean teammates supposedly colluding against him as well as his opinion that Koreans would never really accept him but rather always view him as an outsider. I wonder if other pros who lived in Korea would agree or not.
Harris1st
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Germany7097 Posts
November 18 2020 12:27 GMT
#12058
IMO Nani was a great player with a very shitty mentality. If not for that he could have been our foreign lord and savior in his era.
To some degree same as Idra back in the day. Shame really
Go Serral! GG EZ for Ence. Flashbang dance FTW
WombaT
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Northern Ireland26311 Posts
November 18 2020 14:21 GMT
#12059
On November 18 2020 21:27 Harris1st wrote:
IMO Nani was a great player with a very shitty mentality. If not for that he could have been our foreign lord and savior in his era.
To some degree same as Idra back in the day. Shame really

I guess to some degree his mentality made him the player he was, same with Idra too. Sure I mean eventually it tailed off in usefulness but it seemed to me Nani’s huge competitive streak and perfectionist nature was what made him as competitive as he was. Idra was phenomenally good when we consider he was pretty open about not actually liking the game.

'You'll always be the cuddly marsupial of my heart, despite the inherent flaws of your ancestry' - Squat
AirbladeOrange
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
United States2574 Posts
November 19 2020 00:40 GMT
#12060
On November 18 2020 23:21 WombaT wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 18 2020 21:27 Harris1st wrote:
IMO Nani was a great player with a very shitty mentality. If not for that he could have been our foreign lord and savior in his era.
To some degree same as Idra back in the day. Shame really

I guess to some degree his mentality made him the player he was, same with Idra too. Sure I mean eventually it tailed off in usefulness but it seemed to me Nani’s huge competitive streak and perfectionist nature was what made him as competitive as he was. Idra was phenomenally good when we consider he was pretty open about not actually liking the game.


Agreed. He talks about his mentality in the interview and how he hated losing if there was more he could do to prevent it. He was incredibly hard on himself which is a double-edged sword.
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