[EVO Japan 2025] GBVSR Division Winner is Kasausagi! The Uncrowned Ferry User Reaches the Top

A photo report from the “EVO Japan 2025 presented by Levtech (hereinafter, EVO Japan 2025),” a fighting game festival held from Friday, May 9 to Sunday, May 11, 2025.
We take a look at the main tournament for the “Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising (hereinafter, GBVSR)” division, where 7 out of the Top 8 competitors were from Japan!

“GBVSR” Heats Up with the Rise of Japanese Competitors

The players who advanced to the Top 8 were…

しお (hereinafter, Shio)
ひのきの棒 (hereinafter, Hinokinobo)
Zangief_Dream
傘兎 (hereinafter, Kasausagi)
IBUSHIGIN とろろ (hereinafter, Tororo)
a1r0ke
debagame
OGA 小雨 (hereinafter, Kosame)

(Names are based on start.gg)

Winners Semifinals: Shio vs Hinokinobo
ShioSaiga NAK
HinokinoboSaiga NAK
Saiga NAK

Shio won 3 to 2.

Winners Semifinals: Kasausagi vs Zangief_Dream
KasausagiSaiga NAK
Zangief_DreamSaiga NAK
Saiga NAK

Kasausagi won 3 to 1.

Losers Round 1: Tororo vs a1r0ke
TororoSaiga NAK

a1r0keSaiga NAK

a1r0ke won 2 to 3.

Losers Round 1: debagame vs Kosame
debagameSaiga NAK
KosameSaiga NAK
Fist bumpSaiga NAK

debagame won 3 to 0.

Losers Quarterfinals: Zangief_Dream vs a1r0ke
Zangief_DreamSaiga NAK
a1r0keSaiga NAK

Zangief_Dream won 3 to 0.

Losers Quarterfinals: debagame vs Hinokinobo
debagameSaiga NAK

HinokinoboSaiga NAK

Hinokinobo won 1 to 3.

Winners Final Shio vs Kasausagi
ShioSaiga NAK
KasausagiSaiga NAK

Kasausagi won 1 to 3.

Losers Semifinals: Zangief_Dream vs Hinokinobo
Zangief_DreamSaiga NAK
HinokinoboSaiga NAK
Zangief_DreamSaiga NAK

Zangief_Dream won 3 to 2.

Losers Final Shio vs Zangief_Dream
ShioSaiga NAK

Zangief_DreamSaiga NAK
Zangief_Dream advances to the finalSaiga NAK

Zangief_Dream won 0 to 3.

Final Kasausagi vs Zangief_Dream
KasausagiSaiga NAK

Zangief_DreamSaiga NAK
Commending each other’s effortsSaiga NAK

Kasausagi won 3 to 2 and took the victory!

The Winner is Kasausagi! First Large-Scale Tournament Victory
Kasausagi holding up the trophySaiga NAK



Saiga NAK
KasausagiSaiga NAK

I’ve been playing Ferry since the release of “Granblue Fantasy: Versus,” the previous game before GBVSR, and this is my first time winning such a big tournament, so I’m truly happy.
Thank you very much.

(Translated from Japanese)

The finalistsSaiga NAK

1st place: Kasausagi
2nd place: Zangief_Dream
3rd place: Shio
4th place: Hinokinobo
5th place: a1r0ke
5th place: debagame
7st place: Tororo
7st place: Kosame