An Evaluation of Joshi Streaming Services for February 2025
|It has been almost three years since my last evaluation of Joshi streaming services, so its time to re-visit things and see if they have gotten better or worse. This time I will be evaluating eleven Joshi streaming services for the month of February, both paid and free options. Nothing illegal here or VPN necessary, all are available to fans around the world by Paypal and/or credit card (or no charge at all). I will only be evaluating one of Ice Ribbon’s streaming services, Ice Ribbon Club, as that is the service that uploads very recent shows and with the most frequency. Plus only a psychopath would get two different monthly streaming services for the same promotion. The following services will be evaluated (listed by cost):
Service: Wrestle Universe
Promotions: Tokyo Joshi Pro, Sendai Girls’, and Marigold
Website: wrestle-universe.com
Cost: 1,298 Yen a month
Service: Ice Ribbon on Youtube
Promotion: Ice Ribbon
Website: Club Ice Ribbon
Cost: $9.99 a month
Service: PURE-J on Youtube
Promotion: PURE-J
Website: PURE-J on Youtube
Cost: $9.99 a month
Service: Actwres girl’Z Online
Promotion: Actwres girl’Z
Website: https://actwresgirlz.net/app
Cost: 1,000 Yen a month
Service: SEAdLINNNG Movie+
Promotion: SEAdLINNNG
Website: https://seadlinnng.com/movie
Cost: 999 yen
Service: Everydiana
Promotion: Diana
Website: https://live.www-diana.com/movie
Cost: 990 yen
Service: Stardom World
Promotion: World Wonder Ring Stardom
Website: stardom-world.com
Cost: 920 Yen a month
Service: Marvelous on Youtube
Promotion: Marvelous
Website: https://www.youtube.com/@Marvelous
Cost: $6.99 a month
Service: PPPTOKYO on Youtube
Promotion: PPPTOKYO
Website: https://www.youtube.com/@PPPTOKYO
Cost: $6.99 a month
Service: NicoPro
Promotions: OZ Academy, Triplesix, and other smaller promotions
Website: https://ch.nicovideo.jp/nicopro
Cost: 550 yen
Service: ChocoPro on Youtube
Promotion: ChocoPro
Website: youtube.com/channel/UC2HtPsU4U7TNSv2mSbPkj0w
Cost: Free
Individual events that cost extra will not be evaluated – only events available for free or for a set monthly subscription charge. The idea is I want to evaluate what is available for a flat monthly price, as for promotions that have PPVs most fans will pick and choose anyway based on a number of factors. Plus that would get expensive if I was buying every PPV. At the end of February (well, early March as some shows may be uploaded at the end of the month), I’ll take a look back at everything that was uploaded and rank the promotion’s services from best to worst. Streaming options will be evaluated on the following criteria:
- Overall Quality of Events
- Number of Events and Total Matches Added in February (2025 events only)
- Timeliness of Event Uploads (when the event took place vs. when it was uploaded)
- Value Compared to Cost
There is clearly some objectivity in the first and last criteria, so in my final evaluation I will be sure to expand on how I reached my conclusion so that if a fan of a promotion disagrees, at least they will know the method to my madness. The promotion with the “best” wrestlers may not necessarily be ranked at the top as it just depends on their event upload schedule as that is factored in as well. To be fair to all promotions, some general rules:
- The period for evaluation will be based on the JST time zone. Any events fully added to a streaming service between February 1st and February 28th will be evaluated.
- Only wrestling events will be evaluated, not interviews, talk shows, etc. as I don’t speak Japanese so I can’t fairly evaluate the quality of them.
- Events will not be evaluated and considered as “uploaded” until the entire event is available.
- Individual match uploads will only be evaluated if the entire event is uploaded in February.
- Events heavily clipped/in digest form will not be evaluated.
- If an event from a primarily Joshi promotion is fully uploaded but has some matches that do not have any Joshi wrestlers, only matches with at least one Joshi wrestler will be evaluated. If JTO events are uploaded on NicoPro they will be evaluated as they have a significant Joshi roster.
I may not notice the exact day a show is added to a service but I’ll cross reference the promotion’s social media and as long as the information is there I will be sure to calculate the time it took to upload as closely as possible.
By the end of the evaluation, I can’t promise I will be able to watch every event but I will try (and will definitely watch all the “bigger” events). The other criteria I will be able to track regardless so I should have some solid numbers by the end of the month. Hopefully February will be a busy month of Joshi watching!
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