Full Details

Title: DDM “Destiny Dream Mode”
Release:  March 3rd, 2021
Pages: 64
Size: A4
Cost: ¥3,000
Where to Buy: Stardom Online Shop and Third Party Vendors

After Bushiroad purchased Stardom in late 2019, their photobook productivity seemed to slow as the new parent company focused on other aspects of the promotion. Only two photobooks were released in 2020, and the annual Stardom World photobook did not come out in January. Just as it seemed they were easing away from photobooks, Stardom surprised their fans with three photobooks released at once, including this one – DDM “Destiny Dream Mode.” Destiny Dream Mode features the wrestlers in the Donna del Mondo faction – Giulia, Himeka, Syuri, Maika, and Natsupoi.

Stardom photobooks tend to have a theme and DDM “Destiny Dream Mode” is no different. Some of the pictures are in normal casual wear, but others almost have a Western/old time-y look. I’m not sure exactly what they were going for but its very unique and sets it apart from other photobook released in the past. Most of the pictures are of the wrestlers solo or in pairs, as there are very few group pictures. While all five wrestlers looked good, Himeka and Maika really jumped off the page as its not a look we are used to seeing them in and they nailed it.

The photobook may be a little too short to please fans of any one wrestler, as five wrestlers had to share 60 pages. But each one still got a chance to shine in solo pictures, with some being more memorable than others as Natsupoi for whatever reason didn’t leave as much of an impression as the others. Still, fans of DDM will certainly enjoy the photobook, and its unique look will help keep even more casual Stardom fans interested. Here is a sample of pictures from the photobook:

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Championships Held: Wonder of Stardom Championship, Artist of Stardom Championship, and the International Ribbon Tag Team Championship
Tournaments Won: Stardom Cinderella Tournament (2020)
Awards Won: None

Notable Matches:

• October 29th, 2017 with Takako Inoue vs. Nao DATE and Satsuki Totoro
• January 27th, 2019 with Tequila Saya vs. Kyuri and Maika Ozaki (title challenge)
• May 25th, 2019 vs. Mayu Yukihi (title challenge)
• July 15th, 2019 with Tequila Saya vs. Maya Yukihi and Risa Sera (title win)
• December 24th, 2019 vs. Hana Kimura

Signature Moves:

• Big Boot
• Glorious Buster
• Glorious Driver
• Missile Dropkick
• Spider Web
• Stealth Viper
• STF

Sample of Matches Reviewed on Joshi City:

• April 21st, 2019 – Battle Royal in PURE-J 
• May 25th, 2019 – Maya Yukihi vs. Giulia in Ice Ribbon
• December 14th, 2019 – Giulia vs. Saki Kashima in Stardom
• December 24th, 2019 – Giulia vs. Hana Kimura in Stardom
• January 11th, 2020 – Giulia vs. Kagetsu in Stardom

In Action:

Glorious Buster

Glorious Driver

Stealth Viper

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