is a series of independent professional wrestling events produced by Fuminori Abe and Takuya Nomura (together known as the tag team Astronauts) . These events aim to revive the spirit of Kakuto Tanteidan Battlarts, a defunct promotion founded by Yuki Ishikawa in 1996 and focused on a style of shoot wrestling dubbed .
History On June 26, 2023, Fuminori Abe and Takuya Nomura held a press conference to announce they would hold an independent show titled on October 12 at Shinjuku Face, broadcast on Wrestle Universe. The idea of reviving Battlarts into a new organization came from founder Abe, a student of Battlarts alumnus Munenori Sawa, who was fascinated by the promotion and aspired to become a professional wrestler, with the ideal of creating a "state-of-the-art B". The decision to organize an independent event was made in cooperation with Nomura, and with the support of Battlarts founder Yuki Ishikawa, Ikuto Hidaka and others.
A second event titled was held on October 23, 2024.
In 2025, a third event titled was held at Shin-Kiba 1st Ring on April 8, followed by on October 23, back at Shinjuku.
On July 1, 2026, the promotion held at Shinjuku Face, three months before the scheduled closure of the venue.
Events # Event Date City Venue Main event 1We Are Kakuto TanteidanTokyo, JapanShinjuku FaceFuminori Abe vs. Takuya Nomura2Kakuto Tanteidan2: From Shinjuku With LoveFuminori Abe and Yuki Ishikawa vs. Takuya Nomura and Kazunari Murakami3Kakuto TanteidanIII: One Life to LiveShin-Kiba 1st RingAstronauts (Fuminori Abe and Takuya Nomura) vs. Hikaru Sato and Manabu Hara4Kakuto TanteidanIV: Straight AheadShinjuku FaceFuminori Abe vs. Hikaru Sato5Kakuto TanteidanV: One Last Dance: ShinjukuFuminori Abe, Shuji Ishikawa and Yuki Ishikawa vs. Ali Najima, Daisuke Ikeda and Kazunari Murakami
Results We Are Kakuto Tanteidan The first event of the Kakuto Tanteidan revival project took place on October 12, 2023, at Shinjuku Face in Tokyo.
Kakuto Tanteidan 2: From Shinjuku With Love The second Kakuto Tanteidan event took place on October 23, 2024, at Shinjuku Face in Tokyo.
Kakuto Tanteidan III: One Life to Live The third Kakuto Tanteidan event took place on April 8, 2025, at Shin-Kiba 1st Ring in Tokyo.
Kakuto Tanteidan IV: Straight Ahead The fourth Kakuto Tanteidan event took place on October 23, 2025, at Shinjuku Face in Tokyo.
Kakuto Tanteidan V: One Last Dance: Shinjuku The fifth Kakuto Tanteidan event took place on July 1, 2026, at Shinjuku Face in Tokyo.
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