The lights dim. The crowd roars. Trumpets blare as a man in a glittering mask steps into the ring like a comic book hero come to life. He isn’t just a wrestler—he’s a warrior, a symbol, a living myth. Welcome to the world of Lucha Libre, where wrestling is not just a sport… it’s theater.

Every spring, as the night wraps Toyama Bay in a blanket of stars, another constellation appears just below the surface of the sea. Glowing blue, pulsing softly, the firefly squid—known in Japan as Hotaru Ika—emerges from the depths in a dazzling marine light show that defies logic and feels like magic.