Tag Dream

Tag Dream is a Touhou 4koma series on Danbooru and Pixiv based heavily on Kinnikuman, and thus is centered around a tag wrestling tournament. It is one of the longest running Touhou 4komas ever, with over 800 strips as of the moment.

One day Yukari reads the wrestling manga Kinnikuman and is inspired to host a tag-wrestling tournament of her own. As news of the exciting new event spreads, alliances are quickly formed as the denizens of Gensokyo gather to brawl, be it for riches, glory, and excitement, or out of sheer boredom. The ring is manipulated by Yukari to disable powers and danmaku, the bread and butter of Gensokyo's combat. In a new battlefield with an unfamiliar battle style, which team shall be the last standing?

Despite being based on tag-wrestling, the 4koma is very accessible to non-wrestling fans due to its huge does of comedy and Fan Service. in fact, a good portion of the strips are Slice of Life. True to Touhou fashion, almost all characters are quite sociable or at least non-hostile outside of the ring, and the long interludes between tournament rounds focus on the wacky hi-jinx the cast has going on.

Can be accessed on Danbooru (translated to English) or Pixiv (Japanese).

Tropes used in Tag Dream include:

Art Evolution: Because this is a very long running series, it is incredibly obvious. Compare [1]^{[dead link]} with [2]^{[dead link]}.
Berserk Button: Suwako lost it when Flandre almost killed Sanae and brushed it aside, leading to an unexpected Curb Stomp Battle of Suwako going on a rampage, using Heel tactics, and mercilessly pummeling a helpless Flandre.
Beware the Nice Ones: Suwako.
Butt Monkey: Poor Aki Sisters have terrible luck. However they find welcome as announcers.
Cerebus Syndrome: Seen fleetingly in fights such as when Reimu and Marisa's teams fight, where not only does Marisa bleed heavily from consuming harmful substance for power, but gives a rousing speech about the unfairness of race dictating life in Gensokyo.
Charles Atlas Superpower: Reimu is human and doesn't have the level of super strength to break handcuffs, yet is portrayed as nearly unbeatable in wrestling anyways. May be justified as her Hakurei bloodline may give her an advantage beyond danmaku.
Curb Stomp Battle: While almost all matches seem to have the advantage shift back and forth, Reimu and Remilia's team in particular likes to attempt to Won't Work On Me, followed by this trope.
Fanservice: Every single competitor gets their own custom, often Stripperific wrestling outfit. There are art of suits for non-competitors too!
Fusion Dance:Koakuma invokes this to become Suika.
Hard Work Hardly Works: Despite pulling off every trick in the book, Marisa's determined efforts simply could not overcome Reimu's natural-born talents. Just like in canon.
Lovely Angels
Oh Crap: Frequent in turnabouts, but special mention goes to Meiling after she uses Shoryuken on Suwako.
Power Limiter: The ring is one to prevent the characters from using their powers or danmaku.
Red Shirt: Koakuma is treated as such, to the point of being treated like an object initially.
Running Gag:
- Disasters always strike wherever the Aki Sisters go.
Shout-Out
- Kinnikuman obviously given the series premise.
- Shou's outfit is a clear Tiger Mask reference.
Trope Overdosed: As expected of a series going for over four years.