Maki Itoh, Kikyo Furusawa & Rian Ambush STARDOM President Okada As They Look To Make The “Itoh Respect Army” An Official STARDOM Unit

By: Lewis Carlan

Back in May, Maki Itoh vowed to make her unit “Itoh Respect Army” an official STARDOM faction by the end of 2026. The “Itoh Respect Army” currently consists of Maki Itoh, Kikyo Furusawa and Rian, who joined the unofficial STARDOM faction at the end of May.

Itoh, Furusawa & Rian stepped up their efforts and made a big push to make their group a recognized faction. After recently vowing to speak with STARDOM President Taro Okada, Maki Itoh put the wheels in motion and, with Furusawa & Rian, visited the headquarters of Bushiroad to confront President Okada.

First they knocked on his office door repeatedly to get his attention which seemed to annoy President Okada.

Then the trio confronted President Okada when he left his office. Furusawa placed a bug net over his head as the three members of the “Itoh Respect Army” surrounded him with signs that read “Make Itoh Respect Army An Official Unit”. They all chanted the words as well at President Okada.

President Okada expressed that he thought they we are being rude and stormed off.

From President Okada:

“You’re being rude! What are you doing? That’s rude!” When the three still wouldn’t stop, he finally blurted out, “Just because you’re players, do you really think it’s okay to be rude to the president?!” (Translated via Deepl.com)

Whether or not President Okada makes the “Itoh Respect Army” and official unit remains to be seen. One thing is certain though, he can expect to continue to be harassed by the “Itoh Respect Army” until he concedes and decides to officially recognize the unit within STARDOM.