Himeka Arita

"Himeka has retired from wrestling. I really like her tag team with Maika. I think Maihime is the best tag team. It's a pity that she didn't get the singles championship belt before she retired."

[7.0] "A fine power wrestler. I were sad to see her go, because she was one of the Best powerhouse in joshi, maybe only beat by Yuu. She always had Hard hitting matches and her power moves looked clean and powerful. However she was missing something to become a major player, but perhaps it was something she could have been if she kept going."

[8.0] "Super worker and a favourite of mine since she debuted in Stardom. There's no doubt in my mind she would have been a future world champion had she not retired and I think she could have made it anywhere. For a bigger wrestler (relatively) she had great selling but I just loved her facial expressions. They went a long way to selling her fights. She will be missed."

[10.0] "I love Himeka immensely, her future was all mapped out. His retirement is a real heartbreak. We love you Himeka."

[8.0] "Himeka is a great and underrated wrestler who has improved so much over the past year and has a great presence, ring style and way to retransmit the emotions during a match, her matches against Saya Kamitani, Syuri and Giulia (to quote a few) show that really well, moreover, she forms a great tag team with Maika named "MaiHime", their match against Nanae Takahashi & Yuu (at Stardom 12th Anniversary Supreme Fight 2023) is really a must watch. She's also a great wrestler in trio, her Artist Of Stardom Championship run alongside Maika and Natsupoi was awesome. Himeka is one of Stardom's most likable babyface, her personality is something else and i would admit that she's the kind of wrestlers that bring me joy. As a big Himeka fan, it makes me really sad to see her retiring that soon (she's only 25 yo) because she still has so much things to accomplish and she has the potential of being a Wonder Of Stardom champion (maybe higher) but it's her choice and we should respect that, the most important is that she's happy. One of my absolute favorites and i'am going to miss her, watching Stardom isn't going to be the same without her. Big is strong, big is justice, big cute."

[10.0] "Now that she's retiring, I feel compelled to sing her praises one last time. Himeka was awesome, and a very rare kind of performer in joshi wrestling. Unlike other joshi wrestlers, or women's wrestlers in general, Himeka was tall and a great, hard-hitting powerhouse who still exuded the air of elegance that Stardom is known for. Her strong offence and believable, likeable charisma made her an absolute joy to watch. Goodbye, Himeka, and live the rest of your life to the fullest!"

[7.0] "She was good, she was quite unique in the roster and was really good in tag team matches, she never reached the peeks of a lot of the Stardom roster in singles, but was still good."

[6.0] "Himeka is one of those rare Stardom wrestlers who has more charisma than in-ring ability right now. She has a powerhouse offence and the size to back it up, but she could use a little more diversity in her moveset and a little more in-ring storytelling ability."

[9.0] "Great physical charisma. Jumps off the screen with her size, power and emotive body language/facial expressions. Back that up by being a really solid wrestler who has shown a lot of improvement recently. Slowly being built up as a singles competitor by Stardom too which is good. Sky is the limit for her if she can take those opportunities."

[10.0] "Easily the best powerhouse in Stardom at the moment and one of the best in history. She has a great charisma, a good moveset and gorgeous finisher. She will definitely become a champion in the future."

[8.0] "Her Running Powerbomb is one of the best finishers ever! She plays the monster well even if Stardom underuse her in singles matches. Her gimmick is nice and I love that her stature contrasts her mostly cute personality. She could do with a few more power moves though in my opinion."

[8.0] "Himeka is a very atypical powerhouse because she pays a lot of attention to her facial expressions. Literally everything about her, from the theme song to the post-match promos, says she's not just another gloomy big thing. She looks powerful but moves gracefully. Himeka is very talented and I think she should win a white or red belt in the future."

[7.0] "Another Stardom member who needs an updated rating. I gave her a 6 early last year and she deserves a bump. Since returning from her injury, she seems to have established a good floor in the ring, has become a better promo too, and is someone actively worth watching. I don't think she's getting improperly pushed either, and hopefully it stays that way."

[8.0] "She's grown on me a lot these past few months. She's an awesome powerhouse and everything she does looks brutal, especially her lariats. Would like to see her get some more singles title shots."

[8.0] "Himeka is a very good wrestler positioned well in joshi as a rare hoss-like figure. She's visibly a great athlete with a lot of tricks up her sleeve and her power moves always look convincing. Her selling is also great especially for a larger wrestler. Her only flaws right now are that she occasionally misses cues from her opponents, and she will sometimes not follow through in a move or sell seemingly out of not taking it seriously rather than "not selling", which I don't feel is the best approach as it can make her opponents look bad. Some improvements in ring IQ and not getting lax in some moves are all that stand between Himeka and being among the best. Low rating here seems to be out of disparity between her very hard push (multi time contender for the 5 star as a 3 year rookie) and her ability, which is always improving and DDM are starting to see hardships which should be a good test of character."

[7.0] "Jumbo Princess is rather endearing. I get a lot of joy out of her nagging her tagmates from the apron, and she has great facial expressions (particularly when trying to submit an opponent). I don't find her wrestling on its own compelling enough to carry a match, though."

[6.0] "She? s decent, not bad but has a work to do to improve. Definitely not even close to the level of the white belt (I? m mentioning it because she challenged for this title) but I stopped being surprised by how much Stardom is pushing DDM."