Two young wrestlers face each other at Tora no Ana, an underground pro wrestling organisation that has been resurrected.

The pro-wrestling dojo where the two trained together had been crushed by Tora no Ana. One is the successor of the special training facility at the foot of Mt. Fuji and the tiger mask, left to him by Naoto Date. The other however enters Tora no Ana, wins a succession of fierce fights, and gets his hands on the jet-black tiger mask.

Tiger Mask, the one who walks the path of light, and Tiger the Dark, who walks the path of shadows. Neither of them know the other's real identity. While they may be natural enemies in the ring, their objective is one and the same: Crush Tora no Ana!

Naoto Azuma (Tiger Mask)

Voice Actor: Taku Yashiro

The new protagonist of the story, a 21 year old man. He was a young player for Zipang, a small pro-wrestling association, but then it was crushed by GWM, a large pirate association. He is determined to defeat Tora no Ana, the organisation behind GWM, by training to become Tiger Mask, the wrestler who once defeated them. Fights with Tiger the Dark, with the purpose to destroy Tora no Ana.

Takuma Fujii (Tiger the Dark)

Voice Actor: Yuuichirou Umehara

The second protagonist of the story, Naoto’s friend and former fighter for Zipang. When Zipang was crushed by GWM his father was gravely injured, and so Takuma is out for revenge. He enters Tora no Ana and tries to destroy it from the inside. Through the harsh training he receives at Tora no Ana, he manages to become Tiger the Dark. 21 years old.

Haruna Takaoka

Voice Actor: Suzuko Mimori

The niece of Kentarou Takaoka, the only person to know the true identity of the first Tiger Mask. She’s one of the few people who know’s Naoto’s identity and Tiger Mask’s manager. She admires Naoto but doesn’t show it, supporting him as a manager.

Kazuchika Okada

Voice Actor: Masakazu Morita

The champion of New Japan Pro Wrestling. He fights against GWM alongside Tiger Mask.

Hiroshi Tanahashi

Voice Actor: Kenichi Suzumura

The ace of New Japan Pro Wrestling. He helps develop Tiger Mask’s new special move.