Wrestle Angels - Characters

Upon starting up a new game, you'll be asked to pick five out of selectable eight characters to form a team and chase after various championships. The selectable girls are:

Mighty Yukiko: The main character. Even if you don't select her for your team, she'll be the one appearing in all the cutscenes (probably due to the amount of memory it would take to do event CGs for each and every character). As you'd expect from a combat story heroine, Yukiko is honest, straightforward and gutsy, but also kind of dumb. She has a decent amount of HP by default and specializes in flying and acrobatic moves like her moonsault press finisher.

Mimi Yoshihara: Coming off a tough loss against Panther Risako in the intro, Mimi is just about the strongest member (statistically speaking) that you can choose. She has high scores in throwing and submission, but low ability in power and acrobatics.

Bomber Kishima: One of two power-type wrestlers you can choose, Bomber's a hot-blooded sports fan. She's depicted as kind of pretty in the early games, but she got somewhat butched up in later installments. Her finisher is a strong lariat.

Akira Ijuuin: The other power-type, a rich girl who nonetheless works hard and always has a smile on her face. Akira is, despite being more experienced in the ring than any other playable character save Mimi, completely interchangable with Bomber as far as stats go. She does however, have a few different moves, including her trademark piledriver.

Toshimi Minami: My personal favorite of the playable characters (Get a load of that cute bowlcut hairstyle!), Toshimi is a submission specialist who falls slightly behind Mimi in terms of ability. Unlike later games, where she's depicted as a cool, lone wolf-type, Toshimi is much more open with her emotions in this game.

Teddy-Cat Hori: A nice girl whose balanced stats make her a decent addition to any team. TCH is completely average in all areas (Including HP and arm/leg endurance) except submission and power, where she falls short, but her finisher, a backdrop, suggests that you should start by leveling up her throwing ability.

Hitomi Fujishima: An idol wrestler who is more focused on being cute and winning over the crowd than winning matches. She's statistically the single worst pick for your team and should only be picked up by those looking for a challenge. Her highest stats are throwing and acrobatics, both of which are in the middle of the board. Her finisher is an enzuigiri kick to the back of the head.

Riyu Kikuchi: Another fragile character, Riyu is saved from Hitomi's "Jobber" branding by virtue of her unusual stat mix. She has decent scores in power and acrobatics, which is useful at picking at the weak spots of the early opponents. She'll need careful leveling up if she's to win later matches, though. Her finisher is the infamous DDT.