[2] Tougeki generally begins in April with the qualifications rounds, which were spread over all of Japan and were distributed over a number of months.

Extended tournament run time caused many entrants to miss the final train of the day, many of whom resorted to sleeping on the streets of Chiba.

[4] The 12th Super Battle Opera took place in 2012 on August 4 and 5, and featured the following games:[5] Each tournament is played either individually or in teams of up to three players and uses a single-elimination system to determine a winner.

The qualifications are done on a regional level using a two-tier system: Players form their teams and compete at local arcade halls in a single elimination tournament.

A few months after the finals in Tokyo, DVD movies containing all matches in the playoffs were released by Enterbrain, the owner of Arcadia.