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Monday, September 29, 2008
SASUKE MANIAC September 28, 2008 Last of the liveblogs? サスケマニア
Last week! We saw a bit more about SASUKE 21! This week we'll get a bit more behind the scenes! And..the last SASUKE Maniac? Say it ain't so Joe!
It's the season of change as one of the JSpo announcers is moving on to other things! Not that I know what her name is and where she's going but OK.
Bloody Monday starts 10/11!
Aww. Why did the show with the Arashi guy change their music? Where's my Space Oddity?
Here we go!
The SASUKE All-Stars were at Muscle Park!
The All-Stars are heroes! We see their trials and tribulations over the years.
OF COURSE we get the Yamada crying clip.
And Nagano finishing the course. And the dip!
Namonakiasuri-to!
And here we are at SASUKE Fall 2008! The SASUKE Trial Qualifiers! I told you they were pushing them as a type of successor group to the All-Stars.
There was much crying that day.
SASUKE Mania! Final!
We see a recap of the SASUKE Trial for 21. From 80 to 33! From 33 to 8! Casey Cummings! We see the people who didn't make it. And the gradual movement downwards the stage of some of the competitors.
If SASUKE is going to develop new All-Stars, these guys are the ones that "fit" the profile.
Ishimaru drops wisdom! Kubota Takayuki! He slips on the Half-Pipe Attack! It would start a chain reaction that would take out all the Trial Qualifiers.
Hashimoto Koji cleared the Half-Pipe Attack but is conquered by the Soritatsu-Kabe.
And Murakami! Does the same!
Sato Jun! He's 16! He's an extreme sportsman! Unfortunately, he doesn't get all the way across for the Log Grip.
Asa Kazuma! We see a bit more of this run. He cleared the Half-Pipe Attack (iikanji says an All-Star) with no problem but times out on the Soritatsu-Kabe.
And then only three were left! Had any one of the STQers made it to the 2nd Stage it would have made for a great story but...
Matachi Ryo! He gets a bit farther than the others as he got past the Soritatsu Kabe only to fall reaching for the rope ladder to the platform on the Flying Chute.
Kawaguchi Tomohiro! He trains with his wife watching on! His wife is nervous! Oy vey man, don't talk about the button just yet!
Shingo thinks he can do it!
And then...Kawaguchi can't keep his balance after the Half-Pipe Attack. Tsugi challenge shimasu says the wife!
And of course the last was Miyagi Takuya, Mr. SASUKE's Assassin.
Mr. SASUKE dispenses a bit of advice at the end but...
He hit the Jumping Spider wrong and that was it for the STQers.
We then see them apologize for their collective failure. Tears are shed. They want to try again! Together!
Bunpei Shiratori!
A brief history of Bunpei! He made it to the Final Stage. And of course the classic comeback after getting put down by the heat.
But like the other All-Stars, he had problems after 17. And then he was too injured to participate.
Lee Yen Chi! Brian Orosco! They were the first to make it to the 2nd Stage!
Then Shingo fell! Shinji Kobayashi sighting!
Let's look at Bunpei's run again! It seemed like a struggle for him but he did it! It was a triumphant comeback!
And there were many smiles by the All-Stars!
Three made it to the 3rd Stage! We will see them next!
CMs.
Back!
Miyazaki! Fell at the Devil Steps!
Takeda! Fell at the Hang Climbing!
Nagano! Fell at the Gliding Ring!
The three of them had a good time!
Next year! SASUKE 22!
108 episodes! of SASUKE Maniac!
And we see highlights from the shows over the years. Lots of cheering! Lots of tears! Lots of different stuff I've never seen before!
One last plug for the keitai game!
And that's it for SASUKE Maniac.
As it was hinted to at the top of this liveblog, tonight is the last episode of SASUKE Maniac! Why? Some will invariably point to the low rating SASUKE 21 got, a 12.2 in the Kantou area. SASUKE 20 got a rating of 14.4 which was the lowest rated SASUKE ever until, well, 21. In both cases, SASUKE ran against a Quiz Hexagon special. Quiz Hexagon is one of the most popular shows on TV right now so the decision to try to run 21 against it even after they got creamed during 20 is bizzare. Why not try to switch it with DOORS? A Sunday SASUKE might draw a bit better than doggedly sticking to Wednesdays. In any case, we don't have the full story about everything yet. For the time being though, SASUKE will recede to the background until next year.
Note: SASUKE Maniac was and has only ever been a Kanto area show. It was never broadcast on any other TBS affiliate across the country.
It's the season of change as one of the JSpo announcers is moving on to other things! Not that I know what her name is and where she's going but OK.
Bloody Monday starts 10/11!
Aww. Why did the show with the Arashi guy change their music? Where's my Space Oddity?
Here we go!
The SASUKE All-Stars were at Muscle Park!
The All-Stars are heroes! We see their trials and tribulations over the years.
OF COURSE we get the Yamada crying clip.
And Nagano finishing the course. And the dip!
Namonakiasuri-to!
And here we are at SASUKE Fall 2008! The SASUKE Trial Qualifiers! I told you they were pushing them as a type of successor group to the All-Stars.
There was much crying that day.
SASUKE Mania! Final!
We see a recap of the SASUKE Trial for 21. From 80 to 33! From 33 to 8! Casey Cummings! We see the people who didn't make it. And the gradual movement downwards the stage of some of the competitors.
If SASUKE is going to develop new All-Stars, these guys are the ones that "fit" the profile.
Ishimaru drops wisdom! Kubota Takayuki! He slips on the Half-Pipe Attack! It would start a chain reaction that would take out all the Trial Qualifiers.
Hashimoto Koji cleared the Half-Pipe Attack but is conquered by the Soritatsu-Kabe.
And Murakami! Does the same!
Sato Jun! He's 16! He's an extreme sportsman! Unfortunately, he doesn't get all the way across for the Log Grip.
Asa Kazuma! We see a bit more of this run. He cleared the Half-Pipe Attack (iikanji says an All-Star) with no problem but times out on the Soritatsu-Kabe.
And then only three were left! Had any one of the STQers made it to the 2nd Stage it would have made for a great story but...
Matachi Ryo! He gets a bit farther than the others as he got past the Soritatsu Kabe only to fall reaching for the rope ladder to the platform on the Flying Chute.
Kawaguchi Tomohiro! He trains with his wife watching on! His wife is nervous! Oy vey man, don't talk about the button just yet!
Shingo thinks he can do it!
And then...Kawaguchi can't keep his balance after the Half-Pipe Attack. Tsugi challenge shimasu says the wife!
And of course the last was Miyagi Takuya, Mr. SASUKE's Assassin.
Mr. SASUKE dispenses a bit of advice at the end but...
He hit the Jumping Spider wrong and that was it for the STQers.
We then see them apologize for their collective failure. Tears are shed. They want to try again! Together!
Bunpei Shiratori!
A brief history of Bunpei! He made it to the Final Stage. And of course the classic comeback after getting put down by the heat.
But like the other All-Stars, he had problems after 17. And then he was too injured to participate.
Lee Yen Chi! Brian Orosco! They were the first to make it to the 2nd Stage!
Then Shingo fell! Shinji Kobayashi sighting!
Let's look at Bunpei's run again! It seemed like a struggle for him but he did it! It was a triumphant comeback!
And there were many smiles by the All-Stars!
Three made it to the 3rd Stage! We will see them next!
CMs.
Back!
Miyazaki! Fell at the Devil Steps!
Takeda! Fell at the Hang Climbing!
Nagano! Fell at the Gliding Ring!
The three of them had a good time!
Next year! SASUKE 22!
108 episodes! of SASUKE Maniac!
And we see highlights from the shows over the years. Lots of cheering! Lots of tears! Lots of different stuff I've never seen before!
One last plug for the keitai game!
And that's it for SASUKE Maniac.
As it was hinted to at the top of this liveblog, tonight is the last episode of SASUKE Maniac! Why? Some will invariably point to the low rating SASUKE 21 got, a 12.2 in the Kantou area. SASUKE 20 got a rating of 14.4 which was the lowest rated SASUKE ever until, well, 21. In both cases, SASUKE ran against a Quiz Hexagon special. Quiz Hexagon is one of the most popular shows on TV right now so the decision to try to run 21 against it even after they got creamed during 20 is bizzare. Why not try to switch it with DOORS? A Sunday SASUKE might draw a bit better than doggedly sticking to Wednesdays. In any case, we don't have the full story about everything yet. For the time being though, SASUKE will recede to the background until next year.
Note: SASUKE Maniac was and has only ever been a Kanto area show. It was never broadcast on any other TBS affiliate across the country.
Monday, September 01, 2008
SASUKE MANIAC August 31, 2008 Sort of liveblog サスケマニア
This week! SASUKE Trial Summer 2008! サスケトライアル2008夏!
It's the Final Stage! There are only eight slots to the big show! The final 12 competitors will try to muscle their way onto the Stage of SASUKE Hopes and Dreams. To earn a place to sit on one of the Chairs of SASUKE Trial Success and Future Glory! To put their numbers on the Boards of..OK, I'll stop now.
It's SASUKE Maniac!
Don't forget, the Final Stage goes like this: 4 Hurdles (4連ハードル), Rope Cling (ロープクリング), Jump Ring (ジャンプリング), Shinzou Yaburi no Saka - literally the Heart Break Hill (心臓破りの坂), Danchigaubou - Uneven Poles (段違棒), Power Hanger (パワーハンガー), Final Ladder (ファイナルラダー).
OK. JSpo does a long segment on the San Diego Chicken. Must be a slow sports news day.
Wait. Is it an ad for..Oh OK. It is an ad for a Ferrari model.
Here we go! SASUKE Maniac!
Highlights from last week. We learned that under 55 seconds is the the minimum you need to make it to the stage.
Whoops, missed the name. Rope Cling. Jump Ring. Hill. He's a bit behind the split. Logs. NO! Majika yo! He slips into the water!
Super koukousei! Satou Jun! UH OH. WARN THE G4 FORUMS. HE'S FREE RUNNING! And right on cue there's the clip of Levi (hits) Meeuwenberg from 20. Can he do it!
He's 16! Satou Jun! Hurdles. Rope Cling. Hayai! Jump Ring. Hill. Time is ahead of the split. Logs. No problem. Power Hanger. Final Ladder. And...48"72! he's the new number two! See ya Azuma. Nice knowing you. Takami, the other 16 year old is the new number 8 and on the chopping block.
Next is a university student whose name I missed again. Hurdles. Rope Cling. Final Ring. No problems but he's behind the split. Logs. NO! All for naught as he falls into the water.
The next guy fails at the Rope Cling!
The remaining fellows are getting more and more nervous.
Asa looks more and more nervous which is weird since he's the safest at this point.
Matachi Ryo! He has lots of pictures. He must go to the events. He doesn't know what he would do if SASUKE finished, In his room he has some stuff he put together to help him train. Ahh. It's a Cliff Hanger.
Why do they keep showing Asa being nervous? Isn't he the safest at this point?
Hurdles.Rope Cling. Jump Ring. He's going through quite quickly. 48"28! He's the new top! Wow. Asa is shocked. Man that was fast. Takami is out. He does the walk of shame. He must do more training!
But we're not over yet! Kawaguchi Tomohiro! He didn't make it before so this is yet another chance at revenge! His wife helps him train.
Here he goes! Wait. Is Matachi automatically in? I think I missed something. Wow. He's going quite fast. Already at the Logs. Power Hanger. Final Ladder. Can he break 48? WHOA.
46"64!
Jeez. Sugoi taimu! Yamazaki Daisuke is out. OH OK. I think I understand. It's because of the number of people left. It's mathematically impossible for the top two to be eliminated but Asa still can be eliminated.
Kanou! Nomura! They both have appeared on the big show before!
Kanou Takaaki! Here he goes! Hurdles. CMs.
We're back! Hurdles. Rope Cling. Jump Ring. Any time over Asa's guarantees a spot. Logs. Power Hanger. I don't know if he can make it over Asa. Final Ladder. No! 51"35! He barely makes it on to the stage! Border line no clear!
Asa Kazuma is IN!
Math is fun!
Five more people are left! Asa can now chill out. We get one more walk of shame.
Kanou's rival! Nomura is up next! There won't be enough time for everyone this week.
Nomura. Hurdles. Rope Cling. Jump Ring. Uh OH. He's well behind the split. Logs. Power Hanger. Final Ladder. He ain't going to make it.
NO! Not enough stamina! The super koukousei is IN!
Satou is IN! He lets out a small yell of relief. It sucks to get in at the expense of others, but what can you do?
Satou (the non-high school student one) is safe for now.
And then there were four! That we won't see this week.
But it looks like someone will either fall or not make it judging by the reactions of the audience in the preview.
Well, it looks like Mr. SASUKE's Assassin will at least make it to the Power Hanger. And Mr. SASUKE will be there! That's not a good sign though.
So, aside from Yuuji Urushihara 漆原裕治 we have Kazuma Asa 朝一眞, Jun Satou 佐藤惇, Tomohiro Kawaguchi 川口朋広 and Ryo Matachi 又地諒 all in.
If any of the last four finish above the time of the fifth guy whose time is 49"59 they'll be in. Doesn't matter where they place. The top four are guaranteed their spots.
It's the Final Stage! There are only eight slots to the big show! The final 12 competitors will try to muscle their way onto the Stage of SASUKE Hopes and Dreams. To earn a place to sit on one of the Chairs of SASUKE Trial Success and Future Glory! To put their numbers on the Boards of..OK, I'll stop now.
It's SASUKE Maniac!
Don't forget, the Final Stage goes like this: 4 Hurdles (4連ハードル), Rope Cling (ロープクリング), Jump Ring (ジャンプリング), Shinzou Yaburi no Saka - literally the Heart Break Hill (心臓破りの坂), Danchigaubou - Uneven Poles (段違棒), Power Hanger (パワーハンガー), Final Ladder (ファイナルラダー).
OK. JSpo does a long segment on the San Diego Chicken. Must be a slow sports news day.
Wait. Is it an ad for..Oh OK. It is an ad for a Ferrari model.
Here we go! SASUKE Maniac!
Highlights from last week. We learned that under 55 seconds is the the minimum you need to make it to the stage.
Whoops, missed the name. Rope Cling. Jump Ring. Hill. He's a bit behind the split. Logs. NO! Majika yo! He slips into the water!
Super koukousei! Satou Jun! UH OH. WARN THE G4 FORUMS. HE'S FREE RUNNING! And right on cue there's the clip of Levi (hits) Meeuwenberg from 20. Can he do it!
He's 16! Satou Jun! Hurdles. Rope Cling. Hayai! Jump Ring. Hill. Time is ahead of the split. Logs. No problem. Power Hanger. Final Ladder. And...48"72! he's the new number two! See ya Azuma. Nice knowing you. Takami, the other 16 year old is the new number 8 and on the chopping block.
Next is a university student whose name I missed again. Hurdles. Rope Cling. Final Ring. No problems but he's behind the split. Logs. NO! All for naught as he falls into the water.
The next guy fails at the Rope Cling!
The remaining fellows are getting more and more nervous.
Asa looks more and more nervous which is weird since he's the safest at this point.
Matachi Ryo! He has lots of pictures. He must go to the events. He doesn't know what he would do if SASUKE finished, In his room he has some stuff he put together to help him train. Ahh. It's a Cliff Hanger.
Why do they keep showing Asa being nervous? Isn't he the safest at this point?
Hurdles.Rope Cling. Jump Ring. He's going through quite quickly. 48"28! He's the new top! Wow. Asa is shocked. Man that was fast. Takami is out. He does the walk of shame. He must do more training!
But we're not over yet! Kawaguchi Tomohiro! He didn't make it before so this is yet another chance at revenge! His wife helps him train.
Here he goes! Wait. Is Matachi automatically in? I think I missed something. Wow. He's going quite fast. Already at the Logs. Power Hanger. Final Ladder. Can he break 48? WHOA.
46"64!
Jeez. Sugoi taimu! Yamazaki Daisuke is out. OH OK. I think I understand. It's because of the number of people left. It's mathematically impossible for the top two to be eliminated but Asa still can be eliminated.
Kanou! Nomura! They both have appeared on the big show before!
Kanou Takaaki! Here he goes! Hurdles. CMs.
We're back! Hurdles. Rope Cling. Jump Ring. Any time over Asa's guarantees a spot. Logs. Power Hanger. I don't know if he can make it over Asa. Final Ladder. No! 51"35! He barely makes it on to the stage! Border line no clear!
Asa Kazuma is IN!
Math is fun!
Five more people are left! Asa can now chill out. We get one more walk of shame.
Kanou's rival! Nomura is up next! There won't be enough time for everyone this week.
Nomura. Hurdles. Rope Cling. Jump Ring. Uh OH. He's well behind the split. Logs. Power Hanger. Final Ladder. He ain't going to make it.
NO! Not enough stamina! The super koukousei is IN!
Satou is IN! He lets out a small yell of relief. It sucks to get in at the expense of others, but what can you do?
Satou (the non-high school student one) is safe for now.
And then there were four! That we won't see this week.
But it looks like someone will either fall or not make it judging by the reactions of the audience in the preview.
Well, it looks like Mr. SASUKE's Assassin will at least make it to the Power Hanger. And Mr. SASUKE will be there! That's not a good sign though.
So, aside from Yuuji Urushihara 漆原裕治 we have Kazuma Asa 朝一眞, Jun Satou 佐藤惇, Tomohiro Kawaguchi 川口朋広 and Ryo Matachi 又地諒 all in.
If any of the last four finish above the time of the fifth guy whose time is 49"59 they'll be in. Doesn't matter where they place. The top four are guaranteed their spots.
Monday, August 11, 2008
SASUKE MANIAC August 10, 2008 Sort of liveblog サスケマニア
This week! More SASUKE Trial (サスケ トライアル)!
The pictures are here!
While I was waiting, JSpo introduced me to this:
http://baltimore.orioles.mlb.com/bal/fan_forum/commercials.jsp
Orioles Magic! Did you know that you can't spell I Loser O without Orioles?
Nice fro Dante.
Here we go! SASUKEのスタートライン! SASUKE no Start Line!
Today will be the climax of the Survival stage!
And we're already starting! No names! One guy is a firefighter.
Don't forget your areas: Shuttle Run (シャトルラン), Destiny Rope (ディスティニーロープ), Jump Ring (ジャンプリング), Sandbag Lift (サンドバックリフト) and 心臓破りの坂 (Shinzou Yaburi no Saka - literally the Heart Break Hill).
And the firefighter and lawyer are through!
Ooh. The white boy is up!
Shot of Levi (hits) Meeuwenberg as they introduce Casey Cummings ケーシー・カミングス (He's a university student from Hawaii). The poor other guys don't get introductions.
Casey is in the lead. Jump Ring! Hawaii! He does the airplane run as he reaches the top! I believe the other finalist's name is Murakami 村上.
Gee Casey, way to stay humble. Well, his Japanese is pretty good. I think they said he's a transfer student?
We go to Shizuoka to watch one of our next contestants help with some rehabilitation.
Fukuda Tomoyuki 福田智之 is wearing his orange Shaolin warrior monk robe! Something Shigemasa does something at a karate dojo. A whole bunch of his students are there, always a bad sign. Sports gym instructor Hashimoto Koji 橋本亘司 and Kubota Takayuki 久保田崇之 are your next four. They are all invovled in some kind of sports.
Fukuda is going to fail on the Jump Ring by the way.
The Karate guy Shigemasa is out. Fukuda fell like I said. HA! I have magic powers! Hashimoto and Kubota are through!
The next four get their photos on the screen but no intros. Perhaps they will all fail? They're all through the Destiny Rope. And then three fail at the Jump Ring!
He's 15! Fukujima 福島? His parents are happy!
A couple of convenience store delivery men are next! They've been to Muscle Park! Wait. One of the guys is a SASUKE Park All-Stars Tomino Keita 富野恵太. Wait, there are two SASUKE Park All-Stars, the other is Kawaguchi Tomohiro 川口朋広.
All four are through the Destiny Rope. It's down to the race up the hill! Kawaguchi and one of the drivers makes it! Something happened to Tomino that I didn't catch.
The SASUKE Park guys have not been faring well.
Four guys are next! Kamekawa Sadahiro 亀川貞浩 is 44! Shirokuma Hiroyuki 白熊弘之 is a company worker! Kaneda Ryu 金田竜 is an airport limousine bus driver. Arino Kazuki 有野一起 is a Kuroneko クロネコ (Delivery service) driver.
Kaneda Ryu still has his tie on but it doesn't help!
Only one makes it through! Shirokuma is through! OK. Their whole grouping was based on animals (three of their names and one company name. Try it at home!)
Ida Koji 井田浩二 is up next! Let's go to his work place. He's a salaryman. He made it to the semi-final last time. He and his family go training at the park. Yeah, this won't end in crying children. Especially after the little girl says "Papa kakkoii."
The next four! Ito, Ida Koji, Kitakaze Yoshitake 北風好武, Matsuda Katsuki 松田一毅are next!
Shuttle Run. Destiny Rope. All four are doing fine so far and are across. Jump Ring. Only Ida is left! Sandbags! Up the incline! Yes! He's up to the Final Stage!
The next four. One is a gym instructor, Satou Tsuyoshi 佐藤毅英. Kano Takaaki 加納隆明 is an elementary school teacher? Nomura Hiroki 野村宏樹 is a company worker and Yamamoto Keitar 山本桂太郎 is a high school student with a low voice. Two are SASUKE Park All-Stars サスケパークオールスターズ. I believe this will be a high level battle as all four have participated in SASUKE 20 but failed the First Stage.
Kind of uncool of them to put them all together but I guess it's out of fairness to the others.
CMs.
Dante's afro again.
After checking, I believe all of them are members or submembers of the SASUKE Park All-Stars サスケパークオールスターズ.
We're back!
Did two of them jump the gun?
Oh! The gym instructor is out at the Destiny Rope. All three are across the Jump Ring! Yamamoto can't get his sandbags up in time!
Nomura and the other guy are through! The gym instructor was in the lead but couldn't hold on to the rope.
Shingo Yamamoto 山本進悟 is working a corner in Odaiba. And his first customer is Mr. SASUKE!
They are meeting with the makers of the new SASUKE TV game.
People are waiting for them! They are introduced to..some applause. I think the crowd was confused.
They try the new game versus some audience members. We get some shots of the game. It looks like the new Final Stage includes at the very least a Rope Climb.
Yamada and Yamamoto talk about the game and we get some shots of the SASUKE Trial Final Stage. But that's for next week!
The pictures are here!
While I was waiting, JSpo introduced me to this:
http://baltimore.orioles.mlb.com/bal/fan_forum/commercials.jsp
Orioles Magic! Did you know that you can't spell I Loser O without Orioles?
Nice fro Dante.
Here we go! SASUKEのスタートライン! SASUKE no Start Line!
Today will be the climax of the Survival stage!
And we're already starting! No names! One guy is a firefighter.
Don't forget your areas: Shuttle Run (シャトルラン), Destiny Rope (ディスティニーロープ), Jump Ring (ジャンプリング), Sandbag Lift (サンドバックリフト) and 心臓破りの坂 (Shinzou Yaburi no Saka - literally the Heart Break Hill).
And the firefighter and lawyer are through!
Ooh. The white boy is up!
Shot of Levi (hits) Meeuwenberg as they introduce Casey Cummings ケーシー・カミングス (He's a university student from Hawaii). The poor other guys don't get introductions.
Casey is in the lead. Jump Ring! Hawaii! He does the airplane run as he reaches the top! I believe the other finalist's name is Murakami 村上.
Gee Casey, way to stay humble. Well, his Japanese is pretty good. I think they said he's a transfer student?
We go to Shizuoka to watch one of our next contestants help with some rehabilitation.
Fukuda Tomoyuki 福田智之 is wearing his orange Shaolin warrior monk robe! Something Shigemasa does something at a karate dojo. A whole bunch of his students are there, always a bad sign. Sports gym instructor Hashimoto Koji 橋本亘司 and Kubota Takayuki 久保田崇之 are your next four. They are all invovled in some kind of sports.
Fukuda is going to fail on the Jump Ring by the way.
The Karate guy Shigemasa is out. Fukuda fell like I said. HA! I have magic powers! Hashimoto and Kubota are through!
The next four get their photos on the screen but no intros. Perhaps they will all fail? They're all through the Destiny Rope. And then three fail at the Jump Ring!
He's 15! Fukujima 福島? His parents are happy!
A couple of convenience store delivery men are next! They've been to Muscle Park! Wait. One of the guys is a SASUKE Park All-Stars Tomino Keita 富野恵太. Wait, there are two SASUKE Park All-Stars, the other is Kawaguchi Tomohiro 川口朋広.
All four are through the Destiny Rope. It's down to the race up the hill! Kawaguchi and one of the drivers makes it! Something happened to Tomino that I didn't catch.
The SASUKE Park guys have not been faring well.
Four guys are next! Kamekawa Sadahiro 亀川貞浩 is 44! Shirokuma Hiroyuki 白熊弘之 is a company worker! Kaneda Ryu 金田竜 is an airport limousine bus driver. Arino Kazuki 有野一起 is a Kuroneko クロネコ (Delivery service) driver.
Kaneda Ryu still has his tie on but it doesn't help!
Only one makes it through! Shirokuma is through! OK. Their whole grouping was based on animals (three of their names and one company name. Try it at home!)
Ida Koji 井田浩二 is up next! Let's go to his work place. He's a salaryman. He made it to the semi-final last time. He and his family go training at the park. Yeah, this won't end in crying children. Especially after the little girl says "Papa kakkoii."
The next four! Ito, Ida Koji, Kitakaze Yoshitake 北風好武, Matsuda Katsuki 松田一毅are next!
Shuttle Run. Destiny Rope. All four are doing fine so far and are across. Jump Ring. Only Ida is left! Sandbags! Up the incline! Yes! He's up to the Final Stage!
The next four. One is a gym instructor, Satou Tsuyoshi 佐藤毅英. Kano Takaaki 加納隆明 is an elementary school teacher? Nomura Hiroki 野村宏樹 is a company worker and Yamamoto Keitar 山本桂太郎 is a high school student with a low voice. Two are SASUKE Park All-Stars サスケパークオールスターズ. I believe this will be a high level battle as all four have participated in SASUKE 20 but failed the First Stage.
Kind of uncool of them to put them all together but I guess it's out of fairness to the others.
CMs.
Dante's afro again.
After checking, I believe all of them are members or submembers of the SASUKE Park All-Stars サスケパークオールスターズ.
We're back!
Did two of them jump the gun?
Oh! The gym instructor is out at the Destiny Rope. All three are across the Jump Ring! Yamamoto can't get his sandbags up in time!
Nomura and the other guy are through! The gym instructor was in the lead but couldn't hold on to the rope.
Shingo Yamamoto 山本進悟 is working a corner in Odaiba. And his first customer is Mr. SASUKE!
They are meeting with the makers of the new SASUKE TV game.
People are waiting for them! They are introduced to..some applause. I think the crowd was confused.
They try the new game versus some audience members. We get some shots of the game. It looks like the new Final Stage includes at the very least a Rope Climb.
Yamada and Yamamoto talk about the game and we get some shots of the SASUKE Trial Final Stage. But that's for next week!
Monday, August 04, 2008
SASUKE MANIAC August 3, 2008 Sort of liveblog サスケマニア
This week!
Mr. SASUKE's Assassin! The debut of a top university athlete! The son of a famous overseas talent! The continuation of the SASUKE Trial (SASUKEトライアル)! It's SASUKE Maniac (サスケマニア)!
Last week was the beginning of this year's SASUKE Trial. We saw four heats with four contestants each and so far seven people have made it to the next (final?) stage.
Here we go!
We start with a recap of last week. We see more letters! Look at that line! Hey! American shorts guy is there again.
Makoto Yahagi is there again. Akira something something from two weeks ago. Mr. SASUKE and his "assassin."
Here we go! No intros. One guy is from Fukushima (Saito). One is from Hiroshima. One is from. Oops. No one matters except the guy from Toyama, Azuma.
Don't forget the five areas: Shuttle Run (シャトルラン), Destiny Rope (ディスティニーロープ), Jump Ring (ジャンプリング), Sandbag Lift (サンドバックリフト) and 心臓破りの坂 (Shinzou Yaburi no Saka - literally the Heart Break Hill).
The bags are 30 kilos each and the slope is 45 degrees.
Next up is Andrew Gilbert..wait. HIS FATHER is the overseas talent? Who? Oh. The father isn't competing. Daijobu desu. Wow, they speak Japanese fairly well.
Andrew Gilbert. Action man Sawamura Kyosuke 澤村恭輔. Haiyuu Kobayashi Hirotsugu 小林広嗣. Yamazaki Daisuke 山崎大輔 is the fourth.
Here they go! Shuttle Run. Andrew is the first out! Kobayashi is in the lead. This is the first time it comes down to the incline. Kobayashi! Slips! But he gets back up! But only after Yamazaki.
Whoa. Andrew is 22. He looks a bit younger than that.
Makoto Yahagi 矢作誠, if you remember is the guy who was at both BUG IN MIKI and the Maguro Festival. He's apparently sent in several applications over the years. Revenge! It's on a not in his bedroom.
They talk to his mother.
Remember a clip doesn't equal a qualifier.
Next group shake hands. Four teachers! The first is from Shiba. Sasayama Tomohiro 篠山智宏 is next. Nosei Eigou . Katsuyoshi is the last.
Here they go! Destiny Rope. No one out yet. Jump Ring. Katsuyshi (I think that's wrong) and the older guy are through! I'm whiffing on the names tonight.
Next up. An American football player.
Oh hey there digest. The American football player Fujimoto Masashi 藤本将司 is through with no problem.
Clip of some guy and his wife. Next four. I'll have to go back and add in the names later. OK. Maybe. Ogami Teruyuki 大神輝幸 is a chiropractor. 伊里恒一 (Something Koichi), 小出 (Koide) something and the clip guy whose name is quite hard to figure out.
Shuttle Run. Destiny Rope. No one out yet. Jump Ring. Hayai! Ogami and the clip guy are through! We didn't get to see the others fall.
Next four. OH BOY. HE HAS SPRAY! Mr. SASUKE's protege. No pressure buddy! Miyagi Takuya 宮城拓也 is his name. They show him at Mr. SASUKE's home as he prepares him for the Trial. No explanation as to their relationship yet. Hey Yamada, your obstacles are out-dated. Miyagi works for a delivery company. They talk about pressure.
The next four: HAHA. Show that clip of Yamada crying TBS. Miyagi. All the guys have connections to the All-Stars. Takeda, Shiratori and Yamamoto's boys are next. Let's see who will make it. Miyagi is in the lead. Jump Ring. Miyagi is through. Miyagi and Yamamoto's boy are the two left standing! Sure, Yamada will probably try to rub this into the others faces later if his boy makes it. Oop. Takeda's boy got injured during the Destiny Rope.
Next is Yahagi's group. He works at the post office. Lift them bags! He doesn't use a chair at work. Words of support from his co-workers. His female co-worker has never seen his body so he doffs his shirt to show them.
Remember, there is still the final stage to go so even if he gets through here he still hasn't made it to the big show.
CMS.
Ah. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kent_Gilbert
Also, http://ameblo.jp/workingkent/
We're back. Kagaya Yosuke 加賀屋庸介. Ishibashi Yuki 石橋祐記 is a host. Yahagi. Misago Kazuo. Here they go!
Yahagi and Ishibashi in the early lead. They're the only ones left!
Wha? CMs already?
Now is the time I guess to mention that Yahagi is a "submember" of a mixi group called the SASUKE Park All-Stars, a group of guys who have...hold that thought.
Back to the start of their run. Yahagi and Ishibashi. NO! Yahagi misses the ring! Ishibashi (the host) goes on to the Final Stage.
The other regulars are suitably shocked by Yahagi's failure.
Poor guy.
Next week! We actually see stuff that will spoil next weeks show!
Anyway, the SASUKE Park All-Stars (サスケパークオールスターズ) are a group of guys who have all completed SASUKE Park in the past. Some have competed on SASUKE and VIKING. Urushihara Yuji (漆原裕治) is part of the group. I guess they are not guaranteed spots on the main show. Perhaps they function like a farm team that the producers grab people from time to time.
Mr. SASUKE's Assassin! The debut of a top university athlete! The son of a famous overseas talent! The continuation of the SASUKE Trial (SASUKEトライアル)! It's SASUKE Maniac (サスケマニア)!
Last week was the beginning of this year's SASUKE Trial. We saw four heats with four contestants each and so far seven people have made it to the next (final?) stage.
Here we go!
We start with a recap of last week. We see more letters! Look at that line! Hey! American shorts guy is there again.
Makoto Yahagi is there again. Akira something something from two weeks ago. Mr. SASUKE and his "assassin."
Here we go! No intros. One guy is from Fukushima (Saito). One is from Hiroshima. One is from. Oops. No one matters except the guy from Toyama, Azuma.
Don't forget the five areas: Shuttle Run (シャトルラン), Destiny Rope (ディスティニーロープ), Jump Ring (ジャンプリング), Sandbag Lift (サンドバックリフト) and 心臓破りの坂 (Shinzou Yaburi no Saka - literally the Heart Break Hill).
The bags are 30 kilos each and the slope is 45 degrees.
Next up is Andrew Gilbert..wait. HIS FATHER is the overseas talent? Who? Oh. The father isn't competing. Daijobu desu. Wow, they speak Japanese fairly well.
Andrew Gilbert. Action man Sawamura Kyosuke 澤村恭輔. Haiyuu Kobayashi Hirotsugu 小林広嗣. Yamazaki Daisuke 山崎大輔 is the fourth.
Here they go! Shuttle Run. Andrew is the first out! Kobayashi is in the lead. This is the first time it comes down to the incline. Kobayashi! Slips! But he gets back up! But only after Yamazaki.
Whoa. Andrew is 22. He looks a bit younger than that.
Makoto Yahagi 矢作誠, if you remember is the guy who was at both BUG IN MIKI and the Maguro Festival. He's apparently sent in several applications over the years. Revenge! It's on a not in his bedroom.
They talk to his mother.
Remember a clip doesn't equal a qualifier.
Next group shake hands. Four teachers! The first is from Shiba. Sasayama Tomohiro 篠山智宏 is next. Nosei Eigou . Katsuyoshi is the last.
Here they go! Destiny Rope. No one out yet. Jump Ring. Katsuyshi (I think that's wrong) and the older guy are through! I'm whiffing on the names tonight.
Next up. An American football player.
Oh hey there digest. The American football player Fujimoto Masashi 藤本将司 is through with no problem.
Clip of some guy and his wife. Next four. I'll have to go back and add in the names later. OK. Maybe. Ogami Teruyuki 大神輝幸 is a chiropractor. 伊里恒一 (Something Koichi), 小出 (Koide) something and the clip guy whose name is quite hard to figure out.
Shuttle Run. Destiny Rope. No one out yet. Jump Ring. Hayai! Ogami and the clip guy are through! We didn't get to see the others fall.
Next four. OH BOY. HE HAS SPRAY! Mr. SASUKE's protege. No pressure buddy! Miyagi Takuya 宮城拓也 is his name. They show him at Mr. SASUKE's home as he prepares him for the Trial. No explanation as to their relationship yet. Hey Yamada, your obstacles are out-dated. Miyagi works for a delivery company. They talk about pressure.
The next four: HAHA. Show that clip of Yamada crying TBS. Miyagi. All the guys have connections to the All-Stars. Takeda, Shiratori and Yamamoto's boys are next. Let's see who will make it. Miyagi is in the lead. Jump Ring. Miyagi is through. Miyagi and Yamamoto's boy are the two left standing! Sure, Yamada will probably try to rub this into the others faces later if his boy makes it. Oop. Takeda's boy got injured during the Destiny Rope.
Next is Yahagi's group. He works at the post office. Lift them bags! He doesn't use a chair at work. Words of support from his co-workers. His female co-worker has never seen his body so he doffs his shirt to show them.
Remember, there is still the final stage to go so even if he gets through here he still hasn't made it to the big show.
CMS.
Ah. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kent_Gilbert
Also, http://ameblo.jp/workingkent/
We're back. Kagaya Yosuke 加賀屋庸介. Ishibashi Yuki 石橋祐記 is a host. Yahagi. Misago Kazuo. Here they go!
Yahagi and Ishibashi in the early lead. They're the only ones left!
Wha? CMs already?
Now is the time I guess to mention that Yahagi is a "submember" of a mixi group called the SASUKE Park All-Stars, a group of guys who have...hold that thought.
Back to the start of their run. Yahagi and Ishibashi. NO! Yahagi misses the ring! Ishibashi (the host) goes on to the Final Stage.
The other regulars are suitably shocked by Yahagi's failure.
Poor guy.
Next week! We actually see stuff that will spoil next weeks show!
Anyway, the SASUKE Park All-Stars (サスケパークオールスターズ) are a group of guys who have all completed SASUKE Park in the past. Some have competed on SASUKE and VIKING. Urushihara Yuji (漆原裕治) is part of the group. I guess they are not guaranteed spots on the main show. Perhaps they function like a farm team that the producers grab people from time to time.
Monday, July 28, 2008
SASUKE MANIAC July 28, 2008 Sort of liveblog サスケマニア
This week! SASUKE Trial! 80 out of a 1000! Who will make it to the big show? Who will be forced to stay at home? It's SASUKE Maniac!
Here we go!
Photos of this part of the show are up here.
Short interviews with some participants. Some people are from as far as Aomori and Okinawa.
There's a Rice Bowl participant!
Casey Cummings ケーシー・カミングス? He's from America. Or at least he has American flag shorts. Further examination shows that he came to Japan from Hawaii. Some other foreigners! A gaijin kid with a REALLY low voice. I believe the other gaijin are a father and son team. The father is Kent Gilbert ケント・ギルバート. The son with the low voice is Andrew Gilbert アンドリュー・ギルバート. They are from California.
Mr. SASUKE is there! He brought someone? That guy is sooo not going to make it.
Oy, I hope Rambling Rican gets photos of the American dude. He's at the corner of the screen while the announcers are talking and well, he's only wearing the flag shorts. Yeah.
Survival Station! They will be put into groups of four. The winners move on to the Final Stage.
Tons of people have sent in letters of appeal! Not all are there!
Ono Takashi is from Fukushima! Sayama Yuuhei is from Okinawa! Tako Yuusuke has Bruce Lee mania! Nomura Katsumori! They are our first four!
They have to do a shuttle run then cross the water using a rope. Then a ring slider! Nomura is out! They have to pile some sandbags (?) then go under then up a an incline! Sayama 佐山雄平 and Tako 田子勇介 are the winners!
Okay, the Jump Ring is where you have to bounce off a trampoline and reach a ring to get across. The rope across the water is called the Destiny Rope.
Next four! No names announced! Asa Kazuma is one of them! He's a..delivery man? Something like that. He has SASUKE pants! Makenai! He's the only one who gets airtime so he'll probably make it.
Tanaka, Tamori, Asa and some dude whose name I didn't catch are the next four. Asa has some writing on his back.
First part is a shuttle run. Asa is the top so far. Tanaka has wiped out! Asa is up! Yes! Asa Kazuma and the other guy are the two from this heat! It was a high level battle!
Tanaka was nervous.
The next four are all high school students.
Kato Ryouma has tons of videos. Hey! He also diagrams SASUKE stuff in his note books rather than doing his homework. He practices the Pipe Slider and Salmon Ladder at home! Let's see if the clip = he will qualify pattern holds.
Two kids named Takami, Satou something and Kato are their names.
Kato hayai. Whoops! Kato just missed the Jump Ring.
One of the Takamis and Satou are the qualifiers! Guess a clip doesn't equal someone who will pass. Damn TBS for not making things easy for me!
Oooh. Clip of the 2006 Trial. It was of the son of one of the next group.
Yamanaka Katsuo - it was his son. Koyama Yutaka. Terada Katsumi looks much younger than 55. It's an all over 50 group.
Shuttle Run. Destiny Rope. CMs.
Back. Shuttle Run again. Destiny Rope. Koyama is first across. NO! He missed! Yamanaka is across! He's the only one! Yoshioka (the one I missed) falls!
Yamanaka! The incline is last! There's a time limit apparently. But he beats it anyway! Yamanaka! He's doing it for the family! The others want to try again.
More clips! Hey look! Nagano at Muscle Park! CMs.
We've got pictures right over here!
There's Nagano! He's trying the new attraction at Muscle Park.
They show the new SASUKE Park. Nagano demonstrates the obstacles. First the Arm Bike.
Then the Shin-Cliff Hanger! No! He fails! Did he dye his hair?
Arm Rings. He has to make the jump similar to the jump you make at the end of the Pipe Slider. No! He lands on his feet just short of the mat.
Surprise guest! Yamamoto Shingo! Oh wow.
More clips from the SASUKE Trial for next week! Yahagi Makoto! That really weird gaijin kid!
See you next week!
Here we go!
Photos of this part of the show are up here.
Short interviews with some participants. Some people are from as far as Aomori and Okinawa.
There's a Rice Bowl participant!
Casey Cummings ケーシー・カミングス? He's from America. Or at least he has American flag shorts. Further examination shows that he came to Japan from Hawaii. Some other foreigners! A gaijin kid with a REALLY low voice. I believe the other gaijin are a father and son team. The father is Kent Gilbert ケント・ギルバート. The son with the low voice is Andrew Gilbert アンドリュー・ギルバート. They are from California.
Mr. SASUKE is there! He brought someone? That guy is sooo not going to make it.
Oy, I hope Rambling Rican gets photos of the American dude. He's at the corner of the screen while the announcers are talking and well, he's only wearing the flag shorts. Yeah.
Survival Station! They will be put into groups of four. The winners move on to the Final Stage.
Tons of people have sent in letters of appeal! Not all are there!
Ono Takashi is from Fukushima! Sayama Yuuhei is from Okinawa! Tako Yuusuke has Bruce Lee mania! Nomura Katsumori! They are our first four!
They have to do a shuttle run then cross the water using a rope. Then a ring slider! Nomura is out! They have to pile some sandbags (?) then go under then up a an incline! Sayama 佐山雄平 and Tako 田子勇介 are the winners!
Okay, the Jump Ring is where you have to bounce off a trampoline and reach a ring to get across. The rope across the water is called the Destiny Rope.
Next four! No names announced! Asa Kazuma is one of them! He's a..delivery man? Something like that. He has SASUKE pants! Makenai! He's the only one who gets airtime so he'll probably make it.
Tanaka, Tamori, Asa and some dude whose name I didn't catch are the next four. Asa has some writing on his back.
First part is a shuttle run. Asa is the top so far. Tanaka has wiped out! Asa is up! Yes! Asa Kazuma and the other guy are the two from this heat! It was a high level battle!
Tanaka was nervous.
The next four are all high school students.
Kato Ryouma has tons of videos. Hey! He also diagrams SASUKE stuff in his note books rather than doing his homework. He practices the Pipe Slider and Salmon Ladder at home! Let's see if the clip = he will qualify pattern holds.
Two kids named Takami, Satou something and Kato are their names.
Kato hayai. Whoops! Kato just missed the Jump Ring.
One of the Takamis and Satou are the qualifiers! Guess a clip doesn't equal someone who will pass. Damn TBS for not making things easy for me!
Oooh. Clip of the 2006 Trial. It was of the son of one of the next group.
Yamanaka Katsuo - it was his son. Koyama Yutaka. Terada Katsumi looks much younger than 55. It's an all over 50 group.
Shuttle Run. Destiny Rope. CMs.
Back. Shuttle Run again. Destiny Rope. Koyama is first across. NO! He missed! Yamanaka is across! He's the only one! Yoshioka (the one I missed) falls!
Yamanaka! The incline is last! There's a time limit apparently. But he beats it anyway! Yamanaka! He's doing it for the family! The others want to try again.
More clips! Hey look! Nagano at Muscle Park! CMs.
We've got pictures right over here!
There's Nagano! He's trying the new attraction at Muscle Park.
They show the new SASUKE Park. Nagano demonstrates the obstacles. First the Arm Bike.
Then the Shin-Cliff Hanger! No! He fails! Did he dye his hair?
Arm Rings. He has to make the jump similar to the jump you make at the end of the Pipe Slider. No! He lands on his feet just short of the mat.
Surprise guest! Yamamoto Shingo! Oh wow.
More clips from the SASUKE Trial for next week! Yahagi Makoto! That really weird gaijin kid!
See you next week!
Monday, July 21, 2008
SASUKE MANIAC July 21, 2008 Sort of liveblog サスケマニア
This week! The liveblog is back! Thanks random person!
As always, photos can be seen over at Rambling Rican!
What's been going on? Well since the last time (the female comedy duo race) there's been a trampoline competition. Geinojin Sportsman No. 1 Wakky and others have been doing this thing where they have to use a trampoline to jump over a bar - like a high jump of sorts but using a trampoline so the bar goes higher.
Right now! Random Muscle Musical members are challenging each other as Daisuke Nakata and Naoki Iketani look on!
Some people fail! Some people pass! Yoshikawa (?) passes 2m 60cm.
Naoki Iketani! Tondeiku! 2m 60cm is no problem for Iketani! I believe Iketani and co. are going to try to break Wakky's record (whatever it is.)
Daisuke Nakata! He's up! And he grazes the bar but it doesn't go down! It doesn't go down!
Morikami Daisuke! This is his second attempt. YES! No problem! Great form!
The Muscle Musical members are all wearing different shirts like they're some living ad for the Muscle Musical Cafe Press shop or something.
Seto something! I believe he was at SASUKE 20. Here he goes! NO!
Let's look at the different people left! One assumes that since Nakata is a pro trampoline player he has an advantage.
Our final four!
Yoshikawa Yasuaki (吉川泰昭) is a 2006 World Champion Silver medal gymnastics wheel (gym wheel, German wheel, Rhönrad) winner!
Morikami Daisuke 守上大輔 is a mountain bike rider! See him do his thing here.
Nakata Daisuke 中田大輔 is a pro trampoline player.
Iketani Naoki 池谷直樹 is a former gymnast and frequent competitor on all things Monster 9 related.
2m 70cm! Chotto takai!
Morikami up first! No! His knees catch the bar.
Yoshikawa Yoshiaki is up next! Here he goes. Ikkai me! He does it! We've got a legit challenger to the two Monster 9 veterans.
I hope that one day the female Muscle Musical members get a chance to do this rather than just cheer with pom-poms in the back.
Iketani! He's serious! This ain't no Monster Box son! He's up and does it! Nakata, being the apparently nice guy that he is, is all smiles as Iketani passes.
Looks like everything from now on is the new record.
Nakata Daisuke for pride! NO! Yabai. Morikami and Nakata get another chance. Morikami is a mountain bike pro rider.
Morikami! Dou da! No! For his first time (it is a made up event after all) he did well! According to him anyway.
Nakata! Can he do it? Here he goes! NO! Kuyashii! Mr. Trampoline must have caught Mr. SASUKE disease!
Now it's down to Iketani and Yoshikawa. They don't have cool Monster Box comparison photos yet. Someone mentions how it's like the Monster Box.
2m 80cm. Yoshikawa up first! He's a medalist in something. He hasn't missed yet.
Here he goes! NO! Shippai! He caught the bar with his chest on his way up.
Iketani has pressure on him as the veteran. He also hasn't missed yet. Can he put pressure on Yoshikawa.
Here he goes. NO!
They both have only one chance left! Who will be the champion! Yoshikawa is up first. Iketani can't watch.
NO! He tried to put his arms together (everyone else does it with arms spread eagle) but it didn't help!
Iketani focuses! He doesn't have his pit powder. Will it make a difference? He gets set...
Here he goes. CMs.
Dante's suit is too tight.
Man these Axe Effect puppet commercials are strange.
By the way, no word on if there is a body similar to the World Monster Box Association Alliance of the Universe for this new event to certify that they are indeed setting a new record.
Iketani! Last chance! No! Giri giri! His knee just catches it. Anyway, 2m 70cm is the new record!
SASUKE Trial 2008 Summer!
Aoki Akira! He's a single father! He didn't make it at the last SASUKE Trial! But he's been training! He's a construction worker. I wonder if he nicks stuff from work so that he can build obstacles at home:
Hey Akira!
Wait, that Kirin Lemon commercial is hilarious! He has tan lines like the machine he uses to build his arm strength!
Ah, it's hard to explain right now.
Anyway...
Other Construction Worker: Hey Akira! Where are you going with that pipe?
Akira:
Oh wait, we're back. Wait. Is he break dancing? AH. He uses it to develop his rhythm and balance.
More about his home life.
SASUKE Trial clips! I bet they get at least a month out of this! That will be from next week!
ANYWAY.
Other Construction Worker: Hey Akira! Where are you going with that pipe?
Akira: Oh. Um.
Other Construction Worker: You're not stealing stuff to make SASUKE obstacles at home again are you?
Akira: What? Nonononono. I'm um. I'm taking this home to keep it safe.
Other Construction Worker: Keep it safe?
Akira: Yeah. Yeah. YEAH. KEEP IT SAFE. That's it! The boss said that this was a really important pipe so I have to take it home to make sure nothing happens to it.
Other Construction Worker: Oh. OK.
Akira: (to himself) My Pipe Slider will finally be complete!
As always, photos can be seen over at Rambling Rican!
What's been going on? Well since the last time (the female comedy duo race) there's been a trampoline competition. Geinojin Sportsman No. 1 Wakky and others have been doing this thing where they have to use a trampoline to jump over a bar - like a high jump of sorts but using a trampoline so the bar goes higher.
Right now! Random Muscle Musical members are challenging each other as Daisuke Nakata and Naoki Iketani look on!
Some people fail! Some people pass! Yoshikawa (?) passes 2m 60cm.
Naoki Iketani! Tondeiku! 2m 60cm is no problem for Iketani! I believe Iketani and co. are going to try to break Wakky's record (whatever it is.)
Daisuke Nakata! He's up! And he grazes the bar but it doesn't go down! It doesn't go down!
Morikami Daisuke! This is his second attempt. YES! No problem! Great form!
The Muscle Musical members are all wearing different shirts like they're some living ad for the Muscle Musical Cafe Press shop or something.
Seto something! I believe he was at SASUKE 20. Here he goes! NO!
Let's look at the different people left! One assumes that since Nakata is a pro trampoline player he has an advantage.
Our final four!
Yoshikawa Yasuaki (吉川泰昭) is a 2006 World Champion Silver medal gymnastics wheel (gym wheel, German wheel, Rhönrad) winner!
Morikami Daisuke 守上大輔 is a mountain bike rider! See him do his thing here.
Nakata Daisuke 中田大輔 is a pro trampoline player.
Iketani Naoki 池谷直樹 is a former gymnast and frequent competitor on all things Monster 9 related.
2m 70cm! Chotto takai!
Morikami up first! No! His knees catch the bar.
Yoshikawa Yoshiaki is up next! Here he goes. Ikkai me! He does it! We've got a legit challenger to the two Monster 9 veterans.
I hope that one day the female Muscle Musical members get a chance to do this rather than just cheer with pom-poms in the back.
Iketani! He's serious! This ain't no Monster Box son! He's up and does it! Nakata, being the apparently nice guy that he is, is all smiles as Iketani passes.
Looks like everything from now on is the new record.
Nakata Daisuke for pride! NO! Yabai. Morikami and Nakata get another chance. Morikami is a mountain bike pro rider.
Morikami! Dou da! No! For his first time (it is a made up event after all) he did well! According to him anyway.
Nakata! Can he do it? Here he goes! NO! Kuyashii! Mr. Trampoline must have caught Mr. SASUKE disease!
Now it's down to Iketani and Yoshikawa. They don't have cool Monster Box comparison photos yet. Someone mentions how it's like the Monster Box.
2m 80cm. Yoshikawa up first! He's a medalist in something. He hasn't missed yet.
Here he goes! NO! Shippai! He caught the bar with his chest on his way up.
Iketani has pressure on him as the veteran. He also hasn't missed yet. Can he put pressure on Yoshikawa.
Here he goes. NO!
They both have only one chance left! Who will be the champion! Yoshikawa is up first. Iketani can't watch.
NO! He tried to put his arms together (everyone else does it with arms spread eagle) but it didn't help!
Iketani focuses! He doesn't have his pit powder. Will it make a difference? He gets set...
Here he goes. CMs.
Dante's suit is too tight.
Man these Axe Effect puppet commercials are strange.
By the way, no word on if there is a body similar to the World Monster Box Association Alliance of the Universe for this new event to certify that they are indeed setting a new record.
Iketani! Last chance! No! Giri giri! His knee just catches it. Anyway, 2m 70cm is the new record!
SASUKE Trial 2008 Summer!
Aoki Akira! He's a single father! He didn't make it at the last SASUKE Trial! But he's been training! He's a construction worker. I wonder if he nicks stuff from work so that he can build obstacles at home:
Hey Akira!
Wait, that Kirin Lemon commercial is hilarious! He has tan lines like the machine he uses to build his arm strength!
Ah, it's hard to explain right now.
Anyway...
Other Construction Worker: Hey Akira! Where are you going with that pipe?
Akira:
Oh wait, we're back. Wait. Is he break dancing? AH. He uses it to develop his rhythm and balance.
More about his home life.
SASUKE Trial clips! I bet they get at least a month out of this! That will be from next week!
ANYWAY.
Other Construction Worker: Hey Akira! Where are you going with that pipe?
Akira: Oh. Um.
Other Construction Worker: You're not stealing stuff to make SASUKE obstacles at home again are you?
Akira: What? Nonononono. I'm um. I'm taking this home to keep it safe.
Other Construction Worker: Keep it safe?
Akira: Yeah. Yeah. YEAH. KEEP IT SAFE. That's it! The boss said that this was a really important pipe so I have to take it home to make sure nothing happens to it.
Other Construction Worker: Oh. OK.
Akira: (to himself) My Pipe Slider will finally be complete!
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