Which tournaments did you watch live?

[tns8597]

Which tournaments did you watch live and what was your impression of them after watching? I’ve only streamed 30, 32, and 37.

30 - Was really exciting to see so many clears in Stage 1, though I didn’t like how short Stage 1 was (they only showed 8 out of 27 clears in full, and cut like 8 of them completely). Stage 2 would’ve been more exciting if they hadn’t digested competitors like Nagasaki and Lee who hadn’t been to Stage 3 for a while, as well as the stupid SSL rule that made me angry especially when it ruined Kongu’s 2nd stage clear streak. Morimoto’s failure was quite shocking too. Stage 3 was really exciting as it was the first time in the rising era that we had such a wide range of talents taking it on, with Kawaguchi coming out of nowhere and clearing creating some excitement. The Final was a down to the wire run that was a perfect end to a good tournament and definitely finished on a better note than the disappointing endings of 28 and 29. Overall a very good tournament with lots of twists and turns, minus the excessive digesting of high profile competitors.

32 - Was exciting to see the new obstacles in action as well as unexpectedly taking out some high profile competitors. Things that made me angry and still do to this day include the revelation of dew affecting the course, the pathetic Stage 2 which was over in about 10 minutes, as well as the last men standing being affected by the rain in Stage 3. I didn’t think the tournament was terrible as we saw a couple of breakout runs from Suzuki and Sato and some shock fails, but I walked away thinking that the tournament was ‘broken’ by all its issues, almost like a Bethesda game.

37 - I have to say over time this tournament grew on me. Initially just after I watched, I was bitterly disappointed by the results of Stage 1 compared to in 36, with Keitaro, Kawaguchi, Morimoto etc all failing the wall due to the weather. Stage 2 I also felt was a massive letdown because the only new obstacle was cancelled and they made the rest of the course way easier. I sort of gave up hope until Stage 3, where Tada and Rene just stole the show completely and actually gave us something to be excited about. Just having someone other than Morimoto do that well was a plus in my eyes. Add Yuuji’s heartbreaking fail into the mix and Stage 3 revived what was, until then, doomed to be a forgettable Sasuke 13-esque tournament. Stage 4 wasn’t anything special as both competitors failed early, but it did at least show the Salmon Ladder Jugo Dan’s potential to do lethal damage. This tournament grew on me because while I was expecting better results in Stage 1, I started to appreciate the fact that a different mix of people clearing rather than the usual was somewhat refreshing and we at least got to see some new talents rather than the same competitors clearing the same stages for the fifth consecutive time. My disappointment of not seeing Tomo or Morimoto being able to attempt Stage 3 began to subside and I began to appreciate the results for what they were; unexpected.

Let me know your takes on the tournaments you watched live.

[terrellnelson16]

29 - The first time I ever seen SASUKE live and was actually around the time I found Sasukemaniac. I was just shocked that I was able to see it live the first time, after viewing it; I thought that It was an alright tournament, I remember the backlash that happened on Twitter regarding stage 2.

31 - I honestly thought It was a good tournament, we saw Morimoto achieve victory

32 - Results wise, It was alright, some people should've been allowed re-runs on the first night but whatever. But the controversy that happened behind the scenes with a certain group of people left a sour note with me. The editing is what ruined 32 for me. Funny thing is before Nagano run happen, I saw an Apple commercial with an artist that I now like.

34 - It was fine to me, no new obstacles in any of the stages were disappointing; We saw the 2nd women to ever clear the first stage and I thought that was dope to see.

35 - This was the only time I ever saw it in Class before I graduated (Class of 18). It was a good tournament to me and seeing the final stage being taken was nice.

36 - My Impression was that the first stage was fine, It had good number of clears and many great competitions. It was actually shocking seeing someone actually get DQ on the reverse conveyor with Mori. As of Drew, I was one of those people that felt like he got robbed, but now I'm like he should've been more careful.

37 - I was shocked with the first stages results of seeing many people failing, the rolling log in stage 2 sounded cool but was disappointing with it being cancelled, as well with upgrading the cliffhanger, (they should've waited to upgrade, but I see why Inui did it). Reni made the 3rd stage look TOO EASY like wtf? Tada clearing was awesome as well.

Hopefully 38 will be good, and I'm anxious to see how things will be "different"

[BigT]

37 was the first I saw live.

It definitely had an interesting start. The typical Toirisawa Katsuhide, return of Akira Omori and an almost clear from Mori Wataru. It was interesting to see the redesigned fishbone. Honestly, I don't remember much until after 46 competitors had gone, we heard a very familiar theme as it was the turn for Yamada-corps to take on the course. And I was stunned by the return of Ogasawara Wataru (I had no idea and I immediately started thinking of old competitions, like Sasuke 24 and his somewhat too dramatic Takeda commentary). That moment of Yoshiyuki clearing stage 1 was epic. Followed by Isa and Tada immediately after. I was starting to get my hopes up for a large number of clears.

Hioki scared me a bit on fishbone and Iketani, Wakky, Araki and Nagasaki were disappointing. Especially because they were all digested. It took away the tension as I pretty much got used to digest=they failed. But after 80 competitors we were sitting at 6 clears, which is better than Sasuke 36, so I was still positive. Well, I was a bit annoyed with Rampage. I get that celebrities are a big part of Japanese TV but it's the Darvish/ABC-Z type situation where they get too much attention relative to their performance. But then - Shingo! As he cleared wing slider, I got excited. No way he is gonna beat fishbone...oh, he did it. he might actually...never mind. What the hell? Kanno got me pumped up again and then he pulls a Takeda on Dragon glider.

Ryo Matachi messed up so badly, I was speechless for a moment. I was so relieved when Yuuji made it. Not gonna comment on Darvish. Kawaguchi - I don't understand why he didn't seem to even try run up the wall. What surprised me even more was what seemed to be a genuine reaction from Yamada. To be honest, I was expecting Morimoto to clear, so he caught me off guard. Not much to be said about stage 2. It's almost identical and a bit boring. My stream was lagging so I completely missed the part about rolling log. I was thinking - why are they starting from salmon ladder? I was honestly happy for Yamada.

As I am getting tired from writing, I'll try to be concise - Tada's clear is similar to Nagasaki in 17. You want to jump out of your chair because finally someone other than Nagano/Morimoto clears. Rene made the course seem like a joke. And Yuuji...just wow. You could see how much he wanted it.

As for final - I knew one of two things are gonna happen: it's going to be really good or it's going to be really bad. Well, turns out it was the disappointing option. It made me appreciate Morimoto even more. I realised that the performance of Morimoto in the first LIVE final in Sasuke 36 just set the bar unbelievably high.

Overall, a great experience, I'm excited for Sasuke 38.

[tns8597]

BigT I had exactly the same thought about the clears. With 3 consecutive clears in the first half of the field I was so optimistic, but then we saw a lot of disappointing performances in particularly the last 10-20 competitors which initially sucked, but as I said I started to appreciate something different for once; the big names and especially celebrities (who as we know get way too much screen time) failing Stage 1 meant that more screen time got devoted to new/previously ignored competitors which I liked. It wasn’t ‘more of the same’ which I felt like Sasuke 33 was to 32, or how 34 was to 33. It definitely had much more of a shock factor than recent tournaments which I appreciated.

I also appreciated how every Stage 1 clear was shown in full, and there seemed to be less digests of high-profile competitors; Araki and Nagasaki were the only ones that kind of sucked. Iketani and Wakky sure but we knew they were going to fail early anyway so it wasn’t really a surprise. We also had more celebrities this time round, but at least they were some fresh faces in the form of the Rampage guys who acted more like Tomo’s protégés than anything else.

I didn’t really mind the Final Stage tbh, because there was a still a huge sense of suspense as both Tada and Rene were making good time before a sudden unexpected mistake, compared to say Kawaguchi in 30 where it was pretty obvious from the start that he wasn’t going to make it; and as I said it showed that the Jugo Dan wasn’t just a simple time waster.

[pindermonium106]

I've watched every tournament since 33 live having grown up with the UK Challenge dubs. My initial thoughts on each were:

33: Damn that was underwhelming. Nice to see Asa and Morimoto back but a real let down on stage 3.

34: The realisation that stage 3 was too hard. The top 3 of the time, Morimoto, Kawaguchi and Drew established the order here, and if Morimoto was gassed on the UCH/VLK combo then it was impossible. Also Yuuji clearing stage 1 had me hyped as hell.

35: The realisation of how unforgiving the final stage was. I don't know what I'd imagined but 45secs shocked me as a time limit at the time. I was glad to see the green bar mean some proper attempts on the new VLK, and it proved itself a worthy obstacle on its own. The top 3 showed their potential and I was satisfied with the progress from the last tournament.

36: I immediately thought this was one of the best tournaments of all time. The comebacks of Yuuji and Ryo (that one handed save made me shout so loud my family asked if I was ok), the breakouts of Araki and Tada, and the live final stage on new years eve. If Morimoto was half a second quicker I think this would easily be the best tournament ever, what a moment we nearly had. Also, Softbank.

37: I went in expecting almost a rerun of 36 tbh. Stage 1 was the first time I've been left speechless by fails. Kawaguchi really shocked me, then Morimoto I had no words. When he failed the wall I said "this tournament now rests on Tada". Most accurate prediction I've ever made. Rene was also better than I expected, I really didn't think he'd make the final but damn he was impressive, the course looked like a kid's playground to him. Yuuji's fail will probably be the saddest Sasuke moment I've watched live for a long time. The live final reminded everyone how hard it still is.

[m4tt3r0x]

Oct 26, 2020 15:51:19 GMT -5 tns8597 said:

Which tournaments did you watch live and what was your impression of them after watching? I’ve only streamed 30, 32, and 37.

30 - Was really exciting to see so many clears in Stage 1, though I didn’t like how short Stage 1 was (they only showed 8 out of 27 clears in full, and cut like 8 of them completely). Stage 2 would’ve been more exciting if they hadn’t digested competitors like Nagasaki and Lee who hadn’t been to Stage 3 for a while, as well as the stupid SSL rule that made me angry especially when it ruined Kongu’s 2nd stage clear streak. Morimoto’s failure was quite shocking too. Stage 3 was really exciting as it was the first time in the rising era that we had such a wide range of talents taking it on, with Kawaguchi coming out of nowhere and clearing creating some excitement. The Final was a down to the wire run that was a perfect end to a good tournament and definitely finished on a better note than the disappointing endings of 28 and 29. Overall a very good tournament with lots of twists and turns, minus the excessive digesting of high profile competitors.

32 - Was exciting to see the new obstacles in action as well as unexpectedly taking out some high profile competitors. Things that made me angry and still do to this day include the revelation of dew affecting the course, the pathetic Stage 2 which was over in about 10 minutes, as well as the last men standing being affected by the rain in Stage 3. I didn’t think the tournament was terrible as we saw a couple of breakout runs from Suzuki and Sato and some shock fails, but I walked away thinking that the tournament was ‘broken’ by all its issues, almost like a Bethesda game.

37 - I have to say over time this tournament grew on me. Initially just after I watched, I was bitterly disappointed by the results of Stage 1 compared to in 36, with Keitaro, Kawaguchi, Morimoto etc all failing the wall due to the weather. Stage 2 I also felt was a massive letdown because the only new obstacle was cancelled and they made the rest of the course way easier. I sort of gave up hope until Stage 3, where Tada and Rene just stole the show completely and actually gave us something to be excited about. Just having someone other than Morimoto do that well was a plus in my eyes. Add Yuuji’s heartbreaking fail into the mix and Stage 3 revived what was, until then, doomed to be a forgettable Sasuke 13-esque tournament. Stage 4 wasn’t anything special as both competitors failed early, but it did at least show the Salmon Ladder Jugo Dan’s potential to do lethal damage. This tournament grew on me because while I was expecting better results in Stage 1, I started to appreciate the fact that a different mix of people clearing rather than the usual was somewhat refreshing and we at least got to see some new talents rather than the same competitors clearing the same stages for the fifth consecutive time. My disappointment of not seeing Tomo or Morimoto being able to attempt Stage 3 began to subside and I began to appreciate the results for what they were; unexpected.

Let me know your takes on the tournaments you watched live.

25-37
25) Missed beginning of it up until Yuuji on the First Stage (remember specifically he just scaled the Warped Wall as I tuned in). I got a recap from the chat, was pleased Takeda and Shingo allegedly cleared, and somebody incorrectly told me Nagano failed the Wall which at the time I was kinda pleased about :X because back then I thought Nagano was too much better than everyone else! Little did I know it would only get worse for him, and I later on rooted for him much more after. I then had to leave right after Yuuji's run because at that age my parents made me altar serve at Church on Sunday. I was really mad lol
26) First time I watched a whole tournament live. It was horrible. Saw all the American's runs on G4 already and the whole tournament was disappointing to watch live, save Okuyama's run.
27) Missed entire tournament live for school except Shingo's fail on the Spin Bridge.
28) Saw it live and it was definitely depressing in the beginning, but Kanno and Yuuji failing Stage 3's CCH at the time was cool.
29-32) Unmemorable for me honestly
33) Thought this tournament was a great improvement editing and results wise
34) Thought this was a boring repeat of 33
35) Thought this was a great watch like 33. Laughed so hard at Takeda's run
36-37) Pretty good watches

[tns8597]

Damn watching 26 live must’ve been awful, especially given that most of the results were spoiled.

You didn’t like 31? That’s one tournament I wished I could’ve watched live, only issue with it was that once Kawaguchi failed Stage 3 it was obvious that Morimoto was going to win (as they teased a Kanzenseiha at the start as they always do)

[Messup434]

Half of Sasuke 35!

[casuallystranded]

27 - I’ve chronicled this in previous posts, so I’ll keep it brief. In August of 2011, I saw the finale of ANW 3 live. It was the first episode on NBC, and the first one aired in Canada, because G4 Canada A) wasn’t on any cable packages and B) didn’t have Ninja Warrior anyways

Almost 7 years pass, as I vary from being completely aware of a tournament and watching it intently the day after it aired (29, 30), to only finding out about it’s existence weeks later (31-34). I got back into the show in March 2018; just in time for......

35 - I watched Stages 2 and 3 live in English class, luckily the teacher was talking to students individually about assignment and he wasn’t there to stop me

36 - I slept through most of Stage 1, but luckily I woke up right in the middle of the Boxing match and saw everything from Shingo onwards

37 - I woke up at 5 AM and spent the next 5 hours wanting to die and wondering how many runs could be crammed into a single hour of programming

[Ninja Relaxer]

I've never watched a live broadcast, and I'm not sure I'd want to. I find it better to watch Sasuke in 40-60 minute chunks. After the 1-hour mark, I start to get bored and restless.

[tns8597]

ninja relaxer there’s a huge difference between watching tournaments where you already know the results and a live tournament. I have a very short attention span as well but I watched the 5 hour broadcast for Sasuke 37 and it felt like 30 minutes I was so hooked the entire time.

Think about it, we spent a lot of our days posting on this forum speculating about competitors and competitions etc., watching a tournament for the first time it’s broadcast where the results may change our entire perception of our favourite competitors and on the future of the show is a BIG DEAL. Unless the tournament actually sucked like 26 did, I don’t think I’d get bored at all.

[azn]

If their will be a stream on SM for S38, then that will be my first "live" tournament. Idk why but I always seem to watch the new tourney's well into the summer.

[Eclipse]

29 - it was alright

30 - blew me away, so many Stage 3 attempts plus the first live finals. My heart was racing.

31 - great tourney, first live victory made it great.

32 - was okay

33 - was very similar to 32, so it felt less interesting

34 - was very similar to 32 and 33, so it felt even less interesting

35 - Morimoto making final stage was amazing and surprising, really lifted this otherwise okay tournament up

36 - such an incredible episode with surprising comebacks

37- great to see some different variety from 36 while also having new clearers

K9 - was really stoked to see Kunoichi back on air

K10 - liked the added Black Stage, but the results were underwhelming

K11 - liked this tournament more results wise, but felt the promos spoiled the results too much