Sasuke Navi discussion - June 28 TBS (Spoilers)

[arsenette]

/shakescaneinair I'm older than both! LOL Still though Shingo looks awesome for his *ehem* age.. /criesinshame Scary to say that Bunpei looks older than Yamada (facially) when Yamada is older than Bunpei.

I was also very happy to see Tomo and Hioki's backstory. Only us maniacs really know who they are so it's really nice for people to get to know them better. Granted Navi is only shown in the Kanto region but still, it's nice to see some back story. I had no idea Tomo was a high school drop out and a delinquent when he didn't respond well to his parent's divorce. He's such a cool guy now and really friggin' nice when you talk to him. With age he's grown to be a better man and that's really encouraging to see. He's now a devoted husband and father. Also so happy to see his father in Sasuke. I'm a sucker for those types of stories coming from a divorce family myself. It's moving. Knowing more about the culture in Japan about divorces really makes it important and impactful when seeing Tomo's father IN Sasuke. Most don't ever see the divorce parent ever again.

[mindwarp]

Jun 28, 2014 23:14:41 GMT -5 arsenette said:

/shakescaneinair I'm older than both! LOL Still though Shingo looks awesome for his *ehem* age.. /criesinshame Scary to say that Bunpei looks older than Yamada (facially) when Yamada is older than Bunpei.

I was also very happy to see Tomo and Hioki's backstory. Only us maniacs really know who they are so it's really nice for people to get to know them better. Granted Navi is only shown in the Kanto region but still, it's nice to see some back story. I had no idea Tomo was a high school drop out and a delinquent when he didn't respond well to his parent's divorce. He's such a cool guy now and really friggin' nice when you talk to him. With age he's grown to be a better man and that's really encouraging to see. He's now a devoted husband and father. Also so happy to see his father in Sasuke. I'm a sucker for those types of stories coming from a divorce family myself. It's moving. Knowing more about the culture in Japan about divorces really makes it important and impactful when seeing Tomo's father IN Sasuke. Most don't ever see the divorce parent ever again.

(gets out my cheap pair of reading glasses)  You're not that much older than us. :^P  I was trying to make out what Kawaguchi's backstory was due to mechanical issues on my end at the time, so I wasn't sure what happened with his parents.  It is very good to see both of them in the fluff piece, then.  I wonder if some of that aspect of Japanese culture is changing somewhat nowadays, or if Ryo and Kawaguchi's families are just different.

[shadowlink11]

hey guys, super excited for SASUKE 30. I plan to get together a group of 20 people, some of whom are familiar with sasuke or american ninja warrior, many of whom are completely new. It's going to be a great event

Is there a recording of this Navi special so I can show it to them over this weekend before Tuesday night/Wednesday morning when SASUKE 30 airs streamed from these boards ?

Thanks in advance.

[LusitaniaAngel313]

Jun 28, 2014 23:14:41 GMT -5 arsenette said:

/shakescaneinair I'm older than both! LOL Still though Shingo looks awesome for his *ehem* age.. /criesinshame Scary to say that Bunpei looks older than Yamada (facially) when Yamada is older than Bunpei.

Nah I see Bunpei the same to me. And yeah Shingo looks great for his age.

[FallRisk911]

"What part of the Navi got you most excited for SASUKE 30? "

Jin. Jin and more Jin!
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[arsenette]

Jun 28, 2014 23:45:36 GMT -5 mindwarp said:

(gets out my cheap pair of reading glasses)  You're not that much older than us. :^P  I was trying to make out what Kawaguchi's backstory was due to mechanical issues on my end at the time, so I wasn't sure what happened with his parents.  It is very good to see both of them in the fluff piece, then.  I wonder if some of that aspect of Japanese culture is changing somewhat nowadays, or if Ryo and Kawaguchi's families are just different.

Hey we are the anomalies on the board! /wavestofellow1970'sbaby!

I do hope that what is going on now with this generation of divorce kids is a sign of things changing.  I swear their antiquated/socially accepted divorce system (of literally breaking off permanently even from the children) is on it's way out. I hate divorce with every ounce of my being but when it happens I hate how much kids pay the price for it as if it was their fault.  So it's nice that TBS brings this up in the cases where it affects their competitors.  It's a story that has now repeated (first with Ryo and now with Tomo) that hopefully gets the new generation to seek out their parents and it's okay to not have to "choose sides". I mean, outside of physical abuse of course, no system in the world should excommunicate a parent/child from each other just because the marriage between the parents fell apart.

As for the new people that keep asking without reading the previous posts - please contact a moderator/administrator privately (use PM's) and they will gladly share the information you are looking for.  I appreciate your understanding and welcome to the boards!

[cole77000]

Anyone mention how much they showed of Drew? I'm really curious as to how well he did since they played him up so much during the Navi.

[LusitaniaAngel313]

Jun 29, 2014 11:31:50 GMT -5 cole77000 said:

Anyone mention how much they showed of Drew? I'm really curious as to how well he did since they played him up so much during the Navi.

Asa and Morimoto as well. Takahashi too. Shingo, not so much sadly... I didn't see his runs during the NAVI but I did hear him speak! XD

[RobbyMac]

Jun 29, 2014 11:31:50 GMT -5 cole77000 said:

Anyone mention how much they showed of Drew? I'm really curious as to how well he did since they played him up so much during the Navi.

I'm glad they weren't saying Drew is the new Levi and blablabla. Each competitor is his own person and doesn't need a comparison.

[yamfriend]

I just realized that this time around, we didn't really get a stage-by-stage obstacle preview. IIRC, they usually show up to at least the Cliffhanger.

[arsenette]

Part 1 is up on the blog. I have to verify 2 kanji and 1 hiragana but for the most part I think I got part 1 completely done.

[AussiePete]

Jun 28, 2014 23:14:41 GMT -5 arsenette said:

I had no idea Tomo was a high school drop out and a delinquent when he didn't respond well to his parent's divorce. He's such a cool guy now and really friggin' nice when you talk to him. With age he's grown to be a better man and that's really encouraging to see. He's now a devoted husband and father. Also so happy to see his father in Sasuke. I'm a sucker for those types of stories coming from a divorce family myself. It's moving. Knowing more about the culture in Japan about divorces really makes it important and impactful when seeing Tomo's father IN Sasuke. Most don't ever see the divorce parent ever again.

Ah, that's what that was about. I didn't understand that bit when it was shown. Thanks for clearing that up!

[arsenette]

Not a problem!  I've been lucky that I get translations for a couple of sources (time time one of them was in real time) so that's really really helpful. Been really lucky to have such good friends that can help with that.

Btw Part 2 is up. Sorry for the delay and appreciate the patience!

[Deleted]

Great job on the blog! I'm looking forward to watching the tournament on Thursday. Btw, Kaiou is 5 now. He was born in 2009.

[LusitaniaAngel313]

Jul 1, 2014 9:35:45 GMT -5 @tigerofhaughton said:

Great job on the blog! I'm looking forward to watching the tournament on Thursday. Btw, Kaiou is 5 now. He was born in 2009.

wasn't he there when Nagano failed the slider jump in SASUKE 23 before he shouted the rope issue?

[arsenette]

Jul 1, 2014 9:35:45 GMT -5 @tigerofhaughton said:

Great job on the blog! I'm looking forward to watching the tournament on Thursday. Btw, Kaiou is 5 now. He was born in 2009.

Boooo TBS was wrong on that as well. I'll go fix it!  omg time if flying.. he's in friggin' Kindergarten now!

[Deleted]

Yes, Kaiou was about 3 months old in Sasuke 23.

[TCM]

TBS uploaded the half hour version of today's Navi on their YouTube channel
EDIT: And yes, more 1st stage runs were shown.

[arsenette]

Thanks! I wasn't sure if they were going to do that. Interesting that they did a different version at the end! Might have to do another blog.. maybe.. LOL

[UnrealCanine]

DrewXAsa OTP!