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Post by hellosushi on Mar 30, 2009 13:04:51 GMT -5
Everyone else has pretty much voiced my thoughts already, but, overall, I thought Sasuke 22 was really, really good. I was disappointed that the All Stars didn't make it past the first stage, but I thought it was exciting to see Yuuji Urushihara get to the final stage - I just wish he would have won! Also, it was great to see Kanno Hitoshi get as far as he did - it was a shame to see him get DQed, though. I think those two are competitors we're going to see and hear a lot of/about in the future. Although Sasuke 22 did have some disappointing moments, there were definitely a lot of exciting ones, too, IMO. I know it's months and months away (and yes, Sasuke 22 was just this morning) but I'm already looking forward to Sasuke 23 and seeing how far everyone advances then.
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Post by obakemono on Mar 30, 2009 13:05:15 GMT -5
It's very much like Sasuke 10, where all the All-Stars except Yamada failed early, or Sasuke 19 except with a much more productive and happier ending.
BTW, who are the rest of the Cliffers (if it's public knowledge)? I know Yuji Urushihara is #3 and Tomino Keita (monster cliff hanger guy) is #4, but that's it.
I'm hoping with these performances TBS will give more invitations to the STQ/UNCLI crew so they don't have to go through qualification over and over. Then we'll really see a new era of Sasuke.
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Post by hellosushi on Mar 30, 2009 13:13:08 GMT -5
I'm hoping with these performances TBS will give more invitations to the STQ/UNCLI crew so they don't have to go through qualification over and over. Then we'll really see a new era of Sasuke. So am I!! I wasn't as much into Sasuke before 21 (I mean, I was into it, but I didn't go on any forums or anything), but I loved reading arsenette's blogs about the trials, and felt that many of the STQers had some potential. I hope they all don't have to keep going to trials to qualify, though. obakemono, I agree, if they can get in without having to qualify through trials over and over, I bet we will see a new era of Sasuke! It's a shame that (probably) only time will tell, though. Anyway, here's to hoping!
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Post by Badalight on Mar 30, 2009 13:13:34 GMT -5
I'm gonna go on sort of a rant here... but I'll split it into parts. FIRST OF ALL... my bets... 1. Olivia from what we saw passed the first obstacle. So now I get to wear a pretty sig saying Olivia is a Sasuke Godess until Sasuke 23. GREAT! SO HAPPY 2. Must make a public apology to Rider and Ifrit because Mr. Sasuke Spray failed the first stage yet again letting everyone don. On the topic of Mr. Sasuke, I was pleased by him in this tournament. After Yuuji won he seemed to nod his head in approval. After he made it to stage 3 he was beaming at him. And he was the only all-star to stay past stage 1. (Confirmed by David Campbell) I have renewed confidence in him now. Just really impressed that he stayed when none of the others wanted to. He really loves Sasuke even if he keeps failing. FAILURES 1. Nagano: I guessed he'd fail the stick slider thing in stage 1, sadly I was right... 2. Levi: I guessed he'd fail the stick slider thing in stage 1, sadly I was right again... and he was SHOCKED. Levi really was depressed. He keeps doing worse and worse. 3. Shingo: Wtf? Shingo... you always find the wierdest ways to fail. 4. Takeda: The omst shocking, but it didn't help that the commercial right before his run spoiled it. 5. David: I thought for sure he'd fail the stick slider hting, especially after the commrcial. but he didn't! So I tohught for sure he had to make it... but he didn't... ;-; Still the best moment in stage 1. IMO 6. Yamada: eh... what'd you expect? 7. Akiyama: I expected him to lose there... but hte way he lost was... ridiculous. He misjudged the length of the platform it looked like. Good attempt though. 8. Matsunaga and Iketani: Iktani was expected, Matsunaga was not. 9. Luci: I didn't expect her to get very far 10. Rie Komiya: 3rd woman to beat the log grip, tied with Takeda and Yamada! All while looking sexy. 11. Wrestler girl: TIed for furthest woman on the new course with Luci. 12. Mohawk Dude: He almost had it. 13: Daisuke Miyazaki: Damn 14. Ishimaru: Damn... he looked completely depressed... 15. Wakky: Damn... 16. Octops: HAHAHAH, tentacles stuck to his face... eheh. 17. Hang Glider: average run. 18. Aoki: NEW RECORD! THREE STEPS! 19. Paul Anthony Terek: I thought since he was so tall that the new obstacle would be easy for him... that's too bad. 20. Takuya Kawahara: He's always a pleasant surprise. Probably my favorite underdog ever. And he did well. He was #14 and got to the new obstacle which also took out Nagano. Good effort. That's all the failures I can remember.
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Post by arsenette on Mar 30, 2009 13:14:20 GMT -5
I constantly get the cliffers confused with the Sasuke Park All-stars (who are their own thing but are friendly with the Cliffers). Ube had to tell me the difference between the two. I know cliffers always wear their UNCL t'shirts (that would include Yuuji (who I didn't know was one), Tomino Kieta (who is 4 - the one with that backyard of doom and was also in Sasuke Trials last year and this), Matachi Ryo I saw with a UNCL. I think also because they constantly jump up and down and cheer for one another I can't tell them apart when I DO see them.. only later do I get corrected and know which group they belong to. In the end I like them both
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Post by Badalight on Mar 30, 2009 13:19:09 GMT -5
Okay, people who passed.
Sato: Arsenette is gonna explode.
Yuuji: I've loved him since Bug in Miki, he may be the "new hero".
New guy from qualifiers: Has potential, didn't hitnk he'd get as far as he did.
Lee: Yay...
Okuyama: Either him or Yuuji will make the final stage. Leaning towards Yuuji just because he never made much of an impact in 21. Also nice to see his fmaily so happy.
Stage 2: Wow... cake walk
Stage 3: One of the best stages in any tournament ever. I'm pretty sure that qualifiers guy got D/qed on purpose. he had no strength left and didn' want to fall, and he d/qed himeslf. David Campbell agreed.
Yuuji makes final stage, I knew it! I've loved him since bug in miki. He wanted to show everyone that he could do it. This was his one chance and he didn't fail them! YES! Underdogs... woot!
Sato failure: expected
Okuyama: Sucks
Lee: Unexpected. Thought he had it until he slipped and lost his rythm.
Final Stage: Time limit is WAAAY too leaniant. he had almost 30 seconds to do a rope climb that Nagano completed in about 17. If Nagano was on the final stage it would've been beaten. Not saying Yuuji did bad, but it seems a bit easier than before.
Grats Yuuji.
And to top it all off, it ended with a song from Naruto, "Victory!"
David campbell qoutes from convo: Before my run I asked if I could od the stages in reverse. They said no.
I talked to Lee before he made his run: He said he's never practiced for the cliff-hanger, ever.
Also, I find it Iornic that Yuuji was number 77. Lucky 7's anyone?
Prediction for 23: Yuuji fails a new obstacle in stage 2.
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Post by obakemono on Mar 30, 2009 13:23:02 GMT -5
Stage 3: One of the best stages in any tournament ever. I'm pretty sure that qualifiers guy got D/qed on purpose. he had no strength left and didn' want to fall, and he d/qed himeslf. David Campbell agreed. Honestly I got the same impression. I don't think he necessarily DQ'd on purpose but I think he used the scaffolding on purpose because he knew he was done and couldn't make it up, plus he was already looking down before he'd even been stopped.
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Post by The Chief on Mar 30, 2009 13:23:23 GMT -5
Yuuji is the ultimate underdog.
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Post by Badalight on Mar 30, 2009 13:31:15 GMT -5
Yuuji IS the ultimate underdog. It's os aewsome that he did good. he just wanted to impress the all-stars. A shoes salesman... who woulda thought? lol
And he seems like a really nice guy to. Not cocky at all.
Hopefully getting to the final stage doens't get the better of him though. Remember when Levi was called the New hero? We know what happend to him... he kept getting worse.
Which is why I predict Yuuji will fail a new obstacle in stage 2 in 23, but I hope he proves me wrong. Because he's become one of my favorites in a short amount of time.
I was a fan after wathcing bug in miki. Was crushed when the didn't show him in 21, but they showed him in a Sasuke Maniac eisode and I was ecstatic.
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Post by scnoi1217 on Mar 30, 2009 21:08:40 GMT -5
I finally have finished watching Sasuke 22 (thanks to you know who) and have internet, so I can finally say my opinion.
Sasuke 22 was definitely a change and the dawn of a new era in Sasuke. Everything about it felt different, yet similar.
First Stage:
1. The one thing that bothered me the most was how the numbers skipped around so much, similar to what G4 does. Like, I guess I understand it, but at the same time the flow of the competitors seemed to be off at times.
2. The numbering of the competitors was interesting as well. For an entertainment standpoint (and I think that is what Yoshiyuki was trying to do), the numbering made sense. Having Takuya Kawahara, Tomoya Haga, Akiyama, and Shingo that low spread it out more and made the entertainment more enjoyable that in the past. In the past, you knew that no one was really going to clear early and you had to sit through about an hour of watching comedians and different personalities fail before you really saw a good run. At least now, they spread it out so there was the serious possibility of a stage clear early.
3. I thought the new obstacles were GREAT. The Circle Hammer was pretty good at eating time and seemed like a pretty decent obstacle for where it was placed. The Slider Jump was insanely hard, and honestly, I like it. It reminded me of the Flying Chute in 19 where you knew that this was the hardest obstacle. Also, the obstacles added a different and more exciting flow to the runs. No longer are people walking and still clearing. Every run was exciting and the two minutes seemed really short, but perfect for the course. In this tournament, every won was close and we had a ton of very close clears and failures near the end.
4. At the massive failure: It was surprising to say the least. Again like Sasuke 19 where none of the last 10 people cleared, but very interesting to have new faces into Stage 2. The Slider Jump was the most the biggest killer but some of the other failures were a bit head scratching. For example, Nagano's, Takeda's, Shingo's, Levi's, Terek's or even someone like Iketani's were unexpected. In terms of predictions and all that, this tournament was the exact opposite of Sasuke 21. 21 was more of a "traditional" tournament, where the best people went the furthest. While it was good, it was also predictable. This was not, which was good.
Second Stage: I was amazed at everyone's success on the Salmon Ladder and was reminded of Sasuke 6 or at least Sasuke 15's Second Stage. Everyone had little trouble with the course and everyone that finished, finished with a good time. Expect big changes in this stage for the next tournament.
Third Stage: Amazing. The Sasuke trial guys were amazing, and incredibly quick through the obstacles. Makes me think that they will be the ones to carry Sasuke on in the future. Even comparing runs between those two and the All-Stars makes me think this even more. I'm not saying that someone like Yuji is stronger than Nagano or Takeda, but he flew through the obstacles and seemed to have no trouble at all. It just seems like these Sasuke trial guys are more prepared for the obstacles, or at least have more muscle to their weight. Okuyama and Lee were great to see in the 3rd Stage as well. I honestly hope they get back there.
Final Stage: Very cool on the reveal. I thought the actual Final Stage was really too easy. Yes, Yuji flew up the ladder, however, he wasn't a great rope climber and yet he still came within inches of winning. Had a better rope climber got there, they would have won, no problem. If you reduce the time limit to 30 seconds, I think it is the harder Final Stage yet.
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Post by Badalight on Mar 30, 2009 21:25:53 GMT -5
Scnoi, I think 30 seconds is too low... Rope ladder is going to eat up more time than the spider walk IMO. So 35 or 40 would be ideal. 45 is too much, 30 is to low.
I wonder if they'll change it though... they've never changed the final stage before until someone beat it.
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Post by scnoi1217 on Mar 30, 2009 21:44:27 GMT -5
If you want to make a logical progression in difficulty from the old Spider Walk Final Stage, then I think 30 seconds is fine. Hard, but not impossible. If not, then yes 35 seconds it should be, but that is the max it should be to make it the hardest Final Stage out of the 3.
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Post by obakemono on Mar 30, 2009 21:45:07 GMT -5
I constantly get the cliffers confused with the Sasuke Park All-stars (who are their own thing but are friendly with the Cliffers). Ube had to tell me the difference between the two. I know cliffers always wear their UNCL t'shirts (that would include Yuuji (who I didn't know was one), Tomino Kieta (who is 4 - the one with that backyard of doom and was also in Sasuke Trials last year and this), Matachi Ryo I saw with a UNCL. I think also because they constantly jump up and down and cheer for one another I can't tell them apart when I DO see them.. only later do I get corrected and know which group they belong to. In the end I like them both Watching again, Yuuji is wearing a UNCLI shirt that says their names on the back. It says: T. Matsuda R. Matachi Y. Urushihara K. Tomino (So Keita is his first name? Thought it was the other way) K. Yamamoto For those who don't know, Ryo Matach is the #3 STQ from Sasuke 21 who got to the Flying Chute, Keita Tomino is that guy with the ridiculous Cliff Hanger mod in his back yard, Keitaro Yamamoto is the young bald guy with the glasses who was an STQ for Sasuke 20, failing the Jumping Spider, and was seen in the crowd in 22. I don't know who Matsuda is, but I seem to remember his name from somewhere (and not just Death Note, lol). He might have been the moody guy from Arsenette's blogs.
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Post by lostinube on Mar 30, 2009 21:58:19 GMT -5
Moody is Makoto Yahagi.
Matsuda is Matsuda Tsuyoshi, who competed in SASUKE 19.
I think the SASUKE Park All-Stars mixi group has vanished or something. Can't find it any more. Maybe UNCLI is the only group left.
Also, Kanno I don't think was affiliated with either group but he was someone who knew everyone I think via mixi.
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Post by alphabater on Apr 1, 2009 21:18:33 GMT -5
great tournament Yuuji is amazing i hope he keeps it up for the next tournaments so he proves that this wasn't a fluke Does anyone know where Kenji Takahashi failed? i was disappointed they didn't show him. personally i think the all stars are finished the only good ones left are Takeda and Nagano . i think they should make a new all stars with Kanno,Yuuji , Levi, and if he comes back Shunsuke .
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Post by obakemono on Apr 2, 2009 0:04:32 GMT -5
great tournament Yuuji is amazing i hope he keeps it up for the next tournaments so he proves that this wasn't a fluke Getting to the final stage is never a fluke.
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Post by Captain Obvious on Apr 2, 2009 4:23:04 GMT -5
I'd say that we're collectively WAY understating the speed at which Yuuji cleared the heavenly ladder.
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Post by jfeathe on Apr 2, 2009 15:23:45 GMT -5
I'd say that we're collectively WAY understating the speed at which Yuuji cleared the heavenly ladder. You're exactly right. He really just made it look easy. On the issue of the All-Stars, I have to say that only Nagano and Takeda are the only ones to fit that title. Yamada and Akiyama were only good when the course was easier. Yamamoto has done fairly well until the new course was installed. Now he has proven that he simply isn't skilled enough. Even Nagano and Takeda have turned in inconsistent performances lately.
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Post by VenusHeadTrap on Apr 2, 2009 15:46:27 GMT -5
I'd say that we're collectively WAY understating the speed at which Yuuji cleared the heavenly ladder. You're exactly right. He really just made it look easy. On the issue of the All-Stars, I have to say that only Nagano and Takeda are the only ones to fit that title. Yamada and Akiyama were only good when When they were younger.
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Post by gazzawhite on Apr 5, 2009 17:51:43 GMT -5
I'd say that we're collectively WAY understating the speed at which Yuuji cleared the heavenly ladder. You're exactly right. He really just made it look easy. On the issue of the All-Stars, I have to say that only Nagano and Takeda are the only ones to fit that title. Yamada and Akiyama were only good when the course was easier. Yamamoto has done fairly well until the new course was installed. Now he has proven that he simply isn't skilled enough. Even Nagano and Takeda have turned in inconsistent performances lately. But who IS consistent? Nagano is so far the only person to make the 3rd stage more than once since he beat the thing. And obakemono, yes I saw that cameraman fall down during a jumping spider fail. That was hilarious!
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