Kunoichi 9 Course - Official (Spoilers)

[arsenette]

www.tbs.co.jp/kunoichi-TBS/course/

[Klorel439]

Holy crap, a cliffhanger?

Also, the Spider Walk. I like that Stage 2.

[TCM]

I know Inui posted Sasuke course pictures for 32 last year, wonder if Sasuke will a course page like this for 33, this is awesome.


Incoming potential Google Translate machine disaster of the obstacle names

RED Stage
ローリングヒル
(Rolling Hill)
パイプホールド
(Pipe Hold)
フィッシュボーン
(Fishbone)
エックスブリッジ
(X Bridge)
ジャンプハング
(Jump Hang)
そり立つ壁
(Soritatsu Kabe/Warped Wall)
キャノンボール
(Cannonball)

BLUE Stage
スライドウォーク
(Slide Walk)
スパイダーウォーク
(Spider Walk)
リバースコンベア
(Reverse Conveyor)
スラントエッジ
(Slant Edge)
スポンジブリッジ
(Sponge Bridge)
クリフハンガー
(Cliff Hanger)
ウェーバーブリッジ
(Waver Bridge)

FINAL Stage
左右はしご
(Sayū Hashigo -- literally "left and right ladder") 8m
綱のぼり
(Tsuna Nobori) 7m

- Yes, obstacle 3's text says Fishbone -- hopefully they mean a fish skeleton or even the band (who have a Japanese wiki which confirmed the name for me) and not the braid hairstyle because that seems a little sketch to name an obstacle on a women's course after a hairstyle but I absolutely wouldn't put it past Inui

- This X-Bridge looks way more functional than the one in Sasuke 24.

- William is reminded of American Gladiators with the Cannonball, I'm reminded of the 2nd GBA Banzuke game with a fantasy Sasuke course

- How fast is that conveyor going considering they're gonna be jumping over those hurdles

- They listed the Slant Edge as before the Conveyor but it's clear from the pictures it's the other way around.  Speaking of the Slant Edge, I'm first thought it was an Unforgiving Wall variant (first obstacle of Stage 3 of Kunoichi 5 -- there were indented hand and foot ledges on a long, angled wall in a cliffhanger-ish way).  But it might be a Narrow/Ledge Walk variant because the bottom ledge for competitors to walk on is just a normal ledge and if anything, those yellow bumps may be graspable seeing as they look roughly waist level.  

- Didn't keep the original Tourenta (倒连板) name for the Sponge Bridge (granted, Sponge Bridge was used in Banzuke) despite being the exact same styling from Kunoichi 8 just with two less dominoes.

- Last obstacle name of Blue Stage confuses me, because ウェーバー means weber and it is very close in pronunciation to ウェブ which is web.  So I'm unsure if it's just a typo and it's meant to be Web Bridge.  Disregard that.  I've been corrected on that.  It looks pretty similar to the Pendulum Bridge/Tenbinbashi as the usual end to Stage 2 (1-2) and 3 (3-6).

[gt4dom]

Wow this course looks amazing! I think even some of the top men would struggle on some of the obstacles here, and there's even a cliffhanger with a gap! Great course, can't wait!

[Paragus]

Any information on how the Cannonball works?

[TCM]

Feb 9, 2017 10:02:54 GMT -5 Paragus said:

Any information on how the Cannonball works?

Looks like it's as simple as pushing the ball (with what look to be beads in it to give the ball some weight) up the incline all the way to the top where you push the ball into the small indent before you press the button to clear the stage.

[TCM]

I also have extracted the pictures from the site (you can't just normally right click and save as) in case anyone wants those (since who knows how long the site will be up and whether we'll get higher res pictures).

[ArbuthnotBlob]

I'll admit to having been not that interested in Kunoichi based on the few snippets of it I've seen in the past, but these obstacles look really exciting!

Do we have any idea how the Sayu Hashigo (Left and Right Ladder) in the Final Stage works? Is it literally just climbing ladders on alternating sides of the tower?

The Fishbone looks like it could be the early obstacle to beat, I'm assuming you step across the bottom poles whilst avoiding the top ones? Reminds me of the shields from Raven, where no-one could get the timing right.

[arsenette]

Go back and watch old footage of Ayako Miyake defeating this final It's not a new one.

[ArbuthnotBlob]

Feb 9, 2017 11:17:05 GMT -5 arsenette said:

Go back and watch old footage of Ayako Miyake defeating this final It's not a new one.

I had no idea it was a legacy obstacle! (I've only seen like 5-10 min of Kunoichi in total)

Based on what I remembered I thought the old final was more of a horizontal balance thing so I just assumed it was a new set-up.

Thanks!

[RiderLeangle]

Feb 9, 2017 11:23:16 GMT -5 ArbuthnotBlob said:

Feb 9, 2017 11:17:05 GMT -5 arsenette said:

Go back and watch old footage of Ayako Miyake defeating this final It's not a new one.

I had no idea it was a legacy obstacle! (I've only seen like 5-10 min of Kunoichi in total)

Based on what I remembered I thought the old final was more of a horizontal balance thing so I just assumed it was a new set-up.

Thanks!

That was only the final stage in 1 (where no one made it there) and 2, when they expanded from 3 stages from 4 they didn't really have the space for that version anymore and made it a more traditional tower and that was the first obstacle of the final stage in 3 and 4 (and 4 was when it was first beaten)

[arsenette]

I found a quick video (not in English) so you get an idea of the first one.



They then changed it so they alternate. I can't find a video of that though.

[TCM]

The only change from the 3-4 Final to this one is that when Kunoichi did the traditional tower from 3-8, the second obstacle was a stationary pole climb until the 8th competition which was a normal ladder climb and a 2-section rock wall. This one replaces the pole climb for a traditional rope climb.

[arsenette]

Found one.

Old G4TV site still had this specific final.

[Philip]

I was gonna say that the Cliffhanger looks too easy, then I remembered that 1) This is Kunoichi and 2) This is the first tournament since the reboot, and it's good that there are any upper body obstacles to begin with

[TCM]

For clarification in case it's not clear: the G4 link Arsenette posted is the first tower final Kunoichi used and swapping the pole for a rope, is the final for Kunoichi 9. The other link is the immediate successor the next tournament after it was beaten where the ladders had augmented sections you had alternate back and forth on.

[ArbuthnotBlob]

Got it (and thank you for searching out all the footage)!

So in this case, we reckon the ladder is the second variation (the spider-climb-esque one) rather than the 'climb one side then the other' which came first.


Edit: was writing before TCM posted, never mind!

[arsenette]

Feb 9, 2017 11:52:57 GMT -5 TCM said:

For clarification in case it's not clear: the G4 link Arsenette posted is the first tower final Kunoichi used and swapping the pole for a rope, is the final for Kunoichi 9. The other link is the immediate successor the next tournament after it was beaten where the ladders had augmented sections you had alternate back and forth on.

Thanks!



The main difference is that this final changed to rope at the end which IMO is SIGNIFICANT..

Feb 9, 2017 11:55:12 GMT -5 ArbuthnotBlob said:

Got it (and thank you for searching out all the footage)!

So in this case, we reckon the ladder is the second variation (the spider-climb-esque one) rather than the 'climb one side then the other' which came first.


Edit: was writing before TCM posted, never mind!

And you are welcome! I'm just so happy it's returning and being rebooted properly. Unlike our bitter disappointment with Kunoichi 8 (it diverted from the old format in horrendous ways) this so far looks amazing and a proper way to reintroduce people to the franchise while upping the difficulty it desperately needs. I like how it's not SUPER stark but a nice way to kick them in the pants going "hey.. you need to up your game from now on". It really did need to upgrade. I like it so far.

[ArbuthnotBlob]

Feb 9, 2017 11:56:16 GMT -5 arsenette said:

Feb 9, 2017 11:52:57 GMT -5 TCM said:

For clarification in case it's not clear: the G4 link Arsenette posted is the first tower final Kunoichi used and swapping the pole for a rope, is the final for Kunoichi 9. The other link is the immediate successor the next tournament after it was beaten where the ladders had augmented sections you had alternate back and forth on.

Thanks!



The main difference is that this final changed to rope at the end which IMO is SIGNIFICANT..

Yeah, I was thinking that, the pole is a lot more stable and so easier to climb.

The only payoff with the rope is that it might be easier to grip? Still probably quite a lot harder overall.

[arsenette]

Feb 9, 2017 11:59:48 GMT -5 ArbuthnotBlob said:

Feb 9, 2017 11:56:16 GMT -5 arsenette said:

Thanks!



The main difference is that this final changed to rope at the end which IMO is SIGNIFICANT..

Yeah, I was thinking that, the pole is a lot more stable and so easier to climb.

The only payoff with the rope is that it might be easier to grip? Still probably quite a lot harder overall.

It will be a first for the Japanese women in Kunoichi to try it given that rope was never in the final before. I'm eager to see how it goes. It should spark actual training in Japan. At least.. that is my hope.