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Post by brz0ny on Nov 10, 2022 18:50:08 GMT -5
....excuse me but what are you on about I don't see how 0~10 is an issue? You're saying this on pure speculation, we don't know any of the events yet or who might be competing. Have a shred of optimism dammit, would you rather we go back to the same dumb push-up system we had before this? lol Yeah I am actually on his side here. Inui just made everyone depressed here we cant even be optimistic lol. Anyway, in a field where 50 of lineup is joke competitors/celebrities, other 20 maaaaybe have a potential of reaching Dragon Glider, and then 30 actual competent people, we would expect to have atleast 10 more that can actually clear stage 1 and prove to everyone how easy the stage is and its just down to entire lineup being awful.
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Post by dakohosu on Nov 10, 2022 20:21:47 GMT -5
....excuse me but what are you on about I don't see how 0~10 is an issue? You're saying this on pure speculation, we don't know any of the events yet or who might be competing. Have a shred of optimism dammit, would you rather we go back to the same dumb push-up system we had before this? lol Yeah I am actually on his side here. Inui just made everyone depressed here we cant even be optimistic lol. Anyway, in a field where 50 of lineup is joke competitors/celebrities, other 20 maaaaybe have a potential of reaching Dragon Glider, and then 30 actual competent people, we would expect to have atleast 10 more that can actually clear stage 1 and prove to everyone how easy the stage is and its just down to entire lineup being awful. Yeah agreed on this. 'Have a shred of optimism' doesn't exactly hit the way it used to 15 years ago, especially given that it's inherently better to be pessimistic to avoid the inevitable controversy or disappointment we'll get. 0-10 is definitely an issue, sure if the 10 chosen athletes are strong enough then they should be able to get through the 'last trial' no problem, but it's the principle that's so egregious here. Firstly because it's just another example of how Inui has almost actively gone out of his way to take what could've been a potentially exciting concept and butchered it (like Sasuke 39 being a renewal tournament and he still changed sh!t all), and secondly because he's clearly just looking for any excuse whatsoever to invite more celebrities while semi-falsely portraying a sense of harkening back to the old days. It wouldn't surprise me if he actually makes the last trial pretty hard so that a good proportion of the final 10 actually do fail; after all, he wouldn't put them through this last trial and enforce a further elimination process if he felt that all 10 would be able to clear fair and square. And the fact that any empty spots from failures will almost definitely go to joke competitors is just another nail in the coffin. No one's suggesting we go back to the push-up contest, but if you're going to get everyone excited for a new and fleshed out trials system, then do it properly or don't do it at all. Otherwise you're just getting people's hopes up and then knocking them down.
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Post by Sasuke Mania on Nov 11, 2022 0:02:25 GMT -5
Yeah I am actually on his side here. Inui just made everyone depressed here we cant even be optimistic lol. Anyway, in a field where 50 of lineup is joke competitors/celebrities, other 20 maaaaybe have a potential of reaching Dragon Glider, and then 30 actual competent people, we would expect to have atleast 10 more that can actually clear stage 1 and prove to everyone how easy the stage is and its just down to entire lineup being awful. Yeah agreed on this. 'Have a shred of optimism' doesn't exactly hit the way it used to 15 years ago, especially given that it's inherently better to be pessimistic to avoid the inevitable controversy or disappointment we'll get. 0-10 is definitely an issue, sure if the 10 chosen athletes are strong enough then they should be able to get through the 'last trial' no problem, but it's the principle that's so egregious here. Firstly because it's just another example of how Inui has almost actively gone out of his way to take what could've been a potentially exciting concept and butchered it (like Sasuke 39 being a renewal tournament and he still changed sh!t all), and secondly because he's clearly just looking for any excuse whatsoever to invite more celebrities while semi-falsely portraying a sense of harkening back to the old days. It wouldn't surprise me if he actually makes the last trial pretty hard so that a good proportion of the final 10 actually do fail; after all, he wouldn't put them through this last trial and enforce a further elimination process if he felt that all 10 would be able to clear fair and square. And the fact that any empty spots from failures will almost definitely go to joke competitors is just another nail in the coffin. No one's suggesting we go back to the push-up contest, but if you're going to get everyone excited for a new and fleshed out trials system, then do it properly or don't do it at all. Otherwise you're just getting people's hopes up and then knocking them down. I'll admit Sasuke 39 was an issue and that it should have been more of a renewal. I'll admit that the show currently has a bunch of problems and Inui is definitely one of them. I just don't see how the trials here are somehow an issue?? Even with the days of ANW, they never went past 10 attempting the course, and most Sasuke trials featured a minute amount of competitors. Hell, Sasuke 19's trials course only had one person advance to the real course. Sasuke 25's trials course only had three people. To me, this just seems normal, I understand the reasoning (kind of) but it just seems like you all are getting worked up over nothing. Especially when very little has even been explained yet. At the VERY least, wait until the episode drops, they'll likely explain more there.
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Post by Kane-Not-Kosugi on Nov 11, 2022 0:04:23 GMT -5
This is depressing to see lol come on y'all, acknowledge the double standards you have here.
You're all so worried about the top 10 from trials still not making 40 but guess what? That's a skill issue. It's a skill issue the same way literally all 99 competitors that aren't Yusuke fail time and time again on THE SAME COURSE. THEY ARE NOT THAT GOOD.
My point in saying that is even if we get 1 person from trials on the main tournament, this system allows us to actually get people capable of clearing Stage 1 or maybe even going further, we don't know! Because I guarantee you the events leading up to the top 10 will not be courses. They'll be stuff like mile long races and old banzuke or sportsman events.
If you have a problem with that, you should honestly have a problem with the fact that your favorite competitors (Hioki, Yuuji, Ryo, Tomo, Shingo, Jun, etc.) except for Yusuke and MAYBE Tada and Yoshiyuki are absolutely washed and are, quite frankly, wasting spaces on the roster when they're there to fail the same obstacles year after year.
So quite frankly, kindly suck it up until it comes out. For all we know it airs and you're totally right...or entirely proven wrong.
I get that there are a lot of things to complain about when it comes to this era, believe me. But holy crap y'all, at least have consistent complaints.
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Post by dakohosu on Nov 11, 2022 6:33:41 GMT -5
I agree with most the above point though calling the current roster of competitors ‘washed out’ I think is pretty harsh and it’s still enjoyable to watch them compete even if some of them consistently fail on the same obstacles. Like you can’t tell me you don’t enjoy seeing Yuuji and Ryo run the course, especially as neither are ‘Cliffhanger fodder’ like most of the rest of the field.
And yeah true having fewer trial qualifiers isn’t a bad thing as it means they’re the most skilled (and if one of them makes Stage 3 I’ll admittedly redact a portion of my negativity) but to me at least it speaks to a wider issue of Inui giving away any vacant seats to yet more joke competitors which is thus going to pad out Stage 1 EVEN MORE than has been the case in the past two tournaments. Tournaments like 21 and 25 aren’t fair comparisons because they generally had a much more varied roster of competitors and way fewer celebrity comedians, so even without the trial qualifiers the lineup wasn’t bad.
Fewer trial qualifiers and ‘stagnant’ competitors coming back I can deal with and have come to accept at this point. More comedians and celebrities (as it’s past the point of limiting returns, they can’t show all of them even if they wanted to even within a 3+hour Stage 1) I can’t as it’s just ridiculous at this point.
Overall my issue isn’t with there potentially being less trial qualifiers as those who fail the last trial are indeed likely to fail Stage 1 anyway, it’s more how those unused spots are going to be used. I’ve also been a Sasuke fan for 12+ years now so I think I deserve to have a good amount of skepticism behind everything Inui does with him making questionable, controversial, or just flat out bad decisions for almost the entirety last decade.
Anyway I won’t pass further judgment until we found out in a couple of days.
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Post by m4tt3r0x on Nov 11, 2022 9:54:03 GMT -5
This is depressing to see lol come on y'all, acknowledge the double standards you have here. You're all so worried about the top 10 from trials still not making 40 but guess what? That's a skill issue. It's a skill issue the same way literally all 99 competitors that aren't Yusuke fail time and time again on THE SAME COURSE. THEY ARE NOT THAT GOOD. My point in saying that is even if we get 1 person from trials on the main tournament, this system allows us to actually get people capable of clearing Stage 1 or maybe even going further, we don't know! Because I guarantee you the events leading up to the top 10 will not be courses. They'll be stuff like mile long races and old banzuke or sportsman events. If you have a problem with that, you should honestly have a problem with the fact that your favorite competitors (Hioki, Yuuji, Ryo, Tomo, Shingo, Jun, etc.) except for Yusuke and MAYBE Tada and Yoshiyuki are absolutely washed and are, quite frankly, wasting spaces on the roster when they're there to fail the same obstacles year after year. So quite frankly, kindly suck it up until it comes out. For all we know it airs and you're totally right...or entirely proven wrong. I get that there are a lot of things to complain about when it comes to this era, believe me. But holy crap y'all, at least have consistent complaints. "Skill issue." Try not relying on a tired meme phrase when trying to form a serious opinion. The point isn't about selecting ten or just one Yusukes out of the trials. Some people want more talent added to the roster that aren't celebrities and early Stage 1 fodder. Sasuke up until arguably fairly recently gave many, many unknown underdog competitors spotlight who eventually grew as individuals and improved on the course after failure on top of failure. Do you think Yusuke started as a champion? Even the likes of Nagano and Ryo struggled early on in their tenures, vying just to even have their runs shown on the broadcast. So many qualifiers from years past have had the same story, and it's what has made Sasuke enticing to watch in the first place. Because you deem anyone that isn't Yusuke "washed out" and seemingly not worth following and supporting goes against the entire spirit of the show. Yusuke's feats today wouldn't even be as intriguing if he started out on the show as he is now. Even during 27-30, he wasn't what he is currently, and he probably wasn't even exactly on par with other vets from the time. More spots should be afforded to qualifiers even if they're not Stage 4 or even 3 material *yet*. That's what commenters here want. It's what has made the stories of time honored competitors like Yuuji, Kanno, Kouji Hashimoto, Okuyama, Hioki, Jun, NAGANO etc. They don't even have to be champion worthy or close to it individuals. Many of the most impressive and inspiring competitors have not been champions. The only caveat here is the actual difficulty required in selecting the 0-10 participants. When members here see the number 0, I'm not surprised they're concerned about how hard this is gonna be. That said it's entirely possible the selection process will not be so selective that you have to be a Stage 1/2/3 powerhouse to get on, and we'll get close to 10 qualifiers. We don't know the details yet, so people should still be reserving judgement.
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Post by brz0ny on Nov 11, 2022 10:19:42 GMT -5
This is depressing to see lol come on y'all, acknowledge the double standards you have here. You're all so worried about the top 10 from trials still not making 40 but guess what? That's a skill issue. It's a skill issue the same way literally all 99 competitors that aren't Yusuke fail time and time again on THE SAME COURSE. THEY ARE NOT THAT GOOD. My point in saying that is even if we get 1 person from trials on the main tournament, this system allows us to actually get people capable of clearing Stage 1 or maybe even going further, we don't know! Because I guarantee you the events leading up to the top 10 will not be courses. They'll be stuff like mile long races and old banzuke or sportsman events. If you have a problem with that, you should honestly have a problem with the fact that your favorite competitors (Hioki, Yuuji, Ryo, Tomo, Shingo, Jun, etc.) except for Yusuke and MAYBE Tada and Yoshiyuki are absolutely washed and are, quite frankly, wasting spaces on the roster when they're there to fail the same obstacles year after year. So quite frankly, kindly suck it up until it comes out. For all we know it airs and you're totally right...or entirely proven wrong. I get that there are a lot of things to complain about when it comes to this era, believe me. But holy crap y'all, at least have consistent complaints. Brother you missed the whole point. The reason why we got excited by 10 people there is because we like Sasuke from when it did not try to play it safe, invite celebrities who just simply suck, when it used to have a course that actually changes, and worst of all, when it used to have few joke competitors/celebrities between almost whole lineup of competitive people, instead of now, where there is only 30 competitive people, with others being joke competitors and celebrities mentioned. That would all be fine, if it wasnt for Inui thinking how clearly washed up veterans and celebrities who can somewhat go far are counted in those 30, meaning we are left with basically a reality show more than a showcase of who is actually strong, and the worst thing is, you have a guy who is literally OP, and instead of changing the course to get him out by using his weakness, which would make other 29 people catch up to him, instead Inui makes entire course harder and making absolutely no Progress and still having the same guy be only person who can even sniff at making Final Stage. But hopefully I am wrong.
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Post by dakohosu on Nov 11, 2022 11:54:56 GMT -5
Agreed with the above two comments.
The reason we got excited about the trials wasn’t necessarily to see s*** tonnes of Stage 3 or 4 runs in Sasuke 40 specifically as that’s borderline unrealistic, more to see a shake up in the community with more new stories (some of which I’m sure are very exciting given the guys competitors nominated), give those who have dedicated 5-10+ years to training, and potentially see the dawn of some really promising competitors. When I heard about the trials I felt it was a step in the right direction, and felt for a moment that 38 and 39 were just bad eggs in terms of the number of celebrities and comedians etc.
Hence 0-10 thing is just a complete slap in the face, giving us hope that Inui’s starting to reference the successes of older tournaments and then once again doing something bafflingly egregious to screw it up. And yes I too am worried that this ‘final trial’ is going to be pretty difficult purely for no other reason than to justify it’s existence; it’s going to have to be hard to take out the top 10, which obviously means more joke competitors added to the list last minute.
Again it’s not the mechanic itself that annoys me more the principle. Sasuke has always been about ordinary guys doing extraordinary things and that’s arguably how it became so popular with the Golden Era. SO many of these guys who’ve worked their entire butts off and are incredibly adept fit into that category so given a chance they could really add some unpredictability and excitement to tournaments that have been missing for generations at this point. Yet Inui just seems hell bent on driving the show further into what can only be classified as a generic entertainment show like Takeshi’s Castle, ignoring the fact that to some people it’s their entire lives.
Don’t be a woos and just allocate a few more slots to those deserving of them, and you’ll be surprised at how much positivity you’ll be met with, especially given how popular the current roster of competitors seem to be.
Some of the most prolific competitors and even champions were once hopefuls who had spent years trying and failing to get on, and the only reason they did was because the selection process was much more aimed at super fans rather than celebrities and comedians. And look what happened, by letting Yuuji and Yusuke on the show after declining them endlessly they carried the show and prevented it from certain death several times. Inui could easily be missing out on those who could end up being the show’s saving grace in a few years’ time, much more so than an extra 10 comedians who’ll fail the Rolling Hill in an identical fashion.
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Post by dt on Nov 11, 2022 13:05:17 GMT -5
Maaaan this sure is a divisive topic! Here are my thoughts:
1 - I do agree that having 0-10 “winners” as opposed to selecting a set amount of competitors who went the farthest the fastest is a poor decision. I would have said either the top 10, 15, or 20 should get in.
2 - That being said, I AM excited that there are trials at all and that we at least have a chance at some strong new competitors. I hope that we get at least 5-7 people who do well enough to make it to the real deal.
3 - I really hope that people who advance will be given a lot of screen time and that they will have diverse backgrounds. I really don’t want all of their stories to be “oh yeah I’ve trained for 10 years and this is my whole life”.
4 - Regardless of whatever the outcome of the trials are, I am thankful that we even have a 40th tournament. I completely understand the frustration and annoyance of everyone about the lack of changes to the course, celebrities, etc., but I am still so thankful that we even have the show at all given all the close calls of getting shut down.
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Post by dakohosu on Nov 11, 2022 14:28:13 GMT -5
Maaaan this sure is a divisive topic! Here are my thoughts: 1 - I do agree that having 0-10 “winners” as opposed to selecting a set amount of competitors who went the farthest the fastest is a poor decision. I would have said either the top 10, 15, or 20 should get in. 2 - That being said, I AM excited that there are trials at all and that we at least have a chance at some strong new competitors. I hope that we get at least 5-7 people who do well enough to make it to the real deal. 3 - I really hope that people who advance will be given a lot of screen time and that they will have diverse backgrounds. I really don’t want all of their stories to be “oh yeah I’ve trained for 10 years and this is my whole life”. 4 - Regardless of whatever the outcome of the trials are, I am thankful that we even have a 40th tournament. I completely understand the frustration and annoyance of everyone about the lack of changes to the course, celebrities, etc., but I am still so thankful that we even have the show at all given all the close calls of getting shut down. Great take on the whole thing. I think we’re all excited for the trials (after all, more stuff to complain about lol) but I think the whole 0-10 thing came out of nowhere/was incredibly unexpected in spite of everyone’s pessimism which definitely detracted from the hype a little bit. I still stand by what I said in that my last post in that it annoyed me personally not because of its existence but because it speaks to the wider issue of the questionable direction Sasuke is going in. But to say I don’t look forward to watching the trials would be a big fat lie. My main worry, apart from the difficulty of the final trial, is the fact that it’s very likely that a lot of trial qualifiers who fail Stage 1 (which regardless of skill is very likely given lack of experience competing under pressure etc) will just never get invited back thus not even giving them a proper chance to show what they’re made of. It’s pretty much expected for rookies to fail on Stage 1 in their first tournament, 95% of today’s Stage 3 regulars, even Jun Sato, did so. Especially when you consider that Iketani got declined from 39, as did guys like Ugajin who had even made Stage 2 in the past, it’s a pretty rational concern.
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Post by brz0ny on Nov 11, 2022 15:03:54 GMT -5
Maaaan this sure is a divisive topic! Here are my thoughts: 1 - I do agree that having 0-10 “winners” as opposed to selecting a set amount of competitors who went the farthest the fastest is a poor decision. I would have said either the top 10, 15, or 20 should get in. 2 - That being said, I AM excited that there are trials at all and that we at least have a chance at some strong new competitors. I hope that we get at least 5-7 people who do well enough to make it to the real deal. 3 - I really hope that people who advance will be given a lot of screen time and that they will have diverse backgrounds. I really don’t want all of their stories to be “oh yeah I’ve trained for 10 years and this is my whole life”. 4 - Regardless of whatever the outcome of the trials are, I am thankful that we even have a 40th tournament. I completely understand the frustration and annoyance of everyone about the lack of changes to the course, celebrities, etc., but I am still so thankful that we even have the show at all given all the close calls of getting shut down. Great take on the whole thing. I think we’re all excited for the trials (after all, more stuff to complain about lol) but I think the whole 0-10 thing came out of nowhere/was incredibly unexpected in spite of everyone’s pessimism which definitely detracted from the hype a little bit. I still stand by what I said in that my last post in that it annoyed me personally not because of its existence but because it speaks to the wider issue of the questionable direction Sasuke is going in. But to say I don’t look forward to watching the trials would be a big fat lie. My main worry, apart from the difficulty of the final trial, is the fact that it’s very likely that a lot of trial qualifiers who fail Stage 1 (which regardless of skill is very likely given lack of experience competing under pressure etc) will just never get invited back thus not even giving them a proper chance to show what they’re made of. It’s pretty much expected for rookies to fail on Stage 1 in their first tournament, 95% of today’s Stage 3 regulars, even Jun Sato, did so. Especially when you consider that Iketani got declined from 39, as did guys like Ugajin who had even made Stage 2 in the past, it’s a pretty rational concern. Yeah and people forget how patient old producers were with Nagano failing 2 SK in a row, and Yuuji being declined several times, as well as failing a trial (not sure about this one). Its very likely we have a potential Yuuji or Nagano hiding in plain sight but because he isnt a celebrity, funny or has a backstory you can milk, he has to work overtime to get in.
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Post by Thislebard on Nov 11, 2022 15:12:03 GMT -5
I'm really not in shape so I'm not going to comment on a lot of stuff, but it is nice to see that they seem to be moving towards an actual system that gives more spots to people who train for the show religiously instead of giving them to celebrities. I think they should just do away with all celebrities possible and just let all 100 spots you have to qualify for but I know that's not going to happen. Any who, looking forward to the trials for tournament 40.
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Post by dakohosu on Nov 11, 2022 15:52:29 GMT -5
Great take on the whole thing. I think we’re all excited for the trials (after all, more stuff to complain about lol) but I think the whole 0-10 thing came out of nowhere/was incredibly unexpected in spite of everyone’s pessimism which definitely detracted from the hype a little bit. I still stand by what I said in that my last post in that it annoyed me personally not because of its existence but because it speaks to the wider issue of the questionable direction Sasuke is going in. But to say I don’t look forward to watching the trials would be a big fat lie. My main worry, apart from the difficulty of the final trial, is the fact that it’s very likely that a lot of trial qualifiers who fail Stage 1 (which regardless of skill is very likely given lack of experience competing under pressure etc) will just never get invited back thus not even giving them a proper chance to show what they’re made of. It’s pretty much expected for rookies to fail on Stage 1 in their first tournament, 95% of today’s Stage 3 regulars, even Jun Sato, did so. Especially when you consider that Iketani got declined from 39, as did guys like Ugajin who had even made Stage 2 in the past, it’s a pretty rational concern. Yeah and people forget how patient old producers were with Nagano failing 2 SK in a row, and Yuuji being declined several times, as well as failing a trial (not sure about this one). Its very likely we have a potential Yuuji or Nagano hiding in plain sight but because he isnt a celebrity, funny or has a backstory you can milk, he has to work overtime to get in. Yuuji didn't fail a trial, he failed THREE trials (13, 19, and 20) which meant that at the very minimum he tried unsuccessfully for 5 years to get on the show. He got on the show in 21 and failed Stage 1, and the only reason he got invited back for 22 was because they also had trials, and then the rest was history. First Stage 4 attempt in 5 tournaments, and first two-time champion. Either way, even back then, there was a good chance that had 22 not had trials he likely wouldn't have been invited back, but now? Anything short of a deep Stage 2 run could easily be a death sentence for your career, which just isn't realistic as very few do that well on their debut. And yeah agreed on the last point, there's so many of those YouTube stars who have likely trained and attempted to get on the show for years, and have always been declined in spite of the fact that they can reliably demolish entire Stage 3 replicas at this point. Some of them (Shinya Iwasaki and Sho Ishikawa to name a couple) are literal world record holders; how much more convincing does Inui need?
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Post by dt on Nov 11, 2022 16:50:57 GMT -5
I definitely think that going forward Sasuke should try to focus on building up around good personalities. And they do have a lot of great personalities, they just don’t have a lot of new ones. My realistic hope for the trials is that we will get a few guys who do really well and that they will be given a fair chance to prove themselves over the next few tournaments. I think if over the next 4-5 tournaments they added in 2-3 new interesting people each year that they really focused on, that would be good. Because in reality, they have NEVER had more than maybe 15 people at a time that they really give screen time to. Even during the golden and shin eras I could only name maybe 15-20 people in any given tournament that I cared about. I think a good ratio would be giving 15-20 familiar faces, 3-5 newbies, and 3-5 competent celebrities a good amount of screen time. There just isn’t enough time to show everyone in the current format.
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Post by katoshiho on Nov 12, 2022 6:37:35 GMT -5
What the?!Washimi Yuji?!
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Post by katoshiho on Nov 12, 2022 8:11:08 GMT -5
The newest photo of Washimi. Well, not only Washimi, there will also some other surprising competitors comes back, right?
How about…… a 21 years blank for Kane Kosugi? * Of course Kane will not be a normal audition. He is a celebrity, a legendary celebrity.
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Post by dakohosu on Nov 12, 2022 14:13:23 GMT -5
What the f***!!!!!
How did this person find this hahahahah.
I get Inui is delaying numbers to not spoil the results of the trials, but if he didn’t expect any leaks after 4 weeks then that’s on him.
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Post by Ninja Relaxer on Nov 12, 2022 14:21:36 GMT -5
Washimi is 44 years old. I'm all for seeing old competitors come back -- but only on the sidelines. We need to reserve those precious competitor slots for younger talent, i.e. people who actually have a chance of going all the way.
Also, if the information in this thread is correct, then the first Trials episode has already aired (it's now Nov 13 in Japan).
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Post by cb on Nov 12, 2022 14:58:43 GMT -5
Also, if the information in this thread is correct, then the first Trials episode has already aired (it's now Nov 13 in Japan). To confirm, it has already aired, and I've watched it. I'm not gonna spoil anything though. In response to the post below because I cba to make another post, I saw Kota Sakuma, Shogo Ugajin and Takaharu Nakagawa in the trials, while they're not exactly old competitors, they are some people who haven't competed in the past few tournaments.
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Post by azn on Nov 12, 2022 15:34:45 GMT -5
Considering what I initially perceived what the competitors for trials consisted of, genuinely shocked to see Washimi. I wouldn't have been surprised to see a past competitor, but certaintly not someone like Washimi.
I have my doubts that he'll gain a spot but it's cool to see an old face return. Perhaps he isn't the only one?
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I just now realized, I have like the perfect rank for this part of the thread
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