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Post by dakohosu on Nov 17, 2022 15:10:57 GMT -5
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cb
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Post by cb on Nov 17, 2022 15:17:15 GMT -5
This roster is amazing!
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Post by YourResidentKojiFan on Nov 17, 2022 15:19:41 GMT -5
Wow. Not what I expected at all, but I'll take it. Biggest surprises for me aside from Kane were Isa at #24, the dying stars now in the 40s, that weird mash of great competitors in the 70s, and FREAKING AKIYAMA. I'm honestly stunned.
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azn
Komiya Rie
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Post by azn on Nov 17, 2022 15:19:51 GMT -5
Oh god, well this lineup is gonna be fun to predict
Would've been something if they actually put Saikawa at #1 tho
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Post by dakohosu on Nov 17, 2022 15:22:18 GMT -5
So many old faces; Omori, Kane, Akiyama, Iketani, Hashimoto,etc.
And foreign faces as well.
Also nowhere near as many joke celebrities as the past few competitions.
Damn....
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Post by dakohosu on Nov 17, 2022 15:23:10 GMT -5
Wow. Not what I expected at all, but I'll take it. Biggest surprises for me aside from Kane were Isa at #24, the dying stars now in the 40s, that weird mash of great competitors in the 70s, and FREAKING AKIYAMA. I'm honestly stunned. I love how they constantly group Shunsuke and Kanno together as though they're expected to fail back to back to warrant a double digest. I'm hoping one of them (more likely Kanno) proves me wrong. Yeah I've noticed they've grouped all the Morimoto Sedai (except Yusuke) and a couple of the Stage 3 competitors from last tournament together in the 70s, bit odd but oh well lol.
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Post by dakohosu on Nov 17, 2022 15:25:25 GMT -5
This is also the only time apart from Sasuke 22 where all four champions are competing together which is bad f***ing a** for the 40th tournament.
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Post by YourResidentKojiFan on Nov 17, 2022 15:27:43 GMT -5
So from what I'm seeing, most of us here basically got exactly what we wanted with the lineup. Insane. Kudos, TBS. This tournament's gonna be great.
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azn
Komiya Rie
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Post by azn on Nov 17, 2022 15:33:14 GMT -5
So from what I'm seeing, most of us here basically got exactly what we wanted with the lineup. Insane. Kudos, TBS. This tournament's gonna be great. I wouldn't put my hopes up this early (sry to bring down the mood) but from the looks of the roster, it's definitley exciting
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Post by dakohosu on Nov 17, 2022 15:38:55 GMT -5
I agree with azn here.
Just to prevent people from expecting Nagano and Kane to reach the Cliffhanger. I remember when he came back for 38 some people expected him to make the Final again. At that point you’re just setting yourself up for disappointment, they’re both pushing 50.
I’m just pleased to see them back, regardless of how they do, though I’d rather Kane doesn’t fail somewhere like the Rolling Hill lol. Same with Hashimoto, he’s probably going to fail Stage 1 given how out of practice he is but it’s good to see him make an impromptu return.
Nice to see Ryo get some love again being given #94 (a higher number than Kawaguchi wtf that’s new), he is the second most recent two time Finalist after all.
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Post by anime boy on Nov 17, 2022 15:49:20 GMT -5
A GREAT lineup!! I really hope the course is easy just so we can see our favorites go further than usual haha. High hopes for this tournament!
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Post by Deleted on Nov 17, 2022 15:54:18 GMT -5
This competitor list makes me very happy.
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Post by ahzoo on Nov 17, 2022 15:58:12 GMT -5
Damn.
This is honestly a very massive improvement over the past few tournaments, even if, let's be clear, such a lineup does still have lots of filler [albeit at a far more manageable level compared to last time] kinda sets us up for a Sasuke 4-level domination of the First Stage [fwiw, I can even kind of see Kane and Nagano beat this one, even if I don't see them getting far into Stage 2], and it wouldn't'be killed Inui to have changed up the trials in such a way as to allow for 10 competitors to clear compete.
That said, this lineup geninely bodes well, and truly shows that the show is trying to put out a better product. It's still not perfect, but good job, Inui.
Now apply what you're learning more fully for the next time.
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Post by dakohosu on Nov 17, 2022 16:02:48 GMT -5
Damn. This is honestly a very massive improvement over the past few tournaments, even if, let's be clear, such a lineup does still have lots of filler [albeit at a far more manageable level compared to last time] kinda sets us up for a Sasuke 4-level domination of the First Stage [fwiw, I can even kind of see Kane and Nagano beat this one, even if I don't see them getting far into Stage 2], and it wouldn't'be killed Inui to have changed up the trials in such a way as to allow for 10 competitors to clear compete. That said, this lineup geninely bodes well, and truly shows that the show is trying to put out a better product. It's still not perfect, but good job, Inui. Now apply what you're learning more fully for the next time. I hate to be that guy but now you've mentioned this, I do feel like we should relax our expectations for subsequent tournaments. Remember a lot of these competitors have likely only returned for the 40th anniversary tournament and will probably not compete in 41/perhaps never again. It wouldn't surprise me if Inui just reverts back to his old ways for the next tournament, more joke competitors, fewer veterans, etc. I just hope Iwasaki does well because I feel as though if he fails Stage 1 there's a good chance that'll blacklist him from future competitions, but if he shows his potential let's just say he's definitely getting invited back....
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Post by ahzoo on Nov 17, 2022 16:13:50 GMT -5
Damn. This is honestly a very massive improvement over the past few tournaments, even if, let's be clear, such a lineup does still have lots of filler [albeit at a far more manageable level compared to last time] kinda sets us up for a Sasuke 4-level domination of the First Stage [fwiw, I can even kind of see Kane and Nagano beat this one, even if I don't see them getting far into Stage 2], and it wouldn't'be killed Inui to have changed up the trials in such a way as to allow for 10 competitors to clear compete. That said, this lineup geninely bodes well, and truly shows that the show is trying to put out a better product. It's still not perfect, but good job, Inui. Now apply what you're learning more fully for the next time. I hate to be that guy but now you've mentioned this, I do feel like we should relax our expectations for subsequent tournaments. Remember a lot of these competitors have likely only returned for the 40th anniversary tournament and will probably not compete in 41/perhaps never again. It wouldn't surprise me if Inui just reverts back to his old ways for the next tournament, more joke competitors, fewer veterans, etc. Oh, I am more than fully aware of this possibility, hence why the last line is so explicitly a challenge. I want this to be the start of a trend. I would love to see new rising stars come out of this. And above all, I WANT TO SEE EACH STEP FORWARD NOT BE BACKTRACKEDThat said, this is good. Also, calling it now, [massive f-in spoiler for the trailer] {Spoiler} The competitor being teased for a Kanzen/Near-Miss in the trailer is NOT Yusuke, but Iwasaki in the finest rookie performance ever seen/ever possible. So, allow me to get hype for today, because, damn, I needed this good news badly, as my role in the creation of the SASUKE Vent Machine:tm: so thoroughly proves lmao. <Hype> INUI IS GOD! </Hype>
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brz0ny
Jessie Graff
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Post by brz0ny on Nov 17, 2022 16:30:01 GMT -5
I am actually so excited, a lot of faces I really did not expect, as well as some foreigners allowed it looks like.
One question I do have however is why is Rene not here? Surely he got invited, did he reject it for that dancing tournament or something?
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brz0ny
Jessie Graff
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Post by brz0ny on Nov 17, 2022 16:34:14 GMT -5
I hate to be that guy but now you've mentioned this, I do feel like we should relax our expectations for subsequent tournaments. Remember a lot of these competitors have likely only returned for the 40th anniversary tournament and will probably not compete in 41/perhaps never again. It wouldn't surprise me if Inui just reverts back to his old ways for the next tournament, more joke competitors, fewer veterans, etc. Oh, I am more than fully aware of this possibility, hence why the last line is so explicitly a challenge. I want this to be the start of a trend. I would love to see new rising stars come out of this. And above all, I WANT TO SEE EACH STEP FORWARD NOT BE BACKTRACKEDThat said, this is good. Also, calling it now, [massive f-in spoiler for the trailer] {Spoiler} The competitor being teased for a Kanzen/Near-Miss in the trailer is NOT Yusuke, but Iwasaki in the finest rookie performance ever seen/ever possible. So, allow me to get hype for today, because, damn, I needed this good news badly, as my role in the creation of the SASUKE Vent Machine:tm: so thoroughly proves lmao. <Hype> INUI IS GOD! </Hype> Wait a minute, how did you get that info from trailer? I didnt see his face or name being mentioned.
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Post by skythenewark on Nov 17, 2022 16:36:14 GMT -5
I'm back here after watching a trailer, this tournament is really giving me a lot of nostalgia vibes with this one.
I may wish for so much, but I'mm hoping for this tournament to be very memorable so I can remember for years to come.
A lot of surprising veterans in the lower numbers which is pretty interesting. And considering the nice weather, i'm somewhat expected the tournament to be somewhere similar to Sasuke 30. But damn, I grew old knowing that Sasuke 30 is the first sasuke tournament I've started really invested myself into this show.
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Post by dakohosu on Nov 17, 2022 16:36:45 GMT -5
<Hype> INUI IS GOD! </Hype> Yeah honestly it makes the fact that there were only three slots from the trials slightly less egregious knowing that majority of the other 97 weren't just going to celebrities. Well, technically there is still a majority, but nowhere near as much as in Sasuke 39 and at least a good proportion of celebrities this time are actual athletes rather than comedians. But yeah I agree with you, I'm just not sure it'll happen; my only saving grace is that 40 gets an insanely high reception compared to the last few tournaments which signifies to Inui to keep doing 'this'. Inui's reputation runs on ratings and viewership, not how good a tournament is in the eyes of fans like us, but we've seen in many cases that there's more of a relationship between the two than meets the eye. But he seems to want to take the easy way out and goes by the whole 'more celebs = more ratings' motto; hopefully 40 will prove this isn't the case. Agreed, I probably sound like PizzaKing57 with Keitaro but I can't stress how BADLY I want Iwasaki to do well. Hell, even if he makes Stage 2 and fails the Wall Lift or something that's fine because he'll get invited back and get another chance to really show what he's made of. I'm not sure what I think about the numbers. The last 10 are mostly absolute gold, but the fact that they've grouped the entire Morimoto Sedai bar Yusuke himself in the 70s is a bit odd as well as the fact that Inui's probably going to try and force the whole 'group' mentality on them which as we know hasn't worked at all in 4 years lol. Quite funny seeing Shunsuke and Kanno in the 40s, and Isa at 24 lol.
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Post by dakohosu on Nov 17, 2022 16:37:45 GMT -5
Oh, I am more than fully aware of this possibility, hence why the last line is so explicitly a challenge. I want this to be the start of a trend. I would love to see new rising stars come out of this. And above all, I WANT TO SEE EACH STEP FORWARD NOT BE BACKTRACKEDThat said, this is good. Also, calling it now, [massive f-in spoiler for the trailer] {Spoiler} The competitor being teased for a Kanzen/Near-Miss in the trailer is NOT Yusuke, but Iwasaki in the finest rookie performance ever seen/ever possible. So, allow me to get hype for today, because, damn, I needed this good news badly, as my role in the creation of the SASUKE Vent Machine:tm: so thoroughly proves lmao. <Hype> INUI IS GOD! </Hype> Wait a minute, how did you get that info from trailer? I didnt see his face or name being mentioned. No he didn't it's just because I mentioned him. Pls Iwasaki don't let us down. If you can do 800 metres on monkey bars and 23 one arm pullups then you can definitely beat the Rolling Hill.
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