brz0ny
Jessie Graff
We need Ryo Fail Guessing Game for Sasuke 42
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Post by brz0ny on Nov 18, 2022 7:43:18 GMT -5
Hopefully he just wanted to watch and wasnt rejected by Inui (tho I doubt it considering how many other veterans are back).
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Post by dakohosu on Nov 18, 2022 8:08:31 GMT -5
Hopefully he just wanted to watch and wasnt rejected by Inui (tho I doubt it considering how many other veterans are back). Wouldn’t surprise me if he did given how much he got cut by TBS back in the day, that said he’s one of my favourite competitors so ideally I’m a bit relieved he’s not going to fail the Rolling Hill lol.
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Post by zoran on Nov 18, 2022 11:30:20 GMT -5
Guys, guess what, TBS is making a new Sasuke video game to coincide with the show anniversary, any ideas on what they can use for the cover???
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Post by casuallystranded on Nov 18, 2022 12:23:25 GMT -5
2 things from me:
1: The URL is really still using SASUKE RISING? That's odd.
2: I was born in 2002. SASUKE 8 was in 2001. This will be the first time in my lifetime (and probably a lot of our lifetimes) that Kane is present!
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Post by dakohosu on Nov 18, 2022 13:05:33 GMT -5
Just thought I’d also run over a few absences:
Ones that we knew already were Mori (injured), Takeru (was in the US during recording), and Darvish (had covid and announced after taping he didn’t compete).
Ones that at least I found out only yesterday were unfortunately Wasabi, a shame as he’s shown in practice that he’s very strong. RAMPAGE Exile are also missing and personally I couldn’t give less of a crap, they’re basically just dead space who got three spots and have the most bland personalities lol.
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cb
Honma Kōta
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Post by cb on Nov 18, 2022 13:34:23 GMT -5
RAMPAGE Exile are also missing and personally I couldn’t give less of a crap, they’re basically just dead space who got three spots and have the most bland personalities lol. They've been replaced with Gekidan EXILE (#3968-#3969). Also, no Jackie Chang and Timon D.
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Post by SasukeBanzukeNo1 (Moon12) on Nov 18, 2022 14:20:36 GMT -5
I don't know if anyone did this before watching the trailer, but I actually looked at the number list on the official SASUKE website beforehand since I knew they were going to release them that day. It's because I didn't know they were going to release the trailer that same day as well. Still, I probably had the same reaction as everyone else when I saw Akiyama's and Kane's faces. Don't know about you but I was just going bezerk lol
Also, I love how Akiyama is still sporting those old red Descente shorts/pants to this day. Now that is identity consistency lol
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Post by dakohosu on Nov 18, 2022 14:33:54 GMT -5
I don't know if anyone did this before watching the trailer, but I actually looked at the number list on the official SASUKE website beforehand since I knew they were going to release them that day. It's because I didn't know they were going to release the trailer that same day as well. Still, I probably had the same reaction as everyone else when I saw Akiyama's and Kane's faces. Don't know about you but I was just going bezerk lol Also, I love how Akiyama is still sporting those old red Descente shorts/pants to this day. Now that is identity consistency lol He's also still in incredible shape as well. Cannot believe he's turning 50 in a few weeks. Nagano too with the black vest and trousers. That said, and granted there's only been one not-that-good quality photo of him, but Shinji literally looks like he hasn't aged whatsoever compared to when he competed. I looked on Sasukepedia and he's apparently 51 wtf.
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Post by SasukeBanzukeNo1 (Moon12) on Nov 18, 2022 14:55:22 GMT -5
I don't know if anyone did this before watching the trailer, but I actually looked at the number list on the official SASUKE website beforehand since I knew they were going to release them that day. It's because I didn't know they were going to release the trailer that same day as well. Still, I probably had the same reaction as everyone else when I saw Akiyama's and Kane's faces. Don't know about you but I was just going bezerk lol Also, I love how Akiyama is still sporting those old red Descente shorts/pants to this day. Now that is identity consistency lol He's also still in incredible shape as well. Cannot believe he's turning 50 in a few weeks. Nagano too with the black vest and trousers. That said, and granted there's only been one not-that-good quality photo of him, but Shinji literally looks like he hasn't aged whatsoever compared to when he competed. I looked on Sasukepedia and he's apparently 51 wtf. Wow, that's insane. In that case, we need him back asap as well lol. Unless of course he stated that he's moved on from competing, or that he has been dealing with an injury of some sort, or just because he's older, etc--I don't really know. The man hasn't competed since 21 after all, so it might be for some reason.
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Post by m4tt3r0x on Nov 18, 2022 15:15:40 GMT -5
What even actually released first? The number list or trailer? I can't be bothered to find out on mobile. I saw the trailer first but wish I saw the numbers beforehand
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Post by dakohosu on Nov 18, 2022 15:19:53 GMT -5
I presume he just rage quit after failing Stage 1 four consecutive times and being completely erased from the broadcast in three of those four tournaments (funnily enough the only one of his Shin-Sasuke performances shown was by far his worst lol). I'd be pissed if that happened to me, loads of the prolific competitors from the Golden Eras quit pretty soon after either because they just got bored or because they couldn't deal with the difficulty spike of Shin-Sasuke, I presume Kobayashi was in the latter.
As mentioned I'm just happy to have him back mainly because like a lot of the Golden Era competitors who weren't All-Stars he just went completely MIA/couldn't find anything on him and now suddenly 15 years later he's back.
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Post by dakohosu on Nov 18, 2022 15:51:56 GMT -5
What even actually released first? The number list or trailer? I can't be bothered to find out on mobile. I saw the trailer first but wish I saw the numbers beforehand I initially presumed they dropped at the same time but apparently the number list dropped first.
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Post by subtleagent on Nov 18, 2022 17:08:34 GMT -5
Kawaguchi finally got demoted (kinda), below Ryo at least. 4 champions getting the final numbers is awesome and everyone looks spread out nicely. A bit surprised Yoshinori got in the 20s.
Why is Araki above Tada though? A bit surprised there.
I also see Shunsuke and Kanno have been demoted to the 40s which is understandable given their performances have been rather mid.
All in all this line-up definitely looks more promising than the last two tournaments.
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Post by dakohosu on Nov 18, 2022 17:30:08 GMT -5
Kawaguchi finally got demoted (kinda), below Ryo at least. 4 champions getting the final numbers is awesome and everyone looks spread out nicely. A bit surprised Yoshinori got in the 20s. Why is Araki above Tada though? A bit surprised there. I also see Shunsuke and Kanno have been demoted to the 40s which is understandable given their performances have been rather mid. All in all this line-up definitely looks more promising than the last two tournaments. Numbers haven’t been as definitive of a competitor’s potential as they were a few years ago, like a strong performance doesn’t automatically warrant a place in the 90s and so on. Araki getting a higher number than Tada doesn’t mean that Inui thinks he’s a better or more worthwhile competitor. It’s all about how it fits in the edit now. Obvs with the large comedian/celeb presence they need to space more competitors evenly throughout the field to avoid the first half of Stage 1 getting repetitive. The Morimoto Sedai were likely put in the 70s because Inui unfortunately decided that the group exists again and wanted an easy 4 slots he could fit them all into, as well as the fact that he wanted to reserve the 90s for the most legendary competitors (though 92 I don’t understand). There could be a multitude of reasons for this. That said I do agree that Jun and Tada at 72-73 was one of the weirder choices, given that they’re easily top 5 competitors and routinely got numbers in the 90s beforehand, unlike Hioki who’s always had low numbers. I would’ve put them at least in the high 80s instead of these random celebrity athletes that are almost definitely going to fail Stage 1. Kawaguchi I was honestly surprised got that low lol I was expecting him to get like 96 or something again (basically the highest number that wasn’t Yamada or a champion). Ryo and Shingo at 94 and 95 work pretty well.
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Post by m4tt3r0x on Nov 18, 2022 22:46:57 GMT -5
Just wanna say I find it funny ABC Z's and Darvish's previously "sidekicks" have both kind of overtaken them in the spotlight. I don't think anyone would have guessed that all those years back
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Post by Sasuke Mania on Nov 19, 2022 0:36:03 GMT -5
Alright, fight me. This is quite possibly the best lineup we've seen in a while, possibly of Inui's entire tenure. I honestly can't really find any issues with this. Kane and Akiyama??? How can you go wrong with that?
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Post by dakohosu on Nov 19, 2022 6:23:49 GMT -5
Just wanna say I find it funny ABC Z's and Darvish's previously "sidekicks" have both kind of overtaken them in the spotlight. I don't think anyone would have guessed that all those years back The head of the Golden Bombers is also competing wearing #59
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azn
Komiya Rie
Say His Name and He Appears *clap* *clap*
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Post by azn on Nov 19, 2022 8:38:26 GMT -5
Welp, in case some still doubted that it was him, the latest SASUKE youtube post confirmed that it is him
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Post by Mk20SSR on Nov 21, 2022 10:13:35 GMT -5
I missed the Akko Gundan, I hope they will be back soon. - Said no one ever
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Post by dakohosu on Nov 21, 2022 14:50:53 GMT -5
I missed the Akko Gundan, I hope they will be back soon. - Said no one ever I want Yoshiyuki Ogata to come back as he's literally a world class rock climber - all he needs is a bit of Dragon Glider practice and he could go very far. The rest? Good riddance. The lady who was on the sidelines was obnoxiously annoying in both 38 and 39. I'm still happier with the absence of RAMPAGE Exile even if they have been replaced by other 'Exile' members.
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