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Post by lostinube on Dec 27, 2022 21:04:44 GMT -5
The group from 3971 (Tsukada) to 3977 (Suzuki) is the third time a group of 7 or more consecutive competitors cleared the 1st Stage. The others are SASUKE 16 (8) and SASUKE 30 (one group of 8 and one group of 7 - had Bunpei cleared there would have been a group of 11 consecutive clears!). SASUKE 4 has incomplete results but unless someone was cut out entirely in the 1st and 2nd Stages it has the most shown consecutive clears of 10.
From 3972 (Sato) to 3977 is clearly the largest group of consecutive competitors ever to reach the 3rd Stage.
Naturally we only saw about 30 minutes combined of that latter group, most of it focused on Tada and Keitaro.
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Post by YourResidentKojiFan on Dec 28, 2022 1:09:57 GMT -5
Fukkatsu. Not just for Shingo and Kane, but for the show. This was the tournament we needed. Decent editing, (although digesting the sub-second clears on Stage 2 destroyed me, as I'm a sucker for close calls) pretty unpredictable results as my Guessing Game performance shows, and FINALly (pun intended) someone other than Yūsuke broke through on a non-nerfed Third Stage. Seeing Yoshi clear was amazing, he's probably my favorite competitor to watch currently. I think the rest has already been said for the negatives, and I won't beat a dead horse. I do have two parting comments though.
1: I both feel bad and don't feel bad for you, dakohosu. I really wanted to see Iwasaki clear as well and I know you like him, but you made me believe in him too much for the guessing game... /lh
2: Yamada's reaction to failing actually silenced me. I laugh at him more than most people, but... Wow.
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Post by dakohosu on Dec 28, 2022 9:26:07 GMT -5
Fukkatsu. Not just for Shingo and Kane, but for the show. This was the tournament we needed. Decent editing, (although digesting the sub-second clears on Stage 2 destroyed me, as I'm a sucker for close calls) pretty unpredictable results as my Guessing Game performance shows, and FINALly (pun intended) someone other than Yūsuke broke through on a non-nerfed Third Stage. Seeing Yoshi clear was amazing, he's probably my favorite competitor to watch currently. I think the rest has already been said for the negatives, and I won't beat a dead horse. I do have two parting comments though. 1: I both feel bad and don't feel bad for you, dakohosu. I really wanted to see Iwasaki clear as well and I know you like him, but you made me believe in him too much for the guessing game... /lh 2: Yamada's reaction to failing actually silenced me. I laugh at him more than most people, but... Wow. I mean secretly I knew he was probably going to fail Stage 1 but I just didn’t want to accept it because of how badly I wanted to see him tackle the later stages. There’s almost somewhat of an inverse relationship between how much of a Stage 3 specialist someone is and their ability on Stage 1, likely because they dedicate too much of their training to the former. I mean look at guys like Ryo and Kishimoto lol. Inexperience is also a huge factor as well, which is why I find it so sad that me might not get invited back, given that almost everyone, even some of the top tier competitors currently, have rocky starts. I also laughed at Yamada, it was the only part of his run I actually paid attention to because it was so out of nowhere. Like seriously how far did he think he was going to go had he not failed where he did lol? He also literally came in 99th place in 39 and laughed it off, so I have no idea why he reacted the way he did, which is what made it so much funnier.
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Post by m4tt3r0x on Dec 28, 2022 11:33:22 GMT -5
Looks like Darvish will be competing again according to his Instagram.
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Post by m4tt3r0x on Dec 28, 2022 12:12:49 GMT -5
Also please excuse the double post but I would really like answers for these:
1. What/who exactly was the "mental" therapist for Shingo? I know very little Japanese, so I couldn't tell what exactly was going on in the filmed talk session in both the broadcast and on YouTube. Like what was their profession/what did they exactly do?
2. This one has bugged me for a while, though I'm mainly looking for confirmation. DOES "JUN SAKA" (pardon my Anglophone attempt at spelling out the phonetics) mean "Reverse Grip"? They have been saying this phrase so, so often, or at least I've been mainly noticing it ever since Jessie screamed it out as ABC-Z cleared the Dragon Glider back in 37 (Was like "Jun saka saiko!"). They mainly say it when someone grabs a bar in a reverse grip, but I've heard outliers as well.
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Post by lostinube on Dec 28, 2022 19:32:22 GMT -5
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Post by penguincatfish on Dec 28, 2022 21:17:39 GMT -5
I cracked up during the last Stage 3 run when I saw the guy casually walking around with the fog machine. Up to that point I thought the fog was real because the weather always seems to be pretty rough that time of year.
Using black trusses on Dragon Glider let it be more visible as a viewer. Visibility from the support structures is something I've complained about in ANW. It also had some cool lights along it, but you could only see this on some of the closer drone shots and sideline footage since it was all run during the day.
Finally putting structures around the Warped Walls meant being able to put up tarps to keep from getting wet in case it rained. It ended up not raining until the very end of the tournament, but it's good they actually prepared this time. A minor downside is it blocked some of the view for the camera looking back along the course from where the competitor is celebrating.
It was really cool how Nagano was able to just stand there in the middle of Fishbone on a single step without getting knocked off.
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Post by Miko on Dec 29, 2022 0:29:04 GMT -5
For some reason I wish Kane doesn't compete again. His SASUKE 40 run was literally perfect and I think him failing Stage 1 in SASUKE 41 would just make his return look bad. Then again, he is Kane f***ing Kosugi and I wouldn't be surprised if he happened to reach 3rd Stage on SASUKE 41 just to prove he still got it.
I'm still struggling to understand why exactly Nagasaki Shunsuke is digested every single time no matter the result, but clearly the reason isn't serious enough since he is still competing at every tournament. His 1st Stage run should've been shown in full and there is no debate about it.
Whoever was in charge of editing this tournament (Inui or someone else) needs to be fired at that spot and be replaced with someone else who actually knows what to digest and cut and what to show and how much. Digesting all the most interesting runs (2 other women clearing, sub 1 second clears in Stage 2, both champion runs in Stage 2, Stage 3 clear) and showcasing too much unnecessary bulls**t that doesn't make the show any better (especially Yamada in all stages) is simply unacceptable for anniversary tournament. This might sound like a harsh opinion, but there is no excuse to justify the way SASUKE 40 was edited. Hell, SASUKE 26 gets shat on yearly by community due to how bad editing was that tournament. This tournament was even worse when it comes to it. Without great results this would've been the contender for the worst SASUKE tournament ever and that is saying a lot.
So was there a rule to have increased time limit for over 50yo competitors or not? If there was, there is no excuse for Nagano and Yamada to NOT use it. I get that back in the days they were the ones who cleared 1st Stage every time, but they're so painfully slow and that increased time limit should make it more fun for both of them to compete on the course. If there wasn't such rule in the place, might aswell add it back for the future tournaments.
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Post by hoseasasuke on Dec 29, 2022 1:12:24 GMT -5
For some reason I wish Kane doesn't compete again. His SASUKE 40 run was literally perfect and I think him failing Stage 1 in SASUKE 41 would just make his return look bad. Then again, he is Kane f***ing Kosugi and I wouldn't be surprised if he happened to reach 3rd Stage on SASUKE 41 just to prove he still got it. I'm still struggling to understand why exactly Nagasaki Shunsuke is digested every single time no matter the result, but clearly the reason isn't serious enough since he is still competing at every tournament. His 1st Stage run should've been shown in full and there is no debate about it. Whoever was in charge of editing this tournament (Inui or someone else) needs to be fired at that spot and be replaced with someone else who actually knows what to digest and cut and what to show and how much. Digesting all the most interesting runs (2 other women clearing, sub 1 second clears in Stage 2, both champion runs in Stage 2, Stage 3 clear) and showcasing too much unnecessary bulls**t that doesn't make the show any better (especially Yamada in all stages) is simply unacceptable for anniversary tournament. This might sound like a harsh opinion, but there is no excuse to justify the way SASUKE 40 was edited. Hell, SASUKE 26 gets shat on yearly by community due to how bad editing was that tournament. This tournament was even worse when it comes to it. Without great results this would've been the contender for the worst SASUKE tournament ever and that is saying a lot. So was there a rule to have increased time limit for over 50yo competitors or not? If there was, there is no excuse for Nagano and Yamada to NOT use it. I get that back in the days they were the ones who cleared 1st Stage every time, but they're so painfully slow and that increased time limit should make it more fun for both of them to compete on the course. If there wasn't such rule in the place, might aswell add it back for the future tournaments. I agree with your assessment on Kane. His return was a once in a lifetime experience, it was extremely special. I have to disagree with your opinion on the Stage 3 editing. Imo, they only made 1 mistake - showing Yusuke's run in full when they should have shown Keitaro's in full. Other than that, it was on point. The editing for Stage 1 also has a couple of redeeming factors,such as the editing during the run of the Akiyama wannabe and before the run of Kane, and also the editing after Shingo cleared. It was awful other than that. The editing for Stage 2 has no redeeming factors, and that itself is self-explanatory. For years, Inui has forgotten what truly makes Sasuke great, and it doesn't look like he's going to remember anytime soon.
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Post by skythenewark on Dec 30, 2022 3:08:41 GMT -5
I'm back from the graves to put my thoughts on this tournament. My thoughts may not be popular to the dismay of everyone so be warned. And maybe after this post, I will go back to sleep again I know the editing is not the best from what I've seen, but I thought the whole show from the start to finish was decent at best for my standards. I understand why there are a lot of digests but I've seen worse from previous tournaments. And I get why the celebrities have a ton of screen time as well. But I also understand that there are die hard fans and fans from other communities just want to see their favorite celebrities/idols (Johnny's Jr., Hikarin, Golden Bomber, etc.). At the end of the day, Inui (or someone else who's in charge of editing), can't cater to literally everyone so he tries to balance it out for an attempt for everyone to enjoy. I thought the Sasuke Veterans got better screen time comparing to the last couple of tournaments, but when there's sooooo many veterans that are returning, it's hard to literally put the focus on everyone. With that being said, I thought this tournament is by far my #1 tournament without a kanzen. It was amazing to see a lot of competitors being able to redeem themselves (Nagasaki, Tsukada ABC-Z, Kawaguchi, and Shingo) and a lot of performances that surprised me that change my perspectives of some competitors (temporarily at the moment, will have to see for future tournaments) Kane was simply the most interesting run of the tournament. Even before the tournament, I had a lot of Japanese friends who told me their parents are starting to watch Sasuke again because of Kane's return after 21 years. I remember watching a video of him training for SASUKE, and I thought to myself that this man is going to surprise everyone regardless of how he will do in his first time back. I'm surprised he mentioned he still keeps up with previous sasuke tournaments as well. So he's well aware of how to take on each obstacle. This was, a 9.5 to 10 from me. Everything about this tournament was beautiful. And even watching it with my friend who knows a lot of japanese helps out a lot too. So I get to understand what everybody is saying as such. (Even also helps I learned some nihongo during university as well) Also, I'm surprised no one is mentioning my man Mr. Octopus getting some screen time as well. 75 years young and he still looks to be in the same shape he was years ago!
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