How Would You Edit SASUKE 40? (SASUKE 40 Editing Challenge)

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Imagine this, you were hired by Inui to edit S40. How would you edit it? However, there are restrictions on your editing as you have to digest 55 runs, mid cut 5 runs and fully cut 24 runs - which are the same amounts of edits used on 40. To add onto this you are allowed a maximum of 25 VTs. Copy the list below and choose how the runs should be edited. Also, celebrities in italics must be shown in some capacity since Inui is supervising you,and to prevent people from just all cutting celebrities just because they are celebrities. You may add additional notes about the runs. Also, credit to ahzoo for the inspiration for these types of challenges (see The SASUKE 41 Trials Challenge).

You can also use these abbreviations:
FR = Full Run
AC = All Cut
DG = Digest
MC = Mid Cut
VT = Video Tape (Pre-recorded segment)

Requirements:
Celebrities In Italics Must Be Shown In Some Capacity
55 Full Runs
55 Digests
5 Mid Cuts
24 All Cuts
25 VTs

Stage 1
#3901 Taiga Harada:
#3902 Abareru-kun:
#3903 Katsuhide Torisawa:
#3904 Mei Higashimura:
#3905 Kaede Sato:
#3906 Boruneesan:
#3907 JP:
#3908 Shogo:
#3909 Yusuke Motegi:
#3910 Koji Saikawa
#3911 Takashi Honma:
#3912 Nishida:
#3913 Yuta Nakajima:
#3914 Kaiou Nagano:
#3915 Tsubaki Suzuka:
#3916 Acrobat Demon:
#3917 Ryuji Ota:
#3918 Atomu Kitabatake:
#3919 Yu Yamane:
#3920 Yusuke Shido:
#3921 Asuka Takagi:
#3922 Tasuku Mugishima:
#3923 Koki Takayanagi:
#3924 Yoshinori Isa:
#3925 KAREN:
#3926 Reina Sumi:
#3927 Honoka:
#3928 Nozomi Nagasaki:
#3929 CIMA:
#3930 Ryusei Houjou:
#3931 Shinya Iwasaki:
#3932 Kango Iketeru:
#3933 Takutaro Soma:
#3934 Akira Okubo:
#3935 Mitsutoshi Bemi:
#3936 Shunpei Yaegashi:
#3937 Wataru Nishimura:
#3938 Obata no Onii-san:
#3939 Yusuke Goto:
#3940 Daisuke Matsuda:
#3941 Hideki Ajima:
#3942 Rinne Sugeta:
#3943 Shunsuke Nagasaki:
#3944 Hitoshi Kanno:
#3945 Koji Hashimoto:
#3946 Naoki Iketani:
#3947 Toshiaki Kasuga:
#3948 Fuwa-chan:
#3949 Hayato Takasuka:
#3950 Yoshiyuki Yamamoto:
#3951 Calvin Joe:
#3952 Kaito Kiyomiya:
#3953 Kattsuu:
#3954 Takka:
#3955 Masashi Hioki:
#3956 Masanori Hasegawa:
#3957 Akira Omori:
#3958 HIKAKIN:
#3959 Sho Kiryuin:
#3960 Kaito Streets:
#3961 Crystal Noda:
#3962 Daiki Kanechika:
#3963 Soshina:
#3964 Seiya:
#3965 Hayate Kajihara:
#3966 Sho Fukuma:
#3967 Yusuke Kawano:
#3968 Masayasu Yagi:
#3969 Yuta Ozawa:
#3970 Satsuki:
#3971 Ryoichi Tsukada:
#3972 Jun Sato:
#3973 Tatsuya Tada:
#3974 Naoyuki Araki:
#3975 Keitaro Yamamoto:
#3976 Tomohiro Muto:
#3977 Yusuke Suzuki:
#3978 Mitsunori Konnai:
#3979 Masaki Ito:
#3980 Yutaka Kyan:
#3981 Miki Ando:
#3982 Ayano Oshima:
#3983 Kanna Asakura:
#3984 Stefanie Edelmann:
#3985 Jessie Graff:
#3986 Yoshio Itoi:
#3987 Yoshikazu Fujita:
#3988 Hikaru Iwamoto:
#3989 Kazuya Katayama:
#3990 Oliver Edelmann:
#3991 Kane Kosugi:
#3992 Ikuma Horishima:
#3993 Tomohiro Kawaguchi:
#3994 Ryo Matachi:
#3995 Shingo Yamamoto:
#3996 Katsumi Yamada:
#3997 Kazuhiko Akiyama:
#3998 Makoto Nagano:
#3999 Yuji Urushihara:
#4000 Yusuke Morimoto: 

Stage 2
#3910 Koji Saikawa: 
#3924 Yoshinori Isa:
#3943 Shunsuke Nagasaki: 
#3949 Takasuka Hayato: 
#3950 Yoshiyuki Yamamoto:
#3955 Masashi Hioki: 
#3965 Hayate Kajihara: 
#3971 Ryoichi Tsukada:
#3972 Jun Sato:
#3973 Tatsuya Tada:
#3974 Naoyuki Araki:
#3975 Keitaro Yamamoto:
#3976 Tomohiro Muto:
#3977 Yusuke Suzuki: 
#3982 Ayano Oshima: 
#3984 Stefanie Edelmann: 
#3985 Jessie Graff: 
#3987 Yoshikazu Fujita: 
#3990 Oliver Edelmann: 
#3991 Kane Kosugi: 
#3993 Tomohiro Kawaguchi: 
#3995 Shingo Yamamoto: 
#3999 Yuji Urushihara: 
#4000 Yusuke Morimoto: 

Stage 3
#3924 Yoshinori Isa:
#3950 Yoshiyuki Yamamoto: 
#3965 Hayate Kajihara: 
#3972 Jun Sato:
#3973 Tatsuya Tada:
#3974 Naoyuki Araki:
#3975 Keitaro Yamamoto:
#3976 Tomohiro Muto:
#3977 Yusuke Suzuki: 
#3993 Tomohiro Kawaguchi: 
#3999 Yuji Urushihara:
#4000 Yusuke Morimoto: 

Stage 4
#3950 Yoshiyuki Yamamoto: 
#3973 Tatsuya Tada: 
#4000 Yusuke Morimoto:

[dakohosu]

I'll keep this short and sweet, for me at least (lol).

Generally, I don't really care about the digesting, especially not on Stage 1, unless it's a nail-biting run to the finish, a clear is a clear. My bigger issue was both the amount of screen time that comedians got, in addition to the 50s-60s just being an absolute slog of a pace breaker due to all these comedians being grouped together. I don't have a huge amount of issue with most of the digests, but I do think that if they cut comedians' screen time by like 20% or so it would have next to no effect on the ratings as they're still properly shown in some capacity, while capitalising on what I think were a huge number of missed opportunities and stories, as well as the fact that we don't have to deal with the absolutely painful celebrity portion of the broadcast. Shunsuke getting his revenge, Kanno giving his best ever performance in years, Jun's recovery from injury, and all three foreigners being digested despite Jessie's popularity etc. Like do you really need to show loads of reactions and angles to HIKAKIN's fail? It's just showing the same thing over and over again. I also really wish they'd split the celebrities up a bit more just to make one padded out run every now and then more bearable than showing 10 in a row, and taking up 30+ incredibly dull minutes of the broadcast

I would also cut a lot of the fodder competitors and condense Stage 1 into maybe 2-2.5 hours to allow for more time shown on Stage 2; as I'll explain, I thought Stage 2's edit was an absolute mess.

Stage 2 I thought was edited terribly, in that the fact that they digested every single clear except from Isa, who was the first, was pretty insane. There were also a BUNCH of sub-second clears which imo are the most interesting to watch as there's a huge case of "will he won't he" which keeps up suspense throughout the entire stage, especially with the back half being unfailable if a competitor has enough time left or is definitely going to time out then it becomes boring to watch. So I'd go something along the lines of:
#3910 Koji Saikawa: full
#3924 Yoshinori Isa: full
#3943 Shunsuke Nagasaki: digest (he failed in the exact same place as before so....)
#3949 Takasuka Hayato: digest
#3950 Yoshiyuki Yamamoto: digest (controversial but he's a pretty solid shoo-in for Stage 3 at this point so predictable anyway)
#3955 Masashi Hioki: full
#3965 Hayate Kajihara: full (fastest time should always be shown)
#3971 Ryoichi Tsukada: full but waaaaaaay less screen time than he got, it was unnecessary
#3972 Jun Sato: digest (again, everyone knew he'd make Stage 3)
#3973 Tatsuya Tada: digest
#3974 Naoyuki Araki: digest
#3975 Keitaro Yamamoto: digest
#3976 Tomohiro Muto: digest
#3977 Yusuke Suzuki: full (as he broke the Stage 2 clear record, and his run was down to the wire)
#3982 Ayano Oshima: full
#3984 Stefanie Edelmann: full
#3985 Jessie Graff: full
#3987 Yoshikazu Fujita: digest
#3990 Oliver Edelmann: full
#3991 Kane Kosugi: full
#3993 Tomohiro Kawaguchi: full (run was down to the wire)
#3995 Shingo Yamamoto: full
#3999 Yuji Urushihara: full (run was down to the wire and he's also Yuuji)
#4000 Yusuke Morimoto: full (can't believe I need to explain this lol)

Stage 3 I was honestly fine with; they cut what needed to be cut and showed what needed to be showed. I didn't mind them digesting Jun's Cliffhanger fail as it could've been seen from a mile away, cutting Tada's first half was fair as he's never struggled there, Mutou and Suzuki failed where they did prior so no need to show them in full, etc. The only odd bit was how they skipped Keitaro's Sidewinder clear even though that's where he failed in 39.

Stage 4 I thought was well done too.

Well I said I was going to keep this short and sweet, guess that didn't happen, as always..... oh well, next time

[transgenderserena]

Stage 1
#3901 Taiga Harada:All Cut
#3902 Abareru-kun:
#3903 Katsuhide Torisawa:
#3904 Mei Higashimura:
#3905 Kaede Sato:
#3906 Boruneesan:
#3907 JP:Digest
#3908 Shogo:All Cut
#3909 Yusuke Motegi:Digest
#3910 Koji Saikawa
#3911 Takashi Honma:
#3912 Nishida:All Cut
#3913 Yuta Nakajima:
#3914 Kaiou Nagano:
#3915 Tsubaki Suzuka:All Cut
#3916 Acrobat Demon:Digest
#3917 Ryuji Ota:Digest
#3918 Atomu Kitabatake:All Cut
#3919 Yu Yamane:All Cut
#3920 Yusuke Shido:All Cut
#3921 Asuka Takagi:All Cut
#3922 Tasuku Mugishima:All Cut
#3923 Koki Takayanagi:Digest
#3924 Yoshinori Isa:
#3925 KAREN:
#3926 Reina Sumi:Digest
#3927 Honoka:Digest
#3928 Nozomi Nagasaki:Digest
#3929 CIMA:All Cut
#3930 Ryusei Houjou:Digest
#3931 Shinya Iwasaki:Digest
#3932 Kango Iketeru:All Cut
#3933 Takutaro Soma:All Cut
#3934 Akira Okubo:Digest
#3935 Mitsutoshi Bemi:Digest
#3936 Shunpei Yaegashi:
#3937 Wataru Nishimura:
#3938 Obata no Onii-san:Mid Cut
#3939 Yusuke Goto:
#3940 Daisuke Matsuda:Digest
#3941 Hideki Ajima:Digest
#3942 Rinne Sugeta:Digest
#3943 Shunsuke Nagasaki:Digest
#3944 Hitoshi Kanno:Digest
#3945 Koji Hashimoto:
#3946 Naoki Iketani:
#3947 Toshiaki Kasuga:
#3948 Fuwa-chan:Mid Cut
#3949 Hayato Takasuka:Digest
#3950 Yoshiyuki Yamamoto:Digest
#3951 Calvin Joe:All Cut
#3952 Kaito Kiyomiya:All Cut
#3953 Kattsuu:All Cut
#3954 Takka:All Cut
#3955 Masashi Hioki:Digest
#3956 Masanori Hasegawa:Digest
#3957 Akira Omori:
#3958 HIKAKIN:Digest
#3959 Sho Kiryuin:Digest
#3960 Kaito Streets:All Cut
#3961 Crystal Noda:Digest
#3962 Daiki Kanechika:Digest
#3963 Soshina:Digest
#3964 Seiya:Digest
#3965 Hayate Kajihara:
#3966 Sho Fukuma:All Cut
#3967 Yusuke Kawano:All Cut
#3968 Masayasu Yagi:All Cut
#3969 Yuta Ozawa:All Cut
#3970 Satsuki:All Cut
#3971 Ryoichi Tsukada:
#3972 Jun Sato:
#3973 Tatsuya Tada:Digest
#3974 Naoyuki Araki:Digest
#3975 Keitaro Yamamoto:Digest
#3976 Tomohiro Muto:Digest
#3977 Yusuke Suzuki:Digest
#3978 Mitsunori Konnai:All Cut
#3979 Masaki Ito:All Cut
#3980 Yutaka Kyan:Digest
#3981 Miki Ando:
#3982 Ayano Oshima:
#3983 Kanna Asakura:
#3984 Stefanie Edelmann:
#3985 Jessie Graff:Digest
#3986 Yoshio Itoi:Digest
#3987 Yoshikazu Fujita:Digest
#3988 Hikaru Iwamoto:Digest
#3989 Kazuya Katayama:Digest
#3990 Oliver Edelmann:Digest
#3991 Kane Kosugi:
#3992 Ikuma Horishima:Mid Cut
#3993 Tomohiro Kawaguchi:Mid Cut
#3994 Ryo Matachi:
#3995 Shingo Yamamoto:Digest
#3996 Katsumi Yamada:Digest
#3997 Kazuhiko Akiyama:
#3998 Makoto Nagano:
#3999 Yuji Urushihara:
#4000 Yusuke Morimoto:

Stage 2
#3910 Koji Saikawa:
#3924 Yoshinori Isa:
#3943 Shunsuke Nagasaki:
#3949 Takasuka Hayato:Digest
#3950 Yoshiyuki Yamamoto:Digest
#3955 Masashi Hioki:
#3965 Hayate Kajihara:
#3971 Ryoichi Tsukada:
#3972 Jun Sato:Digest
#3973 Tatsuya Tada:Digest
#3974 Naoyuki Araki:
#3975 Keitaro Yamamoto:Digest
#3976 Tomohiro Muto:Digest
#3977 Yusuke Suzuki:Digest
#3982 Ayano Oshima:
#3984 Stefanie Edelmann:
#3985 Jessie Graff:
#3987 Yoshikazu Fujita:Digest
#3990 Oliver Edelmann:
#3991 Kane Kosugi:
#3993 Tomohiro Kawaguchi:
#3995 Shingo Yamamoto:
#3999 Yuji Urushihara:
#4000 Yusuke Morimoto:

Stage 3
#3924 Yoshinori Isa:
#3950 Yoshiyuki Yamamoto:
#3965 Hayate Kajihara:
#3972 Jun Sato:
#3973 Tatsuya Tada:
#3974 Naoyuki Araki:
#3975 Keitaro Yamamoto:
#3976 Tomohiro Muto:Digest
#3977 Yusuke Suzuki:Digest
#3993 Tomohiro Kawaguchi:
#3999 Yuji Urushihara:
#4000 Yusuke Morimoto:

Stage 4
#3950 Yoshiyuki Yamamoto:
#3973 Tatsuya Tada:
#4000 Yusuke Morimoto:

[transgenderserena]

Also
Digest Theme:28-39
Clear Theme:Kuno 1-8
Replay Theme:Kuno 1-7

[brz0ny]

I wont deal with video tapes lol. Also correct me if I made a mistake somewhere.
Stage 1
#3901 Taiga Harada:AC
#3902 Abareru-kun:AC
#3903 Katsuhide Torisawa:FR
#3904 Mei Higashimura:MC
#3905 Kaede Sato:FR
#3906 Boruneesan:DG
#3907 JP:AC
#3908 Shogo:DG
#3909 Yusuke Motegi:DG
#3910 Koji Saikawa:FR
#3911 Takashi Honma:AC
#3912 Nishida:AC
#3913 Yuta Nakajima:FR
#3914 Kaiou Nagano:FR
#3915 Tsubaki Suzuka:AC
#3916 Acrobat Demon:DG
#3917 Ryuji Ota:DG
#3918 Atomu Kitabatake:AC
#3919 Yu Yamane:DG
#3920 Yusuke Shido:DG
#3921 Asuka Takagi:DG
#3922 Tasuku Mugishima:DG
#3923 Koki Takayanagi:DG
#3924 Yoshinori Isa:FR
#3925 KAREN:DG
#3926 Reina Sumi:DG
#3927 Honoka:DG
#3928 Nozomi Nagasaki:DG
#3929 CIMA:AC
#3930 Ryusei Houjou:DG
#3931 Shinya Iwasaki:FR
#3932 Kango Iketeru:AC
#3933 Takutaro Soma:AC
#3934 Akira Okubo:AC
#3935 Mitsutoshi Bemi:DG
#3936 Shunpei Yaegashi:DG
#3937 Wataru Nishimura:DG
#3938 Obata no Onii-san:AC
#3939 Yusuke Goto:FR
#3940 Daisuke Matsuda:FR
#3941 Hideki Ajima:FR
#3942 Rinne Sugeta:FR
#3943 Shunsuke Nagasaki:FR
#3944 Hitoshi Kanno:MC
#3945 Koji Hashimoto:FR
#3946 Naoki Iketani:FR
#3947 Toshiaki Kasuga:FR
#3948 Fuwa-chan:MC
#3949 Hayato Takasuka:FR
#3950 Yoshiyuki Yamamoto:FR
#3951 Calvin Joe:AC
#3952 Kaito Kiyomiya:DG
#3953 Kattsuu:DG
#3954 Takka:DG
#3955 Masashi Hioki:FR
#3956 Masanori Hasegawa:DG
#3957 Akira Omori:DG
#3958 HIKAKIN:DG
#3959 Sho Kiryuin:DG
#3960 Kaito Streets:AC
#3961 Crystal Noda:DG
#3962 Daiki Kanechika:DG
#3963 Soshina:DG
#3964 Seiya:DG
#3965 Hayate Kajihara:FR
#3966 Sho Fukuma:AC
#3967 Yusuke Kawano:AC
#3968 Masayasu Yagi:AC
#3969 Yuta Ozawa:AC
#3970 Satsuki:AC
#3971 Ryoichi Tsukada:DG
#3972 Jun Sato:DG
#3973 Tatsuya Tada:DG
#3974 Naoyuki Araki:DG
#3975 Keitaro Yamamoto:DG
#3976 Tomohiro Muto:DG
#3977 Yusuke Suzuki:DG
#3978 Mitsunori Konnai:AC
#3979 Masaki Ito:AC
#3980 Yutaka Kyan:FR
#3981 Miki Ando:MC
#3982 Ayano Oshima:FR
#3983 Kanna Asakura:AC
#3984 Stefanie Edelmann:FR
#3985 Jessie Graff:FR
#3986 Yoshio Itoi:MC
#3987 Yoshikazu Fujita:FR
#3988 Hikaru Iwamoto:FR
#3989 Kazuya Katayama:AC
#3990 Oliver Edelmann:FR
#3991 Kane Kosugi:FR
#3992 Ikuma Horishima:AC
#3993 Tomohiro Kawaguchi:FR
#3994 Ryo Matachi:FR
#3995 Shingo Yamamoto:FR
#3996 Katsumi Yamada:FR
#3997 Kazuhiko Akiyama:FR
#3998 Makoto Nagano:FR
#3999 Yuji Urushihara:FR
#4000 Yusuke Morimoto:FR

Stage 2
#3910 Koji Saikawa:FR
#3924 Yoshinori Isa:FR
#3943 Shunsuke Nagasaki:DG
#3949 Takasuka Hayato:DG
#3950 Yoshiyuki Yamamoto:FR
#3955 Masashi Hioki:FR
#3965 Hayate Kajihara:FR
#3971 Ryoichi Tsukada:FR
#3972 Jun Sato:DG
#3973 Tatsuya Tada:DG
#3974 Naoyuki Araki:DG
#3975 Keitaro Yamamoto:DG
#3976 Tomohiro Muto:DG
#3977 Yusuke Suzuki:DG
#3982 Ayano Oshima:DG
#3984 Stefanie Edelmann:DG
#3985 Jessie Graff:DG
#3987 Yoshikazu Fujita:DG
#3990 Oliver Edelmann:DG
#3991 Kane Kosugi:FR
#3993 Tomohiro Kawaguchi:FR
#3995 Shingo Yamamoto:FR
#3999 Yuji Urushihara:FR
#4000 Yusuke Morimoto:FR

Stage 3
#3924 Yoshinori Isa:FR
#3950 Yoshiyuki Yamamoto:FR
#3965 Hayate Kajihara:DG
#3972 Jun Sato:DG
#3973 Tatsuya Tada:FR
#3974 Naoyuki Araki:DG
#3975 Keitaro Yamamoto:FR
#3976 Tomohiro Muto:DG
#3977 Yusuke Suzuki:DG
#3993 Tomohiro Kawaguchi:DG
#3999 Yuji Urushihara:FR
#4000 Yusuke Morimoto:FR

Stage 4
#3950 Yoshiyuki Yamamoto:FR
#3973 Tatsuya Tada:FR
#4000 Yusuke Morimoto:FR

[katoshiho]

Well, this might be my edition for SASUKE 41.
Base on my prediction.
No.1 All cut
No.2 (Saito Kyoko) mid cut
No.3 (Torisawa Katsuhide) full, but somehow cutting the waste seconds
No.4 All cut
No.5 All cut
No.6 digest
No.7 All cut
No.8 (Saikawa Koji) full, short vtr
No.9 (Boruneesan) full
No.10 All cut
No.11 digest
No.12 digest
No.13 (Sugiyama Shinya) full
No.14 All cut
No.15 (Kobayashi Yui) full, short vtr
No.16 digest
No.17 (Honma Takashi) digest
No.18 digest
No.19 All cut
No.20 All cut
No.21 digest
No.22 digest
No.23 (Kawahara Takuya) mid cut, clear digest
No.24 All cut
No.25 (trial hatano) digest
No.26 All cut
No.27 (Sakuma Kota) full
No.28 All cut
No.29 (Isa Yoshinori) full, short vtr
No.30 (Nagano Kaiou) full
No.31 (Nakajima Yuta) full
No.32 (Murayama Yuiri) full
No.33 (Takiwaki Shoko) digest
No.34 All cut
No.35 (Ajima Hideki) full, short vtr
No.36 (Kanno Kazuki) digest
No.37 (trial Ikeda) digest
No.38 (comedian) digest
No.39 All cut
No.40 (comedian) digest
No.41 (idol) start with short vtr and then digest
No.42 (Kanemura Miku) longer digest
No.43 (Kato Shiho) full, long vtr
No.44 (Kasuga Toshiaki) digest
No.45 (Higashimura Mei) full
No.46 (Sato Kaede) mid cut
No.47 All cut
No.48 (comedian) digest
No.49 (Black Tiger) full, long vtr
No.50 (Yamamoto Yoshiyuki) full, vtr
No.51 (Watabe) digest
No.52 All cut
No.53 (Nishimura Wataru) digest
No.54 digest
No.55 (Iwazaki Shinya) full
No.56 (HIKAKIN) full, but no vtr
No.57 All cut
No.58 (Wasabi) full, short vtr
No.59 (Takayanagi announcer) clear digest
No.60 (Yaegashi Shunpei) clear digest
No.61 (Ogata Yoshiyuki) full
No.62 All cut
No.63 (Matsuda Daisuke) full, long vtr, and glad to say he make it
No.64 (Hioki Masashi) full, vtr
No.65 (Kanechika Daiki) mid cut
No.66 (Goto Yusuke) clear digest
No.67 (Nagasaki Shunsuke) clear digest
No.68 (Kanno Hitoshi) clear digest
No.69 (Muto Tomohiro) clear digest
No.70 (Asa Kazuma) full, vtr
No.71 (foreign) full
No.72 (Kyan Yutaka) full
No.73 All cut
No.74 (Suzuki Yusuke) clear digest?
No.75 (Kageyama Yuka) full
No.76 (Uchida Atsuto) mid cut
No.77 (tsukada Ryoichi) full, long vtr
No.78 (Kajihara Hayate) full
No.79 (Ishikawa Sho) full
No.80 (Nasukawa Tenshin) full
No.81 (Araki Naoyuki) clear digest
No.82 (Mori Wataru) clear digest
No.83 All cut
No.84 (Izumi Hikari) full, vtr
No.85 (Oshima Ayano) full, vtr
No.86 (athlete) digest
No.87 (athlete) digest
No.88 (Iwamoto Hikaru) full, vtr, but no ad
No.89 (Matachi Ryo) full
No.90 (Darvish Kenji) full, vtr, and good news is he success!
No.91 (Yamamoto Keitaro) clear digest
No.92 (Rene) clear digest
No.93 (Yamada Katsumi) full, long vtr
No.94 (Yamamoto Shingo) full, vtr
No.95 (Kawaguchi Tomohiro) full, vtr
No.96 (Sato Jun) full, short vtr
No.97 (Tada Tatsuya) full, short vtr
No.98 (Nagano Makoto) full, vtr
No.99 (Urushihara Yuji) full, vtr
No.100 (Morimoto Yusuke) full, vtr.

Then we need 19 All cut
38 digest or mid cut
And 43 full runs.

* this year first prediction and also edition.

[katoshiho]

For SASUKE 40, it hard to decide who to digest or cut.
I will share it later.

[zachgtan]

Strictly following the rules, this is what I would've done. 


Stage 1
#3901 Taiga Harada: FR
#3902 Abareru-kun: AC
#3903 Katsuhide Torisawa: FR
#3904 Mei Higashimura: VT (combined with Kaede), MC to Silk Slider
#3905 Kaede Sato: DG
#3906 Boruneesan: MC to Silk Slider
#3907 JP: AC
#3908 Shogo: AC
#3909 Yusuke Motegi: AC
#3910 Koji Saikawa: FR
#3911 Takashi Honma: AC
#3912 Nishida: AC
#3913 Yuta Nakajima: FR
#3914 Kaiou Nagano: VT, FR
#3915 Tsubaki Suzuka: AC
#3916 Acrobat Demon: DG
#3917 Ryuji Ota: DG
#3918 Atomu Kitabatake: AC
#3919 Yu Yamane: DG
#3920 Yusuke Shido: AC
#3921 Asuka Takagi: DG
#3922 Tasuku Mugishima: AC
#3923 Koki Takayanagi: DG
#3924 Yoshinori Isa: FR
#3925 KAREN: DG
#3926 Reina Sumi: DG
#3927 Honoka: DG
#3928 Nozomi Nagasaki: DG
#3929 CIMA: AC
#3930 Ryusei Houjou: FR
#3931 Shinya Iwasaki: FR
#3932 Kango Iketeru: AC
#3933 Takutaro Soma: AC
#3934 Akira Okubo: AC
#3935 Mitsutoshi Bemi: DG
#3936 Shunpei Yaegashi: VT (combined with Nishimura), FR
#3937 Wataru Nishimura: FR
#3938 Obata no Onii-san: DG
#3939 Yusuke Goto: DG
#3940 Daisuke Matsuda: VT, FR
#3941 Hideki Ajima: VT (combined with Sugeta), FR
#3942 Rinne Sugeta: FR
#3943 Shunsuke Nagasaki: FR
#3944 Hitoshi Kanno: DG
#3945 Koji Hashimoto: DG
#3946 Naoki Iketani: DG
#3947 Toshiaki Kasuga: DG
#3948 Fuwa-chan: DG
#3949 Hayato Takasuka: VT (combined with Yoshi), FR
#3950 Yoshiyuki Yamamoto: FR
#3951 Calvin Joe: DG
#3952 Kaito Kiyomiya: DG
#3953 Kattsuu: DG
#3954 Takka: DG
#3955 Masashi Hioki: DG
#3956 Masanori Hasegawa: DG
#3957 Akira Omori: FR
#3958 HIKAKIN: FR
#3959 Sho Kiryuin: DG
#3960 Kaito Streets: AC
#3961 Crystal Noda: DG
#3962 Daiki Kanechika: DG
#3963 Soshina: MC to Fish Bone
#3964 Seiya: FR
#3965 Hayate Kajihara: FR
#3966 Sho Fukuma: AC
#3967 Yusuke Kawano: AC
#3968 Masayasu Yagi: AC
#3969 Yuta Ozawa: AC
#3970 Satsuki: AC
#3971 Ryoichi Tsukada: VT, FR
#3972 Jun Sato: DG
#3973 Tatsuya Tada: DG
#3974 Naoyuki Araki: DG
#3975 Keitaro Yamamoto: DG
#3976 Tomohiro Muto: DG
#3977 Yusuke Suzuki: DG
#3978 Mitsunori Konnai: AC
#3979 Masaki Ito: AC
#3980 Yutaka Kyan: FR
#3981 Miki Ando: MC to Silk Slider
#3982 Ayano Oshima: FR
#3983 Kanna Asakura: AC
#3984 Stefanie Edelmann: VT (combined with Jessie and Oliver), DG
#3985 Jessie Graff: DG
#3986 Yoshio Itoi: DG
#3987 Yoshikazu Fujita: FR
#3988 Hikaru Iwamoto: VT, FR
#3989 Kazuya Katayama: DG
#3990 Oliver Edelmann: DG
#3991 Kane Kosugi: VT, FR
#3992 Ikuma Horishima: AC
#3993 Tomohiro Kawaguchi: VT, FR
#3994 Ryo Matachi: VT, FR
#3995 Shingo Yamamoto: VT, FR
#3996 Katsumi Yamada: VT, FR
#3997 Kazuhiko Akiyama: VT, FR
#3998 Makoto Nagano: VT, FR
#3999 Yuji Urushihara: VT, FR
#4000 Yusuke Morimoto: VT, FR



Stage 2

#3910 Koji Saikawa: FR
#3924 Yoshinori Isa: FR
#3943 Shunsuke Nagasaki: DG
#3949 Takasuka Hayato: DG
#3950 Yoshiyuki Yamamoto: DG
#3955 Masashi Hioki: VT, FR
#3965 Hayate Kajihara: DG
#3971 Ryoichi Tsukada: FR
#3972 Jun Sato: DG
#3973 Tatsuya Tada: DG
#3974 Naoyuki Araki: DG
#3975 Keitaro Yamamoto: DG
#3976 Tomohiro Muto: DG
#3977 Yusuke Suzuki: VT, FR
#3982 Ayano Oshima: FR
#3984 Stefanie Edelmann: DG
#3985 Jessie Graff: DG
#3987 Yoshikazu Fujita: DG
#3990 Oliver Edelmann: DG
#3991 Kane Kosugi: FR
#3993 Tomohiro Kawaguchi: MC to Backstream
#3995 Shingo Yamamoto: FR
#3999 Yuji Urushihara: FR
#4000 Yusuke Morimoto: FR



Stage 3

#3924 Yoshinori Isa: FR
#3950 Yoshiyuki Yamamoto: FR
#3965 Hayate Kajihara: DG
#3972 Jun Sato: DG
#3973 Tatsuya Tada: VT, FR
#3974 Naoyuki Araki: DG
#3975 Keitaro Yamamoto: VT, FR
#3976 Tomohiro Muto: DG
#3977 Yusuke Suzuki: DG
#3993 Tomohiro Kawaguchi: FR
#3999 Yuji Urushihara: FR
#4000 Yusuke Morimoto: FR



Stage 4

#3950 Yoshiyuki Yamamoto: VT, FR
#3973 Tatsuya Tada: VT, FR
#4000 Yusuke Morimoto: VT, FR



But I do agree with dakohosu, in an ideal situation I would reduce the amount of screentime of celebs get by a bit, in exchange for more runs shown in full (like Shunsuke and Kanno). 

[dakohosu]

They should really give Isa a higher number next time (like in the 50s or something) to guarantee he won't be the first Stage 1 clear/Stage 2 clear/Stage 3 attempt, just so they can triple digest his a** when he predictably gets to Stage 3 and then fails the Swing Edge again. Saikawa failing Stage 2 annoyed me more because it meant we'd have to sit through Isa taking years on the Sidewinder, rather than Saikawa's fail in and of itself (though it was pretty sad how he was on track to clear and then re-injured his shoulder).

I can't believe they digested every competitor who reached Stage 3 in some capacity except Isa, including everyone else being digested on Stage 2. At that point even if it's taboo to digest the first clear, I'd rather they did that and actually showed a few of the sub-second Stage 2 clears - Tomohiro's redemption run cutting it insanely close, and Yuuji and Suzuki both breaking the Stage 2 clear record by less than 0.5 seconds. They should've at least middle cut those runs rather than playing the clear rush theme which spoiled any sense of immersion.

As mentioned in an ideal world I'd shorten Stage 1's runtime by about a third and show more Stage 2 runs, but I'm not under any illusion that this is something that's going to happen for future tournaments, if anything it'll be the opposite lol.

[transgenderserena]

Feb 2, 2023 14:35:19 GMT -5 dakohosu said:

They should really give Isa a higher number next time (like in the 50s or something) to guarantee he won't be the first Stage 1 clear/Stage 2 clear/Stage 3 attempt, just so they can triple digest his a** when he predictably gets to Stage 3 and then fails the Swing Edge again. Saikawa failing Stage 2 annoyed me more because it meant we'd have to sit through Isa taking years on the Sidewinder, rather than Saikawa's fail in and of itself (though it was pretty sad how he was on track to clear and then re-injured his shoulder).

I can't believe they digested every competitor who reached Stage 3 in some capacity except Isa, including everyone else being digested on Stage 2. At that point even if it's taboo to digest the first clear, I'd rather they did that and actually showed a few of the sub-second Stage 2 clears - Tomohiro's redemption run cutting it insanely close, and Yuuji and Suzuki both breaking the Stage 2 clear record by less than 0.5 seconds. They should've at least middle cut those runs rather than playing the clear rush theme which spoiled any sense of immersion.

As mentioned in an ideal world I'd shorten Stage 1's runtime by about a third and show more Stage 2 runs, but I'm not under any illusion that this is something that's going to happen for future tournaments, if anything it'll be the opposite lol.

Damn, you really hate Isa, yes his results are predictable, but i like how much hes grown as a competitor, he went from rolling hill to cliffhanger dimension in 1 tournament, as long as he practices the Spinwinder and the Swing Edge, he can get to the Triple VL or even S4

[YourResidentKojiFan]

Feb 2, 2023 16:05:16 GMT -5 transgenderserena said:

Feb 2, 2023 14:35:19 GMT -5 dakohosu said:

Damn, you really hate Isa, yes his results are predictable, but i like how much hes grown as a competitor, he went from rolling hill to cliffhanger dimension in 1 tournament, as long as he practices the Spinwinder and the Swing Edge, he can get to the Triple VL or even S4

I'm just gonna say this in the nicest way I can... No. That's not gonna happen. As mentioned in another thread, he's a decathlete, so he mainly trains cardio and stuff like that, which doesn't help too much on the CHD. His one attempt at it was also rather poor, and even if he does practice the Spinwinder and Swing Edge, that doesn't mean he's gonna be perfect on them. He's also considerably bigger than the other competitors that usually make the Third and Final stages, (can't remember his exact weight but I think it's like just under 80 kilos, and for reference, nobody over 70 kilos has ever made the Final) and his weight would definitely work against him on the CHD and VLK.

[brz0ny]

Feb 2, 2023 16:05:16 GMT -5 transgenderserena said:

Feb 2, 2023 14:35:19 GMT -5 dakohosu said:

They should really give Isa a higher number next time (like in the 50s or something) to guarantee he won't be the first Stage 1 clear/Stage 2 clear/Stage 3 attempt, just so they can triple digest his a** when he predictably gets to Stage 3 and then fails the Swing Edge again. Saikawa failing Stage 2 annoyed me more because it meant we'd have to sit through Isa taking years on the Sidewinder, rather than Saikawa's fail in and of itself (though it was pretty sad how he was on track to clear and then re-injured his shoulder).

I can't believe they digested every competitor who reached Stage 3 in some capacity except Isa, including everyone else being digested on Stage 2. At that point even if it's taboo to digest the first clear, I'd rather they did that and actually showed a few of the sub-second Stage 2 clears - Tomohiro's redemption run cutting it insanely close, and Yuuji and Suzuki both breaking the Stage 2 clear record by less than 0.5 seconds. They should've at least middle cut those runs rather than playing the clear rush theme which spoiled any sense of immersion.

As mentioned in an ideal world I'd shorten Stage 1's runtime by about a third and show more Stage 2 runs, but I'm not under any illusion that this is something that's going to happen for future tournaments, if anything it'll be the opposite lol.

Damn, you really hate Isa, yes his results are predictable, but i like how much hes grown as a competitor, he went from rolling hill to cliffhanger dimension in 1 tournament, as long as he practices the Spinwinder and the Swing Edge, he can get to the Triple VL or even S4

He is a boring competitor, he never surpassed that 37 attempt. Also he never failed "Spinwinder"

[sasukewarrior333]

Feb 2, 2023 16:05:16 GMT -5 transgenderserena said:

Feb 2, 2023 14:35:19 GMT -5 dakohosu said:

They should really give Isa a higher number next time (like in the 50s or something) to guarantee he won't be the first Stage 1 clear/Stage 2 clear/Stage 3 attempt, just so they can triple digest his a** when he predictably gets to Stage 3 and then fails the Swing Edge again. Saikawa failing Stage 2 annoyed me more because it meant we'd have to sit through Isa taking years on the Sidewinder, rather than Saikawa's fail in and of itself (though it was pretty sad how he was on track to clear and then re-injured his shoulder).

I can't believe they digested every competitor who reached Stage 3 in some capacity except Isa, including everyone else being digested on Stage 2. At that point even if it's taboo to digest the first clear, I'd rather they did that and actually showed a few of the sub-second Stage 2 clears - Tomohiro's redemption run cutting it insanely close, and Yuuji and Suzuki both breaking the Stage 2 clear record by less than 0.5 seconds. They should've at least middle cut those runs rather than playing the clear rush theme which spoiled any sense of immersion.

As mentioned in an ideal world I'd shorten Stage 1's runtime by about a third and show more Stage 2 runs, but I'm not under any illusion that this is something that's going to happen for future tournaments, if anything it'll be the opposite lol.

Damn, you really hate Isa, yes his results are predictable, but i like how much hes grown as a competitor, he went from rolling hill to cliffhanger dimension in 1 tournament, as long as he practices the Spinwinder and the Swing Edge, he can get to the Triple VL or even S4

I don't think anyone here has anything against Isa, I myself like him well enough. I think he's just kind of a stagnant competitor and if he does have a high potential bar, he hasn't shown it yet. I could see him beating the Swing Edge and possibly a Cliffhanger transition, but not much further than that. 

[dakohosu]

Feb 2, 2023 16:05:16 GMT -5 transgenderserena said:

Feb 2, 2023 14:35:19 GMT -5 dakohosu said:

They should really give Isa a higher number next time (like in the 50s or something) to guarantee he won't be the first Stage 1 clear/Stage 2 clear/Stage 3 attempt, just so they can triple digest his a** when he predictably gets to Stage 3 and then fails the Swing Edge again. Saikawa failing Stage 2 annoyed me more because it meant we'd have to sit through Isa taking years on the Sidewinder, rather than Saikawa's fail in and of itself (though it was pretty sad how he was on track to clear and then re-injured his shoulder).

I can't believe they digested every competitor who reached Stage 3 in some capacity except Isa, including everyone else being digested on Stage 2. At that point even if it's taboo to digest the first clear, I'd rather they did that and actually showed a few of the sub-second Stage 2 clears - Tomohiro's redemption run cutting it insanely close, and Yuuji and Suzuki both breaking the Stage 2 clear record by less than 0.5 seconds. They should've at least middle cut those runs rather than playing the clear rush theme which spoiled any sense of immersion.

As mentioned in an ideal world I'd shorten Stage 1's runtime by about a third and show more Stage 2 runs, but I'm not under any illusion that this is something that's going to happen for future tournaments, if anything it'll be the opposite lol.

Damn, you really hate Isa, yes his results are predictable, but i like how much hes grown as a competitor, he went from rolling hill to cliffhanger dimension in 1 tournament, as long as he practices the Spinwinder and the Swing Edge, he can get to the Triple VL or even S4

I don't hate Isa, I don't hate or even dislike any competitor, except from the obvious (Obata and Drew).

I just think he's a pretty uninteresting competitor. Not much of a cool backstory or anything (even the producers know this which is why his occupation title was 'Former Black Tiger'), and his performances are generally quite underwhelming and blend into the background. Sure, he's quite consistent, but I feel like if the Stage 1 were to get a significant revamp (like they did for 35) for the next tournament, out of all the Stage 2/3 regulars I'd probably position Isa as the most likely of the lot to fail. He's definitely a beneficiary of the stagnant course, especially as he supposedly "doesn't train" for Sasuke (which he does a bit, but definitely nowhere near to the degree of other competitors). I will say that him clearing 38's Stage 2 in 38 did impress me a fair bit given how hard that course was, but he's been pretty underwhelming on the whole since then. I also agree he seemed like a completely different competitor in 37 vs 36, but the less said about his 36 run the better....

On the topic of him getting to Stage 4, sorry but no way. Even with training, he just isn't built for Stage 3. Similar to guys like Anastase he's too bulky and not precise enough with his movements, and this current version of Stage 3 isn't something that a year of training will transform your results on. If Unlimited Cliffers who've been training finger strength (which let's be honest is pretty much all this Stage 3 is) for 10-15+ years still aren't clearing then there is absolutely no chance in hell that Isa will come close. His absolute max is Cliffhanger because he's regularly failed the transitions in practice, which even Hioki and Jun can nail on their home courses.


But yeah generally the reason I made my last post was that the fact that imo he’s someone who should get digested more often due to the predictability of his results. It’s not just Isa, for example I didn’t mind that they digested Jun’s Cliffhanger fail because that too was very predictable. Sure, he was the first clear, but the fact that he got shown in full while Yuuji got digested rubbed me the wrong way.

[transgenderserena]

Feb 2, 2023 16:30:22 GMT -5 YourResidentKojiFan said:

Feb 2, 2023 16:05:16 GMT -5 transgenderserena said:

Damn, you really hate Isa, yes his results are predictable, but i like how much hes grown as a competitor, he went from rolling hill to cliffhanger dimension in 1 tournament, as long as he practices the Spinwinder and the Swing Edge, he can get to the Triple VL or even S4

I'm just gonna say this in the nicest way I can... No. That's not gonna happen. As mentioned in another thread, he's a decathlete, so he mainly trains cardio and stuff like that, which doesn't help too much on the CHD. His one attempt at it was also rather poor, and even if he does practice the Spinwinder and Swing Edge, that doesn't mean he's gonna be perfect on them. He's also considerably bigger than the other competitors that usually make the Third and Final stages, (can't remember his exact weight but I think it's like just under 80 kilos, and for reference, nobody over 70 kilos has ever made the Final) and his weight would definitely work against him on the CHD and VLK.

Wait, no one under 70kg has made it to Stage 4? Thats almost as unfair as most female competitors failing Stage 1, i think SASUKE shouldnt be so japanese male under 70kg dominated 

[transgenderserena]

Feb 2, 2023 16:57:59 GMT -5 dakohosu said:

Feb 2, 2023 16:05:16 GMT -5 transgenderserena said:

Damn, you really hate Isa, yes his results are predictable, but i like how much hes grown as a competitor, he went from rolling hill to cliffhanger dimension in 1 tournament, as long as he practices the Spinwinder and the Swing Edge, he can get to the Triple VL or even S4

I don't hate Isa, I don't hate or even dislike any competitor, except from the obvious (Obata and Drew).

I just think he's a pretty uninteresting competitor. Not much of a cool backstory or anything (even the producers know this which is why his occupation title was 'Former Black Tiger'), and his performances are generally quite underwhelming and blend into the background. Sure, he's quite consistent, but I feel like if the Stage 1 were to get a significant revamp (like they did for 35) for the next tournament, out of all the Stage 2/3 regulars I'd probably position Isa as the most likely of the lot to fail. He's definitely a beneficiary of the stagnant course, especially as he supposedly "doesn't train" for Sasuke (which he does a bit, but definitely nowhere near to the degree of other competitors). I will say that him clearing 38's Stage 2 in 38 did impress me a fair bit given how hard that course was, but he's been pretty underwhelming on the whole since then. I also agree he seemed like a completely different competitor in 37 vs 36, but the less said about his 36 run the better....

On the topic of him getting to Stage 4, sorry but no way. Even with training, he just isn't built for Stage 3. Similar to guys like Anastase he's too bulky and not precise enough with his movements, and this current version of Stage 3 isn't something that a year of training will transform your results on. If Unlimited Cliffers who've been training finger strength (which let's be honest is pretty much all this Stage 3 is) for 10-15+ years still aren't clearing then there is absolutely no chance in hell that Isa will come close. His absolute max is Cliffhanger because he's regularly failed the transitions in practice, which even Hioki and Jun can nail on their home courses.


But yeah generally the reason I made my last post was that the fact that imo he’s someone who should get digested more often due to the predictability of his results. It’s not just Isa, for example I didn’t mind that they digested Jun’s Cliffhanger fail because that too was very predictable. Sure, he was the first clear, but the fact that he got shown in full while Yuuji got digested rubbed me the wrong way.

I think Yoshiyuki Yamamoto is way more uninteresting, he has no personality other than being yet another black tiger, Isa at least has a determined, competitive personality and is a decathlete, i will admit however that Yoshiyuki is way more skilled and consistent on Stage 3.

Also, i havent heard someone refer Yuuji, Keitaro, Ryo, Keita and Tsuyoshi as the "Unlimited Cliffers" since reading Arsenettes very old SASUKE blogs a few years ago out of curiosity.

Also, I was expecting Jun to fail the Cliffhanger Dimension, its sad because he seems like a nice guy but he gets screwed over by the Cliffhanger again and again

[transgenderserena]

Feb 2, 2023 16:33:25 GMT -5 brz0ny said:

Feb 2, 2023 16:05:16 GMT -5 transgenderserena said:

Damn, you really hate Isa, yes his results are predictable, but i like how much hes grown as a competitor, he went from rolling hill to cliffhanger dimension in 1 tournament, as long as he practices the Spinwinder and the Swing Edge, he can get to the Triple VL or even S4

He is a boring competitor, he never surpassed that 37 attempt. Also he never failed "Spinwinder"

First you get mad at me for voicing my opinions on a tournament because its controversial and now you quickly jump to correct me on what the sidewinder is called just because i gave it a nickname, can you leave me alone so i can debate without you constantly trying to put me down because i have different opinions

[dakohosu]

Right, can we not turn this into an argument, please? No one was aggressive towards you, rather expressing a different opinion. There is absolutely no reason to escalate this beyond a simple disagreement, which is one of the main points of a discussion forum. Getting into full-on arguments isn't.

Each to their own, but I think for his results alone Yoshiyuki is far more interesting. He's probably the second-best competitor right now, and has exceptional levels of all-rounded ability, from speed to upper body strength, to raw strength, etc. He's probably the only other competitor bar Yusuke who doesn't have any obvious weaknesses, well maybe except the Final Stage, but that's not bad going whatsoever. Isa by comparison delivers incredibly B-Tier performances and hasn't shown any inkling of a chance at reaching the Final, whereas Yoshiyuki always showed he was a threat and was the first person other than Yusuke to break through since all the way back in 31 (discounting 37's nerfed course). Personality is much more subjective, but I find Yoshiyuki to be quite likable and seems like a very nice and humble guy; Isa seems fine too, but I'm just not a fan of his constant screaming and he also seems to be less integrated with the community, like how he wants to be way out on his own and during 40's taping seemed to hang out a lot more with the pro athletes than the other regulars.

The 70kg thing actually isn't true. Kane is apparently 76kg, and he's almost 6ft tall so I doubt he would've been under 70 when he made his Final Stage appearance. Yamada I'm fairly sure would've been at least 70 when he reached the Final, he was buff as hell in that tournament. Though these were obviously much easier, less upper body brutal Stage 3s we’re talking about here. Would be interesting to see the average weight of all Final Stage competitors, though obvs we'll never get those figures from the one-hit wonders from Sasuke 1-3.

[brz0ny]

Feb 2, 2023 17:55:54 GMT -5 transgenderserena said:

Feb 2, 2023 16:33:25 GMT -5 brz0ny said:

He is a boring competitor, he never surpassed that 37 attempt. Also he never failed "Spinwinder"

First you get mad at me for voicing my opinions on a tournament because its controversial and now you quickly jump to correct me on what the sidewinder is called just because i gave it a nickname, can you leave me alone so i can debate without you constantly trying to put me down because i have different opinions

LOL, I never insulted you at any point. I just stated the reason why most people dont care about Isa, and I had to mention Spinwinder, especially considering he never failed it and you said he should train for it.

[subtleagent]

Feb 2, 2023 16:05:16 GMT -5 transgenderserena said:

Feb 2, 2023 14:35:19 GMT -5 dakohosu said:

They should really give Isa a higher number next time (like in the 50s or something) to guarantee he won't be the first Stage 1 clear/Stage 2 clear/Stage 3 attempt, just so they can triple digest his a** when he predictably gets to Stage 3 and then fails the Swing Edge again. Saikawa failing Stage 2 annoyed me more because it meant we'd have to sit through Isa taking years on the Sidewinder, rather than Saikawa's fail in and of itself (though it was pretty sad how he was on track to clear and then re-injured his shoulder).

I can't believe they digested every competitor who reached Stage 3 in some capacity except Isa, including everyone else being digested on Stage 2. At that point even if it's taboo to digest the first clear, I'd rather they did that and actually showed a few of the sub-second Stage 2 clears - Tomohiro's redemption run cutting it insanely close, and Yuuji and Suzuki both breaking the Stage 2 clear record by less than 0.5 seconds. They should've at least middle cut those runs rather than playing the clear rush theme which spoiled any sense of immersion.

As mentioned in an ideal world I'd shorten Stage 1's runtime by about a third and show more Stage 2 runs, but I'm not under any illusion that this is something that's going to happen for future tournaments, if anything it'll be the opposite lol.

Damn, you really hate Isa, yes his results are predictable, but i like how much hes grown as a competitor, he went from rolling hill to cliffhanger dimension in 1 tournament, as long as he practices the Spinwinder and the Swing Edge, he can get to the Triple VL or even S4

As I said before. I don't have a problem with Isa as a person and I doubt dakohosu and bronzy do either, it's just he's not really our favorite competitor and we're just more interested in others because of their potential and what they can bring. While yes I agree going from Rolling Hill to Stage 3 consistent is pretty impressive considering most Rolling Hill fodder tend to at best become Dragon Glider fodder, but to us it's pretty clear he's probably not going to ever beat the Cliff Dimension so his results are kinda predictable and he's not the most prolific competitor.