Title for Sasuke Navi for this tournament
UBE'S BLOG FOR TODAY!!
(P.S. A gazillion thanks to Ube for the massive help on names and general Japanese translations :D)
UBE'S BLOG FOR TODAY!!
(P.S. A gazillion thanks to Ube for the massive help on names and general Japanese translations :D)
Ehem.. if everyone remembers from last year.. I really really enjoyed Sasuke Navi from last year in anticipation for Sasuke 21! So I was stoked for this year since we've been in Sasuke drought with Sasuke Maniac gone. The only Sasuke related thing on TBS was 3 Minutes and that was only Nagano. This time around we have a LOT more people watching so the experience was very very enjoyable. For the record.. KeyHole was working but under heavy load (use as last resort), TVAnts was working as intended and we have heard that LiveStation is BACK! So for tomorrow morning.. feel free to use LiveStation and TVAnts to free up the bandwith on KeyHole.
We have swimmers! - Junichi Miyashita 宮下純一, Beijing Olympic Bronze medal winning swimmer (4x4 relay) (wait.. Ube's right.. that's not Miyashita.. it's Kosuke Kitajima the gold medal winner.. slick TBS.. very slick..)
Mental note I will be taking my time doing the blogs this year.. I got soooo sick from staying up way too late trying to get everything done.. one bonus is that I didn't have to do Sasuke Maniac on top of these 2 events so that helps a great deal. Also having Navi and Sasuke 22 a day apart helped BIG time in terms of recovery rate.
We have fishermen and freerunners! Makoto Nagano schools Levi Meeuwenberg in the harsh life of a professional fisherman
Okay I was up in chat with a dozen people from the Proboards.. it was a lot of fun actually :D I might not do that for 22 because I'd be too distracted with the pace moving a heck of a lot quicker in a competition rather than a fluff piece filled hour. Besides.. I like having my kittens in private :D .. squeal...
We have fire fighters! Toshihiro Takeda shows Levi Meeuwenberg what he does to his building on his spare time.. LOL
First off they start off the show by showing the very first new obstacle.. (more on that later..) and I'm already going "aww crap...." I already know that every good TBS show has ridiculous spoilers and wild goose chases (like showing testers) in the first 30 seconds of the show to get you hooked. (yeah.. like that's any problem for me.. :p )
Opening montage has the usual suspects dispersed with new people I have never seen (though Ube say are established people). I'm uber pumped! I'm also happy they will show Sasuke Trials! As all you know I followed last year's Trials and have loved how they made you care for each one. I see ones I remembered that didn't make it the last time so that's a good sign that they are back!
We have Asa Kazuma 朝一眞 and his pants and war paint (he was from Sasuke Trials 2008 and Sasuke 21)
Right off the bat as well with Sasuke Trials I see that it's a LOT different than last year.. I know it was put together at the last minute so I see how the production value dropped. Nonetheless.. it was a competition and that's what I wanted to see!
Though this picture is certainly not giving me any confidence.. /cry... okay okay.. now that the opening montage is still.. wait.. it's still going... LOL it's pretty long this time around... it seems.. I'm not complaining :D
Iwanaga Sho 岩永生 (left) Daisuke Miyazaki 宮﨑大輔 (center) and Masakatsu Izuma 猪妻正活- men of balls :D (I love you Ube...)
Tomohiro Matsunaga 松永共広 - Japan's Silver Medalist in men's wrestling at the Beijing Olympics (also competed in Sportsman #1) and also competed in the second stage of Sasuke 21.
Nochi ノッチ (on the right) of Dangerous デンジャラス He's best known as the guy who does the Barack Obama impersonation on Japanese TV.
Ninja Warrior - previous ANC winners Luci Romberg and Levi Meeuwenberg with ANC4 winner David Campbell
Pakuten? Dunno I think that is what Ube's blog has..
Okay we have officially entered the show part where they start to crack out the fluff pieces. Up first is .. hang on lost track.. a lot going on.. okay they start by saying that in October 11, 2006 we had our second winner in Makoto Nagano. Since then there has been complete decimation of the field (cue all the wipe outs..).. then comes a Daisuke Miyazaki handball fluff piece complete with Sportsman #1 competition in January, 2009 which I never did blog about but saw.. LOL Oh well I was really sick that month and finishing with Sasuke 21's stage 3 exit...
Junichi Miyashita swimming in the Olympics
Next is a fluff piece about the swimmer Miyashita in the Beijing Olympics and then followed by a fluff piece with the Audrey guy. Apparently the Audrey guy played American football in a team somewhere some time ago.
The guy from Audrey (getting a lot of face time)
Okay next is the kid from the Rookies TV show (and apparently upcoming movie). For some reason.. this popped up in the middle of his fluff piece.. but not before I recognized something I shouldn't.. some one's front lawn.. if you can call it one..
Poor guy.. he didn't get the memo from last year's Mr. Assasin.. he's going to train with Yamada.. oy.. poor guy... Yes Ube.. this guarantees he's not going to make it past the first stage.. again.. But before we do.. let's see Mr. Sasuke's failures.. because TBS people are sadists.. like Ube and me...
THIS is the first and most used TBS Sasuke footage on the planet.. even more so than Nagano winning.. Mr. Sasuke Crying..
Sasuke 20's epic demise - death by Jumping Spider.. and.. you went to Mr. Sasuke because he can help you? I assume he doesn't watch the show that much...
Akiyoshi Nakao using Yamada's totally expensive mini trampoline and wiffing..
Ube wrote something on his blog that was so true.. "You know, ever since I looked up how much those mini-trampolines cost, I wonder how much building that set has put Mr. SASUKE in the hole and how many hot dogs he had to sell to make up for it." Dude.. we do know where he has been spending his Monster 9 appearance fee money.. that's my story and I'm sticking to it :p
I swear TBS loves the butt shot.. They even have little girls in skirts with that shot.. okay okay.. he got the jumping spider :p
"I'm surprised Yamada is wearing a shirt during all this" Ube writes.. uhm.. well.. you think he's has pudgy manboobs from Sasuke 20 and is trying to hide them?
Okay from one media diva to another.. oy.. love the transition TBS.. LOL Sato Hiromichi fluff piece.. help me.... oh wait.. why does this place look familiar..Duuuuuuuude.. way to milk the camera.. you went to the Shiratori Shrine.. gaaaaaaaaaaah.. Sucks Bunpei Shiratori will not be at Sasuke 22 :( Anyway.. off to check out every Sasuke geeks dream back yard..
Well Sato has never made it past the first stage.. and I still don't know why the.. f.. he gets such a high number.. dang celeb.. but the last time in Sasuke 21 he got pwned by the warped wall .. Even Sasuke 20 he had issues with it and it cost him dearly at the end of the stage. .. so he figured he'd get tips from an All-star with his own sweet set up. I guess I can give him kudos for using Yamada's..
Even so.. he's going up and down this thing.. and STILL can't catch the top.. Bunpei just laughs.. oh.. time for a commercial.. SWEET! Sasuke 22 commercial!
Back to Sato Sucking.. I mean.. he has done no progress.. Bunpei tries in vain to help him. It's getting dark now...
oh. he's showing his knee. Hmm.. I guess he's sitting out Sasuke 22 because of his knee? Either way.. he's injured :(
Wakky and whoever is the other guy.. wow.. this looks.. wow.... moving on..
Time to meet the new Stage One pwnage apparatus :) mwahahhahahahahahhaha
Time to meet the new Stage One pwnage apparatus :) mwahahhahahahahahhaha
Slider Jump.. hmm a marriage of the Pipe Slider with the bar from the new Salmon Ladder with the drops from the Log Grip.. into a net so you get your feet and body parts tangled... wait.. it's the top of the friggin JUMP HANG.. oy vey.. this is going to suck..
Dude's totally gotta chill with the eyebrow grooming.. he's going to end up like Whoopie Goldberg and have none..
They do the Sasuke 17 win fluff part then.. Aww more wedding pics from January 10, 2009! (P.S. Baby due in June).. Wow that was a HUGE reception.. dude.. I dont' even want to know how expensive it was.. beautiful though.. and yes.. they did change 4 times during the whole thing... LOL Asami must have been in girl heaven :)
Possibly the most beautifully romantic picture ever.. Though I can do without the wig and stuff.. this is possibly the most sentimental look Nagano has ever been photographed in. They are both positively glowing!
Wtf.. LMAO!!!!!! Takeda is at the head of the line with a whistle calling out commands.. followed by Yamamoto sporting a wolfing do then Akiyama, Shiratori and Yamada at the end.. all wearing what they would if competing Sasuke.
This is a little hard to see.. but it seems the Allstars and Asami are all lighting some candle on top of somewhere.. I assume the top of the wedding cake? (Love the exchange between Nagano and Shiratori)
Oh that's better! Someone snapped a flashbulb! (Shingo, Kazuhiko, Makoto, Asami, Takeda, Bunpei (hidden) and Katsumi)
Awwww walking along the beach.. but even if married.. Japanese people never show PDA like holding hands like they do in the USA.. still a tender moment :P .. damn.. black track pants..
K.. it's a soccer field.. LOL Makoto is all out of breath while his wife smiles an evil grin (Glad it isn't me sucker...) counting the pull ups while all you hear is wheezing in the background
.. what have I gotten myself into.. LOL Okay this is the most pathetic I've seen him in a long time.. it's priceless :)
Sasuke Trials time! Okie dokie. They waited to the last minute but they got it done! Over 2 thousand entries were sent to Monster 9. They chose 60 for this competition.
LOL check out the colorful entries! Everything from postcards to video packages and everything in between!
Love the commercial showing Akiyama.. 0.1% of success but these bastards still come back for more.. Welcome to Sasuke!
Okay... 30 against 30.. in a 50 Meter race.. then something else.. I can't figure out.. starting to see familiar people!!
The prize for the ones in the losing end of the tug of war.. holy crap.. 800 meter race.. (only top 10 advance..)
And.. he's at the end! He makes it?
Casey watching from the sidelines along with a few others watching intently
Casey watching from the sidelines along with a few others watching intently
Koji is celebrating for his friend! (Hiroki Nomura sighting! To his right.. left on the picture) Kawaguchi is through!
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
OMG.. that's Tomino Keita 富野恵太!!!!! NOOOOOOOOOO!!!!! Omg omg.. I wanted him to go.. sooo badly.. gaaaaaaaah.. for those who don't remember him.. he was in last year's Sasuke Trials and has the possibly evilist backyard on the planet.. and PWNS Sasuke Park on a regular basis!!
OMG.. that's Tomino Keita 富野恵太!!!!! NOOOOOOOOOO!!!!! Omg omg.. I wanted him to go.. sooo badly.. gaaaaaaaah.. for those who don't remember him.. he was in last year's Sasuke Trials and has the possibly evilist backyard on the planet.. and PWNS Sasuke Park on a regular basis!!
Not sure who you are but I will when Sasuke 22 rolls around :) (P.S. NO kidding.. geez.. this is Hitoshi Kanno 菅野仁志)
Yuuji Urushihara 漆原裕治 - Shoe salesman who qualified for Sasuke 21 via BUG-IN-MIKI win against the All-Stars
Levi.. I still want to slap you.. it's SAS KE.. You do NOT pronounce the "U".. /sigh.. I should be happy? He's not saying Ninja Warrior? Bangs head on wall..
Long fluff piece on the Levi Apology tour (blame hubby he came up with that... LOL).. he didn't like the flips either :p Speaking of .. they showed the flips in the fluff piece just to piss me off :p Anywho it looks like Levi did a trip with G4 to Japan to visit Nagano in Kagoshima.
Looks like Nagano is showing him how he trains on his boat and having him try out the "course" if you will. Levi's climb is not bad considering he's touching that thing for the first time while out at sea and the thing is moving..
Nagano laughing at Levi struggling with the anchor thingie.. Makoto is just swinging it with ease and Levi has a wtf face but does manage with it.
Creaps me ooooooooout.. dude is balancing off the edge of the boat while in transit in open water with the wind blowing..
Levi now understands how Nagano got his strength from just training on the boat. "It's definately very effective.. so I can see how he gets his strength"
Toshihiro shows him how he trains. Putting weights around his waist as a belt and going up ropes in the garage of the firehouse
More on Luci Romberg - btw.. going to be doing a blog about this experience send in your questions while you have the chance!
Taiwan's Lee Yen Chi リー・エンチ
Tatsumi (bottom) and Takayuki Kawashima (top) from Muscle Musical マッスルミュージカル (not sure how many entries they have total this time)
Crap.. more Katsumi Yamada? Well he looks strong going up the rope! Looks like his injury from Sasuke 21 healed up.
(Omfg Ube.. I love you) - "His (dying?) message is to see Yamada make the 2nd Stage. Well, that's just going to make me feel like a d*ck. Note that the he doesn't want Yamada to make the Final Stage. Just the 2nd Stage. He may be dying but he's not stupid."
Aww he's in Sasuke 22 :) Check out the lineup! Yamamoto with his wolfing do.. Yamada, Takeda, Akiyama and Nagano
Takeda is the first to drop to his level (like he doesn't have a son that age .. hint hint).. Akiyama is silly grinning and droping down too :)
Awww this is so cute!
K we are wrapping up the show by showing the following people to watch for in Sasuke 22! WHOOT I"m totally pumped!
Let's go back and see the beast in action.... THIS is the reason why Monster 9 took out the Jump hang.. when it's so ridiculously ridiculed that he ONE HANDS it .. yeah.. they took that out after 17 ...
YAY!! They are not going to cut him! Okuyama Yoshiyuki 奥山義行 - Sports gym trainer - 91 world 200m competitor for Japan
He was in Sasuke 19 and in Sasuke 20 (where he made the second stage only to lose to the stick slider (causing a change to the obstacle)) and was cut in Sasuke 21.
Holy.. Shingo at 31???? I know he likes to go earlier if possible because of nerves.. I hope this is a good sign!
We here at TBS would like to spoil you so we can get better ratings this year (yes please).. SOMEONE WILL GET TO THE TOWER..
You see this tower? Someone will pwn it .. please watch.. YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
Sasuke 22 - Monday March 30th - 20:00 (That's 8 PM Japan local time - 7 AM Eastern time)
*Edit - there is a 10 minute preview of the show - so Sasuke 22 starts 10 minutes BEFORE 8PM Japan local time
10 minute Sasuke 22 preview - Monday, March 30th - 19:50 (That's 7:50 PM Japan local time - 6:50 AM Eastern time - Just before Sasuke 22)
*Edit - there is a 10 minute preview of the show - so Sasuke 22 starts 10 minutes BEFORE 8PM Japan local time
10 minute Sasuke 22 preview - Monday, March 30th - 19:50 (That's 7:50 PM Japan local time - 6:50 AM Eastern time - Just before Sasuke 22)
AND one final thing - I've been asked this alot.. which do you use to see this? My vote still goes for TVAnts (though rumor has it LiveStation is back up and running) - the less people on KeyHole the less likely either will crash. We expect several hundred people all watching this simultaneously. TVAnts seems to work under load (it did for 3 minutes) and the picture is actually really good.
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There are 3 options for viewing 22
TVAnts, Keyhole, and Livestation
Recomendation:
Mac users-Livestation
PC users- TVAnts or Keyhole(LS works too)
TVAnts also has a limit to the number of people who can watch, I got kicked out during the WBC final while I was watching on ants.
This is the Chief.
Thanks for the photos!
Oh, and your very first picture after the title screen is of Kosuke Kitajima, the guy who won two gold medals at Beijing, not Miyashita. Miyashita comes into the picture just after.
I think it was some trickery on the part of the TBS to fool people into initially thinking it would be Kitajima (the bigger star of course).
Anytime Ube! I KNEW HE looked familiar.. I couldn't put my finger on it but was gung ho to get the dreaded 10 hour blog out of the way.. LOL Going to fix that now.. And yes I do agree it was TBS being slick..
Thanks Chief! I did a cut and paste and frankly the ones that have read this blog to this point will know already where to find it :) I'm soooo tired.. 10 hours to go!!!!!!!
I think they had fifteen seconds to finish the run across the benches.
And the two Muscle Musical guys are Tatsumi (bottom) and Takayuki Kawashima (top). Yes, I know what I just typed.
Your last set of photos after Nagano goes, Miyazaki, Miyashita, Miyashita, Sato, Nakao, Kojima, Yamamoto (doing his Kane Kosugi impersonation), Nocchi (as Obama), Shinagawa Tomoharu and then Wakky on.
A gazillion thanks! By the end I was like "omg get it over with" (when blogging).. I went OCD again.. LOL Seriously thanks a bunch :D
Love your photo choices as usual. The Nagano/Asami with umbrella shot is breathtaking! Thank goodness his hair was not orange and crunchy for his own wedding. LOL Spilled my coffee about Nagano having Whoopi Goldberg eyebrows!!
Love the segment with the little boy who is NOT dying. He has leukemia and had successful bone marrow transplant, and is doing much better so don't kill him off. He flew in from Hiroshima. So sweet the guys really got into him.
I picked up some other names if you are OCD about getting as many as you can...
Thanks for posting Sasuke Navi!!! I much appreciated it. I unfortunately won't be able to watch Sasuke due to heavy exam day, plus I have to studying for midterms. This blows!!! I wish Keita can make it to Sasuke. I love his insane version of cliffhangers in backyard.
Well, I'll be looking foward to your delightful posts on Sasuke 22. :D :D :D
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