Sasuke 30 Spoilerific Review

Sasuke spoilerific review ;) Warning.. incoming blog of Sasuke 30.. if you don’t want to know.. you have been warned ( ^ . ^ ) (Just remember.. there is NO USA Broadcast of this. NBC has renegotiated out of their contract to show Sasuke on USA soil. Yes.. you read that right.. Now with the death of G4 official and NBC not giving a damn about Sasuke Japan, we will never see Sasuke Rising on US television (or any overseas country for that matter unless everyone buys the original 4 hour broadcast from TBS). For a preview of this event, please see SASUKE 30 NAVI an hour preview of Sasuke Rising with a review of the Sasuke ASEAN Open Cup and fluff pieces of all the major players in the upcoming Sasuke. There were even a couple of runs that were cut from the official broadcast! I'm taking my time on the blogs. I'm still getting cluster headaches during the day so I have to pace myself when I do these blogs.

(PART ONE) (PART TWO) (PART THREE) (PART FOUR) (PART FIVE) (PART SIX) (PART SEVEN)

UBE'S LIVE-BLOG FOR SASUKE 30 IS HERE!

(Massive thanks to TBS for posting the names of all 100 competitors! Thanks to Ube for his help on the names in English!!)

Yeah.. that just happened.. Anyway we are back with Ryo who's still reeling from watching his buddy Yuuji epically fail the 2nd stage.

TBS reminding us that in 28 he sucked so badly on the Backstream

And then again on the wall that he timed out while still under it.

Last tournament with the back~~bullshit~~stream he couldn't even get out of the water

Undeterred, he trained like crazy in a pool with a current generator

And doing too much of this almost killed him (see Navi on his hospitalization)

New Generation Star Ryo Matachi又地諒

Clear on the Cross Slider

Clear on the Swap Salmon Ladder

~~Ghetto~~ Bridge™

Spider.. wtf.. he's still THAT sun burned?

Seriously.. it's been 4 months since he was in Malaysia and his sun burn is so bad that he looks like he's wearing a shirt!

Anyway, clear on the Spider Drop

Taking his time on the Backstream

Slowly makes his way across

Taking his time getting his off

realizes he's still not able to do the walls after the backstream

this is perfectly legal..

LIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMBO....

But I still don't like it.

Emphatically slamming the button

And screaming in delight

His mother Miki 美樹 really happy

So are Nagano, Morimoto and Shinya

Still yelling! I think this is the most emotion I've seen out of him in about 3 years!

Emphatically slamming his hands on the wall.

Yuuji and Hioki all emotional about his clear.

And Mom is moved to tears

Ryo Matachi又地諒 - SECOND STAGE CLEAR!

Make way for the KONG EXPRESS! Kenji Takahashi高橋賢次

He is also a double medalist. Team Silver and Individual Bronze

Clear on the Cross Slider

On the Swap Salmon Ladder

Clear on first jump

No! he also went sideways wait.. did the ledge go in just as he landed on it?

The ledge magically popped back out.. At this point if they can't get this damn obstacle to work... REMOVE THE SWAP SALMON LADDER

he readjusts and muscles up to the ledge that magically reappeared..

Kenji is calling BS right now..as he's being told to stop

and so am I... I mean seriously. First the stupid rule that you can't muscle up if you go sideways because they have a technical problem removing the lower (initial) ledges from play, THEN you get a removal of a ledge that was supposed to be there and it causes a fail??

Asa is in shock

Morimoto is in shock

The announcer is shouting that he failed

Nagano is getting organized for his run

he hears the news

and looks for the replay

If Kenji looks PISSED off, it's because he should be. And of course no replay is coming. I'm sorry.. but he was ROBBED.. here's my own replay since they didn't dare do a replay on television (I'm using full size photos for this next section)..

The ledge was clearly there when he was going to jump across

HE LANDS ONBOTH LEDGES. THE CORRECT ONES.

Then inexplicably the LEFT landing ledge pulls back. Just the left one.. causing him to drop down to the initial landing ledge. THEN somehow pops back after his the left bar dropped because obviously IT GLITCHED..

So right now I'm FURIOUS because it was obvious that he should have been given a rerun. I heard he complained... loudly.. he should have won the argument. I think this is why we don't see a television slow motion replay, because in the editing room I'm sure Inui found out they were wrong.

Kenji Takahashi高橋賢次 - Death by Utter and Complete Bullshit Robbing

Thanks to this stupidity his 2nd stage perfect clear record is now ruined. Before, if he got to the 2nd stage he always cleared, now that record is ruined because some ass-hat made the wrong call on the field due to a technical problem that Kenji didn't cause. I'm livid.

Morimoto being interviewed again since he's last to go

Kanno just smiling as he's next

and apparently having balance issues

Self proclaimed Silver Jewelry accessories designer

but his real job is a janitor

Hitoshi Kanno and his wife Emiko 笑子. I don't see a wedding dress so I'm guessing it was a ~~shotgun wedding~~ civil ceremony at the local municipal building back in August of 2013.

Because this happened.

yeah.. we kinda had a kid.

Their son Yuuto 雄仁 was born a couple months after Sasuke 29.

Kanno was part of the Silver medal Team Japan back in the Sasuke ASEAN Open Cup

Former Gymnast

Showing his Team Silver after the event happened.. (cough check the calendar month - Sasuke 30 was taped in May..) giggles.

Kanno's wife Emiko 笑子 with their son Yuuto 雄仁

22 went 21 shown, 1 robbed and 7 cleared. Catch all that?

New Generation Star Hitoshi Kanno菅野仁志

Clear on the Cross Slider

Still having balance issues..

clear on the Swap Salmon Ladder

Clear on the ~~Ghetto~~ Bridge™

Spider Drop

Clear on the Spider Drop

Backstream

Removing goggles

THAT is how you lift the wall

Doing it again on the 2nd wall

And again on the 3rd wall. THANK YOU!

New Generation Star Hitoshi Kanno菅野仁志 - SECOND STAGE CLEAR!

Emiko is jumping up and down

Asa in his own world getting ready. He's up next.

Morimoto happy

Kanno trying to recover while resting on the red button.

Now it's Nagano's turn after Asa.

His first time getting to the 2nd stage in the Sasuke Rising Era

Heh, Shingo still hasn't changed and Takeda was after him and he's already showered, changed and bundled up!

Kanno relieved and already under a towel as he cleared the 2nd stage again.

New Generation Star Kazuma Asa朝一眞 is up next and apparently his mysterious black armpit plague™ is spreading upwards..

Team Silver medal from the ASEAN.

But first these commercials

And we are back! Kazuma Asa朝一眞

Clear on the Cross Slider

Clear on the Swap Salmon Ladder

Clear on the ~~Ghetto~~ Bridge™

Wow his legs are heavily taped!

oh yeah clear on the Spider Drop

Backstream

Powering through the first wall all wrong.. he didn't flick up the wall for this technique to work..

and it lands right on his back then has to pull his body forward... That's.. gotta hurt..

And because he didn't learn the first time..

He does it all over again..

This time he finally gets the hint he has to lift the damn wall first..

And clears the last wall to clear the stage.

Yuki 由妃
GirlfriendCam™

Morimoto has to sit since Nagano is before him

New Generation Star Kazuma Asa朝一眞 - SECOND STAGE CLEAR

TBS pounding home that Asa was trying to be fastest and barely beat Drew in a competition that wasn't even happening. LOL Gotta make that myth work somehow! LOL

LOL Nagano's hair looks blond under fog lights.

Yuki 由妃
Asa GirlfriendCam™

I think I left my spleen on one of the walls..

Funny moment with the All-stars. The guys yelling encouragement..

And Nagano says he will try to the pool!

Given today's chaos with the 2nd stage.. I understand his trepidation!

Nagano Familycam™ Seems like a family member is holding onto baby Taiou 太皇 (who just turned 1 years old) and a very sleepy Kaiou 塊王 who is now 5 years old is being held by Mom Asami 阿紗美.

Kaiou is just going "screw it I'm going to sleep.. wake me up when it's over"

24 down 9 cleared

Sasuke All-Star Makoto Nagano長野誠

He's not going nekkid!

Plop on Cross Slider

Whooooooooah on his way to the Swap Salmon Ladder

Yay he's on it! LOL I'm sure he was going "it's really high up.."

Clear on the first Jump

Good on the 2nd (cough.. both ledges were out)

And.. SON OF A ...

My sentiment exactly. Nagano is strong enough to muscle up. If the ledge was not hardwired there he would have fallen. This technical crap makes no sense and is stupid to watch. I didn't like this rule in Sasuke 28. I didn't like this rule in Sasuke 29. I still don't like this rule in Sasuke 30. I don't care who failed it and I don't have fake rage just because Nagano just failed it. The rule sucks and we even saw a robbery just before this with Kong to boot. Just get rid of this obstacle already.

Shingo and Takeda waiting for the jump

And Takeda has a OMG HE DIDN'T face as he runs to Shingo for comfort

Shingo ripping away as he now celebrates being the furthest of all the All-Stars! (AGAIN)

Taiou is awake and listening to the commotion

Kaiou woke up as Asami does the gaaaaaaah dance

HA! Nagano is not getting wet!

He swings hard to get on the mat instead

and now he can mourn with dry clothes!

I feel ya man.. stupid rule.

Asami is sooooooo not happy right now..
(SMF translation) "What are you doing.. what are you doing..."

Sasuke All-Star Makoto Nagano長野誠 - Death by Technical failure on Swap Salmon Ladder

Btw the left ledge on this side is inside in this picture, however he did hit the outside of the ledge as he was falling down on to the bottom ledge. So no Kong™

Takeda being rejected by Shingo goes to the Nagano family for some comfort

Though seriously he's only there to jeer Nagano in person..

Classic Nagano: "Mottainai"もったいない "What a waste" or basically "That's a shame wasted potential on a mistake like that". BOTH Asami and Makoto are saying this to each other. LOL!!!

Asami wanted to see Papa swim

(SMF Translations) Makoto: Yes, I wanted to find out how I was going to be out of breath when I reached the Backstream.

Asami: By yourself? Hahaha.

Yuusuke Morimoto森本裕介. Officially dubbed "Sasuke Kun"

Oh.. I never got to this level of computer programming... and no he doesn't know how to speak English. I asked already. LOL

He's a Computer Science Major at Kochi University

After Sasuke 29 he made a Wall lifting replica at his backyard playground

Because he didn't want to repeat this embarrassment of this ever again.

he made it.. but only by scraping his body under the wall.

Yuusuke Morimoto森本裕介

Clear on Cross Slider

Clear on Swap Salmon Ladder

Clear on ~~Ghetto~~ Bridge™

caaaaaarefully going down the Spider Drop

clear on Spider Drop

Backstream I still hate you..

Will he clear the 2nd stage with 23 seconds left?

Heard the movie sucked despite Angelina Jolie lookin' cool in this shot

we back in time! spent a while in the water tank

Ryo whipping his head around looking at the pool

Then checking out the timer as everyone is starting to panic

First wall..

uuuuuuuuugh.. get.. it.. up.. there...

2nd..

nope.. just shove that body under..

3rd not even close...

And down he goes!

Yuusuke Morimoto森本裕介 - Death by Time up on Wall Lifting

Asa doing contortions again

Morimoto Parents are crushed.

Nagano doing contortions

Kanno shocked..

Shinya stunned

Nagano clearly not happy

Yuusuke crushed.. literally..

Dad being philosophical

I talked to him after the tourney and he was very matter of fact about his fail. He said he mismanaged his time badly and paid for it. He saw that the timer for the 2nd stage was raised from Sasuke 29 and he took way too much time earlier in the stage. That was his fault and feels badly that he miscalculated so badly. So, when he got to the end and was running out of time, he tried to rush through it by any means necessary. He felt he shouldn't have squandered the time they gave him so he's using this fail as motivation to get back to work and train harder for Sasuke 31.