Tsuchinoninjin

This is pretty common in Asia, I notice it both for Japan and China. Especially China, sometimes half the actors will have VA dubs for their speaking lines. Especially if the actor doesn’t speak the capital dialect/pronunciation. I guess nobody reports on it because it is normal.

https://www.nikkansports.com/m/battle/sumo/news/202506060001822_m.html Something something akio-San maybe is or is not going to be involved with ama sumo soon along with Hakuho . Maybe we will see a strong Toyota corporate team? Is the sponsorship of parade car already done and dusted? I wonder if NSK thought they just be dealing with a paper cult like Takanohana and maybe aren’t ready for this kind of back blast.

Coming up on 2 decades now and I have to say my experience has been quite different! Been able to carve out a few new operational pillars and a good chunk of opportunities (inversely proportional to sumo games participation though …)

One under appreciated aspect is a dai yokozunas koenkai is full of powerful outside-NSK people and I doubt the NSK has good feelings towards trying to integrate that cadre of people with existing supporters while trying to maintain status quo. I was really hoping it was going to work out. I suppose he should have established the heya in the mountains of Nikko, I’m appreciating the benefits of public facing oyakata putting their heya in the middle of nowhere now.

It might be just a practical thing, with fewer low rankers around it becomes a pain to get all the tsukebito stuff setup just for it to be somewhat pointless a couple months later and set up the tsukebito for ANOTHER new guy. Along with individual room and other perks… Returnees can easily restart the framework that was previously set up for them. Of course this could all be eased a bit by introducing a quarter step of perks and pay in makushita joi

As long as there hasn’t been a recent gambling scandal in the NSK, we are ok

What happened to Aonishiki’s skin? It looks like he fell off a motorcycle or something.

Sanyaku and joi scores are reminiscent of the 6 ozeki days

I want to complain to no one about how ironic it is that I watch so little sumo when I’m in Japan compared to being elsewhere. There’s never a tv available at nomikai

Imagine Shodai running!

Hey!!

Simply performance in makushita doesn’t have some huge correlation with sekitori performance, and, Kusano hasn’t gone 15-0 either.

Hakuho had a similar journey and honestly was quite lucky to get that good of results, his sumo was super frantic and pulling, often retreating around the edge of the ring.

Thank you! The predictable titles make them easy to find when my vpn chain isn’t playing nice with the forums.

I don’t intend to kink shame, but my perception of those who eagerly rushed to endorse these kinds of activities may have changed.