torquato 1,075 Posted November 15, 2015 Day 8: 1. Hakuho 171 2. Kotoshogiku 87 3. Kakuryu 80 4. Harumafuji 75 5. Kisenosato 65 6. Yoshikaze 53 7. Terunofuji 33 8. Endo 26 8. Ichinojo 26 10 Ikioi 22 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 28,369 Posted November 15, 2015 The new Nagatanien Endo-hug-doll banners with their hilarious announcement. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jakusotsu 3,615 Posted November 15, 2015 No wonder the poor lad is too embarrassed to win these days. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
orandashoho 664 Posted November 15, 2015 I hear the public laughting... so what is the "hilarious announcement" saying? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
torquato 1,075 Posted November 15, 2015 It's always (for all kensho) the company name and a product slogan. In this case:永谷園からNagatanien karaFrom Nagatanien遠藤はだっこちゃんですEndo ha dakko-chan desuEndo is a...Don't really know how to translate dakko. Dakko means 'a child's hug' or carrying a baby or pet in your arms. Chan is a diminutive suffix used for example for young kids. So something like "Endo is a cute litte pet to hug". 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 28,369 Posted November 15, 2015 (edited) It's the Nagatanien CM campaign in pieces. Usually for kensho it's a short slogan and the name of the sponsor, but in this case for the whole set they have it turned into a long Nagatanien CM. Starting as always "For this bout there is/are ..." to announce the kensho and then something like "And now the Nagatanien campaign announcement:" "It's the Endo-hug doll" "In the Nagantanien campaign you can get" "the hug-doll" "All have been waiting for" "the hug-doll" "10 000 can get one" "the hug doll" Like Torquato wrote, the first one "Endo-zeki dakko-chan desu" sounds a bit odd on its own, like by a kid saying "Endo, (he is a) hug-doll" Dakko-chan apparently has been a popular type of doll for quite some time, it's basically formed to hug you. You can see the doll with Endo in the post where I announced the new hype rikishi goods Edited November 15, 2015 by Akinomaki 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
orandashoho 664 Posted November 15, 2015 Thanks for the explanations. I just wish that he would do better, and get some of his own kensho. Can't be much fun to fall off the dohyo each time, with the risk of injury on top of all that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kuroimori 1,631 Posted November 15, 2015 (edited) Endo-zeki dakko-chan rag-doll hug-doll is also very popular among Makuuchi rikishi. They love to hug and squeeze him and push him out of the dohyo and then get a nice stash of kensho envelopes for it. 6 of 8 have already taken this opportunity during the current Kyushu basho... B-) Edited November 16, 2015 by kuroimori 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
torquato 1,075 Posted November 16, 2015 Day 9:1. Hakuho 1862. Harumafuji 903. Kotoshogiku 874. Kisenosato 835. Kakuryu 806. Yoshikaze 557. Endo 398. Terunofuji 339. Ichinojo 2910 Ikioi 22 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
torquato 1,075 Posted November 17, 2015 Day 10:1. Hakuho 1952. Harumafuji 1093. Kotoshogiku 874. Kisenosato 835. Kakuryu 806. Yoshikaze 557. Terunofuji 408. Endo 399. Goeido 3710 Kaisei 3110 Ichinojo 31 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
torquato 1,075 Posted November 18, 2015 Day 11:1. Hakuho 2282. Harumafuji 1153. Kakuryu 1024. Kotoshogiku 875. Kisenosato 836. Yoshikaze 557. Terunofuji 508. Endo 399. Goeido 3710 Ichinojo 34 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
orandashoho 664 Posted November 18, 2015 Nice to see Harumafuji getting more than a few kensho at last. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kurikara 28 Posted November 18, 2015 Nice to see Harumafuji getting more than a few kensho at last. Kakuryu is still doing a lot better on average, which is a bit surprising to me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
torquato 1,075 Posted November 19, 2015 Day 12: 1. Hakuho 251 2. Harumafuji 133 3. Kakuryu 118 4. Kotoshogiku 87 5. Kisenosato 83 6. Yoshikaze 58 7. Terunofuji 50 8. Endo 39 9. Toyonoshima 37 9. Goeido 37 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
torquato 1,075 Posted November 21, 2015 Day 13: 1. Hakuho 251 2. Harumafuji 153 3. Kakuryu 118 4. Kotoshogiku 97 5. Kisenosato 83 6. Terunofuji 77 7. Yoshikaze 58 8. Goeido 50 9. Endo 39 10 Toyonoshima 37 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
torquato 1,075 Posted November 21, 2015 Day 14: 1. Hakuho 251 2. Harumafuji 171 3. Terunofuji 126 4. Kakuryu 118 5. Kotoshogiku 97 6. Kisenosato 83 7. Yoshikaze 78 8. Goeido 50 9. Endo 39 10 Toyonoshima 37 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rhyen 1,145 Posted November 21, 2015 49 kensho for Terunofuji-Hakuho. Someone hit paydirt... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
torquato 1,075 Posted November 23, 2015 Last day, final standing:1. Hakuho 2512. Harumafuji 1713. Kakuryu 1694. Terunofuji 1445. Kisenosato 1086. Kotoshogiku 977. Yoshikaze 788. Goeido 559. Endo 5110 Toyonoshima 37Thanks for reading. See you next basho. 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gurowake 2,371 Posted November 23, 2015 Endo 9th with 4 wins. Harumafuji with only 2 more than Kakuryu who had 4 less wins. Ugh. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
torquato 1,075 Posted November 25, 2015 (edited) Endo 9th with 4 wins. He had about 12/13 Kensho in each of his bouts. That means he gave away about 130 to 140 kensho this basho. Quite generous of him. I wonder If his sponsoring will go on like this with such records. Harumafuji with only 2 more than Kakuryu who had 4 less wins. Harumafuji for sure attracts less money than Kakuryu, but in the yoks case it's also a matter if they lose/win the last bout of the day or an earlier one and which day of the tournament that is. Harumafujis win against Hakuho in the penultimate bout of day 13 gave him just 20 kensho. The final bout on senshuraku had the old maximum limit of 51 kensho, which definitely also would have been there when the Kakuryu and Harumafuji bouts against Hakuho would have been scheduled the other way. In this case (reasonably assuming the same amount of kensho) Kakuryu would have finished with 138 and Harumafuji with 202 kensho. With just one change in scheduling it could have looked much different. Edited November 25, 2015 by torquato 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Asashosakari 14,671 Posted November 25, 2015 (edited) He had about 12/13 Kensho in each of his bouts. That means he gave away about 130 to 140 kensho this basho. Quite generous of him. I wonder If his sponsoring will go on like this with such records.Why wouldn't it? It's the same cost and benefit to the sponsor no matter who wins, if they wanted all the money to go to Endo personally they'd have used some other arrangement (larger CM deal, etc.) from the start. IIRC Takamisakari's deal with Nagatanien went on unchanged until he dropped out of makuuchi. There was talk that it would probably resume at a lower level if he made it back, but he never did so it was moot. Edited November 25, 2015 by Asashosakari 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WAKATAKE 1,819 Posted November 26, 2015 The reason to put sponsorship money into the match is simply to get your company's name out there. If you put it out on a very popular rikishi, people take notice of your banner. Seems like capitalistic marketing to me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites