Akinomaki 34,287 Posted January 11, 2016 (edited) Day 1 - 1st sell-out (10816 spectators) + the Imperial box occupied as wellthe Imperial couple arrives for the 2nd half of makuuchi (I have no hope they'll ever come for the dohyo-iri - the youngest generation maybe)a busy and tiresome first day for the new riji-cho - red eyes alreadythe first kyokai go-aisatsu as riji-cho for Hakkakuall sanyaku rikishithe cup back from HarumafujiHakuho got the cup for the Hochi best rikishi of the year awarda day of dynamic sumo - and some sleepy rikishi - with the start of a new era: not a single pic of the sleepwalking EndoY1w Hakuho (1-0) tsukiotoshi K1e Ikioi (0-1)a bit early to use up all the levitation power this bashofirmly for Hakuhomono-ii (Tospo)kachi-nanori the 2ndonly 2 less than for the last boutY1e Harumafuji (1-0) uwatenage K1w Tochinoshin (0-1) Edited January 12, 2016 by Akinomaki 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 34,287 Posted January 11, 2016 Y2e Kakuryu (1-0) hatakikomi S1w Yoshikaze (0-1)with the turquoise mawashi from Magniflexhopeless today - maybe he needs a mattress replacementdid he have enough sleep that day?he needs it even nowM1e Aminishiki (1-0) oshitaoshi O1e Kisenosato (0-1)the only one of the first boutthe tori-naoshieyes still shutbig with logo-markin tranceback to sleepno hope this bashoover-trained againthe exorcism at the dohyo-matsuri apparently didn't rid him of the drowsiness demonO1w Terunofuji (1-0) kimedashi M1w Shohozan (0-1)O2w Goeido (1-0) hikiotoshi M2w Aoiyama (0-1)S1e Tochiozan (1-0) sukuinage M3e Ichinojo (0-1)M4w Kotoyuki (1-0) sukuinage M3w Kaisei (0-1)M10w Mitakeumi (1-0) oshidashi M10e Chiyootori (0-1)he not only surpassed Endo on the banzuke, he also is the absolute top hype in makuuchi nowthat didn't look goodand thus kyujoM12w Shodai (1-0) sukuinage M12e Chiyotairyu (0-1)he managed to dedicate a win to Tokitenku: he was his tsukebito for a while and had many butsukari-geiko lessons from himthe oyakata told him "Because Tokitenku was there, you are here now" - same heya Toyonoshima won as wellJ1e Seiro (1-0) yorikiri M16e Kagayaki (0-1)a new kind of shikiri pose in the making - maybe he wanted to go for a kamehameha 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Irakusamaru 77 Posted January 11, 2016 Kakuryu doesn't often react to stuff, but when he does, he pulls some great faces. Old dude in the top right there is pretty shocked too! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WAKATAKE 2,338 Posted January 11, 2016 the Imperial couple arrives for the 2nd half of makuuchi (I have no hope they'll ever come for the dohyo-iri - the youngest generation maybe) Well they're not as young as they used to be. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Washuyama 587 Posted January 11, 2016 Aminishiki taunts Kisenosato by playing him a dirge on his imaginary violin... 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hamcornheinz 839 Posted January 11, 2016 Man Kagayaki just has the weirdest man boobs. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Genji 4 Posted January 12, 2016 Kagayaki may be a good sekitori... but he's the best candidate for breast reduction surgery for sure. Even my wife says "kakkowarui!". Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kasutera 258 Posted January 12, 2016 Are we really commenting on Kagayaki's boobs when Aoiyama is still around heaving his mammary saddlebags like some kind of flesh-pillow salesman? 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hamcornheinz 839 Posted January 12, 2016 Are we really commenting on Kagayaki's boobs when Aoiyama is still around heaving his mammary saddlebags like some kind of flesh-pillow salesman? Well Aoiyama's are less.... perky. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fujisan 483 Posted January 12, 2016 the Imperial couple arrives for the 2nd half of makuuchi (I have no hope they'll ever come for the dohyo-iri - the youngest generation maybe) Well they're not as young as they used to be. They are/She is not yet grown up. I think Waketake was talking about the Emperor and his better half............... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fujisan 483 Posted January 12, 2016 The baby tantrum didn't help Kisenosato get the decision then.......... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Genji 4 Posted January 13, 2016 Are we really commenting on Kagayaki's boobs when Aoiyama is still around heaving his mammary saddlebags like some kind of flesh-pillow salesman? Well Aoiyama's are less.... perky. As an ex-con friend of mine said "That boy could make a lot of money in prison". Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
