Akinomaki 32,132 Posted January 6, 2017 (edited) 2 new kensho banners will parade at the Hatsu-basho, at the last bout each day: for the new 3rd extra episode compilation of the eternally popular Berubara, the girls manga "The Rose of Versailles". The 1st appeared in 2013, 40 years after the end of the original series in the Weekly Margaret, published by Shueisha. The editorial department from Margaret: "Shojo manga and ozumo at first sight are very much apart, but we hope the solemn world view of Berubara is a good match for the very formal world of ozumo. Watch out for the gallant figure of Oscar parading around the dohyo." http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2084176/full/ no doubt, they are counting on the sujo design for banner 1 with Oscar banner 2 Edited January 6, 2017 by Akinomaki 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 32,132 Posted January 7, 2017 (edited) The Hatsu basho is expected to get for the 2nd time in history more than 1900 kensho, but less than the top so far of 1979 at last Aki basho. Back to normal: leading at fixed kensho is Hahuko with 152, but no.2 Kotoshogiku is not far away with 150 (Hakuho had much more in the past). 3rd is Goeido with 132 (seems like Kise has lost his sponsors permanently to the J-yusho winners). http://www.sponichi.co.jp/sports/news/2017/01/07/kiji/20170107s00005000057000c.html Hatsu basho last year In the past we had some 1 time special kensho, like this time Berubara: Natsu last year, JRA - Japan (keiba) racing association: 4 each day on the last bout for one special upcoming race, the Nihon derby: the 4 banners each time showed the name in 4 parts: 「日」「本」「ダー」「ビー」 Kyushu 2013 from Paul McCartney: http://www.sumoforum.net/forums/topic/32082-kensho-for-kyushu-2013/?do=findComment&comment=251089 Haru 2000 from Kenji Tamura the "Charcoal-grilled yakiniku Tamura" kensho: http://www.sumoforum.net/forums/topic/19818-kensho-standings-haru-2010/?do=findComment&comment=185919 http://www.sponichi.co.jp/entertainment/news/2017/01/07/kiji/20170106s00041000330000c.html Edited January 7, 2017 by Akinomaki 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 32,132 Posted January 7, 2017 Ishiura's market value is on the rise: he gets kensho from Daiwa Securities. They put 21 kensho for the whole basho, each day on another rikishi - the popular ones: Endo, Kisenosato, Kotoshogiku, Yoshikaze etc. - and also Ishiura. There have been examples in the past, but brokerage firms were rare customers for kensho so far. They are aiming for the best portfolio mix by placing them always on different rikishi - to maximize the publicity they get. http://www.hochi.co.jp/sports/sumo/20170107-OHT1T50053.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 32,132 Posted January 8, 2017 Day 1 ４１: Kakuryu ２０: Hakuho １９: Kisenosato １８: Harumafuji １４: Mitakeumi １０: Kotoshogiku ９: Takekaze ７: Takanoiwa ６: Shohozan ４: Osunaarashi 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rhyen 1,422 Posted January 8, 2017 wonder if Osunaarashi is finally getting those kensho from his seiryu performance. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dada78641 835 Posted January 8, 2017 Big fan of Oscar so hoping someone makes a few good pictures of the banners. :) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 32,132 Posted January 8, 2017 (edited) 21 hours ago, dada78641 said: Big fan of Oscar so hoping someone makes a few good pictures of the banners. :) The papers have some oo o Edited January 9, 2017 by Akinomaki 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 32,132 Posted January 9, 2017 Day 2 ４８: Kakuryu ４６: Mitakeumi ３９: Hakuho ２９: Kisenosato １８: Harumafuji １０: Kotoshogiku １０: Endo １０: Takekaze ９: Goeido ９: Okinoumi 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 32,132 Posted January 10, 2017 Day 3 ７７: Hakuho ５７: Kakuryu ４６: Mitakeumi ３９: Kisenosato １８: Harumafuji １７: Takayasu １７: Kotoshogiku １３: Shohozan １２: Takekaze １０: Endo 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 32,132 Posted January 11, 2017 Day 4 ９０: Hakuho ７５: Mitakeumi ５７: Kakuryu ４８: Kisenosato ２２: Harumafuji ２０: Goeido １９: Endo １７: Kotoshogiku １７: Takayasu １４: Shodai 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amamaniac 1,934 Posted January 11, 2017 Day 4 was the second day in a row that no kensho/banners were present for Ichinojo's bouts. Apparently, even his last hold-out sponsor has given up on him. ... Presumably, Ichinojo's lacklustre performance was not drawing enough attention to the company to make their advertising investment pay off. He'll have to prove his worth all over again. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sesom 55 Posted January 12, 2017 7 hours ago, Amamaniac said: Apparently, even his last hold-out sponsor has given up on him. ... Things change. In March '16 I walked through Osaka station and nearly everywhere an oversized Ichinojo grinned on me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 32,132 Posted January 12, 2017 Day 5 １０２: Hakuho ７５: Mitakeumi ６１: Kisenosato ５７: Kakuryu ５０: Harumafuji ３０: Endo ２７: Takayasu ２６: Goeido １８: Tamawashi １７: Kotoshogiku 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amamaniac 1,934 Posted January 13, 2017 Is it my imagination, or is Nagatanien cutting its kensho budget? Gone are the days when we would see 5 Nagatanien banners paraded for at least one, if not more, bouts per day, not to mention scattered sponsorship for several other bouts in the Top Division. Now, we are lucky to see three of their banners for a bout, and a token few for end-of-the-day Yokozuna bouts. For example, their initial enthusiasm for Endo has definitely cooled. In the past, Nagatanien regularly placed five banners (i.e., kensho) on all of Endo's bouts, even going so far as creating special pinkish banners just for him. Now Endo's daily allotment is just three kensho. In today's (i.e., Day 5's) bouts, the great Yokozuna Hakuho received no sponsorship from Nagatanien, even though he looks to be headed for another championship. More puzzling, Nagatanien is still sponsoring a lacklustre Terunofuji (a Mongolian wrestler that may be headed for demotion from his Ozeki status this year), while not sponsoring Kisenosato (a Japanese Ozeki who is still producing championship-worthy numbers). That probably has more to do with Terunofuji being one of the faces of Nagatanien's products in TV ads. Sumo wrestlers have consistently represented Nagatanien in TV advertising, and the company's banners always receive special treatment by appearing first in any given banner parade. But recently Nagatanien does not seem to be holding up its end of the mutual relationship (i.e., generous sponsorship)... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 32,132 Posted January 13, 2017 Day 6 １３８: Hakuho ８５: Mitakeumi ７２: Kisenosato ５７: Kakuryu ５７: Harumafuji ３５: Goeido ３０: Endo ２７: Takayasu ２３: Takarafuji １８: Tamawashi 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 32,132 Posted January 14, 2017 Day 7 １５８: Hakuho ９３: Kakuryu ８６: Kisenosato ８５: Mitakeumi ５７: Harumafuji ５０: Goeido ３９: Endo ３８: Takayasu ２７: Takarafuji ２３: Terunofuji 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amamaniac 1,934 Posted January 15, 2017 On January 12, 2017 at 22:30, Amamaniac said: More puzzling, Nagatanien is still sponsoring a lacklustre Terunofuji (a Mongolian wrestler that may be headed for demotion from his Ozeki status this year), while not sponsoring Kisenosato (a Japanese Ozeki who is still producing championship-worthy numbers). It would appear that Nagatanien decided to place two of its kensho banners on Kisenosato's bout (D7). Finally, they seem to realize that Kise has a good chance at the championship. But more to the point, Harumafuji went kyujo and so they had to reassign their kensho elsewhere... Let's see what they do on D8. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 32,132 Posted January 15, 2017 Day 8 １５８: Hakuho １０８: Kakuryu １０４: Kisenosato ９３: Mitakeumi ５７: Harumafuji ５１: Arawashi ５０: Goeido ４０: Terunofuji ３９: Endo ３８: Takayasu 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 32,132 Posted January 16, 2017 (edited) Nearly no change even in numbers in the top 5, just a few more for Mitakeumi Day 9 １５８: Hakuho １０８: Kakuryu １０４: Kisenosato ９６: Mitakeumi ５７: Harumafuji ５７: Arawashi ５６: Goeido ５５: Takayasu ４２: Ikioi ４１: Kotoshogiku Ikioi got 29 today http://www.nikkansports.com/battle/sumo/news/1766139.html Edited January 16, 2017 by Akinomaki 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 32,132 Posted January 16, 2017 (edited) For his first kinboshi from Kakuryu, Arawashi only got 5 kensho (not the last bout), but 46 for the one from Hakuho: "Heavy" http://www.nikkansports.com/battle/sumo/news/1765900.html Yoshikaze has secured a new private kensho sponsor: Orix Buffaloes' Kodai Sano, who had a stay as his "deshi" in Oguruma-beya on the 4th&5th this month. His parents run a yakiniku restaurant in Yoshikaze's hometown Saiki-city, Sharaku 炙楽, and that name will be on the kensho banners. Yoshikaze in his youth came to the restaurant as the friend of a cousin of Sano, that was the start of their relation. He already has sent Yoshikaze high class Saiki-beef which the restaurant serves. http://www.sponichi.co.jp/baseball/news/2017/01/16/kiji/20170116s00001173060000c.html Edited January 16, 2017 by Akinomaki 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 32,132 Posted January 17, 2017 Day 10 １９２: Hakuho １１７: Kisenosato １０８: Kakuryu ９８: Mitakeumi ７８: Goeido ６１: Takayasu ５７: Arawashi ５７: Harumafuji ４６: Endo 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 32,132 Posted January 17, 2017 On 7.1.2017 at 13:20, Akinomaki said: Natsu last year, JRA - Japan (keiba) racing association: 4 each day on the last bout for one special upcoming race, the Nihon derby: the 4 banners each time showed the name in 4 parts: 「日」「本」「ダー」「ビー」 And after keiba, golf will be next: the PGA has a budget of 3 million yen for it. To attract more spectators they also hope that more oyakata will appear in the pro/ama tournaments of the senior tour - Naruto, Oshima and many more like playing golf, as Chiyonofuji did. http://www.sanspo.com/golf/news/20170117/gld17011705030002-n1.html 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
orandashoho 718 Posted January 18, 2017 Question: what happens to the "final match" kensho when there is a fusen win? Do they just disappear? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 32,132 Posted January 18, 2017 (edited) 12 hours ago, orandashoho said: Question: what happens to the "final match" kensho when there is a fusen win? Do they just disappear? Those on a specific rikishi will - if known early enough, the sponsors can redistribute some, like it was reported in the past for Hakuho's. The ones fixed simply on the last bout stay on the last bout: a fusen is never last, it gets announced earlier and a real bout is always last. Edited January 18, 2017 by Akinomaki 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 32,132 Posted January 18, 2017 Day 11 ２３６: Hakuho １４３: Kisenosato １０８: Kakuryu １０３: Mitakeumi ８９: Goeido ７０: Takayasu ５７: Harumafuji ５７: Arawashi ４６: Endo ４２: Ikioi 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
