Yamanashi 2,581 Posted March 23 10 hours ago, Katooshu said: Honma has been on a good run since returning from injury. KK in 7 out of 8, and in both of his sandanme basho. I agree. He was the "amiable lunkhead" of the heya from the time Naruto established it with Oshozan, Torakio and Honma. Only reaching mid-Jonidan after 15 basho, he had a gruesome foot injury and fell off the banzuke. His return came at the same time as an influx of higher quality rikishi, and the keiko must have done him a world of good: heading to mid-Sandanme next basho. As a long-time Honma watcher, I am stunned. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yamanashi 2,581 Posted March 24 Oshouma goes 3-4 at Ms4w, dashing sekitori hopes for the heya again. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Reonito 393 Posted March 25 5 hours ago, Yamanashi said: Oshouma goes 3-4 at Ms4w, dashing sekitori hopes for the heya again. The hopes would have been pretty slim even with a 4-3, but at least then he could've tried again next time without having to go 7-0. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yamanashi 2,581 Posted March 27 (edited) Haru 2022 Basho summary Shikona score current rank expected rank 5/2022 Oshoryu 4-3 Ms36 Ms28 Sakurai 4-3 Sd36 Sd20 Mishima 5-2 Sd38 Sd12 Mukaida 4-3 Sd50 Sd33 Murayama 4-3 Sd59 Sd43 Honma 4-3 Sd70 Sd51 Kawamura 5-2 Sd100 Sd65 Oshouma 3-4 Ms4 Ms7 Hoshuzan 3-4 Ms50 Sd1 Marusho 3-4 Sd29 Sd44 Oshozan 2-5 Sd56 Sd79 Oshoumi 0-0-7 Ms56 Sd36 Anzai 0-0-7 Sd28 Sd88 Hagiwara 0-0-7 Sd66 Jd26 Yamane 0-0-7 Jd8 Jd78 Iwata 0-0-7 Jd90 (intai) A depressing basho, with three injured Makushita-level rikishi injured and headed for Jonidan. A total of 4 kyujo out of 15 active wrestlers. Only two rikishi left in Ms for next basho vs 5 in Nagoya 2021. Still, seven out of 16 made KK, and we can only hope that the injured will begin another climb up the banzuke. Edited March 27 by Yamanashi Iwata intai 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yamanashi 2,581 Posted March 28 farewell tweet from Naruto from Osaka: He mentions the four kyujo kids, and hints that some of them may be back next basho(?) 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Reonito 393 Posted March 28 6 hours ago, Yamanashi said: Only two rikishi left in Ms for next basho vs 5 in Nagoya 2021. And the only hope for sekitori promotion is a 7-0 by Oshoma. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Koorifuu 304 Posted March 28 (edited) On 23/03/2022 at 05:48, Katooshu said: Honma has been on a good run since returning from injury. KK in 7 out of 8, and in both of his sandanme basho. That, alongside Kawamura's continued climb back up the banzuke, might've been the only bright spot of Naruto-beya's basho. On the other hand, the rest of the beya seems to be on a downward spiral. Oshoryu might've KKed, but he usually has better results when that far down the makushita ladder. Oshoumi and Hagiwara continue to sit out of tournaments when they are both arguably of sekitori quality. Hoshuzan is slipping out of makushita, and both Marusho and Sakurai seem consigned to sandanme. But the most worrying to me is that Oshoma continues to look unconvincing for a makushita tsukedashi, he might've never been the most promising collegiate champion but being Naruto's heyagashira off the bat could be stunting his development. EDIT ONE DAY LATER: Sorry @Yamanashi - only saw your post now, had this thread on Page 1 the entire time. It was much better than mine, didn't mean to take shine off it! Edited March 29 by Koorifuu 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yamanashi 2,581 Posted March 29 On 28/03/2022 at 06:00, Koorifuu said: That, alongside Kawamura's continued climb back up the banzuke, might've been the only bright spot of Naruto-beya's basho. On the other hand, the rest of the beya seems to be on a downward spiral. Oshoryu might've KKed, but he usually has better results when that far down the makushita ladder. Oshoumi and Hagiwara continue to sit out of tournaments when they are both arguably of sekitori quality. Hoshuzan is slipping out of makushita, and both Marusho and Sakurai seem consigned to sandanme. But the most worrying to me is that Oshoma continues to look unconvincing for a makushita tsukedashi, he might've never been the most promising collegiate champion but being Naruto's heyagashira off the bat could be stunting his development. EDIT ONE DAY LATER: Sorry @Yamanashi - only saw your post now, had this thread on Page 1 the entire time. It was much better than mine, didn't mean to take shine off it! Not a problem! The more the merrier. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yamanashi 2,581 Posted March 30 Back in Tokyo Sky Tree land, with 530 lbs of rice from a supporting company: Back row L to R: Honma, Murayama, Oshozan, Anzai, Oshouma, Hoshozan. Front row: rice 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yamanashi 2,581 Posted April 20 (edited) 4/17/2022: A big cookout on the roof, with view of Skytree (more pics on their Instagram) Hagiwara and Oshoumi are back in the heya, and the fellow front left may be the new man, Shuntaro. Edited April 21 by Yamanashi 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yamanashi 2,581 Posted April 24 Pretty funny: Naruto Oyakata finally gets his dream heya upgrade: 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Seiyashi 2,743 Posted April 24 His dream BBQ upgrade fits in that box? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yamanashi 2,581 Posted April 24 7 hours ago, Seiyashi said: His dream BBQ upgrade fits in that box? I know, right? That's what made it so funny to me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kaitetsu 104 Posted April 25 Naruto-beya has finished building their training dohyo in preparation for the May Basho. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kaitetsu 104 Posted April 25 And as usual, Shikimori Komei officiated the dohyo-matsuri. (Look at that outfit Kenta is wearing! Stylish). 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yamanashi 2,581 Posted May 2 On Instagram, the old horse lends a chest to the top Makushita guys and the new deshi. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yamanashi 2,581 Posted May 8 (edited) ... aaaaand the grill goes into use: Instagram doesn't seem to be embedding anymore ... here's the tag https://www.instagram.com/p/CdF4PiTrkcP/ Edited May 8 by Yamanashi add Twitter post 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yamanashi 2,581 Posted May 9 Naruto Oyakata now has shimpan duties, appearing in Natsu basho during 2nd half of Makuuchi: https://www.instagram.com/p/CdUssqWL9q9/ 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 32,217 Posted May 9 (edited) 4 hours ago, Yamanashi said: Naruto Oyakata now has shimpan duties, appearing in Natsu basho during 2nd half of Makuuchi His shimpan debut yesterday was in the jonokuchi shift, he can have more than one shift, today he also was in the makushita shift - one can check the daily shimpan schedule in the torikumi sheets: 2205_01.pdf 2205_02.pdf 2205_03.pdf ... o Edited May 9 by Akinomaki 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yamanashi 2,581 Posted May 13 Natsu Basho Day 4, Narutobeya 5-0 Natsu Basho Day 5, Narutobaya 0-4. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Katooshu 2,023 Posted May 14 (edited) Oshoma beats Hokuseiho and is 4-0 at Ms8 - he's now the highest rated unbeaten makushita rikishi, but can he pull off the 7-0 for promotion? Edited May 14 by Katooshu 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yamanashi 2,581 Posted May 14 On 12/05/2022 at 23:00, Yamanashi said: Natsu Basho Day 4, Narutobeya 5-0 Natsu Basho Day 5, Narutobaya 0-4. Natsu Basho Day 6, 6-2 Natsu Basho Day 7, 5-1 (what a streaky bunch) Oshōma 4-0 KK at Ms8e! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yamanashi 2,581 Posted May 17 Joining Narutobeya as manager is OKUYAMA Shota, 31, ex-Sadogatake rikishi Kotofukujuno (Ms17) who retired in 2020. He joins long-time manager Daigo Emoto, 38 (ex-Kotodaishin). 4 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Seiyashi 2,743 Posted May 20 Well, the wait for Naruto's first sekitori is almost surely over; their SNS is about to start exploding with omedetōs anytime about now? Context: Ōshōma just went 7-0 from Ms8e; promotion all but assured. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yamanashi 2,581 Posted May 20 (edited) The bout vs Kitaharima: Edited May 20 by Yamanashi 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
