Do you like rikishi's caricatures on TV ?

[Hoshifransu 0]

Well, Eurosport caricatured the rikishi with some amazing and realistic drawings ! Unfortunately, I didn't find them on the internet. I've just found those which aren't made with the same quality, but it remains funny !

You recognized Kotomitsuki !

Here you recognized Daishi !

I thought it was Dejima, but it's written Komidori ? Who is that wrestler ? Who knows him ?

Here comes my favourite wrestler with the sideburns like Elvis ! This is Toki, of course !

Here again, I don't know who is the man ! It's written "Noriyuki Makihara"

Well, one thing is sure, the draughtswoman is very pretty !

... And her friend too, and they both like Sumo !

... And they're fans of Kirishima !

Her Homepage can be accessed here ! Check it out here too !

[Hoshifransu 0]

Well, Erizo, one of the Japanese "web-masterin" has a special download page with amazing cat drawings !

Check it out here ! It's for ya, Manekineko-zeki ! Enjoy !

Try that link too ! And there too !

[Tony 16]

It's funny!

But, are you sure it's Daishi ( I seems to me it's Kotonishiki ) ?

[Tony 16]

Excuse me, it's Daishi! I didn't see website of Kirishima's fan!

[Hoshifransu 0]

In fact, I didn't even have recognized Kotomitsuki, but this is the name of the "url" which gave me the info ! And this is Daishi, of course. I only recognized him and Toki !

Don't you recognize his typical nose ?  :-P

[Yubiquitoyama 4]

Well, Eurosport caricatured the rikishi with some amazing and realistic drawings ! Unfortunately, I didn't find them on the internet. I've just found those which aren't made with the same quality, but it remains funny !

Those I think you are referring to (that they have used on Eurosport) are available here (or at least they are very similar in style):

http://www.u-net.or.jp/~kodokun/sumou.htm

[Hoshifransu 0]

Huuuuuuuuge thanksssss, Yubiquitoyama-zeki !

You're 2 good !!!  :-P

[Hoshifransu 0]

About Sumo and fans'homepages, this one is funny too, the guys have a lot of humour !

Click here to watch it !

Chech that other one too !

BTW, about Toki, I asked myself if his nickname wasn't given to him because of this game :

Because he's often caricatured like a monkey by some draughtsmen, because of his sideburns ... This could be a good reason ?

[Kotoseiya Yuichi 3]

I thought it was Dejima, but it's written Komidori ? Who is that wrestler ? Who knows him ?

Komidori aka Furuichi, the kaeri-juryo (returnee up from makushita for Kyushu Basho). He was last seen wearing a kesho in January 2001. Small man.

[Kintamayama 47,232]

This one is by far the best, in my humble opinion, and Yubi posted it years ago..April 2001, to be exact..

http://www.swany.ne.jp/minba/u/nif6.html

[Kotoseiya Yuichi 3]

Here's my shot for shameless self-praise:

If only I myself could draw like Teuvo Salminen, I wouldn't do anything but rikishi caricatures... I'd start with Kotonowaka. (Aww...)

UPDATE: I'm featured on the front page nowadays. :-0  :-P  (Blush...)

[Hoshifransu 0]

Very beautiful caricature, congratulations !

Thanks to Kintamayama-zeki to have given that link I was desperately searching for though I'm stupid I should've gone to Yubiquitoyama's huge site !

Well, strange that shikona of Toki was given to him. Toki seems to be a classic arcade game too, a bit like Donkey-Kong elsewhere ... I can't remember what the shikona Toki means (Syd Hoare has already said it during some coverages) but I jus' remember it has a lot of complicated senses and nothing to compare to the character of Mister Sideburns ... So, the real thing in common is that monkey ... Really amazing !

[Kotoseiya Yuichi 3]

I can't remember what the shikona Toki means (Syd Hoare has already said it during some coverages) but I jus' remember it has a lot of complicated senses and nothing to compare to the character of Mister Sideburns ...

Fighting Fangs. (But, but...)

[Manekineko 200]

Check it out here ! It's for ya, Manekineko-zeki ! Enjoy !

Thank you! They look beautiful on my desktop...

[Rijicho 6]

Only now I realized this topic had been started in a wrong subforum. Most likely by a mistake. :-P

[Hoshifransu 0]

Fighting Fangs, exactly ! Thanks.

Well, for Toki, it's more "Fighting Hands" than "Fighting Fangs" !

So, I still believe this shikona could've been given too because of the monkey-star of the Video Games Arcades (because of his sideburns, his huge size, and he's a bit shaggy too ...) which would be like an insult to him. As if Takamisakari had to change his shikona from "Takamisakari" to "Robocop" !

BTW, who decides about the shikona ? The Oyakata ? The wrestler himself ? The NSK can decide too ?

[Kotoseiya Yuichi 3]

BTW, who decides about the shikona ? The Oyakata ? The wrestler himself ? The NSK can decide too ?

The oyakata more or less alone decides the shikona. I guess this might have some variation between the heya.

[Kotoseiya Yuichi 3]

WOOHOO!

What a site I came across! (Aww...)