Ninja warrior
| Television series | |
|---|---|
| German title | Ninja Warrior Germany |
| Original title | SASUKE |
| Country of production | Japan |
| original language | Japanese |
| Year (s) | 1997– |
| length | 25 minutes (with advertising) in Germany. Original approx. 180 minutes |
| Broadcasting cycle |
Monday – Friday Originally twice a year |
| genre | Game show, competition |
| Moderation | Originally Ichirō Furutachi (1997–2003), Takahiro Tosaki (1997), Keisuke Hatsuta (1997–2014), Wataru Ogasawara (2004–2010), Fumiyasu Satō (2009–2011), Ryūsuke Itō (2010–2015), Tomohiro Ishii (2012–2014), Shin'ya Sugiyama (2016–) In Germany without moderation in the real sense, but commented on by David Gromer and Norman Cöster . |
| First broadcast | September 26, 1997 on TBS |
| German-language first broadcast |
January 7, 2009 on RTL II |
Ninja Warrior is a competitive show produced in Japan under the name Sasuke . The aim of the show is to successfully complete four obstacle courses (also called stages ); this requires both strength, endurance and body control. In addition to amateur athletes, there are also many professional athletes among the candidates, although each candidate is free to participate in the program as often as desired.
Some of the candidates join in just for fun and come to the stage with strange clothes to put people in a good mood, while they are not interested in moving into Stage 2.
The private broadcaster RTL has been broadcasting a German adaptation under the name Ninja Warrior Germany since July 9, 2016 . The program is moderated by Laura Wontorra , Frank Buschmann and Jan Köppen act as commentators .
Charisma
Japan
In Japan, two three-hour Sasuke programs are produced each year and then broadcast in one go, that is, until the last remaining candidate is eliminated or the last stage has been completed.
From 1997 to date (2017) 33 seasons have been produced.
International
In Germany, as well as other countries such as France , Austria , Great Britain , Italy and the United States , the program runs under the name Ninja Warrior . For the international broadcast of the Japanese episodes, an original program is divided into many shorter programs (approx. 20 minutes without advertising). This means that the program can be broadcast from Monday to Friday. So initially in Germany, where the program was broadcast on the private television broadcaster RTL II from January 7, 2009 to February 27, 2009 from Monday to Friday at 4:05 pm. The Japanese images were commented on by David Gromer and Norman Cöster . They talked at a very high speed, the comments being humorous, mostly unimportant, and often deviating from what was actually happening in the program. Since 2016, RTL has been producing its own version of the series on Saturday evening under the title Ninja Warrior Germany . In 2017, the series was temporarily broadcast on Sundays due to a scheduling conflict with Das Supertalent .
From October 24 to December 2, 2017, the Austrian private broadcaster Puls 4 broadcast an offshoot under the name Ninja Warrior Austria , moderated by Dori Bauer and commented by Mario Hochgerner and Florian Knöchl . Nobody managed to master all stages and win the prize money of 44,444 euros.
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For each broadcast, 100 candidates must cross the first obstacle course one after the other. Those who succeed in doing this then go back to the second course, one at a time, and so on. A candidate is eliminated if he achieves the z. Sometimes touches water under the obstacles (stage 1–3), or if he does not succeed in completing a course in the specified time (stage 1, 2 and 4; stage 3 has no time limit). The clock does not stop automatically, but only when the candidate stops the clock at the end of the course by pressing a button. If a candidate does not manage to complete a course accordingly, he can only participate again in the next program; It is up to the candidates whether and, if so, how often they participate in the program again. If a candidate leaves and decides to start again in a later program, he must always start again with stage 1 and does not have the opportunity to start at the stage on which he previously failed.
Attendees
Japanese participants:
The most popular Japanese participants include Shunsuke Nagasaki, who was 17 when he first participated. In Japan he is also called the prince of the trampoline because he has already won several world cups. In the episode broadcast on RTL 2 on February 25, 2009, he made it to Stage 4 for the first time.
Another successful trampoline jumper who has participated in the show several times is Daisuke Nakata. His nickname is The King of the Trampoline because he has already participated in the Olympic Games . He has already been to stage 3 several times, but never made it to the last, the fourth stage.
Kazuhiko Akiyama is 36 years old, comes from Tokoro and was the first to become a Ninja Warrior , hence his nickname Mr. Ninja Warrior . After he achieved this success, however, he did not even manage to master the first stage for a long time until he again managed to get into the third stage in the tenth show. He is also often called Katzi by German commentators .
Makoto Nagano is a 36 year old fisherman from Kagoshima. He holds a ninja warrior record because he made it to the final stage five times (Sasuke 11, 12, 13, 17, 23) and finally managed to become a ninja warrior in the 17th show . He made his debut with Ninja Warrior in the 7th show. He is also called the Ninja Warrior of Hearts because he manages the first two stages almost every time without any problems. In Germany, on February 25, 2009, he made all four stages for the first time and was allowed to call himself Ninja Warrior. In 2008 he was greeted with "Ninja Warrior Legend" because he is now the most successful participant.
Nagano's results:
| competition | Starting position | obstacle | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7th | 87 | Failed on the steep wall (English: warped wall) | First |
| 8th | 41 | Failed on the steep wall (English: warped wall) | First |
| 9 | 61 | Failed at pipe slider | third |
| 10 | 999 | Failed on jump slope | First |
| 11 | 96 | Failed on the "final rope" | Fourth / final |
| 12 | 100 | Failed on the "final rope" (at 0.11 seconds) | Fourth / final |
| 13 | 100 | Failed on the "final rope" | Fourth / final |
| 14th | 100 | Failed at jumping bars | third |
| 15th | 100 | Failed on the chain carousel (English: metal spin) | Second |
| 16 | 100 | Failed at the devil swing | third |
| 17th | 99 | Completed the final stage (2.56 seconds left) | Fourth / final |
| 18th | 96 | Disqualified on the Shin-Cliff-Hanger | third |
| 19th | 100 | Failed on the "flying chute" | First |
| 20th | 2000 | Failed at the downhill jump | Second |
| 21st | 100 | Failed at Gliddernden Ring (gliding ring) | third |
| 22nd | 100 | Failed on the "slider jump" | First |
| 23 | 100 | Failed on the "final rope" | Fourth / final |
| 24 | 100 | Failed at Jumping Spider | First |
US participants:
Paul and Morgan Hamm are twins who participate in Ninja Warrior. While Morgan already made it to the third stage, his brother's greatest success was the move to the second stage.
Levi Meeuwenberg is the most successful foreign participant. In Sasuke 20 and 23 he achieved his greatest successes, he came up to the cliff claws (cliff hanger) in the 3rd stage.
Jessie Graff was the first woman ever to make course 1 of the finals.
Bulgarian participants:
Jordan Jowtschew is a six-time Olympic participant (1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012). In his six Ninja Warrior participations, he made it three times to Stage 3 and once to Stage 4, which he could not defeat. The Houston-based gymnast, 35, made his debut on Show 8.
Course description
Since the candidates are free to participate in the program as often as they want, the obstacle courses are changed from time to time so that even experienced participants are not too prepared for the obstacles.
Stage 1
In the first stage, the first obstacles change almost with every recording. The only fixed components in the stage are the steep wall, Tarzan liana and the log rolling.
Stage 2
In stage 2 the order of the obstacles is:
| Competition # | 2nd stage obstacles | time limit | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spider shaft | Swinging hammers | Death shaft | Door chiseling | 50.0 | |||
| 2 | Spider Walk | Dodging hammer | Reverse Conveyor | Wall lifting | 50.0 | |||
| 3 | Spider Walk | Dodging hammer | Reverse Conveyor | Wall lifting | 50.0 | |||
| 4th | Spider Walk | Dodging hammer | Reverse Conveyor | Wall lifting | 50.0 | |||
| 5 | Tackle attack | Spider Walk | Dodging hammer | Reverse Conveyor | Wall lifting | 50.0 | ||
| 6th | Cliff path | Spider Walk | Dodging hammer | Reverse Conveyor | Wall lifting | 50.0 | ||
| 7th | Chain reaction | Climbing wall | Spider Walk | Dodging hammer | Reverse Conveyor | Wall lifting | 90.0 | |
| 8th | Chain reaction | Brick Climb | Spider Walk | Dodging hammer | Reverse Conveyor | Wall lifting | 100.0 | |
| 9 | Chain reaction | Brick Climb | Spider Walk | Dodging hammer | Reverse Conveyor | Wall lifting | 80.0 | |
| 10 | Chain reaction | Brick Climb | Spider Walk | Balancing barrel | Reverse Conveyor | Wall lifting | 85.0 | |
| 11 | Chain reaction | Brick Climb | Spider Walk | Balance tank | Reverse Conveyor | Wall lifting | 80.0 | |
| 12 | Chain reaction | Brick Climb | Spider Walk | Balance tank | Reverse Conveyor | Wall lifting | 70.0 | |
| 13 | Chain reaction | Brick Climb | Spider Walk | Balance tank | Reverse Conveyor | Wall lifting | 70.0 | |
| 14th | Chain reaction | Brick Climb | Spider Walk | Balance tank | Metal carousel | Wall lifting | 67.0 | |
| 15th | Chain reaction | Brick Climb | Spider Walk | Balance tank | Metal spin | Wall lifting | 65.0 | |
| 16 | Chain reaction | Brick Climb | Spider Walk | Handle slope | Metal spin | Wall lifting | 66.0 | |
| 17th | Chain reaction | Brick Climb | Spider Walk | Balance tank | Metal spin | Wall lifting | 65.0 | |
| 18th | Ski jump | Salmon ladder | + | Bar slides | Network bridge | Metal spin | Shoulder gait | 95.0 |
| 19th | Downhill jump | Salmon Ladder | + | Stick slider | ??? ^ | Metal spin | Wall lifting | 80.0 |
| 20th | Downhill jump | Salmon Ladder | + | Stick slider | Swinging ladder | Metal spin | Wall lifting | 90.0 |
| 21st | Downhill jump | Salmon Ladder | + | Stick slider | Swing ladder | Metal spin | Wall lifting | 80.0 |
| 22nd | Downhill jump | Salmon Ladder | + | Stick slider | Swing ladder | Metal spin | Wall lifting | 80.0 |
| 23 | Downhill jump | Salmon Ladder | + | Stick slider | Unstable bridge | Metal spin | Wall lifting | 70.0 |
| 24 | Downhill jump | Salmon Ladder | + | Stick slider | Unstable bridge | Metal spin | Wall lifting | 85.0 |
^: According to official reports, the obstacle was called Sky Walk , but since no one got that far in this competition, it was never seen.
Stage 3
The first obstacle is the ring swing, the next the body bridge. After this has been completed, the participant must overcome the curtain grab. Then comes cliff clawing, then pole jumping, followed by ladder climbing and then the devil's swing. At the end there is the pole swing, a jump to the finish ends stage 3. There is no time limit on the third stage.
Stage 4
The 4th stage (also called the final stage) only changes after a participant has completed it in the given time. The 4th stage essentially remains a high tower that has to be climbed in various ways.
Sasuke 1-4:
- Time limit: 30 seconds
- "Final rope" (15 m long rope)
Sasuke 5–17:
- Time limit: 30 seconds
- "Spider climb" (12.5 m) + "final rope" (10 m long rope)
Sasuke 18-23:
- Time limit: 45 seconds (from Sasuke 23 only 40 seconds)
- "Heavenly ladder" (13 m long rope ladder) + "final rope" (10 m long rope)
Women of Ninja Warrior (Japanese: Kunoichi)
Since there are hardly any women who have ever made the 1st stage, “ Women of Ninja Warrior ” (Japanese: “ Kunoichi ”) went on air on December 22, 2001 . Only women could participate. Kunoichi took place eight times by 2009, with a year and a half break in 2008.
Attendees
- Ayako Miyake is the most successful participant. Since she made the last stage three times, she got the nickname "Queen of Kunoichi". She is a dancer in the muscle musical and in 2007 she ended her Kunoichi career to devote herself entirely to dancing.
- Successes:
- Kunoichi 4: Finished the 4th stage
- Kunoichi 5: Finished the 4th stage
- Kunoichi 6: Finished the 4th stage
- Kunoichi 7: Failed on the swinging trunks in the 2nd stage
- Kunoichi 8: Didn't take part
- Rie Komiya also took part in Kunoichi and just missed the buzzer (the time stopper at the end of each stage) of the last stage in the 5th competition. In 2009, she also took part in Ninja Warrior
- Successes:
- Kunoichi 4: Failed on the domino bridge (domino hill) in the 3rd stage
- Kunoichi 5: Failed on pole climb in the 4th stage
- Kunoichi 6: Failed early in the 1st stage
- Kunoichi 7: Failed on the monkey bars in the 2nd stage
- Kunoichi 8: Finished the 4th stage
- Sasuke 22: Failed at the jumping spider in the first stage
- Sasuke 23: Failed due to the half-pipe attack in the first stage
- Sasuke 24: Failed to grab a log grip in the first stage
Course description
Stage 1
Stage 1 is all about speed. It's about completing the course within a given time.
Stage 2
In the 2nd stage there are many jumping obstacles, but also skill and balance obstacles.
Stage 3
Stage 3 has no time limit, almost all obstacles check the balance.
Stage 4
The final stage has been the same tower since Kunoichi 3 as it is used in Sasuke (Ninja Warrior). There is no German translation for the obstacles. In contrast to Ninja Warrior, the last stage is not changed as soon as a participant manages it.
Kunoichi 1–2 (no time limit)
Balance Walk (10 m)
Kunoichi 3–5 (time limit: 35 seconds)
Ladder Climb (10 m) + Skyway Pole (5 m)
Kunoichi 6 (time limit: 30 sec.)
Wall Climb (10 m) + Skyway Pole (5 m)
Kunoichi 7 (time limit unknown, as nobody reached this last stage)
Net Climb (?? m) + Skyway Pole (?? m)
Kunoichi 8 (time limit: 60 seconds)
Survival Climb (15 m)
The Survival Climb consists of a ladder (9 m) and a climbing wall (6 m).
See also
Web links
- Ninja Warrior in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Website about Sasuke at TBS (Japanese)
- American Ninja Warrior on RTLNitro.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ninja Warrior finally also in Germany . Retrieved February 2, 2016.
- ↑ Information about the airtime of Ninja Warrior at the time, accessed : January 25, 2013
- ↑ PULSE 4: Ninja Warrior Austria. Retrieved October 18, 2017 (English).
- ↑ Cinefacts.de about Ninja Warrior , accessed : February 23, 2009