KUNOICHI 2018

Almost a year since KUNOICHI 10, the show was renewed for KUNOICHI 11 (officially, 「KUNOICHI2018」). This was the third tournament after Komiya Rie's and Kadoi Satomi's kanzenseiha. The broadcast aired on July 1, 2018 with a three hour time slot at 19:00 JST.

Applications
TBS officially released the application on April 27, 2018, on their official website. The application deadline was May 20, 2018. The audition was held after May 24, 2018, after the selection was over.

Filming
The taping took place on May 30, 2018. Like the two previous tournaments, all stages will be taped on the same day and at the same location.

Summary
In the RED Stage, Dragon Glider from SASUKE 35 appeared to replace Double Pendulum, with a minor change by removing the second track. The time limit remained the same, with 110 seconds. This time, similar to what happened in SASUKE 35, Dragon Glider was the most brutal obstacle in this tournament. Despite that, the results in this tournament were slightly better than the two previous KUNOICHI tournaments, as ten competitors were able to clear the stage, marking the first KUNOICHI tournament since KUNOICHI 8 that the number of First Stage's completion was in double-digit.

No change was made to the BLUE Stage, except the time limit was increased to 80 seconds. Despite that, three competitors timed out on Wall Lifting, while two competitors failed on Spider Walk. Nevertheless, four competitors were able to clear the stage.

In the BLACK Stage, Planet Bridge, also from SASUKE 35, appeared to replace Cliffhanger. Pipe Slider was brutal once again, as the obstacle eliminated two competitors; both of them fell while trying to make the jump to the landing platform. However, Okabe Sakiko was able to complete the obstacle and advance to the Final Stage, becoming the first to do so since KUNOICHI 9.

The Final Stage's obstacles remained the same from the previous tournament, except Spider Climb's height was increased from 8 meters to 10 meters, while Tsuna Nobori's height was decreased from 7 meters to 5 meters, with the time limit being 35 seconds. However, Okabe's time ran out about 2 meters short from the goal, ending her run and the tournament.

Obstacles
① Rolling Hill ローリングヒル

② Pipe Hold パイプホールド

③ Shaking Bridge シェイキングブリッジ

④ Fish Bone フィッシュボーン

⑤ ^Dragon Glider ドラゴングライダー

⑥ Soritatsu Kabe そり立つ壁

⑦ Cannon Ball キャノンボール

Time limit: 110 seconds.

^ Denotes New Obstacle

* Denotes Modified Obstacle

Obstacles
① Slide Walk スライドウォーク

② Spider Walk スパイダーウォーク

③ Goren Hammer 5連ハンマー

④ Reverse Conveyor リバースコンベア

⑤ Wall Lifting ウォールリフティング

Time limit: 80 seconds.

* Denotes Modified Obstacle

Obstacles
① Propeller Untei プロペラ雲梯

② Arm Bike アームバイク

③ Sponge Bridge スポンジブリッジ

④ ^Planet Bridge プラネットブリッジ

⑤ Pipe Slider パイプスライダー

^ Denotes New Obstacle

* Denotes Modified Obstacle

Obstacles
① Spider Climb スパイダークライム (10m)

② Tsuna Nobori 綱登り (5m)

Time limit: 35 seconds.