SASUKE 35

SASUKE 35 (officially,「SASUKE2018」) is the fourth tournament after Morimoto Yūsuke's kanzenseiha. For the first time in SASUKE history, the words "NINJA WARRIOR" were attached in this tournament's logo (not to be confused with Ninja Warrior, which was a G4-edited version of SASUKE that has been shown in most of the countries outside Japan). The broadcast aired on March 26, 2018 at 7pm JST with a 4-hour timeslot (originally at 8pm JST), identical to the air date of SASUKE 33's broadcast.

Applications
Applications were released on December 1, 2017 by TBS on their Official Website and Twitter. Applications were closed on January 7, 2018. The first and only audition was held at Midoriyama Studios, Yokohama from January 12, 13, 19 and 20, in a span of 4 days, unlike previous competitions where there has been two auditions taking place in Tokyo and Osaka respectively probably due to a lot of returning competitors. In addition, unlike in previous tournaments when the auditions only consist of competitors doing 100 push ups and interviews, the producers also added the Godantobi in which competitors must complete to advance.

Filming
The taping dates was confirmed to take place on February 17, 2018. The First Stage was filmed on the 17, while later stages were filmed on the 18.

Tournament Summary
The First Stage was moderately modified, compared to the previous tournament. One new obstacle was introduced in this tournament's First Stage, the Dragon Glider (which was adopted from the Double Dipper, an obstacle that firstly appeared as the third obstacle on American Ninja Warrior 9 in Stage One), replacing the Double Pendulum. However, due to the space constraint resulting from the length of the Dragon Glider, the Tarzan Rope and Lumberjack Climb that had been in place since SASUKE 30 were indirectly removed, resulting the stage ending at the Soritatsu Kabe and a much quicker First Stage since SASUKE 30, with the time limit being drastically reduced to 85 seconds (38 seconds less than the previous tournament), making it the first tournament since SASUKE 17 that the First Stage's time limit was below 100 seconds (coincidentally, that tournament also carried an 85-second time limit for the First Stage) and the lowest in any tournament since Shin-SASUKE and SASUKE RISING's era. The immense changes brought in this tournament resulted in notable failures: In the end, only 8 competitors completed the First Stage, including the last 5 consecutive competitors from #96 to #100.
 * The Dragon Glider eliminated many competitors (including Matsuda Daisuke, Iwamoto Hikaru, Takasu Seiki, Kanno Hitoshi, Ugajin Shogo, Takahashi Kenji (in his final tournament before retirement), and Takeda Toshihiro),
 * The Fish Bone took out Takeru, Suzuki Yusuke and Yamamoto Shingo,
 * The TIE Fighter took out Tsukada Ryoichi, and last but not least,
 * Urushihara Yuuji, Matachi Ryo and Mori Wataru timed out at the Soritatsu Kabe.

The Second Stage remained unmodified from the last two tournaments, along with the time limit, albeit with modifications for the Wall Lifting's visual design. Despite that, there were interesting failures in this tournament's Second Stage, in which the Spider Drop eliminated Yamamoto Keitaro and Nagasaki Shunsuke. Nevertheless, 5 competitors completed the Second Stage.

The Third Stage was moderately modified. The Drum Hopper Kai was removed, moving the Flying Bar and Sidewinder Kai (simply called as the Sidewinder) to the first and second obstacles respectively. The Planet Bridge was introduced as the third obstacle in this tournament, eliminating Hioki Masashi, with a heater added for warmth before the Ultra Crazy Cliffhanger. In addition, there was a green resting platform placed between the Ultra Crazy Cliffhanger and Vertical Limit, meaning competitors could rest before attempting the Vertical Limit. The Planet Bridge eliminated Hioki Masashi, the Ultra Crazy Cliffhanger eliminated Satō Jun, and the Vertical Limit eliminated both Drew Drechsel and Kawaguchi Tomohiro. However, Morimoto Yūsuke was able to complete the Vertical Limit and Pipe Slider and clear the Third Stage, making him just the sixth competitor in SASUKE history to attempt the Final Stage more than once (after Ōmori Akira, Yamamoto Shingo, Nagano Makoto, Urushihara Yuuji, and Matachi Ryo).

The new Final Stage was unlike anything seen before. It consisted of 3 obstacles, namely an 8-meter Spider Climb, a 7-meter Salmon Ladder Jūgo Dan, and a 10-meter Tsuna Nobori. It had to be completed within a strict time limit of 45 seconds, proving to be the most difficult Final Stage in Sasuke history. Morimoto Yūsuke's run at glory was cut when he timed out about 5 meters short from the goal, ending his run and the tournament.

Obstacles
① Quad Steps クワッドステップス

② Rolling Hill ローリングヒル

③ TIE Fighter タイファイター

④ *Fish Bone フィッシュボーン

⑤ ^Dragon Glider ドラゴングライダー

⑥ Tackle タックル

⑦ Soritatsu Kabe そり立つ壁

Time Limit: 85 seconds.

^ Denotes New Obstacle * Denotes Modified Obstacle

Obstacles
① Ring Slider リングスライダー

② Salmon Ladder Nobori サーモンラダー 上り

③ Salmon Ladder Kudari サーモンラダー 下り

④ Spider Walk スパイダーウォーク

⑤ Spider Drop スパイダードロップ

⑥ Backstream バックストリーム

⑦ Reverse Conveyor リバースコンべアー

⑧ Wall Lifting ウォールリフティング

Time Limit: 110 seconds.

Obstacles
① Flying Bar フライングバー

② Sidewinder サイドワインダー

③ ^Planet Bridge プラネットブリッジ

④ Ultra Crazy Cliffhanger ウルトラクレイジークリフハンガー

⑤ Vertical Limit バーティカルリミット

⑥ 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 (8m)

② Salmon Ladder Jūgo Dan サーモンラダー15段 (7m)

③ Tsuna Nobori 綱登り (10m)

Time Limit: 45 seconds.