KUNOICHI Trials

The KUNOICHI Trials were a series of preliminary events geared towards selecting people to complete and prep them for an upcoming KUNOICHI tournament. The only known tournaments to have trials were KUNOICHI 6 and 7.

KUNOICHI 6 Trials

These trials were very large scale and lasted multiple weeks prior to taping date, it was in the form of a traveling tour hosted by BODY, where 8 participants traveled on a bus around Japan, to various locations where the different preliminary rounds were held.

In no particular order, the events held were:

• Timed Tokyo Tower Run
• 1 Leg column stand
• Circuit Athletics
• Arm Swimming
• Tower Ladder Climbing
• Squat Rooms
• Miniature KUNOICHI course
• Tourenban final

Trials Placing	Name	Profile	Results
Unknown	Mitsui Ria	Athletics idol / Idol jungle feature	Did not advanced.
Unknown	Takizawa Aoi	Snowboarder	Did not advanced.
Unknown	Furusawa Maiko	Beauty Body Trainer / OL	Did not advanced.
Unknown	Kobayashi Mari	Gravure Idol	Did not advanced.
Unknown	Nakamura Setsu	Comedian	Did not advanced.
Unknown	Takano Miki	Body Trainer	Did not advanced.
Unknown	Marieme Massaly	Model / Talent	Did not advanced.
1st Place	Sugita Junna	Talent / Dancer	Failed Hishouchu (First Stage)

KUNOICHI 7 Trials

The KUNOICHI 7 Trials were the largest trials to date. With 130 challengers, they spanned over multiple months and traveled across Japan in search of new talents. Accordingly, it is seen by the episodes of SASUKE Maniac, which also broadcasts KUNOICHI 7 Navi.

- The first stop was Japan's nightlife at the Kyabakura clubs.

• Events held in this included a miniature forest obstacle course and repechage area. Kanzaki Aoi won out of this region.

- The second stop was at Kamata Girls' High School.

• Events held here included MONSTER BOX, a group balancing event, hurdles, a tripwire event, and a new version of BURN OUT GIRLS. Iwasaki Yumi, Ono Ikumi, and Sodeyama Mina advanced from this area.

- The YMCA Education School was the third area that talent was searched for.

• Basic sports tests such as trunk lifts and jumping capabilities were tested. Arai Mino advanced for this section.

- The fourth location was at various traditional festivals across Japan.

• The events hosted in this area consisted of team building events such as arm wrestling and more. (One of the challenges is 3 movable balance beams, 1 team member is walking on top of them, and the others on the ground have to keep moving the balance beams so the one walking can continue.) Otsuka Atsushi, Ono Misaki, and Sekihara Shoko advanced from this region.

- The fifth and final spot that the trials were hosted at was a search at the avex artist academy.

• Events hosted here included stations at Muscle Park such as Brutal Labo, and also individual outdoor miniature skills courses. Umeda Haruka and Kimura Kozue advanced from here.

# in Tournament	Name	Profile	Results
41	Kanzaki Aoi	Kyabakura Cabaret Hostess Representative	Failed Danchigaibou (First Stage)
42	Iwasaki Yumi	Kamata Girls' High School Baseball	Failed Danchigaibou (First Stage)
43	Ono Ikumi	Kamata Girls' High School Baseball	Failed Danchigaibou (First Stage)
44	Sodeyama Mina	Kamata Girls' High School Basketball	Failed Danchigaibou (First Stage)
45	Arai Mino	YMCA Education School Representative	Failed Hishouchu (First Stage)
46	Otsuka Atsushi	Festival Women Representative	Failed Danchigaibou (First Stage)
47	Ono Misaki	Festival Women Representative	Failed Danchigaibou (First Stage)
48	Sekihara Shoko	Festival Women Representative	Failed Danchigaibou (First Stage)
49	Umeda Haruka	avex artist academy	Failed Danchigaibou (First Stage)
50	Kimura Kozue	avex artist academy	Failed Danchigaibou (First Stage)