Morimoto (Sasuke-Kun) Sedai

Morimoto Sedai (森本世代) or Sasuke-Kun Sedai (サスケ君世代), are a group of young competitors who have emerged as some of the strongest since Morimoto Yūsuke's first Kanzenseiha. Some members were previously SASUKE Trials qualifiers who train nonstop for SASUKE on homemade replicas of the obstacles. Akin to the SASUKE All-Stars and Shin Sedai, the group is made up of ordinary people rather than professional athletes.

History[]

Some members of the Morimoto Sedai have been training for and competing on SASUKE since they were in junior high school. Tada Tatsuya first competed on SASUKE 17 at age 14, while Morimoto Yūsuke, the group's namesake, started his SASUKE career in SASUKE 18 at 15. Yamamoto Keitaro and Satō Jun first competed in SASUKE 20 and SASUKE 21 respectively, both when they were 16. However, none of these competitors, with the exception of Satō, put up good results, still needing time to develop as star competitors.

Emergence[]

Some of the Morimoto Sedai, most notably Satō Jun, were previously known as members of the Shin Sedai. While many of the members had competed in Shin-SASUKE, they could not make it far as previously mentioned, with none of them reaching the Third Stage during that era. Some of them have risen up in recent years, becoming top competitors, with the most notable of these developments being Morimoto Yūsuke achieving Kanzenseiha in SASUKE 31 and Satō Jun's return in SASUKE 32.

The Morimoto Sedai were introduced in SASUKE 36 thanks to having more younger competitors emerging as new potential stars, with multiple members reaching the Third Stage for the first time. More members may be introduced in future tournaments.

Appearance in international competitions[]

Several Morimoto Sedai members, such as Morimoto Yūsuke and Araki Naoyuki, have also appeared in several international competitions. While Morimoto appeared as a member in Team Japan or Team Asia in almost every American Ninja Warrior: USA vs. The World competition, SASUKE Ninja Warrior Indonesia: International Competition and Ninja Warrior Germany: Four Nations Special 2, Araki appeared on SASUKE Vietnam 2 as regular international competitor and put up his best result, being the only Japanese competitor in SASUKE Vietnam history to advance to the Final Stage.

Several years later, three of the five Morimoto Sedai members (Morimoto, Tada, and Yamamoto) appeared in SASUKE World Cup 1, competing for Team Japan Red.

Members[]

The Morimoto Sedai consists of five members so far. They are:

Morimoto Yūsuke[]

Morimoto is the leader and namesake of the Morimoto Sedai. He made his debut in SASUKE 18 when he was 15 years old, where he failed the Jumping Spider. In SASUKE 19, he defeated the Jumping Spider but failed the Half-Pipe Attack. In SASUKE 21 & SASUKE 22, he again failed the First Stage with his runs being cut from both broadcasts. In SASUKE 27, he cleared the First Stage for the first time, only to fail the Metal Spin in the Second Stage. In SASUKE 29, he cleared the Second Stage for the first time with only several milliseconds left. In the Third Stage, he became the first person ever to beat the Crazy Cliffhanger and the Vertical Limit, but he failed the Pipe Slider. He then was a participant in the SASUKE ASEAN OPEN CUP 2013 & 2014. Due to his performance in the previous tournament, he donned the #3000 bib in SASUKE 30. He failed the Wall Lifting on the third wall in the Second Stage when he lost his stamina. In SASUKE 31, he reached the Final Stage and became the fourth and the youngest person to achieve Kanzenseiha, with 2.59 seconds to spare. He didn't compete in SASUKE 32 due to his work. In his return in SASUKE 33 at the Third Stage, with the other competitors already eliminated, Morimoto carried out his attempt as the last man standing. He got past the Drum Hopper Kai, but was unable to beat the Flying Bar, and the tournament ended with no Third Stage clears. In SASUKE 34, he got his revenge on the Flying Bar and made it all the way to the Vertical Limit Kai, only to fail there halfway through. In SASUKE 35, he made it through the Vertical Limit Kai and cleared the Third Stage once again. In the Final Stage, due to getting caught up on the Salmon Ladder, he timed out around 5m from the buzzer. In SASUKE 36, he made it to the Final Stage for the second time in a row and attempted it in front of a live crowd on New Year's Eve. Due to his small error in the Salmon Ladder and the strong winds that made the rope of the Tsuna Nobori move out of his reach, he was left hanging for several precious seconds. He wasn't able to ascend the rope as fast as he had hoped; he kept climbing but ultimately ran out of time half a meter away from victory. Shockingly, he failed the First Stage in SASUKE 37 where he was expected to reach the Final Stage for a third consecutive time; he could not scale the Soritatsu Kabe in time due to poor weather conditions, an issue that caused other strong competitors, such as Kawaguchi Tomohiro, to fail also. This was his first First Stage failure in 10 years (his previous being SASUKE 22). In SASUKE 38, he would reach the Final Stage yet again, his fourth attempt at the stage. He would achieve kanzenseiha for the second time, with 2.59 seconds on the clock. Despite high expectations for him in the SASUKE 39, in a similar fashion to SASUKE 37, he would fail the Ni Ren Soritatsu Kabe, again due to poor weather conditions. In SASUKE 40, Morimoto would avenge his previous fail, conquer the First Stage, and then get the second fastest time on the Second Stage. He would once again conquer the Cliff Dimension and then tied with Nagano Makoto for his fifth attempt on the Final Stage being joined by fellow member, Tada Tatsuya, and timed out inches away from the buzzer, similar to SASUKE 36. In SASUKE 41, Morimoto once again reached the Third Stage. He was just one of four to conquer the Cliff Dimension in this tournament, but like everyone else, he too was unable to conquer the new Vertical Limit Burst, causing him to fall into the water for the first time since SASUKE 34. He was visibly upset after this run and promised he would conquer it the next time he faced it.

Appearances		Best		Worst		Status
First	Last	Best		Worst		Status
SASUKE 18	SASUKE 41	Kanzenseiha SASUKE 31 and 38		Failed Jumping Spider (First Stage) SASUKE 18 and 21		Competing

Satō Jun[]

Satō is the third oldest of the Morimoto Sedai and was also a member of the Shin Sedai. He was also a repeat qualifier from the SASUKE Trials. He made his debut in SASUKE 21, in which he failed the Log Grip, currently his only fail on the First Stage. In SASUKE 23, he made it to the Second Stage, only to meet the obstacle that would become his nemesis, the Salmon Ladder. After two straight defeats, he finally cleared the Salmon Ladder, now the Double Salmon Ladder, in SASUKE 25, only to fail the next obstacle. He took a 6-tournament break to focus on his studies abroad before returning to compete in SASUKE 32, where he went the furthest of any domestic competitor, failing on the Ultra Crazy Cliffhanger. In SASUKE 33, his attempt in the Third Stage quickly came to an end as he was felled by the Flying Bar. In SASUKE 34, he squeezed through the first two stages. In the Third Stage, he took his revenge on the Flying Bar but he was unable to overcome the Ultra Crazy Cliffhanger again. In SASUKE 35, he once again passed the first two stages without any problem, but he failed on the Ultra Crazy Cliffhanger for a third time, again on the first jump. In SASUKE 36, he finally beat the first jump of the Ultra Crazy Cliffhanger only to fail the transition on the moving ledge. He would fail in exactly the same spot in SASUKE 37, although it would be on the new Cliffhanger Dimension. He would fail at this exact same spot again on the functioning Cliffhanger Dimension in SASUKE 38 and would not compete in SASUKE 39 due to an injury. He came back in SASUKE 40, where he cleared the First Stage with a whopping 35 seconds left and then cleared the Second Stage with 10 seconds left but once again failed the first transition on the Cliff Dimension, with all of his runs were digested for the first time since SASUKE 34. In SASUKE 41, he would have a relaxed run during the First Stage, having fun and entertaining the crowd, clearing with just over 31 seconds left. In the Second Stage, his surprising freestyle actions continued, including skipping the lower panel of the Spider Drop entirely; even so, he cleared with over 12 seconds remaining. Ultimately however, he would once again fail the Cliff Dimension, misjudging the second transition by dismounting too high between the ledges.

Appearances		Best		Worst		Status
First	Last	Best		Worst		Status
SASUKE 21	SASUKE 41	Failed Ultra Crazy Cliffhanger (Third Stage) SASUKE 36		Failed Log Grip (First Stage) SASUKE 21		Competing

Yamamoto Keitaro[]

Yamamoto is a graduate of Keio University and an Unlimited Cliffer member. He has competed ten times and is also a repeat qualifier from the SASUKE Trials. He made his debut in SASUKE 20, where he made it through the first three obstacles and sized up the Jumping Spider only to fail in getting onto the walls. He returned to SASUKE in SASUKE 29. There, he was able to clear the First Stage. However, in the Second Stage, he timed out on the Backstream. He competed on SASUKE 34, wearing #74. In the tournament, he cleared the first stage again but failed the Reverse Conveyor. In SASUKE 35, he was able to pass the first stage with 5 seconds remaining. However, in the Second Stage, he slipped and failed on the Spider Drop, becoming the first to do so. In SASUKE 36, he once again cleared the First Stage with 12 seconds left in a digested performance. His Second Stage run was also digested, but it was shown that he timed out on the Wall Lifting. In the next tournament, Yamamoto was expected to clear the First Stage for the fifth consecutive time. However, he failed the wet and slick Soritatsu Kabe, resulting in his first First Stage failure in more than 11 years (since SASUKE 20). He would fail the Second Stage in the next tournament yet again, this time going out on the first obstacle, the Rolling Log. His Second Stage curse would soon be broken however, as in the next tournament, he battled the wet weather and advanced all the way to the Sidewinder in the Third Stage. Yamamoto lived up to the expectations and showed that his Third Stage appearence of last time wasn't a fluke. Both his First and Second Stages run, along with many Morimoto Sedai members, were digested, but he was shown to clear easily with 17.41 seconds left in the First and narrowly in the second, only leaving 00.96 seconds on the clock. His true potential would only be shown in the Third Stage, where he'd progress further than most of the field, clearing obstacles like Cliffhanger Dimension and Vertical Limit. Unfortunately, the Pipe Slider had been modified in which the support at the end of the track had been removed. This showed as the competitors getting there struggled to keep the bar in place and as a result, Yamamoto became the first victim of the landing platform swing in 11 tournaments. Keitaro would return for Sasuke 41 and continued his consistency of reaching the Third Stage. He became one of four to clear the buffed Cliff Dimension but would ultimately fail the transfer on the fourth section of the Vertical Limit Burst and this performance was enough to tie him with the best performance along with fellow member, Morimoto Ysuske and Miyaoka Ryosuke.

He also competed in VIKING 2, failing the Cannonball.

Tada Tatsuya[]

Tada has competed ten times. He made his debut in SASUKE 17, where he timed out on the Rope Climb. He competed in SASUKE 19, where he failed the Jumping Spider. After a 10-year hiatus, he competed in SASUKE 34 and became one of a lot of competitors to fail the Fish Bone. In SASUKE 35, he failed the Dragon Glider in a digested performance. In SASUKE 36, he cleared the First Stage for the first time with 9.73 seconds left and completed the Second Stage with 11.08 seconds left. In the Third Stage, he cleared the first 3 obstacles and the Ultra Crazy Cliffhanger. However, he couldn't get past the last ledge of the Vertical Limit Kai. In SASUKE 37, Tada returned stronger than ever, passing the first two stages with no problem, and taking revenge on his previous fail by clearing the Third Stage on his second try. However, the poor weather conditions that plagued SASUKE 37 continued to the live Final Stage, where he showed good speed until a slip on the Salmon Ladder Jugo-Dan, which he could not correct due to the slick rungs causing the bar to slide. He resultantly timed out just over halfway up the tower. Tada enjoyed more success on the course in SASUKE 38 and 39, being eliminated on the Cliffhanger Dimension and Vertical Limit in the Third Stage respectively. He competed in Sasuke 40 and he was once again digested in the first two stages, clearing with 9.63 and 3.37 seconds remaining respectively. On his fifth straight Third Stage attempt, he improved himself on the last two runs, and after a close call on the Pipe Slider (which was tougher due to the stopper removed), he became the seventh competitor to advance to the Final Stage more than once. In the however, history repeated himself: after struggling on the new Speed Climbing, once again the Salmon Ladder Jugo Dan proved to be his nemesis, timing out about 12 meters up, just like SASUKE 37. He had the third best performance, behind fellow finalists, Morimoto Ysuske and Yamamoto Yoshiyuki. In Sasuke 41, he was yet once again digested in the first two stages, clearing with 12.02 and 18.08 seconds remaining respectively. On his sixth straight Third Stage attempt he once again cleared the Cliff Dimension being one of four competitors that tournament who did. Then he ended up falling on the first section of the Vertical Limit Burst. He placed fourth overall that tournament.

Araki Naoyuki[]

Also a graduate of Keio University, Araki has competed nine times. He made his debut in SASUKE 29, where he timed out on the Ni Ren Soritatsu Kabe. He was cut from the broadcast, but his digest run later broadcasted on his profile in SASUKE Vietnam 2. In SASUKE 32, he failed the Double Pendulum, with his run only being shown in the NAVI. In SASUKE 35, he failed the Dragon Glider in a digested performance. In SASUKE 36, he completed the First Stage for the first time with 4.94 seconds remaining and cleared the Second Stage with 12.31 seconds to spare. In the Third Stage, he cleared the first three obstacles, as well as the first transition on the Ultra Crazy Cliffhanger, but his attempt at the next transition wasn't successful. Despite high expectations for SASUKE 37, he fell victim to the redesigned Fish Bone in the First Stage in a digested run. In SASUKE 38, he would complete the First Stage again, but would be eliminated by the Reverse Conveyor in the Second Stage. He would be cut the next tournament, failing the Ni Ren Soritatsu Kabe in the First Stage. In SASUKE 40, all of his runs were digested, but he avenged his previous failures in the past three tournaments by clearing both the First and Second Stage with 4 seconds left both times. In the Third Stage, he fell on the second transition of the Cliff Dimension. In SASUKE 41, he once again cleared the first two stages with ease. In the Third Stage, he failed on the second transition of the Sidewinder. He was the only competitor who made it to the Third Stage that tournament to fail before the Cliff Dimension.

He also appeared on SASUKE Vietnam 2 as an international competitor. He cleared Stage One with 50.53 seconds remaining, placing 18th overall. He then cleared Stage Two with 1:02.03 seconds left on the clock, placing 19th overall. He also cleared Stage Three with 5:57.95 seconds, placing 7th overall. However, he timed out on the Rope Climb in the Final Stage. His result on SASUKE Vietnam 2 was also broadcasted on his profile in SASUKE 36.

Results[]

SASUKE	Morimoto	Satō	Yamamoto	Tada	Araki
1	Did not Compete	Did not Compete	Did not Compete	Did not Compete	Did not Compete
2	Did not Compete	Did not Compete	Did not Compete	Did not Compete	Did not Compete
3	Did not Compete	Did not Compete	Did not Compete	Did not Compete	Did not Compete
4	Did not Compete	Did not Compete	Did not Compete	Did not Compete	Did not Compete
5	Did not Compete	Did not Compete	Did not Compete	Did not Compete	Did not Compete
6	Did not Compete	Did not Compete	Did not Compete	Did not Compete	Did not Compete
7	Did not Compete	Did not Compete	Did not Compete	Did not Compete	Did not Compete
8	Did not Compete	Did not Compete	Did not Compete	Did not Compete	Did not Compete
9	Did not Compete	Did not Compete	Did not Compete	Did not Compete	Did not Compete
10	Did not Compete	Did not Compete	Did not Compete	Did not Compete	Did not Compete
11	Did not Compete	Did not Compete	Did not Compete	Did not Compete	Did not Compete
12	Did not Compete	Did not Compete	Did not Compete	Did not Compete	Did not Compete
13	Did not Compete	Did not Compete	Did not Compete	Did not Compete	Did not Compete
14	Did not Compete	Did not Compete	Did not Compete	Did not Compete	Did not Compete
15	Did not Compete	Did not Compete	Did not Compete	Did not Compete	Did not Compete
16	Did not Compete	Did not Compete	Did not Compete	Did not Compete	Did not Compete
17	Did not Compete	Did not Compete	Did not Compete	#39 Failed Rope Climb (First Stage)	Did not Compete
18	#91 Failed Jumping Spider (First Stage)	Did not Compete	Did not Compete	Did not Compete	Did not Compete
19	#71 Failed Half-Pipe Attack (First Stage)	Did not Compete	Did not Compete	#31 Failed Jumping Spider (First Stage)	Did not Compete
20	Did not Compete	Did not Compete	#1942 Failed Jumping Spider (First Stage)	Did not Compete	Did not Compete
21	#52 Failed Jumping Spider (First Stage)	#44 Failed Log Grip (First Stage)	Did not Compete	Did not Compete	Did not Compete
22	#27 Failed Soritatsu Kabe (First Stage)	Did not Compete	Did not Compete	Did not Compete	Did not Compete
23	Did not Compete	#50 Failed Salmon Ladder (Second Stage)	Did not Compete	Did not Compete	Did not Compete
24	Did not Compete	#78 Failed Salmon Ladder (Second Stage)	Did not Compete	Did not Compete	Did not Compete
25	Did not Compete	#18 Failed Unstable Bridge (Second Stage)	Did not Compete	Did not Compete	Did not Compete
26	Did not Compete	Did not Compete	Did not Compete	Did not Compete	Did not Compete
27	#84 Failed Metal Spin (Second Stage)	Did not Compete	Did not Compete	Did not Compete	Did not Compete
28	Did not Compete	Did not Compete	Did not Compete	Did not Compete	Did not Compete
29	#79 Failed Pipe Slider (Third Stage)	Did not Compete	#91 Failed Backstream (Second Stage)	Did not Compete	#92 Failed Hedgehog (First Stage)
30	#3000 Failed Wall Lifting (Second Stage)	Did not Compete	Did not Compete	Did not Compete	Did not Compete
31	#91 Kanzenseiha	Did not Compete	Did not Compete	Did not Compete	Did not Compete
32	Did not Compete	#76 Failed Ultra Crazy Cliffhanger (Third Stage)	Did not Compete	Did not Compete	#72 Failed Double Pendulum (First Stage)
33	#100 Failed Flying Bar (Third Stage)	#97 Failed Flying Bar (Third Stage)	Did not Compete	Did not Compete	Did not Compete
34	#100 Failed Vertical Limit Kai (Third Stage)	#96 Failed Ultra Crazy Cliffhanger (Third Stage)	#74 Failed Reverse Conveyor (Second Stage)	#56 Failed Fish Bone (First Stage)	Did not Compete
35	#100 Failed Tsuna Nobori (Final Stage)	#97 Failed Ultra Crazy Cliffhanger (Third Stage)	#89 Failed Spider Drop (Second Stage)	#68 Failed Dragon Glider (First Stage)	#67 Failed Dragon Glider (First Stage)
36	#100 Failed Tsuna Nobori (Final Stage)	#96 Failed Ultra Crazy Cliffhanger (Third Stage)	#93 Failed Wall Lifting (Second Stage)	#73 Failed Vertical Limit (Third Stage)	#63 Failed Ultra Crazy Cliffhanger (Third Stage)
37	#100 Failed Soritatsu Kabe (First Stage)	#94 Failed Cliffhanger Dimension (Third Stage)	#90 Failed Soritatsu Kabe (First Stage)	#49 Failed Salmon Ladder Jūgo Dan (Final Stage)	#57 Failed Fish Bone (First Stage)
38	#100 Kanzenseiha	#94 Failed Cliffhanger Dimension (Third Stage)	#90 Failed Rolling Log (Second Stage)	#95 Failed Cliffhanger Dimension (Third Stage)	#82 Failed Reverse Conveyor (Second Stage)
39	#100 Failed Ni Ren Soritatsu Kabe (First Stage)	Did not Compete	#90 Failed Sidewinder (Third Stage)	#91 Failed Vertical Limit (Third Stage)	#86 Failed Ni Ren Soritatsu Kabe (First Stage)
40	#4000 Failed Tsuna Nobori (Final Stage)	#3972 Failed Cliff Dimension (Third Stage)	#3975 Failed Pipe Slider (Third Stage)	#3973 Failed Salmon Ladder Jūgo Dan (Final Stage)	#3974 Failed Cliff Dimension (Third Stage)
41	#100 Failed Vertical Limit Burst (Third Stage)	#76 Failed Cliffhanger Dimension (Third Stage)	#80 Failed Vertical Limit Burst (Third Stage)	#98 Failed Vertical Limit Burst (Third Stage)	#79 Failed Sidewinder (Third Stage)
Competing	17 times	13 times	10 times	10 times	9 times
Best's Total	15 times	5 times	2 times	3 times	0 times