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Unbeatable Banzuke
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Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_1'); })Also known by the name "Kinniku Banzuke", which literally means "Muscle Ranking", Unbeatable Banzuke was a Japanese athletic Game Show in which competitors are challenged in one of more than two dozen events, ranging from target-events adapted to various sports, to nine-area obstacle courses, to other challenges of a different variety, all for the honor of adding their name to the list of champions, the titular BANZUKE. This show is in a similar vein to Ninja Warrior; failing once on any given event means you are out. It was shown in the United States on G4 TV, often hand in hand with Ninja Warrior. In Australia, it premiered on SBS2 on April 2 2012.The show began in 1995, airing on a daily basis consistently until 2002, whereupon a new event known as "Power Island", caused two injuries on the Rock Attack and Rock Valley obstacles. Revised safety guidelines at the time meant that the show was put on hiatus and essentially canceled. Successor shows known as Taiku Okoku, Golden Muscle, and the original incarnation of VIKING were aired in its place, among other shows, but rarely lasted past a year. The concept of the show is still maintained in other programs, but the original Kinniku Banzuke itself is essentially over.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_2'); })G4 only showed a decent handful of episodes over and over again, only getting a fresh batch of episodes in 2008, which went into rotation. However, after 65 episodes, the show was Screwed by the Network and canceled despite having more footage for other events.The show had several reflex-based action game adaptations developed by Konami. | |
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Adapted Out: Kinniku Banzuke, being a sports variety show, held numerous other events besides obstacle courses, primarily target-based games involving baseballs (Struck Out), basketball (9 Hoops), soccer (Kick Target), etc., along with other events. Unbeatable Banzuke however, just focuses on the obstacle course events, with only a few of the more non conventional challenges such as Daruma 7 being shown. Likewise, several other events that had new versions (Hand Walk IV, Super Riders IV and V, Skeboarder II), were ultimately not shown. Adaptation Distillation: The G4/international version could be considered this. The original show didn't just have events, but also sports related segments like for example comedian Akira Omori's (a three-times finalist on sister show Ninja Warrior) bouts with training Muai-Thai. Knowing what clicked with the viewers, G4 ended up getting the footage for only the various obstacle courses and the oddball events not related to any sport (like for example Extra Kendama, Banzai 90 and the abovementioned Daruma 7), added some post production graphics, a new intro and segments with Rome Kanda as Kei Kato (or the glorious hamminess of BRIAN BLESSED as Banzuke Brian if you're a Brit). The result was G4 catching lightning in a bottle again, making a Cult Classic of a show. | |
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Adaptation Distillation: The G4/international version could be considered this. The original show didn't just have events, but also sports related segments like for example comedian Akira Omori's (a three-times finalist on sister show Ninja Warrior) bouts with training Muai-Thai. Knowing what clicked with the viewers, G4 ended up getting the footage for only the various obstacle courses and the oddball events not related to any sport (like for example Extra Kendama, Banzai 90 and the abovementioned Daruma 7), added some post production graphics, a new intro and segments with Rome Kanda as Kei Kato (or the glorious hamminess of BRIAN BLESSED as Banzuke Brian if you're a Brit). The result was G4 catching lightning in a bottle again, making a Cult Classic of a show. | |
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