NEW OZEKI KOTONOWAKA READY TO TAKE THE SUMO WORLD BY STORM

[@fulminatus6241]

This guy has to be under a lot of pressure due to his lineage. So, far he's handling it like a champion.

[@CatDaddySteve]

He seams very intelligent. I noticed a change in his demeanor and confidence a month or so ago, he turned into a man a man on a mission.

[@grafikj1uj1tsu]

Thank you very much for these videos. My wife and 8 year old son love watching these together. It's wonderful how the wrestlers allow you into their world and you're able to share it with an audience that doesn't have much access.

[@chesterfieldthe3rd929]

❤

[@timyo6288]

gay

[@Songbirdstress]

I love Kotonowaka's sense of humour.

[@B3Band]

"Your thighs are very impressive. Can I measure them?" That's gonna be my new pick up line when talking to the ladies

[@bungmonkey2295]

exciting to see him win this November congratulations!

[@heididebree-so6869]

Love the english speaking comments and subtitles.... thank you so much!

[@furiouslyscoped8185]

Turned out very well for Kotonowaka!!!! Congrats on your first Tournament Win!

[@papereaterluvsjoon]

coming back to this after he won the empress cup hits different

[@Ric_Vicious]

Love Kotonowaka! Or, I'm sorry, "Big Daddy Puddin' Cups". Great person, and wrestler.

[@Ulmarth]

heeeeeeeeeelllllllllllllllllllllllllooooooooooo sumo fans!!!!!! 😂

[@Ric_Vicious]

@@Ulmarth Yessir!

[@MargaretRodriguez9GenY]

Ah, 😊A fellow World of Sumo fan. UWATENAGE!!

[@PearlCab]

Congratulations on your first Yusho win, Kotozakura! Banzai‼️

[@k.bryantmastin8082]

Congratulations to Kotonowaka and his proud family.

[@omfgacceptmyname]

i like kotonowaka. he's under a lot of pressure, you can see it in his eyes now - multiple sanyaku men in his family. he seems to have the fortitude for it

[@tanyasimon595]

Sending best wishes for a successful spring match. We look forward to supporting the new Ozeki, Kotonowaka. Cheers from California, USA.

[@chekerzz66]

What a humble intelligent man,I could defiantly see him dawning the white rope with pride and dignity! His grandfather looking down with a smile!

[@craigtheduck]

I am very excited to see Kotonowaka preform as an ōzeki!

[@andreiilin]

Thank you Hiro for this interview. You get people interested in sumo and Japenese culture. Greetings from Finland.

[@mrpopenfresh]

I appreciate the instant replay at 3:43, you know what the fans want.

[@patrick_films]

😆 This had my dying

[@FreePlayGamingChannel]

I have become a big Kotonowaka fan over the last year-plus, he comes off as having a "gentle giant" persona and his sumo has always been solid & getting better. Hopefully March brings his first championship

[@oBuLLzEyEo1013]

I've been rooting for him for these past couple of years and I am happy to see him and how far he has come...

[@daniaaldossary5055]

Gooooo KOTONOWAKA!!💪💪💪

[@pistolpete9937]

All the best to the big man. He’s one of my favourites of the new breed coming through.

[@dushkuryan5369]

I hope Kotonowaka scores big again in March and wins the tournament. Love him. 😍

[@TabletopWorms]

I didn't know Kotoeko and Kotonowaka were in the same stable! That's awesome!

[@CasualThinker]

I always felt myself a strong supporter of Kotonowaka. Now this interview confirns it. Such an honorable and warm young man. We'll be cheering for him, from here in the UK.

[@martinhyde3042]

Thank you Hiro for another great video and congratulations to Kotonowaka - best of luck in the Spring tournament!! Looking forward to cheering for you. Thanks again from the UK. 👍🏼

[@stevenicholas5651]

What a great episode! Can't wait to see Kotonowaka win his 1st title and hopefully male Yokozuna!

[@psy4durezo]

Congratz to him ! Well deserved !

[@yohohohohohohohohohohohoho5059]

He's so incredibly cute, I love him

[@saineghi]

Thank you, Hiro for this great report. I am in Chicago and looking forward to the March tournament!! All the best to Kotonowaka!

[@TheHiddenNarrative]

He's like a mix between his father and grandfather. He has his father's big body, but is much more aggressive than he was, although still less than the violent, super aggressive style his grandfather had.

[@LucidFlameX]

Flex those pudding cups to the top and claim the belt, big guy.

[@peterrabbit3335]

Congrats to Ozeki Kotonowaka! I watched a documentary of the very young Kotonowaka, ever since that I became a fan. Don't put too much pressure on him, let him do his own sumo, as many wise men said that "success is 30% talent+luck, 70% mental", to strive for Yokozuna, one needs to be ultra strong mentally. I love Kotonowaka's cool, calm & collective style. 加油！

[@devalonian]

Thank you for the coverage and great subtitles. Good to see some great things happening in the Sumo world right now. Congratulations Kotonowaka!

[@Voztec]

Great KOTONOWAKA Im waiting march 10 for see you again. Good luck and may the force be with you

[@k2lar]

Sort of bittersweet to be watching this after the January 2025 basho. Wishing good health and good luck to him.

[@leslienelson4430]

Ozeki Kotonowaka is amazing to watch and I am sure he will take all fans with him on a joyous and successful journey. Congratulations and good luck from Burnaby, Canada. Thank you Sumo Prime Time

[@MargaretRodriguez9GenY]

Awww Kotonowaka😊🤗! I'm so happy he reached Ozeki. And hope he keeps going the distance🌟.

[@jasongrenierjasongrenier]

Great look at the new Ozeki He’s a very likable young man and definitely has the physique, tools, and mentality. The family lineage can’t hurt, either. Wishing him all the best, hoping he can go all the way to fulfilling his dream. Sorry I missed seeing you in January, Hiro-san.

[@sry4gotmyusername]

I love Kotonowaka! He's been a favorite of mine since he started Ozumo. To me, he epitomizes everything that a great rikishi should be. Wishing him a lot of success in his new rank.

[@babyboo3236]

Well deserved promotion. We wish you great success and will be cheering for you 👏🙏🥰

Best of luck in the Spring Tournament, Kotonowaka. Thank you for the great content, Hiro. Greetings from Brazil.

[@ChannelMath]

Love his mental preparation. The way he makes a fierce face and curls up his arms reminds me of the "Stay-puff marshmallow man" in Ghostbusters. I called him "double-boobs" at first, but now I'm a fan. Especially since that heel Hoshoryu is Ozeki -- I don't want him to get Yokozuna.

[@chadhagans6687]

Stay tuned for the next chapter; Does Koto turns Heel and Hoshoryu(???) goes the route of the white knight? Tune in to the next episode of How the Dohyo cracks. Haha I agree completely. Quattro Tetas was the favored nickname i found amusing. Next hopefully everyone will call him Yokozuna.

[@tay7366]

Sumo, what a great sport. The wrestlers are so polite and humble it must be difficult to have such restraint then such strength when fighting.

[@mxyzptlk3825]

Thank you, Hiro and Sumo Prime Time team for this video! This was very interesting to watch, I wish Kotonowaka (soon to be Kotozakura) the best! Hakkeoi!

[@uproar6419]

kotonokawa interview lets gooooo

[@TheFriskyClicker]

Loved this video! Very excited for Kotonowaka and his future in sumo. He has a fan in the United States!!!!! I have many of his Sumo cards as well as a towel with his name on it I purchased from Japan.

[@Kupoinfo]

Congratulations to Shin-Ozeki Kotonowaka! I've been a fan of both Kotonowaka and Kotoshoho since they came up to Juryo. I'm glad to see them both doing so well. This promotion was well deserved and I'm looking forward to see him compete for more Yushos!

[@retroryu]

Arigato gozaimasu! I love these videos very much. I hope to see Sumo wrestling in person next year when I finally travel to Japan. :)

[@CharismaticPanda]

It was so cool that Naruto (Kotooshu) came to announce ozeki promotion

[@benoitsouhait5134]

Merci pour la.video🇨🇵👌👍

[@marthab4172]

Hello Hiro! Kotonowaka was the one I picked to win ! He is amazing! Please win again my friend! 😊😊❤❤

[@Lightningtiger101]

Thank for the inside look at all these amazing warriors

[@davidhowell8407]

It's going to be a hard uphill fight for him to hit yokozuna, although you could really say about any Ozeki in general, But I suspect Kotonowaka to keep the rank of Ozeki this year. As long as there are no major injuries things look promising for there to be a new yokozuna soon

[@greenmantis]

Is Good yes. & Thanks Hiro we really appreciate you r efforts .

[@kellieoldfield9977]

Great episode, thanks Hiro and Sumo Prime Time.

[@t4bk3y]

Love these videos. It's nice to have English language content for ōzumō.

[@djl9919]

The spring tournament will be the 3rd I've seen on the web. I will cheer on newly Oseki Kotonowaka. I also cheer on in boxing Naoya Inoue. Hello from Canada "SUMO PRIME TIME"

[@maxipadi42069]

Kotonowoka with the next tournament victory no doubt about it!!

[@civilbeard]

Nice to hear the story behind his different ring names!

[@keirenferguson6486]

Yes lad, nice work. Looked good so this yr

[@NavyGal]

Congratulations and good luck Kotonowaka!

[@davidhahmsr.3937]

I enjoy your work. Thank you

[@SriRam-n8q]

Kudos 🎉

[@andrewcomments5812]

What a great way to honor his father by choosing to take his shikona to the rank of ozeki! Can't wait to see Kotonowaka's journey now to reach his grandfather's rank!

[@MalinSumoFox]

Thanks Hiro 👌

[@NWsteppa]

Amazing video 🔥

[@ReclinedPhysicist]

I really like his attitude

[@wrisky]

Thanks for yet another peek behind the curtain.

[@suttonsplash14]

I like Kotonowaka wishing him the best!

[@surinabura3126]

I am rooting for Kotonowaka Ozeki's first yusho. 💕🤩🤞🏻

[@futainokiwami521]

Sumooooo PrimmmmeeTiiiiiimmmmmeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 👍🏽

[@B3Band]

"Your thighs are very impressive. Can I measure them?" That's gonna be my new pick up line when talking to the ladies

[@niku0098]

「まだまだ伸び代がありますね。」素敵な言い方です。

[@RainniteGaming]

Rooting for him to get his first championship!!

[@danieldaugaard403]

Cant wait to see him as Yokozuna. Hes definitely the best with Hoshoryu to become Yokozuna

[@anonymousbeaver4486]

I'm looking forward to Kotonowaka's debut as an ozeki!

[@reginaldashe9786]

Hirosan, love those socks!!😊

[@PhillipCalvin627]

I was rooting for Kotonowaka in the January Tournament and I'll be cheering for him again in the Haru Basho. I've been saying for a while that it's only a matter of time before Kotonowaka makes Ozeki and I maintain he's going to grow into a solid Yokozuna. He looked like he was still awed by Terunofuji in Tokyo but at some point that's going to pass and when it does he's going to be hard to stop.

[@penjejakawanangin5476]

The next yokozuna. Marked my word

[@だいごろー-r4i]

最高の取材ありがとうございます！ 冒頭の床山さんへの「なっ😊」の部分のやり取り、ぜひ見たいです😢

[@rosewalsh1255]

We need some good news coming from the sumo world...too many negative things going on at this point. Kotonowaka certainly seems to practice quite hard and I think he will do well as he continues. Best of everything to him.

[@theravagedgrapefruit8190]

Kototebakari is big up and coming wrestler! His shiko is unbelievable!

[@LauraJdogmom]

He does have a great shiko. If he makes it to Makuuchi, and if Kotoshoho can stay there, we'll have another pair of brothers in the top division. At Ms6, he is well positioned to advance to Juryo in May. A 7-0 would get him there. A 6-1 might. Any kachi-koshi would move him closer.

[@robiny1884]

Kotonowaka is living embodiment of the protagonist (or villain) MC in anime/manga, the boy who need to keep continue sumo lifestyle due his lineage. Imagine the pressure he has since a child, but at least now he already become an ozeki, just one step away to reach his Grandpa's status as Yokozuna, one step but the hardest step. And I love the fact that Hoshoryu is like his rival, they both are same age and similar background as well and both are ozeki, Hoshoryu living under his uncle Yokozuna shadow (Asashoryu). I like both of them compete against each other, along with Hakuoho, the new prodigy under the great Yokozuna (Hakuho)'s care.

[@Nick_las_seafarer]

The weakest men often given undeserved power always become bullies. Hakuseiho was crappy rikishi but given power to exercise his sadism. See how this works?

[@MrShoryuken1]

I suspect Terunofuji will be too strong if he comes into the tournament healthy, but Kotonowaka is definitely a close second.

[@LauraJdogmom]

I tend to agree. I don't believe that any of our recently promoted Ozeki has ever beaten Teru. Takakeisho has, but he can't stay healthy enough to put together two yusho in a row, and he is again kadoban due to injury. Daieisho has a decent record against Teru, but he can't quite get over the hump to get an Ozeki promotion, Wakamotoharu can't quite get there either. Kotonowaka has the talent and the mindset to reach Yokozuna, and he is young and steadily improving. He's got to be able to beat the Kaiju, though.

[@DrJimBones]

It wasn't his thighs I recognized in the thumbnail, it was his chest lol

[@factspoken9062]

fingers crossed, Buri nazaar naa lag jaye🙏

[@Miguel-zz4wp]

He will be the Japanese Yokozuna we are waiting for? I hope yes, the guy clearly has talent and a great history behind, hope injuries treat him well, Japan need a Japenese Yokozuna to grow his spirit once again.

[@iwonamolodynska4050]

❤❤

[@Spotted_Buck]

Could there be such a thing in another country, a Stable of Sumo? What I mean is, as an example, Canada has a Stable in some big city where they train non-Japanese who want to train and wrestle in Japan one day when called, when promoted by whomever makes those calls. Sumo should be a world wide discipline, if it already is my apologies I am a new fan. Congratulations to this young man for the effort he has put in to get here 🙏.

[@Spotted_Buck]

I am Native American from Canada(Indigenous), and I injured myself doing Shiko lol. It was a good injury to my back because my posture was straitened after.

[@petegregory517]

Picked him to rise quickly the first few times I watched him.

[@disneyvideocollector]

I hope and pray that he becomes Yokozuna just like his Grandfather

[@JCN9001]

Does anyone know why there is no "Grand Sumo Preview" episode on NHK World (website or app) for the upcoming basho? I always enjoyed Hiro talking with Murray and John (or others) about the previous and upcoming basho. Also in January I couldn't find it - did NHK/Hiro Morita stop doing these?

[@josenildobsilvanildo1562]

Gosto de mas desse cara ele vai ser m Yokosuma

[@pw2051]

Huge fan of Kotonowaka for a long time. Hate to see that knee and foot bandaged up. Only thing to stop him from yokozuna would be injury.

[@Karmzilla6767]

Hello sumo friends

[@GettingByWithAman]

Pls do Abi's stable!

[@MrShoryuken1]

Please do all the stables :)!

[@chesterfieldthe3rd929]

❤

[@tontonpacute]

Physically the only guy who can match up with teronofuji

[@luispipoleite]

Hi, everyone. I just got into sumo and I'd love to watch the tournament this March, but I live in Brazil. So, does anyone know if the tournament is going to be broadcasted in KZbin or any website streaming? Cheers