OMG you are the best person ever! that show pwnes, and makoto nagano wins in the 17th competition. in the 18th competition (which has yet to air in english), he sadly is disqualified on the new redesigned cliff hanger. touching the top part my *** is what i would call it. i won't let off many details of the new competition, but every single obstacle has changed for the first competition, along with 2 modified obstacles, all except for the metal spin are gone for the second stage, and 2 new obstacles for the third stage, along with 2 modifiyed obstacles, and the arm bike, making another return. the final stage is different, but it hasn't been shown snice no one got to there. i will also tell you that only 6 people make it past the 1st stage, and 3 make it to the third stage. i think its the best show ever. like i said, it pwnes. i can litterally talk for hours about it and know many names of contestants, but does naoki iketani the same naoki who does all those ddr songs? its really getting me confused. i liked the old days of ninja warrior a little better, where the monkey man (something omori), kazuhiko akayama, and katsumi yamada were the big stars in that show, but that was in the late 90's and 2000. everyone i talk to gets that show confused with naruto's character sasuke (because i always use the japanese name), and i tell them no, its sometihng else. as you can see i am a die hard fan and i would like to see more people watch the show. its on comcast digital cable channel 162, and directv channel 354, with airings at 6:00 and 6:30 pm and the same airings again at 10:00 and 10:30 pm, depending on where you live. hope everyone who browses this thread watches it!