History of Ninja Warrior?

Question

Hello,

I am doing a research project on G4's Ninja Warrior. But I cannot find any information in regards to it's history. So I'm asking does anyone have any history information?

Anything dealing with the history would be nice. Thanks!

Answer 1

Sasuke is a sports entertainment television special where 100 competitors attempt to complete four obstacle course stages. An edited version, Ninja Warrior, is screened in the United States by G4, in the United Kingdom by Challenge and Virgin 1 and in New Zealand by C4 (TV channel).

It airs on the Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS) between Japanese television drama seasons. Each 3-hour special covers an entire competition, and there have been 20 specials, approximately one new special per season (twice per year), since September 26, 1997. The show is produced by Monster9 and is one of the spin-offs of Muscle Ranking , another sports entertainment competition (which currently airs on G4 under the name Unbeatable Banzuke). Until the 10th Competition, Sasuke was broadcast as a special part of the Muscle Ranking series but became an independent program when the Muscle Ranking series was discontinued. The first competition in 1997 was held indoors, marking the only time Sasuke did not take place outside. Competitions generally start in the daytime, and continue, rain or shine or into the darkness, until they are over.

There have been several programs related to Sasuke. Kunoichi, is a version of Sasuke restricted to female competitors only and consisting of obstacles focused more on balance and speed. There have been special competitions for children or the elderly.

Through an interview or audition as well as trial rounds to test physical ability, the field of applicants is narrowed to 100 who will be allowed to compete in the 1st Stage. Sasuke consists of four stages of increasing difficulty that the competitors must complete. For the purposes of fairness, in the 18th competition, a 1200-metre run was held before the event. This run determined the competitors' numbers. Each competition is taped prior to the air date and broadcast as a 3-hour show edited for time.

The name Sasuke is presumably borrowed from ninja Sarutobi Sasuke.

Answer 2

Everything you'll need to know just remember they were no more than assasins, killers for hire ussually against wealthy landowner's or thier samurai body guards try this ...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ninja

Answer 3

lol funny shows XD i think you should ask this somewhere else tho