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Sumo...

Battles waged in a ring by those wearing mawashi belts since ancient times in Japan.

It is one of the few combat sports without weight classes.

Thus, larger and heavier student sumo wrestlers have a distinct advantage.

Among them...

Those with the potential to reach the rank of yokozuna...

receive the name of a sword from the national treasures as their moniker.

Odachi High School Sumo Club

Ow...

I'm still no match for you, Ushio.

You've put a lot of work into the basics, Captain.

It's made your legs and loins really strong.

I can't believe I get to do sumo in the dojo again.

The delinquents had been using it as their hangout,

before this tiny new club member wrested it back single-handedly.

Man, I really want to compete in a real bout!

Hey, Captain, when's the next tournament?

A real bout? We still only have a grand total of two members.

We need at least three more to enter a tournament.

No need to worry!

Tomorrow is club sign-up day, so we'll get hordes of new members!

What makes you so sure that'll happen?

It's all good, man. I've got a plan.

A plan?

Sumo and chankonabe stew go hand in hand!

The Great Chanko Stew Plan

We'll use this delicious stew to rope in loads of new members!

Bout 2 "Wrestling vs Sumo"

Damn!

What the hell are you?!

You were wailin' in your sleep.

Havin' nightmares about gettin' beaten up by a freshman?

That kid...

I'm going to be the best sumo wrestler in Japan.

You're welcome to challenge me in the ring any time.

The best in Japan? What a joke.

Come experience the sweat of adolescence!

The tennis club is having a game of target practice!

Why don't you try sumo?

Welcome to the Sumo Club

No experience necessary!

Delicious

Chankonabe Stew

It's hard to get high schoolers interested in sumo these days.

It's all good, man.

We have this in our corner!

Hey, you guys!

Why not at least try a bowl of chanko stew?

I've never had chanko stew before.

I-It's awful! What's in this?!

B-But it can't be...

Don't feed people this junk!

What did you put in this to make it taste so bad?!

I wanted it to be nutritious, so I added some garlic and protein powder.

I-I'll go find a crowd and start handing out flyers.

Was it really that bad?

Mm, delicious.

Its unique bitterness and depth of flavor make you sit up and take notice!

Oh, you like it?

Have as much as you want!

Are you sure?

Don't mind if I do!

You look pretty strong.

Are you interested in sumo?

Huh? Sumo?

I do want to boost my prospects by doing lots of combat sports,

but sumo doesn't really interest me.

Your prospects?

I'm Kunisaki Chihiro, a second-year.

I'm in the wrestling club.

I'm gonna become America's top mixed martial arts fighter!

Well, I'm gonna be a top pro sumo wrestler: a yokozuna!

I'm Ushio Hinomaru!

Hold up.

That kind of joke isn't gonna get a laugh outta me.

I was being deadly serious when I said that.

Joke?

I'm serious, too.

I get the feeling we're two of a kind.

Like, we smell the same or something.

Oh, you can have this.

I'm giving these to people I find interesting.

Dachi High Exhibition Match Special Invitation

It combines attracting new members and training in glorious fashion.

O-Okay.

Come by if you're up for it.

See ya.

Chihiro, huh?

He's an interesting guy.

But he's not interested in sumo.

After volleyball, the wrestling club is holding an exhibition match.

We're behind schedule.

Get everyone to step on it.

Yes, ma'am!

Dude. That girl's a real knockout!

You don't know her?

That's last year's Miss Dachi High

and current student council president, Reina-san!

That's her?!

The freshmen are already taking notice of me.

Still, it's running very smoothly this year.

It must be because that new guy in the sumo club took care of all the delinquents—

Hey, doofus! Shut up!

Don't mention that in front of Reina-san!

How's our chanko stew stand doing?

It's just how it looks. No one's turned up.

How about you, Captain?

I handed out flyers, but no one seemed remotely interested.

I see.

Actually, an interesting guy came by and gave me this.

A Taste of Sumo

Cheap

Chankonabe Stew

Strong and Manly

Irresistible

Delicious

Ah, this event.

Yeah, a bunch of people were milling around in the gym for it.

Aw man, I'm jealous.

Well, no one's coming over to our stand, so let's go watch.

Supreme! Invincible! The strongest!

Ippon!

That was his arm drag finishing move: the Chihiro Special #1!

Hot on the heels of defeats for the karate and boxing clubs, the judo club falls!

Chihiro's really good.

O-Of course he is.

He was national champ last year.

So this guy's the strongest at Dachi High, not Yuma?

W-Well...

Wait! What's this?

The champion's telling the loser where he went wrong!

He's known as Dachi High's Mr. Untouchable.

He can be really obnoxious if you get mixed up with him.

It's still a combat sport.

It really captures everyone's imagination.

Wrestling's awesome.

He's in the wrestling club?

Okay, who's the next challenger?

Oh! Next in the ring is...

...th-the sumo club?

The sumo club?

Hey, I've been waiting for you, Hinomaru.

Sumo doesn't speak to me, but you, on the other hand, are an interesting fella.

H-Hey, Ushio...

Isn't it sad, Captain? Everyone says they're not interested in sumo.

I guess they'll have to see it up close

to understand just how great sumo is!

Hey, did you hear?

That freshman from the sumo club is taking on Kunisaki from the wrestling club.

Wh-What? Really?

The guy who beat Yuma-san?

Yeah. Back when Yuma-san was considered the strongest guy at Dachi High.

What the hell is that shrimp thinking?

I want you to see this up close, Chihiro.

I realize I invited you to this event, but sumo's big on rituals, isn't it?

You sure you're allowed to do it in any old hall?

Professional sumo wrestling is part-ritual, part-entertainment.

I'm gonna have to entertain a Kokugikan Arena that's packed to the rafters one day,

so this will be good practice.

You're really up for this, aren't ya?

H-Hey...

Are you sure about this, Ushio?

Sure, beating the national wrestling champ would make the sumo club look good, but...

If I lose, I'm sorry.

Of course, making sumo look good is part of it,

but this is a rare chance to face a top-class athlete.

I want to fight him to get stronger.

Ushio...

Besides, wrestling matches are bare-handed fights in a ring.

It's really similar to sumo.

They're completely different.

With throws in judo and pinfalls in wrestling, they leave you vulnerable to a fatal blow.

You're completely defenseless.

Then, you look at sumo.

If you leave the ring, you lose.

If your hand touches the ground, you lose.

Why? They could just keep fighting.

The way I see it, a loss in sumo has less meaning.

You can't call it a victory unless you completely subdue your opponent.

I'm going to be a mixed martial artist,

so sumo just seems a little wimpy to me.

Wimpy, huh?

I have a suggestion.

You fight under wrestling rules, and I'll fight under sumo rules.

If I set foot outside this circle,

or touch the ground with anything other than the soles of my feet, I lose.

You lose if you're on your back for more than one second.

Don't worry about your hands or knees touching the ground.

What's the sumo club doing?

He's just given his opponent a huge advantage!

This guy...

Is he an idiot?

I've just had a brainwave.

I don't think you're doing this 'cause you're underestimating me.

Okay, but I have my own pride to consider.

There we go. Now, it'll be easier to grab me, right?

Yeah.

It's getting increasingly electric in this gymnasium.

What's your take on it, Ozeki-san?

Huh? M-My take?

Wh-What's this?

The guest referee who will officiate this fight

will be none other than student council president Reina-san!

Thank you, everyone!

Wh-What's she doing out there?

Do you even know the rules?

I don't mind her refereeing.

This guy beat Yuma?

I don't know how he did it, but I don't accept it.

Very soon, wrestling vs sumo, the combat sports battle of the century will begin...

at the sound of the bel—

Begin!

Supreme!

Whoa, and there's his special high-speed "no-motion" tackle!

Chihiro Special #2—

If this were sumo, you would have just died.

If we're equating losing with dying, then, to us, this would be fatal.

Still think it's a wimpy sport?

What a challenger!

He made a mockery of the national champ's signature tackle!

Stand up.

In wrestling, you're not dead yet, right?

This is death? I've got lots of fight left in me.

If you want to kill me,

you'll have to break my neck!

He's blocking this, too?

In that case...

Low-flying airplane throw!

Chihiro Special #4!

The champion's unleashing brutal attacks, one after another!

But instead of toppling his opponent, he can't even drop him to his knees!

Come on, Kunisaki. How can you be having this much trouble?

Incredible.

In sumo, if you fall, you lose.

That's why...

You won't find anyone more resistant to falling than a sumo wrestler.

We divide our attention between standing and ground moves,

but they can dedicate all of theirs to standing moves, huh?

Still...

How can he last so long on one leg?!

However, the challenger has been on the back foot for the whole match...

Oh, wow! A barrage of open-hand strikes!

I just faced the boxing club and the karate club!

Pummeling me isn't going to beat me—

An armbar throw counter!

The challenger is going on the attack!

An over-thigh scooping body drop!

He keeps backing off after getting me on the ground.

He insists on being a sumo wrestler to the very end, huh?

He's underestimating me.

There's something different about Kunisaki.

You're strong, Hinomaru.

But your silly obsession with sumo and your refusal to stay on the attack

will be your undoing!

I'm going to win!

This is me, redlining it to the max!

Chihiro Special #1

Chihiro Special #1!

Chihiro Special #1

Chihiro Special #1

He drew him in and slung him over his shoulder!

That's an impressive technique.

But...

No way.

He countered that technique, too?

Now, it's my turn!

Right underhand throw!

Right

Right und

Right under

Right underhand

Right underhand throw

Demon

Demon

Demon wheel!

Wheel

Demon

Wheel

Wheel

We don't fight for the survival of our bodies,

but for the survival of our spirit.

When all of your power, pride, and resolve is thwarted,

and you see your opponent still standing in the ring...

That's a sumo wrestler's death.

I didn't think you'd counter that.

I could fight on, but I'm too disappointed to stand.

I've lost!

Tennis club

Volleyball club

Join the soccer club!

In the contest of wrestling vs sumo, a battle between combat sports,

Ushio Hinomaru from the sumo club is the victor!

Th-This can't be happening...

My plan was to make an unfair call...

You touched it

...to make sure he lost!

He's the winner!

You did it, Ushio!

Hey, how much do mawashi belts cost?

Why do you ask?

You need to ask? Isn't it obvious?

I'm joining the sumo club.

A-Are you sure?

Yeah. The core strength to never fall.

The hand strength to push back an opponent.

I'll really want those skills when I'm a mixed martial artist.

And it's a sport that a guy like you can love.

My interest in sumo has gone into the redline!

Captain!

Yeah!

Glad to have you on board, Kunisaki Chihiro!

W-Wait, are you serious?

It's sumo! Sumo!

What's your problem?

You got something against the sumo club?

Something against it?

That doesn't even begin to describe how I feel.

Ushio Hinomaru, I will never, ever forgive you!

What did you do to her?

I have no idea.

Your sumo wrestling was incredible!

Oh, thank you!

Would you like to give it a try?

Uh, sorry, I don't think it's for me.

It's no use.

Well, that's disappointing.

Even with all those people watching, we didn't inspire any of them.

I feel like I'm letting sumo down.

E-Excuse me...

I-I-I-I'd like to... j-join the sumo club.

I was i-inspired by your fight!

And, Hinomaru-san, sumo's really awesome, isn't it?

What's he doing? Is he an idiot?

There's something about being in a sumo ring.

Something that stirs the hearts of men.

Yuma.

He glimpsed it when Kunisaki fought that shrimp.

What are you on about? Ever since Hinomaru beat you, you've been acting strange!

Go back to being my strong big brother!

Go beat up that Hinomaru guy!

Sorry, but I'm done with beating people up.

I've decided to take up sumo to defeat him.

Sumo?

I can't go into it halfheartedly.

He's at a level I can't reach unless I work feverishly to get there.

Is it really worth going to all that trouble for him?

If you want to know the answer to that, just use your eyes.

We worked so hard yesterday, but only got two new members.

It's too early to give up!

After morning practice, we'll hand out more flyers...

The club room is so clean, it's sparkling!

You're late!

What are you doing here?

You're the one who said I should come if I wanted to know why I lost!

P-Plus... losing doesn't sit well with me.

I've made up my mind to beat you and become the best in Japan!

I-I'm saying I'll join the sumo club!

I have no objections, as long as our captain accepts you.

Oh, I don't...

Y-Yuma-san!

I'm sorry for my actions.

I know this is a self-serving request, but...

Let me learn sumo...

Please!

Just feeling that way is enough.

I have no reason to turn you away.

Well, ain't this a sight?

Y-You! How long have you been standing there?

Your little display was very entertaining.

A-Are you looking down on me?

So you've got five members now.

Who are you?

Kirihito! You also attend this school?

Yes. I came here because I'd heard you'd enrolled here.

Ushio, is this a friend of yours?

Have you done sumo before, then?

You're joining the club, right?

Yes, but not as a member.

It looks like you plan to enter a tournament,

but as you are now, you will almost certainly lose in the first round.

What did you say?!

He doesn't know who he's talking to.

But don't worry.

I will take you to nationals.

Yuma-san...

He's been acting like that a lot lately.

That stray cat!

What about it?

Doesn't it look like it's gained a lot of weight?

Churu Churu

I wonder why I feel like...

...I can't leave him on his own.

Next Bout “The Kusanagi Sword”

He feels guilty.

Yeah.