According to Sasukecentral.net, the prize/reward money for achieving KANZENSEIHA (Ninja Warrior Total Victory) from SASUKE 1 to SASUKE 17 was ¥2,000,000 (approximately $20,000.00 USD or €18,000.00 EUR) which was hardly enough to cover all the expenses traveling back and forth to SASUKE twice a year.
The SASUKE course was redesigned after NAGANO Makoto's KANZENSEIHA in SASUKE/Ninja Warrior #17 to make the course more difficult. The prize/reward money was also increased so from SASUKE/Ninja Warrior #18 onward the prize money for KANZENSEIHA (Ninja Warrior Total Victory) is ¥4,000,000 (approximately $40,000.00 USD or €35,000.00 EUR).
SASUKE is a Japanese sports entertainment television special where 100 competitors attempt to complete four obstacle course stages.
Monster 9 (a Japanese production company that went bankrupt in 2011) produced 27 Sasuke tournaments between 1997 and 2011. In 2012 Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS) produced a new "Sasuke Rising" (Sasuke 28) special which included a revamped course and a special back tie dinner for the broadcast.
The G4 Channel in the US produces an edited version featuring English subtitles and commentary known as Ninja Warrior.
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