Shin Sedai (新世代) literally New Generation or Shin Sei (新星) literally New Star, are a group of young, largely unknown competitors who have emerged as some of the strongest and most successful athletes in the Shin-SASUKE era up until the present. The Shin Sedai are mostly made up of SASUKE Trial Qualifers, many of whom train non-stop for SASUKE on homemade replicas of the obstacles. Like the SASUKE All-Stars, most of the members are made up of ordinary people instead of professional athletes. While there are only two official members by TBS, several other people have been grouped under this name by the announcers. Recently, TBS have hyped up the Shin Sedai and SASUKE All-Stars as two rivaling groups of competitors.
Emergence
Sato, the youngest of the Shin Sedai, is also a repeat qualifier from the Sasuke Trials. In SASUKE 23 he made it to the Second Stage, only to meet the obstacle that would become his nemesis, the Salmon Ladder. After two straight fails, he finally cleared in SASUKE 25, only to fail the next obstacle.
His first appearance was in SASUKE 21, where he was the third fastest qualifier in the SASUKE 21 Trials. During the tournament, he showed great speed, clearing many of the obstacles quickly, including the Jumping Spider. He participated in the SASUKE 22 Trials, but did not make it past the 800m race part of the first round.
Firstly compete in SASUKE 21 as the #4 SASUKE Trials qualifier. Later, he qualify for SASUKE 27. For SASUKE 28, Asa became one of the four New Stars, along with Urushihara Yuuji, Matachi Ryo, and Kanno Hitoshi. He became only the second of five to clear the First Stage.
Member of the 'Shin Sedai' lead by 'Shin Sedai no rida' Urushihara Yuuji. From left to right: Hashimoto Koji, Matachi Ryo, Urushihara Yuuji, Kanno Hitoshi and Asa Kazuma.
History
While many of the members are still in high school and college, others have been trying to compete since 2003 and SASUKE 11 with the Monkey Bars event. Many of the older members, including the leader Urushihara Yuuji, failed many times over the span of several years before finally getting to compete at SASUKE.
The Shin Sedai emerged into the spotlight in SASUKE 22. While many of the members had competed before this tournament, this was the tournament where the Shin Sedai proved they could not only clear the First Stage but also make deep into the course and carry the show. At the same time, all of the All-Stars (for the second time in history, and the second time in four tournaments) failed the First Stage. This opened the door for some new people to excel. Before this, the All-Stars had dominated and one of the six members made it the furthest out of the 100 in 14 out of the first 21 tournaments.
The two new stars to perform well were Kanno Hitoshi and Urushihara Yuuji both competing for their second time. Kanno and Urushihara matched and went past Takeda Toshihiro's and Nagano Makoto's runs from SASUKE 21. Kanno, made it past the Shin-Cliffhanger which only Takeda and Nagano had beaten the tournament before and even went farther than Takeda before getting disqualified on the Spider Flip. Urushihara went even further. He beat the Gliding Ring which Nagano failed in SASUKE 21 and was the first one to clear the Shin-SASUKE Third Stage after Nagano's 'Kanzenseiha' in SASUKE 17. There, he came inches from the goal.
Over the next two tournaments, the group consistently did well with several of them clearing each tournament. Urushihara, who had made it to the Final Stage in SASUKE 22, made it back for a second time in SASUKE 24. This time, he cleared the Final Stage with 3.57 seconds left, becoming the third person to achieve 'Kanzenseiha'. He was officially named the leader of the Shin Sedai. After that, he went on to clear the Final Stage in SASUKE 27, with 6.71 seconds left, becoming the only SASUKE competitor to achieve 'Kanzenseiha' twice.
Members
There have only been seven official members. They are:
Urushihara, considered the leader of the Shin Sedai, spent upwards of five years trying to qualify through the SASUKE Trials. Finally, he qualified for SASUKE 21, and in the next tournament became the first competitor to reach Shin-SASUKE's final stage. In SASUKE 24, he became the third person to achieve 'Kanzenseiha', and in SASUKE 27, he went on to become the only person to achieve it twice. He is also Unlimited Cliffer No. 3.
Kanno has been considered one of the most serious contenders to 'Kanzenseiha'. In his third appearance, SASUKE 23, he made it all the way to the Final Stage. He has enjoyed mixed success since.
Hashimoto qualified through the SASUKE Trials in three straight tournaments. In SASUKE 23 he finally cleared the First Stage, and in the next tournament he made it all the way to the Final Stage, where he ultimately timed out mere centimeters from the goal. In SASUKE 27 he became the first person to beat the Ultimate Cliffhanger.
Sato Jun
Tajima Naoya
Tajima has competed four times, failing in each of the first three stages. His best performance was in SASUKE 24, where he reached the third stage but failed the final obstacle, the Gliding Ring.
His first appearance was in SASUKE 21, where he was the third fastest qualifier in the SASUKE 21 Trials. During the tournament, he showed great speed, clearing many of the obstacles quickly, including the Jumping Spider. He participated in the SASUKE 22 Trials, but did not make it past the 800m race part of the first round.
Firstly compete in SASUKE 21 as the #4 SASUKE Trials qualifier. Later, he qualify for SASUKE 27. For SASUKE 28, Asa became one of the four New Stars, along with Urushihara Yuuji, Matachi Ryo, and Kanno Hitoshi. He became only the second of five to clear the First Stage.
Member of the 'Shin Sedai' lead by 'Shin Sedai no rida' Urushihara Yuuji. From left to right: Hashimoto Koji, Matachi Ryo, Urushihara Yuuji, Kanno Hitoshi and Asa Kazuma.
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