is an impersonation variety owarai special program broadcast on Nippon Television on May 3, 2009. It is a renewal of Monomane Battle, which ended its broadcast on January 4 earlier that year. Neptune serves as the presenters of the event with Hélène Hayama and Mika Oguma providing additional assistance, replacing the previous Naoko Ken and Hiromi.
Rules
The Tournament The event is held in a tournament fashion, with groups of competitors divided into blocks beforehand. The contestants must prepare material for a match, the semifinal and the final. The 24 competitors are split into three sets of eight blocks. The semi-finals are made up of the winners of each block. The final consists of four contestants. The winner is awarded a prize of 1 million Yen (equivalent to approximately 10,000 dollars).
The Survival Personal one-on-one matches are decided through lottery cards.
Presenters
Chairpeople Neptune Jun Nagura Ken Horiuchi Taizō Harada
Progress Hélène Hayama Mika Oguma (The Survival)
Contestants
The Tournament Hiroiki Ariyoshi, Ungirls, Ijiri Okada, Satoshi Onoma and Twotone Aoki, Kannazuki, Kōji Tomita, Croket!, The Newspaper, Shinobu-chan, Tamiaki and Ryu, Chōshin Juku, Nakagawake, Yuki Nishio, Nobu and Fukkey, Hanawa, Akimasa Haraguchi, Vitamin S, Takashi Kanemitsu (of Plus Minus), Makita Sports, Monster Engine, Hōsei Yamasaki, Kōichi Yamadera
The Survival Hiroiki Ariyoshi, Ungirls, Ijiri Okada, Kannazuki, Kuwabata Ohara, Kōji Tomita, Yoshio Kojima, Croket Sakurazuka Yakkun, The Touch, Zabunguru, Shinobu-chan and Megumi Fukushita and Maki Aizawa, Tamiaki and Yoppi, Chōshin Juku, Take2, Tony Hirota and Chihiro Sakurai and Kōenji Pulsar, Doburokki, Nakagawake, Yuki Nishio, Yūki Ninomiya, Nobu and Fukkey, Hanawa, Akimasa Haraguchi, Harō Ueda, Vitamin S, Takashi Kanemitsu (of Plus Minus), Hori, Ken Maeda, Mitchy, Hōsei Yamasaki, Kōichi Yamadera, Ryu and Twotone Aoki and Hazuki Pal
Judges
The Tournament Akira Nakao, Kunikazu Katsumata, Peeko, Miyuki Itori
The Survival Tsutomu Sekine, Suzanne, Tsunku, Aya Sugimoto, Ayana Tsubaki
Broadcast dates NumberSubtitleBroadcast dateWinner (MVP)RatingsNotes1~The Tournament~May 3, 2009, 7:00 PM – 9:54 PMNakagawake13.1%2~The Survival~September 21, 2009, 7:58 PM – 11:03 PMNakagawake
Results
First match A Block RankOrderNameOffice affiliationPerformanceScore1st2ndKannazukiOhta ProductionMonomane All-Star512nd1stTamiaki and RyuOffice Auto Home and Kojima KikakuEXILE performing "The Birthday: Ti Amo"333rd3rdVitamin SYoshimoto Creative Agency Akira Kobayashi and Choi Ji-woo16 B Block RankOrderNameOffice affiliationPerformanceScore1st2ndTakashi Kanemitsu (Plus Minus)Yoshimoto Creative AgencyKurin's Tamura dressing room call482nd3rdNobu and FukkeyEm's PlanAlice performing "Champion"283rd1stHanawaK-Dash StageKeisuke Kuwata setting scenery24 C Block RankOrderNameOffice AffiliationPerformanceScore1st1stAkimasa HaraguchiK-Dash StageJunji Takada's 3-minute cooking632nd2ndShinobu-chanJinsei ProKumi Kōda performing "Ai no Uta"263rd3rdMonster EngineYoshimoto Creative AgencyNikaku teacher's dressing room scenery11 D Block RankOrderNameOffice affiliationPerformanceScore1st2ndNakagawakeYoshimoto Creative AgencyHatarakuotonatachi482nd3rdHiroiki AriyoshiŌta ProductionShō Aikawa's graduation speech273rd1stSatoshi Onoma and Twotone AokiSugar Music and Prosper performing "Natsu no Hi no 1993"25 E Block RankOrderNameOffice affiliationPerformanceScore1st1stCroketMad CarfieldRobot Hiroshi Itsuki532nd 3rdKōji TomitaTop ColorTsutomu Sekine's impression analysis373rd2ndChōshin JukuWatanabe EntertainmentRock 'n roll impressions10 F Block RankOrderNameOffice affiliationPerformanceScore1st3rdHoriHoriproCelebrity look-alike622nd2ndUpgirlsWatanabe EntertainmentJoyman impression243rd1stHōsei YamasakiYoshimoto Creative AgencyShōgo Hamada performing "Ai to Iuna no Motoni"14 G Block RankOrderNamiOffice AffiliationPerformanceScore1st2ndKōichi YamaderaAcross EntertainmentScatman John performing "Pripri Scat"472nd3rdIjiri OkadaHoriproGeinōkai no Nandetarō353rd1stThe NewspaperTNP CompanyShōichi Nakagawa's press conference18 H Block RankOrderNameOffice affiliationPerformanceScore1st3rdYuki NishioShinei ProductionMika Nakashima performing "Orion"642nd1stMakita SportsOffice KitanoEikichi Yazawa legend episode263rd2ndThe TouchHoriproMatsuko Deluxe10
Semi-finals A Block RankOrderNamePerformanceScore1st3rdKōji TomitaTsurube Shōfukutei rakugo impression502nd1stKannazukiTVXQ performing "Purple Line"283rd2ndTakashi KanemitsuDragon Ball impressions22 B Block RankOrderNamePerformanceScore1st2ndNakagawakeLegend of comedy group B&B532nd1stAkimasa HaraguchiJunji Inagawa impression47 C Block RankOrderNamePerformanceScore1st2ndHoriMote utana no ni mote nai DE Show672nd1stCroketNaotarō Moriyama video impression33 D Block RankOrderNamePerformanceScore1st1stKōichi YamaderaYūsaku Kimura performing "home"612nd2ndYuki NishioHikaru Utada performing "Prisoner of Love"39
Finals RankOrderNamePerformanceScore1st2ndNakagawakeMaikuyo Kuruyo342nd4thKōichi YamaderaLouis Armstrong performing "When the Saints Go Marching In"313rd3rdHoriVarious celebrities reading Momotarō264th1stKōji TomitaToshiyuki Nishida's wedding speech9
Related programs Tamori no Sekai Sokkuri Taishō Shijō Saiko Sokkuri Taishō Bakushō Sokkuri Monomane Kōhaku Utagassen Special (Fuji Television) The Monomane (TBS TV)
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