Kinnikuman 32

With the final preliminary turning into a huge mess of falling and fighting, only seven of the eight finalists have been determined! How will this be straightened out? Who will be the final finalist? And is this Kinnikuman's final chance at glory?

Chapter 32: The 8th Finalist

57.
Announcer: Now, let’s see the moment of goal once more on the electric scoreboard. Really, which of these is going forward as the 8th member of the finals tournament?
Ground: Goal

58.
Announcer: Wh…what, a…tied finish!!
SFX: BOO—BOO—
Suguru: WHAT THE, HOW COULD WE HAVE HAD A TIED FINISH~~
Suguru: O—K, if that’s the case, how are we going to choose who’s the 8th advancing finalist?
SFX: WHAM BAM WHAM
Guard: STOP THEM, STOP THEM!
SFX: WA—WHAM
Guard: He—y, what are you doing, don’t do that!
Kinta: YOU IDIOT!
SFX: WHAM BAM WHAM
Guard: FINE, I’LL SHOW YOU! UOO—
SFX: WHAM BAM
Guard: OWA—
Kazuo: Leave this fight arbitration to Kazuo of Aderans!
SFX: BOING

59.
Kazuo: Uh…
Narrator: However at that moment, the terrifying fighters of the Choujin overwhelmed Kazuo.
Narrator: Kazuo was slopping two or three steps due to his terror.
Kazuo: ……
Narrator: And ran back to his seat…
Kazuo: Kimiko~~
(TN: There are actually several names that could be taken with this)
Men: So you shouldn’t have gone from the beginning~~~you perverted octo-baldy.
Mayumi: Take him—Suguru!
Suguru: UOOO
SFX: WHAM BAM WHAM OH—
Chair: Ma…Mayumi-kun!
Mayumi: He—y, quiet down!
Chair: Now you’ve changed!
Chair: Fu fu fu…this here is the 365th I’ll be settling a fight…just leave it to me…

60.
Chair: He—y, settle down! You vigorous young Choujin!!
SFX: UOO—WA—OH—
Chair: He—y, I told you to settle down.
SFX: WHAM BAM
Mayumi: Chair!
Chair: Is that fine? We’ll decide the 8th advancing finalist by a pro-wrestling battle royal!
SFX: WA—WA—
Suguru: Meat…what’s a Battle Royal?
Meat: Prince…you don’t know?
Meat: Ten to fifteen participants go into the ring and everyone inside outside yourself is your enemy. It’s a survival deathmatch.

61.
Announcer: And so then, we’re at the Kuramae Kokujikan! Shortly the Choujin Battle Royal will be starting.
(TN: Kuramae Kokujikan, translating as the “Kuramae National Sports Arena”, is a former stadium in Tokyo used for sumo matches and the second of three arenas on that spot. It was torn down in 1984 and replaced with the current Ryougoku Kokujikan)
SFX: WA—WA—WA—
Meat: The decided 7 advancing finalists are watching this with time to spare?
Room: Waiting Room
Wrestler: Fu fu fu fu…
Suguru: Mu!
SFX: WHAM WHOOSH
Meat: Wa…amazing demonstration.
SFX: KU KU KU KU
Suguru: Well, I too
Wrestler: Mu!
Suguru: FU FU FU…
Suguru: ORYAAA

62.
SFX: RIP / WHAM
Meat: Please don’t firmly rip your underwear?
Suguru: Ku ku ku…
Suguru: I’ve got to poop.
Meat: Me too.
Iwao: Master, those two are leaving…
Kinkotsu: Alright, now.
Kinkotsu: Nuoo…I can’t open it~~
SFX: FUN
Iwao: Like this, master……
SFX: CLINK / WHAM
Kinta: WHAT ARE YOU TWO!?
Kinkotsu: Take this~~~

63.
Iwao: IT’S COMPLETE~~~
Kani: Oh! We’re singing like in opera this time.
Kani: Kinkotsuma~~~n, what is that gun~~
Kinkotsu: Hey hey, you’re doing that stupid thing again.
Kinkotsu: That now was my Control Gun.
Iwao: Aren’t you the most skilled at this?
Kinkotsu: The Control Gun will make those zapped by it obedient to the orders of the voice spoken from a special-made mike.
Kinkotsu: Al—right, everyone, let’s get into the ring!
Choujin: OOH
Iwao: A Kabuki-style commercial ti~~me
SFX: STOMP STOMP
Top Caption: Presenting Just a Few of Kinnikuman’s Secrets!!
-His Birthplace is Planet Kinniku, the first planet in the Great Kinniku Cloud fifty-billion light years from Earth.
-His Birthday is unknown, his age is around 20?
-He grows huge and is revived by eating garlic!?
-His weaknesses are cute girls and milk.
-He is clumsy and irresponsible and such, but he really is burning in justice to protect Earth.
-His favorite foods are Yoshinoya Gyudon and Morinaga Cocoa.
-His deadly technique is Kinniku Flash!

64.
Announcer: The players are entering!
SFX: WA—WA—WA—WA—
SFX: BOING BOING BOING
SFX: CRASH
Suguru: HEY~~DID WE DESTROY THE FLOOR FROM ENTERING ALL AT ONCE----
Ramen: Fufufu…They’re idiot guys.
Brocken: It’s their first battle. Falling is certain…
Terry: So that’s alright? Kinnikuman is a lucky boy.

65.
Announcer: THE TWO-THOUSAND POUND CHOUJIN CORP~~!!
SFX: OOH
Suguru: Wh…what are you!?
Kinkotsu: Nothing really to say. I’ve come to be the referee.
Chair: Hey hey, I don’t remember giving him permission.
Kinkotsu: The Choujin that are here gave me permission.
Suguru: You idiot—that’s nonsense!
Kinta: We gave him permission!
SFX: SLIP / GRIP GRIP
Suguru: CHAIR~~
Chair: Well they did give permission.
Terry: This stinks.
SFX: WHAM
Terry: Something’s up here…
Ramen: So…sorry, I’m a quiet and patient child, but my stand hadn’t done that.

66.
Narrator: On the other hand, the real referee was in the storage room…
Referee: ………………
Narrator: The binded up Redshoesman.
Announcer: Now, the gong will soon ring!
SFX: WA—WA—
Meat: Fine then? From the beginning, this is a battle of just fighting. If you can reduce the numbers to a few, then you can drive them at once!
SFX: BONG
Announcer: WELL~~THEN, THE GONG WAS EARLY AND ALL OF THEM ARE SWOOPING DOWN ON KINNIKUMAN!
Suguru: WA—
Meat: DON’T GET ME
Suguru: HI~~~PLEASE STOP~~
Iwao: Now, the drop kick!
Suguru: OWA—

67.
SFX: DODODO
Kinkotsu: 1 2 3
Announcer: SO~~THEN, KINNIKUMAN IS ELIMINATED!!
Terry: Th…that idiot is…
Meat: PR…PRINCE~~~!!
Everyone: WA—WA—WA—
Suguru: Wa~~~how could a manga lead like me get eliminated
Iwao: Dahahaha, look at him
Terry: N?...If that mike…
SFX: SNAG
Iwao: Wa, what are you doing?
Terry: Now, all you Choujin, please make those referees take a Big Boot Kick
(TN: The “Big boot kick” is also known as the “Juurokumon Kick”, a trademark technique of Giant Baba)
SFX: DODODO
Kinkotsu: Wa~~You’ve got the wrong opponent~~!!

68-69.
Choujin: SORYA~~~!!
Kinkotsu: WA—
Kinkotsu: Hie~~~I’ll remember this—
Meat: Of course, you were manipulating everyone.
Suguru: It’s too late, I’ve been eliminated~~~!!
Kinta: Mu! Where are we?
Sphinx: Ooh, the competition has already started.
Kinta: ALRIGHT, LET’S GO---!!
SFX: WHAM BAM
Announcer: Well~~then, all nine of them have been knocked out!! So who the heck will advance to the 8th qualifier?
Natsuko: Hey, here he is.
Announcer: Ooh…the officially recognized competition referee, Redshoesman!
Announcer: And the referee has made his judgement.

70.
Kazuo: Ooh, he’s leaving the ring.
Man: It’s not impossible, cause it’s a difficult decision.
Kazuo: Mu! He can’t be consulting with the old seller lady.
Man: No, it’s gossip.
Kazuo: Oh…he’s giving off to her a thousand-yen note.
Man: Ooh, that giving off pose is a thing that can’t be copied by us.
Kazuo: Mu! This time he isn’t thinking of anything.
Sign: Morinaga Cocoa Vending Machine:
Bottom: Have some before or after meals.
Redshoes: Ah—this Morinaga Cocoa was delicious.
SFX: WHAM
Redshoes: Uoooo
Kazuo: What, that was just a short break?
Announcer: And so he’s giving his judgement…
Redshoes: The nine in the ring were dead…So, the 8th advancing finalist…

71.
Redshoes: WILL BE KINNIKUMAN!!
Meat: He did it—
Mayumi: YA—Y, HE DID IT~~~
Meat: PRINCE~~~
Terry: Congratulations, Kinnikuman!
SFX: CRAAASH
Suguru: Hey~~This time I’m giving all of you the name of Himan—
(TN: Hi = Fat, thus “Fatman”)
Terry: Well what are you doing up and on here!
Kazuo: Ow—
Meat: It’s cause there were too many on at once…

TN: Compared to the last chapter, which was just ridiculous (Kintaman shouldn't have showboated allowing for the rocket to bring in all those other Choujin), this was just hilarious and bizarre luck. Of course, it does explain why we don't see a lot of those other Choujin later in the series (but of course I doubt Kintaman, Sphinxman, Koubellman or any of those others really were enough to bring people in anyway...) as well as an amazing and weird situation that got Suguru into the finals! You probably can see that he ends up winning more by weirdness and coincidences instead of actual skill at this point...sure he gets the skill later but it's supposed to be funny now. And of course the big question of the moment: why haven't Kinkotsuman and Iwao been kicked out yet!? Well...the final eight have been determined and the countdown to the final tournament begins next time!