Sumo Color Portraits Notebook #9, page 2, 2026 March, Day 11 Takayasu Akira 高安.

Sounds like Terunofuji got demoted 2 levels and a 10% pay cut for 3 months, so basically a slap on the wrist as expected

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hosh as spectator (kaki wash version) - #sumo #相撲 #illustration 🍺🥜

pencil sketch of a girl wearing a spinosaurus skull, backed by a giant arowana

all the animals in jurassic park are female: spino girl - #dinosaur #sketch #illustration 🐟🧹

(I think this never posted last week. Trying again)
Kotoshoho is the GenX of Sumo. How is it that he does well & cameras/commentators either ignore him outright or keep referring to his win last July as a "fluke"?13 wins is not a fluke. He got yet another fighting spirit prize this Harubasho.

It’s official:
Enhō will be back in jūryō next basho - it's an historical first - he’ll be the first since Showa era (starting 1926) to come back to jūryō all the way from jonokuchi (Terunofuji for example fell to jonidan, one division up) #nagoyabasho2026

It’s been three years since the most dynamic fulcrum in sumo, Enhō Yūya injured his neck & spine so bad that he was advised to never do sumo again. Downranked into oblivion, he made his return in July 2024 & clawed his way back to today, where it was announced he would once again join Juryō division

Pencil drawing of retired rikishi Hokutofuji; with his right fist held to his forehead per his longtime pre-fight rituals (he was holding salt he would later toss in the ring before stepping in).

Just realized I gotta schlep through this whole damn night with no #sumo to look forward to.

gocchandesu, 3 bros in futagoyama beya - new to the sumo shop - #sumo #相撲 #sketch 🍲🥟

The giant macaron is green, repeat green.

This trophy isn't for eating, but comes with a box of actual macarons for the yusho winner to "share with his stable"

Since he's also won an actual cow today and a literal ton of vegetables, his stablemates will be eating well

Kirishima's ozeki meeting is confirmed. He's finally recovered from the yeet heard around the world in January 2024 and now has the opportunity to join every other Mongolian ozeki in going on to yokozuna. It'll be tough but this is shaping up to be a crazy competitive year of sumo

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It wasn’t a dominant performance but at least Hoshoryu got a white dot on Aonishiki at last. Another junyusho for the pile isn’t the worst thing. Nothing for it but to try again in may

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Attaboy Fujinokawa! 2 kinboshi, technique prize, and definitively proving he can hang at the top. Would love to see him in sanyaku this year

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Nishikigi looking incredibly smug

NISHIKIGI KACHI-KOSHI!!!

Big Nish pushed Kayo out today securing his winning record. What an amazing comeback with a streak of 5 wins in the second week (sorry Enho)

This is is first KK since July

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Haru26. Final day15.

Amazing tournament and yusho for Kirishima. It’s been seemingly years of on and off tournaments since that failed Yokozuna run and now he truly seems to be back in full ozeki form. Very happy for him though it’s bittersweet for me that it comes with yet another failed attempt for Hosh

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Classic Aonishiki! Looks like he’s not going to be a pushover for Hosh tomorrow either

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I knew Fujinokawa v Hiradoumi would be a dandy. What a sweet move from Fuji

7-7 now so I guess he’ll be up for an if win special prize tomorrow for getting 2 kinboshi

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Dang it Abi

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Well, Nishikigi still has that sekitori spot

I hope the Enho optimists are right

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I hope that’s the case. My perhaps paranoid fear is that Enho would have to go above and beyond normal expectations just to be certain that he won’t be snubbed due to the Hakuho association

Brutal matchup tomorrow. They have 6-7 Nishikigi up against 5-1 Enho. Winner presumably gets to be in Juryo next tournament

Why do you do this to me torikumi committee?

Is it confirmed? There’s the photo with the flowers but then nikkan sports has an article about Chiyosakae retiring but nothing about Chiyomaru

Well at least Hosh earned his yokozuna kk with ten wins. Now to show the ozekis why he’s the one with the fancy rope

This is his time to finally beat Aonishiki but if he wins it’s nbd because Ao is out of form and if he loses again Ao is just his father forever. Get it done Hosh!

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Crazy comeback for Aonishiki there. He’s obviously struggling through something but his sumo instincts are still preternaturally sharp

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OZEKI KIRISHIMA

#sumo
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Oof, yeah sponichi annex has an article about Chiyosakae’s retirement but not Chiyomaru’s. I guess Chiyomaru was just photographed holding someone else’s flowers for some reason?

I apologize for the misinformation. May his roundness be truly eternal

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Day13
No! Chiyomaru is retiring! I told myself His Roundness would happy to stay in sumo forever. 😭 Thads his younger brother, for we Chiyo’ōtori holding the flowers. #Harubasho2026

a man in a purple jacket is standing in front of a sign that says nhk Alt: GIF of Chiyomaru turning to the camera and laughing in a purple kimono and yellow tinted glasses

Sounds like Chiyomaru was given flowers after his bout today, retiring with a kachi koshi in his final basho

Wishing health and happiness to His Eternal Roundness

#sumo

相撲を取り終えて花道を引き下がる千代丸に花束が渡されていた。ということは、現役引退するのだろう。故障で番付を落として以降は自分の思うような相撲は取れなかっただろうが、ここまでよく頑張った。今日は善戦及ばず黒星となってしまったけど、最後の場所で勝ち越したのは立派。