is a monomane

Impersonator

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 variety

Variety show

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 owarai special program broadcast on Nippon Television

Nippon Television

is a television network based in the Shiodome area of Minato, Tokyo, Japan and is controlled by the Yomiuri Shimbun publishing company. Broadcasting terrestrially across Japan, the network is commonly known as , contracted to , and abbreviated as "NTV" or "AX".-Offices:*The Headquarters : 6-1,...

 on May 3, 2009. It is a renewal of Monomane Battle, which ended its broadcast on January 4 earlier that year. Neptune

Neptune (Owarai)

is a three-man Japanese conte group consisting of two boke, , and - usually referred to as , and one tsukkomi, . Their trio name comes from the Kinnikuman character, Neptuneman.-History:...

 serves as the presenters of the event with Hélène Hayama and Mika Oguma providing additional assistance, replacing the previous Naoko Ken

Naoko Ken

is a Japanese singer and actress. She is well-known for her comedy roles featuring idiosyncratic looks, and a string of successful torch songs that gained popularity in the late 1970s and early 1980s.- Biography :...

 and Hiromi

Hiromi

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The Tournament

• The event is held in a tournament
  Tournament
  A tournament is a competition involving a relatively large number of competitors, all participating in a sport or game. More specifically, the term may be used in either of two overlapping senses:...
  
   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 100 million Yen (equivalent to approximately 1,000,000 dollars).

Chairpeople

• Neptune
  Neptune (Owarai)
  is a three-man Japanese conte group consisting of two boke, , and - usually referred to as , and one tsukkomi, . Their trio name comes from the Kinnikuman character, Neptuneman.-History:...
  
  
  • Jun Nagura
  • Ken Horiuchi
  • Taizō Harada

The Tournament

Hiroiki Ariyoshi, Ungirls, Ijily Okada, Satoshi Onoma and Twotone Aoki

Twotone Aoki

, better known by his stage name is a Japanese impressionist from Kanagawa Prefecture. His son, Ryūji Aoki, is also an impressionist.-Impression repertoire:*Eun-sook Kye*Keiko Fuji*Akira Fuse*Hiromi Go*Shinji Harada*Takao Horiuchi*Takashi Hosokawa...

, Kannazuki

Kannazuki

is a traditional name for the tenth month in the traditional Japanese calendar.The name can be translated literally as "the month when there are no gods". In Shinto tradition it was said that the eight million gods of Japan left their shrines and congregated annually at Izumo Taisha...

, Kōji Tomita, Croket, The Touch

The Touch

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, The Newspaper

The Newspaper

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, Shinobu-chan, Tamiaki and Ryu, Chōshin Juku, Nakagawake, Yuki Nishio, Nobu and Fukkey, Hanawa

Hanawa

(real name is a Japanese singer and comedian raised in Saga city. He plays the bass guitar.He rose to fame in Japan for a comical song about Saga Prefecture and its oddities.-External links:* *...

, Akimasa Haraguchi, Vitamin S

Vitamin S

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, Takashi Kanemitsu (of Plus Minus), Hori

Hori

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, Makita Sports, Monster Engine, Hōsei Yamasaki

Hōsei Yamasaki

is a Japanese solo comedian and a member of Yoshimoto Kogyo’s extensive owarai lineup. He is best known for being one of the five members of Downtown Gaki no Tsukai’s regular cast. His role on the show is usually divided up between the suberi-kyara and the ijime-kyara...

, Kōichi Yamadera

Koichi Yamadera

is a Japanese voice actor, actor, tarento, narrator, master of ceremonies and impressionist from Shiogama, Miyagi Prefecture. He graduated from Tohoku Gakuin University's economics school, and is currently affiliated with Across Entertainment. Before that, he was affiliated with the Tokyo Actor's...

The Survival

Hiroiki Ariyoshi, Ungirls, Ijily Okada, Kannazuki, Kuwabata Ohara, Kōji Tomita, Yoshio Kojima

Yoshio Kojima

is a Japanese comedian famous for appearing only in a small bathing suit, during both performances and interviews. Among his well-known catchphrases are Sonna no kankei nee and Oppapī , an abbreviation of "Ocean Pacific Peace",...

, 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

The Tournament

Akira Nakao

Akira Nakao

is a Japanese actor and personality from Kisarazu, Chiba, Japan. He graduated from Chiba Prefectural Kisarazu High School and attended Musashino Art University. Nakao is a member of the Furutachi Project agency....

, Kunikazu Katsumata, Peeko, Suzanne, Miyuki Itori

Broadcast dates

Number	Subtitle	Broadcast date	Winner (MVP)	Ratings	Notes
1 Monomane Grand Prix ~The Tournament~ details The results of the May 3, 2009 broadcast of .-First match:A BlockB BlockC BlockD BlockE BlockF BlockG BlockH Block-Semi-finals:A BlockB BlockC BlockD Block-Finals:...	~The Tournament~	May 3, 2009, 7:00 PM – 9:54 PM	Nakagawake	13.1%
2	~The Survival~	September 21, 2009, 7:58 PM – 11:03 PM	Nakagawake

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