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Back a few years when Marilyn (kohaku) from daiinichi took the all japan show, I was invited to a q & A session folowing the show. I had been quite smitten by dragon castle, a matsunosuke sanke that was in the final running. So I naiively asked why a 2 color koi which was easier to finish should win over a 3 color koi which obviously needed more work with the 3 color. I never got what I felt came anywhere close to addressing the question, but it was obvious by the looks and facial expressions of the panel that I didn't have a clue, maybe would never get one, and the sooner they got on to any real questions the better. ( ah the joys of being "foreigner") Since that time, I have learned to better understand the difficulties of presenting a good 2 color as they actually are at a disadvantage, because with only two color to focus on the expectation is much higher.
To this day dispite the education, I still would vote for the sanke!LOL and like my numerous comments on this thread believe a good one is hard to find. I was able to pick up a very nice showa from toshio this year and have been truely impressed with their improvement. Hope JR's spies are right, would be about time to get a really nice showa as #1......
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