# #132【地上波#104】卒業 - Show: 金属バットの社会の窓 - Published: 2026-03-27 - Canonical: https://podc.club/en/episode/1702830732_dc283aa6342b.html - Audio: https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/7e360234-755c-43f9-8509-ae92005f0b89/32244389-48d2-474e-8e61-b06000749d81/51e9f01a-c755-4adf-90b2-b418005c9ccf/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=a4b881d0-0b6e-4a12-918a-b0600076d5c0 - Source: Edited from a machine transcript of the first 30 minutes of the episode. Not an official summary. Imai Raipachi (今井ライパチ) won the R1 Grand Prix 2026 with five of seven judges' votes, fulfilling industry gossip that had named him the frontrunner since the previous spring. The episode also covered a 21-year-old named Sahara claiming the $1 million Capcom Cup 12 title at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo, and a Uganda prison witchdoctor incident that left one guard dead. A listener's graduation memory then coaxed Kobayashi into confessing that he soils himself roughly once a year—and has gone on stage immediately after doing so. ## What this episode answers ### What was the result of the R1 Grand Prix 2026 final? Imai Raipachi won with five of seven judges' votes; the final came down to three contestants—Dondekorute Watanabe Ginji, Tontsukatan Omacchan, and Imai Raipachi—and the hosts noted that word had been circulating since the previous spring that Raipachi was the presumptive winner. ### Who won Capcom Cup 12 and what was the prize? 21-year-old first-time entrant Sahara won Capcom Cup 12, held at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo, and took home a prize of $1 million (approximately ¥150 million). ### What happened in the Uganda prison witchdoctor incident? A Ugandan prison guard whose bicycle was stolen called a witchdoctor to identify the thief; the witchdoctor administered herbal medicine to several guards, three suffered severe side effects, and one died after a second dose—after which both the guard and the witchdoctor fled and police began searching for them. ### What was the listener's graduation memory episode? Listener 'Sanbun no Ichi no Junjo na Kancho' reported that his wife recalled a quiet, well-behaved boy who soiled himself at graduation and walked through the hall in that state—a scene she still thinks of every cherry-blossom season. ### Has Kobayashi ever soiled himself before a performance? Kobayashi confessed he soils himself about once a year, and has gone on stage at rakugo venues in Gion and Omiya having already done so beforehand. ## Article ## R1 Grand Prix 2026: Imai Raipachi Wins with Five Votes The R1 Grand Prix 2026 final came down to three performers: Dondekorute Watanabe Ginji (ドンデコルテ渡辺銀次), Tontsukatan Omacchan (トンツカータンおまっちゃん), and Imai Raipachi. Raipachi took the title with five of the seven judges' votes. The two hosts recalled with satisfaction that the industry had been saying since the previous spring that "this year's R1 belongs to Raipachi"—and he had delivered exactly that. They also weighed in on the rest of the lineup. Kujo's material was solid but his scores came in lower than expected; Hasse also impressed. Makishi, however, drew a pointed critique: "Four minutes of flawless precision—there was nothing to like about it." On Lucifer, competing for the eighth time, they noted that a first-time viewer would probably have been in stitches, but familiarity had blunted the impact. Their broader point: without a twist or development built in, it is hard to go the distance in a final. The duo also took aim at the show's production choices. The opening bald-head skit and the AI-generated title sequence were unnecessary, they argued—with a lineup that talented, original material was all that was needed. ## This Week's Three News Stories **Burdock Assault (Hokkaido)** In a city in Hokkaido, an 89-year-old unemployed man was arrested on the spot after striking his wife, who is also in her 80s, repeatedly in the face and head with two burdock roots. The wife was not injured and the man admitted to the charges. Asked what vegetable they would reach for as a weapon, both hosts recommended chili peppers. Kobayashi backed the pick with a childhood story: a friend who rubbed his eyes after handling chili peppers cried uncontrollably for hours—proof, he said, of the pepper's fearsome offensive potential. **Uganda Witchdoctor Death** At a prison in Uganda, a guard whose bicycle had been stolen hired a witchdoctor to identify the thief. The witchdoctor administered herbal medicine to several guards; three suffered severe side effects and were taken to a clinic. Following the witchdoctor's instructions, a second dose was given—two of the three recovered, but one died. Both the guard and the witchdoctor subsequently fled, and police are searching for them. The local police spokesperson urged the public to report crimes to police rather than relying on witchcraft or herbal remedies. The hosts found the whole affair baffling: "We didn't want them to run." "If witchcraft actually worked, they wouldn't get caught—it's a complete contradiction." **Capcom Cup 12: Sahara Takes $1 Million** The official Street Fighter 6 world championship, Capcom Cup 12, was held at Ryogoku Kokugikan (両国国技館) in Tokyo, drawing 48 of the world's top players. First-time entrant Sahara (サハラ), age 21, won the tournament and took home the $1 million prize—approximately ¥150 million. Kobayashi had watched via paid stream and was emphatic: from the qualifying rounds, Sahara had been "blocking everything with perfect parries—it was abnormal. I was absolutely certain Sahara was going to win." He also praised guitarist Miyabi (みやび), who performed as the opening act at the ceremony. ## Listener Theme: "Graduation Memories" This week's Super Message Theme was "Graduation Memories." Listener "Sanbun no Ichi no Junjo na Kancho" (3分の1の純情な館長) said he had no interesting memories of his own, so he asked his wife instead. She recalled a quiet, well-behaved boy at her graduation ceremony who soiled himself and then walked through the hall in that state—a scene that comes back to her every cherry-blossom season without fail. The hosts responded with a mix of laughter and sympathy: "Soiling yourself at graduation is engraved permanently in every classmate's memory. The sentence is too harsh." That opened the door for Kobayashi to confess: he soils himself roughly once a year. He has done it immediately before performing at a rakugo venue in Gion, and again just before a show in Omiya—and in both cases walked straight on stage anyway. He let slip a word of gratitude for Otaku (大宅) being there to help cover for him. The next message, from listener "Kitsukitsu Mankitsu" (キツキツ満喫), a working teacher, began to share a graduation story from a previous school—but the transcript cuts off there. ## Takeaways - Imai Raipachi won the R1 Grand Prix 2026 with a decisive five-out-of-seven vote, validating widespread industry predictions that had named him the frontrunner since the previous spring. - First-time entrant Sahara, 21, claimed the Capcom Cup 12 title and $1 million at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo, with Kobayashi insisting he had predicted the win from the qualifying rounds. - A listener's graduation memory sparked Kobayashi's confession that he soils himself roughly once a year and has performed on stage on multiple occasions immediately after doing so.