Kunoichi (TV series)

, Ayako is also an acrobatic dancer, who used to work for Muscle Musical. She achieved total victory in the 4th, 5th, and 6th competitions. In the 7th Competition however, she fell on the last obstacle of the Second Stage, the last part of the "Swinging Beams", which was a metal beam without a rope support like the last two. Her failure left the other competitors in visible shock because, in the words of the narrator "She was the competitor everyone was counting on!" Her current age is 31 years. As of 2008, she has cleared the first stage 4 times in a row and the second,third, and final stages 3 times in a row. Recently Ayako and a few other Muscle Musical members including the creator and Sayaka Asami broke away and created their own group, so it is now rumored that she will no longer compete.

- is a Jazz Dance Insturctor hailing from Tokyo. She first appeared in the 3rd competetion and wowed everyone by making it all the way to the final stage. Izumi managed a great run but ran out of time just a few feet short of the buzzer. In the following tournament Izumi was the only finalist from the previous tournament to clear stage 1, however in stage 2 she failed the Triple Hurdle. (a common casality in Kunoichi 1 and 2) Since competeing in Kunoichi, Izumi has gotten married and her official name is now Mika Makino. Izumi/Makino is rumored to return for the next tournament, but this is not confermed.

* [http://www.tbs.co.jp/program/tokuban_kunoichi_060920.html TBS Kunoichi 2006 Page] jp icon
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