The Takione duo won the title of the “Asahi Beer Sumadori Double Impact 2026 Manzai & Conte Double-Sword Style No. 1 Championship” on Tuesday, July 20, 2026. The group, specializing in traditional stand-up comedy (Manzai) and sketch comedy (Conte), beat 2,896 competitors. The victory was celebrated with a prize of 10 million yen, in addition to other honors.
The decisive stage saw the participation of eight teams, including Kaerutei, Konya mo Hoshi ga Kirei, Takione, Danbiramucho, TC Klaxon, Don Decorte, Nanamagari and Biscuit Brothers. The competition system predicted that the top five in the first phase would advance to the next round. Each presentation, both in the first and second stages, lasted 4 minutes and was evaluated out of up to 500 points, totaling 1000 possible points. The champion was determined by the highest total of points accumulated.
The live broadcast of the final lasted three hours, starting at 7pm on the 20th. The hosts of the event were Kamaitachi and Kanna Hashimoto, who repeated their partnership from the previous year. The judging panel was made up of Chihara Junior, Tsuyoshi Nakagawa (from Nakagawa-ke), Terumoto Goto (from Football Hour), Takushi Tanaka (from Ungirls) and Tsuji Classic (from Nippon no Shacho), who had been the inaugural “Double Impact” champion. To cheer on the finalists, Takashi Yoshimura and Kumi Sasaki, former member of Hinatazaka46, served as cheerleaders, while announcer Miyu Kuroda provided supporting commentary.
- Successful trajectory of the duo Takione and its members
- Takioto Sasuke: Born on March 7, 1990, in Oita Prefecture.
- Akisada Ryotaro: Born on October 29, 1987, in Hyogo Prefecture.
- The duo was formed in 2016 and currently belongs to the Yoshimoto Kogyo agency.
- They reached the final of “King of Conte 2020”.
- They also reached the semifinals of the “M-1 Grand Prix” in 2020, 2021, 2024 and 2025.
- In 2020, the duo also competed in the final of the “ABC Comedy Grand Prix”.
