Oho's 'Kosaku Shima' Kesho-Mawashi Gets Fans Talking: 'The Section Chief Is Glaring'
West Maegashira 10 Oho (Otake) drew attention at the Day 5 makuuchi dohyo-iri with a kesho-mawashi featuring Kosaku Shima, hero of the popular business manga series. Fans wrote 'It's Shima Kosaku,' 'First time I knew Oho had a Shima Kosaku version' and 'So understated lol, I laugh thinking of the section chief glaring from the dohyo,' Sports Hochi reports.
It was presented to him before the Aki basho; the stable's Instagram posted a photo of him with supporters, creator Kenshi Hirokane and designer Junko Koshino, drawing comments like 'May he rise as far as Shima Kosaku.' Oho, the grandson of yokozuna Taiho, whose 32 titles rank second all-time, debuted in January 2018, stands 192 cm and 185 kg, and has reached sekiwake. He lost on Day 1 and then won three straight.