Episode 1 (2023)

==Intro==
After 32 years, Takeshi's Castle is back! And it's bigger than ever before! New games, new cast, and everything's powered up to the next level!
Storming the castle for the very first time in 32 years are a fresh batch of 96 contestants as they make their way to storm Shinya Ueda's castle if they make it through. 
==Games==
File:SlipperyWall2023Ep1.png|Slippery Wall
File:SkippingStones2023Ep1.png|Skipping Stones
File:WipeOut2023Ep1.png|Wipe Out
File:BallCupping2023Ep1.png|Ball Cupping (comeback game)
File:TugofWar2023Ep1.png|Tug of War (comeback game)
File:SlimyQuiz2023Ep1.png|Slimy Quiz (comeback game)
==Results==
Skipping Stones
Name (Age) 	Profile 	Result 	Notes
Kerumai (36) 	Youtuber 	Fail 	
Yudai Shibuya (44) 	Apparel Shop Owner 	Fail 	
Kumi Segawa (42) 	Housewife & Waitress 	Fail 	
Hisashi Kato (51) 	Shoemaker 	Fail 	
Toshitaka Hosoi (55) 	Hibiya Club Leader 	Fail 	Part of Hibiya Horizontal Bar Club
Yoshio Yoda (60) 	Hibiya Club 	Fail 	Part of Hibiya Horizontal Bar Club, first to pass the half-way mark
Marshall Ikeda (38) 	Hibiya Club 	Fail 	
Misao Kato (48) 	Second Appearance 	Fail 	Originally participated in Episode 103 (Middle School Special)
Rie Gribov (48) 	Competed in Middle School 	Fail 	Originally participated in Episode 103 (Middle School Special)
Katsumi Yamada (56) 	Mr. SASUKE 	Fail 	Climbed back onto the stone and fell twice
(50) 	 	Fail 	Digest
(25) 	 	Fail 	Digest
(38) 	 	Fail 	Digest
(13) 	 	Fail 	Digest
Sumika Kawana 	Narrator 	Fail 	First to take part with the demon chasing contestants
Chikayo Zaida 	Housewife 	Fail 	Originally participated in Episode 64
Masako Tomita 	Housewife 	Fail 	Originally participated in Episode 64, demon fired after that attempt
Asuka Takagi (29) 	Leader of Takagi Bakufu 	Fail 	Digest
Kenya Furukawa (30) 	Takagi Bakufu 	Fail 	Digest
Yayoi Takahashi (37) 	Hokkaido Native 	Fail 	Digest
Hiroko Minamino 	Partner Dance Hobbyist 	Fail 	Digest
Toru Sawada (22) 	Rock Climbing Club Leader 	Fail 	Digest
Konan Shimizu (33) 	Graduate Student in Economics 	Fail 	Digest
Kazuki Tsujimoto (22) 	University Student and Pro Mahjong Player	Fail 	Digest
Chiitan 	 	Fail 	
Akinko (32) 	Dance Duo 	Fail 	
Mayaya (35) 	Dance Loving Duo 	Fail 	
Toshiyuki Hiraoka (47)	Neighborhood Buddies 	Fail 	
Imari Hiraoka (12) 	Neighborhood Buddies 	Fail 	
Manami Ishino (13) 	Middle School Besties Duo 	Fail 	
Macaroni 	Sengoku Resistance 	Fail (see notes)	Received a Fighting Spirit Award for their lively showmanship
Kazu the Superstar 	Sengoku Resistance 	Fail (see notes)	Received a Fighting Spirit Award for their lively showmanship
Hi-Sai 	Sengoku Resistance 	Fail (see notes)	Received a Fighting Spirit Award for their lively showmanship
Marco 	Sengoku Resistance 	Fail (see notes)	Received a Fighting Spirit Award for their lively showmanship
Wipe Out
Name (Age) 	Profile 	Result 	Notes
Manami (44) 	House Organizer 	Fail 	Second whale
Yu (39) 	Entrepreneur 	Fail 	After platform
Cherry Yoshitake (41) 	Comedian 	Fail 	First whale which he destroyed in the progress
Miyuko Isaka (21) 	Female College Student Team 	Fail 	Second whale
Rina Hosokawa (21) 	Female College Student Team 	Fail 	After platform
Miri Kato (21) 	College Student Team 	Fail (see notes)	Third whale, Received a Fighting Spirit Award for going the furthest so far
Aoi Nakano (29) 	Nurse 	Fail (see notes)	After platform, Received a Fighting Spirit Award for jumping with such vigor
(45) 	 	Fail 	First whale, Digest
(42) 	 	Fail 	Second whale, Digest
Tetsuya Shirakawa (30) 	Radiologist 	Fail 	After platform, Digest
Yusaku Shibazaki (48) 	Lives Ten Minutes from the Castle	Fail 	First whale, Digest
Atsushi Ozaki (34) 	Survival Game Hobbyist 	Fail 	After platform, Digest
Nori (36) 	Dancer of 20 years 	Fail 	Third whale, Digest
Mina Kobayashi 	Swimming Producer 	Fail 	After platform, Digest
Go Hatori (42) 	Rocket News 24 Editor-in-Chief 	Fail 	First whale
Sang-Joon Park (44) 	Rocket News 24 Writer 	Fail 	First whale, Digest
Takashi Harada (38) 	Rocket News 24 Writer 	Fail 	First whale, Digest
Hidenori Yamashina (48)	Rocket News 24 Writer 	Fail 	First whale, Digest
Aun Acre 	Acrobatic Youtuber 	Fail 	Third whale
Aun Ryu 	Acrobatic Youtuber 	Fail 	First whale
Aun Heihe1 	Acrobatic Youtuber 	Clear 	First contestant to clear
Aun Kanta 	Acrobatic Youtuber 	Clear 	Second contestant to clear, Digest
Rei atsumoto (35) 	Pro Slackliner 	Clear 	Third contestant to clear, almost full run
Aya Sugiyama (37) 	Shonan Family Besties 	Clear 	Fourth contestant to clear, Digest
Comeback Games
Name (Age) 	Profile 	Game allocated	Result 	Notes
Rie Gribov (48) 	OG Contestant 	Ball Cupping 	Fail 	
Yusaku Shibazaki (48) 	Lives Ten Minutes from the Castle	Ball Cupping 	Fail 	
Alberto De Celis Romero (26)	From Spain 	Ball Cupping 	Clear 	
Cherry Yoshitake (41) 	Comedian 	Ball Cupping 	Fail (see notes)	Received a Fighting Spirit Award for his brave jump
Hisashi Kato (51) 	Fourth Generation Shoemaker 	Tug of War 	Fail 	Chose ball A
Noriko Makino (42) 	Radiologist 	Tug of War 	Fail 	
 	 	Tug of War 	Clear 	Chose ball B
Minami Sudo (22) 	Female College Student Team 	Tug of War 	Fail 	
Airi Matsuzaki (21) 	Female College Student Team 	Tug of War 	Clear 	Chose ball B
Sang-Joon Park (44) 	Rocket News 24 Writer 	Slimy Quiz 	Fail 	
Konan Shimizu (23) 	Graduate Student in Economics 	Slimy Quiz 	Fail 	
Dai Hirayama (31) 	Driver/Actor/Model 	Slimy Quiz 	Clear 	
Katsumi Yamada (56) 	Mr. SASUKE 	Slimy Quiz 	Fail (see notes)	Received a Fighting Spirit Award for unknown reasons
==Cast==
To be completed
==Trivia==
*First appearance of the following games:
**Slippery Wall (2023)
**Skipping Stones (2023)
**Wipe Out (2023)
**Ball Cupping (2023) (comeback game)
**Tug of War (2023) (comeback game)
**Slimy Quiz (comeback game)
*Strong Arm is also featured in this episode, but was shown as a teaser for the next episode.
*This was the very first new episode to be shown in Japan since the final episode back in October 1990 as well as the one-off 2005 Thanksgiving special.
**Also it's the only series not to been aired on TV other than the preview.
Category:2023 Episodes
Category:Takeshi's Castle (2023)