On December 29, “Women’s Comedian No. 1 Contest THE W 2025,” which will decide the top female comedian, announced the judges and tournament supporters for the final, which will be broadcast live on December 13 at 7:00 p.m. on NTV. Seiya Shimobori, with coarse goods and her best smile at her wedding! The judges are Tetsuo Laugh-meshi (50), Takushi Tanaka (49) of the Angels, Akira Kawashima (46) of Kirin, who is serving for the seventh time, Ringo Haiheel (64) and Tomochika (52), who are serving for the fourth time, Tetsuya Morita (44) of Saraba Seishun no Hikari, who is serving for the second time, and Meisei Shimobori, who is serving as a judge for the first time in the competition. The seven judges were Akusei Shimobori (32), who was the first judge of the competition. The competition supporters were Hiroshi Yamazoe (40) of Aiseki-Start, Shinji Nishimura (41) and Kyon (38) of Cotton. The highlight of the competition will be the first time that Koshina served as a judge for the awards at Yomiuri TV’s “ytv Manzai New Comer Awards” held in March, where he gave a score of 70 out of a possible 100 points, which is customary in the final round. In his shocking “debut” as a jury member, he once again demonstrated his presence. His judging performance in this year’s competition is also likely to be a topic of conversation. The eight finalists were Buruma Konno, Momento, Denki Juice, Elf, Nitschke, Tonton Aya, Yamepi, and Pants Banpaku. This year’s competition, the ninth of its kind, had the largest number of entries in its history at 1,044 pairs. The winner will receive a cash prize of 10 million yen, as well as the right to appear on a Nittele TV program and an endowed special program. The winners of the 1st (2017) Yuriyan Retriever (636 pairs) The 2nd (2018) Asagaya Sisters (606 pairs) The 3rd (2019) Heroines at 3:00 (627 pairs) The 4th (2020) Yoshizumi (646 pairs) The 5th (2021) Oda Ueda (700 pairs) The 7th (2022) Pianist Genius (735 participating pairs) The 7th (2023) Red Ginger (863 participating pairs) The 8th (2024) Niboshi Iwashi (903 participating pairs)
