[2] Due to his longevity in sumo's top division and popularity with the female audience, Myōgiryū is also nicknamed "otoko" (漢, lit.

He was reported to have been gunning for equaling Shimoda's makushita tsukedashi debut 7–0 championship, but soon ran into trouble, losing his very first match.

He was apparently taken aback at the size of wrestlers in professional sumo and their tendency to not touch both fists to the ring before the initial charge.

Myōgiryū convincingly beat Jūmonji in his first jūryō match but on only the second day, severely injured his left knee in a bout against Gagamaru and dropped out of the tournament.

He lost no time though, achieving a perfect 7–0 record in his post injury debut and narrowly losing the sandanme championship in a playoff loss to his upperclassman from his former university, Chiyozakura.

In the following tournament, on his re-promotion to makushita he would top this feat, posting 6 straight wins after losing his first bout, and going on to take the championship after a 4-man playoff.

Undeterred by his first brush with bad luck at this level, he posted an 11–4 record and beat Masunoyama in a playoff for the championship.

[4] In the following July tournament he made his san'yaku debut at the rank of komusubi, and came through with a winning record and his third Technique Award.

He earned his first kinboshi for a yokozuna upset by defeating Hakuhō on Day 3,[5] but missed out on a special prize as he could only finish with a losing record of 7–8.

He won the jūryō division championship for the third time in this tournament, defeating Hidenoumi in a playoff and ensuring another return to makuuchi.

[10] Myōgiryū completely withdrew from the September 2024 tournament due to left knee pain after which, with demotion out of sekitori status appearing certain, he retired from professional competition.

When asked about his most memorable bout in sumo, Myōgiryū replied that it was his win over yokozuna Hakuhō in January 2013, which earned him the first of his six gold stars.

[13] In his university days he was known for his ability to drop his hips low and move forward quickly, although his was diminished by the serious knee injury he suffered in his jūryō debut.

[3] Myōgiryū announced in September 2017 that he registered his marriage to an old classmate from Saitama Sakae High School in June.

[14] Sanshō key: F=Fighting spirit; O=Outstanding performance; T=Technique     Also shown: ★=Kinboshi; P=Playoff(s) Divisions: Makuuchi — Jūryō — Makushita — Sandanme — Jonidan — Jonokuchi Myōgiryū Yasunari's official biography (English) at the Grand Sumo Homepage