The show stars Wataru Ichinose [ja] in the role of Kiyoshi Oze, an outspoken and violent young man who joins the world of professional sumo under the shikona, or ring name, Enno for the sake of money.
[2][3] The series portrays a rookie wrestler, Enno, a debt-ridden delinquent who lives in violence and with a broken family, as he tries to make his way in the world of professional sumo.
[8] According to the Yomiuri Shimbun, Kan Eguchi asked Wataru Ichinose for a different acting style, focusing on "mental armour" to set him apart from other actors playing wrestlers.
[13] The series' discourse was criticised in the Shukan Shincho, suspecting it of sportswashing by underplaying the impact of the physical and psychological violence endured by the wrestlers by categorising them as "necessary evils.
"[14] In the same newspaper, researcher Ryō Aizawa also warns about the way the series looks at the preservation of professional sumo traditions, considering reprehensible behaviour as part of a whole with sport.
[15] Tokyo Weekender also criticised the series for its lack of criticism of sumo, in particular for regularly portraying Asuka Kunishima (Shioli Kutsuna) as a "nuisance who needs to shut up.
[11] Collider also criticises the series for its desire to be both a comedy and to tackle the serious subjects of sport, never finding a balance and giving the impression of being both overstretched and underdeveloped.