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The comedy unit “Kaiki! Yes Donguri RPG,” made up of solo comedians Yes!Akito, Donguri Takeshi, and Satsumakawa RPG, announced their disbandment on their YouTube channel on October 8. They’re set to hold a farewell live show in December at Tokyo’s Shinjuku Bunka Center, calling the venue size “the biggest scale yet” and hyping it up with lines like “Come even if you only liked us once” and “We’re going to leave nothing in the tank.” On 5ch threads, many praised each member’s skill as a solo comedian, but opinions were split over why the trio never built much name recognition as a group, and over claims that their signature bit “Player Change” resembles material from other comedians.
2026-10-09
The comedy unit Kaiki! Yes Donguri RPG — made up of solo comedians Yes!Akito, Donguri Takeshi, and Satsumakawa RPG — updated their YouTube channel on the 8th to report that they’re disbanding.
In the video, their first update in quite a while, the three shouted excitedly, “We’re breaking up!” They also announced that they’ll hold a farewell live show in December at Tokyo’s Shinjuku Bunka Center. Of the venue, they said, “It’s huge. This is the biggest scale yet,” adding, “Come even if you only liked us once” and “We’re going to leave nothing in the tank.”
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What people said
Player Change
There's also Kagoshima Tarou!
Never see the other two.
That legendary bit—
"Hey, your girlfriend's thing down there looked just like that"—
to think we'll never get to see it again.
Though I guess they just want to pack the house for the farewell show.
but Donguri Takeshi never did.
Kinda liked that one, but haven't seen them on TV at all lately.
And I actually liked them quite a bit.
Unlike Tontsukatan.
Sakeru-cheeeese!!!!! (a pun on the casual greeting "'sup" and pull-apart string cheese)
Skilled comedy units are dropping like flies, it's not even funny anymore.
At this rate the comedy world's next generation of real talent is going to dry up entirely.
It's "Warafudi Naruo"
What's this "Warufuji Naruo" supposed to be.
I know Jaguar-san from Motoyawata, though.
What kind of manzai do these guys even do?
It's "Dekami-chan."
The yakuza-looking one who plays it straight actually matches his look
Apparently it's the one writing the material who got sick of it.
Actually Donguri Takeshi got married first…
To Aribobo from Yabai T-shirt Yasan (another comedy duo).
but it just never happened
Maybe it's that he comes across unlikeable in talk segments.
Akito doesn't even flop trying too hard — that's the worst type of solo comedian to be in talk segments.
I know all three by name and face, but I have no clue what they do as a trio.
They just each do their own gag back to back, that's it.
Though Akito's actually with Sun Music.
Which one came first? Smells like a rip-off.
Maybe Warai Meshi's the common ancestor for both.
Background and Key Points of This Topic
Kaiki! Yes Donguri RPG was formed by three already-established solo comedians — Yes!Akito, Donguri Takeshi, and Satsumakawa RPG — which makes its formation different from how a typical “trio” usually comes together. That’s reflected in thread comments like “I know all three by name and face, but I have no clue what they do as a trio,” suggesting each member’s individual name recognition outpaced the group’s own. There’s also a gap in competition results among the members: Akito and Satsumakawa have both reached the finals of the R-1 Grand Prix, while Donguri Takeshi reportedly has not, and that difference in visibility is cited as one factor behind the breakup. As for their signature bit “Player Change,” some pointed out a resemblance to material from another unit active around the same time, though the thread never settled on which came first — worth noting this remains speculation rather than established fact.
*This article is compiled as an excerpt and summary of the 5ch (Geinou Sokuhou+) thread “Comedy trio Kaiki! Yes Donguri RPG announces disbandment — farewell live in December.”
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