Hawaii’s Kansei Matsuzawa Is So Popular In Japan That He’s Landing TV Deals For Rainbow Warriors

Tokyo Toe! An absolute legend!

The athletic department of the University of Hawai’i, partnering with Spectrum Sports and the Mountain West, has made the announcement that three Rainbow Warrior football games will be aired in Japan. Rakuten’s R Channel will be broadcasting the contests. (RELATED: UNC Football Was Seeking Fundraising In Saudi Arabia: REPORT)

Saturday’s game against Colorado State will be the first, with the San Diego State contest following suit Nov. 8. Lastly, it will be Hawaii’s Nov. 29 matchup against Wyoming. Every game will be streamed live on R Channel, a free and Japanese-based streaming service. GAORA ZERO on R Channel and GAORA On Demand will also be carrying the contests.

On top of that, four previous Hawai’i games from the 2025 campaign will be available on GAORA ZERO on R Channel and GAORA On Demand. The contests were against Fresno State, Utah State, Sam Houston and Portland State.

Taking the #BRADDAHHOOD international 🇯🇵#GoBows pic.twitter.com/N5aIUeYb9Y

— Hawaii Football (@HawaiiFootball) October 16, 2025

The TV expansion is being done because of Rainbow Warriors kicker Kansei “Tokyo Toe” Matsuzawa, a native of Japan who is breaking college football records this season with absolutely incredible play.

On the season, he’s 19-for-19 in field goal attempts, setting the mark for consecutive field goals to begin a season in both Hawai’i and Mountain West history. Going back to the 2024 season, Matsuzawa has hit 20 consecutive field goals, which is the longest stretch ever for the Rainbow Warriors. Oh, and that’s not all, he’s also about to break the university’s all-time record for the most field goals in one season.

The hype started to build for Matsuzawa when it was revealed that he taught himself how to kick a football by watching videos on YouTube and learning how to speak English from his former teammates at Hocking College (Ohio). At the end of the 2024 season, he landed a scholarship from Hawai’i.

My man achieved the American dream and what has to be a Japanese dream all at the same time … wow.