Smasher:Kounotori


 * Kou redirects here. For the Kansai smasher, see Smasher:Kou (Kansai).

Kounotori (, Stork) (or Kou) is a player from Japan, known for his technical style of play as well as his precise and intricate combos. His first tournament in the US was in 2011, where he failed to make it out of pools. He has entered international tournaments such as and, and has done relatively well in them, placing within the top to middle rankings. He has set wins over, , , , and.

He performed well at. He defeated in winners before losing to. In losers, he beat and  before getting double eliminated by Colbol to get 33rd place.

He is currently ranked 7th on the Japan SSBM Rank 2019 and was formerly ranked 91st on the 2013 SSBMRank.