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About the implementation of the Fair, 'We are Samurai Japan too! --Heroes from popular baseball Manga united for Samurai Japan!'

10/14/2014SAMURAI JAPAN

The heroes from the baseball Manga shown here have been chosen as 'Manga representatives' for Samurai Japan.

This year, the Fair, 'We are Samurai Japan too! --Heroes from popular baseball Manga united for Samurai Japan!' will be held from October 17 (Fri.) at such places as book stores, convenience stores, stadiums and batting cages in order to win more and more baseball and baseball Manga fans.

The period of the implementation

October 17 (Fri.) --November 30 (Sun.), 2014

The implementation outline

Production of items with the Manga heroes' images

Posters, bookmarks and baseball cards with the images of the Manga heroes chosen will be produced

Baseball Cards
Bookmarks
Campaign at book stores, convenience stores and an e-book store
(a) Book Stores

At 246 Miraiya Book Stores across Japan, posters will be displayed. Make a purchase at one of the stores, and get a bookmark. Or buy any of the 5 Manga books shown above, and get a baseball card. (October 24--November 30)
* While supplies last.

The campaign is scheduled to be held at Coach & Four Utsukushigaoka Book Store, Oaks Book Center Tokyo Dome City Book Store and Junkudo Naha Book Store too. (The campaign may slightly vary depending on the stores.)

(b) Convenience Stores

At about 11,000 Lawson convenience stores across Japan, the images of the Manga representatives will be displayed on the LCD monitor by the cashier. (October 17--19, October 24 and 25)

(c) E-books

Buy any of the Manga books shown above on the Miraiya E-book Store, 'mibon' (http://mibon.jp/), and download a free baseball card wallpaper. (October 24--November 30)

Campaign at stadiums and batting cages
(a)(a) Stadiums

Go and watch the '2014 Suzuki All-Star Series Send-Off Game: Samurai Japan vs. the joint team of Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks and Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters' (6:00 PM, Fukuoka Yafuoku! Dome) on November 10 (Mon.), and get a baseball card. Also buy a Samurai Japan Replica Uniform at the stadium shop that day, and get a poster or a baseball card free.

(b)(b)Batting cages

Posters will be displayed and baseball cards will be given to home run hitters etc. at about 500 batting cages across Japan. (November 1--30)
(The campaign may slightly vary depending on the cages.)

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