Five manga characters join Japan’s national baseball team for PR campaign
The Baseball Federation of Japan recently recruited five manga characters to the “ Samurai Japan ” national team roster—Takao Taniguchi from Captain , Tatsuya Uesugi from Touch , Gorō Shigeno from Major , Ren Mihashi from Big Windup! , and Eijun Sawamura from Ace of Diamond .
These honorary team members will be part of a PR campaign that includes posters, bookmarks, and baseball cards. Fans can snag the special items by purchasing qualifyingitems at participating Mirai-ya Bookstores, attending the November 10 2014 Suzuki All-Star Series Samurai Japan vs Fukuoka SoftBank and Hokkaido Nippon-Ham game, purchasing a Samurai Japan jersey at the game, and visiting participating batting cages. For complete details, visit the official campaign website .
The campaign will run from October 17 to November 30.
[Via Yahoo! Japan ]
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