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On Nov. 1, J. League Division 2 team Tokyo Verdy 1969 collaborated with the anime A Certain Scientific Railgun. At the venue of the event, Ajinomoto Stadium in Tokyo, goods related to the anime were on display.
A Certain Scientific Railgun is a spinoff series of A Certain Magical Index. The collaboration stemmed from the fact that Tachikawa, the city where Ajinomoto Stadium is located, is the setting of both series. Mikoto Misaka’s voice actress, Rina Sato, and Kuroko Shirai’s voice actress, Satomi Arai, made appearances on the day of the match. Before kickoff there was a talk segment and the players were announced, and there was also a talk segment at half time.
By the way, the game ended in a 1-1 tie. In an official interview, Akira Ibayashi 1 of Tokyo Verdy, who is also a figure partner with Kotobukiya, touched on his missed goal opportunities, with his chagrin seeping through over the fact that the special A Certain Scientific Railgun goal scene he had wanted to see wasn’t shown.
This unique collaboration between anime and soccer was a success. We hope to see even more campaigns such as this to come.
^1^ A defender with Tokyo Verdy. Having professed his love of anime, he is known as an otaku soccer player. He is also a figure partner with Kotobukiya, meaning every time he scores a goal, he is sent one figure of his choice.
This is a Tokyo Otaku Mode original article.
