{"site":"Yomimono","license":"CC BY 4.0 (citation required)","generated_at":"2026-05-22T19:05:43.712Z","story":{"id":"r_c2678dbfa3df44b1ab88ee07","slug":"thank-you-pitch-gets-first-pop-up-shop-in-shibuya","url":"https://yomimono.id/thank-you-pitch-gets-first-pop-up-shop-in-shibuya","headline":"Thank You Pitch Gets First Pop-Up Shop in Shibuya","summary":"Sumiyoshi Kyu's baseball manga \"Thank You Pitch\" will hold its first pop-up shop, titled \"Thank You Pitch 3 Out POPUP,\" at GALLERY X BY PARCO in Shibuya, Tokyo, from June 5 to June 22, 2026. The shop is designed as an experiential event where visitors can attempt the entrance test for the fictional Hamasou Baseball Club, the team the main characters belong to. Two interactive activities are planned: \"Tap to Give Up! Forgive Me, Agawa-sensei,\" which combines a face-cut panel of the character Agawa-sensei applying an octopus hold with a button-tapping game that changes his voiced lines based on the number of taps (the voice actor will be announced later), and \"Kiriyama's Leg Raise Challenge!,\" where visitors compete in leg raises against a panel of pitcher Kiriyama Fusetsu's pitching form. The shop will also sell exclusive merchandise, including acrylic stands featuring heckles from the series, a \"Show Me More Places Pouch,\" an \"Agawa-sensei's Bonboko Dosudosu Sticker (Plump),\" and a curry-themed item called \"Curry That Makes You Sleep Next to Agawa-sensei 'Dosudosu Agawa Memorial' with Sticker.\" Admission is 600 yen. \"Thank You Pitch\" is serialized in Shonen Jump+ and follows pitcher Kiriyama Fusetsu, who can only throw three full-power pitches per game, as he joins a high school baseball club aiming for Koshien.","why_it_matters":"The pop-up shop's focus on interactive entrance-test challenges and character-specific merchandise signals a deliberate effort to deepen fan engagement with the manga's distinctive baseball club setting beyond standard retail.","published_at":"2026-05-20T07:30:52.000Z","source_count":2,"sources":["Comic Natalie","Yahoo! News Japan (Entertainment)"],"citations":[{"source":"Comic Natalie","title":"\"Thank You Pitch\" first POP UP SHOP in Shibuya, selling Agawa-sensei's Bonboko Dosudosu stickers","url":"https://natalie.mu/comic/news/672170"},{"source":"Yahoo! News Japan (Entertainment)","title":"\"Thank You Pitch\" First POP UP SHOP in Shibuya, Selling Aikawa-sensei's Bonboko Dosudosu Stickers (Comic Natalie)","url":"https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/52214ad75bb2f54e2c0e4941205ce289d1feaedf?source=rss"}],"license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":["サンキューピッチ"],"studios":[],"people":["住吉九","阿川先生"],"type":"event","domain":"manga","is_roundup":false}}}