{"rewrite":{"id":"r_0af2219dc2a6187e6be5768b","clusterId":"c_340375b07309af10bd91b5bd","slug":"wednesday-downtown-festival-unite2026-reveals-second-wave-merchandise","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Wednesday Downtown Festival UNITE2026 Reveals Second Wave Merchandise","summary":"Hokkaido Television Broadcasting announced the second wave of merchandise for the Wednesday Downtown Festival UNITE2026, held September 4-6 at Daiwa House Premist Dome. Items include a collaboration with Shin-Shinotsu Village's local sake Oobora, stickers from popular projects Dice and Fishing Maniac, and famous-scene toilet paper. All items are limited and sold only at the venue.","whyItMatters":"The second wave merchandise lineup ties the festival's 30th anniversary celebration directly to specific beloved show segments, turning inside jokes and regional collaborations into collectible goods.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe second wave of merchandise for the Wednesday Downtown Festival UNITE2026, announced July 8, focuses on items that reference specific show projects and local partnerships. The collaboration with Oobora, a sake from Shin-Shinotsu Village, Hokkaido, that appeared in the Fishing Maniac Smelt Fishing 2 segment, comes with an original label and decorative box. T-shirts, tenugui hand towels, and koshimaki waist wraps bearing both the Oobora and Wednesday Downtown logos will also be sold.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStickers from the Dice and Fishing Maniac projects, a reversible cushion, mascot keychains of the Old Man\u0026#39;s Shoes from the Dice Journey, and socks with woven-in famous lines round out the lineup. The festival runs September 4-6 at Daiwa House Premist Dome. All second-wave items are venue-only and limited in quantity.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Wednesday Downtown Festival UNITE2026's second-wave merch skips the usual apparel for sake and toilet paper. The lineup suggests the event values novelty over volume.","twitterPost":"Wednesday Downtown Festival UNITE2026 sells sake and toilet paper instead of T-shirts. Unusual merch for an unusual show.","threadsPost":"Wednesday Downtown Festival UNITE2026's second wave of merchandise includes a collaboration with local sake Oobora and famous-scene toilet paper. No shirts or keychains. The selection leans into the show's offbeat identity rather than standard convention fare.","newsletterBlurb":"Hokkaido Television Broadcasting revealed the second wave of merchandise for the Wednesday Downtown Festival UNITE2026, including a collaboration with Shin-Shinotsu Village's local sake Oobora, stickers from Dice and Fishing Maniac projects, and famous-scene toilet paper. All items are limited and sold only at the venue from September 4-6.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Denfaminicogamer\",\"url\":\"https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/2607082x\",\"title\":\"Popular 'Wednesday Downtown' Projects 'Dice' and 'Fishing Maniac' Become Stickers. Collaboration with Hokkaido's Shin-Shinotsu Village Local Sake 'Oobora' and Many Other Items Including Famous Scene Toilet Paper to Be Sold at 'Wednesday Downtown Festival UNITE2026'\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4387,"outputTokens":645,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1783503392,"createdAt":"2026-07-08T09:24:05.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-07-08T09:28:32.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-07-08T09:24:05.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_340375b07309af10bd91b5bd","canonicalTitle":"『水曜どうでしょう』人気企画「サイコロ」「釣りバカ」がステッカーになって登場。北海道・新篠津村の地酒「大法螺」とのコラボや名場面トイレットペーパーなど多数ラインナップ、「水曜どうでしょう祭UNITE2026」にて販売","representativeArticleId":"a_ecd0d2a1526ce04ab1d71bfe","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"水曜どうでしょう\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"other\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-07-08T08:38:45.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-07-08T08:38:45.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-07-08T09:28:32.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Denfaminicogamer","url":"https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/2607082x","title":"『水曜どうでしょう』人気企画「サイコロ」「釣りバカ」がステッカーになって登場。北海道・新篠津村の地酒「大法螺」とのコラボや名場面トイレットペーパーなど多数ラインナップ、「水曜どうでしょう祭UNITE2026」にて販売"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["水曜どうでしょう"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"announcement","domain":"other","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}