A circle of friends connected by goo touch! The “FIST BUMP” corner of the radio program “GRAND MARQUEE” features people who live and enjoy Tokyo in a relay format.
This week, we are bringing you a look at the circle of friends connected by Yakult fans in advance of the “Mynavi Swallows Summer Night Festival,” a public live broadcast to be held in the front area of Jingu Stadium.
On August 17, illustrator Betsuyaku Rrei will appear. We asked her about how she became a fan of the Yakult Swallows and the story behind the creation of the “umbrellas” that are used as cheering goods.
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What made her become a Yakult Swallows fan was her favorite manga
Celeina (MC): On our last day, we welcome illustrator Betsuyakurei. Please give her my best regards.
Betsuyaku： It’s nice to meet you.
Celeina: You are an illustrator and a Yakult Swallows fan, is that right?
Betsuyaku： Yes, I am.
Celeina: You are wearing the uniform today as well, No. 55, Murakami.
Betsuyaku： Yes, that’s right.
Celeina: Do you have many uniforms?
Betsuyaku： I have several, but recently I’ve been wearing Murakami.
Celeina: That’s nice.
Takano (MC): Is he your favorite?
Betsuyaku： I guess I’d say he’s like a god for Yakult Swallows fans, so I worship him.
Celeina: You mean with respect.
Betsuyaku: Yes, that’s right.
Celeina: How did you become a Yakult Swallows fan in the first place?
Betsuyaku： When I was in elementary school, I read “Ganbare!! Tabuchi-kun!!” was very popular in elementary school, and I loved it very much. At first I read it without understanding the rules of baseball at all, but I thought it would be very interesting if I could understand baseball, and I wanted to watch baseball. I told my parents that I wanted to watch baseball, and since Jingu was close by, we decided to go there.
Celeina：It was not so much that your parents were Yakult Swallows fans, but that Jingu Stadium was close by.
Betsuyaku: Yes, that’s right. The stadium was close, and I also liked “Ganbare!! Tabuchi-kun!!” had a character named Yasuda, who was a pitcher for the Yakult team at the time, as a semi-leading role model. So we wanted to see Yasuda-kun and baseball, so we decided to go to Jingu.
Celeina: Were you hooked from the first time?
Betsuyaku: I started out wanting to understand the rules of baseball and to enjoy watching it, but I never had any doubts about becoming a Yakult Swallows fan.
Takano: Naturally.
Celeina: Normal.
Betsuyaku: It was normal and natural.
Takano: Have you been a Yakult Swallows fan since then?
Betsuyaku: Yes, that’s right.
Celeina: Have you ever played baseball yourself? Only watching the games?
Betsuyaku: No. I’m not athletic.
Celeina: So you don’t do much sports, but you love to watch baseball games.
Betsuyaku: Yes, watching. Doing it is probably a definite no-no.
