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As the General Sales for RE_PRAY in Yokohama is starting, and maybe some who haven't participated in the pre-sale lottery want to register; in this post, this blogger gives among others, a plan of the venue, Pia Arena:
ameblo.jp

『横浜公演一般受付スタート！と仙台トク旅と』

横浜公演は、やはり厳しかったようですね…でも、すぐにまた申込みできるのは、ダメージが少ない気がします…！本日20：00～横浜公演の一般受付始まっています✨がん…
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DizzyFrenchie said:
As the General Sales for RE_PRAY in Yokohama is starting, and maybe some who haven't participated in the pre-sale lottery want to register; in this post, this blogger gives among others, a plan of the venue, Pia Arena:
ameblo.jp

『横浜公演一般受付スタート！と仙台トク旅と』

横浜公演は、やはり厳しかったようですね…でも、すぐにまた申込みできるのは、ダメージが少ない気がします…！本日20：00～横浜公演の一般受付始まっています✨がん…
ameblo.jp ameblo.jp
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It's so exciting for those who can go...
 
Another PhD acknowledging Yuzu and his example as inspiration... the ones I have seen are from all walks of academic life, and this is no exception.
 
QuadrupleAxel is a Japanese Figure Skating magazine, with a rather poor reputation among fans of Yuzuru Hanyu, but when they announced that one of their next issues would have a cover showing Yuzuru Hanyu, and several pages of photographs of him, many fans still preordered it and it topped the Amazon list of best-selling magazines in Japan.
Then, just before the date of release, they changed the issue, the new cover showing another figure skater and the pages of photographs of Yuzuru Hanyu being removed!
Of course, there was a huge protest (and the new cover skater's Public Relations team bragged about the fact that a magazine with him as a cover was n°1 on Amazon, they're really not bright), on the principle, and of course from those who had pre-ordered a magazine with Yuzuru Hanyu content and were to receive it without.
QuadrupleAxel has eventually apologized and seems to accept to help those who pre-ordered the issue and want a refund:
https://twitter.com/marika_yuzu/status/1750764303844868136?ref_url=


I think that this is the second time that this magazine announces Yuzuru Hanyu content for an issue then removes it, I don't think I would buy it (particularly, knowing how many excellent magazines and photo books are on sale with a wealth of photographs and interviews of Yuzuru Hanyu and related persons), but some fans really want to have all about Yuzuru Hanyu.
 
DizzyFrenchie said:
QuadrupleAxel is a Japanese Figure Skating magazine, with a rather poor reputation among fans of Yuzuru Hanyu, but when they announced that one of their next issues would have a cover showing Yuzuru Hanyu, and several pages of photographs of him, many fans still preordered it and it topped the Amazon list of best-selling magazines in Japan.
Then, just before the date of release, they changed the issue, the new cover showing another figure skater and the pages of photographs of Yuzuru Hanyu being removed!
Of course, there was a huge protest (and the new cover skater's Public Relations team bragged about the fact that a magazine with him as a cover was n°1 on Amazon, they're really not bright), on the principle, and of course from those who had pre-ordered a magazine with Yuzuru Hanyu content and were to receive it without.
QuadrupleAxel has eventually apologized and seems to accept to help those who pre-ordered the issue and want a refund:
https://twitter.com/marika_yuzu/status/1750764303844868136?ref_url=


I think that this is the second time that this magazine announces Yuzuru Hanyu content for an issue then removes it, I don't think I would buy it (particularly, knowing how many excellent magazines and photo books are on sale with a wealth of photographs and interviews of Yuzuru Hanyu and related persons), but some fans really want to have all about Yuzuru Hanyu.
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Well, seems like some PR people are growing really desperate.... Really, no better idea how to promote your client than to pretend the photo will be of somebody else? :scratch2:
 
The pre-orders will drop off without Yuzu, especially as people like Marika spread the word on how to cancel them. It's the feeling of bait and switch...
 
TallyT said:
The pre-orders will drop off without Yuzu, especially as people like Marika spread the word on how to cancel them. It's the feeling of bait and switch...
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For international orders, the mailing and custom cost is often several time the price of the magazine; of course people won't buy it if there's another content.
 
Seems like the publisher of Quadruple Axel posted an apology inviting those who got trapped with a magazine they do not want anymore because of the content change and have no way to return it to get in touch with them. Seems the outrage is huge!
Still, I doubt it they will return all the mailing and possibly customs cost to international fans, and they did not even post this info in English. What a mess...
 
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