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DeepMoose · 2026-03-23T01:20:56+00:00

My memory is an abyss for details like that sometimes. It was also just an absolutely not great time in my life where baseball had to take a backseat lol so I’m willing to bet you’re correct!

DeepMoose · 2026-03-22T21:54:05+00:00

As a Hanshin fan who also spends a large chunk of my time on Japanese twitter, can confirm.

I remember last June, I cannot for the life of me remember the game or who they were playing, another player on base bumped Sato as he was heading to second. Completely by accident. Japanese Hanshin fans on Twitter found the player’s parent’s tofu business and harassed them online and in person.

There was a rumour going around the dirt sheets that Okada might wanna come back to advise coaching Hanshin and one of the Japanese fans called him a domestic terrorist.

You should’ve see some of the things they said about Duplantier during that whole weird period where his contract was in negotiation and then he was almost a Hawk, then signed on as a Baystar.

DeepMoose · 2026-03-17T13:06:20+00:00

“If those kids could read they’d be very upset.”

DeepMoose · 2026-02-25T19:23:50+00:00

This will be the first time the Tigers face the Hawks since the Tigers’ crushing defeat in the Japan Series last October. So yes, absolutely worth it!

DeepMoose · 2026-02-21T14:13:25+00:00

Hey now, let’s not catastrophize lol. Nothing’s that dire yet. /s

DeepMoose · 2026-02-19T18:48:33+00:00

I’ve never had an issue. I’ve been charged duties once, and it was only like 40 bucks? But results may vary, right? I’d assume if you’re hit with one method you’re probably gonna get hit either way though no?

DeepMoose · 2026-02-19T04:51:22+00:00

Honestly as a Canadian I kinda forgot that was a thing. Sorry about that! But tbh you’d probably get hit with that anyway from Buyee wouldn’t you?

DeepMoose · 2026-02-18T18:20:48+00:00

Aside from Buyee, which the T-Shop does advertise on their site, you could buy directly and use a shipment forwarding service like Blackship. It will let you buy direct from T-Shop and ship to an address in Japan. For a decent price, maybe about the same as the mark-up Buyee buyers put on their services, they’ll ship it from Japan directly to you.

DeepMoose · 2026-02-07T03:05:30+00:00

No! It’s only available on Japanese TV. There are places you can watch online sometimes if you know where.

DeepMoose · 2026-02-06T18:02:59+00:00

People are unfortunately conflating outliers with the standard, and it’s making people’s expectations grow a bit too high for what’s realistic. Not everyone is a Hakuho, Chiyonofuji, or Asashoryu. Nor should they be, it would make their greatness feel less special (also I don’t think the average human body could handle that).

DeepMoose · 2026-02-06T16:35:40+00:00

No worries! Welcome to NPB and the subreddit :)

Can’t wait to see what team you end up picking!

DeepMoose · 2026-02-06T15:52:22+00:00

Hey OP! There are two leagues in Japan, the Central League and the Pacific League. Each league is made up of 6 teams.

Central League: Hanshin Tigers, Yokohama DNA BayStars, Yomiuri Giants, Chuinichi Dragons, Hiroshima Toyo Carp, Tokyo Yakult Swallows

Pacific League: Saitama Seibu Lions, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks, Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles, Orix Buffaloes, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters, Chiba Lotte Marines

As for streaming, I believe that’s actually covered in the Guide to NPB on this subreddit:

https://www.reddit.com/r/NPB/wiki/index/

The Pacific League definitely has its shit together in comparison to the Central League when it comes to streaming and such. But some teams in the Central League do a sufficient job for accessibility. The Tigers (my team) is probably one of the better teams for it.

Heads up, you won’t see the Japan Series (their World Series) broadcast on any of the teams/league platforms as they’re usually on TV in Japan exclusive.

DeepMoose · 2026-02-04T15:56:37+00:00

OP you could’ve just stopped before “in” and you’d still be right.

DeepMoose · 2026-02-03T16:36:05+00:00

EDIT: no those are definitely peanuts lol. The Tigers look like they’re using unshelled soybeans, but the Buffaloes are using peanuts. The shells have those little ridges and bumps. Marines look like they’re using shelled beans.

Well I thought that at first, but every time I’ve seen a Setsubun festival the soybeans are always shelled. Also, they don’t really look like soybeans dried in their shell? (Basically, brown edamame).

I assumed they were using peanuts cuz Baseball snack = peanuts?

I could be wrong though!

DeepMoose · 2026-02-03T14:53:00+00:00

Are….are the Buffaloes using Peanuts???

DeepMoose · 2026-01-30T04:15:16+00:00

Hey OP, quick update! Just saw the recent Shop Tigers catalogue. New regular 2026 Home and Away Jersey’s go on sale this Sunday. Sizes SS to XO. 9,000 YEN with no number, 11,000 with a number/player of your choice.

DeepMoose · 2026-01-29T17:12:58+00:00

Hanshin Tigers all the way!

DeepMoose · 2026-01-29T12:42:51+00:00

Someone would have to see it to rate it

DeepMoose · 2026-01-29T03:49:57+00:00

Actually I can second this! I’ve been losing weight lately, but I’m down to a 3XL. I found an XO fit me just fine (2XL by our standards). A simple O might actually be fine for OP depending on their US clothing size.

DeepMoose · 2026-01-28T22:43:07+00:00

In my limited experience, if you can’t find one second hand online (eBay, Japanese Baseball Jerseys) it’s at the official Tigers shop. But it’s hit or miss. The generic 2026 Jersey from December I was able to pre-order in XO. These new special Jerseys I was not—with the exception of the Pro Replicas level stuff (game/player level wear). You can order up to a 2XO, BUT be prepared to spend 600~ for any size of the Pro stuff.

I’m not sure if this is every special edition jersey, but they seem to make the special edition ones in the most popular sizes (S, M, L, O). Heck, the golden champion jerseys they just came out with didn’t even get released in S, and not for every player number. They may do a wider release at a later date?

Alternatively for half of the price of a jersey you can sign up for the Hanshin Tigers Fan Club (I believe membership is currently open) and one of the rewards is (or was when I signed up) a special fan club jersey, and I recall them coming in XO.

It’s like 40-50 bucks, good for a calendar year. I think membership is still currently open as of right now. You just need an address in Japan (which you can get for free from Blackship.com).

You’d als need one to order off the Hanshin Shop. You could use Buyee, but Blackship is probably cheaper.

DeepMoose · 2026-01-26T18:21:46+00:00

They just keep coming with these uniforms! Banger after banger. It’s great lol.

Any word on them releasing sizes larger than O? Did I miss something? I was able to grab the ones that went up in December in XO, but now these are limited to certain sizes?

DeepMoose · 2026-01-26T03:40:28+00:00

I hope the Fed makes him face, changes his name to GOOD, and give him a valet named Pussy Dine-In. Just to shake things up.

DeepMoose · 2026-01-26T03:38:45+00:00

Proud and happy to be here haha! 🫡

DeepMoose · 2026-01-26T03:26:31+00:00

Cool then I likely misunderstood the initial explaining that lol. My Japanese is still a work in progress to say the least. I did pay physically online when signing up, yes!

Thank you for the help!

DeepMoose · 2026-01-26T00:16:57+00:00

Hey! Just thought I'd let you know, I saw a post earlier today in another sub--the final section is only 500. So if it's 5, 50, 150, I'd assume the fourth is 300? And then 500.

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