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Kapal, feeling like a seventh wheel, at the Wow Wow Tonight show last week, celebrating Akkuma and Koakkuma’s 10th anniversary (2018.08.18).
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Kapal, feeling like a seventh wheel, at the Wow Wow Tonight show last week, celebrating Akkuma and Koakkuma’s 10th anniversary (2018.08.18).
The crowd at the first Funassyi and Friends stage show on Sunday during the Gotouchi Chara Festival at Hanyu, Saitama. The Pear retains his drawing power!
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Current and Upcoming Funassyi Events, Week of December 18, 2017
The latest rather infrequent roundup of all that’s going on in the World of Pear Fairies!
Funassyi 5 Year On Earth Anniversary Project
More details in in this post.
Live events/appearances by Funassyi
December 28 Hanshin Racecourse, Takarazuka, Hyogo: talk show with Chicchai Ossan, 12:30~; photo session at 16:30 (website)
December 29: Sonoda Racecourse, Himeji, Hyogo: talk show with Chicchai Ossan, 12:10~ and 14:30 (website)
January 17: Gotouchi Chara Bunkasai during the Furusato Festival at the Tokyo Dome, 18:00 - 20:00 (website; the festival itself is from Jan. 12 - 21; show schedule)
January 27: 274ch Fan Meet - open recording of Busha Radio at Tokyo Soramachi, Space 634 (from 13:00~ and 15:00~). Enter to participate by either being a 274ch member or making a purchase at the Winter Fan Thanksgiving Festival at Tree Village, Tokyo Skytree Town (see below under shopping events)
February 7: Funassyiland Harajuku 2nd anniversary live talk show at Shibuya Live House (at 13:00~ and 15:00~) - make a purchase of at least 2,000 yen at any permanent Funassyiland between now and Jan. 9th and send it in for a chance at a ticket (details)
Live events/appearances by Funagoro and/or Funyassyi
These are appearances by Funagoro and Funyassyi only. Since there are Funagoro and Funyassyi fans too, I’ve listed all of their appearances here, so some may duplicate the listings above.
Be sure to check the official Funagoro/Funyassyi Funassyiland schedule page here.
None scheduled at the moment
TV, Radio, Live Webcasts, Movies, Music
Music: Available now: Spring 2017 Ketsugobou Tour DVD (release date: May 26). 274ch member order page. Also available from CDJapan, Amazon Japan, Funassyiland web store.
Music: Available now: Arukunashi Charamel CD Single (double-A side; on 274ch site also available now from Amazon Japan, CDJapan etc.
Music: Available now on 274ch site, from January 24th elsewhere - Zetsu Bushaa Festival convert DVD
TV: March 14 - Sukapaa! Music Festival (BS Sukapaa channel, 19:00 - 23:00)
Online - Official music video for Charamel (details)
Online - Official music video for Arukunashi (video link)
Online - Available for viewing now : Untouchable Shibata’s Animal Research Team program in 4 parts on 360.tv (details). Note that Funassyi will also be on the show and/or providing narration for the second season.
Movie: Last Cop The Movie, on Blu-Ray and DVD. Available now (Amazon Japan link to the various editions)
Special shopping events and exhibitions, restaurants etc.
November 27- December 25: Limited period Funassyiland in Fukuoka at Tenjin Loft, 5th floor (official page)
December 27 - January 31: Winter Fan Thanksgiving Festival at Tree Village, Tokyo Skytree Town in Sumida, Tokyo (details). Make a purchase from December 27 - January 17 to enter for the drawing for the live Funassyi event (see above under Events) or be a 274ch member.
- December 31: Funassyi livery train, Shin Keisei Railway (details; official page on Shin Keisei Railway site). Don’t forget the ramen stamp rally!
- December 22: 10 buses running on the Funabashi Shin Keisei route will have special Funassyi-fied rear seats.
- December 31 The Misato station has been re-done in a Funassyi theme. In addition, in-station announcements are in Funassyi’s voice. Funassyi livery trains also has Funassyi-voice announcements during this period.
Products of note, plus shopping advice
At this point many of the new and cool Funassyi products are available exclusively at the Funassyiland stores, with the exception of books, calendars etc. Which is good I guess if you live in Japan, since it’s one-stop shopping, but somewhat inconvenient for overseas Funassyi fans, since Funassyiland does not ship overseas. If you don’t have a cooperative friend in Japan, I recommend using a shopping service.
New products go on sale on the online store on Saturdays at 10PM Japan time. Popular products sell out almost immediately (something a lot of fans are unhappy about at the moment. I hope this situation gets solved soon!)
Grey Parka Service has announced a 120cm tall Funassyi, retailing for 41,000 yen including tax. The first two phases have sold out. The third phases is currently available on the Grey Parka Service site (it’s sold out on the Funassyiland site). Follow Grey Parka Service on Twitter for announcements regarding future releases.
Available now : Minna de Aemen Funassyi themed noodles from Yamasa
2018 Funassyi Calendar and Planner/Agendas
Official site. Available now from the Funassyiland online store, physical Funassyiland stores, bookstores nationwide, Amazon, CDJapan, etc. I have gotten mine and they are both fantastic!
Reminder: Funassyi donates all of his share of the proceeds from calendar sales to the Michinoku Mirai Fund, which gives scholarships to children orphaned by the March 11, 2011 Tohoku Earthquake.
The 2018 weekly and monthly agenda/planners are also available. Both are very cute!
2018 Funassyi Nengajo (New Years cards)
Available from the Japan Post online store - link
Also available (different designs) from Loft stores and physical Funassyiland stores
Apps, stickers and games
Illustrated Funassyi sticker set for the LINE app - they are adorable! Only available in Japan unfortunately. (link)
Available now: Funassyi stickers for iMessage (the Messages app), iOS only - but available worldwide! (link to US App Store - check your local App store)
Available now: Taiwan/Chinese version Funassyi LINE stamps (check in your LINE app; not available outside of Taiwan though)
274ch.com
274ch.com, Funassyi’s official streaming video channel/fan club, is the main outlet for Funassyi’s video appearances. Videos are uploaded every couple of days, and are very funny, with Funassyi appearing far more loose and relaxed than he is on broadcast TV. Highlights include a cooking show, Funassyi imitating various Japanese entertainers (his imitation of Beat Takeshi aka Takeshi Kitano is priceless), Funassyi going camping, Funassyi going go-cart racing, and much more. There are also frequent live streams of The Pear doing interviews and so on.
There are also fan-exclusive meets with Funassyi, and fan-exclusive concerts too, for an extra fee.
Membership is 600 yen per month or 6,000 yen per year. You can now join from outside of Japan too, although the site is in Japanese only (and so is customer support and so on). Details here. You will most likely need a Japanese mailing address to receive materials from the site for now.
Note: Sometimes someone at the streaming video provider seems to turn on IP checking/blocking of non-Japanese IPs. If you can’t access the videos, just wait a few hours and it will usually get fixed.
274ch official Instagram account
Link here
Last but not least…
I know the updates here have less frequent of late. I will try to update here as regularly as I can, but if you are on Facebook please join the We Love Funassyi group, which is quite active, with many enthusiastic Funatomo. See you there!
Photo source - Funassyi in overalls at the Funassyiland 3rd anniversary event.
Funagorō, Funassyi and Funyassyi, at the Gotōchi Chara Matsuri in Susaki (2017.09.09~10).
Photos by @cafehopemoon on Twitter: 1, 2, 3, 4
Current and Upcoming Funassyi Events, Week of September 12, 2017
Here’s the latest roundup of Funassyi related events and so on. Check back every week for a new update.
Funassyi 5 Year On Earth Anniversary Project
More details in in this post.
Live events/appearances by Funassyi
September 18: Charesupo (Challenge Sports) event to promote the Tokyo 2020 Para Olympics, Tokyo International Forum; 13:00, 14:00 and 15:30 (official site)
September 30: Kumamoto Chara Fes at Kumamoto Castle Ninomaru Hiroba, Kumamoto, Kyushu (official site). Note that the festival itself is on September 30 - October 1
October 22: Gotouchi Chara Haku in Nikone, Gifu (official site). With Funagoro and Funyassyi. Note that the festival itself is on October 21-22. Funassyi will be there on the 22nd only, but Funagoro and Funyassyi will be there both days. Stage location/times not announced yet.
October 29: Funassyiland Nagoya Halloween event at Wink Aichi, 7th floor; 13:00 and 15:30 (details on Funassyiland site) . Get an entry sticker for the drawing for seats for every 2,000 yen worth of purchases at any permanent Funassyiland store from now until October 1st
November 18: 2018 Funassyi Calendar 5th Anniversary event at Toho Cinemas Screen 4, Lalaport Tokyo Bay, Funabashi; 14:00 (details on official calendar site). Reserve either the wall or desktop calendar from any Funassyiland between now and October 22nd to receive an entry sticker for the event seat drawing
November 26: World Chara Summit in Hanyu, Saitama (official site). Note that the festival will be on November 25-26, but Funassyi will be there on the 26th only. Both Funagoro and Funassyi will be there on both days.
Live events/appearances by Funagoro and/or Funyassyi
These are appearances by Funagoro and Funyassyi only. Since there are Funagoro and Funyassyi fans too, I’ve listed all of their appearances here, so some may duplicate the listings above.
September 17: Funassyiland Funabashi - Funagoro only
September 23: Funassyiland Funabashi - Funyasshi only
October 21-22: Gotouchi Chara Haku in Hikone (see above) - both Funagoro and Funyassyi
November 25-26: World Chara Summit in Hanyu (see above) - both Funagoro and Funassyi
TV, Radio, Live Webcasts, Movies, Music
Music: Available now: Spring 2017 Ketsugobou Tour DVD (release date: May 26). 274ch member order page. Also available from CDJapan, Amazon Japan, Funassyiland web store.
Music: Available now: Arukunashi Charamel CD Single (double-A side; on 274ch site also available now from Amazon Japan, CDJapan etc.
Online - Official music video for Charamel (details)
Online - Official music video for Arukunashi (video link)
Online - Available for viewing now : Untouchable Shibata’s Animal Research Team program in 4 parts on 360.tv (details). Note that Funassyi will also be on the show and/or providing narration for the second season.
Movie: November 3: Last Cop The Movie, on Blu-Ray and DVD. Available fore pre-order now (Amazon Japan link to the various editions)
Special shopping events and exhibitions, restaurants etc.
The Funassyi livery train has been extended until December 30!! Funassyi livery train, Shin Keisei Railway (details; official page on Shin Keisei Railway site).
August 3 - December 30 The Misato station has been re-done in a Funassyi theme. In addition, in-station announcements are in Funassyi’s voice. Funassyi livery trains also has Funassyi-voice announcements during this period.
Until supplies last : 2017 Funassyi Funabashi Pear Boxes now available for preorder (details)
Apps, stickers and games
Funassyi themed calculator skin exclusive to 274ch members (details here; for iOS and Android, although some users have reported problems downloading the app for Android outside of Japan.)
New illustrated Funassyi sticker set for the LINE app - they are adorable! Only available in Japan at the moment unfortunately. (link)
Available now: Funassyi stickers for iMessage (the Messages app), iOS only - but available worldwide! (link to US App Store - check your local App store)
Available now : Minna de Aemen Funassyi themed noodles from Yamasa
Available now: Taiwan/Chinese version Funassyi LINE stamps (check in your LINE app; not available outside of Taiwan though)
2018 Funassyi Calendar
Official site. Available for preorder from the Funassyiland online store now; available in early October from other sources such as CD Japan and Amazon Japan.
274ch.com
274ch.com, Funassyi’s official streaming video channel/fan club, is the main outlet for Funassyi’s video appearances. Videos are uploaded every couple of days, and are very funny, with Funassyi appearing far more loose and relaxed than he is on broadcast TV. Highlights include a cooking show, Funassyi imitating various Japanese entertainers (his imitation of Beat Takeshi aka Takeshi Kitano is priceless), Funassyi going camping, Funassyi going go-cart racing, and much more. There are also frequent live streams of The Pear doing interviews and so on.
There are also fan-exclusive meets with Funassyi, and fan-exclusive concerts too, such as the upcoming Zetsu Bushaa Tour (see schedule above).
Membership is 600 yen per month or 6,000 yen per year. You can now join from outside of Japan too, although the site is in Japanese only (and so is customer support and so on). Details here. You will most likely need a Japanese mailing address to receive materials from the site for now.
Note: Sometimes someone at the streaming video provider seems to turn on IP checking/blocking of non-Japanese IPs. If you can’t access the videos, just wait a few hours and it will usually get fixed.
274ch official Instagram account
Link here
Photo source - from the gotouchi chara festival in Susaki
Last but not least...
I know the updates here have become rather scarce. The thing is, I have some serious health problems which make it hard to sit at my desk for extended periods - and I find it very hard to update Tumblr via my phone. I will try to update here at least once a week, but if you are on Facebook please join the We Love Funassyi group, which is quite active, with many enthusiastic Funatomo. See you there!
Current and Upcoming Funassyi Events, Week of September 4, 2017
We’re back! Now that summertime is over, I am going to try to get back to a regular posting schedule here. ^_^;
Here’s the latest roundup of Funassyi related events and so on. Check back every week for a new update.
Funassyi 5 Year On Earth Anniversary Project
More details in in this post.
Live events/appearances by Funassyi
September 9: Gotouchi Chara Matsuri at Multi Use Park in Susaki, Kochi, Shikoku; 13:30 - 13:50 (schedule on official festival site). With Funagoro and Funyassi. Note that the festival itself is on Sep. 9-10
September 18: Charesupo (Challenge Sports) event to promote the Tokyo 2020 Para Olympics, Tokyo International Forum; 13:00, 14:00 and 15:30 (official site)
September 30: Kumamoto Chara Fes at Kumamoto Castle Ninomaru Hiroba, Kumamoto, Kyushu (official site). Note that the festival itself is on September 30 - October 1
October 22: Gotouchi Chara Haku in Nikone, Gifu (official site). With Funagoro and Funyassyi. Note that the festival itself is on October 21-22. Funassyi will be there on the 22nd only, but Funagoro and Funyassyi will be there both days. Stage location/times not announced yet.
October 29: Funassyiland Nagoya Halloween event at Wink Aichi, 7th floor; 13:00 and 15:30 (details on Funassyiland site) . Get an entry sticker for the drawing for seats for every 2,000 yen worth of purchases at any permanent Funassyiland store from now until October 1st
November 18: 2018 Funassyi Calendar 5th Anniversary event at Toho Cinemas Screen 4, Lalaport Tokyo Bay, Funabashi; 14:00 (details on official calendar site). Reserve either the wall or desktop calendar from any Funassyiland between now and October 22nd to receive an entry sticker for the event seat drawing
November 26: World Chara Summit in Hanyu, Saitama (official site). Note that the festival will be on November 25-26, but Funassyi will be there on the 26th only. Both Funagoro and Funassyi will be there on both days.
Live events/appearances by Funagoro and/or Funyassyi
These are appearances by Funagoro and Funyassyi only. Since there are Funagoro and Funyassyi fans too, I’ve listed all of their appearances here, so some may duplicate the listings above.
September 9-10: Gotouchi Chara Matsuri at Multi Use Park in Susaki, Kochi, Shikoku - see above under Funassyi events. Both Funagoro and Funyassyi
September 17: Funassyiland Funabashi - Funagoro only
September 23: Funassyiland Funabashi - Funyasshi only
October 21-22: Gotouchi Chara Haku in Hikone (see above) - both Funagoro and Funyassyi
November 25-26: World Chara Summit in Hanyu (see above) - both Funagoro and Funassyi
TV, Radio, Live Webcasts, Movies, Music
Music: Available now: Spring 2017 Ketsugobou Tour DVD (release date: May 26). 274ch member order page. Also available from CDJapan, Amazon Japan, Funassyiland web store.
Music: Available now: Arukunashi Charamel CD Single (double-A side; on 274ch site also available now from Amazon Japan, CDJapan etc.
Online - Official music video for Charamel (details)
Online - Official music video for Arukunashi (video link)
Online - Available for viewing now : Untouchable Shibata’s Animal Research Team program in 4 parts on 360.tv (details). Note that Funassyi will also be on the show and/or providing narration for the second season.
Movie: November 3: Last Cop The Movie, on Blu-Ray and DVD. Available fore pre-order now (Amazon Japan link to the various editions)
Special shopping events and exhibitions, restaurants etc.
Until September 30: Funassyi livery train, Shin Keisei Railway (details; official page on Shin Keisei Railway site).
August 3 - September 30 The Misato station has been re-done in a Funassyi theme. In addition, in-station announcements are in Funassyi’s voice. Funassyi livery trains also has Funassyi-voice announcements during this period.
July 1 - : 2017 Funassyi Funabashi Pear Boxes now available for preorder (details; the July lot is sold out)
Apps, stickers and games
Funassyi themed calculator skin exclusive to 274ch members (details here; for iOS and Android, although some users have reported problems downloading the app for Android outside of Japan.)
New illustrated Funassyi sticker set for the LINE app - they are adorable! Only available in Japan at the moment unfortunately. (link)
Available now: Funassyi stickers for iMessage (the Messages app), iOS only - but available worldwide! (link to US App Store - check your local App store)
Available now : Minna de Aemen Funassyi themed noodles from Yamasa
Available now: Taiwan/Chinese version Funassyi LINE stamps (check in your LINE app; not available outside of Taiwan though)
2018 Funassyi Calendar
Official site. Details soon. (Available for preorder from the Funassyiland online store)
274ch.com
274ch.com, Funassyi’s official streaming video channel/fan club, is the main outlet for Funassyi’s video appearances. Videos are uploaded every couple of days, and are very funny, with Funassyi appearing far more loose and relaxed than he is on broadcast TV. Highlights include a cooking show, Funassyi imitating various Japanese entertainers (his imitation of Beat Takeshi aka Takeshi Kitano is priceless), Funassyi going camping, Funassyi going go-cart racing, and much more. There are also frequent live streams of The Pear doing interviews and so on.
There are also fan-exclusive meets with Funassyi, and fan-exclusive concerts too, such as the upcoming Zetsu Bushaa Tour (see schedule above).
Membership is 600 yen per month or 6,000 yen per year. You can now join from outside of Japan too, although the site is in Japanese only (and so is customer support and so on). Details here. You will most likely need a Japanese mailing address to receive materials from the site for now.
Note: Sometimes someone at the streaming video provider seems to turn on IP checking/blocking of non-Japanese IPs. If you can’t access the videos, just wait a few hours and it will usually get fixed.
274ch official Instagram account
Link here
Photo source - from a recent event in Osaka
A gotouchi chara cruise?! Unfortunately it sold out in the blink of an eye, but as far as I know this is the first such cruise. It departs from the port of Oarai in Ibaraki prefecture on July 6th, going up to Tomakomai in Hokkaido. The cruise includes two night’s stay on the boat plus one night’s stay in a hotel in Tomakomai, where participants can enjoy the Friend Festival In Tomakomai gotouchi chara event on the 8th and 9th. Cruise participants also get special seating for the Funassyi Stage at the festival. Funassyi will not be on board, but the two little Pears will be, as well as Friend of the Pear Family Kappa no Kotaro (the official chara in a sense of Rapiit, one of the makers of Funassyi merchandise) as well as Tomachoppu, the official chara of the city of Tomakomai, and for some reason Omoigawa Yui, a chara that represents a train in Koyama, Tochigi prefecture - which is no where near any place the ship passes by. (Maybe the train she represents is connected to the company that operates the cruise? I don’t really know.) It should be pretty hard work for Funagoro and Funyassyi, but I hope they won’t get seasick at least.
The festival itself will have 80 chara present, including Funassyi, as well as Hikonyan, Iisa King, Melon Kuma and some other well known mascots.
Brochure for the cruise (PDF)