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Jump Festa Cancels Kuroko's Basketball Events Due to Threats
posted on by Egan Loo
The official website for this year's Shueisha apologized to its readers and fans.
Shueisha's Jump Festa staff said that Makuhari Messe, the convention complex in Chiba that is hosting Jump Festa, had received a threat or threats demanding the cancellation of stage events, exhibits, and sales tied to Kuroko's Basketball. The staff discussed the issue and decided on the cancellations, with the safety of visitors as the top priority. The rest of the festival is scheduled to continue, but security will be increased with more guards.
Since last month, more than 20 locations linked to Kuroko's Basketball creator said there is a high possibility that the liquid sent to Sophia University on October 12 could emit a lethal dose of hydrogen sulfide if vaporized.
Two Kuroko's Basketball dōjinshi events, "Shadow Trickster Osaka," and "Miracle Quarter" in Sapporo, were cancelled a planned Kuroko's Basketball collaboration event.
Last December, Jump Festa Saikyō Jump magazines.
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Update: The Kuroko's Basketball Super Stage event would have been held on Saturday, December 22 at 1:30 p.m. The scheduled guests would have included voice cast Fumiko Orikasa.
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