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Kuroko's Basketball Ichiban Kuji Line Pulled Due to Poison Threat
posted on by Crystalyn Hodgkins
The Sankei Sports newspaper is reporting that the convenience store chain Kuroko no Basuke ~Seirin & Kaijō~" lottery merchandise line on Friday due to a poison threat. The Circle K Sunkus store chain is also considering suspending sales of the merchandise.
On Tuesday, Sankei Shimbun, Sophia University, Kuroko's Basketball Wafers 2" cookies in 7-Eleven stores, and also said that "X-Day" would be on the final day of Sophia University's school festival. 7-Eleven will continue to keep the wafers removed from stores until "X-Day," which will be on November 4. The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department is currently searching for the suspect.
Banpresto had planned to sell the Ichiban Kuji products line near the end of October. The line would have included character dolls and plush toys as well as other products.
In December Banpresto had postponed until mid-January.
Background
Since last October, locations linked to Kuroko's Basketball creator said there is a high possibility that the liquid sent to Sophia University (Fujimaki's alma mater) on October 12, 2012 could emit a lethal dose of hydrogen sulfide if vaporized.
Several Kuroko's Basketball barred Kuroko's Basketball items and circles last December.
In February, the organizers of the Comic City dōjinshi events barred circles from selling Kuroko's Basketball items at March 17's Haru Comic City 18 event, after they received a request to do so from the management of the insisted on allowing Kuroko's Basketball circles. Comic City Tokyo 131 proceeded without incident on January 27.
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