Every year we try to give H-TEN readers a slogan to spur them on to higher levels of fandom. H-TEN graphic designer Zorny has annually given us fresh, new, powerful looks based on the slogans that I (T-Ray) have chosen. Here are the four most recent seasons’ slogans and banners: And if you liked those,…
Source: Hanshin Official / Nikkan Sports Well folks, it’s officially a new era for the Hanshin Tigers. Not only have they brought in a new manager (Akinobu Okada, who also managed the team from 2004-08), but they officially announced the new slogan on December 17, and yesterday (January 23), they unveiled their annual “Ultra Summer”…
Source: Hanshin Tigers HP The Hanshin Tigers unveiled their new slogan for the upcoming season. In Japanese it is イチにカケル (ichi ni kakeru). In English, this can be roughly translated as “Betting on One” or “Putting One on the Line”. Hard to translate because it kind of has a multiplicity of meanings. Anyhow, about the…
No, I was not in attendance at Saturday’s gathering of fans and players at Koshien Stadium. Thousands of other fans were, though. Some of the proceedings followed the annual traditions of this “special day” while others were introduced for the first time. But the most important revelations to the general public were the team’s 2018…