Eizan Electric Railway Company, based in Sakyo-ku, Kyoto; announced a collaboration campaign with the manga series written and illustrated by Namori, Yuru Yuri, starting on July 4. The campaign will include decorating a train with character illustrations, commemorative tickets, character stands, and promotional posters. The author commented on Twitter that he drew eight new characters just for this campaign.
【＼えいでんコラボ決定／】— 「ゆるゆり」公式@コミック百合姫 (@yryr_yhc) June 16, 2020
なんと！ ７月４日（土）より「えいでん×ゆるゆりコラボ」が開催決定!! ラッピング車両の運行やコラボポスターの掲出、コラボきっぷの発売、イベントの開催などなど盛りだくさん！ ぜひぜひお見逃しなく★https://t.co/1OkgFnQizf#叡電 #叡山電車 #yuruyuri pic.twitter.com/UigdQs6z1A
On July 24, during the “Eiden x Yuru Yuri Collabo Festa” campaign, a special event will be held at the Yasehi Eizan-guchi station. The station will feature character stands, promotional posters, and printed manga panels. Additionally, the Yuru Yuri memorial train will stop at the station between 11:00 and 16:00 for a photo shoot.
The train to be decorated with the character illustrations will be # 721, and is scheduled to run through the Kyoto area between July 4 and November 30, 2020. In addition, a limited series of passenger tickets will be sold at Idemachiyanagi station on July 24, with only 1,000 units available.
For his part, Namori began the publication of the Yuru Yuri manga in 2008 and the Ichijinsha publishing house published the eighteenth compilation volume on May 27. The play has inspired three anime adaptations, several OVAs, and other spin-offs.
Namori also recently participated in character design for the Release the Spyce and Endro ~! Anime, released in October 2018 and January 2019, respectively.
Source: Official Twitter Account
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