[Japan Racing Association] JRA is celebrating its 70th anniversary by teaming up with Godzilla to enliven the Japan Derby! “Japan Derby Operation Godzilla VS Yasuko” starts
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Press release: May 9, 2024
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JRA is celebrating its 70th anniversary by teaming up with Godzilla to liven up the Japan Derby! “Japan Derby Operation Godzilla VS Yasuko” starts
*A web video and limited web content in which entertainer Yasuko takes on Godzillas will be released from May 9th (Thursday). A campaign to win Godzilla-level luxury prizes linked to the race results of the Japan Derby has also begun*
The 91st JRA (Japan Racing Association) will be held on Sunday, May 26, 2024. In preparation for the Japan Derby, a campaign in collaboration with Toho monsters including Godzilla, “Japan Derby Daisakusen” “Godzilla VS Yasuko” will start on Thursday, May 9, 2024.
This collaboration was made possible as both JRA and Godzilla will celebrate their 70th anniversary in 2024. The campaign features a web video “Godzilla VS Yasuko” starring entertainer Yasuko.
In addition to releasing a “Special Collaboration Video”, they will also release various areas within the Tokyo Racecourse from the Toho Kaiju by answering riddles and quizzes supervised by SCRAP Co., Ltd., which plans and operates real escape games*, and “Tokyo Horse Racing”, which aims to hold the Japan Derby. We will be releasing the “Goji Horse Card Derby Gacha” on a special site where you can get the “Place Release Mission” and a horse racing ticket-style original card for the specially written racehorse “Goji Horse (Ba) Horse” that incorporates the characteristics of Toho monsters. . In addition, there will be a event called “JRA|Godzilla” where you can win luxurious prizes depending on the race results of the Japan Derby. 70th Lottery” will also start.
*Real Escape Game is a registered trademark of SCRAP Co., Ltd.
* Special site URL: * * https://jra-fun.jp/yasugodzilla/*
* Overview of “Japan Derby Operation Godzilla VS Yasuko” *
■Site name: “Japan Derby Operation Godzilla VS Yasuko”
■Release date: Thursday, May 9, 2024
■Site URL: https://jra-fun.jp/yasugodzilla/
* 1. Web video of Yasuko taking on Godzilla as the “Japan Derby Operation Captain” *
Eight web videos in which Yasuko appears as the Japan Derby Daisakusen captain will be released on a special website and various official SNS. Yasuko, who has been appointed as the captain, holds a press conference to announce that Godzillas have taken over the Tokyo Racecourse.There is also the “Japan Derby Grand Operation Captain Inauguration Press Conference”, where Yasuko sings the campaign theme song in a rap style, “Japan Derby Grand Operations”. This is a unique collaboration between Yasuko and Godzilla, such as “Operation Rap”.
In addition, there are many other videos that will make you laugh and learn more about horse racing, such as videos related to Yasuko’s flashcards and videos where you can learn horse racing knowledge in a fun way. There is no doubt that you will want to see it.
* -Video list-*
・“Yasuko Japan Derby Operation Captain Inaugural Press Conference” URL: https://youtu.be/x_m-TwrJr2U
・“Yasuko Japan Derby Operation Captain Inauguration Pressure 30 Second Edition” URL: https://youtu.be/AB91GGzdIE0
・“Japan Derby Operation Rap”
URL: https://youtu.be/HacrmlzC43M
・“Godzilla VS Yasuko Flash Card Japanese Derby Edition”
URL: ttps:// youtube.com/shorts/cxbBMRxBCDU
・“Godzilla VS Yasuko Flash Card Gojiuma Edition”
URL: https://youtube.com/shorts/1gx-n-y9baw
・“Godzilla VS Yasuko Flash Card Racehorse Edition”
URL: https://youtube.com/shorts/qoFDUcxC5YE
・“Yasuko Meme: Will Yasuko become fond of horse racing?” Story” URL: https://youtu.be/QB1tm8EQklk
・“We will not lose to Godzilla in order to hold the Japan Derby!” Yasuko Yasuko, getting stronger”
URL: https://youtu.be/ld09fHQ7mAE
・“We will not lose to Godzilla in order to hold the Japan Derby!” Yasuko Yasuko, Knowing the Enemy Edition”
URL: https://youtu.be/-sftlElQzj8
* 2. “Tokyo Racecourse Liberation Mission” where you answer quizzes and riddles to liberate each area of Tokyo Racecourse from Toho monsters and aim to hold the Japan Derby *
The “Tokyo Racecourse Liberation Mission” aims to liberate each area of the Tokyo Racecourse from Toho monsters including Godzilla by answering riddles and quizzes supervised by SCRAP Co., Ltd., which plans and operates real escape games*, and holds the Japan Derby. It will be published on a special website.
The quizzes vary from horse racing to Godzilla. After answering 3 quiz questions, the final 4th question will be a puzzle, and if you answer all 4 questions in a row correctly, you will be able to unlock the area. Aim to unlock all 8 areas and clear the mission. You can also apply for a giveaway campaign where you can win an Amazon digital gift card by tweeting your results to X each time an area is released. *Real Escape Game is a registered trademark of SCRAP Co., Ltd. * 3. “Goji Horse Card Derby Gacha” where you can get an original horse racing ticket-style card of “Goji Horse”, an original racehorse that incorporates the characteristics of Toho monsters *
We will be releasing the “Goji Horse Card Derby Gacha” on a special website where you can get an original horse racing ticket-style card of “Goji Horse” that incorporates the characteristics of Toho monsters. There are a total of 8 types of cards, including 7 types of Goji horses such as “Godjiba” and “King Gidoba”, and Yasuko in a jockey costume, and the designs of the Goji horses are all newly drawn for this campaign.
The cards you get will be recorded in the “Acquired Card List”, so one way to enjoy it is to aim to complete all types. Additionally, if the color of the “Goji horse card” shared on
* 4. “JRA|Godzilla 70th Lottery” where you can win gorgeous prizes * “JRA | Godzilla” where you can win luxurious prizes commemorating the 70th anniversary of JRA and Godzilla
70th Lottery” will start. You can participate in the lottery by adding the official LINE account of this campaign as a friend. A lottery with 5 numbers written on it will be drawn, and the person who matches all the numbers with the 5 horses that finished in the top 5 in this year’s Japan Derby will win a 5-in-a-row prize worth 7 million yen. You can divide it among all middlemen. There are also 4 consecutive prizes, a chance for all applicants to win prizes even if they don’t win, and a double chance prize. We can’t wait to see the results of the 91st Japan Derby, as we will be able to win Godzilla-sized prizes. -Participation overview-
■Campaign start date: Thursday, May 9, 2024
■Lottery deadline: Sunday, May 26, 2024 15:00
■Questionnaire response/participation deadline: May 26, 2024 (Sunday) 15:30 ■Winner announcement date: June 2024 *5 consecutive prizes, 4 consecutive prizes, participation prize
■How to participate
・Add the official LINE account of this campaign as a friend
・Draw a lottery ticket from the greeting message or menu that appears when you add friends
・After drawing the lottery, enter the required information to complete participation.
*After the drawing, if a horse scheduled to run is canceled after May 23rd (Thursday) when the horse number for the Japan Derby will be determined, participants who drew the same number as that horse number will be given the “Japan Derby Grand Prize”. Operation Godzilla VS Yasuko” campaign LINE official account (@171llpoy) will send you another lottery information via message. Please follow the
instructions in the message to retry the participation process. ==If cancellation of race is announced as of 16:30 after horse number announcement on May 23rd (Thursday)
→Participate again after 10:00 on Friday, May 24th
==If the cancellation of the race is announced from the morning of May 24th (Friday) to 5:30 p.m.
→Participate again after 10:00 on Saturday, May 25th
==If cancellation of race is announced from the morning of May 25th (Saturday) to 5:30 p.m.
*If a race is canceled or excluded from the race on the day, the lottery cannot be drawn again, so if you have a lottery ticket that includes the same number as the relevant horse number, you can win 5 consecutive prizes and 4 consecutive multiple prizes (if 2 or more horses are canceled) ) will no longer have the right to win. The same will also apply to those who did not perform the re-drawing
lottery/participation procedures for canceled races between the 23rd (Thursday) and 25th (Saturday).
*You have the right to participate in the Participation Award and apply for the W Chance Award.
-prize-
■5 consecutive awards
・Prize: 7 million yen worth of Amazon digital gift cards will be divided among all winners
・Winning conditions: The five numbers drawn in the lottery must be the same as the numbers of the horses that finished 1st to 5th in the 91st Japan Derby.
*If the combination matches in any order, it will be a hit.
■4 consecutive awards
・Prize: Amazon digital gift card worth 7,000 yen 1,000 people will be selected by lottery
・Winning conditions: The 5 numbers drawn in the lottery include the numbers of the horses that will finish 1st to 4th in the 91st Japan Derby.
*If the combination matches in any order, it will be a hit.
■Participation award
・Prizes: Prize A: Invitation to special seats at Tokyo Racecourse. 20 people will be selected by lottery in 10 groups for the Emperor’s Prize (Autumn) and Japan Cup each day.
B Prize Derby Ribbon 2 piece set 5,000 people will be selected by lottery ・Winning conditions: Lottery from among all applicants
■W Chance Award
・Prize: Amazon digital gift card worth 1,000 yen 1,000 people will be selected by lottery
・Winning conditions: Answer the questionnaire after the race (only applicable to those who won 5 consecutive prizes, 4 consecutive prizes, and participation prizes)
*Winners of the W Chance Prize will receive a message from the “Japan Derby Operation Godzilla VS Yasuko” campaign LINE official account (@171llpoy) after early July 2024. Please note that no messages will be sent to those unsuccessful in the W Chance Prize.
* 5. Get “Godzilla Yasuko Original LINE Stamp” by adding friends to the LINE official account!!
“Japan Derby Operation”
Original LINE stamps are being distributed only to those who have added the Godzilla VS Yasuko campaign official LINE official account as a friend. You will receive 8 types of collaboration LINE stamps that you can use on a daily basis.
*Distribution period: May 9th (Thursday) 11:00 to July 31st (Wednesday) 23:59 *Please use the latest version of the LINE app.
*Free LINE stamps cannot be downloaded on devices that have been authenticated using the phone number of a device contracted outside of Japan, or devices that have been authenticated with Facebook. *You can download it by setting the phone number of your contracted device in Japan from the LINE app’s Home – Settings – Account. In addition, new members of the JRA Internet horse racing ticket purchasing (voting) service “Soku PAT” will receive many other benefits, including the chance to win limited original goods. In addition, for 6 days from May 21st (Tuesday) to May 26th (Sunday), 2024, there will be a “Naka Naka Daisakusen Event” held at four venues in Shinjuku, Ikebukuro, Shibuya, and Tokyo Station Yaesu. The “Tokyo Racecourse Daisakusen Event” will be held at Tokyo Racecourse for two days, Saturday) and 26th (Sunday).
* Godzilla Profile *
Ever since he appeared before us, the King of Monsters has made his name known throughout the world. The first film in the series, released in 1954, was an unprecedented hit with an audience of 9.61 million people. He boasts wide popularity and overwhelming recognition among men and women of all ages. Godzilla, who has been depicted as a being that transcends human understanding, has played an active role on screen, sometimes as a wall for humans to overcome, and sometimes as an ally of humans. Its popularity has spread overseas, and it has even been made into a live-action movie in Hollywood. He will continue to reign as the strongest monster king.
Official X: https://twitter.com/godzilla_jp
* Yasuko Profile * Born in Yamaguchi Prefecture, September 2, 1998, 25 years old, blood type A
Debuted as a pin comedian in September 2019. He is active using his material as a former member of the Self-Defense Forces. “Gurunai” broadcast on New Year’s Day 2021
His popularity rose after appearing on “Omoshiroso 2021 New Year Special” (Nippon Television). In December 2023, “Female Entertainer No. 1 Tournament THE W
2023” to advance to the finals. Currently, he is appearing in numerous variety shows and commercials.
Official website: https://www.sma.co.jp/s/sma/artist/624#/news/0 Official X: https://twitter.com/yasuko_sma
Official TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@yasuko_sma?lang=ja-JP
*What is SCRAP? *
In 2008, SCRAP Co., Ltd. was established. We created real escape games by renting out amusement parks and stadiums, created mysteries in books, apps, and TV programs, and while helping companies with their mystery-solving promotion plans, we became recognized by the public as a mystery event production company. A free paper production company from Kyoto that has gone out of business (and the free paper is currently on hiatus). Riding on the momentum, a fan club called “Shonen Detective SCRAP Team” was also formed. They collaborate with TV stations, record companies, etc., and are constantly creating new entertainment.
Official website: http://www.scrapmagazine.com/
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