Thank You Pitch Gets First Pop-Up Shop in Shibuya
The pop-up shop's focus on interactive entrance-test challenges and character-specific merchandise signals a deliberate effort to deepen fan engagement with the manga's distinctive baseball club setting beyond standard retail.
Reporting from 2 sources: Comic Natalie, Yahoo! News Japan (Entertainment).
Sumiyoshi Kyu's baseball manga "Thank You Pitch" will hold its first pop-up shop, titled "Thank You Pitch 3 Out POPUP," at GALLERY X BY PARCO in Shibuya, Tokyo, from June 5 to June 22, 2026. The shop is designed as an experiential event where visitors can attempt the entrance test for the fictional Hamasou Baseball Club, the team the main characters belong to. Two interactive activities are planned: "Tap to Give Up! Forgive Me, Agawa-sensei," which combines a face-cut panel of the character Agawa-sensei applying an octopus hold with a button-tapping game that changes his voiced lines based on the number of taps (the voice actor will be announced later), and "Kiriyama's Leg Raise Challenge!," where visitors compete in leg raises against a panel of pitcher Kiriyama Fusetsu's pitching form. The shop will also sell exclusive merchandise, including acrylic stands featuring heckles from the series, a "Show Me More Places Pouch," an "Agawa-sensei's Bonboko Dosudosu Sticker (Plump)," and a curry-themed item called "Curry That Makes You Sleep Next to Agawa-sensei 'Dosudosu Agawa Memorial' with Sticker." Admission is 600 yen. "Thank You Pitch" is serialized in Shonen Jump+ and follows pitcher Kiriyama Fusetsu, who can only throw three full-power pitches per game, as he joins a high school baseball club aiming for Koshien.
The pop-up shop is titled "Thank You Pitch 3 Out POPUP" and will run from June 5 to June 22, 2026, at GALLERY X BY PARCO on the B1F of Shibuya PARCO in Tokyo. The venue is open from 11:00 to 21:00, with last entry 30 minutes before closing.
The shop is built around the concept of "one-on-one showdowns with members of the Hamasou Baseball Club." The two interactive activities are designed as direct challenges against specific characters. The "Tap to Give Up! Forgive Me, Agawa-sensei" activity combines a face-cut panel of Agawa-sensei applying an octopus hold with a button-tapping game. Agawa-sensei's voiced lines change based on the number of taps, though the voice actor has not yet been announced. The second activity, "Kiriyama's Leg Raise Challenge!," lets visitors compete in leg raises against a panel showing pitcher Kiriyama Fusetsu's pitching form with his leg raised high. Even visitors who do not compete can use the setup as a photo spot.
The merchandise lineup includes acrylic stands filled with heckles from the series, a "Show Me More Places Pouch," an "Agawa-sensei's Bonboko Dosudosu Sticker (Plump)," and a curry-themed item called "Curry That Makes You Sleep Next to Agawa-sensei 'Dosudosu Agawa Memorial' with Sticker." The manga is serialized in Shonen Jump+ and follows pitcher Kiriyama Fusetsu, who can only throw three full-power pitches per game, as he joins the Kanagawa Prefectural Yokohama Shimohana High School Baseball Club, which dreams of reaching Koshien.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 2 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.
Sources
- Comic Natalie 「サンキューピッチ」初のPOP UP SHOPが渋谷で、阿川先生のボンボコドスドスシール販売 - コミックナタリー
- Yahoo! News Japan (Entertainment) 「サンキューピッチ」初のPOP UP SHOPが渋谷で、阿川先生のボンボコドスドスシール販売（コミックナタリー）