Tohoshinki announces collaboration with jazz manga "BLUE GIANT" during their 20th anniversary tour, releasing a special DVD & Blu-ray.
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Tohoshinki announced a collaboration with Shinichi Ishizuka's popular jazz manga "BLUE GIANT." On August 20, to commemorate Tohoshinki's 20th anniversary of their debut in Japan, the live DVD & Blu-ray of their nationwide arena & dome tour "Tohoshinki 20th Anniversary LIVE TOUR ~ZONE~" was released. The DVD & Blu-ray fully captures the performance at Tokyo Dome on April 27 (Sunday), a significant date marking their 20th anniversary, from the tour that attracted about 350,000 people across 22 performances in 9 cities. Additionally, it includes the 'daily changing songs' performed at the Tokyo Dome concert, a digest of the arena performances, and a backstage documentary, making it a luxurious work fitting for their 20th anniversary. Tohoshinki recorded the highest number of performances by a foreign artist at Tokyo Dome, with 33 shows. Given the tour's sold-out status across various locations, the release of this long-awaited video work is highly anticipated. Furthermore, to commemorate the release of the live DVD & Blu-ray "Tohoshinki 20th Anniversary LIVE TOUR ~ZONE~," a collaboration with the jazz manga masterpiece "BLUE GIANT" was announced, creating a buzz around the collaboration between two passionate entities in music. Tohoshinki, respecting "BLUE GIANT," achieved a dream collaboration with the main character, Dai Miyamoto, illustrated by the author Shinichi Ishizuka. Collaboration goods using the illustration will be released exclusively at Village Vanguard. A special campaign for buyers of the live DVD & Blu-ray "Tohoshinki 20th Anniversary LIVE TOUR ~ZONE~" and the comic "BLUE GIANT" will also be conducted at Village Vanguard.
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