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eFootball™ COLLABORATES WITH FOOTBALL COMIC SERIES “Captain Tsubasa”
Windsor, UK – Konami Digital Entertainment B.V. today announced the launch of its collaboration with football comic series “Captain Tsubasa”. During the campaign, users can launch eFootball™ and receive a host of great items just for logging in, as well as competing in new events where they will actually control “Captain Tsubasa” characters.
Special Cards from Yoichi Takahashi
Takahashi, the author of “Captain Tsubasa”, drew brand new Illustrations of both eFootball™ ambassadors Lionel Messi and Takefusa Kubo. In the drawings, both players are wearing eFootball™ original uniforms inspired by the “Nankatsu Junior High School” from the original comic.
By completing other events, users can also obtain cross-over cards with characters and real-life players including “Hikaru Matsuyama” x Joshua Kimmich and “Ryo Ishizaki” x Dayot Upamecano.
In-game events featuring “Captain Tsubasa”
There will be multiple events in eFootball™ during the campaign period.
In the ‘Time Attack Event’, users can control characters from “Captain Tsubasa”, such as “Tsubasa Oozora” himself and “Taro Misaki”. They will compete against the clock to reach the goal. At each stage, users will collect ‘pieces’ that come together to complete a piece of “Captain Tsubasa” artwork. These can lead to users acquiring unique avatars for their profiles in addition to various in-game items gathered too.
In the ‘Daily Bonus’, users can control the anime characters to score penalty kicks and earn rewards.
A total of 10 “Captain Tsubasa” characters will be available to use at random including “Tsubasa Oozora”, “Kojiro Hyuga”, and “Hikaru Matsuyama”.
About “eFootball™”
“eFootball™” was the rebranding of KONAMI’s popular gaming series “PES”. The change marked a great leap forward as the branding changed alongside the addition of a new football game engine, advancements in gameplay, and the remodelling of the title as ‘free-to-play’ across all compatible devices.
“eFootball™” is an ever-evolving platform with over 800 million downloads worldwide to date.
“eFootball”, “e-Football” and “eFootball logo” are registered trademarks or trademarks of Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd. in Japan and other countries or regions.
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About Konami Group
Konami Group was established in 1973, starting as an amusement machine manufacturer for arcades. Over the years, the company has grown to include different business units across various markets. Currently, KONAMI GROUP CORPORATION includes the Digital Entertainment, Amusement, Gaming & Systems, and Sports Businesses. The company went public on the Osaka Securities Exchange in 1984, the Tokyo Stock Exchange in 1988, and the London Stock Exchange in 1999. For more information, visit: www.konami.com/en.
About Konami Digital Entertainment
Konami Digital Entertainment, which is the core company of Konami Group, develops entertaining content for mobile, console and card games. The company is known for global franchises such as eFootball™, Metal Gear, Silent Hill, Castlevania, and Contra, as well as the Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game series. www.konami.com/games/corporate/en/
