On the 8th, Seibu Lions announced that they will be holding the "PR1DE SERIES" project, which will allow fans to walk through Takumi Kuriyama 's final season together, at eight official first regular season to be held at Belluna Dome from April 11th (Sat) to 12th (Sun), June 26th (Fri) to 28th (Sun), and August 28th (Fri) to 30th (Sun).

Kuriyama himself has positioned the 2026 season as his "final year," and this was made possible after he announced his retirement a year ago, with the desire to "let the fans see me play properly. I want them to see how I feel now and what I can convey." "Mr. Leo," who has remained loyal to The Lions and is the first homegrown player in the team's history to achieve 2,000 hit, will be joining fans in this special event, marking the end of his journey, as he takes pride in his 25 years of supporting the team, and his final battle as number 1 player passes the baton to the next generation.

On the first day, Saturday, April 11th, against Lotte, "1x52 reversible T-shirts" designed with the current and past number will be distributed to all attendees, with the exception of a few seats.

In addition, sales of "PR1DE Goods "Takumi Kuriyama"" will begin on Sunday, February 8th, and from Tuesday, February 24th, the team will begin accepting applications for "TEAM PR1DE ~ Takumi Kuriyama OFFICIAL FANCLUB~", a special fan club for individual players, a first for the team.

Furthermore, a special website was launched today. Information on various events to be held during the period will be released on the special website in due course. Tickets for the home opening game on Tuesday, March 31st through Thursday, April 30th, including the PR1DE SERIES, will go on sale sequentially on the official ticket website, starting with the fan club advance lottery on Friday, February 13th.