On November 23rd, "MARINES FAN FEST 2025" was held at Zozo Marine Stadium. This year, players were divided into "TEAM WHITE" and "TEAM BLACK" and competed in various competitions. Heated battles were waged in events such as the "We Must Communicate Showdown," the "Sauna Showdown," and the annual "Black and White baseball Showdown."
Manager Saburo appeared at the opening ceremony! "MARINES FAN FEST 2025" kicked off with an opening speech by both captains
At the opening ceremony, Manager Saburo, who will take over as manager of the first team from next season, appeared and greeted the fans, saying, "Please enjoy yourself to the fullest today." This was followed by an opening speech by both captains, TEAM WHITE's Kyota Fujiwara and TEAM BLACK's Daito Yamamoto, kicking off "MARINES FAN FEST 2025."
The first competition was the "Conveyance Showdown." Team White's Katsuya Kakunaka, Atsuki Tomosugi, Yudai Fujioka, Kazuya Ojima, pitcher Iku pitcher, along with Team Black's Yuki Karakawa Fumiya Ono pitcher Yuji Nishino, Eito Takabe, Koki Yamaguchi pitcher and pitcher Yuto Kimura, competed in a variety of telepathic games, including "Conveyance by drawing on the back" and "Conveyance by group poses."
In particular, in "Ehhh Ehhh, You Have to Express It in One Character," in which each team is divided into one respondent and four performers, and the performers express the theme in one kanji character, competing to see which team's respondent can arrive at the most correct answers, that one contestant fell victim to the thrilling chair...
In the "Imitation Performance Battle," TEAM WHITE, led by Misho Nishikawa, appeared in colorful idol costumes, while TEAM BLACK entered the ring with the "Ryusei Army," made up of three "Ryuseis," Ryusei Ogawa Ryusei Miyazaki, Ryusei Terachi, joined by Raito Ikeda and Naonori Yasuda.
The contestants memorized the camera positions and timings in advance, and competed to see who could look straight into the camera as it changed one after another in time with the assigned song. At the end, they competed with a dance performance. TEAM WHITE's sharp dance to "Double Fight!" by "CANDY TUNE" and TEAM BLACK's to "RYUSEI" by "Sandaime J SOUL BROTHERS" got the crowd excited.
In the "Sauna Showdown," Tatsuhiro Tamura and Hiromi Oka show off their unexpected talents...!?
Next up was the "Sauna Showdown" by The Marines Sauna Club. Led by pitcher Atsuki Taneichi, who loves saunas so much that he says "sauna is life," five players from each team appeared on stage decked out in sauna gear and engaged in a heated battle in three sauna-related events.
In particular, in the "Heat Wave Showdown," in which two members from each team fanned their towels at 10 plastic bottles placed on a table, competing to knock over the most bottles, Tatsuhiro Tamura and Hiromi Oka displayed unexpected talent. First, Tamura swung his towel down from above with great force, causing seven plastic bottles to fall from the table. After this, Oka knocked down two more bottles with a dynamic fanning technique that would put even a professional to shame, astonishing even the professional heat wave master who was attending as a guest.
The "Bistro Showdown" took place in the kitchen, where six players appeared dressed as chefs. Among them, pitcher Keisuke Sawada wearing a chef's hat, made the MC, Pekopa's Matsuinji, comment, "It suits him so well, he's like the head chef."
In the competition, everyone was blindfolded while tasting the assigned dishes, and each team had to cook the assigned dish they imagined in a relay format. The judges, Shogo Nakamura and Shingo Ishikawa, tasted the final dishes to determine the winner.
While Toshiya Sato who modestly said "I only cook a little bit on a normal day," skillfully prepared the food, Tokito Kawamura pitcher was left standing in front of the stove, unsure of what to do. What was the outcome...? It's a must-see to see players who you don't usually get to see in the kitchen.
The Black and White showdown is now in its final stages, and the annual three-inning "Black and White baseball Showdown" has begun. Click here to see the outcome of this year's exciting game!
This year's overall winner is TEAM WHITE!
This year's MARINES FAN FEST 2025 saw TEAM WHITE take the overall victory in the "Black and White baseball Showdown," and the event concluded with a speech by captain Kyota Fujiwara.
