This Valentine’s Day, manga publisher Shueisha got lots and lots of chocolate. Make that, characters in The Prince of Tennis were sent loads.
According to creator Takeshi Konomi, the manga’s editors got ten times more chocolate this Valentine’s Day than imagined.
https://kotaku.com/nothing-says-anime-birthday-like-chocolate-and-hardcore-1644218991
The Prince of Tennis fans love showing their affection and appreciation!
集英社が…チョコで埋まってるようですヾ(๑°⌓°๑)ﾉ゜。ｿﾅﾉｶ‼
担当編集も想像の10倍以上来てます～‼と大慌て( ` ٥ㅿ٥;)✨
入りきらず別のビルまで運んでくださった方々本当に有り難うございます‼テニプリバレンタイン💝今年もキャラの皆に愛情を一杯感謝です (✼´人｀) pic.twitter.com/jJbrc1rPKS— 許斐剛 (@konomi_takeshi) February 14, 2017
【テニプリ💝バレンタイン2018】
バレンタインデー翌日、早くも昨年の10万個を上回るチョコが集英社に続々と到着してます🍫🍫🍫🍫🍫🍫🍫🍫🍫🍫🍫🍫…ヾ(*´∀`*)ﾉ.｡.:*♡💝ｽｺﾞｲ～♪集英社の地下倉庫は皆さんの愛情でパンク寸前嬉しい悲鳴🎵
まだ間に合いますよ～👍今年も沢山の愛情に感謝🍀 pic.twitter.com/n7DQPFORpX
— 許斐剛 (@konomi_takeshi) February 17, 2018
Konomi kindly thanked fans for the chocolate and for caring about the characters.
You can follow Konomi on Twitter right here
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