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Tokyo Marui Presents The John Wick Survival Game Festival

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There is one airsoft company is so invested right now with the John Wick movie series and it is not other than the iconic Japanese company,  Tokyo Marui. With the planned premiere of John Wick: Chapter 2 in Japan on the 7th of July 2017 (Japan is the last country where the movie will have its premiere), there will be a welcome of sorts with the Japanese airsoft/survival game community celebrate John Wick from 26 June to 15 July.

Now, that’s a real celebration of John Wick by Tokyo Marui. They celebrate the arrival of the movie which strengthens their marketing of their KSG Gas Shotgun, which was promoted heavily using a John Wick theme as the gun was also used in the movie.

The John Wick Survival Game Festival will be produced by SG-Fashion Snap, the website the focuses on survival game fashion showing the various loadouts and costumes that airsoft players in Japan wear. What SG-Fashion Snap.

If you are in Japan and would like to celebrate the showing of John Wick: Chapter 2 in the country next month, you can select to join in one of the more events lined-up:

26 June: John Wick 2 Gun Orchestra Preview & Narikiri JW Suit Survival Game Night

Limited to 50 guests with the venue being the Asobiba Akihabara game Field, guests are encouraged to wear suits for the survival game, just like how John Wick wears suits to kill his enemies. Celebrities such as actress Fujie Reina, military writer Duke Hiroi, and Instagrammer Liku_tactical will be the special guests for the event.

26 June – 8 July: Narikiri John Wick Fashion Contest

The preview will take place during the Survival Game John Wick 2 Gun Orchestra Preview & Norikiri JW Suit Survival Game Night at the Asobiba Akihabara game field with the winners announced on the 8th of July. Prizes to be won are:

  • Grand Prize: Tokyo Marui KSG, SADA suit tailor, Luminox Ref. 3801
  • Second Grand Prize: Tokyo Marui Glock 34, SADA suit tailoring ticket
  • Judge Special Award: SADA Suit tailor

The judges are Shimamura Yu (Tokyo Marui), Iida Yoshifumi (SGF), Naezasa Osawa (THE SELECTION ), and Aoshima Mai ( Luminox ). This event will also be at the ASOBIBA Akihabara Field.

6 June to 11 July: JW Tactical Challenge

This is a fast shooting challenge using a gas blowback pistol. The Grand Prize is a Tokyo Marui John Wick Set comprised of the KSG and Glock 34 with the second Grand Prize being the Tokyo Marui Glock 34.

7 July: Narikiri JW Continental Hotel: Finale Party

This will be the “Banquet of a Killer” where the atmosphere is set like the movie. There will be a 1 on 1 survival challenges competing for gold coins which are the currency of the underworld and also used by John Wick.

The party will also be the awarding ceremony for the winners of Fashion Contest and the Tactical Challenge. Special guests are Shimamura Yu (Tokyo Marui), Sakano Kumi, (Fight! Pitcho Lina) , and Matsushima Eiemi.

Those are just some of the events being prepared and at there are still about three that remains to be announce. Learn more about this at the event website setup by SG-Fashion-Snap.

Surely, when John Wick: Chapter 2 arrives next month in Japan, the local airsoft community will be ready and waiting.

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