Heating Up a Kyushu-Only Strategy! CHARGESPOT and Hakata-Set 'WORST Gaiden Glico' Launch Limited-Time Special Collaboration

INFORICH Inc. (headquarters: Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; Group CEO: Hironobu Akiyama; hereinafter “INFORICH”), operator of the mobile battery sharing service CHARGESPOT™, and Akita Shoten Co., Ltd. (headquarters: Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo; President: Tokuji Yamaguchi; hereinafter “Akita Shoten”) are pleased to announce a special tie-up with the hugely popular Kyushu-set manga WORST Gaiden Glico (manga: Ryuta Suzuki), to coincide with INFORICH's “Kyushu-region limited pricing test and large-scale promotion” beginning on Monday, June 15, 2026.

Under this initiative, both parties share the common objective of energizing Kyushu, the manga's setting. We will execute a powerful cross-media rollout centered on CHARGESPOT's digital signage installed in major convenience stores throughout the Kyushu area.

Background: Both parties aligned to maximize excitement for Kyushu

To verify the optimal pricing structure nationwide in Japan going forward, INFORICH will launch a strategic field experiment (pricing test) and a large-scale promotion across the entire Kyushu area, often described as a microcosm of Japan, with the aim of lowering psychological barriers to use.

As a partner to help boost this Kyushu-originated challenge, we concluded there could be no better match than WORST's spin-off, WORST Gaiden Glico (manga: Ryuta Suzuki), a work derived from Hiroshi Takahashi's widely popular WORST series, which chronicles the wild exploits of protagonist Kurito Hanaki set in Hakata.

CHARGESPOT, aiming to be an "infrastructure that lightens everyday footwork," and a comic that "delivers passion from Kyushu to the nation" will fuse their energies to invigorate Kyushu's streets.

Collaboration Details

1) Original illustration to be shown on CHARGESPOT signage at major convenience stores

Original collaboration illustrations drawn by Ryuta Suzuki specifically for this project will be displayed for a limited time on CHARGESPOT's digital signage installed in major convenience stores throughout the Kyushu area.

● Broadcast period: June 15, 2026 (Mon) – June 28, 2026 (Sun) (2 weeks only)

● Deployment details: Bold illustrations adapted for both portrait and landscape sign formats will appear, offering the fun of "searching and finding" throughout Kyushu's streets.

2) Synchronized signage promotion for the latest comic volume (Volume 38)

During the tie-up period, the long-awaited WORST Gaiden Glico Volume 38 will be released on Friday, June 19. In line with this, promotional illustrations announcing the new release will be displayed not only at bookstores nationwide but also on signage at convenience store locations where CHARGESPOT units are installed, creating a direct path between rental and purchase.

About CHARGESPOT

CHARGESPOT is Japan's No.1 mobile battery sharing service. Renting is simple: just scan the QR code on the battery stand using the CHARGESPOT-compatible app. Approximately 60,000 units are installed across Japan's 47 prefectures, and the service is expanding overseas to Hong Kong, Taiwan, China, Thailand, Singapore, Macau, Australia, and Italy. *Unit count as of March 2026

How to use CHARGESPOT

App name: CHARGESPOT

Download here: https://go.onelink.me/GQjX/cc9f2407

About WORST Gaiden Glico

A wild-haired ladies' man speaking Hakata dialect! Kurito Hanaki, who never lost a fight at Suzuran High—feared by all—wielded the name of the strongest. What outrageous junior-high days did this man live? Set in Fukuoka/Hakata, this spin-off depicts the unknown middle-school days of the strongest man from the legendary delinquent manga WORST.

Currently serialized in Weekly Shonen Champion.

https://www.akitashoten.co.jp/w-champion

Official X account: @Weekly_Champion

About INFORICH Inc.

Company overview (URL: https://inforich.net/)

・Address: Aoyama Oval Building 10F, 5-52-2 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0001

・Representative: President and Executive Officer, Group CEO Hironobu Akiyama (陳 日華)

・Founded: September 2015

・Corporate site: https://inforich.net/

About Akita Shoten Co., Ltd.

Akita Shoten Co., Ltd.

Representative: President Tokuji Yamaguchi

Head office: Bunkyo Green Court Center Office 18F, 2-28-8 Honkomagome, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0021

Founded: August 10, 1948

Business: magazines, books, comics, bunko, children's books, media mix, etc.

Employees: approx. 160