On August 23, 2024, it was announced that the Beast Japanext will be changing its team name to “Beast X“.
The change to Beast X (pronounced “Beast Ten”) comes as Japanet Broadcasting announced that BSJapanext and Star Channel will be merging and that they will be rebranding its own channel name to “BS10” to reflect its new channel position starting in January 2025.
In addition, the team will be changing its logo. The new logo keeps the same wolf base with the letters “BS” in the mane, but now features an X (the number 10 in roman numerals) with the word “TEN” on it. According to the news release, the gold colouring of the “B”, “S” and “X” represent “the connection with viewers and fans through the broadcast of BS programs and team activities, and spreading the fun and wonder of mahjong throughout Japan”.
The team has also created a new slogan: 「反撃の狼煙-頂点を目指して-」(“Signal the Counterattack – Aiming for the Top”)
For official supporters from the 2023-24 season who wish to receive updated goods with the new name and logo (such as a new membership card and muffler towel), they must cancel their membership by September 30, 2024 and join again under the new Beast X name on or after October 1, 2024. Doing so, however, will deny them from the renewal bonus calendar and give them a new membership number. Supporters who do not need updated goods can simply renew their membership as usual. New supporters will automatically receive goods with the new name and logo when new official supporter memberships open on September 1, 2024.
The Beast X is the ninth and newest team in M-League, joining the league last season (2023-24), consisting of members Sarukawa Masatoshi (猿川真寿), Sugawara Hiroe (菅原千瑛), Suzuki Daisuke (鈴木大介) and Nakada Kana (中田花奈). They finished their first season in 7th place with a final score of -378.7pt.
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