Fan Activities
If you’re a new or a longtime fan, there are many different fun fan activities that you can take part of and show your support!
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Official Supporter
If you want to officially show your support for your favourite M-League team (or M-League in general), you can sign up as an official supporter!
Perks of being an official supporter include:
- Official membership card
- Team-branded towel
- Access to Public Viewing presale tickets
- The ability to purchase official uniforms
- Access to the M-League game log/paifu viewer
- Access to exclusive team posts
It costs ￥7,150 to become an official supporter. You will also need a Japanese address to become one.
Buying Merch
If you want to take home some M-League goods for yourself, M-League provides many ways to buy M-League merchandise.
Official Shop
The M-League Official Shop features a large variety of M-League goods, including clothing, cups, charms, photo cards, stationery and much more!
Currently, there are four M-League Official Shop locations:
- Tokyo (Twitter, Google Maps)
- Osaka (Twitter, Google Maps)
- Sapporo (Twitter, Google Maps)
- Hakata (Twitter, Google Maps)
Pop-Up Shops
Aside from their official shops, there are also official pop-up shops that are set up for a limited time around Japan. Announcements about their pop-up locations are made on the M-League Twitter and the official M-League website.
Official Online Stores
M-League’s Official Online Store hosts M-League merchandise and goods for all nine M-League teams. Goods include keychains, t-shirts, pillows, clocks and more!
To ship overseas, buyers must order through a proxy service.
Some teams also have their own official online stores with their own merchandise.
Watching Games Live
If you’re visiting Japan and the time is right, you might have a chance to watch a game live with a crowd of other fans!
Public Viewings + Premium Nights
Public Viewings are events where M-League fans fill a theatre or a hall to watch an M-League game together on the big screen. M-Leaguers show up as guests to these events and they will have a separate in-person commentary from the online broadcasts. Fans are given thundersticks and are seated with other fans of the same team.
Premium Nights are a special type of Public Viewing that have all the M-Leaguers attending, merchandise on sale, giveaways and other activities.
Public Viewings typically take place during the first and last game of the season (with the opening and closing ceremony, respectively), with the Premium Night happening mid-season.
Tickets are sold online anywhere from a few weeks to a few months before the event. Official supporters will get early access to tickets, with the general public able to purchase a few days later. Public Viewings are typically ￥9,000, with Premium Nights costing a bit more.
Announcements about upcoming Public Viewings and Premium Nights are made on the M-League Twitter and the official M-League website.
M-League Cross-Country Ikkitsuukan Tour
The M-League Cross-Country Ikkitsuukan Tour is a special series of events where M-League hosts special viewings at various United Cinema locations across the country. Every few weeks, fans fill a United Cinema movie theatre in a different part of the country and are joined by an M-League commentator and 2-3 M-Leaguers who commentate and host the event.
Announcements about upcoming Public Viewings and Premium Nights are made on the M-League Twitter and the official M-League website.
A basic seat for the event will cost ￥6,000. For a premium seat, which includes a balloon, an original postcard and a commemorative photo with an M-Leaguer, it will cost￥9,000. Tickets will be sold to the general public starting two weeks before the event. Official supporters will have early access tickets three days before they are sold to the general public. Tickets can be purchased on Lawson Ticket.
The 2025-26 schedule is as follows:
- October 21, 2025: Sapporo, Hokkaido (Lawson United Cinemas Sapporo)
- November 18, 2025: Ogawara, Miyagi (United Cinema Forte Miyagi-Ogawara)
- November 25, 2025: Kanazawa, Ishikawa (United Cinemas Kanazawa)
- December 2, 2025: Imabari, Ehime (United Cinemas Grand Imabari)
- January 13, 2026: Hakata, Fukuoka (United Cinemas Canal City 13)
- January 27, 2026: Kishiwada, Osaka (United Cinemas Kishiwada)
- February 17, 2026: Toyohashi, Aichi (United Cinemas Toyohashi 18)
- February 18, 2026: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki (Lawson United Cinemas Nagasaki)
- March 10, 2026: Okinawa (United Cinemas PARCO CITY Urasoe)
Supporting Players
If you would like to support players individually, there are many ways to do it, including:
- Following and subscribing to them on their YouTube Channel and other social media
- Joining their fan club
- Purchasing their merchandise such as books or photo cards
- Buying tickets to events where they will be appearing (such as parlour visits and book signings)
To find out more information about the players and how you can support them, check their social media for more details.
Chat With Other Fans
One of the best ways to enjoy the fun and excitement of M-League is to talk about it with your friends in your local mahjong club and other fans!
M-League Watch also has a Discord Server where we chat, look at stats, react during the games, make predictions and have fun! We would love it if you would join us and help this community grow!
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