February 5, 2016 transcosmos inc. (Nihon Chokuhan Business)

Nihon Chokuhan to Sell “Lum Invader Life Size Figure”

Life Size Figure of “Lum Invader,” a Character from “Urusei Yatsura,” to Be Sold on Television Shopping

“Nihon Chokuhan,” (https://www.666-666.jp/) a catalog shopping brand operated by transcosmos inc. (Headquarters: Tokyo, Japan; President and COO: Masataka Okuda; TSE First Section: 9715; hereafter, transcosmos), has started sales of “Lum Invader Life Size Figure” via television shopping on February 5, 2016.

“Lum Invader” is a character from “Urusei Yatsura” (by Rumiko Takahashi), a regular series on “Weekly Shonen Sunday” (published by Shogakukan) between 1978 to 1987, which was turned into a TV animation as well and still is widely popular to this day. The actual size figures, which are completely limited to 50 units, are making their debut and will be recognized/sold to the wide variety of customer base through Nihon Chokuhan’s TV shopping. The TV shopping video is being made public for a limited time on the special feature page of Nihon Chokuhan and on the Nihon Chokuhan channel of YouTube.

- Nihon Chokuhan featured page http://www.666-666.jp/user_data/html/lum.php

-Youtube Nihon Chokuhan channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYulj8GHGcXVBgi6B3tVV4g

- About “Lum Invader Life Size Figure” Name: Lum Invader Life Size Figure Sales price: 1,000,000 yen (including consumption tax) Number of limit: 50 units (with serial numbers) Nihon Chokuhan launch: February 5, 2016 Size: Figure main body Height approximately 164cm Maximum width approximately 80cm With the stand Total height approximately170cm Maximum width approximately 85cm Total weight: Approximately 24kg (Body approx. 8kg +stand approx. 16kg) Manufacturer: Akiyama Kohbo (C)RumikoTakahashi/Shogakukan Distributor: Shogakukan Shueisha Production * The product shown is a sample. The actual Art Director: Rumiko Takahashi product may vary in specifications.

Nihon Chokuhan is a veteran total catalog shopping brand with 38 years of history and 8.5 million members. Nihon Chokuhan will continue to expand on this type of manga and anime goods on catalog shopping in the future.

* transcosmos is a registered trade name or trademark of transcosmos inc. in Japan and other countries. * Other company names and product or service names mentioned are registered trade names or trademarks of various other companies.

About transcosmos inc. transcosmos launched operations in 1966. Since then we have combined superior “human resources” with up-to-date “technological” capabilities to enhance the competitive strength of our clients by providing them with superior and valuable services. transcosmos currently offers Cost Reduction Services (Contact Center, HR/Financial/Sales Back Office, Order Management/SCM, System Development/Management etc.) and Sales Expansion Services (Big Data Analysis, Internet Advertising, Website Construction/Management, Smartphone/SNS Utilization, Telemarketing etc.). transcosmos continues to pursue operational excellence by providing these services through our 156 locations in 26 countries with a focus in Asia. Furthermore, following the expansion of E-Commerce market on the global scale, transcosmos provides a comprehensive, one-stop global E-Commerce service to deliver our clients' excellent products and services to consumers in 36 countries. transcosmos aims to be the “Global BPO Partner” of our clients to provide them with high quality BPO services on a global scale.

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