Next to unveil their brand was the second Shinkyō team.



About Daishinkyō:

Daishinkyō, known often by its nickname Daikyō, is on the larger island and is the largest city in Robin Island, by far. Daikyō is famous for its incredible culture and diversity, as well as being home to most government functions. The legislature (known as the People's Branch), the Executive (known as the Prime Minister), and the Judiciary (known as the People's Court) all reside on Daikyō, as well as things like the National Bank and the Police Bureau. Notably, the military is not found in Shinkyō but is instead based in Ft. Hayakawa in Toramoto. Daikyōens often consider themselves superior to Kokyōers, causing something of a rift between the two islands.

About the Identity:
A team with the nickname of "Robins" has played in the Shinkyō area since the very beginning of baseball in Robin Island. Always playing in the Robin Bay League, when opposed to the Senators of the Shinsakai Bay League, like many American teams, they were given the nickname of their league, hence the Robins. When they were "promoted" to the RIBF, owner Simon Walker made the nickname official. The team uses black of a Black Robin, Robin Island's national bird, as well as a shade of blue-green known as "robin egg". The logo is a holdover from when they were just one of many Shinkyo Baseball Clubs, using a unique S to stand out. This font is carried through the set. The home reads "Robins" in robin egg outlined in black. The road is a bold robin egg shirt with "Shinkyo" arched in black. The pants have an egg-colored stripe and the cap is egg with a black bill and the primary in all black. The socks are robin egg with a single black stripe. 

About the Team:
Team owner Simon Walker has connections with the Ishikawa Group, one of Robin Island's largest keiretsu, a conglomerate of businesses with ties and financial dealings. Money is not an issue and his position in the capital of Robin Island makes it easy to work with the team and used his capital to renovate Shinkyō Stadium, known as the "Meiji Jingu Stadium of Robin Island" because of its age and its placement as part of a large shrine complex. It was built in 1915 (making it older than Meiji Jingu Stadium) and seats 29,786 people. The two players to watch for are P Taizo Miyagi and P Nozomu Nishizawa. The Robins aren't expected to compete this year.

NEXT: Vertlac

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The Robins have some of the best color contrast I’ve ever seen. Good job, mate.

While Vertlac was unveiling their brand, Queenston had called a press conference to do the same thing.



About Queenston:

Queenston, also known as the "Phoenix City" for its rebirth after World War II, is the financial hub of Robin Island. Almost every major bank makes its home here as well as the largest mint in the country along with the paper currency facility. Queenston has also become a home for craft brewing, with several local IPAs eventually becoming household names. Queenston is also home to two top universities in the country: University of Pine Grove and Queenston Technical College. Every sport can be found here with a passionate fanbase, even motorsports are supported with the Robin Island Grand Prix being held every year in Queenston. 

About the Identity:
With a royally-inspired city name, naturally the baseball team should take some inspiration from that. Monarchs was selected to avoid using "Kings" because of the slight confusion that would come from a "Queens"ton "Kings". Owner John Watts is a Boston native and natural Red Sox fan, which is why the classic BoSox font appears on the Monarchs' jerseys. The "royal" blue is from Pine Grove, while the gold is a nod to the golden crown that any self-respecting monarch would wear. The home jersey features gold striping and a blue script wordmark with the numbers right below it. The primary logo, a "Q" with a crown on top, is placed on the sleeve as a patch. The road jersey is blue with a gold version of the logo as well as gold numbers opposite it. The cap is blue with a gold bill with the gold crown placed proudly on top. A gold stripe was placed on the pants while the socks are blue with a singular gold stripe. 

About the Team:
John Watts is the owner of the biggest bank in Robin Island, Bank of Robin Island, and as a Boston sports fan, is interested in bringing his passions to Robin Island. The Monarchs will play in Monarchs Ballpark, a stadium built in 1951 as part of the revitalization of Queenston after its destruction during World War II. It has a capacity of 24,098. The Monarchs are expected to compete this season, finishing in second place behind Vertlac in the RBL. The two best players for Queenston are CF Koji Ishii and P Akiyoshi Sato.

NEXT: San Juan

Finally for today, San Juan unveiled their identity in a small, press-only event.



About San Juan:

San Juan is the old capital of Roosevelt and the largest city in the province, and the 4th largest in the country. It now serves as once of two cities competing for foreign and domestic tourism to the capital, along with Hokuseikyō. The economy has been built on the back of cheap service, shopping, and hotels for both Shinkyō and San Juan itself. The culture in San Juan was been compared to Shinkyō, and for good reason. The city has some of the most Michelin stars of any city on the globe, fourth only to Tokyo, Osaka, and Paris. Some government officials take up residence in San Juan for cheaper transport and services, although many take day trips just for the food. San Juan has a passion for football, but soccer is the city's true sports love, with multiple teams in each tier of association soccer in Robin Island. 

About the Identity:
The name of "Shockers" comes from Roosevelt's agricultural background and the logo and colors reflect this. Gold and brown for golden wheat and brown soil and an "SJ" combination with a sickle replacing the J. The home jersey has brown stripes and "SHOCKERS" in gold with a brown outline while the away jersey is gold with white replacing gold on both the wordmark and numbers. The number font is something unique to San Juan, developed specifically at owner Giles Carrey's request to not have a traditional block font. The cap is all-gold with the logo in brown, while the pants have only a single brown stripe. The socks are gold with two brown stripes. 

About the Team:
Giles Carrey is the owner of RI Air and has business interests in San Juan, as well as being a Roosevelt native, making him the obvious choice for the San Juan franchise. The Shockers will play in the new San Juan Stadium, a 22,000-seat stadium built in 1954. The Shockers aren't projected for much this season, but have RF Sho Yabato and P Higashikuni Yamashiro to look forward to.

NEXT: Yosemite

The day before the RIBF was set to start, Yosemite finally unveiled their uniforms.



About Yosemite:

Yosemite, despite being the capital, is the smallest major city in Roosevelt and is the 9th largest overall. It was a small town before being selected as the provincial capital and it boomed from there. The city still retains its mining roots, with the famous red clay found all over, including Yosemite's world-famous red clay brick government buildings. The city adores baseball and football, to the point where civic holidays are celebrated on days where those two teams are competing for something big. The city purposefully developed a culture of anti-modernism, relying on mined coal and old technology, much to the chagrin of the federal government and Columbia, Roosevelt's green northern neighbor. Provincial officials support the actions as small ways to get back at the federal government, but some concerned citizens have been protesting the actions since the early 2000s.

About the Identity:
Because of the issues with owner Barnard Bartram and the Yosemite stadium, the team didn't have a settled identity until it was nearly time to start the season. This resulted in a bare-bones look, characterized by a unique font and large stripes. The name comes from Bartram's Canary Mining, which took its name from the classic "canary in a coal mine". The yellow and black obviously come from a canary. The home jersey uses thick yellow stripes on the front and sleeves with "Canaries" written in the front. The away uses smaller black stripes and a yellow shirt with the primary logo on the chest. The cap is black with a yellow bill, the pants uses the same thick yellow stripe the home jersey does, and the socks are plain yellow.

About the Team:
Bartram made his ambitions known about the team early on, only really in it for the money. He wanted to move the team to his native San Moriuchi but the league was able to give Yosemite a chance through negotiating a sweetheart stadium deal with the city. Canary Stadium is by far the worst stadium in the league, built in 1920 and not exactly properly maintained, it seats only 11,457, making it the smallest in the league by almost 10,000 seats. All this seems like Yosemite is being set up to fail, but the league has made public statements committing to Yosemite in the long-term. The two best players on the Canaries are P Shinsaku Sonoda and 2B Tomio Fujiyama. Unfortunately for Yosemite fans, the team is projected to be the worst in the league.

NEXT: The First Season!