Lucky Star (manga)

Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Lucky Star
slice of life[1]
Manga
Written by
Shōnen Ace
From Gamers
Ace Momogumi
Comp Ace
Dragon Magazine
Mobile Newtype
Comp H's
Saitama Shimbun
4-Koma Nano Ace
DemographicShōnen
Original runDecember 10, 2003 – present
Volumes10
Anime television series
Directed by
Animax
Original run April 8, 2007 – September 16, 2007
Episodes24 (List of episodes)
Light novel
Written byTōka Takei
Illustrated byKagami Yoshimizu
Published byKadokawa Shoten
ImprintKadokawa Sneaker Bunko
DemographicMale
Original runSeptember 1, 2007 – October 1, 2008
Volumes3
Original video animation
Lucky Star: Original na Visual to Animation
Directed byYasuhiro Takemoto
StudioKyoto Animation
Licensed by
ReleasedSeptember 26, 2008
Runtime42 minutes
Episodes1 (List of episodes)
Original net animation
Miyakawa-ke no Kūfuku
Directed byYutaka Yamamoto
Written byTōko Machida
StudioOrdet, Encourage Films
Released April 29, 2013 – July 1, 2013
Runtime5 minutes
Episodes10 (List of episodes)
Other manga
Other light novels
Video games

Lucky Star (

Shōnen Ace and others. It has no ongoing plot and typically focuses on the daily lives of the characters
.

An

Bandai Entertainment released the OVA in an English-sub only version on August 4, 2009. The anime is currently licensed by Crunchyroll, formerly known as Funimation. Viz Media
acquired the rights to publish the manga digitally in 2014.

A spin-off manga, Miyakawa-ke no Kūfuku, began serialization in January 2008 in Kadokawa Shoten's Comp H's magazine. An anime adaptation by

Ustream
in April 2013.

Synopsis

Main article: List of Lucky Star characters
The main characters of Lucky Star as they appear in the anime adaptation: (from left to right) Tsukasa Hiiragi, Konata Izumi, Kagami Hiiragi, and Miyuki Takara.

Lucky Star's story mainly portrays the lives of four girls attending a Japanese high school. The setting is mainly based on the city of

Konata Izumi
, a lazy girl who constantly shirks her schoolwork and instead uses most of her time to watch anime, play video games, and read manga. Although she is lazy, she has also proven to be very intelligent and athletic.

The serialization began with the four main characters in their first year of high school: Konata Izumi,

Tsukasa Hiiragi, and Miyuki Takara. As the story progresses, they move on to their second and third years. However, the anime starts the story with them beginning their second year, and the other high school girls that are seen in the opening are only introduced halfway through the series. The storyline usually includes numerous references to popular past and present manga, anime, and tokusatsu
series.

The spin-off manga, Miyakawa-ke no Kūfuku, focuses on the daily lives of two sisters, Hinata and Hikage Miyakawa, who live an impoverished life due to Hinata's wasteful habits.

Media

Manga

The

Bandai Entertainment for release in English in North America,[6] and the first volume was released in June 2009. Following Bandai Entertainment's closure, the manga has been licensed by Viz Media
.

A spin-off manga titled Lucky Star Pocket Travelers (らき☆すた ポケットとらべら〜ず, Raki☆Suta Poketto Toraberāzu), which has the four main characters waking up one morning to discover they have shrunken to doll size, was serialized in Comp Ace between the January and August 2008 issues. A single volume of Pocket Travelers was released on October 10, 2008.

Another spin-off manga, based on the Lucky Star Moe Drill video games and titled Miyakawa-ke no Kūfuku (宮河家の空腹, The Miyakawa Family's Hunger), began serialization in the January 2008 issue of Kadokawa Shoten's Comp H's magazine. The magazine transferred to Comp Ace with the June 2009 issue,[7] and has also been featured in Comptiq.[8] The first volume of Miyakawa-ke no Kūfuku was released on June 26, 2012.

An official parody manga titled Boo Boo Kagaboo (ぶーぶーかがぶー, Bū Bū Kagabū) by manga artist Eretto was serialized in Comp Ace between the July 2008 and December 2009 issues. A single volume of Boo Boo Kagaboo was released on March 18, 2010.

Another spin-off manga, based on the Miyakawa-ke no Kūfuku manga and titled Miyakawa-ke ga Mampuku!? (宮河家が満腹!?) by manga artist Tsubomi Hanabana and cuisine supervisor Etsuko Ichise was serialized in Comp Ace between the November 2013 and May 2014 issues. A single volume of Miyakawa-ke ga Mampuku!? was released on July 10, 2014.

In November 2022, shortly after returning from its 8 year hiatus, a new spin-off tentatively titled Konata 31 (こなた 31) was announced. It is to be set 15 years after the original series.[9]

Anime

See also: List of Lucky Star episodes

The Lucky Star anime, produced by Kyoto Animation, aired between April 8, 2007, and September 16, 2007, containing twenty-four episodes.[10] After the first four episodes, series director Yutaka Yamamoto was fired from his position and was subsequently replaced by Yasuhiro Takemoto.[11] The reason given was that: "Our company has determined that the director of Lucky Star—Yutaka Yamamoto—has not reached the standard of director yet, therefore we have changed the director."[12]

Near the end of every episode, there is an additional segment called Lucky Channel (らっきー☆ちゃんねる) co-hosted by

Yuko Goto, Minori Chihara, Tomokazu Sugita, Daisuke Ono, and Aya Hirano
, all of whom voice themselves.

Beez Entertainment announced that they have the distributions rights to both TV series and OVA, and will be released in two half season sets.[18] Following the 2012 closure of Bandai Entertainment, Funimation Entertainment (now known as Crunchyroll) announced at Otakon 2014 that they have licensed the anime television series,[19]
which they released on Blu-ray and DVD on July 12, 2016.

A pre-announcement was made in Kadokawa Shoten's Comptiq magazine that an original video animation project would be produced for Lucky Star.[20] The June 2008 issue of Comptiq reported that the OVA was due out in summer 2008.[21] However, it was delayed and instead was released on September 26, 2008.[3] The OVA features six separate stories revolving around the cast, some of which border on the bizarre; one of which is an MMORPG environment being played by Konata, Kagami, Tsukasa, and Nanako Kuroi, and another in which Kagami has a 'suggestive' dream about Konata. The Lucky Channel segment is performed in live-action rather than being animated. The ending theme to the OVA, "Ai o Torimodose!!" (愛をとりもどせ!!, lit. "Recover Love!!"), is sung by Uchōten, which is composed of the singers Hiromi Konno and Minoru Shiraishi. The song was originally the opening theme to Fist of the North Star. The North American release of the OVA was later licensed by Bandai Entertainment, and was released in a subbed-only DVD on August 4, 2009.[22] As with the TV series, the OVA has also been re-licensed to Funimation.[19]

An anime adaptation of Miyakawa-ke no Kūfuku, produced by

Ustream from April 29 to July 1, 2013. The opening theme is "Kachigumi" by Konata Izumi (Hirano) and Kagami Hiiragi (Emiri Katō), and the ending theme is "Makegumi" by Hinata and Hikage Miyakawa (Maina Shimagata and Koto Kawasaki).[23] "The Cape of Age Thirty" (三十路岬, Misoji Misaki) by Hiromi Konno
was used as an insert song in episode one.

Books

There have been five light novels based on the series published by Kadokawa Shoten under their Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko label. The three novels are written by Tōka Takei and feature illustrations by Lucky Star's original author Kagami Yoshimizu. The first light novel, Lucky Star: Lucky Star Murder Case (らき☆すた らき☆すた殺人事件, Raki☆Suta Raki☆Suta Satsujin Jiken), was published on September 1, 2007.[24] The second light novel, Lucky Star: Lucky Star Online (らき☆すた らき☆すたオンライン), was published on March 1, 2008, and the third, Lucky Star Super Dōwa Taisen (らき☆すた スーパー童話大戦), was published on October 1, 2008. The fourth light novel is written by Touko Machida and feature illustrations by Yukiko Horiguchi, Lucky Star: Yuruyuru Days (らき☆すた ゆるゆるでぃず), was published on April 1, 2009. The fifth light novel is written by Heisei Izu and Kei Tanaka, and feature illustrations by Kagami Yoshimizu, Lucky Star: Hitome Konata ni (らき☆すた ひとめこなたに), was published on February 1, 2012. A spin-off light novel, based on the Miyakawa-ke no Kūfuku anime, is written by Touko Machida and features illustrations by Harapeko and Tsubomi Hanabana; it was published on February 1, 2014. An original novel written by Osamu Kudō was also offered as a pre-order bonus for Shin Lucky Star Moe Drill: Tabidachi: DX Pack.

In 2010, a theoretical chemistry book was published by Chukei Publishing titled Impressive Learning Chemistry (Theoretical Chemistry) With Lucky Star (『らき☆すた』と学ぶ 化学[理論編]が面白いほどわかる本), written by Takashi Matsubara and feature illustrations by Kagami Yoshimizu. In 2013, an organic chemistry book was published by Chukei Publishing titled Impressive Learning Chemistry (Organic Chemistry) With Lucky Star (『らき☆すた』と学ぶ 化学[有機編]が面白いほどわかる本), written by Takashi Matsubara and feature illustrations by Kagami Yoshimizu, with characters such as Konata, Tsukasa and other girls.[25] In 2013, an inorganic chemistry book was published by Kadokawa Chukei Publishing titled Impressive Learning Chemistry (Inorganic Chemistry) With Lucky Star (『らき☆すた』と学ぶ 化学［無機編］が面白いほどわかる本); it was written by Masashi Inutsuka and features illustrations by Kagami Yoshimizu and Sayoi.

Video games

A video game, titled Lucky Star Moe Drill (らき☆すた 萌えドリル, Raki☆Suta Moe Doriru), was released on December 1, 2005, on the Nintendo DS.[26] A limited edition game with many extras was sold called the "DX Pack" along with the regular version. A sequel, with the title of Shin Lucky Star Moe Drill: Tabidachi (真・らき☆すた 萌えドリル 〜旅立ち〜, Shin Raki☆Suta Moe Doriru ~Tabidachi~) was released on May 24, 2007.[26] The first game tests the player on various subjects and memorizations. The player's main objective is beating other characters in quizzes. There is also a "Drama Mode" where the game plays a mini-adventure game as the player makes their way to Akihabara, with math quizzes and mini games (about five in all). In an August 2007 survey by Dengeki G's Magazine, Shin Lucky Star Moe Drill: Tabidachi was voted the 17th most interesting bishōjo game by readers, tying with Ever 17: The Out of Infinity.[27]

There are two different types of one-person games: "Hitasura Drill" and "Drama Mode". The player can also link the game with another person. When this occurs, the player can use the character that is built up in Drama Mode as a selectable character. Additionally, if the player wants to use a special battle skill against his or her opponent while in link mode, the player must shout out the name of the skill into the microphone. In Drama Mode, the player partners with one of the characters, and tries to increase her parameters and have her learn new battle skills. There are five different types of "drills". One of the quizzes called "Ondoku" requires the player to shout out the answer into the microphone. Several mascot characters of large anime and dōjin shops (like Broccoli's Di Gi Charat, Animate's Anime Tencho and Toranoana's Miko) make cameo appearances.

Kadokawa Shoten produced a visual novel game for the PlayStation 2 entitled Lucky Star: Ryōō Gakuen Ōtōsai (らき☆すた 〜陵桜学園 桜藤祭〜) which was released in Japan on January 24, 2008.[26][28] A portable version was released on December 23, 2010, for the PlayStation Portable (PSP). Kadokawa Shoten also produced an SLG game for the PSP titled Lucky Star: Net Idol Meister (らき☆すた ネットアイドル・マイスター), released in Japan on December 24, 2009.[29]

Audio CDs

Main article: List of Lucky Star albums

The Lucky Star

video game soundtrack entitled Lucky Star vocal mini album was released on December 22, 2005. The anime opening theme single Motteke! Sailor Fuku was released on May 23, 2007. An album containing the first twelve ending themes entitled Lucky Star Ending Theme Collection was released on July 11, 2007, by Lantis. A maxi single with the name Aimai Net Darling (曖昧ネットだーりん, Aimai Netto Daarin) containing two songs sung by Hiromi Konno as Akira Kogami, and Minoru Shiraishi as himself in the anime version was released on July 25, 2007. A remix single of Motteke! Sailor Fuku was released on August 8, 2007, by Lantis. Two more albums were released on August 29, 2007: Misoji Misaki by Hiromi Konno as Akira Kogami, and Cosplay It! Oh My Honey, by Aya Hirano as Konata, and Nozomi Sasaki
as Patricia. An album called Shiraishi Minoru no Otoko no Rarabai contains the ending themes sung by Minoru Shiraishi from episode thirteen onwards and was released on October 10, 2007.

Four character song CDs were released on September 5, 2007, sung by the voice actresses Aya Hirano as Konata,

Mai Aizawa as Ayano Minegishi, and the other as a trio between Aya Hirano, Shizuka Hasegawa, and Minori Chihara as Konata, Yutaka, and Minami respectively. Another two character CDs, both duets, followed on November 21, 2007: the first between Hirokazu Hiramatsu as Sōjirō Izumi, and Sumi Shimamoto as Kanata Izumi, and the other with Saori Nishihara as Yui Narumi, and Konomi Maeda
as Nanako Kuroi. A thirteenth character CD, again sung by Kaoru Mizuhara as Misao Kusakabe, was released on March 26, 2008.

An album entitled Lucky Star BGM & Radio Bangumi "Lucky Channel" no Digest o Shūroku Shita Special CD 1 was released with the first anime DVD on June 22, 2007. The album contained background music tracks featured in the anime, by Haruhi Suzumiya composer Satoru Kōsaki, along with original audio dramas featuring Hiromi Konno as Akira Kogami, and Minoru Shiraishi, as himself. Another similar album with more background music tracks and audio dramas was released with the second anime DVD on July 27. The third volume in this series was released with the third anime DVD on August 24. The fourth volume followed with the fourth DVD on September 28, the fifth volume was released on October 26 while the sixth and seventh volumes were released on November 27 and December 21, 2007, respectively.

Live concert and musical

A live concert was held on March 29, 2009, at the Budokan called Lucky Star in Budokan: Anata no Tame dakara (らき☆すた in 武道館 〜あなたのためだから〜)[30] spanning 4 hours, 40 minutes. The concert featured the various cast members from the anime, and was hosted by Hiromi Konno (the voice of Akira Kogami) and Minoru Shiraishi. A DVD of the concert was released on December 25, 2009, and included a 24-page booklet with 2 DVDs.

A musical was held between September 20–30, 2012 at the Tokyo Dome City Attractions "Theatre G-Rosso" called Lucky Star ≈ On Stage (らき☆すた≒おん☆すて, Raki☆Suta≈On☆Sute).

Cast
  • Konata Izumi (泉こなた) - Ran Sakai
  • Tsukasa Hiiragi (柊つかさ) - Mana Ogawa
  • Kagami Hiiragi (柊かがみ) - Yurino Sakurai
  • Miyuki Takara (高良みゆき) - Wakana Hagiwara
  • Yutaka Kobayakawa (小早川ゆたか) - Ayumi Mizukoshi
  • Minami Iwasaki (岩崎みなみ) - Makoto Koichi
  • Misao Kusakabe (日下部みさお) - Yurika Sannomiya
  • Ayano Minegishi (峰岸あやの) - Mayu Yoshioka
  • Nanako Kuroi (黒井ななこ) - Ryō Koarai
  • Sōjirō Izumi (泉そうじろう) - Katsuyuki Miyake
  • Nagisa Nagatoro (長瀞なぎさ) - Motoko Nakane
  • Aoi Higashimatsuyama (東松山あおい) - Mao Higuchi
  • Chinami Koshigaya (越谷ちなみ) - Chika Kumagai
  • Blaster Kino (ブラスター木野, Burasutā Kino) - Ryōsuke Tsuruta
  • Speedy Kawai (飛ばしや川井, Tobashiya Kawai) - Kensuke Fukuyama
  • Angel Ozaki (エンジェル尾崎, Enjeru Ozaki) - Shin Ginoza
  • Aizaki the Razor (カミソリ相崎, Kamisori Aizaki) - Shō Takano
  • Akira Kogami (小神あきら) - Mizuho Nagashima
  • MC Masanori Mori (MC森雅紀) - Masanori Mori

Reception

Before Lucky Star was made into an anime,

Newtype USA in the June 2005 issue where he stated, "I don't really think my production process is anything special." However, he has the opinion that "...my personality is very well suited to doing four-panel comic strips, and I really enjoy creating this one." As if to predict the future, Yoshimizu also was quoted to say, "...but one day, I wouldn't mind seeing these characters moving around on screen."[31] In the same interview, Newtype USA reported that the first volume of the manga sold out so quickly that Kadokawa Shoten had to do a rush reprint.[31] As of April 2008, the first five volumes of the Lucky Star manga have collectively sold over 1.8 million copies.[32]

Lucky Star became an immediate hit in Japan, receiving a broad following in the anime fandom. Explaining this phenomenon, the analyst

John Oppliger of AnimeNation, for example, suggested that a major factor in the series' success is its similarity to an earlier work by Kyoto Animation—The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (the show itself makes numerous references to the same series). However, he also admitted that Lucky Star is quite different from its "predecessor" and that the second major factor is its "unique" composition that "panders to the tastes of otaku, but does so with good humor and sly wit", thus, making it "the ultimate in fan service", a "witty, self-indulgent, guilty pleasure".[33]

The Special First Edition version of the first DVD volume was released on June 22, 2007, and contained the first two episodes to the anime. The first DVD sold quickly in Japan, and it has been reported that "

Amazon Japan has already sold out its entire supply of the DVD."[34] Furthermore, "the majority of the stores [in Akihabara] with special displays for Lucky Star have run out."[34] Anime News Network has noted that the anime is "extremely otaku-centric".[35]

The opening animation of the anime featured this shot of the Washinomiya Shrine.

The popularity of Lucky Star also brought many of its fans to the real life settings of the anime, beginning in April 2007.[36] The August issue of the Newtype magazine ran a feature on the various locales which the anime is based on,[37] including Konata's home in Satte, Saitama, Kagami and Tsukasa's home in Washimiya, Saitama,[4] and the school in Kasukabe, Saitama.[4] The magazine also included directions on how to reach these places from the otaku hotspot Akihabara, which resulted in massive "pilgrimages" to these areas.[36]

The most widely reported consequence of this is in the

ema prayer plaques ridden with anime drawings and strange prayers like "Konata is my wife".[36][38]
The ema were mentioned in episode 21 of the anime.

The locals were initially divided on the situation, with some suggesting that it is good for the shrine to have so many worshippers, and some being concerned about the town's security.

Japan's economic slump in the 1990s.[41]

Notes and references

Footnotes
  1. ^ In North America and Australia only.
General
  • Maeda, Hisashi; et al. (May 2007). "Lucky Star".
    ISSN 1541-4817
    .
Specific
  1. ^ "Lucky★Star Vol. 1". ComiXology. Archived from the original on June 18, 2018. Retrieved July 16, 2018.
  2. ^
    Bandai Entertainment. 2009-03-06. Archived from the original
    on 2009-03-24. Retrieved 2009-03-06.
  3. ^ a b "Lucky Star OVA Delayed". Animekon. Archived from the original on 2018-03-12. Retrieved 2008-06-16.
  4. ^ a b c ""Raki ☆ Suta" Teki Seichi Tanbō" 『らき☆すた』的聖地探訪 ["Lucky Star" Holy Ground Sightseeing]. Newtype. 2007-07-10. pp. Centerfold.
  5. ^ "Lucky Star manga returns, Transfers to Mitaina! magazine on November 10th". Anime News Network. 2022-09-02. Retrieved 2022-09-04.
  6. ^ "Bandai Entertainment Licenses Lucky Star Manga". Anime News Network. 2008-07-24. Retrieved 2008-07-24.
  7. ^ "Lucky Star's Yoshimizu to Restart Miyakawa-ke no Kūfuku". Anime News Network. April 10, 2009. Retrieved December 31, 2012.
  8. ^ "Lucky Star Spinoff Manga Miyakawa-ke no Kūfuku Gets Anime". Anime News Network. December 31, 2012. Retrieved December 31, 2012.
  9. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (2022-12-04). "Lucky Star Spinoff Manga About Konata 15 Years Later to Launch Next Spring - News - Anime News Network". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
  10. ^ "Anime News Network news article". Retrieved 2006-12-24.
  11. ^ "I was director who need care. I have never directed my anime by myself". Yutaka Yamamoto. November 30, 2017. Archived from the original on 2018-04-10. Retrieved 2017-11-30.
  12. ^ "Lucky Star Changes Director After Four Episodes". Anime News Network. April 30, 2007. Retrieved 2007-09-14.
  13. ^ "Bandai Entertainment Inc. to Release Kadokawa's Anime Series, Lucky Star!". November 6, 2007. Archived from the original on May 23, 2020. Retrieved 2007-11-07.
  14. Bandai Entertainment. Archived from the original
    on 2008-03-26. Retrieved 2008-03-13.
  15. Bandai Entertainment. Archived from the original
    on 2008-04-21. Retrieved 2008-04-12.
  16. ^ "Lucky Star: Volume 4". DVDEmpire.com. Retrieved 2008-10-13.
  17. ^ "Lucky Star 6 LE Cancellation Confirmed". Anime News Network. 2009-02-20. Retrieved 2009-02-22.
  18. ^ "Beez Adds SoraKake, Sora no Woto, Lucky Star, Outlaw Star". Anime News Network. August 18, 2010. Retrieved August 16, 2010.
  19. ^ a b "Funimation Licenses Haruhi Suzumiya, Lucky Star Anime; Strike Witches, Steins;Gate Films". Anime News Network. August 9, 2014. Retrieved August 10, 2014.
  20. ^ "OVA for Yoshimizu's Lucky Star Greenlit in Japan". Anime News Network. 2008-05-05. Retrieved 2008-05-05.
  21. ^ "Original Staffers Plan Lucky Star Video for Summer". Anime News Network. 2008-05-08. Retrieved 2008-05-09.
  22. ^ "Bandai Entertainment Licenses Lucky Star OVA". Anime News Network. 2009-02-27. Retrieved 2009-02-28.
  23. ^ "Lucky Star Spinoff Miyakawa-ke no Kūfuku's Cast Revealed". Anime News Network. March 31, 2013. Retrieved March 31, 2013.
  24. ^ "Other media at Lucky Star's official website" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2007-08-10.
  25. ^ "2nd Lucky Star Study Book Teaches Organic Chemistry". Anime News Network. February 8, 2013. Retrieved February 8, 2013.
  26. ^ a b c 家庭用ゲーム開発実績 [Home Game Development Record] (in Japanese). Vridge. Archived from the original on May 21, 2013. Retrieved April 14, 2013.
  27. ^ "読者が選ぶ MY BEST ギャルゲーランキング" [Readers Choose My Best Galge Rankings]. Dengeki G's Magazine (in Japanese). ASCII Media Works. Archived from the original on October 11, 2007. Retrieved February 15, 2013.
  28. ^ "Lucky Star PlayStation 2 visual novel announced" (in Japanese). Famitsu. July 10, 2007. Retrieved 2007-07-29.
  29. ^ トップアイドル目指して活動!? 『らき☆すた ネットアイドル・マイスター』 [Aiming to be a Top Idol!? Lucky Star: Net Idol Meister] (in Japanese). ASCII Media Works. 2009-07-13. Retrieved 2009-07-15.
  30. ^ "Lucky Star Live Concert at Renowned Budōkan Arena". Anime News Network. February 5, 2009. Retrieved May 30, 2011.
  31. ^
    Newtype USA. June 2005. Archived from the original
    on March 14, 2012. Retrieved September 11, 2019.
  32. ^ "Kadokawa Earnings Report: Lucky Star Manga Sells 1.8M". Anime News Network. 2008-05-02. Retrieved 2008-05-02.
  33. ^ Oppliger, John (2007-07-17). "Ask John: Why Is Lucky Star So Popular?". AnimeNation. Archived from the original on 2008-05-14. Retrieved 2007-07-22.
  34. ^ a b "Lucky Star Special Edition DVD Flies off Shelves in Akiba". Anime News Network. June 27, 2007. Retrieved 2007-06-27.
  35. ^ "Lucky Star DVD 1". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2008-05-19.
  36. ^ a b c d "Lucky Star otaku invade the oldest shrine in Kantō. The locals: It's a problem of security" (in Japanese). Sankei Shimbun. 2007-07-25. Archived from the original on 2009-06-21. Retrieved 2009-05-17.
  37. ^ a b "Anime Lucky Star fans flock to the Washinomiya Shrine in Saitama. The characters even show up on prayer plaques" (in Japanese). Fuji News Network. July 27, 2007. Retrieved 2007-07-31. [dead link]
  38. Asahi Shimbun. September 18, 2007. Archived from the original
    on 2007-10-28. Retrieved 2007-09-24.
  39. ^ "Lucky Star: Washinomiya Shrine attracts 3500 fans with "official visits"". Mainichi Shimbun (in Japanese). December 2, 2007. Archived from the original on 2007-05-14. Retrieved 2007-12-02.
  40. ^ "The family in Lucky Star becomes residents of Washimiya". Yomiuri Shimbun (in Japanese). February 29, 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-03-05. Retrieved 2008-03-01.
  41. Wall Street Journal
    . Retrieved 2008-08-03.

External links

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lucky_Star_(manga)&oldid=1220227973"