Lucky Star Shrine Hits 1 Billion Yen!

[BloodyAngel]

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According to Mainichi Shimbun's Mantan Website, Lucky Star Anime Franchise has brought over One Billion Yen (US$11 million) into the local economy of Washimiya Town.


The town of Washimiya estimates that the Lucky Star anime has brought over one billion yen (about US$11 million) into the local economy after the town's main shrine was featured in the anime in 2007. While the full economic impact of Lucky Star cannot be determined for certain, sales of related goods alone have been pegged at 70 million yen (US$780,000). Visitors during the traditional three-day New Year's holidays increased from 90,000 in 2007 to 450,000 this year. At over 500 hits a day, the town's commerce and industry associations says it has the most popular website of any such association in the country.

Lucky Star fans began making "holy pilgrimages" to the town's main shrine after the anime featured Kagami and Tsukasa Hiiragi, twin sister characters who supposedly work at the shrine as miko (shrine maidens). Manga creator Kagami Yoshimizu had lived just one city to the east of Washimiya when he began drawing the original Lucky Star manga. (The town is named Washimiya but the shrine is called Washinomiya.)

Also in the Other News: Lucky Star Shrine Also Recorded a 450,000 Visitors during New Year.

Source: Mainichi Shimbun's Mantan (http://mainichi.jp/enta/mantan/news/20100123mog00m200018000c.html) and AnimeNewsNetwork (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-01-24/lucky-star-impact-on-shrine-town/1-billion+yen)

[Pattehfilipino]

hahha I've read about this!!! The shrine in the opening is based off one in real life! Of course many anime fans would visit it. :)

What I would GIVE to take a picture in the spot of the opening!!!
could you imagine that?

[HomieBwaha]

Wow, that's pretty intense O.o I guess I should watch this, though it looks really girly and childish XD

[globeopinion]

awesome!!! well many anime fans are there in that town.. so what do you expect..hahaha...

http://otaku-streamers.com/os_signature.php?id=11927 (http://otaku-streamers.com)

[OVirus53]

Wow, that's pretty intense O.o I guess I should watch this, though it looks really girly and childish XD

It kinda is girly, but it's really funny (in my opinion), and it got me hooked on anime, so it must be good.

:emh23:

Lucky Star for the WIN!

:emh24:

[kimu07]

well..every otaku wants to go there...
XD

[pikel]

lol, if I could go I'd go as well, but to think of so much money entering a local small town economy due to it being in an anime is nuts!

[ranmachua]

They can sure count their lucky stars ;p

[tonyu56]

@ramachua lol thats so clever

And that is amazing how much influence that one anime has. Imagine if Death Note or Naruto or Bleach or One piece featured a real life osmething or another how popular it would be

[jeiru01]

that's great.. I'm gonna try and watch that anime...

[pidodido]

I wish i could go there................

[p4pex33]

heheheh, making an anime is such a good business .. hahaha

[dothacked]

ahaha wish I could go there as well :D

[mlcdl]

What the.....guess that it was because it was funny and nonsense

[flamezaber]

Wow, Lucky Star had that big of an influence? AWESOME!!!
Lucky Star ftw!

[reneil26]

lucky star really is for the win !!!!

i miss this anime...gotta go for a re-run :D

[akiyamayuki]

wow is that true, wow i put to my list want to travel

i have been missed a lucky star


hehehehe!!!!

[lastshin]

well lucky star is one of the best anime I've watched so far
so I kind a expected it


xD

[AHLoveGun]

this anime really is the best you hafta love konata she is too small and funny

[Jefurii]

dang... 1 billon yen... wish i had that kind of money..

[akiyamayuki]

dang... 1 billon yen... wish i had that kind of money..

yeah same with me wish have that money
so i can buy anything i like

[lastshin]

yeah same with me wish have that money
so i can buy anything i like




if I have that kind of money
I'll buy all the things I wanted
starting at the age of 7


ahhahahahaha

[Kazeno Kazuha]

wow!!1 billion?IMBA shrine XD

[riodaeka]

for the win!!! lucky star!! you deserve it!!! one of the best anime that laughs me really hard haha!!!

[lastshin]

right right!!!
lucky star really deserve it
if there was a girl like konata on any of the girls I know will be best friends!!!!

[riodaeka]

definitely!! haha yeah i learned a lot from her!! haha thanks konata-sama!!

[AnkokuRyuu]

about time

[lastshin]

definitely!! haha yeah i learned a lot from her!! haha thanks konata-sama!!

same here
same here!!

to bad that kind of girl is just a dream
but I hope not!!!

[cchan]

Wow..

that's great

^^

[Bloop]

WOW! 1B YEN?! If I have just that amt. of money..I'll buy many collection of animes ^^

[dab117]

wow, i cant believe that an anime can bring so much money by a minor advertising

[haku110]

just because of the anime and now that shrine is popular?? i can't imagine how an anime affects real life economy

[lastshin]

lucky star


I'll always be a fun!!!
forever

[weisner21]

wa!!! I'm pretty sure that all those who visit that shrine are all otaku!!! hmmm.... i guess near 90%!!!

[riodaeka]

nice economic strategy...it's easy to get that 1 billion yen like that huh??


if i have that amt of money... *imagines that a wad of money slaps through my face*

ahhh i feel so blessed!!! wahahaha!!!

[qwertyuiop10]

hahaha...

its real i thought not!

goodluck on all otaku that goes there

[jhai0603]

Anime really sells, huh?
Makes sense that I'm one of those fans.

[riodaeka]

crap!!! im already memorizes their steps wahahaha!!!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRf4nF7zaM0&feature=related

[kail14]

wow, 1 billion yet hit.

yeah, I think those who visit it are all otaku. :3

[vectorplate]

woa. that is so biggie xD

[notanotaku]

Cool. I'll try and go there next time although i'm not much of a lucky star fan.