• maximum risky

    Lucky Star Used For Prostitution Advert

    Manga Lucky Star is pretty popular in Japan! The manga's characters play video games, and Lucky Star itself has already gotten a couple of DS games as well as a PlayStation 2 visual novel. Nerds love Lucky Star. Probably why the owner of this Osaka "delivery health" shop (think outcall call girl business) decided to use characters Kagami and Miyuki. Also, Kagami is a fan of shooting games — as in video game shooting games. Ah, nevermind.

    俺の嫁がデリヘルwwwwww [Izakaya Ichiban]

    6:00 AM on Wed May 21 2008
    By Brian Ashcraft
    11,876 views, 49 comments

    Latest by DeeBG: There is something like this in NYC (and other places I'm sure). What you do is call up a more »

  • anime

    Lucky Star To Get Shit-Faced With

    Lucky Star... sake? Starting tomorrow, a Saitama Prefecture liquor shop will begin selling limited edition bottles of Lucky Star sake. The anime/manga/video game franchise is set in Saitama. The sake is probably just regular sake with a Lucky Star label slapped on it.
    Order Here [Official Site via Canned Dogs]

    7:00 AM on Mon Mar 24 2008
    By Brian Ashcraft
    2,874 views, 25 comments

    Latest by krln99: I love L*S. It has very subtle comedic moments and enjoyable characters. more »

  • figurines

    Bandai Makes Lucky Star Fugly

    Ack! POM-POM HANDS!! Here's a toy figurine of Tsukasa Hiiragi from Lucky Star. It's made by Bandai, better known for its Gundam modeling. At ¥850 (US $8.45), it's certainly not an upper end figure as clearly even by its overall freakish appearance. We're sure it has a good personality, though.
    Q Joy Lucky Star [Akiba Hobby via Danny Choo]

    4:00 AM on Thu Mar 13 2008
    By Brian Ashcraft
    3,680 views, 20 comments

    Latest by KraZe: @fuchikoma: I've been having the same issue. And this is what happens when you try to compete with Revoltech on a more »

  • cosplay

    Haruhi, Lucky Star, Nazis

    Over the weekend, garage kit convention Tokyo Wonder Festival kicked off. Cosplayers came in droves, dressing up as everything from Haruhi Suzumiya to Lucky Star or from Haruhi Suzumiya to Dead or Alive's Kasumi or from Haurhi Suzumiya to Nazis. Always marvel at folks who think dressing up as genocidal killers is a good idea. (Hey, maybe they're getting ready for Indy 4! Oh, wait...) Click through the gallery below for pics.

    Wonder Festival [Akiba Blog]

    5:00 AM on Mon Feb 25 2008
    By Brian Ashcraft
    11,140 views, 49 comments

    Latest by Nebs: An official English version of the page can be found here: [en.akibablog.net] more »

  • clip

    Lucky Star and Ronald McDonalds, So Hellish!

    This isn't just creepy. No, no, no. It's terrifying and creepy! Creepily terrifying! Here, Ronald McDonalds are mashed with the Lucky Star opening. For those who've forgotten (or just really like) the original Lucky Star opening, it's after the jump! More »

    2:00 AM on Wed Feb 13 2008
    By Brian Ashcraft
    4,861 views, 83 comments

  • clip

    Pro Evolution Made Unsettling

    Holy cow this is freakazoid! And man, my freakazoid tolerance is really high. Someone skinned nerd characters into Winning Eleven: Pro Evolution Soccer, complete with gianormous eyes. Those characters include the girls from Lucky Star, L from Death Note, Haruhi Suzumiya and Yoda among others. The video is kinda slow starting off, but stick around for the truly bizarre stuff.

    8:00 AM on Tue Dec 4 2007
    By Brian Ashcraft
    3,945 views, 68 comments

    Latest by Tye-The-Czar: Just like I'm on 4chan, I LOLed, oy. LOLD. And no Higurashi? Or Boondocks? more »

  • hot tears of shame

    Adult Lucky Star Twinkles Out Early

    It had to happen. The Lucky Star dirty movie Kira Suta has finally come out. The DVD hit retailers in Den-Den Town. Here's the kicker: The flick was slated for release on November 23rd, but released itself a week, well, prematurely. The reason for this? There was a pre-release event in Den-Den Town. And, no, I did not go. And, no, I am not lying.
    Lucky Star Parody Movie [Ota Road]

    7:00 AM on Tue Nov 20 2007
    By Brian Ashcraft
    4,768 views, 30 comments

    Latest by Roller: Oh come one, just stating that you are not lying = lying. more »

  • hot tears of shame

    Promote Smut with Schoolgirl Uniform

    Yes, yes, popular anime Lucky Star has gotten its game adaptations and even its shameful movie adaptations. So how does one go about promoting said shameful movie adaptations? With, you guessed it, schoolgirl uniforms. In Den-Den Town, this in-store display features a Lucky Star uniform in hopes of encouraging something whether that be a purchase or not. The little notice attached to the skirt says things like "(Especially in the breast vicinity) Touch." YEP! Gotta give the wizards at Japan's nerd stores credit. They sure as shit know how to promote things!
    Uniform [Ota Road]

    6:00 AM on Tue Nov 6 2007
    By Brian Ashcraft
    4,448 views, 23 comments

    Latest by ElGeoff: I can find my own ways to promote smut. more »

  • sex

    Shameful DVD Compilation

    Relax, it's Kotaku After Dark. You know, when the questionable posts appear among hushed whispers and raised eyebrows. Some of the questionable game/anime influenced adult videos we've previously covered here are getting a 2 hour DVD release. Yes, that's right, hot tears of shame versions of Haruhi Suzumiya, Lucky Star and Faith/stay Knight. Since Faith/stay Night was already an erotic computer game, we prefer to think of that as a film adaptation. The DVD will out early next year, but our embarrassment will continue long after.
    New Videos [NSFW via Canned Dogs]

    5:00 AM on Thu Nov 1 2007
    By Brian Ashcraft
    9,450 views, 31 comments

    Latest by BPMΣ: @Taiyz: Wasn't quite aware that there were two different branches handling anime licensing. So confusing! XP more »

  • clip

    Cute Virtual Idol Sings Game Tunes

    What's all the rage in nerdland? This. That is a clip of "Cute Pop Idol" Miku Hatsune (ミク初音), who's name means "Future" (ミク=未来=Miku) "First Sound" (初=hatsu=first 音＝ne＝sound). She is a hugely popular character in Yamaha's singing synthesizer application Vocaloid2. Here's the interesting bit: The vocal software is tweaked especially for J-pop anime-type songs. The software is apparently way easier to learn than stuff pros use, so otaku are easily able to create things like the this melody from THE iDOLM@STER, Super Mario RPG, Megaman, Dragon Quest, Final Fantasy, Haruhi and Lucky Star. Epic. Thanks, Miki for the tip!

    11:00 PM on Thu Oct 25 2007
    By Brian Ashcraft
    7,377 views, 48 comments

    Latest by theharmfulspork: This is terrible... more »