Washinomiya Gives Up, Gives In

Posted by gia
Categorized Under: Anime, JP News, Misc, News, Toys / Swag
Dated: 13 Nov 2007

You may recall the story of the city that was so concerned about all the otaku making pilgrimages to the town because some of the Lucky Star locations were based on spots in the town? Washinomiya, it was called.

Well, the town has woken up to the joy of otaku– and the money that otaku are willing to spend –and is now selling cell phone straps from the series to draw in more visitors.

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One Response to “Washinomiya Gives Up, Gives In”

  1. a geek by any other name » Blog Archive » Quickie: Copycat! Copycat! Says:
    November 20th, 2007 at 10:16 am

    [...] Copycat! Copycat! Tags: Lucky Star, otakuRemember how Washinomiya gave in to the Lucky Star fandom and started selling cell phone charms? Well, now the city of Satte, which [...]

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