Group Discusses Lucky Star Uniforms to Boost Local Tourism

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Manga studio renting also considered in prefecture seen in Lucky Star, Totoro

Not-So-Daily Link of the Day: The Japanese prefecture of Saitama established a Prefectural Anime Tourism Investigative Commission on Tuesday to discuss ways to boost anime-based tourism — including "changing the [local] schools' unifoms to match the uniforms of the Lucky Star characters." Takayoshi Yamamura, the Hokkaido University associate professor who wrote a paper about how the prefecture's town of Washimiya became a mecca for Lucky Star anime tourists, chairs the six-member commission. The other commission members include anime production figures and manga creators such as Sakuya Hikochi (Dr. Kuruma's Time Machine, Chichibu Cafe & Art-Culture Guide Book).

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[kanova]

Great idea! just wudn't want it to be me who's wearing the anime based uniform, if i were a girl, and prolly wudn't want to wear it outside of school. So the problem is those who aren't too enthusiastic about it won't appear in public, making seeing these uniforms even less. It becomes more the question, will the minority who are willing to wear this casually be enough to cover the costs and boost tourism?

[J-970]

Uhh, well I wouldn't be suprised if rapes went up in that area .Bad idea if you ask me.