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Good Luck!! (グッドラック！) is a 2003 Japanese television drama starring Takuya Kimura. [2] The story revolves around an up-and-coming pilot, Hajime Shinkai, and portrays his interactions with others as he progresses along the road to becoming a captain.
It is a symbol of good luck, as the name is a pun meaning "golden poo" and "good luck" in Japanese. [1] By 2006, 2.7 million mobile phone charms in this form had been sold. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The symbol, or something similar to it called unchi , appears as an emoji available on many mobile devices that support a Unicode expansion made in the summer of ...
In Japanese mythology, the Seven Lucky Gods or Seven Gods of Fortune (七福神, Shichifukujin in Japanese) are believed to grant good luck and are often represented in netsuke and in artworks. One of the seven (Jurōjin) is said to be based on a historical figure.
Good Luck Girl!, known in Japan as Binbō-gami ga! (貧乏神が!, lit. ' This God of Poverty! '), is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yoshiaki Sukeno . The manga was serialized in Shueisha's shōnen manga magazine Jump Square from June 2008 to July 2013, with its chapters collected in 16 tankōbon volumes.
A good luck charm is an amulet or other item that is believed to bring good luck. Almost any object can be used as a charm. Coins, horseshoes and buttons are examples, as are small objects given as gifts, due to the favorable associations they make. Many souvenir shops have a range of tiny items that may be used as good luck charms.
Tomorrow's Yoichi) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yū Minamoto. It was serialized in Monthly Shōnen Champion from October 2006 to March 2011. The manga is licensed and released in Chinese by Sharp Point Press. The manga was formerly licensed in North America by Tokyopop as Samurai Harem: Asu no Yoichi!.
[26] [27] The term "Nyan" or "nyaa" is a Japanese onomatopoeic word for a cat's meow. "Ko" is a word which in Japanese connotes with "child" or "young." Together they make the childish/cutesy word for kitten. Nyanpuku - A good luck cat god which resembles a maneki-neko [28] Piggy Girl - Nails today, shopping tomorrow.
The origin of the Fukusuke doll is not clear, others say that its origin is found in the kami of luck or fuku no kami (福の神) called Kanō Fukusuke (叶福助) in the Edo period. The logo of the Fukusuke Corporation is a Fukusake. Fukusuke is often seen in business establishments, and is today treated as a common good luck icon.