Japanese Artists Celebrate Pocky Day
November 11 has been celebrated in Japan as “Pocky Day” (and Pretz Day) ever since the Ezaki Glico company came up with this clever marketing idea in 1999, which has since gone into the Guiness Book for its success in realizing 1.8 million Twitter mentions in a 24 hour period back in 2012. While 11/11 a great excuse to munch on some delicious Japanese stick snacks, but because so many Japanese artists love to draw their favorite characters eating Pocky, it’s also a good day to celebrate amazing fanart. Let’s take a look at some of the best J-List could find for you!
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![Pocky Day And Idolmaster Cinderella Girls](https://blog.jlist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/pocky-day-and-idolmaster-cinderella-girls.jpg)
You can depend on the Cinderella Girls to have Pocky with them.
![Pocky Day 5](https://blog.jlist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/pocky-day-5.jpg)
This is a forgotten visual meme, called the Vertical Turtleneck Sweater, fore-runner to the Virgin Killer Sweater. I love how the lines show off the shape of her…eyes.
![Pocky Day 2](https://blog.jlist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/pocky-day-2.jpg)
More Vertical Turtleneck Sweater art, from the Granblue Fantasy artist.
![Pocky Day Mami Tomoe And Homura Akemi](https://blog.jlist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/pocky-day-mami-tomoe-and-homura-akemi.jpg)
And more! Homura and Mami make a nice couple.
![Iyana Kao Shinagarai Pocky Game](https://blog.jlist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/iyana-kao-shinagarai-pocky-game.jpg)
If you’re not familiar with the Iyanakao Sarenagara Pantsu wo Miseru artist — the fetish of “showing you her panties with a disgusted look on her face” — should see the doujinshi on our website.
![Iori Minase Pocky Day](https://blog.jlist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/iori-minase-pocky-day.jpg)
Iori-chan, kawaii!
![Pocky Day](https://blog.jlist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/pocky-day.jpg)
I would do the Pocky Game with Muto.
![Pocky Day 3](https://blog.jlist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/pocky-day-3.jpg)
It’s dangerous to go alone. Take this! (Sadly that meme, while from the original Zelda, is unknown here in Japan.)
![Pocky Day And Jojo's Bizarre Adventure](https://blog.jlist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/pocky-day-and-jojos-bizarre-adventure.jpg)
Naturally we had to end with Jojo.
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