Konata Izumi

Konata Izumi, also known as Kona-chan, KonaKona and Densetsu no Shoujo A, is the main protagonist from the Lucky Star series.
== Charactah Account ==
Konata Izumi is, more by default than anything else, the "leader" of the main characters. Nicknamed "Kona-chan" by her friends, she is an eccentric but friendly and outgoing girl, with a mischeivous but good-natured sense of humor. She can be smart, but she hates studying, thus her grades are a bit uneasy. However, she is an expert in pulling an "all-nighter." In contrast to her studying habits, she loves video games, to the extent that she can compete against Kagami Hiiragi on trivia games (by remembering the question orders, not by knowing the actual answers). In addition, she loves anime, which is also due to her father, Soujirou Izumi's influence, along with the games. He buys ero-games for himself, so she is able to play and enjoy them. In fact, when she became eighteen, Konata was overjoyed, since she could now go buy and play ero-games legally. In the anime, Konata constantly refers to or parodies several popular games, anime, and manga (much to the annoyance of Kagami), but her favorite franchise seems to be the Haruhi series, as she has many Haruhi figurines and decorations that makes her room, and even once went to the Suzumiya Haruhi no Gekisou with her friends. She often gives false information to her family, thus making her father believe that Kagami and Tsukasa are shrine maidens. Interestingly enough, her voice actress for the animated version, Aya Hirano and Wendee Lee, is in fact the same person who voiced Haruhi Suzumiya in The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya anime; other voice actors from the same series make guest appearances during the course of Lucky ☆ Star.
Since she spends quite a large sum of money on video games and doujinshi, Konata was lucky enough to get a part-time job at a cosplay cafe. Continuing with her theme of playing video games, Konata plays the role of a male character in an online game and is married in that world. Her significant other in the game is coincidently a male gamer using a female character. She often plays late into the night, hence why she tends to fall asleep in class, which makes her a frequent victim to her homeroom teacher, Nanako Kuroi.
== Appearance ==
=== Anime ===
* Lucky☆Star
* Lucky☆Star OVA
* The Miyakawa Family's Hunger
=== Light Novels ===
* Lucky☆Star: Yuruyuru Days
* The Miyakawa Family's Hunger
=== Manga ===
* BooBoo KagaBoo
* Lucky☆Star
* Lucky☆Star Pocket Travelers
* Lucky☆Star: Comic à la Carte
* The Miyakawa Family's Hunger
=== Video Games ===
* Lucky☆Star Moe Drill
* Lucky☆Star: Net Idol Meister
* Lucky☆Star: Ryoou Gakuen Ootousai
* Shin Lucky☆Star Moe Drill: Tabidachi
== Trivia ==
* Konata was placed seventh in 2channel's SaiMoe 2007 contest and ranked third in New type's "Top 10 Female Characters of 2007" poll.
** Konata has also proven to be the series' most popular character, as well as one of the most popular anime characters of all time due to her humor and for being the very representation of an otaku.
* Both Konata's Japanese and English voice actors play Haruhi Suzumiya in The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya anime. Both characters also share some traits.
* In episode 6 of the anime, Konata says "I get sick whenever I'm in a car." This, and the following driving scene is a reference to "Initial D." Also, interestingly enough, this is never touched upon again in the series (or as of volume 8, never even mentioned in the manga); leaving the question of, whether or not Konata really gets sick in any car or just while Yui is driving, unanswered.
* Figma released three Figmas of Konata (Winter Uniform, Summer Uniform, and Cosplay.)
* In Chapter 39 of the manga Gunsmith Cats Burst, Konata and Kagami make an appearance on the cover of one of the many manga Ken and Minnie May bring back from their honeymoon.
* Konata's email address is 'meganekkogekilove'. In order to prevent spam, she picked a discrete name, one that would be least expected.
* In episode 18 of the anime, when Konata thought about animals she and her friends could be, she stated that herself could be a fox since she is a prankster.
* Out of the entire cast, Konata has the longest length of hair, best compared during the opening scenes, in the cheerleader section where all of the main cast is visible.
* Interestingly enough, Konata is one of only two characters that is ambidextrous, the other being her father, Soujirou Izumi.
* When Konata sits on a chair in the library, her feet can't touch the floor. Seen near the end of episode 3.
* In the OVA during the MMORPG sequence, Kuroi-sensei asks, why Kagami is playing the game. Konata explains that the screenplay for the anime, which promoted the game, was written by the creator of one of Kagami's favorite light novels. This refers to 'The Tower of Druaga: the Aegis of Uruk', which was produced to promote the MMORPG 'The Tower of Druaga: the Recovery of Babylim'. The Screenplay for the anime was written by Shoji Gatoh, creator of the 'Full Metal Panic!' novels, which Kagami has been seen reading during the main series.
* Konata bears almost a striking resemblance to her mother, Kanata, but Konata has a mole under her left eye like her father, tan skin, and a split lip.
* Her favorite colors are red and black.
* Konata is the 3rd shortest Lucky Star character, with the 2nd being Yutaka Kobayakawa, and the shortest being Hikage Miyakawa.
== Gallery ==
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== External Links ==
* Konata Izumi at Lucky Star Wiki
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