List of The Legendary Starfy series merchandise
The The Legendary Starfy series has lots of merchandise. Various merchandise have been released to promote the games, including both retail products and not for sale merchandise.
Additionally, mangaka have produced manga based on games in the The Legendary Starfy series and there have been a few products available in capsule machines for multiple Nintendo games including most games in the series.
There are also various publications like Famitsu and Nintendo Power that cover the series in certain volumes and may be considered Legendary Starfy merchandise.
This article lists officially licensed merchandise by Nintendo, promotional items and manga from mangaka. It will not list fan-made works.
Games
- Main article: The Legendary Starfy (series)
There are currently a total of five games in The Legendary Starfy series, the first three of which were released for the Game Boy Advance, and the last two have been released for the Nintendo DS. The games sold relatively well in Japan, contributing to the production of sequels. The fifth game, known as The Legendary Starfy (Densetsu no Starfy Taiketsu! Daīru Kaizokudan (Japanese: 伝説のスタフィー たいけつ!ダイール海賊団) was not advertised as a direct sequel, and much of the artwork was designed in a different way to make the characters look like plush dolls. The Legendary Starfy was the first game to be localised into English and sold outside of Japan in North America and Australasia. In the localisation process, there were various localisation changes, for example the manga-style cutscenes were changed to be read from left to right instead of right to left.
- Densetsu no Starfy (GBC) ( Canceled. Originally scheduled December 2000)
- Densetsu no Starfy ( September 6, 2002)
- Densetsu no Starfy 2 ( September 5, 2003) - Came with free stickers based on Starfy and Stuff.
- Densetsu no Starfy 3 ( August 5, 2004) - Came with free stickers of Starfy and Starly in water decorated with iridescent glitter.
- Densetsu no Starfy 4 ( April 13, 2006)
- The Legendary Starfy ( July 10, 2008 June 8, 2009 October 10, 2009)
See also: SeriesNavbox for related games
Manga
There have been two series of The Legendary Starfy manga collated in tankōbon form. The first series, simply known as Densetsu no Starfy was based on the events of Densetsu no Starfy, Densetsu no Starfy 2 and Densetsu no Starfy 3. It was frequently submitted to issues of CoroCoro Comic from June 2002 (before the official release of the game Densetsu no Starfy in June 2002) until October 2005, and it was illustrated by manga artist Yumiko Sudō. The manga was published by Shogakukan and Nintendo and TOSE own the copyright to the tankōbon.
The second series, known as Densetsu no Starfy R (Japanese: 伝説のスタフィーR) ran from April 2006 until April 2008, and it was illustrated by Suzuo Yadaka (Japanese: 矢高鈴央, やたか すずお) as a follow up to the original Densetsu no Starfy manga series based on the events of Densetsu no Starfy 4. Densetsu no Starfy R is an abbreviation of Densetsu no Starfy Returns (Japanese: デンセツノスタフィーリターンズ). Like the first series, it was published by Shogakukan and submitted to CoroCoro Comic. Nintendo and TOSE own the copyright to the tankōbon.
In addition to the two aforementioned manga series, a series of The Legendary Starfy manga illustrated by Sayori Abe predating the manga by Yumiko Sudō appeared in appeared in certain pages in issues of Shogakukan's Separate Grade Learning Magazines (Japanese: 小学館の学年別学習雑誌), from April 2002 up to December 2002 (inclusive) and was never released in tankōbon form. [1][2]
In 2008, at least two manga based on The Legendary Starfy were created and published in the magazine Character Parfait, starting from volume 8. [3]
Included in the November 2008 issue of Enterbrain's Video Game Magazine is a small manga called Starfy's Adventure (Japanese: スタフィーのぼうけん) based on The Legendary Starfy, as well as three manga included in the magazine itself called Defeat the Enemy!, Hidden Room Discovery! and Combined by Transformation!.
- Densetsu no Starfy (Sayori Abe) ( April 2002-December 2002)
- Densetsu no Starfy (Yumiko Sudō) ( June 2002-October 2005)
- Densetsu no Starfy R ( April 2006-April 2008)
- Character Parfait ( 2008)
- Video Game Magazine/Starfy's Adventure ( November 2008)
Nintendo Official Guidebooks
- Main article: Nintendo Official Guidebook
Nintendo Official Guidebooks (Japanese: 任天堂公式ガイドブック) are strategy guides for Nintendo games published by Shogakukan. Nintendo Official Guidebooks have been released for all five games in The Legendary Starfy series under Shogakukan's Wonder Life Special imprint. The guidebooks offer help with completing the game.
- Densetsu no Starfy: Nintendo Official Guidebook ( September 6, 2002) [4] (ISBN: 4-09-106065-X) Price: ¥1100
- Densetsu no Starfy 2: Nintendo Official Guidebook () (ISBN: 4-09-106127-3) Price: ¥1238
- Densetsu no Starfy 3: Nintendo Official Guidebook () (ISBN: 4-09-106138-4) Price: ¥1200
- Densetsu no Starfy 4: Nintendo Official Guidebook () (ISBN: 4-09-106301-2) Price: ¥1300
- Densetsu no Stafy Taiketsu! Daīru Kaizokudan () (ISBN: 978-4-09-106424-0) Price: ¥1333
CDs
- Main article: Becky: Densetsu no Starfy
- Main article: Starfy no Daibouken
There are two CDs based on The Legendary Starfy series. The first one, Becky: Densetsu no Starfy (Japanese: ベッキ 伝説のスタフィー), known on the side of the CD case as Densetsu no Starfy / BOYFRIEND'S ROOKIE (Japanese: 伝説のスタフィー / BOYFRIEND'S ROOKIE), also known online as Densetsu no Starfy c/w BOYFRIEND'S ROOKIE (Japanese: 伝説のスタフィー c/w BOYFRIEND'S ROOKIE) was sold as a tie-in to promote Densetsu no Starfy.
The second CD, Starfy no Daibouken (Japanese: スタフィーの大冒険, literally Starfy's Great Adventure), was sold as a tie-in to promote Densetsu no Starfy 2, but was not advertised on the Densetsu no Starfy 2 official mini-site for reasons unclear. Both CDs include renditions of the series Title Song.
- Becky: Densetsu no Starfy (Densetsu no Starfy / BOYFRIEND'S ROOKIE) ( April 9, 2002) (Catalog number: TOCT-4413) Price: ¥1000
- Starfy no Daibouken ( September 3, 2003) (Catalog number: TOCT-4616) Price: ¥952
Playing cards
- Main article: Densetsu no Starfy Trumps
There are two types of special playing cards (Japanese: 伝説のスタフィー トランプ, Densetsu no Starfy Trumps) based on Densetsu no Starfy. The playing cards come in two versions - a blue edition called 'Starfy Swimming in the Sea' (Japanese: 海を泳ぐスタフィー) and a pink edition called 'Starfy Standing on the Beach' (Japanese: 浜辺でたたずむスタフィー). The cards are split into King, Queen, Jack, Joker, 2-10 and Ace. Each individual card is 58x89 mm.
- Densetsu no Starfy Trumps: Starfy Swimming in the Sea ( December 13, 2002) Price: ¥500
- Densetsu no Starfy Trumps: Starfy Standing on the Beach ( December 13, 2002) Price: ¥500
Stuffed toys
"Stuffed toy" redirects here. For the item in Densetsu no Starfy and the NPC in Densetsu no Starfy 2, see Cute Stuffed Toy.
There are two Starfy stuffed toys, as well as a series of beanbag toys.
The first stuffed toy; the Big Starfy stuffed toy (Japanese: おっきなぬいぐるみスタフィー, Big stuffed toy Starfy) was produced by Tomy and is advertised on the goods section of the official Densetsu no Starfy mini-site as a cute stuffed toy that can also be used as a cushion.
The beanbag toys are known as the Mascot Beanbags (Japanese: お手玉マスコット). They include the blue bear Kigurumi, the Balloon, Starfy with the Magic Set, Starfy riding the Catfish Boat and Starfy on his own. These toys were advertised on page 271 of the Densetsu no Starfy 2 Nintendo Official Guidebooks published by Shogakukan.
The last stuffed toy; the Densetsu no Starfy 4 stuffed toy is a small stuffed toy of Starfy based on his appearance in Densetsu no Starfy 4. It was produced by San-Ei Boeki Trade.
- Big Starfy stuffed toy ( February 27, 2003) Price: ¥2500
- Beanbag Mascots () Price: ¥680
- Densetsu no Starfy 4 stuffed toy () Price: ¥1029
At World Hobby Fair 2002 there were also (plush-like) wall decorations for Moe and Old Man Lobber, both in larger and smaller forms, but further informartion about them is unknown and it seems they were never officially released.[5]
Densetsu no Starfy Showa Note merchandise
Showa Note, a company with a focus on stationary, produced nine different kinds of Densetsu no Starfy merchandise that were all released on December 20, 2002.
- Densetsu no Starfy B5 Notebook ( December 20, 2002) Price: ¥150)
- Densetsu no Starfy pencilboard ( December 20, 2002) Price: ¥200)
- Pencil set ( December 20, 2002) Price: ¥300)
- Densetsu no Starfy eraser ( December 20, 2002) Price: ¥100)
- Densetsu no Starfy Memo ( December 20, 2002) Price: ¥200)
- Densetsu no Starfy Free Book ( December 20, 2002) Price: ¥150)
- Densetsu no Starfy stickers ( December 20, 2002) Price: ¥200)
- Densetsu no Starfy soft pencil case ( December 20, 2002) Price: ¥750)
- Densetsu no Starfy origami ( December 20, 2002) Price: ¥200)
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The Pencil set.
Fairy Tale Land Character Line Drawings
- Main article: Fairy Tale Land
Fairy Tale Land (Japanese: メルヘンランド) is a series of products produced by Aiko for line drawings of mascots and promotional characters which can be colored in and then baked on a hot plate and added to tiles or glass windows.
One series of line drawings is based on Densetsu no Starfy and includes line drawings of Starfy with the Balloon and Starfy wearing the Kigurumi.
- Fairy Tale Land Character Line Drawing ( December 24, 2002) Price: ¥600
Densetsu no Starfy strap
- Main article: Densetsu no Starfy strap
The Densetsu no Starfy strap (Japanese: 伝説のスタフィー ストラップ) is a figure of Starfy attached to a strap. It was produced by Tomy.
- Densetsu no Starfy strap ( February 27, 2003) Price: ¥680
Confectionery
Ezaki Glico have produced two different kinds of Densetsu no Starfy confectionery, both of which were released on March 4, 2003. The first kind of confectionery, Densetsu no Starfy Perotan (Japanese: 伝説のスタフィー ペロタン), are pendulum shaped chocolate lollipops of Starfy when Dizzy and the Mermaid. The second kind of confectionery, Densetsu no Starfy Gummi Candy (Japanese: 伝説のスタフィー グミ) are orange and apple flavored gummi candy.
- Densetsu no Starfy Perotan ( March 4, 2003) Price: ¥60
- Densetsu no Starfy Gummi Candy ( March 4, 2003) Price: ¥80
Other Densetsu no Starfy stickers
In addition to the aforementioned Showa Note Densetsu no Starfy stickers and the Ezaki Glico stickers, there is another set of stickers based on Densetsu no Starfy. The company that produced them is unclear. It is possible that they are promotional not for sale stickers. They are not listed on the official Densetsu no Starfy mini-site's Goods section.
The stickers include the following characters and abilities:
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The Legendary Starfy review merchandise
Journalists who ordered the review copy of The Legendary Starfy received a Starfy t-shirt, The Legendary Starfy stickers and a The Legendary Starfy water bottle. [6]. These items were later available from the Nintendo World Store but the Starfy t-shirts were only available in medium, while previous Starfy t-shirts were available in large. [7] The t-shirts were also worn by staff at Toys "R" Us events. [8] The Legendary Starfy stickers were also available at the Starfy Toys "R" Us events on June 7, 2009. The stickers include Starfy, Bunston, Moe, the Mermaid, Starly and The Terrible Trio.
The video gaming blog Joystiq also ran a The Legendary Starfy "prize pack" competition from September 10th, 2009 until 3:00PM ET on September 16th, 2009 where commenters had a chance to win all three of the promotional items by telling Joystiq what their favorite item in the pack is. [9]
- Starfy t-shirt (large) ( 2009)
- Starfy t-shirt (medium) ( July 11, 2009)
- The Legendary Starfy stickers ( 2009)
- The Legendary Starfy water bottle ( 2009)
Game Boy Advance cartridge erasers
Game Boy Advance cartridge erasers (Japanese: ゲームボーイアドバンスカートリッジ型消しゴム) are miniature Game Boy Advance game boxes that have an eraser based on the relevant game inside. The erasers are shaped just like real Game Boy Advance game cartridges, and have that game's relevant sticker. The erasers were available inside capsule machines in 2005 for a limited time only. [10] The erasers came in different colors including white, pink, blue and yellow.
The now defunct online importer Lik-Sang also had these erasers for sale on their website. They would choose a random eraser much like how consumers would receive a random eraser from capsule machines.
Three of the Game Boy Advance cartridge erasers are based on Densetsu no Starfy, (pink) Densetsu no Starfy 2 (pink) and Densetsu no Starfy 3 (blue).
- Densetsu no Starfy Game Boy Advance cartridge eraser ()
- Densetsu no Starfy 2 Game Boy Advance cartridge eraser ()
- Densetsu no Starfy 3 Game Boy Advance cartridge eraser ()
See here for a list of Game Boy Advance erasers.
Miniature Nintendo DS game cases
- Main article: Nintendo DS Game Card eraser
- Main article: DS Mascot
- Main article: Nintendo DS Perfect Collection
There have been multiple series of miniature Nintendo DS game cases based on Densetsu no Starfy 4, including Nintendo DS Game Card eraser, DS Mascot (and its successor DS Lite Mascot) and Nintendo DS Perfect Collection. All of them were presumably available from capsule machines in Japan.
The Nintendo DS Game Card erasers are miniature Nintendo DS game cases with Game Card erasers inside. One of these items is based on Densetsu no Starfy 4, and has erasers that come in two colors, light blue[11] and pink.
DS Mascot (not to be confused with the similar Nintendo DS Mini Figure & DS Card Case Twin Strap) started as a series of Nintendog and Nintendo DS toys attached together by a phone strap, but later entries in the series have Nintendo DS game boxes and Nintendo DS models strapped to a phone strap instead. The first entry like this is also known as Nintendo Software Collection, and Nintendo Software Collection became its own series, with DS Mascot 2/3, Nintendo DS Lite Mascot and Nintendo DS Lite Mascot 2 as members. A Densetsu no Starfy 4 DS Lite Mascot was included in Nintendo DS Lite Mascot series, specifically in Nintendo DS Software Collection 3.
Nintendo DS Perfect Collection is a series of game cases with a key-ring attached to them. Later in June 2006, a second set of game cases in the Nintendo DS Perfect Collection series was released called Nintendo DS Perfect Collection 2, which included a game case of Densetsu no Starfy 4.
- Nintendo DS Game Card eraser ()
- DS Mascot ( Densetsu no Starfy 4: July(?) 2006)
- Nintendo DS Perfect Collection 2 ( June 2009)
Publications
The Legendary Starfy series has been mentioned in various publications, including but not limited to, the aforementioned manga sources, Famitsu, Enterbrain's Video Game Magazine, Japanese magazine Nintendo Dream, the now defunct North-American publication Nintendo Power, the 2001 edition of the Game Boy Encyclopedia, and the Nintendo Spaceworld Official Guidebooks.
Not for sale merchandise
This section lists The Legendary Starfy merchandise that were never meant to be sold.
Famitsu stickers
Stickers for all games in the The Legendary Starfy series (though it's unclear if there were any for the cancelled Game Boy Color version or other prerelease art) were available in association with or inside Famitsu Cube + Advance, Famitsu DS + Cube & Advance, Famitsu DS + Wii magazines.
Promotional Densetsu no Starfy balloon
According to Famitsu, to celebrate the release of the Densetsu no Starfy Trumps, a special campaign was launched in which 50 lucky people could win a star-shaped Starfy balloon. It is unclear whether this was an official promotion or an offer by Famitsu. [12]
Promotional Densetsu no Starfy 2 balloon
A balloon much like the Densetsu no Starfy balloon was released, but with the text "伝説のスタフィー2" (Densetsu no Starfy 2) on the back. Further details about its distribution are unknown.
Promotional Densetsu no Starfy 3 cutouts
Cutouts promoting Densetsu no Starfy 3 were made, featuring the box art and introducing Starly.
Promotional Densetsu no Starfy 4 cutouts
Various cutouts of characters and enemies in Densetsu no Starfy 4 were made, advertising the release date of the game. These characters and enemies include Starfy, Starly, Moe, Mattel, Shurikit, Flamelead, Woopal, Kappy and Pajammer. There is also a cutout of the game's logo.
Promotional Densetsu no Starfy flyer
A flyer of Densetsu no Starfy was made and was presumably used to promote the game.
Promotional posters
Various promotional posters have been made for games in The Legendary Starfy series including Densetsu no Starfy, Densetsu no Starfy 2, Densetsu no Starfy 3, Densetsu no Starfy 4 and The Legendary Starfy.
An "Asobo" ("let's play"[?]) poster was also produced featuring Yoshi, Baby Mario, Starfy and Kirby, promoting Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3, Densetsu no Starfy, Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land.
Store demos
In North America, The Legendary Starfy: Trial Version was a limited not for resale demo of The Legendary Starfy which was available only at stores, where only a limited portion of Gluglug Lagoon and Chillydip Cove was playable.
In Japan, there was an August 2004 Gekkan Nintendo Tentou Demo Disc with footage of Densetsu no Starfy 3.
The Legendary Starfy merchandise
- A gift bag was available from the Nintendo World Store on July 11, 2009.
- Star-shaped The Legendary Starfy balloons were available at Nintendo World Store. They were also displayed at Toys "R" Us.
- Different balloons based on The Legendary Starfy were displayed at Toys "R" Us, including red, yellow, green, pink and blue balloons.
- The Legendary Starfy themed pencils were available at Toys "R" Us.
- Starfy visors were available from Toys "R" Us, Nintendo World Store and were worn by staff at the Discovery Science Center.
Next Generation World Hobby Fair decorations
Stuffed toys of Moe (Japanese: キョロスケ, Kyorosuke) and Old Man Lobber (Japanese: ラブじいさん, Rob-jiisan) were used as wall decorations at the July 2002 Next Generation World Hobby Fair event at the Makuhari Messe (Japanese:幕張メッセ) exhibition centre, near Tokyo, Japan. These most likely were never sold.
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A Densetsu no Starfy promotional flyer.
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This may be another Densetsu no Starfy flyer or the back of the previously mentioned one.
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A Densetsu no Starfy promotional poster.
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A Densetsu no Starfy 2 B2 size promotional poster.
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A Densetsu no Starfy Famitsu promotional balloon.
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Another photograph of the Densetsu no Starfy balloon (front).
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Another photograph of the Densetsu no Starfy balloon (back).
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Back of the Densetsu no Starfy 2 balloon.
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Densetsu no Starfy 2 and the free stickers that came with it.
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The "waterfall sparkly" stickers that came with Densetsu no Starfy 3.
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A Densetsu no Starfy 3 promotional poster.
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Densetsu no Starfy 3 promotional cutouts.
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Various Densetsu no Starfy 4 promotional cutouts.
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A Densetsu no Starfy Taiketsu! Daīru Kaizokudan promotional poster.
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Three Densetsu no Starfy Taiketsu! Daīru Kaizokudan promotional posters displayed displayed at a Nakasendou store (Japanese: 中仙道店) in Kitanagaseomote, Okayama.
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"Asobo" poster with Baby Mario & Yoshi, Starfy (as "Stafy"), Kirby. It reads "carefree, tender, fun, cute friends" in Japanese at the bottom.
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Famitsu Cube + Advance Densetsu no Starfy stickers.
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Famitsu Cube + Advance Densetsu no Starfy 2 stickers.
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More Famitsu Densetsu no Starfy 2 stickers.
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Famitsu Cube + Advance 'Densetsu no Starfy 3 stickers.
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More Famitsu Densetsu no Starfy 3 stickers.
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More Famitsu Densetsu no Starfy 3 stickers.
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Famitsu DS + Cube Densetsu no Starfy 4 stickers.
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More Famitsu DS + Cube Densetsu no Starfy 4 sticke
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Famitsu DS + Wii The Legendary Starfy stickers.
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More Famitsu The Legendary Starfy stickers.
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Promotional The Legendary Starfy balloons.
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Promotional The Legendary Starfy pencils.
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The Densetsu no Starfy wall decorations at the 16th World Hobby Fair event.
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Not for Resale The Legendary Starfy DS Card.
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Gekkan Nintendo August 2004 box
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Gekkan Nintendo August 2004 disc
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Art used to promote the Japanese August 2004 Interactive Multi-Game Demo Disc (known in Japan as the Gekkan Nintendo Tentou Demo series), featuring Densetsu no Starfy 3.
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Unidentified "Promotion DVD"s, featuring a DVD of Densetsu no Starfy Taiketsu! Daīru Kaizokudan (5th from left, not including west-most DVD)
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Nintendo World Store photo card (front)
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Nintendo World Store photo card (back)
Ambiguously official
- Japanese restaurants produced both The Legendary Starfy series food and at least one balloon, but further information is unclear.
- Macaroni Ketchup produced the video game album Primary BOX 4, which included an arrangement of The Legendary Starfy series' Title Song. Though it is not official, it could class as a doujinshi work.
References
- ↑ List of manga appearing in Shogaku Third Grade (小学三年生) (in Japanese).
- ↑ List of Shogakukan Grade Comics manga on AnimeComic-Cell (in Japanese).
- ↑ Character Parfait The Legendary Starfy manga creator's blog
- ↑ Densetsu no Starfy mini-site - Koryaku page
- ↑ 任天堂、SCEI、セガ、カプコン……数多くの新作をプレイアブルで体験できる「第16回次世代ワールドホビーフェア」- Game Watch
- ↑ Nintendo Life - Starfy promo items - DSi /DS Forum - Page 1
- ↑ "The Legendary Starfy" Part 1 - Schwag from NWS
- ↑ Legendary Starfy promo t-shirt - The Legendary Starfy Message Board for DS - GameFAQs
- ↑ Joyswag: The Legendary Starfy prize pack [update] | Joystiq
- ↑ Game Swag - MOTHER 1+2 Eraser. Archived page from June 5, 2012
- ↑ Hunny Pot Town's eraser department store - Nintendo DS (in Japanese).
- ↑ ファミ通.com / "伝説のスタフィー トランプ"が12月13日に発売!