winner for the most unexpected license, and at the most unexpected time goes to Kadokawa Pictures, and their new anime Lucky Star. Kadokawa Picture allegedly broke us this fantastic news on the fourth volume of The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya. The messenger was a short video, which can be seen here, that showcases a scene from the show in a maid cafe saturated with Haruhi characters and voice actors. this might not be enough evidence for most of you, however, Kadokawa Pictures' website now lists Lucky Star under their licensing and distribution section of their website; so this is going down, and it's going down now!
Let's hope that Lucky Star will get the same treatment as Haruhi does in the states. Meaning: I want you, Bandai, to drown me in mountains of SWAG every time I purchase a Lucky Star DVD. Who wouldn't like a life-sized Konata school uniform in their DVD box set, or one of those bakery chocolate-spiral thingies? I know I do.
source Japanator