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Aki Toyosaki Charity Bag Sold at Auction for 1.12 Million Yen
posted on by Ko Ransom
Second bag for disaster relief illustrated by voice actress to sell for over 1 million yen
The recently auctioned canvas tote bag featuring a marker illustration by voice actress Aki Toyosaki (K-ON!, Toaru Kagaku no Railgun) has sold for a final price of 1,120,100 yen (about US$13,750) after 252 bids.
The money earned from the auction will go to funds supporting victims of March 11's Great Eastern Japan Earthquake (Higashi Nihon Daishinsai) disaster. The auction took place from April 2 to 9. Toyosaki's illustrated bag for last year's charity event ended at a final price of 1,566,600 yen (US$18,500).