Cultural Impact
Several figures of Lulu were released by various companies, including Kotobukiya, Coca Cola/Square and Bandai. She was also a subject of pornographic cosplay session by Ran Asakawa.
Lulu has received mostly positive reception. She was ranked eighth on IGN's top 25 best Final Fantasy characters list in 2008, as the highest ranked character from Final Fantasy X on the list, with a comment on Nomura being famous for over-accessorizing his characters, she was "over-accessorized enough", citing her "floor-length skirt, elaborately-pinned hair, and collection of super-cute mascot dolls" as why she's the coolest looking character Nomura has ever drawn. Tiso's portrayal of Lulu has received especially positive reception, garnering praise as being amongst the best voice acting in the English version of Final Fantasy X. However, Gamasutra editor Kurt Kalata described Nomura's character designs as "outlandish", calling Lulu more like a "fetish object" than an inhabitant of Final Fantasy X's world. In 2008, GamesRadar also called the couple between Lulu and Wakka as the worst Final Fantasy couple, commenting that while their pairing appealed to the concept of "opposites attract", the pairing of a goth and a jock is the source of the "She married him??!! And they've got a kid??" reaction.
Over the year, Lulu appeared on several lists of the most sexy video game characters. In 2008, GameDaily ranked her as 13th among the "hottest game babes", describing her as both sexy and dangerous. In 2009, GamesRadar called her "Miss 2001" in an article on the sexiest new characters of the decade, calling her the "first officially sexy Final Fantasy girl" and stating that Tifa Lockhart from Final Fantasy VII had the potential to be sexy, but was too pixelated to pull it off, and adding that it was not just Lulu's looks but her attitude that made her sexy. In 2011, UGO.com ranked Lulu as the 27th on the list of "video game hotties", stating that Nomura's attempt to create a cross between a fashion model and a black mage character was a success. Also in 2011, GameFront included Lulu on the list of the "greatest boobs in video games" at number 20, commenting that "Final Fantasy has pioneered the existential angst + gratuitous TnA school of storytelling." That same year, Complex also ranked as the 23rd of the "best looking sideline chicks in games", adding "We’re still kinda blown that Wakka of all people got Lulu pregnant. Now what kind of magic did he have to use to do that?"
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