Lucky Star, or ZOMG WHAT AN OP

unangbangkay · 2007-04-18T14:25:11+00:00

So that not every thread on the board ends up a show recommendation or favorite animu post, let's hit up a few newer shows. I'll start with Lucky Star, a new show based on a popular 4koma of the same name. For the uninitiated, 4koma are short vertical 4-panel comic strips designed primarily for comedy. They can exist as themselves (as in Lucky Star or Azumanga Daioh) or more commonly serve as bookends to chapters in more traditionally laid-out manga (as in Genshiken). Lucky Star is a 4koma series illustrated and written by Yoshimizu Kagami, is a school-life comedy in the same silly vein as Azumanga Daioh, that of cute, silly girls talking about nothing in particular. In western cartoon or live action comedy 4koma-based anime are usually most similar to current episodes of The Simpsons or Seinfeld, but much less sexually charged or edgy. Background over, Lucky Star's just started airing, and is being produced by now-phenomenally popular Kyoto Animation, the studio responsible for The Melancholy of Suzumiya Haruhi, the 2006 remake of Kanon, and Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu and Full Metal Panic! The Second Raid. Anyone familiar with any of the above series will know that KyoAni is fucking GANGBUSTERS. Anyway, my impressions are that Lucky Star is awesome. Mind you I lurved Azumanga Daioh, so this kind of pointless silliness is right up my alley. See this video on Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjEFUY7unks That's just off the fucking chain. I contracted diabetes, it was that sweet. You can tell they blew the budget on the OP and hiring awesome voice actresses, but it worked. Shows like this need good fansubbers to get the humor through, so if you're planning to follow it I recommend you stick with a.f.k. Fansubs. They were excellent with both Kanon and Haruhi and they're excellent here too. You might think it only matters that you know what they're saying, but when I first saw episode 1 on speedsubs I was "meh". Then I tried a.f.k.'s subs, I committed to following Lucky Star, so hilarious I found it.

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jonsmth

18 years ago

jonsmth wrote...

So where are the other characters?

There were like, around six (not including the main 4) female schoolmate/classmate characters shown in the opening

one i've seen in a scene is the brown-haired yellow-eyed one that kinda reminds me of Kagura from Azumanga Daiou
the other one is the orange-honey-haired girl with a white hairband
they appeared in a scene which compares Kagami's class with Konata's class on how people of their class would address Kagami

and episode 11 (latest one i have) says that Akira-sama would finally show up in the main show... considering her situation and Sebastian's, i think she'd only end up as a background extra XD

and even though i asked, please don't spoil anything for me :3

heh, the ones from Kagami's class were background characters
Shiraishi gets even more screen time than they do
he appears as an extra in the main show, a co-host/assistant in Lucky Channel and recently, he has his own music videos at the end of the show

David

18 years ago

when watching a Lucky star episode by a.f.k. fansub is there any way to find that the translation by them? Because i'd like to stream the episodes instead of downloading off their bitorrent site

oldmanleroy

18 years ago

Anyone know a good place to download Lucky star? PM me if u can much appreciated!!

Misuzu

18 years ago

unangbangkay wrote...

I recommend you stick with a.f.k. Fansubs

a.f.k. dropped Lucky Star

they seem to be hit or miss in my opinion. I felt they were good for Haruhi but very bad for Kanon

Lyserg

18 years ago

Misuzu wrote...

unangbangkay wrote...

I recommend you stick with a.f.k. Fansubs

a.f.k. dropped Lucky Star

they seem to be hit or miss in my opinion. I felt they were good for Haruhi but very bad for Kanon

Gah, they really did drop it.

Hm...gotta find another subber, then.

oldmanleroy

18 years ago

Heh tell me if this group does a good sub but there called Guerrand and they have episodes of Lucky star :)

Oh and when does Lucky star air in japan? so i don't have to waist my time looking everyday much appreciated!

Tsujoi Social Media Manager

18 years ago

Eh, I don't think they dropped it. I mean they released 2 epi's yesterday.

enjoy this video

Misuzu

18 years ago

they must not care much. they were stating on IRC for at least 2 days that they dropped it.

:3 the other sub group seems better anyways

jonsmth

18 years ago

oldmanleroy wrote...

Anyone know a good place to download Lucky star? PM me if u can much appreciated!!

AnimeStash
updates are a little slow these days though... but good file size and good quality, that's what makes anistash good

tsujoi wrote...

enjoy this video

PWNAGE!!!!

awesome, i wish they'd color it!!!

Matt

18 years ago

The sites I find best to get Lucky Star at are either AnimeSuki or Tokyo Toshokan They have the episodes subbed up there pretty quick, done by all sorts of subbers.

Skyler998

18 years ago

tsujoi wrote...

enjoy this video

0.0 =pwned

jonsmth

18 years ago

4-koma -> anime was a big transformation for Lucky Star

Tsujoi Social Media Manager

18 years ago

Full dance. So long Lucky Star!

Aphrodite

13 years ago

I really like the series.
Honestly, the first episode was a bit boring, but I toughed it out. Really glad I did that.

My favorite part is Luck Channel. I was left WTF by the host's sudden switch. Such a dry, sarcastic humor.

Between Lucky Channel and the hilarious dialogue and problems of the main characters, I cannot stop laughing.
In short, loving the series! <3

Sneakyone

13 years ago

wow old topic, anyway OT. LS is my favorite anime and Azumanga follows 2nd, I love the humor and the characters, it never gets old for me, and im reading the manga now and loving it.

IvIajoi2n

13 years ago