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Comedy: Med/High (this is a comedy series no doubt, but as stretch says it takes some getting used to) Action: None Drama: Low Sci-fi: low (only kanata's ghost) Ecchi: low (some references in convo) This is a series that needs a lot patience. and you've got to like conversation. because that is what this anime offers most of the time. Skip this show if you seriously cannot stand all conversation... if you just think you can handle it a little, do watch and you will not regret it. A friend recommended this series to me, but warned me about its conversational style. At first i had some reservations about such an anime because i do love storylines, but soon the first episode interested me a little(the first 2 epis are not that exceptional compared to the rest of the series, so do bear with them). After going into the third, i am completely and irrevocabble hooked. If you can read fast enough (or if you can understand jap well) you will be smiling and laughing 70% of the time. This anime has a lot of fan service. By that i do not mean ecchi scenes (lucky star almost has none) but instead it refers constantly to other animes. In fact what really got me going was at the end of the second episode (or is it the third?) konata sang the op from fmp fumoffu... A fumoffu fan like me is bound to be excited. Yeah, and the DVD store character is Gouda the Baka from akane maniax (kimi ga nozuomu eien ova). Really gave me a shock. The major plus in the series is konata's part time job the cosplay cafe (shall not spoil it here). Did i mention, references to Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuutsu keeps appearing, maybe because they are produced by the same company and the seiyu for konata is the same for suzumiya haruhi. The characters are lovable; no complains about the animation, art and music; the episodes are addicting, but the only complain is of course a lack of a very good plot, but bear in mind that this is a slice of life show, a light respite from normal hardcore drama and action, so a very high rent for me... had it just a bit more story and drama, it would have been a buy. Last updated Tuesday, July 08 2008. Created Tuesday, July 08 2008. | ||||||||
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Sort of a Pani Poni Dash meets My Dinner with Andre. Not my cup of tea, but cute characters and nice animation.
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(All episodes watched--twice): Some anime series take me a long time to watch because they are mediocre, and watching them is almost a chore; and, paradoxically, some anime series take me a long time because I love them, and I want to stretch the enjoyment out as long as possible, I consider each episode to be precious and I won't watch them unless I'm in an ideal mood. Such a show is Lucky Star. I like this show! I went into the first episode of Lucky Star having very little idea what to expect, but found myself pleasantly surprised. The first thing to catch your eye is the lively and energetic OP sequence--it's a blast. At first Lucky Star didn't seem all that funny as the characters talked a lot but did very little; but somehow this technique works. Before long I was smiling, and there were a couple of good jokes before the episode was over. Lucky Star is almost entirely verbal comedy with no slapstick or fanservice. I believe it's based on a four-koma (frame) newspaper-style comic strip, which explains the many quick jokes in different settings. The majority are not LOL funny, but are reliably entertaining nevertheless. Having read a number of other reviews, some viewers couldn't stand the girls-talking-withou A show which takes some getting used to--but when you do, lots of fun and very educational about life in Japan as well! P.S: I was curious about the English dub of Lucky Star by Bandai. I didn't expect it to be better than the subtitled version with Japanese VAs, and indeed the English voices seemed too high pitched and childish to me (maybe they were selected based on what the characters looked like). Perhaps I'm already addicted to this shows' original form. The music seemed too loud relative to the voices, which was annoying and made it hard to understand the lines spoken by the English VAs. I had to turn the volume up very high to catch everything. Wasn't this funnier in Japanese, I thought to myself? Still, once I got used to it it was fun and took far less time to watch. The thought occured to me that I ought to rewatch the series yet again. Last updated Friday, January 16 2009. Created Tuesday, April 17 2007. | ||||||||
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| Japanese Language Series Web Site | http://www.lucky-ch.com/ |
| Bandai's English Language Series Web Site | http://lucky-star.bandai-ent.com/ |
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