Ranked #264

Lucky ☆ Star

Lucky star is one of those unique Comedy anime that comes very rarely. It manages to put a comedic twist to normal everyday occurances, and many pop culutre references. The entire show is not your typical slice of life high school comedy anime, rather its show structure follows more of a western style of comedy, a sitcom to be exact. Instead of having a direct storyline, like most anime viewers are used to, it focuses more of everyday observations and Jpop culture as their source of comedy.

---Theres always a storyline no matter how broad it is. Many ppl say theres no story line but, there has to be a "story" of sorts or else this stuff cant be funny. If you had to put a plot to this show it would "A group of high school children trying to make it all the way through high school." With such a broad plot, the creators can do as they please. By the way, that is how most western sitcoms can list 5-10 seasons without it getting old (i.e. Simpsons, Family Guy, Cheers, etc.) Mind you thats the only connection this show has with a western sitcom.
---I have noticed many people bash the begging episodes of the show but i found them equally entertaining as the rest of them. It really depends on what the viewer does in their own daily lives is what truly makes this show funny. Somone who doesnt eat curry/rice or grilled meat sticks for dinner with their family wont understand a joke about it. But with all the jokes and references in this show you're bound to laugh out loud at all they throw at you! They've thoguht of everything for this show.

---Art and animation of the show is your typical comedy anime fair. Simple characters simple backgrounds simple static objects. But they manage to take "simple" to a whole different level. For example, the characters are only shown from the waist up for about 80% of the entire show. But the characters are drawn very simplistic and the coloring for each looks like it doesnt exeed 12 different colors for each person for the most part. But they are definitely drawn in a cute manner, if thats your thing. The simple-ness is what gives the show its charm too. The art style is so popular and easy to draw im sure you'll find spoofs for dozens of other non related characters around the internet.

---The Sound is your standard comedy sound efects from light hearted piano songs, to bing bangs and bongs, they're all there and accounted for. Music is mostly absent from the show aside from helping out certain jokes.
---You will definitely notice the lack of background music in the show but with such a powerful seiyu cast, one could understand that they didnt want to distract from the well executed voice acting. Of course most people will notice Aya Hirano and maybe even Minori Chihara. Its hard to believe that most of the main characters are voiced by relatively newcomers. Which also helps seperate Lucky Star from sounding the same as all the other school anime out there. You'll enjoy Kagami's singing voice by the way.

With the uniqe sound comes the "unique" (or not so unique) character types associated with each seiyu. Theres also ALOT more characters but you'll have to watch it to see them all ^_^ Speaking of characters you'll actually end up seeing all of them fairly regurlarly. Either supporting cast or main cast. By the end of the show, you'll get the feeling that not one person recieved more time than another. Even the extra characters get more than enough airtime to fully acknowledge them as essential parts of the anime.

---The enjoyment factor is through the roof in my opinion. The comedy aspect of this show covers so many angles and hits so many things perfectly its hard not to give a perfect score. I find it very hard for somone to hate this anime. That is, if you dont like japanese pop cultre, anime references and funny common occurences. If youre that type then why are you watching anime? ^_^
---Also, if you dont like western style sitcoms where the end of every episode will always leave the same way they started, this is definitely not for you. If youre looking for a romantic comedy or bloody action school go somewhere else. If you're willing to give up about 20 minutes of your time for pure entertainment, WATCH THIS SHOW!

If you find anything funnier pm me i'll give it a shot but for now this the funniest anime i've watched to date ^_^ read more

Had a stressful day? Watched any minf*cking anime lately and wanna cool off? Or you just wanna take a good chuckle and forget your problems? Lucky ☆ Star can do that!

Lucky Star is one of the most unique animes I've seen my whole life. The art is plain and simple, there is no definite storyline, there is really no action, there are just some high school girls talking about their everyday life but that's the good part. This is a slice of life anime that I've never seen before. The characters are just plain examples of moe and without you knowing you're loving them already, without you knowing it you're probably laughing already and without you knowing you've already forgotten your problems... already!

Story: 8~
Some of you may drop the show at its 1st episode because all you see and hear are some high school girls talking about their problems, issues or just random talk that rarely happens in anime, it's similar to a sitcom instead of a straightforward plot you usually see in a typical show. You probably won't be interested in some of them but unlike those American sitcoms, stuff that they talk about in Lucky Star happens in real life! Like have you ever thought of an amusing idea and decide to write it but when you're gonna write it already you suddenly forget it? Have you ever got so tired studying that you wanted to take break by playing a game but you end up having a longer break than actually studying? But what if you can't relate to it? Don't give up! Since Lucky Star is a parody, is has various anime and pop-culture reference I'm sure you might recognize. But I'm gonna be honest, I didn't understand some jokes because I ain't no hardcore otaku :P There are still lots of funny and hilarious scenes that I'm pretty sure you will not be able to contain your laughter.

Art: 9~
Honestly, when I was looking at some images and gif's of Lucky Star I was thinking, wth is this? Are the artists too lazy to draw better? But in the end the art is actually one of the main things that made me come to love this show. If you have noticed, they mostly show just the upper half of the characters body. The static backgrounds are pretty plain as well as the scenery and the characters don't really go in detail. But I'm pretty sure the first adjective you could use to describe them is, cute. You don't really need detailed art for this anime, simply because, this is a parody. You need the viewers to concentrate on what the characters are saying and doing rather than being amazed by how detailed the characters look. I also believed that they were drawn that way because it was suppose to be a joke. Since this was a parody after all. I mean the parts where they show some reference to other animes, the characters there looked well drawn. For example, there was a scene where they show Haruhi, she was drawn so well that it made me think is something wrong with the file I download and they inserted some Haruhi scene?
I gotta say they were animated well ^^ Especially the OP, the characters dancing were just so cuute... HNGGGGGGG.

Sound: 9~
I immediately got captivated by the moe at the OP. The cute characters dancing fit so well with the lively and adorable music made by Aya Hirano and co. The background music also fit well while conversations are on-going and doesn't overpower the voices. There are also some parts where they sing some songs from different animes and even sing some popular Japan music (most of the singing is done by Shiraishi, you'll come to know him in the latter episodes. He's an epic guy I'll tell you).

Character: 10~
Ah, the characters. I want to start off with the blue-haired otaku, Konata. She's one of those people who play video games and read manga all day rather than studying. She crams last minute, she leaves her books at school since she doesn't study at home and surprisingly she's athletic. I see myself in her in many different ways. You might get annoyed by her or come to love her. Up next are the twin sisters Kagami and Tsukasa. Konata views Kagami as a tsundere since she has a ponytail. Kagami takes studying more seriously than her sister and Konata. She also has 2 other friends but I wont go into them in detail. Her sister Tsukasa is probably her complete opposite. She's lazy, forgetful, likes to sleep in, pretty much your regular airhead. Another airhead but a smart one is Miyuki. As I quote from Konata, she's a walking example of moe. She probably has the biggest chest in the show. There toooons of characters that will show up as the anime progresses and I could say they are all well defined.
Just a special mention character, Shiraishi, Minoru. The live one not the animated one (but the animated character is pretty awesome as well ^^). That guy is just epic in so many ways. A big portion of my laughs come from this guy. He'll show up at the latter episodes of the show singin' some parodies of songs. I just cannot express how epic he is.

Enjoyment: 9~
I obviously enjoyed this show quite a lot. From the OP to the next episode preview, I never got bored. I haven't seen a single episode that was painful to watch and this show just brightens my day. But I rated this 9 because there were really just some jokes that I couldn't relate with because I still don't know much about the anime world D:

Overall: 9~
This show is a must watch for everyone. You may hate it, like it or come to love it. This is not a cup of tea for everyone because there are some people who judge the whole anime by its first impression but I gotta say you should stick a little more and I'm certain you'll come to like this show more and more :)

*This is my first review for a TV anime btw* read more