Lucky Star is a slice of life comedy similar in style to Azumanga Daioh or Pani Poni Dash. I have to say I preferred it to either of them as I found I could relate to it better than Azumanga (which I found a bit too "cute") and it was less surreal than Pani Poni Dash (though PPD is awesome). I imagine I found it easier to get into as the main character is an otaku and as such a lot of the humour revolves around areas with which Im familiar. As an aside I think anyone, especially any non- japanese, who self-identifies as an otaku would be better of self-identifying as "twat". It's just a particularly sad off- shoot of other non-affiliated movements to "reclaim" generally pejorative labels e.g. geek,nerd,etc. Dont waste your time trying to reclaim a label just grow an ego and realise drawing self-worth from a label is a waste of fucking time.
Anyhow, Lucky Star. Im not sure what to say to be honest, I enjoyed the series and it was funny but beyond that there wasnt a lot to it (and Im too tired to think of achingly wanky ways to say "It was funny"). The animation is fairly stylised, which may not be to everyone's tastes. But like most comedy its the aural rather than the visual that is the main appeal here (though of course if your watching it subbed its still the visual - oh the terrible irony). The voice-acting was quite well done, but then again I cant really speak Japanese so how the fuck can I tell? I have to say I found the OP a little disappointing, while it probably suits the show quite well I was hoping for something catchier. As the first paragraph mentioned a good deal of the humour revolves around satirising otaku culture, so if you're not passably familiar with said culture some of the humour may go over your head. But that being said I think Lucky Star is accessible enough that even the casual viewer will find it amusing and worth their while.
