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Lucky ☆ Star
I'm a little surprised that there's no topic for this yet, but I'll have the honour of making it I guess!
From the studio that gave you The Melancholy of something or other, and 4-koma style manga (of Azumanga fame) comes a new show in which... well, nothing happens. And not in a Seinfeld way either--they spend almost the whole first episode eating and talking about lunch. But it's great! Somehow! The character design is really cute, the dialogue is funny and the whole atmosphere is very relaxing and nice. The opening song is awesome, too. Let's see what we got here, characters from the first episode... http://i15.tinypic.com/4idn3af.jpg The main character seems to be Konata, a blue-haired sporty girl who is also simultaneously a geek. She enjoys anime and games. She's pretty relaxed overall but gets kind of intense over some subjects (such as whether you should flip over a green pepper on a yakiniku grill). She is voiced by Aya Hirano, of Haruhi fame. http://i17.tinypic.com/2jagf1f.jpg Her best friend is Tsukasa, a typical "healing type" anime character--soft-spoken and shy. The first episode doesn't give me any specific impression of what kind of person we're dealing with, other than that she's calm and mild-mannered. She doesn't seem to be particularly good at school or sports. http://i11.tinypic.com/2pycchc.jpg Tsukasa's twin sister Kagami seems to be a little bit more serious than the other girls. She is in a different class than the rest of the girls, but she eats lunch with them anyway, which prompts Konata to ask if she's a social outcast within her own class. She is the one that reacts the most violently to Konata's jabs. http://i14.tinypic.com/29oin0z.jpg Finally, Miyuki is the source of wisdom of the group. She's portrayed as being very smart and sweet, and clumsy which Konata just thinks is a "moe" element. She wears glasses, which according to Konata "attracts a certain type of fetishist", but Miyuki is just scared to put stuff into her eyes (I can relate to that!) Here are some screenshots from the anime: http://apollo.divshare.com/apollo2/t...376854-e0a.jpg http://apollo.divshare.com/apollo2/t...376855-b59.jpg http://apollo.divshare.com/apollo2/t...376856-fb0.jpg http://apollo.divshare.com/apollo2/t...376857-70d.jpg http://apollo.divshare.com/apollo2/t...376858-36d.jpg Oh yeah, the Lucky Channel thing... I'm not sure what that's all about, but apparently, an idol called Akira and some guy called Shiraishi answer fanmail. The first fanmail asks Akira a personal question, and she responds by becoming gloomy and violent... It's funny, but also completely unrelated to the show. S'all good! If nothing else, you have to check out the OP of this anime, it's incredibly awesome:
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I have to admit that the opening to this series is very funny, kinda reminds me of The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya opening and are those Wii controllers I see on the official site?
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The only buzz I've seen on this show is hate so I'm not too surprised there hasn't been a thread about it until now.
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That's primarily because, for some reason, people were expecting Haruhi season 2 despite the inherent differences (4 panel strip vs. light novel series). Don't listen to /a/, either.
I'm waiting on a better sub before I start watching, though. The opening amuses me to no end. |
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And yeah, what Taco said--people seemed to be expecting something completely different. As long as the show is subbed, I couldn't care less. The subs are okay actually, as far as I can tell. It's nice that it's soft-subbed, I don't know if that's the norm in anime fansubbing nowadays (I haven't watched a show since Haruhi), but it's a nice touch anyway. |
I can honestly say the intro was the best part ~_~
It feels like it should be on a learning channel for children, maybe Nick Jr. It did have a 2 or 3 funny lines but the rest I felt was just nothing to really spark an interest. |
I don't see how anyone would actually hate the series when it's so uneventful to the point of being dull. Maybe the first ep was meant to be modest on purpose, but I get the feeling it was supposed to make me laugh more often than it actually did.
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It's like... sitting on a terrace on a summer day with the setting sun in your face and a gentle breeze cooling your cheeks, eyes closed, drinking a beer. Yeah. Like that. |
Oh come now. Super colorful, super deformed characters with strange and varying stereotypes, based on a 4-koma, humor built on out of nowhere visual reference gags and making aside remarks while talking extremely fast?
This is not the mellow, relaxed calm of Aria, this is definitely supposed to be more in the "crazy" wacky style of Pani Poni Dash and ilk, only not quite as trippy or rapidfire. |
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I wouldn't say it's mellow but since it's based on 4-koma gags and stuff it's definitely paced like slice-of-life. It's somewhere located in the pace of slice-of-life, Genshiken, and Azumanga Daioh.
Yeah, the only people who aren't happy with this are those expecting a second season of Haruhi and that they think something a little more advanced could be put to the talent of Kyoto Animation or something. I'm quite happy with the show. I'd describe it as being "cozy" with its humor since you don't really laugh a whole lot while watching but you'll smile warmly most of the time. |
Saw the first ep subbed, and I enjoyed it. Its nice to watch an anime now and then thats just simply slices of life, no plot or drama to really worry about and just sit back and go "oh yeah. I'm like that"
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haha, the OP is the next haruhi OP.. XD. It reminds me of Galaxy Angel Rune's OP. A good Slice of Life anime to look foward to.
On a different note does Aya Hirano as Konata sound an aweful lot like Chiwa Saito's becky form PPD? |
Don't know why but for some reason the OP made me laugh. Gonna have to check this anime out...sometime....
Hope it's worth the 24 episodes it's supposed to run for (as mentioned by ANN) but I just saw that it's got Kikuko Inoue in it so I must check it out!! Too bad it seems she only has a bit part though.... :( |
With all the chatter about this at irc before, I wasn't all that sure what to expect.
Opening was quite "=o". First half of the episode wasnt all that funny with all the chatter about eating habbits etc. (aside few chuckles), but second half picked up and I lol'd like Santa on OD of milk and cookies. All in all, it was a funny watch and I have the strangest of feelings that it'll get way grazier~ also: [22:37:23] <workrat> what does grazier mean? [22:37:56] <Boo-kun> it means engrish |
The OP looks really interesting, IMO. I think I'll be picking this up, but I've heard actually translating the thing is a bitch though.
That OP amuses me to no end. |
Wow, this looks intersting. For those of you who need a link to a dubber!
http://a.scarywater.net/afk/ |
I'm probably going to be watching this series. It's hard to say what it's about, other than "nothing", which reminds me of Seinfeld. In fact, the discussions they have, especially in the beginning, sound like things that would be from Seinfeld.
Either way, I've never come across an anime like this before, but it has my interest so far. Although on a more negative note, as of now it doesn't seem as if episodes have much "re-watch" quality. |
I was probably expecting more than I should have, but I wasn't all that satisfied with what I saw. It was cute to be sure but I didn't find it funny. The animation was good enough and I enjoyed the voice acting, but in the end it didn't leave much of an impression. I think it's because I don't like Seinfeld.
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Maybe it's because I'm Asian or something, but throughout their dialogue on eating methods I was constantly thinking you goddamn noobs.
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I liked the first episode just for the randomness and going off on random Tangents. Hell, I even liked the ending. I hope it's a different ending each time.
I do hope it becomes funnier though. I think it needs to have some of the comedic quality that Haruhi had. |
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Yeah, but usually gravity beats me to it. Not all the time though. My teeth are sensitive to Ice cold, so I tend to eat it slower. I think it all depends on different people.
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SCORE! They are finally releasing the anime episodes of ラキ☆スタ being looking forward to this production for quiet some time *glee*
Interesting how they can make a 4-koma into a full ledge anime episode. After looking at it I still like it :) Can't wait till next eps |
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Heh, the first episode was laid back alright. I enjoyed it nevertheless! I finally heard Kikuko Inoue's voice after a long, long time. It seems she's voicing Tsukasa and Kagami's mother (Miki Hiiragi in the closing credits) so it seems she's only voicing quite a small part this time round.....
Looking forward to the next episode! :beer: |
Just finished episode two, which I really enjoyed. Though I'm not really sure why I enjoyed this one even though it wasn't much different from the first episode. The Golden Week segment was pretty well written though. Konata's pretty likable, mostly because she and I seem to have similar bad habits.
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There is something sagely about her... Another thing I like about this is the how easily one could identify with some of the things that they talk about... like procrastinating on homework assigment, etc. ;_; Oh yeah, Change Getter for the win. |
It's a shame that I just now noticed this, but the song sung during the ending animation of episode 2 is the opening theme of a 70's tokusatsu called Akumaizer 3. Similarly, the ending of episode 1 is the theme from a show called Uchuu Tetsujin Kyoudain. Even though this info is clearly listed in the ending credits, I thought the songs were made up for the show. Sheesh.
I guess every ending song will be an opening from a tokusatsu show. I hope they do the themes to Uchuu Keiji Gaban and Sharivan. |
Add me to the list of people who somehow find Konata's charm strangely attractive.
Anyways, is it just me or does the OP just keep getting more and more addictive every time you watch it? |
Whoever the VA is for Haruhi and Konata has a real knack for voicing characters who are instantly likable. I mean, the first few lines Konota says in the entire series had me attached to her instantly.
Second episode was better than the first as well. I like random humor, but they overemphasized the food stuff in episode 1 a bit much. A nice spread like what was in episode 2 is much better. |
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" 'Cause if I join a team... ...I'll miss my prime time anime." :tpg: |
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As for the second episode, I thought the timing of the humor was improved quite a bit from the first one. The opening segment on Golden Week gave us a good peek into the lives of Tsukasa and Kagami although my favorite part would have to be Konata and Co. at the arcades. Also, we can't talk about episode 2 without going into anime references which include Spoiler:
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Yeah, the second episode was a little better in that there was more variety in topics being discussed. All the anime references were an added bonus too. But it actually took me the second viewing before I caught the "Getter Change!" bit.
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Episode 3 looks like it takes place in the summer? (just a guess, their uniform seems to have changed to short sleeves). :beer: |
News to me i buy sausage actually means around 3 cm...
Did anybody else like take notes when they were discussing how they ate? I've actually always wondered how other people eat connettes. without the filling spewing out when you bite it, and it doesn't help if you eat it from the fat end since you get a face full of it instead of a shirt full. The cream puff thing was different though, i don't think i've ever had a cream puff that was split in two like that. All the ones ive had they usually they make a hole and like splooge it in... Japan is weird... Onions, definitely a topper and like an accessory to the dish rather than an essential part. it feels wrong to watch this in the computer commons at a university... |
Let me just say that episode 5 is definitely my favorite so far. Maybe because I got all the inside terminology and little tidbits. So funny when she gets the rare sword online :'D.
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I think Konata is the only truly eccentric personality out of the group so far. In someways most of the episode is made up of personalities of other character bouncing off Konata about different issue/situations.
If you were to be somewhat cynical about it, perhaps Konata = Otaku type of setup is use to attract male otaku audience as I can relate to many of her bad habits (particularly in episode 4, I mean, I have the very exact same thing happened from time to times, like the surfing on the internet following flame wars, watching anime, reading comics while slacking off when I am suppose to be studying, spend the whole spring break playing MMORPG, etc, etc). Am I just that typical? However, even with people complaining about the lack of "wit" compare to Azumanga , I think overall the characterization of Lucky Star with its girly chitchat is more realistic but also doesn't make it less amusing. I think one kind of have to approach this the same way that we have our daily musing about mundane issues, its interesting when it is being articulated, and I think this isn't taking the easy way out. Lucky Star also have rather different appeal compare to Azumanga. There is a distinct nostalgic flavor to Azumanga, while I think Lucky Star deal with similar subject matters, its interest are more contemporary. |
Is it just me or is Lucky Channel getting worse and worse? It was probably the most hilarious segment in episode 1, but now that the main portion of the show has gotten a lot better, it feels like Lucky Channel is turning into a boring one-trick pony.
CHA-LA HEAD CHA-LA is a pretty awesome way to end episode 5 though. |
Lucky CHannel is turning into a One Trick Pony, but I think that they are doing a great job on getting more and more humor out of their thirty minutes. I mean, in Episode three when I saw the Cromartie Skit, I would have blown milk outta my nose if I was drinking it at the time. ANd it was Added to later when they Bleeped out the names and stuff of some of the mentions as well as show another skit directly afterwards.
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Of course, Lucky Channel (the end segment with Akira and Minoru) is not the same thing as Lucky Star (series in general).
Episode 5's Lucky Channel was probably the weakest one so far; I guess there's really only so much Akira can say about MMOs. They haven't yet done the profiles on Konata, Kagami and Tsukasa so I expect those should be worthwhile. Eventually, I suppose Akira will just do the entire segment in her real personality. |
Its weird, because some of the komica's commentary indicated that Akira is quit different from the comic version. They said that Akira's personalities is being distorted (blacken in their words) in the anime version. Not sure how much of that is true. :< I kinda want to read the comic.
I wonder if they will release the cover sung by the characters, especially episode 5. :3 Oh, and Fumuffu too. :3 I want Konata's cover of that song. <3 Doesn't the teacher have a weird accent? O.o |
I finally watched Episode 1 (yeah I lag behind in a lot of things) the other day and found Lucky Star to be really cute. Went in and read the thread expecting it to be full of praises but looks like not many people are truly interested in it, which surprised me. The first episode sort of feels like what they did with Haruhi with a little less humour. Maybe it'll take a while to get better. When I understood what all the bleeping out was, I thought that was clever. I'm not motivated yet to get the rest of the episodes since I don't know if it'll be worthwhile in terms of cuteness and freshness.
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Did anyone notice Konata switching to polite speech when she talked to her teacher in-game? That surprised me. Is that a joke or just normal practice?
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Well seeing as Konata KNOWS its her teacher, wouldn't she put on a more respective tone in what she says?
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Some of the anime references really made me laugh for some reason:
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I loved the last episode, although I almost didn't like the Initial D reference since it was a bit over the top by Lucky Star standards. One of the charms of the show is its realism, and that just kinda went over the edge. Other than that, very funny stuff. Especially when
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For some reason I get the feeling that each episode is too short, and particularly this most recent one. :< Its like before you know exactly what hits you, its already over. :<
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That is why you shouldn't put random things up to your ear :33:
This series is starting to produce Haruhi level memes, which is astounding considering it's like a KyoAni "B-team" production. Here's some of them: Tsukasa video
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OP RedAlice remix (which is insane)
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Yeah I've been pretty impressed with the goofy stuff the Japanese people have been coming up with for this show. There's also a pretty good NES remix of the main theme here:
If anyone wants it, I have a 64kbps rip of the full version of the OP. It's not that interesting, just more of the same basically. I'm glad the show is really picking up in popularity like I predicted, not just because I love being right (:3) but also because if the popularity of the show is bad, we might not get fast high quality subs. Plus, there's some freakin' awesome fanart going around. :D |
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I'd seen that RedAlice thing before, but never any of the others. The Erasermotor Maximum/Phantom thing made me chuckle as a IIDX player.
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I doubt strato really cares about relative popularity when deciding what to work on, anyhow... |
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Perhaps you're right about strato--but I know from personal experience it's very unsatisfying to work on something that just isn't taking off. Anyway, yaywoo success. ;3 Apparently the DVD of the show has already outsold Azumanga Daioh, just on preorders. I'm not sure what to think of that cause I do think Azumanga is the better show, but yeah--big stuff. (Not sure where I read that, so I can't really say if it was a reliable source.) |
Well I don't mean to be mean, but after marathoning through episodes 1~5 on the RAW formats, I'd see why Western fans would find it boring. I myself found myself watching / listening to the show mostly for background noise while doing homework. I do like that the main character is into net games though. Has some traits I can easily relate to.
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There's only so much they can do with the source material, anyway. The author seems to be heavy on the tsukkomi gags rather than non-sequitur humour (Azumanga's style).
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Just finished watching episode 7. A lot of good highlights this time around, but I think the thing that stood out the most was this:
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I don't know when it was exactly but I started to look forward to the next episodes and even found some of the content funny. Konata's what really drew me in to the series as her issues cultivated a lot of empathy as they were easily relatable. |
The latest episode 7 was fun to watch, LOVED Konata's impression on Marimite, Tsukasa's phone hyjinks!
The pacing also improved over the last couple of episodes, which is a good thing. Lucky Channel needs some newer set up or jokes though, cause its starting to get stale. |
Interestingly, I read that they changed director from episode 5 on, which is more or less the episode when the pace started picking up.
Honestly, I never really liked Lucky Channel. It's pretty funny, but it takes time away from the actual show which I enjoy a great deal more. And right from the start I could tell that they were going to do the same stupid joke over and over again, because Japanese "comedy" duos are like that. |
The director changed from Yutaka Yamamoto to Yasuhiro Takemoto (who directed stuff like FMP? Fumoffu and FMP:TSR) which would explain the change of pace.
Curiously enough, in episode 4 Konata said "Ya***** hasn't been very impressive lately" in reference to "those long-winded Nagato scenes" from The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya. They probably just aired episode 9 (Someday in the Rain), which Yamamato storyboarded. A subtle reference to him being replaced? Who knows! Ha ha ha. |
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I don't get it...
But on another matter, did the official lyrics of the OP seem REALLY weird? I mean, the unofficial translation didn't make much sense, but the official ones make even less sense. |
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Any one know where the song "Stars on Earth" is from? I somehow get the feeling that I've heard it before, but I'm not too sure....
The ED karaoke songs are LOL!!! Especially while listening to Tsukasa's version of "Valentine Day Kiss!", with Konata doing improv background vocals: "L-O-V-E - LOVELY - TSUKASA!!!" :D |
It's from the NHK documentary "Project X ~ Challengers".
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0l5i2uwaXoQ Song starts 3 minutes in. Quote:
Lucky Channel is starting to get stale partly because, unless you keep up with all different mediums, you won't know wtf they're talking about. |
Even so, the situation is constantly "Akira getting pissed cause someone is stealing her limelight."
Maybe something new in that regard can help things. |
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That's really good, I've never heard Tony Thai do anything half that good! It reminds me of the stuff that Chibi-Tech does. And there's even a NSF, thanks for the link!
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No prob. I'm actually surprised it wasn't Chibi-Tech, since this kind of thing seems to be his specialty. Although how did you find out it was by Tony Thai?
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Probably the best one so far. AFK's 8 is out. Konata's Dad. :tpg: |
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Japan is just plain fuckin' wierd and I think it's high time we send them another nuke. |
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At least it was timed relatively well. I can't say the same for the choreography though. :eagletear: |
I can't believe it took me 3-4 viewings of episode 8 to realize that most of the female characters (fellow students in the sports fest, female accidently locking keychains with another student) were actually voiced by obvious male voices!!
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I found out about this show in a screening room at Animazement and I adored it. All the mech jokes in ep 2 were great and the Gunbuster reference made it instant win in my book.
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I gave this show a watch after watching episode 1 yesterday. Now I'm on episode 5 and I must say it isn't bad like people assume it is. The animation looks colorful and it might throw a few people off from it but the comedy and Konata saves the whole show. It's also more different than Azumanga Daioh.If not on par with it then maybe better. I'll be looking into this til it finishes. I dig the whole references to other animes and manga (though there are too many that I'm not familiar with).
ps : Episode 5's ed theme was the best XD. Glad to know there are still DBZ fans out there.. |
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Geez...it fails on so many level it's not even funny. |
I dunno, aside from the actors being slightly...unphotogenic...I thought it was pretty well done overall. The pom-pom thing looked like it would've been really hard to get right, but it turned out very nicely.
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Bonus: Presenting the full REDALiCE remix of the OP:
Miyuki getting the eyedrops was the highlight of episode 9 for me (someone even extended the scene... the "Eyedrop Cruelty Version"). Lucky Channel is definitely bouncing back with their self-referential humour. This show is so successful, it doesn't even make sense. |
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The first video.... what game and are those mods?! WTF?
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I really enjoyed episode 9, and I was especially amused by Konata's enthousiasm about the mail-in prices. That's exactly the way I am when I order stuff online. When it's a preorder, I even get 3 levels of excitement. First when I place the order, second when I get the email that it's been sent out, and third when it arrives! :D
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lol, Episode 9...eyedrops scene...priceless. :tpg:
Anyways, I found this time's Lucky Channel to be a bit more amusing and not continuing the downward slope that it's been on since the first one. Also, is it just me or is it the SAME GUY doing every single random minor character's voice? |
And this is the Initial D parody scene, synced to the original audio from that show:
Now I get the point of Konata's little dialogue with her teacher :( |
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Hahaha, now i get the Initial D part... That's insane.
And I found this online... pretty cool. The beginning might be a little annoying but, it is awesome! It is ASCII version of OP video.
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Woah, is there some program that converted the video to ASCII? Or did this guy actually MADE this? O_O
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I hope he converted it using a program, for his own sake... hehehe
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He must've used some sort of program, there's no way he could've made it all by himself......even the credits are still included!
episode 10 was pretty cool. The sleepover at Konata's house was funny, as well as pretty enlightening. Spoiler:
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Is it just me or they are trying to sneak in as many meme in this anime as possible?
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I loved the random stuff in episode 10.....
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The front one in green is Karin, although I can't figure out any of the others :<
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Episode 11 was alright. The best part was when :
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EDIT: Nipponsei released the bgm and radio tracks of Lucky Star. Get it now =]. http://www.sendspace.com/file/3rv27d |
That's awesome, thanks! And coming up--they're releasing a CD with all the karaoke/ED tracks! I'm stoked for that one, I was hoping they'd release that, each one of those are classic tracks.
Also, here's a super super interesting interview with Aya Hirano about Lucky Star. This is not "interesting" because I have a fanboy crush on her the size of Tokyo and take anything she says as liquid gold. Not at all. Interview under the spoiler: Spoiler:
Here's the link with a review of the interview (? must be a new thing): http://hashihime.blogspot.com/2007/0...interview.html Just a little note: this is obviously an online interview as noted by the (笑)'s spotted throughout the interview. She doesn't really cry during the interview, that would be ridiculous. I thought it was interesting that she mentioned the ad-libbing, it has been a trend in my life to like shows where ad-lib is frequent (Dr. Katz, Curb Your Enthousiasm, and so on). |
Thanks chato! And can't wait for that karaoke ED songs!
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That's not her.
Take a closer look at the OP (cheerleader sequence). ;( |
I figured so. I remember Konata talking about a little sister or something.
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Just a notice that Xamayon picked up the manga about a week ago and have been releasing it at a furious pace.
Which becomes less impressive when you consider that each chapter is only a few pages long, but whatever! They're much better than Sleeping Forest or whoever it was doing it before. |
Thanks for the link, Sakabadger!! Awesome stuff!!!
Episode 12 was released just a while ago. Just downloaded it, but haven't watched it yet. Probably will watch it tonight. :beer: |
Haha, this episode had some great material, particularly the appearance of Akira in the show, not to mention the followup in Lucky Channel! :tpg: :tpg: :tpg: I also really liked the new year/fortune telling sequence, and the karaoke section at the end was really fun (and somewhat sad if you know the song) this time too.
I thought from last episode that they would introduce that little girl into the cast this time but I'm glad they didn't, cause I think there are enough characters to go around. Oh, does anyone know what the music is when Konata explains the map/strategy for KomiKet? Is it from Gunbuster like that theme that plays when Konata is being a militant otaku? |
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Heh, this was quite funny. I've never been to a anything quite like comiket, though we do have the ocassional comics and book fairs here in Hong Kong. I know lining up is a pain in most cases, but I don't think it's ever as crazy as in Japan... :D
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I also thought it was funny everything Konata had to go through just to get her New Year's money pocket. :beer: |
This is something subtle, but is it just me
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Latest episode was awesome. Love the Comiket part!
Also: Lucky Star OP Zelda style! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fz6JaUBN_RI |
Episode 13 has been released. Those Animate staff really don't give up do they? And in the end...same result! :p But damn, all that talk about chocolate has made me hungry....
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HAHAHA They referenced their own opening song, that's pretty cheeky! And Akira has drills on her head, and the ED... Haha, we see the real Shiraishi, wawawa indeed! This episode was completely stuffed with hilarious references.
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The torrent site is down, can anyone upload the torrent for episode 13.
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The thing I like best about Lucky Star is that the staff involved seem to have so much fun with it. Good chemistry is always required for a good production, and the voice actors and people at KyoAni seem to have it in abundance. The ED for episode 13 defines that -- I can imagine the staff all having a good laugh at what they're putting out.
In other news, Minoru Shiraishi is probably feeling pretty great about having landed that role on Haruhi a year ago. |
I was so bored that I actually decided to try to mashup the Lucky Star OP and Shiraishi's hilarious song. Yeah. I should die in a fire, I know. Then I even got into Windows Movie Maker and about 8 hours later, this emerged:
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The ED of Lucky Star 14 made me laugh so hard~
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This was a nice one. Finally, Konata's little cousin Yutaka is introduced, as well as her classmate Minami (though her name isn't actually mentioned in the main episode). I hope we'll be introduced to the other characters as well pretty soon.
Seeing Yutaka adjusting to life in the Izumi household is quite funny at times. She does seem to be doing well, except for instances like.... Spoiler:
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Love the new characters introduced! Its gonna add alot more to the show.
But I gotta say I am so sick of Akira. Maybe they really should put her in the show to shut her up, cause I am so sick of her BS, and its not even funny anymore. They need to make Lucky Channel funny again as oppose to having a bitter idol who's just being a bitchy attention whore at this point. |
What was Yui riding on in ep 14 near the end?
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I think it may be an atheletic equipment, like what treadmills are...
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Maybe it was the way she was riding it but that is the wierdest Athletic Equipment I've ever seen.
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You can check out a similar product on the following link: Rodeo Boy product page It's pretty popular in Japan, and here in Hong Kong as well. :beer: |
Yui looks to have some child humor in her. Like Chiyo (AzuDaioh) when she's a little clueless about a few things. Lucky channel is getting a little boring. I hope that dude tells off Akira already. And so , I come to give to everyone a gift.
Lucky Star ED Themes +Full Versions - http://www.sendspace.com/file/xazlwu Just listen to Cha-La Head Cha-la . Probably the best and funny track in there. ;p |
Yeah I love that ED themes CD, a really clever and awesome release. It seems to me that Aya Hirano/Konata is the only one that actually practiced her songs. The others (especially Emiri Katou/Kagami) are really off and bad and it's freakin' hilarious.
I think the timing was just about right for a new character to join the ranks, and I'm glad that there's a "dry/mysterious" character too, since all the other girls are kinda squeaky, and Yui is like that too. Should keep the show interesting for a while. :D |
Well, Konata's the only one there who regularly goes to karaoke so it's normal for her to be good at it (as good as Konata can get). Kagami and the rest aren't used to it so it sounds perfectly natural when they aren't as good.
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ok, i never watched this one, but i DID watch the OP. it was HILARIOUS! "i buy sausage" hahahaha. they only menton it once in the beginning then they go on to sing really fast about other food items. LMAO xD
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Episode 15 is out!! Another nice episode, we see the girls starting their third and last year in High School. I feel kind'a sad for Kagami though...
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More characters got more lines in this episode, and Akira has something to be happy about.....but I guess we'll see what happens next episode..... :beer: |
The amount of Haruhi references was off the scale, or maybe I just noticed them more since I've been watching the DVDs (the limited edition box is awesome). Anyway, this episode was really great, and I'm hoping there'll be more Yukata and Minami, they're awesome.
I don't know what it is about the endings, but they crack me up, Shiraishi is hilarious. It was really weird to see Aya Hirano and Konata in the same shot. :D Well, almost the same shot. Same scene! EDIT: Oh yeah, I just remembered the "part of the scenery" joke, that was absolute gold. |
Episode 15 was great, be it the Aya and Konata in the same scene. (Universe explodes due to paradox! :P) or the dating sim parody Konata does, or her new cousin's first day of new school. a really enjoyable episode. This show has improve so much in its comedic timing since episode 1.
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I do not believe for one second that Akira's Concert will happen or pan out to plan.
It's kind of an obvious joke. |
An "April Fool's" fer sure.
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The dating sim parody was funny as hell, mostly because Konata was supposed to represent 4 different girls!! Each time they flashed "Konata Izumi" I was like LOL. Plus the guy they showed - you couldn't see his face but by his hair you could tell it was a male Konata!!
I actually knew Kikuko Inoue was in it from the beginning when I checked out the cast listing. I only ever really knew it was her from her voice in the episode where she asks Kagami to wake Tsukasa up during the golden week holiday. That and the off screen voice in episode 1, when Konata visits a sick Kagami at home. :beer: |
I caught a speed sub of episode 16. Absolutely hilarious. I can't wait for a better version to come out.
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a.f.k. has put out a sub of episode 16. I enjoy the new characters they're introducing, although I kind of wish they'd done it sooner -- we're already past the halfway mark.
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Aya Hirano switching between Haruhi and Konata mode was exquisite. Kagami's reaction to everything was even better.
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Ep16 was a good episode. Kyon and that other girl (forgot her name) made their cameos XD. Konanta getting into character was the best part even if I didn't like Haruhi that much >=p
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One of the best episodes so far, probably because the focus wasn't on Konata/Tsukasa/Kagami all the time. Miyuki and her mom got decent stage time, as well as the other cast members (PATRICIA MARTIN GET).
The other random extras (Aya Hirano's excellent role switching and the fullblown Haruhi reference) were also great. Only thing the episode was missing for a clean sweep was Yui. |
lol, Akira had quite the concert... ^.^
Watching this series makes me want to watch Haruhi now...with the ridiculous amount of references and all. Yes, I haven't watched Haruhi yet. |
Oh man you have no idea what you missed out in this episode by not watching Haruhi.
This episode was brillaint, be it the Haruhi references or the other slices of life jokes. |
I thought it was a nice touch to have "Akira" sing the actual ending too. I couldn't really tell if it was an original song or not, since it sounded really traditional, but sometimes they just write songs like that brand new.
Anyway, I didn't think they would show the cosplay cafe at all, so I was surprised! Especially since they were sent on some kind of wild goose chase, the first thing I thought was "they'll be stuck in Gamers so long that the cafe closes before they reach it". And then there was the indecipherable map, so I didn't think they would make it then too. I wonder if that was intentional? Anyway it threw me on a loop for a bit. It was really funny to see someone like Kagami who doesn't know the characters react to their behaviour. :D The first half of the show was my favourite though, just them talking during lunch break about all kinds of things. |
Oh man, that was fucking excellent! I truly enjoyed this episode, it might be my favorite of all time!! Pure gold.
http://h1.ripway.com/hikarub/snapshot20070731022833.jpg If I had never seen Haruhi, this might've been my reaction too.... Anyway, do these characters have any significance? They're female but their voices weren't done by guys.... Spoiler:
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Because it was Gamers and she's wearing a little bunny in her hair, I thought it was a subtle reference to Digi Charat (she would be Rabi~En~Rose), but that bit with the kid doesn't seem to make much sense if that's what it is. So I guess I don't know! :D
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Evidently the two are characters from the Lucky Star Moe Drill DS game.
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Man, episode 17 is weird.
and wtf Drama in my Lucky Star? lucky channel's special guest:
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It's alomst as if Williams Street created a Japanese brantch and told them to copy thier odd sence of humor, almost.
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a.f.k. are taking their time with episode 17. I wonder what's taking them so long with this episode? I really wanna see who these guests are!!
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a.f.k. released both episode 17 and 18 together.
-Episode 17 -Episode 18 Between Lucky Star and Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei, Strato must be working at a furioius pace to get stuff out on time. =================== Both episodes were awesome, from the more prominent featuring of other characters (I died at Hiyori's seme-uke gag) to SUDDENLY SERIOUS ACTION (oh those Hiiragi sisters). The best part might've been the credits on 18, though. You kind of got the impression Minoru could sing from the previous credits, but they were all pretty gag-like. Well, no more confusion! Guy can seriously sing, and it would appear that his composition skills are pretty decent too. Also, Tsukasa's voice actor is kind of pretty. :33: |
There were some speed subs that came out before A.F.K did, and they were fine. I got the AFK ones now to be consistent in the subs.
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Lucky Star is awesome. Is there any chance of an English dub?
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For the love of God and all that is Holy, I sure hope not. An English dub would most certainly fail to capture the brilliance of the original voice work.
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Episodes 17 and 18 were indeed, awesome, and we finally have some indication of exactly who the hell the other people that show up in the opening are. It's also quite interesting how similar, yet simultaneously different, the characters are from each other, especially the first grade class.
As for an English dub, I really hope not. There's something about the Japanese voices that makes it charming and unique and just something that can't be copied with other languages. English voice actors piss me off anyhow, as I have yet to come across one good dub. (Then again, I don't follow dubs, but all the same. The Dual Audio anime that I do have sound horrendous in English.) |
I've never really been a class warrior when it comes to the whole dubs/subs thing, I can see some people preferring dubs (though I'm not one of them). Why would you "hope not" to a dub? What do you have to lose by a dub being released? I mean, I can see the issue if it was still the VHS era or DVDs didn't come with Japanese+subtitles, but that's always the case nowadays with good shows.
Plus, I actually think Haruhi was done justice in English. Honestly, I was surprised at how good it was from accidentally watching a few minutes of it when I played the DVDs without choosing the right audio track. Hopefully when Lucky Star comes out on DVD in the west, it'll have similarly good voice acting for those that like dubs. Anyway, I like these new characters, I wish they'd introduced them a bit sooner to be honest... I feel like they probably won't get enough time in now. I actually wish the entire show was longer--last time I felt that way was with Azumanga Daioh! |
These were funny episodes, though I still thought episode 16 was the best in my opinion.
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I'd definitely recommend the dubs, especially since my dear favourite Aya Hirano is Konata. <3 I don't really know any people who watch dubs anyway though!
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There's no need for a sequel or anything. You need to cherish what you already have, after all.
Prolonging the series would probably do it a disservice. There is such a thing as overstaying your welcome and all. |
Although I think it would be interesting to see some of those character in college, it is a completely different kind of environment (as far as my experience goes...), and also it would be good if there are more campus type story oriented around college rather then high school as it usually is...
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It would work. But it probably wont happen like Saka said before. I wanted a Azumanga Daioh sequel with everyone going to college but they never made it >.>.
Besides, Lucky Star is getting a bit..boring. I mean it still has its moments but I've seen too many recycled scenes that it makes me stop the episode halfway when it's about to get "good". I only wish they can just make more reference to other things rather than the same shit like FMP and Haruhi. Sure they did something from SRW but that's only because FMP was in it (And those games kicked ass ^^; ). The only thing saving the episodes is probably Lucky Channel and the 4 new characters who get at least 10-15 mins of air time. Maybe it's not enough.. Too much Gintama. |
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The Azumanga Daioh anime covered the entire run of the manga. There's no more material left to animate. Even if there were, I've heard that Kiyohiko Azuma wasn't very fond of the animation for whatever reason, which probably rules out any sort of continuation.
As for cherishing what you have, well... I kind of associated that with being satisfied with what you've already got. |
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There's more material here and there of Azumanga to animate, but I absolutely wouldn't want them to. I would want Azuma to draw a sequel to Azumanga Daioh, probably not even in 4komi format but the longer format like Yotsubato, or perhaps even longer serial format, since 4komi doesn't seem to fit with college life for some reason. Maybe that could be made into an anime, if it's good. Anyway, that's more of a daydream than anything else. D: |
Uguu, why did they have to Introduce Tamura-san so late in the series. :x I can totally identify. =w= I like how Yutaka and friends can probably have their own series. :3
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I'm interested in this show, since i just watched Haruhi and my god i love it.
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I squarely blame a.f.k. for not giving me my dose of Lucky Star consistently.
That said, I was kind of disappointed by episode 19 which I thought exhibited a noticeable dip in quality compared to all the good stuff that we've seen in the series so far. I don't know how to put it.... episode 19 just felt... rushed. As though they were jumping from one scene to the next with such speed that there wasn't enough time to fully recover from one punchline to the next. Or, for that matter, to swallow the joke before they crammed in the next one. I think a lot of the problems come from the fact that we (the audience) have their personalities down pat, and there's little that they can do or say to really amaze us like the ilovegirlswithglasses@hotmail.com (Konata's email address) scene on the bus in that episode waaaay back when. Most of the highlights came in the second half of the show. While the second half wasn't outstanding per se (see problems that I mentioned above), there were quite a few snapshot-worthy scenes as well as the usual Haruhi references and even a Fate/Stay Night manga cover thrown in for good measure. Most of the hilarity stems from Hiyori's doujin hobby/obsession though the scenes where she's involved wasn't enough to make up for the rest of the episode. Lucky Channel, as usual, was a dud. Minoru Shiraishi wasn't even funny when he did the end, but that's probably because I didn't get the reference. |
Really? I thought 19 was one of the better recent ones actually, especially the first few jokes were really good (the goldfish!)... But I have to admit, I liked all of the double-figure ones so far and a lot of people are complaining that it's not as good. So, maybe I just like stuff too easily.
But yeah I agree that Tamura is freakin' hilarious! "Tamura-san, what's yaoi?" :tpg: |
No. Episode 21 is The Best episode. If not the whole thing then its only Lucky Channel.
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I wonder how long until this show degenerates into just the girls reviewing video games and giving them scores out of 10.
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Holy crap, a rendition of the Lucky Star Dance that's actually _good_ (or as good as it could be).
(I'm not sure if it's been posted before, but to my knowledge, it hasn't. You may have already seen it before though.)
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Thats actually pretty damn good, well chereographed from the original animation. I love how the fountaint seemed almost in sync with the dance as well.
If you guys seen episode 21, and are baffled by the episode preview and why the hell Ono and Akira were talking like animals, its a AIR reference, which they both voiced in. Watch this clip to understand more.
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So is it just Guerrand that's subbing Lucky Star nowadays? a.f.k hasn't updated in awhile (at least, when I last checked). They haven't updated Zetsubou Sensei too... They left Lucky Star at episode 19 I think.
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Getting episode 22 now! EDIT: Saw it! I love the part where Kanata visits them and we see tidbits of their relationship, both the silly (Thanks to Sou-Kun being such an Otaku.) and the sweet (We can tell they truly loved each other.) Its a nice sweet moment. The gags were also amusing as well. As for Lucky Channel... Pity we didnt see more of what happened to Akira... So it was...Okay. Shirashi's singing thing this time was amusing to watch. Having to switch songs on the fly is no easy task. Great episode as always! |
I'm still waiting for a.f.k's subs. I haven't seen them in forever. Last episode I watched was 19. We're coming down the home stretch here...hopefully they didn't drop it.
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I'm absolutely addicted to Aya hirano's Voice, my god i love the karaoke cd, Cha la head chala is :3.
I agree Kairi for some unknown reason this kind of episodes gives me a warm fuzzy feeling that just makes me tear up, Lucky Star has outdone itself on this episode. I love this tragic/love stuffs aka fruits basket <3 |
On Episode 22.
Suddenly Lucky Star becomes one of my all time favorites, I think there are other contemplative moment in the series. :3 Spoiler:
Originally People were complaining about how Kyotoani is change things around and stuff, (Like adding a lot Haruhi reference and something like that... I guess it isn't something tha can be excused, but most people get a kick out of it) but I think they really are doing the series justice with touching little episode like this. |
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Such is the internet hate mech. |
A.F.K. released episode 20 yesterday morning. I'm patient as long as Guerren subs them as well ;p.
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I was afraid this would happen the moment they released the first episode of Zetsubou. Whenever a subbing group takes more than one project, they will stretch themselves too thin, it's always like that. I think they shouldn't have dropped Zetsubou and actually continued on with that instead of Lucky Star. We've got Guerrand who is delivering really good quality translations at really fast pace, whereas Zetsubou is now left in the cold with no translation team on it at all (although that'll change quickly). But I guess they can't let anything KyoAni drop, that's sort of their staple... Anyway, Guerrand released 23, also. =D |
Well, I'm kind of happy Lucky Star didn't get dropped (though I am waiting for Zetsubou from them as well) since we're coming down the home stretch. Only 4 more episodes to go and then they can focus all resources on Zetsubou. I really don't like switching sub groups in the middle of a series, no matter how good of a switch it is.
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It's finally over. Only the last 9 mins were good. So when does the next Haruhi season coming out ?
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That was great. There's probably going to be a season 2 after Haruhi 2.
Anything for more Akira :) |
Loved the last episode, although i can't say i want a season 2.
Something this good needs to be left untouched, look at Full metal panic xD |
Loved the last episode. It was sad to see it end...
And now that they shown the full dance sequences... It can only mean one thing... *Youtube explodes with knock offs* |
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Damn, I can't wait for it....still waiting for a.f.k and I'm too stubborn to watch Guerrand first. EDIT: Damn, I got too curious, I already looked up the dance on Youtube. Yeah, all 6 copies of them already up. You'd need to have a huge group to pull this one off though. |
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Oh ? I heard it was October unless I missed an update saying that it got pushed back. Clannad's better news anyway =]. 'bout time you make a thread on that, good man.
The thing with Akira and Shiraishi should continue on in the next season. Honestly, I want him to have a bigger role in the story. That dude's funny =/. |
Best Haruhi Season 2 commercial EVER. =D
Now I await Clannad which will more than likely leave me weeping like a giant baby since Air and Kanon both succeeded in doing so. |
Whoa! a.f.k. just released episode 23 only a day after releasing episode 22! He's on fire!!!
Can't wait to watch this episode! :judge: |
I was kind of expecting some sort of massive tearfest like what happened at the end of Azumanga Daioh, but I'm glad (?) Lucky Star avoided any kind of "final episode" vibe except for the lack of an OP animation. No graduation, Lucky Channel still in shambles... at least this way we still feel like their story isn't concluded yet and that they'll still be together for us to come back to.
Tough void to fill in, really. Clannad is sure to be worth watching, but a series like that never quite matches the feel of a slice of life series that has an actual progression of time. I hope they decide to do a live concert, similar to the Suzumiya Haruhi no Gekisou one in March. I can only imagine it would be a lot fun. |
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Of course, the question now is: how will the translations be? Extras? Packaging? I hope they include more stuff relating to the actual production of the series, not just English VA commentary and commercials. |
Those pillow covers they give out for Haruhi make me feel dirty. All I want are the two DVDs and a single/OST. I doubt I'll ever use those iron-ons either. But oh god the pillow covers. They sit there in their plastic wrap taking up space because I hate throwing collectible crap out. They are my shame. :(
KyoAni/Bandai, if you could help me not feel as much a perv when you release Lucky Star here I'd be very appreciative. |
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But yeah I agree, give us something we can use. I like the Haruhi/SOS-dan icon iron-ons cause they're really quite stylish, but I'm not really ready to wear a shirt with a giant image of Konata, either. Give us something we can use! And not in the dirty way, either! :o |
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Has anyone seen the OVA? I caught a glimpse of it when I was in the Animate shop in Ikebukuro last week. It seemed like they were renacting some anime or something in one scene, or just cosplaying in general I guess. I see 2 groups have released it on Tokyo Toshokan, but I wonder if a.f.k. will release it anytime? |
I saw it and I really enjoyed it, it cut down all the slow paced conversations and moves on to lots of lucky star humor. Especially loved that they finally showed the mmorpg that she was playing.
The ending with the frogs was freaky |
a.f.k. is dead. They've been dead for awhile and I don't see any resurrections coming in the near future.
But yes, I have seen that episode and the amount of stuff I liked to the amount of stuff I disliked was about 50/50. Let's just say that if you enjoyed the TV series, you'll get a kick out of the OVA and if you didn't you'll find some of the boring parts to be really annoying. |
They're dead? D=
We had some good times, a.f.k. |
a.f.k's been dead for close to a year now. And yeah, I miss a.f.k.
I watched the OVA as well, and I enjoyed it a lot. I reminded me how much I loved the original series. I got a real kick out of the MMORPG bit along with the random references to random stuff (Hatsune Miku from Vocaloid and Zero from Code Geass come to mind). |
Man, they're gone? Damn, and they did such great work too. I was hoping that they would do Haruhi 2 when it finally gets released..... :(
Guess I'll have to go check out this OVA then ASAP! |
a.f.k is dead cause strato, the translator who did good work, is AWOL. Before he went AWOL, there was a dispute between various people in the group, cause strato wanted to focus on Clannad, while the others wanted to do Sayonara Zetsubō Sensei. My guess he got fed up with the arguments and drama.
Also, the OVA is amusing. My fav part is the MMO parody. Get the fansubs here. Lucky Star OVA |
I found it a bit strange that they were still in High School in the OVA. I guess I was kinda' expecting it to show more about their post-school lives and such.....
...then again, I guess it wouldn't be as funny if they were shown as University students instead....or would it? The MMORPG was the best probably, with the dream sequence a close second. What the hell was with the frogs? Some sort of Twilight Zone sequence or something? |
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