[Anime] Lucky ☆ Star

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!

There's nowhere I can't reach.

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!

Originally Posted by Omnislash124

As for the last point, this is true, isn't it? The entire series is supposed to go for 24 episodes, right? The last few characters are introduced in episode 18, leaving about 6 episodes to flush out the rest of their backgrounds, which is a bit short. It's also a bit hard to see a second season unless it focused on the students from Year 1.

Yeah, or college time? But Azumanga Daioh would be well-suited for a sequel (since Tomo and Osaka went to the same college), and they never did that either--so I don't see it happening to be honest.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Originally Posted by Sakabadger

There's no need for a sequel or anything. You need to cherish what you already have, after all.

Right, I think a true Azumanga sequel would be quite viable (although it would definitely be a different show without Chiyo and the whole "growing up" and so on) but the Lucky Star sequel doesn't seem like it would work.

I don't see how wishing for a sequel means you don't cherish what you have.

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

Originally Posted by Sakabadger

As for cherishing what you have, well... I kind of associated that with being satisfied with what you've already got.

And I would say the opposite is true. If you truly enjoy what you have, you would want more of it.

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:

I was speaking idiomatically.

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?"

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

Originally Posted by Kairi Li

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.

They also joked about it in episode 20, didn't they? "You're not a crow today", "You're not a dog today", or something.

FELIPE NO

Originally Posted by Kairi Li

episode 22!

Incredibly good episode, they just keep bringing stuff out that surprises me in every episode... Well, in most episodes anyway! This was definitely an awesome episode.

The only thing that is starting to annoy me is the constant Minami-joke that she has no boobs. I GET IT ALRIGHT MOVE ON

What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?

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

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by SCHNEE-4

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.

Haha, that thing is pretty horrifying. I managed to give the cosplaying apparel away to some girls so I think the worst of it is out of my house, but even they thought the pillowcase was too much.

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!

There's nowhere I can't reach.