Lucky Star - Licensed! [Archive]

Mad Dog

2007-10-26, 21:19

Kadokawa Pictures USA and Bandai Entertainment have licensed Lucky Star.

Words from monir: Since Mad Dog had no other information other than the above statement, I had to look it up in the website (http://www.kadokawapicturesusa.com/top/animation/index.php) for Kadokawa Pictures USA for confirmation purpose. Lucky Star is indeed listed under the Animation section, at the bottom of the page.

Edit: As Relentless says (http://forums.animesuki.com/showpost.php?p=1222505&postcount=8) in the thread:

Guys, this is exactly the same thing as I said about Mamoru-kun. Lucky Star is NOT licensed (at least, not according to AnimeSuki's rules). Kadokawa is not an "anime licensor", they are a branch of Kadokawa Japan. They do not distribute anime, but represent the rights to their shows in the U.S. Shows listed on their website are available for licensing by U.S. distributors, sort of like Enoki Films USA (http://www.enokifilmsusa.com/newproducts0404.htm). Until a show has a distributor, that means they haven't announced any plans to actually release the product in the U.S. So, since there no announced plans for distribution in R1, it shouldn't be considered licensed. Not to mention, this is remarkably old news -- it's been on their website for nearly a month now, IIRC.

Edit 2: The thread is now reopened after getting new information from khryoleoz in this post (http://forums.animesuki.com/showpost.php?p=1222518&postcount=10):

Hey guys. LUCKY STAR IS INDEED LICENSED, in the exact same way as Haruhi. I was just watching the vol 4 extras of tMoHS, and there is a clip of the Lucky Star episode that spoofed Haruhi. At the end of the clip was a message saying Lucky Star Coming Soon From Kadokawa USA and Bandai Entertainment Inc.. Lucky Star IS LICENSED after all.

JustInn14

2007-10-26, 22:02

That's good. I think. :) :p

Kamui4356

2007-10-26, 22:08

I'm a bit suprised it was licensed already. Still, I always thought we'd get it eventually. Not sure how well it'll sell in the US though, since shows like this are really hit or miss.

OceanBlue

2007-10-26, 22:08

Wow! Yes!
I should collect this.

Edit: Kamui has a good point. This is an anime that targets a really niche audience.

monir

2007-10-26, 22:17

I'm a bit suprised it was licensed already. Still, I always thought we'd get it eventually. Not sure how well it'll sell in the US though, since shows like this are really hit or miss.
I also didn't think the show would be licensed considering the references are mostly inferred toward a certain group of Japanese audience.

Zero Shinohara

2007-10-26, 22:20

Well, I agree with monir there, although Lucky*Star is such a hit that I don't find it strange they'd want to cash in the monies here in the west.

Oh my oh my... I haven't even finished Eureka SeveN and I still have another series to buy the DVDs from :D It should be an interesting year - 2008, that is.

Edit: Hm, so Kadokawa actually released Haruhi and FMP! TSR? Hm, interesting, always thought ADV had gotten those - but again, I'm not well versed with US releases so it's not like it's not to be expected. I'm just wondering if they've done a good job on the series they worked with. Anyone has an experience to share?

bayoab

2007-10-26, 22:23

We already went over this in the Q&A thread.

http://forums.animesuki.com/showthread.php?p=1207121#post1207121

It's not licensed.

relentlessflame

2007-10-26, 22:27

Guys, this is exactly the same thing as I said about Mamoru-kun. Lucky Star is NOT licensed (at least, not according to AnimeSuki's rules). Kadokawa is not an "anime licensor", they are a branch of Kadokawa Japan. They do not distribute anime, but represent the rights to their shows in the U.S. Shows listed on their website are available for licensing by U.S. distributors, sort of like Enoki Films USA (http://www.enokifilmsusa.com/newproducts0404.htm). Until a show has a distributor, that means they haven't announced any plans to actually release the product in the U.S. So, since there no announced plans for distribution in R1, it shouldn't be considered licensed. Not to mention, this is remarkably old news -- it's been on their website for nearly a month now, IIRC.

monir

2007-10-26, 22:28

Aha! No wonder I couldn't locate any other source for this piece of news.

Sorry to get your hopes up folks. :o

This thread is closed... well, until Lucky Star is actually picked up for licensing.

khryoleoz

2007-10-26, 22:43

shinku no kage

2007-10-26, 22:49

@_@ Ugh, you're all confusing me now with the licensing of LS...first some say yes, than some no, and now a yes.

...wait, how're you watching vol.4 of Haruhi!? Its not suppose to hit the US for another 2 weeks is it not!?

See HERE (http://www.asosbrigade.com/cms/content/view/65/37/)..my GOD!! How can they post a clip of Haruhi's "God Knows" in english!?

I'm going through hell right now e-mailing and messaging friends at other forums and such about it and now I've been going back and telling them no LS licensing...so which is it!?

Oh, BTW:
I only have one question:
"Is Kagami as considered a tsundere character or not?"

XD
Thats an obiously stupid question, Kagami IS tsundere, she's the definition of tsundere itself...

bayoab

2007-10-27, 00:16

Hey guys. LUCKY STAR IS INDEED LICENSED, in the exact same way as Haruhi. I was just watching the vol 4 extras of tMoHS, and there is a clip of the Lucky Star episode that spoofed Haruhi. At the end of the clip was a message saying Lucky Star Coming Soon From Kadokawa USA and Bandai Entertainment Inc.. Lucky Star IS LICENSED after all.

Can we get photographic or video (rip the trailer) evidence of this? This wouldn't be unexpected (Bandai has been hinting at it) but proper sourcing is required.

khryoleoz

2007-10-27, 01:05

OK. This will run temporarily.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d923UeSxgtU

monir

2007-10-27, 01:25

The thread is re-opened for business. :)

Flarey

2007-10-27, 01:39

Hey guys. LUCKY STAR IS INDEED LICENSED, in the exact same way as Haruhi. I was just watching the vol 4 extras of tMoHS, and there is a clip of the Lucky Star episode that spoofed Haruhi. At the end of the clip was a message saying Lucky Star Coming Soon From Kadokawa USA and Bandai Entertainment Inc.. Lucky Star IS LICENSED after all.

OK. This will run temporarily.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d923UeSxgtU

That's funny considering on the official site it says that volume 4 isn't out till 11.06.2007

bayoab

2007-10-27, 03:06

Retailers are know to ship things early. One of the other haruhi vols also was appearing about a week and a half early.

This isn't much of a surprise really given the recent hints (the dance again in a week) on the haruhi website.

nuaythebest

2007-10-27, 07:28

I can guarantee you that Volume 4 of Haruhi was out for anyone who preorder

http://upload.siamha.com/images/14016HARUHI_SUZUMIYA_4_DISC1-0.JPG

And this is the special trailer you are talking about?
http://upload.siamha.com/images/23497HARUHI_SUZUMIYA_4_DISC1-3.JPG

relentlessflame

2007-10-27, 14:15

And this is the special trailer you are talking about?That'd be it: "Special Teaser".

As bayoab says, this makes sense as confirmation of the license in a lot of ways, whereas the website doesn't really tell us anything (until they add "distributed by:").

FireChick

2007-10-27, 15:47

I was kinda hoping ADV would get Lucky Star but considering Haruhi's success, I guess Kadokawa would be good in getting it too. But Jessica Boone would've been an ADORABLE Tsukasa or Yutaka. Although I don't watch Haruhi, I heard the dub on AnimeTV and I must say it's good. I can picture Stephanie Sheh as Miyuki or Wendee Lee as Konata. Hehe!

Anachronism

2007-10-27, 16:24

Hmm, there are still Lucky Star torrents on a.scarywater but a.f.k. took all of their own torrents down. I hope it is licensed, I'd like to own it on DVD.

FireChick

2007-10-27, 16:51

Of course Anime News Network doesn't have this info on their website yet so we can't say that it's licensed unless ANN says so. Sorry about that.

khryoleoz

2007-10-27, 19:08

Tokkan

2007-10-27, 19:26

I wouldn't trust ANN with my life, why should I wait for confirmation from them? Besides, I've seen enough confirmation for myself, and it wasn't here.

JEEB

2007-10-27, 19:39

As far as I've seen it, Lucky☆Star is as licensed as it could be. Maybe big news sites haven't picked it up yet, but the stuff on the internet surely got me convinced this night.

Now to think which should I get... the DVD box set of the R2 or R1... I guess I'll go for R2 if there's nothing spectacular within the R1 DVD sets. Lucky☆Star was a nice little series, so I guess that if you want to support the makers, buy it.

relentlessflame

2007-10-27, 20:34

Now to think which should I get... the DVD box set of the R2 or R1... I guess I'll go for R2 if there's nothing spectacular within the R1 DVD sets. Lucky☆Star was a nice little series, so I guess that if you want to support the makers, buy it.Well, if you mean the Japanese R2 release (not sure what you mean by "box set"), I can say that most of the English-speaking fans I know who were collecting it decided to wait for the R1s, as they weren't that impressed with it. I'm sort of debating the same issue myself. 12 discs at $55/each adds up...

Wavedash

2007-10-28, 00:14

I guess I'm a believer now, but I find it really hard to think that they'd ship out preorders this early. My reservations would be put to rest by photographic evidence of the physical DVD or its packaging. *hint hint*

Narumi

2007-10-28, 05:28

Short of a press release (which is what I assume everyone who wants 'official' news is expecting) this is clear proof that Lucky Star has been licensed, not to mention the fact that it's been expected.

FireChick

2007-10-28, 06:39

I wasn't trying to be mean or anything. Really.

Vexx

2007-10-28, 21:02

I'm almost more confident of Weekly World News than a certain anime news site .... and I've come to feel their sole goal long ago shifted from a news source to "increase the page hits and eyeballs" which means they engage in inflammatory techniques and things like the recent scam thread in the General Anime forum regarding an article on their site.

I'm very confident L*S will get or is licensed. It has all the right connections AND its certainly quite approachable compared to, say, Pani Poni Dash which was successfully licensed and sold in R1 land despite its extreme level of japanese referencing (cultural, pop, political, historical).

W-General

2007-10-29, 09:44

Well. So sorry if the content of my domestic region one vol 4 Haruhi DVD is deemed to be no reliable source of information if ANN does not confirm it just YET. Even so, I think I'll place my bet on title 58 track 1 of that DVD.

I am extremely happy that Lucky Star will eventually be getting a release - I don't know if this falls under the licensed category of "AnimeSuki Rules"....but that's the least of my concern. While I am not sure of the exact details or distributors, all I need to know is it will be released and that's good enough.

But I am quite upset that some people already have received Haruhi DVD 4 while Rightstuf is being Turtley slow about my copy...I preoredered this two months ago...where is it!!! :frustrated:
(Where did you all order your vol.4 from? Pacific DVD?)

bayoab

2007-10-29, 11:47

But I am quite upset that some people already have received Haruhi DVD 4 while Rightstuf is being Turtley slow about my copy...I preoredered this two months ago...where is it!!! :frustrated:
(Where did you all order your vol.4 from? Pacific DVD?)It's not even out for another week. TRSI is not going to ship it until a few days before street date.

bootlegsrus.com had theirs in stock as early as 10/23/2007.
Wow, so they are breaking street dates now too. It's a wonder that the companies let them get stock.

Vexx

2007-10-29, 11:53

Of course with a *name* like that, its a wonder they get stock or customers....

Calawain

2007-10-29, 12:19

I have to say I'm pretty excited about this, I almost jumped up in class when I read it. Well not almost, but I was giddy. I knew this would get licensed eventually, and I'm glad they decided to pick it up this quickly after the last episode, it's been what 6 weeks or something? Hopefully they can fire it out pretty soon, although I will say good luck to those who are responsible for the subs and dub scripts. A lot of decisions will have to be made for translation and localization, and somebody will be unhappy either way. However, there is plenty of explanatory material in this forum for anyone that ends up being confused over translations.

I don't really think they should go the Haruhi way and have a big, expensive LE for each of what I assume will be 6 volumes. If they stick to 1 or 2 box volumes with maybe a figure or something neat extra that will be enough for me. They will be able to capture a lot of the Haruhi audience, but it won't reach the same amount of people as it's appeal is more limited in an American market. Either way I can't wait for 2008 =)

Edit: Yeah, ANN is good for its encyclopedia, but don't exactly trusts its news at face value without sources, nor its editorials and reviews.

khryoleoz

2007-10-29, 13:18

Wow, so they are breaking street dates now too. It's a wonder that the companies let them get stock.
Hey now. I won't deny your characterization of any retailer, but please make clear the modifications made to a quote by encapsulating them in brackets "[]". I was confused about what I thought I stated for a moment. :p

Anyway, I've seen a few specialty retailers able to do this because they buy from a distributor instead of getting shipments directly from the studio. Not that anybody is supposed to break street dates, but how does a studio impose a release date on an independent retailer who does not buy directly from the studio? I'm not sure they can.

I have to say I'm pretty excited about this, I almost jumped up in class when I read it. Well not almost, but I was giddy. I knew this would get licensed eventually, and I'm glad they decided to pick it up this quickly after the last episode, it's been what 6 weeks or something? Hopefully they can fire it out pretty soon, although I will say good luck to those who are responsible for the subs and dub scripts. A lot of decisions will have to be made for translation and localization, and somebody will be unhappy either way. However, there is plenty of explanatory material in this forum for anyone that ends up being confused over translations.

I don't really think they should go the Haruhi way and have a big, expensive LE for each of what I assume will be 6 volumes. If they stick to 1 or 2 box volumes with maybe a figure or something neat extra that will be enough for me. They will be able to capture a lot of the Haruhi audience, but it won't reach the same amount of people as it's appeal is more limited in an American market. Either way I can't wait for 2008 =)

Edit: Yeah, ANN is good for its encyclopedia, but don't exactly trusts its news at face value without sources, nor its editorials and reviews.

You should have seen my reaction when I saw the special teaser. The moment Konata opened the door, I was going through a flood of emotions and probably expressed them in a few unintelligible ways. I'm not sure how they'll be able to justify pricing the way they did Haruhi. Hopefully, it's simple. Have a Boxed edition vol 1, then single volume releases thereafter. The Haruhi packaging was understandable, as they bundled discs with the Kyon episode order. But Bandai please, don't do what you did with GitS SAC by adding a second disc with the same content having a DTS track when the DTS track can go to the same disc as the Dolby one.

2H-Dragon

2007-10-29, 13:48

Damn another series where I'll just buy it. Just so I can hug it. :heh:

MaxwellDemon

2007-10-29, 13:49

Great, great, great news. :D
I am definitely getting the DVDs as soon as it is out (and hopefully it'll offer a subbed option). :heh:

Calawain

2007-10-29, 15:49

Great, great, great news. :D
I am definitely getting the DVDs as soon as it is out (and hopefully it'll offer a subbed option). :heh:

Don't worry, it will have a Japanese+english subtitles option.

stormy001_M1A2

2007-10-29, 16:05

I honestly think only hardcore fans of Lucky Star will buy this. This anime is not mainstream at all especially the jokes.

Vexx

2007-10-29, 17:10

I'll be sure and tell my "mainstream" friends who *liked* the series that they made a terrible error??? O.o

(why do people keep making this unsupportable assertion when things like Pani Poni Dash are already on the market and there's actually a high percentage of generally funny gags and slice-of-life human comedy that don't require any particular special education?)

OutPhase

2007-10-29, 17:17

I honestly think only hardcore fans of Lucky Star will buy this. This anime is not mainstream at all especially the jokes.

Personally, I would beg to differ since I know a lot of places that cannot shut up about this damn series.

Shiroth

2007-10-29, 17:45

(and hopefully it'll offer a subbed option).
If it's been released outside of Japan, why wouldn't it?

And yeah, i'm gonna go by what AnimeOnDVD are telling me about it. Just gotta hear something from Bandai now. I do have to say that i absolutely dislike that teaser trailer. D:

"IF YOU LIKE WATCHING HARUHI, THEN YOU HAVE TO SEE THIS..."

FatPianoBoy

2007-10-29, 17:59

I do have to say that i absolutely dislike that teaser trailer. D:

"IF YOU LIKE WATCHING HARUHI, THEN YOU HAVE TO SEE THIS..."
I think there's a scientific law that any promotional video for an anime series in the English-speaking world has to be rife with suck and forced hype. They even made Haruhi look dodgy. I just don't pay attention to them anymore.

gab_rey

2007-10-29, 19:22

This is good news. I'll be buying this when ever it comes out for sure.

Turbo A's

2007-10-30, 00:43

Vexx

2007-10-30, 01:32

bayoab

2007-10-30, 02:02

I think you're several pages late with that post :) ....

we still need to determine if that constitutes an announcement or not --- usually there's *SOME* sort of press release or convention announcement.

They should be updating the Haruhi website on Thursday with the news. There is supposedly a new item hidden for Nov 1st.

Lucky_Day

2007-10-30, 22:19

If there is an official website about this, please let us know.

JustInn14

2007-10-31, 20:33

......... I hope it DOESN'T get licensed. My mom wouldn't let me buy the DVD's or ANYTHING of it! She thinks I should like Naruto, or the current Pokemon series. :mad: ugh!

Hammy

2007-10-31, 21:38

......... I hope it DOESN'T get licensed. My mom wouldn't let me buy the DVD's or ANYTHING of it! She thinks I should like Naruto, or the current Pokemon series. ugh!

so basically, because you can't buy it, no one else should be able to either?

OutPhase

2007-10-31, 22:38

I do have to say that i absolutely dislike that teaser trailer. D:

"IF YOU LIKE WATCHING HARUHI, THEN YOU HAVE TO SEE THIS..."

I expect nothing less from Kyoto Animation considering the fact that they are in love with themselves.

FatPianoBoy

2007-10-31, 22:53

I expect nothing less from Kyoto Animation considering the fact that they are in love with themselves.
That line most likely comes from Kadokawa - not Kyoto Animation.

OutPhase

2007-10-31, 23:02

That line most likely comes from Kadokawa - not Kyoto Animation.

Either way, they love whoring themselves out. I lost track as of how many times Kyoto also advertised their own shows to the point of where it was not so much a joke as it was a shameless promotion.

FatPianoBoy

2007-10-31, 23:28

Either way, they love whoring themselves out. I lost track as of how many times Kyoto also advertised their own shows to the point of where it was not so much a joke as it was a shameless promotion.
That's all well and good, but in this case it's non-applicable. In fact, that post could be considered off-topic.

Vexx

2007-11-01, 02:44

......... I hope it DOESN'T get licensed. My mom wouldn't let me buy the DVD's or ANYTHING of it! She thinks I should like Naruto, or the current Pokemon series. :mad: ugh!

Okay... now that's just very odd. She wants you to watch violence and animal abuse instead of humor? :) :) :)

Kaioshin Sama

2007-11-01, 11:15

If it's been released outside of Japan, why wouldn't it?

And yeah, i'm gonna go by what AnimeOnDVD are telling me about it. Just gotta hear something from Bandai now. I do have to say that i absolutely dislike that teaser trailer. D:

"IF YOU LIKE WATCHING HARUHI, THEN YOU HAVE TO SEE THIS..."

See I told people they'd market it like this.

And like FPB said, one of the unspoken rules of western anime marketing is to portray the show in a way that is almost nothing like what the actual themes of the show are, usually in a campy cheesy sort of way. Tying it superficially to another product is one such common method.

That said it still can't come close to dethroning my all time most loathed trailer. ADV's Megazone 23 Part 1 trailer.

FireChick

2007-11-01, 14:22

ANN has Lucky Star listed as licensed! Whee! I could buy the DVDs when they come out. If only I had a decent amount of money! Now that the license is true, I shall speculate the english cast (these are MY suggestions of the cast. Some might have a 50% chance of coming true)

Konata - Wendee Lee (I can see her as Konata)
Kagami - Kari Wahlgren or Kate Higgins
Tsukasa - Hynden Walch (She does Starfire in Teen Titans!) or Tabitha St. Germain (she RULES as Pucca!)
Miyuki - Stephanie Sheh, Michelle Ruff or Dorothy Fahn

They have Hynden Walch doing Emiri in Suzumiya Haruhi. What do you think? You wanna speculate? Then do so!

JustInn14

2007-11-01, 16:23

I think they're going to screw us over, and use bratty sounding 11 year olds for the voices. :X

Mad Dog

2007-11-01, 16:47

Just as long as they do a better job then they did with Love Hina or Haruhi I'll be content.

Vexx

2007-11-01, 16:54

Solution: don't even worry about the dubs.... (just watch it in the original Klingon :) ). I'm just glad I'll get to show my support for the series now in a $$$ way (though I've already gotten a few of the CDs).

Midonin

2007-11-01, 21:10

It's on my "to get" list. Now to wait for a release date.

chlorine

2007-11-02, 12:11

I hope some of the scenes won't be overwritten with English(overlap layer, not a subtitle under particular places) e.g. overlapping the conversation during the Super Robot War parody in ep18. That would be fine for me(Nadesico american version overlapped too much stuff, making it not as funny as japanese version, though i watch it in Hong Kong and nothing is overlapped in Chinese.(even no subtitles below a particular places like the banner)

p.s. In Hong Kong very few animes are licensed. Including Haruhi, Air and Kanon, furthermore, those licensed cut away quite a lot of fan service scene in order to play in the children time. This is also applied on Death Notes which is being shown right now. Really sad about it.

Vexx

2007-11-02, 14:57

Hmmmm, I certainly hope Bandai takes some extra care with *where* they put subtitles.

Since L*S had many scenes where "important stuff" was happening in the bottom inch of the screen -- a lazy 'all subtitles go on the bottom' simply won't work. I'm sure some of the more fanatical remember a number of fansubs where the subtitles slopped on top of the primary focus of a scene.

FatPianoBoy

2007-11-02, 16:33

a lazy 'all subtitles go on the bottom' simply won't work.
Actually, subtitles have to be on the bottom.

Otherwise they're 'supertitles' ;)

*Runs*

Alexandrite

2007-11-04, 15:11

Well, I don't have high hopes for the dubbing, but more than that, I fear what Bandai's marketing strategy is going to be for this. Since the series often references to Haruhi, they may try and market it the same way. I wasn't thrilled with their double-the-price special edition packed will all sorts of incentives I can't or won't use, and I was hoping I wouldn't need such a box to watch it in the broadcast order I prefer. And from what I've seen, the subtitles aren't stellar either. On top of it all, the standard price I've seen for the DVDs (or Bandai's in general) on their own is too high for me to support their quality of work (aside from me being a poor college student who needs to be picky). I only hope they don't get any similar bright ideas for Lucky Star.

Besides - what are they going to do about all of the cultural references? Some of that stuff I had to look up or read up on what others were posting here to fully understand, and I know I'm not alone in that. Maybe commentary as a DVD extra?

Can't say I'm anxiously looking forward to Bandai's release of this. Maybe if I find myself with some more usable money in the near future and I find out they didn't destroy the subtitles, I'll pick it up.

The Timotei Teller

2007-11-05, 20:39

Besides - what are they going to do about all of the cultural references? Some of that stuff I had to look up or read up on what others were posting here to fully understand, and I know I'm not alone in that. Maybe commentary as a DVD extra?

Can't say I'm anxiously looking forward to Bandai's release of this. Maybe if I find myself with some more usable money in the near future and I find out they didn't destroy the subtitles, I'll pick it up.

Well, I have a few DVDs with alternate subtitle tracks that explain certain references or points of interest as they're brought up. I'm thinking that this would be the most logical route to take, leaving in the references and adding these subtitle tracks to it... but then I have to wonder if they'll even be able to do that, given how many cultural references there are... :eyebrow:

I'm also wondering how they'll do the "seiyuu" inside jokes. The most obvious example of this is how Aya Hirano does the voice of both Konata and Haruhi. Perhaps they'll get Wendee Lee to play her? I'm actually quite fond of her voice as Haruhi... another issue regarding this is Shiraishi. How will they be able to have an english actor play him and still retain the inside joke that he's played by himself in the original?

JustInn14

2007-11-05, 22:02

I just hope the girls don't sound like
nasally 10 year old brats

How the crap are they going to dub the theme song?!

Malintex_Terek

2007-11-05, 23:57

>>Lucky Star is licensed

ITT the Eleventh Plague of Egypt.

Vexx

2007-11-06, 03:14

Oye.... someone brought up Wendee Lee. Not on my hit parade.... but whatever. I'd really prefer they use new talent. The characters are mostly high-schoolers, take the opportunity to find some new voices.

Risaa

2007-11-06, 05:07

How the crap are they going to dub the theme song?!I'll admit it's been years since I last bought a DVD (*any* DVD, actually :heh: ), but I don't believe anybody even dubs the theme songs these days at all. It's still all subbed, correct?

Though we have much to go, we've come a long way since Sailormoon and Cardcaptors. :)

Trogdor Jube

2007-11-06, 10:01

I just hope the girls don't sound like
nasally 10 year old brats

How the crap are they going to dub the theme song?!

Not one anime have I seen where they dub the theme song.

Vexx

2007-11-06, 13:26

Aye, not a single series in my DVD collection dubs the OP/ED - they just sub it.

I've not yet had a chance to see what they did with the SHnY school festival episode with ENOZ+SOS yet.

W-General

2007-11-06, 13:47

Bandai sent out the official press release
See it here: http://www.animeondvd.com/news/pr.php?pr_view=1186

Here's hoping it prompts a second Hirano Aya (heart) appearance in the US. I'll go where ever she goes.

MySpace featuring Shiraishi is also open: http://www.myspace.com/luckystardvd
I hate MySpace though. Ugh.

Vexx

2007-11-06, 13:56

I just hope if she does, her and the people with her get treated better by whatever con-staff are involved. I'm still really pissed at the clusterf*ck of the Long Beach con in regard to the japanese guests this year. I understand a number of staff tried to make it better but it should never have happened in the first place.

(edit: thanks to W-general for correcting my noun error)

W-General

2007-11-06, 15:14

I just hope if she does, her and the people with her get treated better by whatever con-staff are involved. I'm still really pissed at the clusterf*ck of the San Diego con in regard to the japanese guests this year. I understand a number of staff tried to make it better but it should never have happened in the first place.

Do you mean, Long Beach, Los Angeles (instead of "San Diego" - that's Comic Con) and the clusterf*cks at Anime Expo?

But ya, trust me, I am a lot more pissed than most people around here about that because I was actually there for the whole thing and to me it was a once-in-a-lifetime experience squandered by poor staffing and bad planning. *end rant*

M.Marangio

2007-11-07, 04:27

The promotional video was also posted on the official Haruhi homepage http://www.asosbrigade.com.

Ultima_Rasengan05

2007-11-07, 04:27

Though its already old news to some, to me, this news was pretty surprising to me, especially since I just bought the last volume of Haruhi in the states today and watched the extras after watching the whole episodes included in the DVD. The clip was dubbed "special teaser" and when I watched it, it said, "If you enjoyed watching Haruhi, you'll enjoy watching this as well..." and it showed the whole scene segment in Lucky*Star when Konata was working at a cosplay cafe and did the whole Hare Hare Yukai dance on stage. I was surprised to see this on the DVD and at the end, it said "coming soon from Kadokawa Pictures USA and Bandai Entertainment."
So that pretty much summed it up for me that Lucky*Star has been licensed...I wonder how Bandai will market this license...the same way with Haruhi with all the special edition packages being released simultaneously with the regular DVD editions?
Though I would think that, in my opinion, Lucky*Star might only appeal to those who are hardcore fans of the show and are really Otakus themselves....casual anime viewers might not find this show appealing to watch due to the heavy references on old anime shows and culture being referred in the show.

Though its good to hear that Lucky*Star has been licensed.

Vexx

2007-11-07, 12:54

CrowKenobi

2007-11-07, 12:59

I guess the real question is how did Pani Poni Dash do in sales since it is so dense with references that it needed a special guide track when it was released in R1. Lucky*Star comes nowhere near that level of "referitude".Heck, a better question would be how did Excel Saga do in sales when it first came out; since it was the first to have that "guide track." :D
(I did my duty, did you?) ;)

:cool:

stardf29

2007-11-07, 14:50

I don't think Lucky Star only appeals to otakus; my younger brother is hardly familiar with anime at all (outside of mainstream stuff like Pokémon and a few random titles) and he finds the show very entertaining. I myself only got about 40-50% of the references in the series, but I still really enjoyed it.

Besides, if you ask me, Lucky Star is more about poking fun at life in general, and the multitude of references are more like a bonus.

Ultima_Rasengan05

2007-11-07, 15:01

I guess it was pretty smart of Bandai to include that whole 2min. segment of the Lucky*Star gang going into the cosplay cafe where Konata works and looking at everyone who is cosplaying as Haruhi characters. It's pretty much saying to Haruhi fans, who haven't seen Lucky*Star before, that this show also features Haruhi in it. So I guess DVD sales for Lucky*Star won't be that bad when its released...but I wonder how Bandai will promote the show like how they did with Haruhi...

Compared to Pani Poni Dash, I think both shows have equal amount of random references in it's shows. But I think Bandai will use the "Haruhi" references in Lucky*Star as a selling point.

CrowKenobi

2007-11-07, 22:52

For those that keep insisting that us westerners "can't or won't" get Lucky Star, I present this:

WsfiD78Cy0s

Any questions? :heehee:
:cool:

Vexx

2007-11-08, 00:01

And now you all know where the term "trout-slap" came from :)

bayoab

2007-11-08, 21:56

How the crap are they going to dub the theme song?!
The only company that dubs OPs is Funimation and they don't even do it all the time. They usually do a good job when they do it.

Trogdor Jube

2007-11-09, 20:24

The only company that dubs OPs is Funimation and they don't even do it all the time. They usually do a good job when they do it.

*cough4kidscough*

Tokkan

2007-11-09, 20:36

*cough4kidscough*

4Kids don't dub OPs, they replace them outright. That's a huge difference.

ashesatdusk

2007-11-09, 20:48

Funimation Dubbed One Piece's theme song. And actually Dubbed, same song, same music, translated and sung in english.

I'm surprised that this is coming at all, because it most likely can't reach a mainstream audience. If I were bandai I would just release it subbed and not even bother dubbing it. Has any company ever tried marketing an anime that way?

Tokkan

2007-11-09, 20:57

If I were bandai I would just release it subbed and not even bother dubbing it. Has any company ever tried marketing an anime that way?

Yes, and they do terribly. Bandai Visual USA (NOT to be confused with Bandai Entertainment) is one of the worst examples.

relentlessflame

2007-11-09, 21:21

Yes, and they do terribly. Bandai Visual USA (NOT to be confused with Bandai Entertainment) is one of the worst examples.Well, it depends on what you're measuring. Media Blasters' Kashimashi subbed-only release was said to have exceeded expectations, and nobody knows what Bandai Visual USA's expectations of sales were (so long as they break even, do they care?). The theory is basically, would they have sold enough extra copies to pay for the dub? The answer depends. In any event, it isn't "black and white".

But for a potentially-successful (though certainly niche) show like this, it just makes sense to offer a dub. Based on pedigree alone ("from the creators of Haruhi..."), people will be curious, and the dub will open the doors for some. I don't see why people continue to believe that this show is especially niche -- anyone with an interest in anime culture, and even beyond, could be interested. Most of the anime to be licensed would never air on mainstream TV, but that's okay.

X207

2007-11-09, 23:30

seems that some sites havent caught on to lucky star being lecensed :twitch: . cant name the site for obvious reasons.

Mad Dog

2007-11-10, 01:34

If I were bandai I would just release it subbed and not even bother dubbing it.

I'd have to agree. Bringing out a subbed only version of Lucky Star would the the best thing for the show and Bandai. I just can't stand the thought of hearing Tsukasa with an English voice unless they find someone who sounds EXACTLY like her Japanese voice. Which with Bandai's record in impossible.

nuaythebest

2007-11-10, 03:04

I'd have to agree. Bringing out a subbed only version of Lucky Star would the the best thing for the show and Bandai. I just can't stand the thought of hearing Tsukasa with an English voice unless they find someone who sounds EXACTLY like her Japanese voice. Which with Bandai's record in impossible.

They already include sub and Japanese track in dvd. I don't understand how "Bringing out a subbed only version" is the best thing for the show?? It just make less people buy this show and that is the best for the show you like???? Bandai visual's Gunbuster 1 +2 sold less than 2000 copies (combine all) and that is the best thing for the show???

Tokkan

2007-11-10, 03:15

I'd have to agree. Bringing out a subbed only version of Lucky Star would the the best thing for the show and Bandai. I just can't stand the thought of hearing Tsukasa with an English voice unless they find someone who sounds EXACTLY like her Japanese voice. Which with Bandai's record in impossible.

Okay.

1. You're wanting something that's impossible regardless of anyone's record.
2. Just because you can't see a dub being any good, you don't want there to be a dub and thus are excluding the people who prefer dubs?
3. There's always the option to watch in original Japanese with subs. That's the entire purpose of "Uncut Bilingual Anime DVDs".

darkchibi07

2007-11-10, 09:14

If Lucky Star gets an outsource dub in Singapore, that's when we start worrying. Since that's not the case especially since Bang Zoom! is dubbing it, just wait and see.

Claies

2007-11-10, 21:50

How the crap are they going to dub the theme song?!

They won't touch the OP. I'm more worried about the ED, which mixed dialogue with singing. The range of things they can do to this makes me cringe:

1) Leave it alone. It's probably the best way to do this, but it would leave people confused.

2) Attempt to dub the dialogue and back off once the singing starts. This would go from amusing to ugly, because sometimes they speak between lines. There is absolutely no way they can sound exactly like the Japanese singing VAs, and switching between dubbers and originals midway would be jarring.

3) Just dub the whole thing. Doing so would put Bandai's ICBM address in high demand.

Mad Dog

2007-11-11, 01:15

How about the EDs where Minoru sings?

Trogdor Jube

2007-11-11, 20:30

How about the EDs where Minoru sings?

They might as well keep it the same. The viewers will catch on.

Vexx

2007-11-11, 23:55

The issues with dubbing (especially around the ED material) is making my head hurt.... as long as they leave the japanese track alone and sub it decently...

mickal555

2007-11-19, 09:12

Wow...

This is something I expected in absolutly no way...

If I had to pick a series that I thought wouldn't be Licensed it'd be lucky star.

Amazing.

Snowy-Scottish-Fold

2007-11-23, 21:39

Personally I think that this is a disaster. A lot of people won't get some of the "inside" jokes. Also the characters and your interpretation of them are judged by the voices of them. You can't replace the voices that the Japanese VA's, it takes away from the anime. But I'm going to get the DVD anyway just so I have all of the episodes. >.<

The Timotei Teller

2007-11-23, 23:08

Well, I doubt anyone would just pluck a random anime off some store shelf without prior knowledge of it. I'm willing to bet that 80% of the people who'll buy the DVDs are already well-versed in the show and its inside-jokes. If they're buying the dubs, they've probably already seen the subs...

But if the people you're referring to really exist, then yes, it will be a disaster for them... but you know, any problem worth solving can be solved with a little research. It's not like it would kill them to google "Aya Hirano" or "Meito Anisawa."

Midonin

2007-11-23, 23:14

The Timotei Teller

2007-11-23, 23:19

We shouldn't entirely assume that the viewers are morons. People have intelligence, and those among them can catch onto some of the more subtle things. Even those who've seen Haruhi will get a fairly large portion of the material. Give them a little more credit, y'know.

I guess that was... kinda the point I was trying to reach. People with no experience may not put their money into Lucky Star, but if they do they're more than capable of figuring it out.

Midonin

2007-11-23, 23:22

Didn't mean to sound repetitive, just agreeing in a way perhaps a little more longwinded than I should've been.

Curulan

2007-11-24, 11:22

I will most definitely be buying this when it is released. I started watching it because it looked quirky, and about laughed my ass off through most of the early episodes (I even got pretty sentimental during last episode).

The fact that Konata reminds me bit of what I was like in high school helps. ;)

Edit: Also, any anime that references Dragon Quest V is a must-have in my book. :D

relentlessflame

2007-11-24, 17:28

Well, yeah. Somehow there seems to be this pervasive believe out there that the people who buy anime DVDs but don't watch the fansubs are all neophytes who don't have two clues to rub together about anime. Does anyone really think that some person would, out of the blue, pick up Lucky Star to be their first anime purchase, without any background knowledge on anime culture? You don't have to watch fansubs to be an informed fan, or at least to inform yourself, and I even doubt that you need to be all that informed of a fan to enjoy Lucky Star. The "in-jokes" just make it better.

Kagami~Chan

2007-12-02, 18:26

*Yeah yeah, I'm reviving, I know*

Yeah, this is great and all. But there is a song called 'Lucky Star' By Madonna. This could cause problems, or could not. @_@

MaxwellDemon

2007-12-02, 18:49

*Yeah yeah, I'm reviving, I know*

Yeah, this is great and all. But there is a song called 'Lucky Star' By Madonna. This could cause problems, or could not. @_@

Not really... there is plenty of titled media work that clashed each other by having the same name. Nothing really happens other than a bit of confusion. :heh:

The Timotei Teller

2007-12-02, 21:42

Hammy

2007-12-02, 23:08

same here--when i started watching Lucky Star, aside from the fact that i hated subtitles (now i shudder to think what the dub will sound like), i knew very little about the day to day culture in Japan, and ive learned quite alot from L*S, and even picked up a bit of the language in the process

Vexx

2007-12-02, 23:58

Hmm... After much deliberation, I've just arrived at a weird conclusion... I may sound crazy for being one of the only people to say this, but...

Perhaps, instead of assuming that Lucky Star will "confuse" mainstream viewers, we should assume that Lucky Star will "enlighten" them. I mean, think about it... half the things I learned about Japanese culture that I didn't already know came from watching Lucky Star. That's the reason I came to love it so much.

Any thoughts?

That you're not "one of the only people to say this"?

Really, a number of us have been saying that the whole "Lucky*Star is unapproachable" meme is mostly crap since the early days of it. It uses forms of comedy quite accessible to anyone who has a fscking clue about Western comedy history, many of the jokes are observations of the Basic Human Condition, and the in-joke references on other series are mostly ignorable or at least the viewer can tell they're poking at something.

Seriously, it should no more opaque to an American who isn't a complete moron than a British comedy in most ways.

aorta

2007-12-03, 16:48

*Yeah yeah, I'm reviving, I know*

Yeah, this is great and all. But there is a song called 'Lucky Star' By Madonna. This could cause problems, or could not. @_@

only a pain when searching on ebay, google, etc.

The Timotei Teller

2007-12-06, 09:52

That you're not "one of the only people to say this"?

Seriously, it should no more opaque to an American who isn't a complete moron than a British comedy in most ways.

I'm well aware of that, I just didn't see it brought up into the conversation yet.

darkchibi07

2008-02-20, 17:09

Lucky Star Volume 1 release date!!!!

Kadokawa Pictures USA New Title Solicitation (04:32 PM EST): Working with Bandai Entertainment, the first and very minimal solicitation has come out from them for one of their more anticipated releases this year via Right Stuf:

Lucky Star Vol. #1 (also w/limited edition) - 100 minutes - $29.98/64.98 - 05/06/2008

This the regular edition cover:

http://www.animeondvd.com/forum/showtopic.php?tid/28938/post/new/#NEW

...and here's the limited edition:

http://www.animeondvd.com/forum/showtopic.php?tid/28940/post/new/#NEW

GuidoHunter_Toki

2008-02-20, 18:28

Dang this poses me a problem I'm oh so familiar with. Wether to wait for the boxset or purchase each individual DVD. Its harder for me to do this with nseries just being released. I usually like boxsets, but for some things I just can't wait. I made that mistake with Mushishi.

Vexx

2008-02-21, 02:27

I've got several series that I was purchasing singly that are now "in limbo" thanks to ADV's recent trip and stumble .... it makes me a lot more leery of purchasing a series one at a time. Granted I'm more confident that Bandai will finish what they start.

FireChick

2008-02-23, 11:03

May 6th?! Cool! I need to save some moolah!:D I need to get my hands on Kanon DVDs first.:heh:

darkchibi07

2008-03-12, 21:53

Guess what? We're getting more shirts!

Click me! (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2008-03-12/motteke-sailor-fuku-take-it-sailor-suits-themed-t-and-much-more-perfect-for-dance-cons-or-pjs)

:heh:

JustInn14

2008-03-19, 13:28

Hmm... After much deliberation, I've just arrived at a weird conclusion... I may sound crazy for being one of the only people to say this, but...

Perhaps, instead of assuming that Lucky Star will "confuse" mainstream viewers, we should assume that Lucky Star will "enlighten" them. I mean, think about it... half the things I learned about Japanese culture that I didn't already know came from watching Lucky Star. That's the reason I came to love it so much.

Any thoughts?

Sorry for "reviving" the thread, but, I only watched Lucky Star after I watched "Haruhi". that certainly helped getting some of the "references". Bluh!

Yeh, I learned a bit about modern Japanese culture from it, too. Not sure if your standard TV viewer will find this show interesting or not, that honestly depends on what kind of shows (anime) they like.

Eh, just my opinion. It IS a "Moe" styled show, right?

aorta

2008-03-22, 15:50

Eh, just my opinion. It IS a "Moe" styled show, right?

I think we've entered the post-moe stage by now.

darkchibi07

2008-04-17, 05:28

If anyone is curious, someone in AnimeOnDVD got the first volume ahead of time:

http://animeondvd.com/aodvb/showthread.php?t=80837

Vexx

2008-04-17, 13:06

Vegard Aune

2008-04-17, 13:31

Interesting review of the packaging.... I'm mixed on the cover art. I like it that the art matches much of the scrap paper art that the R2 DVDs used... but I can clearly see how a video store patron browsing for something new might say "wtf????" and pass it by.
Well, keep in mind that the crayon-covers are for the limited edition, so they'll be INSIDE the box, so unless you actually buy it, it's not even visible. The standard edition covers might be hopelessly generic in comparison, but at least those look nice...

And I commented on the DVD over on AoD too, but I'll just say it here as well:
The huge "Lucky Star"-writing added in the OP is completely pointless, as the title was already written out in english, though it was extremely small. Now, the exact same title is written three places in the same frame...
Judging from the screencaps, the quality doesn't exactly seem fantastic, but whatever, I'm gonna buy it anyway. I've seen worse-looking releases than this one.

xris

2008-04-24, 18:32

Just had confirmation that DVDPacific has shipped my Lucky Star Limited Edition Vol 1 DVD today :)

Vexx

2008-04-25, 00:37

Ditto ... they may have even sat on the same packing table for a bit :)

Looking forward to its arrival.

ninjapanda

2008-04-25, 11:22

Spirit Rubi

2008-04-25, 13:14

I also got my Lucky Star LE today from RightStuf. I haven't ordered from them that much so I don't know if they always ship things early or what but oh well. At least I got it. XD

They learned from the Haruhi box. Those drawers inside the Haruhi box were a cool idea but hard to get things out of. With the Lucky Star box it's just like normal DVD boxes as it has to hold 6 DVDs (I think it was 6...) in it anyways unlike Haruhi. Oh, and it also still has the ribbon to pull the dvds out. It also smells like the Haruhi box. XD

FatPianoBoy

2008-04-25, 14:06

They learned from the Haruhi box. Those drawers inside the Haruhi box were a cool idea but hard to get things out of.
All they needed was a ribbon in the drawer to pull the CD's up. In fact, I've been meaning to do that myself once I find an appropriate ribbon to staple in there.

Shiroth

2008-04-29, 11:04

Hello everyone, i've been lurking around here for a couple of years now... i have no idea why i find it necessary to lurk for so long before actaully doing something, but anyway, i recieved my Lucky Star LE today, and so if anyone wants picks of what everything looks like let me know and i will post them up, sorry for being a moron if the pics have been floating around for a while now, but i haven't seen any.. ^^;;
I wouldn't mind some pictures from the Limited Edition verson. It's the one i want, though i won't have a lot of money over the next few months, so i may play it safe.

Also, do we have a release date for the second volume yet?

Vexx

2008-04-30, 17:58

Got my LE edition box today..... okay, the XL t-shirt with the schoolgirl outfit image on it is ... just strange. No, I will not be wearing it.

I figure either my wife or my son's girlfriend will end up using it as a nightshirt ....

Also got... a V1 LE Screenwipe in the form of a choco-cornet ... more wierdness.

The two CDs were nice bonus
The first one (Motteke) ... though I don't know that we needed an extended version of the OP (gets pretty wild) :) but now we have "official" lyrics for the rest of us. The second tune isn't too bad ... kind of typical anime-pop and a bit of rap-chant with synth music.

The second CD is an R1 release of character volume #1 (Konata) -- this is pretty weird in itself since rarely is a character CD released into the US (as opposed to imported). Its full of Konata anime karaoke :) and a remix of her dialog (waste of time to me but such things seem required in recent anime character CDs).

The DVD itself:
Watched an episode of the CD in English with English subtitles. They did an excellent job with the dialog versus the subtitles (different yet same). However... amazingly, I spotted several spelling errors in the subtitles ("supoosed"...).

The "dub hater" review:
Despite my concerns, I found the dub for L*S one of the EASIEST dubs to listen to that I've experienced. And being a Kagami-worshipper, I actually think the VA for Kagami did pretty well, being the Jekyll/Hyde type she is. Going from "sweet good girl" to "aggravated growly" ... she did fairly well though her "good girl" voice ends up sounding a bit too timid initially. Kagami's english VA really fits into her groove in ep 2 as her performance gets stronger.
Miyuki and Tsukasa sound a LOT alike so when they're speaking offscreen, it can get confusing. Kuroi-sensei's english VA has a nice brassy sound to her performance.

There was one major fail of subbing and voicing in ep 2 during the splitscreen of Konata and Tsukasa and their study habits - they totally ignored Konata's lines.

The Lucky*Channel segment is just .... strange. :) The two of them did pull it off fairly well. Excellent merging of the english with the japanese singing during the karaoke EDs.

Overall --- I'm amazed. I might actually be able to show this to people using the English dub rather than the subtitles.

Magedark

2008-04-30, 18:26

I agree with that to some extent. I liked the voices quite well despite my disbelief, but sometimes Tsukasa's voice seems a bit...Odd. As for Lucky Channel, Minoru and Akira sounded pretty good.

It was a nicer dub than I thought it to be.

Although the spelling errors in the subs made me laugh.

Dee Eon

2008-05-01, 05:04

Got my LE edition box today..... okay, the XL t-shirt with the schoolgirl outfit image on it is ... just strange. No, I will not be wearing it.

Aw, but you might be kawaii in it!! :)

V1 LE Screenwipe in the form of a choco-cornet ... more wierdness.

Don't forget not to put it in the fridge!

Watched an episode of the CD in English with English subtitles. They did an excellent job with the dialog versus the subtitles (different yet same). However... amazingly, I spotted several spelling errors in the subtitles ("supoosed"...).

I don't get it! Is this intentional or just bad quality control?? Says a lot!

Despite my concerns, I found the dub for L*S one of the EASIEST dubs to listen to that I've experienced.

I'd really love to hear the really good fan-dub groups taking a stab at it!

Dee

FireChick

2008-05-01, 05:14

The Lucky Star DVD is out already!? I better go get it! I need to raise money!

Avatar_notADV

2008-05-01, 22:57

Sure wasn't intentional!

I'll admit that I'm not typo-proof, though I'm generally pretty good about it, and when I drop the ball, they generally pick it up behind me. It's always tough working on a translation, though, and sometimes it slips through. Did you spot any others?

Shiroi Hane

2008-05-02, 07:35

I've a feeling I saw some sort of error at the bottom left of a screen, but I watched it late along with another DVD so I might be confused or just making this up ^^;

Pics of the box etc:
http://picasaweb.google.com/shirobane/LuckyStarR1LE

Vexx

2008-05-02, 10:45

Haven't watched all 4 episodes back-to-back (was skimming different scenes where I remembered translation challenges). I'll watch it this weekend with obsessive goggles on. I think I was more impressed how the dialog and subtitles were "different yet conveyed same information" and both tracked the JP script about as well as one could hope for during the alien pun moments.

aorta

2008-05-03, 14:04

Pics of the box etc:
http://picasaweb.google.com/shirobane/LuckyStarR1LE

Thanks for the pics. I wondered what the screen wipe looked like.

I already have the Motteke cd, so i'm not sure if I really want the LE box.

Rembr

2008-05-03, 14:58

darkchibi07

2008-05-03, 15:59

Get more of these peeps to wear it, and everything will not be in vain! :o

http://animeondvd.com/aodvb/showpost.php?p=1302370&postcount=244

Shiroi Hane

2008-05-04, 10:17

I've rewatched the DVD and seen no spelling mistakes in the subs (although there was one point where the word "had" was used that I think should be "has", but it may be a difference between UK and US grammar, or just my understanding of grammar since I failed English anyway). There is something in the liner notes that I think may be wrong though - it says "she is referring to a Japanese saying that says that only stupid people catch colds" - I thought it was the other way around?

Asrialys

2008-05-04, 12:35

There is something in the liner notes that I think may be wrong though - it says "she is referring to a Japanese saying that says that only stupid people catch colds" - I thought it was the other way around?
Yeah, I noticed that too. And I kinda chuckled at their "safe" definition of moe.

Vexx

2008-05-05, 16:05

What's with that shirt?
Do people not like things that they can actually wear?
It's good for humor value I guess, but surely something that's usable is just as good.
But then again, I'm not sure what they could use out of Lucky Star that will make a shirt wearable in public...

The horror is that you WILL see people wearing it at conventions -- and they WON'T be the people you might LIKE to see wearing it.

The XL default size is a bit of a reveal :P

Magedark

2008-05-05, 23:21

I wore it to school and had many sailor moon comments.

Asrialys

2008-05-05, 23:26

Wow, Sailor Moon? lol I should wear it Wednesday, last day of classes before finals. Kinda funny having Japanese class that day too. But I also have my more serious courses that day as well, so I might not (change of shirt maybe? lol)...

DJ_RockmanX

2008-05-05, 23:48

I wore it to school and had many sailor moon comments.

That's because mainstreamers have no other real exposure to serafuku.

n00bs. :p

Vexx

2008-05-06, 00:20

I wore it to school and had many sailor moon comments.

Interesting that they associated it with SM rather than just "japanese school uniform".... I wonder how many "joejanepublic" types actually know that japanese K-12 students wear uniforms....

Magedark

2008-05-06, 22:42

I thought so too. I also got some "That is not a manly shirt" comments. But being the guy I am, I brush those off. After all, it doesn't matter if it's fun.

"Joejanepublic" types? What's that?

Vexx

2008-05-07, 02:04

They go by many names: Joe Public, Jane Public, Joe Sixpack, etc.
Basically the people you see on shows like "Street Smarts" or "Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?"

Potatochobit

2008-05-10, 13:40

VERY NICE packaging. I was not planning to buy this series, but I just happened to be walking down the anime isle and suddenly, Pa-zow! what is this?! another magnetic limited edition box with character CDs inside? Yes I want it!

Magedark

2008-05-10, 23:15

Ultima_Rasengan05

2008-05-11, 05:51

I got my boxed set yesterday from Best Buy and its pretty much the same box style as the Haruhi limited edition, but the inside is more useful...no drawer...hahahah. Of course, nothing wrong with the box itself, it still looks great to have for any Lucky Star fan.
The Chocolate Cornett wipe was a fun gift to have...my sister did a "test drive" on it and wiped with it already...:(. The shirt looks nice, but a bit too big. Size XL, do they think that most anime fans are over weight??...or they just want the shirt to last longer from shrinking.

As for the DVD itself, I enjoyed the dub. The extra features were pretty cool and I liked the "scene notes #1 and #2" in the extras...didn't really know that...:heh:

Overall, it was a good volume 1 release of Lucky Star. Although it came through a pretty big price compared to when I first got Haruhi (thanks to gas going up...), but I'll sacrifice another chunk of money for the upcoming limited edition volumes.
Although, the cover for the limited edition....was it the same for the Japanese version?...it seems to be a bit...ugly in a way...

Vegard Aune

2008-05-11, 11:34

Although, the cover for the limited edition....was it the same for the Japanese version?...it seems to be a bit...ugly in a way...

No, in Japan, that was the cover for the REGULAR edition. They switched them around for the american version, which kinda annoyed me because I think that, while the crayon-covers might be funny, they're still hideous. Maybe I'll just do like some random guy on AoD and put the liner-notes insert over it, as that has the coverart from the regular edition...

Avatar_notADV

2008-05-11, 11:46

Maybe it's just marketing sanity? That box art never would have flown commercially - retailers would have taken one look at it and said "oh, this show's for five-year-olds? We'll pass, thanks." But they can safely stuff it inside the colorful and well-drawn boxes of the limited editions without fear...

Vexx

2008-05-11, 12:45

Where do you shop for anime?

My Best Buy sells anime, but the box sets are in bad condition. Many dents and boxes pushed in <_<. I saw Lucky Star, but I was happy I bought it over the internet. It was cheaper over the internet than at Best Buy :). I was surprised Best Buy sold anime though O_o.

There's a separate thread for where to *buy* anime..... but I always buy it online. I've searched for local (I like to buy local) but the chain-store boxes are as you say, unworthy (and Best Buy, Walmart, etc have horrendous business practices that don't get my dollar).
DVDpacific, Rightstuf, and on rare occasion, Amazon (last resort) get most of my dollars

Ultima_Rasengan05

2008-05-11, 23:23

I'm alright with the limited edition covers, but its just out of the ordinary to see something like that as a "limited edition". Usually limited edition covers would be unique in its own way. So I guess this is considered as being unique in its own way.
Just like what avatar_notADV has said, its was released like this due to marketing sales and statistics and such. One look at Konata's hand drawn picture of Kagami by any casual anime fan and they would turn their heads right out of its sight imediately...unless they take a look at the back cover and see what the show was all about, then maybe they might take another shot at taking a risk of purchasing the DVD. I guess the upcoming limited edition box covers are a good way of covering up the Konata's crayon art of a cover in the upcoming Lucky Star volumes.

Shiroi Hane

2008-05-12, 05:36

I'm also OK with the R1 LE covers since I already have the R1 regular covers from the R2 LEs, which is an improvement over Haruhi where I got the same covers twice (or three times since I recently ordered the first volume again for the UK release..), although the R2 Haruhi LEs did include the RE covers as postcards. Clannad on the other hand.. nice as the LE covers are I hope they include copies of the RE covers at some point as those are also very nice.

Shizzon

2008-05-13, 06:56

i went out and got the box set at best buy and i was happy that they had it since my best buy's anime section is only two shelves wide. but i did enjoy the dub and i loved getting all that free stuff. looks like i'm going to be buying more LE boxes >_< (i can hear my wallet complaining already)

Shiroi Hane

2008-05-13, 20:28

i loved getting all that free stuff
Hate to disabuse you but.. you paid for that stuff.

Shizzon

2008-05-13, 23:14

Hate to disabuse you but.. you paid for that stuff.

i always considered it free bonus stuff even though yes i did pay for it. i was never one for details

Magedark

2008-05-15, 23:13

And it looks like 2nd volume is coming out in July!

xris

2008-05-16, 02:44

Indeed. The second volume (standard and limited edition) due for release on 1st July so it seems they are planned on the usual 2 month release schedule.

Sokuno

2008-05-16, 14:12

The horror is that you WILL see people wearing it at conventions -- and they WON'T be the people you might LIKE to see wearing it.

The XL default size is a bit of a reveal :P

What we all can do so this shirt can fit us (or our girl friends) without looking like some bozo (well the ones of us that wear medium or large shirts) is to trim it down, its pretty simple and there is about 2 inches of play on either side of the shirt, before you get to the silk screen. Check this link out http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=33 I know there is a podcast video out there that shows you how to do this, they also suggest to get someone to pin the shirt while its on you for a better fit. I would make sure its a trusted person first though :heh:

FireChick

2008-06-21, 05:59

I finally got the first DVD!:D But I can't watch it until Wednesday because that day's my birthday!

phishn37

2008-06-21, 09:47

Only a few weeks till DVD 2 ~ !

I'm exited for this one because the episodes get a lot better after 4.

Vegard Aune

2008-06-21, 09:52

Only a few weeks till DVD 2 ~ !

I'm exited for this one because the episodes get a lot better after 4.
Indeed they do.

By the way, does anyone else think Bandai went a bit overboard with the liner-notes? Explaining all the culture-related puns is okay, but I don't think they should have explained EVERY. SINGLE. REFERENCE to other shows, as I think it's kinda entertaining to find those myself. (I hadn't seen that many shows when I first saw Lucky Star, so I'm noticing a lot more references this time around... Like the poster of Sia from Shuffle in episode 2.)

Vexx

2008-06-21, 12:42

Just got notice my DVD Volume 2 shipped... something to do when its too damn hot to do anything else :)

phishn37

2008-06-23, 17:06

Just got my DVD 2 ~ ! Super exited to watch it when the eps start to get better!

I decided not to get any more LE DVDs because the first one usually has the most extras, and I can just put each new DVD in the nice case it comes with! Maybe I'll buy the chara-albums separatley later if they sell them individually like they did with Haruhi.

Shiroi Hane

2008-06-24, 19:20

does anyone else think Bandai went a bit overboard with the liner-notes? Explaining all the culture-related puns is okay, but I don't think they should have explained EVERY. SINGLE. REFERENCE to other shows, as I think it's kinda entertaining to find those myself. (I hadn't seen that many shows when I first saw Lucky Star, so I'm noticing a lot more references this time around... Like the poster of Sia from Shuffle in episode 2.)
Have you seen our cultural references thread? ^^;
If you watch the show before reading the notes, as is generally intended, they you can find them yourself and then tick of all the ones you got, kick yourself for the obvious ones you missed, make a not of ones to look out for next time, and congratulate yourself if you got one they missed.

Vexx

2008-06-25, 00:25

Obviously someone hasn't been exposed to Pani Poni Dash.... which had multiple cultural, historical, and pop references on each and every frame.

phishn37

2008-06-25, 13:49

^ Oh, yes. I had to pause all the time to read all of the notes they had. It was nice, but it was a bit much sometimes ~ !

Avatar_notADV

2008-06-26, 23:15

You ought to see the full list. There's plenty of stuff that didn't make the insert because of space! ;p

Shizzon

2008-06-26, 23:54

phishn37

2008-06-27, 08:08

I preordered it, so I got it early ~ !

At least, that's what I think.

xris

2008-06-27, 08:47

how did u get ur volume 2? it not supposed to be released until July 1st
If you pre-order DVDs, the onliine stores are allowed to ship them early (the theory is that they reach you around the official release date).

My Lucky Star LE Vol 2 was shipped out by DVDPacific on the 19th June and I received it today (it took 9 since is was shipped by Surface Mail from the U.S. to the U.K.).

The Vol 2 Limited Edition came with the DVD (eps 5 to 8), Kagami Character CD and a Konata School Swimsuit Print T-Shirt.

The CD contains the following tracks, Lucky Star Character Song Vol 2
1. Kenka Yohou no Jikan Dayo
2. 100%? Nai Nai Nai
3. I'm Sorry by Kagami
4. Kenka Yohou no Jikan Dayo (off vocal)
5. 100%? Nai Nai Nai (off vocal)

kenjiharima

2008-06-27, 09:00

A KONATA SCHOOL SWIMSUIT PRINT T-SHIRT!!!! :love:

I wish I pre-ordered the limited edition... T_T

Vegard Aune

2008-06-27, 09:07

A KONATA SCHOOL SWIMSUIT PRINT T-SHIRT!!!! :love:

I wish I pre-ordered the limited edition... T_T
Wow, that's a new one. Someone ACTUALLY likes the T-shirts? I for one think they're awful and wish they weren't in there at all. (Also, why is it so ridicculously big?)
And at least now it's confirmed that the information Bandai released was wrong, as they said that the ending-song-collection was included, even though they also released an image that clearly showed Kagami's character-single as the only CD included. I expect the ending-collection to be included with volume 3, as the CD contains the endings to episode 1 - 12, and volume 3 ends with episode 12.

kenjiharima

2008-06-27, 12:51

Wow, that's a new one. Someone ACTUALLY likes the T-shirts? I for one think they're awful and wish they weren't in there at all. (Also, why is it so ridicculously big?)

Must be for the big guys. :heh:

I am gonna get the T-shirt for collection purposes, but I anin't gonna wear it. :heh:

Shiroi Hane

2008-06-27, 18:48

Wow, that's a new one. Someone ACTUALLY likes the T-shirts? I for one think they're awful and wish they weren't in there at all. (Also, why is it so ridicculously big?)
I think there's an answer for both these things - Bandai obviously believes their target audience to be lonely otaku who never leave their rooms, hence need XXL t-shirts and don't have to worry about how they look in public as they never go there anyway.

darkchibi07

2008-06-27, 19:07

I think there's an answer for both these things - Bandai obviously believes their target audience to be lonely otaku who never leave their rooms, hence need XXL t-shirts and don't have to worry about how they look in public as they never go there anyway.

I thought it was because they'll shrink in the laundry. :confused:

Shizzon

2008-06-27, 21:05

i can't wear the shirts but i'm still getting them for collection purposes. just like the haruhi pillowcases for the LE volumes 3&4, they have pillows in them but i don't use them

Magedark

2008-06-28, 13:54

I guess I'm one of few who wears it? I think they're amusing to wear, and I got free stuff just because I wore it.

Avatar_notADV

2008-06-30, 10:22

As far as release dates go...

Titles ship with a "street date", but in reality, you have to be a large publisher with an important release to make it stick. In those situations, stores sign contracts (typically with financial penalties) agreeing not to put the product on the shelf until the street date. Publishers do this because it lets them keep a single release date nationwide, allowing them to target their ad campaigns better, without having the retailers one-up each other in a rush to get it out first. They can take a couple of weeks to ship it everywhere and make sure everyone has plenty of stock.

When you're not a big publisher, you don't have a contract with penalties in; or more like, you don't have a coordinated nationwide ad campaign anyway, so honestly, who cares exactly what day it hits the shelf? So lots of stores will just kick anime onto the shelf as soon as it arrives. (Not all - some stores don't have a good way to sort out "stuff we can't break the street date on" from "stuff that it doesn't matter if we break the street date", and just hold to all street dates to avoid the fuss.)

I've been buying anime early for years. Biggest example was buying a VHS of Ushio and Tora 2 way back when, and discovering that it had shipped with copies of Ushio and Tora 3 - this being about a month before the release date for 2. Picked 'em both up, went home happy, ended up working an all-nighter on the DVD later on...

Let me know how the subs look on vol. 2. We moved some of the subtitles towards the top to avoid situations where the whole screen was empty except for the characters' faces right at the bottom. Bit of extra work, but I think the effect might be worth it.

NOTforumman

2008-06-30, 22:02

I think this is a good thing, but not too sure

Mistypearl

2008-10-21, 00:09

Hate to disabuse you but.. you paid for that stuff.

Shhh! That's exactly what they don't want you to think!

On another note, I'm looking forward to getting the limited edition vol. 1, but regular for the others... I feel like if I really like a show and there is a limited edition version that's decent, I'll pass up the waiting for a box set and go for that. Plus, who can resist oversized t-shirts with prints of school uniforms on them? Can you say stylish!? Haha; I'd doubt I'd wear it in public... or in my room. My roomates would laugh at me :( But every other of the free *cough* paid for *cough* stuffs inside the box get me excited. However I was wondering if anyone knew when vol. 5 and 6 would be released ._. Doesn't look too close/far in the future fortunately/unfortunately.

Edit: Sorry, I didn't realize the post was like, 3 months old... nothing like a good bump? *slinks away*

Nukerjsr

2008-11-16, 18:06

Have any of you guys scene the newest Dubbed Episodes? It's Volume 4, so we're looking at Episodes 13-16. Here are a couple of my thoughts on the new voices.

-There are some parts in Episode 13 that really made me laugh when they were in English. Like the whole discussion with Valentine's Day chocolates, especially with the quick changes to show Shiraishi doing a few things.

-I really like Yutaka's voice. It's kind of toddler-ish, but not as high pitched in Japanese. I really enjoyed that.

-Minami = Michelle Ruff = Yuki. So it's a winner. Looks like they are really going to stay dependant on that.

-Crispin Freeman did return as Kyon.

-Usually mispronounciations do not get on my nerves, but I really got irritated around Episode 14 when they were talking about Kuroi-sensei. It's Ku-roi, not Kuro-ee.

-Now I really like Tony Oliver as Sojiro. He's just so awesome when he gets all emotional.

-Misao's voice drove me nuts for a little while. I really like it, but I had heard that voice somewhere before, it was SO familiar...I can't really remember her name, but the woman who does voice Misao has also done a few non-anime roles if I'm not mistaken.

-Patricia's is good, however I do find it a bit plain. Luckily, she does pronounce her name correctly :heh:. Her Japanese voice was so bubbly, so the change here is rather significant. I kind of hope it changes when she gets into her big otaku speeches in the future episodes.

CrowKenobi

2008-11-16, 19:50

-Misao's voice drove me nuts for a little while. I really like it, but I had heard that voice somewhere before, it was SO familiar...I can't really remember her name, but the woman who does voice Misao has also done a few non-anime roles if I'm not mistaken.Laura Jill Miller: (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=4018)

Non-anime roles: Chiepoo in "Suikoden IV" (VG)
Clifford in "Clifford's Puppy Days" (TV)
Femme in "SkyGunner" (VG)
Grune in "Tales of Legendia" (VG)
Judith in "Tales of Vesperia" (VG)
Juniper Lee in "The Life and Times of Juniper Lee"
Koko in "Zatch Bell!: Mamodo Battles" (VG)
Samantha "Sam" Kanisky in "Gimme a Break" (TV)
Theo in "Arc the Lad: End of Darkness"
Cast in: (English version) Argento Soma (TV) as Sue Harris
Bakuto Sengen Daigunder (TV) as Heruka
Blood+ (TV) as Daughter A (Ep. 50); Javier; Lulu; Min (Ep. 8-11)
Digimon Adventure (TV) as Kari Kamiya
Digimon Adventure 02 (TV) as Hikari "Kari" Yagami
Digimon Adventure: Bokura no War Game (movie) as Hikari “Kari” Kamiya
Digimon Tamers (TV) as Miss Asaji; Takato's Teacher
Digimon: Diaboromon Strikes Back (movie) as Hikari "Kari" Kamiya
Digimon: The Movie as Kari Kamiya
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex (TV) as Tachikoma
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Tachikoma na Hibi (OAV) as Tachikoma
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIG (TV) as Tachikoma
.Hack//Legend Of The Twilight (TV) as Irresponsible Grunty Owner (ep 3); [+ unlisted credits]
Lucky Star (TV) as Misao Kusakabe
Planetes (TV) as Nono
Please Twins! (OAV) as Karen Onodera
Please Twins! (TV) as Karen Onodera
Rave Master (TV) as Haul
Requiem from the Darkness (TV) as Tei (Ep. 6)
S-CRY-ed (TV) as Scheris Adjani
Strait Jacket (OAV) as Kapelteta Fernandez
Vampire Princess Miyu (TV) as Miho (Ep. 8)
Zatch Bell (TV) as Koko; [+ unlisted credits]

Cast in: (English version)(under the name of Lara Miller) Astro Boy (TV 3/2003) as Alejo
:cool:

MrTerrorist

2008-11-19, 14:02

Laura Jill Miller: (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=4018)

Non-anime roles: Chiepoo in "Suikoden IV" (VG)
Clifford in "Clifford's Puppy Days" (TV)
Femme in "SkyGunner" (VG)
Grune in "Tales of Legendia" (VG)
Judith in "Tales of Vesperia" (VG)
Juniper Lee in "The Life and Times of Juniper Lee"
Koko in "Zatch Bell!: Mamodo Battles" (VG)
Samantha "Sam" Kanisky in "Gimme a Break" (TV)
Theo in "Arc the Lad: End of Darkness"
Cast in: (English version) Argento Soma (TV) as Sue Harris
Bakuto Sengen Daigunder (TV) as Heruka
Blood+ (TV) as Daughter A (Ep. 50); Javier; Lulu; Min (Ep. 8-11)
Digimon Adventure (TV) as Kari Kamiya
Digimon Adventure 02 (TV) as Hikari "Kari" Yagami
Digimon Adventure: Bokura no War Game (movie) as Hikari “Kari” Kamiya
Digimon Tamers (TV) as Miss Asaji; Takato's Teacher
Digimon: Diaboromon Strikes Back (movie) as Hikari "Kari" Kamiya
Digimon: The Movie as Kari Kamiya
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex (TV) as Tachikoma
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Tachikoma na Hibi (OAV) as Tachikoma
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIG (TV) as Tachikoma
.Hack//Legend Of The Twilight (TV) as Irresponsible Grunty Owner (ep 3); [+ unlisted credits]
Lucky Star (TV) as Misao Kusakabe
Planetes (TV) as Nono
Please Twins! (OAV) as Karen Onodera
Please Twins! (TV) as Karen Onodera
Rave Master (TV) as Haul
Requiem from the Darkness (TV) as Tei (Ep. 6)
S-CRY-ed (TV) as Scheris Adjani
Strait Jacket (OAV) as Kapelteta Fernandez
Vampire Princess Miyu (TV) as Miho (Ep. 8)
Zatch Bell (TV) as Koko; [+ unlisted credits]

Cast in: (English version)(under the name of Lara Miller) Astro Boy (TV 3/2003) as Alejo
:cool:

I knew Misao English VA did Blood + since i could recognize her voice. Also Yutaka English VA is also famous for playing as Starfire from Teen Titans!