Lucky Star OVA Discussion / Poll [Archive]

xris

2008-10-10, 03:02

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Eczema

2008-10-10, 03:19

Gave it an 8.

KyoAni did well to provide most of the characters with ample screentime, however Konata's dad and cousin Yui were painfully absent. I liked the Cherry and volleyball arcs the best. Still don't really get that pet shop one though.

The reason I didn't give it a higher score was that it didn't really feel as Lucky Star-ish as the main series for some reason. Hard to put my finger on it...I think because the scenes had more distinctive transitions and conclusions, and were longer than the skits found in the original 24 episodes. While I feel like I can pick up and watch any episode of the main series at random and enjoy it, I'm not sure I can say the same for the OVA.

Cloudkiller1

2008-10-10, 03:34

@Eczema

Pet shop of horrors maybe? *shrugs* Nor have I watched it either. Though that came to mind first for some reason. And I am probably dead wrong as well. It had a Princess Resurrection/Monster feel to it as well.

I also gave it an 8/10. More like a 8.5 but meh.
Anywho.. though I feel that the the transition between each arc felt kinda random if not, non-sensical sometimes. Though that was my only complaint about this OVA. All in all it was a very enjoyable watch and I'll probably watch it again sometime later to catch some of the other references.

My favorite arc had to be the MMO one, kinda reminded me of myself. :D No, I'm not a nana-kon player type.. >.> Also nice to see little miyuki references too. :D

If any of this warrants a spoiler please let me know and I'll fix it promptly.

Eczema

2008-10-10, 05:24

Solafighter

2008-10-10, 05:50

"Perfect". :cool:

Peanutbutter003

2008-10-10, 05:53

Just rewatched the OVA by EnA. Just a question about the Kagami dream scene...

When she wakes up, in this sub she says "I want to **** with Konata." But in the Pappika one, she says she wants to join bodies, but didn't specify with whom. Can anyone clarify this?

And the live-action Lucky Channel was okay, albeit a bit long. Akira's VA is cute, but it was weird putting a face to that voice.

About that scene:

There's two sects of thoughts as to what she actually says:

i) I want to unite/combine/*** with Konata.
ii) I want to cosplay.

Apparently, the key words involved is the first word which can be "Konata" or "anata" and the "blipped-out" part. I guess those who knows Japanese can explain better than me.

I thought Lucky Channel was alright. Even if you had seen the regular season, you've already seen the live VAs of Akira and Minoru. It's the fearsome foursome (and the rest) which we dun really get to see.

I gave it a 7/10 after the raw, keeping it the same after seeing subs. For one thing, it doesn't involve the usual sitting down and talking about topics which are endless and have no answers. And Yutaka and co was kept to that one scene.

phishn37

2008-10-10, 08:10

Thank you for making a thread just for the OVA! These are no longer expectations or speculations.

Jintor

2008-10-10, 08:22

I dunno. I think it really went overboard with the gratitous animuz references, but then, what do I know? D:

Somebody earlier in the thread said that it didn't feel very lucky-starish to them, and it was hard to tell why. I have that exact same feeling, though I can't isolate exactly why, but I suspect that I only really enjoyed it because it was more Lucky Star after a long hiatus. I don't know if I'll be watching it again.

Konata's dad needed more screentime, and I wish there had been some sembelence of a plot instead of "THESE ARE THE HOLIDAYS LET'S SEE WHAT WHACKY ADVENTURES THESE KIDS GET UP TO". Still, nyeh, it was still pretty cool.

Jebus though that Pet Shop of Horrors bit creeped me the fark out.

All in all, a 7/10.

Mecha_Trueno

2008-10-10, 08:59

oh, didn't notice a new thread. actually i think the poll should be "which story was your favourite?"

anyway...i) I want to unite/combine/*** with Konata.
ii) I want to cosplay.

Apparently, the key words involved is the first word which can be "Konata" or "anata" and the "blipped-out" part. I guess those who knows Japanese can explain better than me.the first word can't be "anata". all we get to hear is "ko*******shitai"

Peanutbutter003

2008-10-10, 09:09

oh, didn't notice a new thread. actually i think the poll should be "which story was your favourite?"

anyway...the first word can't be "anata". all we get to hear is "ko*******shitai"

Okay, maybe I forgot a few things or two. :heh:

Shiryuu

2008-10-10, 10:49

The dog beating the geek girl and mmo/afk parts were the funniest of the ova. Pet shop was confusing.

So does it stop with the ova or is there another season coming (like School Rumble did)?

Narumi

2008-10-10, 10:56

When she wakes up, in this sub she says "I want to **** with Konata." But in the Pappika one, she says she wants to join bodies, but didn't specify with whom. Can anyone clarify this?
As we can't ever really know what Kagami is saying, it's more appropriate to leave it up to the viewer to speculate what she says.

risingstar3110

2008-10-10, 11:04

Pretty enjoyable, still i would rather have a Karaoke ending than 6 minutes of live lucky channel.....

- the 1st story is really cute and relaxable. Love it ("Cherry-chan is cute. Cherry-chan is cute")
- Konata's mmorpg is fun to watch, most notably is the ENTER sreen (SHny referece is funny as well)
- Kagami's arc is pure win. Kagami+ Rin+ Miku = awesome. Can we consider the ending fan-service? :D
- Tsukasa and Miyuki arc are really good as well, feel just like LS TV
- Pet shop: lol at "Right now Miyuki is the Galatic Fairy". Macross eh...... ^^

10/10 for enjoyment and give me some good laugh. The ending was not worth to mention

Nukerjsr

2008-10-10, 12:05

I've decided to change my original vote from a 9/10 to a 10/10. Thanks to me watching the OVA over and the acquirement of better subs, the charm has started to grow on me a bit better.

Still, I feel a little annoyed by the lack of Yutaka, Minami, Hiyori and Patricia, but that's the only issue I have. The 6th scene despite how weird it is, is rather interesting as the cover the references and how things are handled in a strange manner. The 5th scene feels a bit sweeter and more genuine. Probably though the best thing I noticed from the new subs was in the 3rd scene.

When Misao hugs Kagami and you hear her mutter: Love. So cute. ^_^

-Kh-

2008-10-10, 12:33

I think it was a really good OVA. The best part was the MMO arc, seing Kagami play a game, and Tsukasa not knowing how to chat, was so cute.

And the Cinderella arc ended in such a fantastic way.

The Lucky Channel live was great too, the only thing that could have been better was Hiromi's facial expression, it wasn't very Akira-sama like.

Avacado Burger

2008-10-10, 12:43

"I want to **** with Konata."

This scene: Priceless. Especially with the drool coming off her mouth, and Tsukasa's reaction.

Looks like someone's been reading my mind..

Kagami~n

2008-10-10, 14:06

I liked that scene too. :: icon point ::

I gave it a 9, mostly because I don't believe anything in this world is perfect....

.... except maybe my cat.

The OVA really didn't do anything below my expectations. I expected slightly better animation, got that. I expected a mindless tossing-together of random scenarios, got that. I also expected more fan-pandering and references, and we got that. Not that I really mind that stuff.

Though a lot of points made me laugh, nothing will top Tsukasa's reaction to Kagami's sleeptalking. That was so many points of awesome. As for what she really said, I'm as much in the dark as anyone, but that's okay. I'm a fan of Konata/Kagami, so I love loosely interpreted subtext. :P

That whole 'lost in the woods' thing was probably the most harrowing ordeal we've had to see the girls go through, if I think about it. Unless you count Comiket.

I've gotta find this new torrent. Till it comes out on DVD I'm gonna need something to go back to when the Lucky Star uge rises.

Ithekro

2008-10-10, 15:14

Being alone in the wood is far less frightening than being alone in a crowd.

Vexx

2008-10-10, 16:46

Gave it an "8" (very good) because it was all over the place in terms of hilarious to banal to oddly arranged (the dog skit might have fared better in the middle).
So for many of the "10" moments there was were enough "6" moments to pull it down.

rainnydaiis

2008-10-10, 19:11

I gave it a 10 mainly for the fact, that I've been missing lucky star like a mad man. Also the fact that it just lived up to what I wanted to see. Especially the MMORPG part is one of the skits I enjoyed the most. Also hearing that it might really be turned into a game is news I'm still waiting on.

Kamatari

2008-10-11, 00:31

As we can't ever really know what Kagami is saying, it's more appropriate to leave it up to the viewer to speculate what she says.

She's saying "cos tai" (I want to cos). Maybe it's the slurring that threw some people off (including Japanese, apparently, what with the "gattai" interpretation...), but it was easy to decipher to me.

SaintessHeart

2008-10-11, 01:22

It is either cosplay or combine.

If it is cosplay, that would be hilarious to see Kagami cosplaying. Miku's costume ACTUALLY fitted her LOL.

If it is combine, I think it would be a reference to Claymore's Luciela and Rafaela.

I am more for the first. Miku-Kagami is so cute.

Sorrow-K

2008-10-11, 02:15

Pretty much more of the same. Fans will love it. I thought it was just as hit-and-miss as the main series.

The Shaft-ish dream sequence was pure random, while in the mmorpg sequence it kept feeling like each joke was exactly one line too long. The volleyball sequence and lost-in-the-wilderness sequence didn't do much for me, but I seriously lol'd at the punch line of the Kagami dream sequence.

Anh_Minh

2008-10-11, 07:24

I want more. Or MOAR. Whatever.

(Though I could have done without the live action lucky channel.)

kyouray

2008-10-11, 10:46

This OVA is pretty good, I want moar ! However there were weird scenes (with frogs) and I'm not a big fan of live action Lucky Channel.
MMO part was the best :D

SaintessHeart

2008-10-11, 11:04

This OVA is pretty good, I want moar ! However there were weird scenes (with frogs) and I'm not a big fan of live action Lucky Channel.
MMO part was the best :D

Btw what MMO is it depicted in? Fiesta?

kyouray

2008-10-11, 12:30

Btw what MMO is it depicted in? Fiesta?
I've read that's a parody of “The Tower of Druaga ~Recovery of Babylim~”
http://druaga-mmo.com/

Zeroryoko1974

2008-10-11, 12:32

gave it a 6. Would have givent it higher but the Lucky Channel bit dragged it down. It went on far to long. Patty treating Cherry like Seito was kind of funny

BigGimp77

2008-10-11, 17:33

I gave it an 8.

Pretty had all the good and bad from the first season. Some good stories. Some so-so stories. But like the main series, over all an entertaining watch. Shame they didn't get all the characters some screen time.

I was thinking "Omg where the heck is the manga store owner... They HAVE to have him in here somewhere" half way through the OVA. And then the 'AFK scene' came on and it was great.

I also liked the whole dream story. Probably my second favorite scene.

The live action Lucky Channel was weird. I applaud them for trying something new with Lucky Channel skit because it was getting sorta old, but the Live Action didn't really do anything for me.

Overall very enjoyable though. Can't wait to see if they'll do another OVA or anything.

Un1234l

2008-10-11, 19:19

7/10. It was enjoyable.

I agree with everyone who said that it doesn't really feel that Lucky-Star-ish. I also can't seem to find out the reason why I have that feeling.

My favourite arcs are the Volleyball arc and the MMO. Animate arc was short, but sweet.

The pet shop arc was really weird. It was confusing; maybe because it was full of references.

References I noticed:
Toilet no Hanako (maybe)
Code Geass
(I am Zero!)
(I will use you up like a ragged cloth!)
Sgt. Keroro
Macross
(Aya Endo, Galactic fairy)
Soul Eater

Imaginer

2008-10-11, 21:21

For me, the cute OVA didn't grab my attention until the MMO bit. From there, I enjoyed bits of the Kagami dream sequence and cracked up at the Miku transformation!

And the Anime Tenchou peddler.... SHES AFK!!!!!!!

fallenangelash

2008-10-11, 21:46

BigGimp77

2008-10-11, 22:38

Utau

2008-10-11, 23:03

just watched the episode and.. really, it was nice seeing the 4 main cats again, plus, 4 secondaries and two bangumi's :heh:

overall the episode is great. I felt each main had their time to shine brightly this time round. Kagami and Konata was kind of 'usual' since they were the ones i always notice back in the anime, but, it's still nice. Miyuki and Tsukasa OTOH did great, I pretty much prefer Balsamic's development here simply b;coz 'I've always been following onee-chan's shadow' 'i need to give it all i got' due to Misao's motivation she shined well. The volley match was really sweet and touching, too bad she missed to spike the ball. Which i expected and imo it wouldn't be right if she had successfully hit it.. but still XD for Miyuki, i guess it was her 'reliably calm' onee-chan figure that did it for me, when they were lost she was like.. 'calm down everyone.. we'll be just fine.we'll find the camp soon.' despite her own worries she tries to her best to not say anything negative that will add uneasiness to her companions. Then when her story telling ended, her conversation with her mom made me go "aww..." she seems really happy-shy about it.

the secondary didn't do much but, they were one of the ingredients that spice this ova for me. Specially the RPG gemu, i lol'd at Nanakon for being lvl.15 after their short trip. I knew she has nothing to do during the whole vacation thing :heh:

but seriously, if you can gain that much stats in just getting to lvl.15 gaming would be much more easier XD but i guess that falls in the same category as konata's magic-ala-cinderella-Kagami.

speaking of that.. does that mean Kagami is only 12?
I seem to recall reading that.. oh that was Casper movie when Casper was told Cinderella was 12 years old, thus, the magic will wear off when the clock strikes midnight. Whereas, Casper is 10-11 years old so he only have till 10-11pm.

Oh well.. the LuckyChannel was also funny. i find it more enetertaining the actual animated LC segment.

gave it 10/10 for the fanservice moe.

Nukerjsr

2008-10-11, 23:27

I think there was a Fate/Stay Night reference in the dream one. One of the costumes was Rin Tohsaka... Anyone care to confirm?

Where was the Soul Eater reference. I missed that.

Yeah yeah, the 3rd costume is Rin Tohsaka. Maybe people claim her as the original tsundere.

It was during the Pet Shop scene when Kagami advised the Konata: "This cat isn't a witch or anything." Kagami's seiyuu also does the voice of Blair from Soul Eater, who isn't a witch. Just a really, powerful kitty.

There's also the three Haruhi references with the pose in the MMO, the return on Konata in the Yuki-Magician outfit and the return of Koi no Mikuru Densetsu on Konata's cell phone.

And there has to be some kind of reference with what Konata's singing in the first scene. According the new, EnA subs, she's singing: "No, because I am a Scorpio woman, I'll laugh heartily until I'm satisfied."

Kagami~n

2008-10-12, 01:01

She's singing a song from the 70's by Mikawa Kenichi, "Sasoriza no Onna". I couldn't tell you why, though.

SaintessHeart

2008-10-12, 01:55

And there has to be some kind of reference with what Konata's singing in the first scene. According the new, EnA subs, she's singing: "No, because I am a Scorpio woman, I'll laugh heartily until I'm satisfied."

Kinda reminds me of 00's Graham saying about himself as a Virgo....:heh:

My friend told me that all the characters Kagami transformed into are tsundere characters (other than Miku, but she has a perfect "tsun" weapon anyway). Is that true?

Nukerjsr

2008-10-12, 02:04

Kinda reminds me of 00's Graham saying about himself as a Virgo....:heh:

My friend told me that all the characters Kagami transformed into are tsundere characters (other than Miku, but she has a perfect "tsun" weapon anyway). Is that true?

Hard to tell...I can't think of too many tsundere mikos or maids. (Though I get this vibe similar to Kagami and Rei Hino from Sailor Moon)

Eczema

2008-10-12, 02:06

Kinda reminds me of 00's Graham saying about himself as a Virgo....:heh:

My friend told me that all the characters Kagami transformed into are tsundere characters (other than Miku, but she has a perfect "tsun" weapon anyway). Is that true?

She transforms into a maid, then shrine maiden, then Rin, then Miku. That's it. So only one Tsundere character out of 4.

Anh_Minh

2008-10-12, 02:33

Tsundere maid. Tsundere miko. :p

Kinny Riddle

2008-10-12, 10:13

In the mountain sketch, when Konata finally receives a call from Nanako, she calls herself Sazae (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sazae), of course, Nanako doesn't fall for that. :cool:

Dop

2008-10-12, 13:39

I agree that the lucky channel bit was a bit too long. Although as soon as Shirashi asked for water, I was expecting them to throw a bucketfull or two over him.
I think the dream sequence was my favourite part.

asuki-chan

2008-10-12, 13:52

it was long.but still i gave OVA a 10

General_Asakura

2008-10-12, 15:21

I thought the whole pet shop scene was very higurashi-ish för some reason. Still like the the OVA, though

Poemi-chan

2008-10-12, 16:38

Seems like this is all we'll get now...I mean, they were trying to tie up loose ends with the main characters, right? Tsukasa learns to stand on her own, Kagami shows her warmer side (kind of?), Konata's practically converted Kagami into an otaku, Miyuki.... hmmmm....I don't know. :confused:

phishn37

2008-10-12, 17:38

^ Miyuki made cookies. :)

KaneDragon

2008-10-12, 21:48

http://img399.imageshack.us/img399/2848/snapshot20081012223448xfp7.th.jpg (http://img399.imageshack.us/my.php?image=snapshot20081012223448xfp7.jpg)
First reaction: Wait, they have a single word for all that? Nippon banzai! :heh:

Still a little confused how the fansubbers got so much out of so little, though various (http://danbooru.donmai.us/post/show/265902/) explanations help, but we can always dream. :p

Claies

2008-10-13, 14:14

Very, very meh. Some very funny spots (the entire Hatsune Miku segment), but also some awkward dead time (various people petting Cherry). Nothing special, feels like any 40-minutes L*S episode.

Vexx

2008-10-13, 23:05

yeah, I've pretty much decided the Cherry segment was a long parody of a date-sim game with the dog as the protagonist. I would have placed it second or third in the sequence -- it might have fared better there.

Anh_Minh

2008-10-14, 02:18

Speaking of Cherry, I feel sorry for Minami. Always snubbed by her own dog.

SaintessHeart

2008-10-14, 05:15

Speaking of Cherry, I feel sorry for Minami. Always snubbed by her own dog.

Cherry is so cute. Always so lazy and living its life like nobody's business.

Minami is a quiet girl though. Typical of Minorin characters (Minami-ke is different).

Un1234l

2008-10-14, 18:52

Patty does a Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei reference there too
"Zetsuboushita!"

I think there was a Fate/Stay Night reference in the dream one. One of the costumes was Rin Tohsaka... Anyone care to confirm?

Where was the Soul Eater reference. I missed that.

Nukerjsr has answered that

[...]It was during the Pet Shop scene when Kagami advised the Konata: "This cat isn't a witch or anything." Kagami's seiyuu also does the voice of Blair from Soul Eater, who isn't a witch. Just a really, powerful kitty[...]

and ehh, i was talking about references in that pet shop only.

Anyways, here are all of the references that I have noticed: (not limited to pet shop scene, which is still a wtf scene for me)

Cinderella
Code Geass
Fate/Stay Night
Farewell Mr. Zetsubou
Hanako of the Toilet (maybe)
Haruhi Suzumiya
Macross
Sgt. Keroro
Soul Eater
Vocaloid2

MasterJ633

2008-10-15, 17:26

I gave the OVA a 9. I thought it was very funny. Konota is just mean to Tsukasa when they were lost.
the MMORPG part was funny. Tsukasa can be soo clueless sometimes.
Overall it was good, It was like 2 Lucky Star Episode in 1. ^_^

psycrop

2008-10-19, 16:56

"she's afkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk"

Tsuchirinhon

2008-10-20, 20:12

I've noticed that subs for the OVA state that Cherry is a girl, but I always assumed that Cherry was a male.

Is there any sort of actual proof determining whether Cherry is male or female?

wingzero_2000

2008-10-22, 13:13

You don't name a guy "Cherry", :)

Peanutbutter003

2008-10-22, 23:00

You don't name a guy "Cherry", :)

But why does it goes at Miyuki like that? :heh:

Utau

2008-10-22, 23:11

Cherry is probably attracted to her :heh:

after all, she was carrying a freshly baked cookies.

Vexx

2008-10-22, 23:59

But why does it goes at Miyuki like that? :heh:

Have you ever *had* a dog or been around them? That's what they do - regardless of the sex of the target. Dogs are about the smell, a vast amount of their brain power processes what comes into their large nasal passages.

Peanutbutter003

2008-10-23, 02:36

Have you ever *had* a dog or been around them? That's what they do - regardless of the sex of the target. Dogs are about the smell, a vast amount of their brain power processes what comes into their large nasal passages.

Nope. Never had one.

CaptGloval

2008-10-23, 08:34

Loved the cuteness in the Cherry segment. Especially from Pat and Yuu-chan. Hyori was hilarious too.

Sad, only one Macross Frontier reference.

She transforms into a maid, then shrine maiden, then Rin, then Miku. That's it. So only one Tsundere character out of 4.

For the maid character, I remember the one in He is My Master (will have to double-check the maid uniforms). She was tsundere right? Now for the heck of it, could anyone think of a shrine maiden character that's tsundere?

Anh_Minh

2008-10-23, 08:43

Cherry is probably attracted to her :heh:

after all, she was carrying a freshly baked cookies.

I don't want to know the connection between her cookies and what Cherry was smelling!

Vexx

2008-10-23, 12:23

We're talking about a species of creature that greet each other by sniffing butts (which actually conveys a lot of information about health, what they've eaten, and their personal unique scent --- like a doggie business card exchange :P).

Utau

2008-10-23, 12:53

She was tsundere right? Now for the heck of it, could anyone think of a shrine maiden character that's tsundere?

Kagami. I was thining of Yatsushiro Nanaka from M;Y but i think she's more of a Yandere than tsun (never did finish that anime) >__>

I don't want to know the connection between her cookies and what Cherry was smelling!

Have you ever *had* a dog or been around them? That's what they do - regardless of the sex of the target. Dogs are about the smell, a vast amount of their brain power processes what comes into their large nasal passages.

like what Vexx said, it's all about the smell. Even thought i find that kinda harsh to say about dogs :heh:.

Kagami~n

2008-10-23, 13:52

My dog does that - at both ends - for new people. She also has crappy bladder control and displays this when she's happy to see someone she hasn't seen in a while.

Compared to her, Cherry is quite the diplomat.

Nukerjsr

2008-10-24, 16:10

I'm 100% sure Cherry is a girl. Episode 20, Yutaka calls the dog by "She." However, the mystery to why she doesn't like Hiyori is still uncertain.

yezhanquan

2008-10-25, 00:02

I'm 100% sure Cherry is a girl. Episode 20, Yutaka calls the dog by "She." However, the mystery to why she doesn't like Hiyori is still uncertain.

In the manga, Cherry "mauled" Hiyori, and Hiyori wondered if that was because of the scent coming from her dog. Then, Cherry mauled her a second time after she took up Minami's suggestion to have some food with her while trying to pet Cherry.

Anyway, this OVA was somehow weaker than the series. I didn't get too much laughs out of it. The only arc which I really enjoyed was the MMORPG arc. Then again, it took me a while to get the AFK joke in the tenchou segment.

Dr_Himekatsu

2008-10-28, 22:06

GAH- I just watched the OVA :O!

LOL @ this one
I laughed hard at the sight of a lazy bum dog kicking someone. It was just wild for me, lulz

Claies

2008-10-29, 20:58

Slightly jabbing into another topic: If KyoAni really wants to make money, I suppose they can release one OVA every half year, making apt parodies from every two anime seasons. I'm sure they won't run short of money if they do that.

Then again, I would rather see Haruhi S2 first.

Kagami~n

2008-11-03, 10:58

We would all like to see Haruhi S2 someday...

Would a bi-annual OVA really set them back so far on HS2? They seem to have been taking their time with it all along as it is....

Claies

2008-11-03, 17:13

We would all like to see Haruhi S2 someday...

Would a bi-annual OVA really set them back so far on HS2? They seem to have been taking their time with it all along as it is....

They're doing Clannad: After Story, which <personalopinion> is a terrible series to do a sequel for because it simply puts more "absolutely nothing happens" over "nothing happens"</personalopinion>. After that they'll probably do HS2.

Vexx

2008-11-06, 14:51

They're doing Clannad: After Story, which <personalopinion> is a terrible series to do a sequel for because it simply puts more "absolutely nothing happens" over "nothing happens"</personalopinion>. After that they'll probably do HS2.

I kind of get the impression the studio is "on the beach" mentally this season -- though I'm sure putting out Afterstory is as challenging as other series.

IF they're working on the script for HS2 - I can see them wanting to take a long time to get it right. Of course, I'm assuming there's a team squirreled away actually doing that. :P

CrowKenobi

2008-11-06, 17:55

I kind of get the impression the studio is "on the beach" mentally this season -- though I'm sure putting out Afterstory is as challenging as other series.

IF they're working on the script for HS2 - I can see them wanting to take a long time to get it right. Of course, I'm assuming there's a team squirreled away actually doing that. :PAnd then we get word about the Munto anime revival (via ANN (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-11-05/kyoto-animation-munto-to-get-new-tv-anime))...

:cool:

Tsuomasu

2008-11-09, 20:56

It was enjoyable. Especially the MMO part, which was refreshing but maybe somewhat hard to follow at first but I didn't really laugh until at the end of the next arc.

It was just plain hilarious when Kagami suddenly woke up after dreaming about that figter's ball(?!?) and sayed... what ever I imagined her to say and then the reaction of Tsukasa. :D She sounded like Apacahi from Kenichi for a while. :D

I had kind of hoped that this OVA would have continued the "story" somehow, but oh well, it worked like this too. :)

MasterJ633

2008-12-15, 13:32

Since i am uploading the PSP Ready version of this episode to PSP crazy, i though i'd post some pictures i posted there, over here too.

(Note: They will be in Spoiler Tags to not take up room.)
(All pictures i took through VLC using Fraps. Pictures are 720x400)

http://xb9.xanga.com/b6df05f175432225099237/w176928034.jpg
I think Kagami joined the Dark Side too, heheh.

http://xf0.xanga.com/873f11fb28033225099241/w176928036.jpg
Seriously, what MMO game do you NOT press Enter to Talk?

http://xf5.xanga.com/7f6f11f628d33225099251/w176928043.jpg
This proves how much she fails at playing MMO's.

http://x9f.xanga.com/db0f21f045d34225099259/w176928049.jpg
.............. no comment.

http://x08.xanga.com/beef03f529432225099263/w176928052.jpg
I think Somebody wants to Play!

http://x5b.xanga.com/4bcf046329032225099272/w176928057.jpg
BOOM HEADSHOT!!!!

Claies

2008-12-15, 14:32

http://xf0.xanga.com/873f11fb28033225099241/w176928036.jpg
Seriously, what MMO game do you NOT press Enter to Talk?

Not having played an MMO before, I had to have a friend tell me how to attack something, much less realizing how to talk. :heh:

kenjiharima

2008-12-16, 12:31

I was surprised that Shiraishi also plays Online games...

http://x9f.xanga.com/db0f21f045d34225099259/w176928049.jpg

MasterJ633

2008-12-16, 17:06

"she's afkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk"

I forgot to post this picture also:

http://x74.xanga.com/c31f31f116635225099274/w176928059.jpg

siber222000

2009-01-11, 14:10

i think best thing about this OVA was that whole online thing LOL. especially at the end.. SHE'S AFKKKKKKKKKK!!

naruhina43

2009-01-24, 18:35

I didn't get much of what was happening. I mean, what the heck was that pet shop scene. The weird frogs, the little pop up writing, the dude who was like a zombie, said his name was zero, then appeared as a magician, and the girl appeared as different forms of frogs. Then it stopped randomly. And would it have been too much trouble to actually make sense. It was like a really bad crack-fic, made by a half-drunken lemur. The only thing I liked was the part where Konata freak Tsukasa out with stick, and when Tsukasa nailed herself in the face with the net. (Tsukasa's my favorite character, next to Misao.) So I give it an average,

Vexx

2009-01-26, 03:34

It was a cultural reference; a parody. So if you didn't know the reference it would make no sense. That can be a problem when watching any foreign film.

No, that segment wasn't terribly funny but the entire rest of the OVA was better.

C.A.

2009-01-26, 04:04

People tend to view things on the internet thinking they're meant for international audience.

Alot of anime were badly reviewed because they are viewing it with a wrong mindset and background knowledge.

I always think things that I can't understand, I won't judge. One should only judge after understanding what they've seen. Once you understand everything then you can judge whether its good or bad.

Anyway, Tenchou's item list has a full list of Fate/Stay Night weapons.

shinryou

2009-02-02, 08:42

Correct C.A.!!

So many of my friends disiss many anime as horrible simply because they don't get it

I esspecially see this occur when it comes to lucky star, as many references and jokes are missed by the general audience

Solafighter

2009-02-05, 07:34

There are people, who dont like Lucky Star...? Impossible... :twitch:

:D

Yuka-Chan

2009-02-06, 01:59

the MMO/AFK parts were the funniest xDD!!
i hope there will be a second season .___.;

Ayano Katagiri

2009-02-08, 02:47

It was ridiculously random at times, but I still loved the OVA.
i hope there will be a second season .___.;
I second that.

MasterJ633

2009-02-08, 14:28

the MMO/AFK parts were the funniest xDD!!
i hope there will be a second season .___.;

It was ridiculously random at times, but I still loved the OVA.

I second that.

I Third that. They REALLY should make 2nd Season.

shinryou

2009-02-10, 04:00

I Third that. They REALLY should make 2nd Season.

Fourth, they should be able to... unlike other anime it doesn't have a plot so still possible...

kenjiharima

2009-02-18, 10:26

Wow after the Live Action Lucky Chanel there will be a concert!

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-02-05/lucky-star-live-concert-at-renowned-budokan-arena

Nerroth

2009-02-21, 13:32

Anyway, Tenchou's item list has a full list of Fate/Stay Night weapons.

Damn him and his Gate of Babylon.

Jin and Toanic

2009-02-27, 20:48

Bandai licenses LS OVA. :3

Daze~

Vexx

2009-03-02, 14:58

I wonder how they're planning on releasing it.... it isn't really long enough for a stand-alone DVD...

Konatafan

2009-03-02, 15:45

I know right. I'm hoping they throw in a translation of the radio shows, kinda of like how Funi did with Burst Angel. That new Kagami Figma as an extra would also be nice, but that's just fantasy. Volume 1 of the manga included would be pretty nice though too.

Guess we'll have to wait to find out. Who knows, it might even turn up included with volume 6 of the dvds for all we know.

AVPlaya

2009-03-02, 20:44

It's hard to believe but I just found out about the OVA. I don't think there's a lot of cultural references from what I've heard but I have to see it first. I've been out of anime for so long it's hard imagine being so into it again (although I still watch J-news and J-shows like London Hearts). Only 5 page of discussion surprised me though... perhaps L*S fanbase isn't what it used to be. If I see some interesting non-otaku cultural references I write something I guess.

Vexx

2009-03-03, 02:18

The cultural references are pretty straight forward for the most part except for the one really surrealistic petshop segment that almost no one outside of Japan might get.

If you know how eroge games tend to play out -- then the first sketch about the dog is understood (though its not a rib-tickler).

The MMO sketch pretty much fits MMO play of any kind but particularly freeplay-cashshop MMOs popular in Japan and elsewhere.

The volleyball sketch is just a nice bit of character definition and bonding with a few "fourth wall" gags about secondary characters.

and so on (including a bit of implied KxK yuri) .... the Lucky Channel live-action piece was just silly tomfoolery by our two voice-acting stars..... though Akira-chan's VA doesn't really get to totally cut loose as much as I'd hoped.

Claies

2009-03-03, 04:30

Welcome back, AVPlaya. It's been a while. :)

The cultural references are pretty straight forward for the most part except for the one really surrealistic petshop segment that almost no one outside of Japan might get.
Wait a minute...is the surrealistic style itself referencing something? I thought it was just somebody on drugs making up stuff about Keroro Gunso, Code Geass, and Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei (or similar parody of "oldies" Japanese film style), among other series that were popular at the moment.

If you know how eroge games tend to play out -- then the first sketch about the dog is understood (though its not a rib-tickler).
Ah...didn't know that's supposed to be an eroge staple. I really should go play Little Busters. >_>

Vexx

2009-03-03, 13:42

Meh, I exagerrated while sleepy... I've not found a specific movie that the pet shop sketch might refer to but here's a collection of the references all posters think they've spotted so far:

1) Toilet no Hanako (maybe)
2) Code Geass: (I am Zero!)
3) Code Geass: (I will use you up like a ragged cloth!)
4) Sgt. Keroro
5) Macross (Aya Endo, Galactic fairy)
6) Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei (Patty -"Zetsuboushita!" )
7) Soul Eater (Kagami advised the Konata: "This cat isn't a witch or anything." Kagami's seiyuu also does the voice of Blair from Soul Eater, who isn't a witch. Just a really, powerful kitty.)

I would lay money that the overall skit is a reference to some oddball film or film genre though. Just haven't spotted it.

AVPlaya

2009-03-07, 23:20

Well I've finally watched the OVA and I see a ton of anime/otaku references as usual... the are some really difficult cultural references but I did spot them (they did it on purpose I'm sure)... these guys really like cheezy tarentos and manzai comedians. I can recongize neta from at least 3 different comedians.... I especially enjoy the one Shiraishi sneaked in there at the end of Lucky Channel... when he screamed "Sutaffuu!" he was doing a parody of the currently infamous comedian "Kimoi Ikemen" Kano Eikou. Boy that dude was hilariously disgusting. I have to really dig where that Konata parody "Heaven has forsaken me!" line came from.. turn out to be an obscure movie called "Hakkoda san" or Mount Hakkoda , which depicted a true story of a group of Japanese soldiers training for WWII who got lost and freeze to death on Mount Hakkoda in Aimori Prefecture. Supposedly that was the famous line from the movie, and aptly appropriate for the scene. I think there's enough neta for a good post but I really have to do a lot of research... especially about some really dumb 笑い芸人 who could get famous in Japan for doing one dumb neta over and over again.

Claies

2009-03-08, 22:17

I especially enjoy the one Shiraishi sneaked in there at the end of Lucky Channel... when he screamed "Sutaffuu!" he was doing a parody of the currently infamous comedian "Kimoi Ikemen" Kano Eikou. Boy that dude was hilariously disgusting.
Please elaborate. I can't find such mention anywhere.

AVPlaya

2009-03-09, 18:13

Please elaborate. I can't find such mention anywhere.

It doesn't surprise me since I doubt many otaku watches mainstream shows... I dunno if I can find anything on the net to prove it either. It's this neta he has where he believe he's a big shot ikeman tarento, and he would scream to his "staff" for stuff like water in the manner Shiraishi does it, hand by the side of the mouth etc. Come to think of it, my goodness, Shiraishi even DRESSED like him.... Ever wonder why Shiraishi is suddenly in an ugly white suit? I guess you have to really be a regular view of London Hearts and other shows these tarento frequents to know how aweful he is... he has this most self-centered, pretentious and shallow presona which many believe is actually his own.

Here's what this douche Kano Eikou (狩野英孝) looks like:

http://img22.imageshack.us/img22/1988/87585262.jpg (http://img22.imageshack.us/my.php?image=87585262.jpg)

Maybe I'm wrong on this but even my wife said Shiraishi is parodying this guy....

PS.. I feel so embarrassed about knowing so much about this... I must be more productive in my life like watching more anime.

Vexx

2009-05-15, 23:37

This may be old news to some but I noticed this on the Bandai North America site:

March 2, 2009 (Cypress, CA) – Bandai Entertainment Inc. and Kadokawa Pictures USA announced at Wondercon that the LUCKY STAR OVA would be released in North America.
Based on the manga by Kagami Yoshimizu, Lucky Star has already been adapted to anime as a 24 episode series currently available on DVD from Bandai Entertainment and Kadokawa Pictures USA. The OVA (Original Video Animation) features short anime vignettes of the series characters. Lucky Star's main character is Konata Izumi, a lazy high school girl who isn't interested in anything besides anime and video games.
Information on the release date and spec TBD.

I have no information on when it might be released.....

Katz993

2009-07-01, 01:45

I thought the OVA was very satisfying. In response to the thought about what people have said, I think the cherry one was fine in it's location. It's simple and allows for all the characters to be show right away, as well as that it is one of the more 'normal' lucky star skits. In my opinion, only that one and the lost in the woods skit were closer to regular lucky star. The MMO, Dream, and Pet Shop ones were very different in content that normal lucky star, and I don't think they would have fared well first. The Volleyball one wouldn't have fit too well there either, but maybe that's a possibility... But it stays in the same place the whole time.

As far as canon, is it possible that, if L*S never moves to a second season, them turning into frogs will be the official anime ending? At no place does it ever say it's a dream or a hallucination.

CrowKenobi

2009-07-03, 19:35

According to Bandai at AnimeExpo 2009 (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/convention/2009/anime-expo/bandai-entertainment), the OVA will be sub only... :sad:

I don't know the reasoning behind this, only that it will make me really ponder whether or not I'll purchase it...

Shiroi Hane

2009-07-13, 18:59

Not an urgent buy for me then as I already have it on DVD and have access to subs for it. Not to mention I still only have the first of the Bandai DVDs as I was waiting for it to come out in the UK (doesn't look like it ever will, but now I just don't have the money).

Galeontanilla

2009-10-03, 03:43

If Lucky Star ever got a season 2, you know you're gonna get some Endless Eight rants from Konata. -u-

Ithekro

2009-10-03, 04:30

KyoAni has been Meta enough with the first season I can see that happening.

Komari

2009-11-11, 22:55

If Lucky Star ever got a season 2, you know you're gonna get some Endless Eight rants from Konata. -u-
It would be pretty funny, though. Director fail, lulz. Even though some saw Endless Eight as a grueling waste of time. :p
About the volleyball scene in the OVA, what is Konata talking about that she thinks is "Cultural literacy for the Japanese"? In the scene where Kagami hits the ball into Tsukasa's face and Tsukasa decided to start trying harder, and when the music starts playing