Lucky Star (Generic Discussion thread)

[Risaa]

Originally Posted by Vexx

So did you select the same tracks and "Kona-fy" them?

You know it. Ah, and I made sure to sing loads of anime songs by artists none of the rest of my party had ever heard of before.

[FatPianoBoy]

If there was any 'Head Cha-La' happening, there'd better be an mp3 somewhere.

[JustInn14]

There is no problem. That's why I felt kind of...hurt when I hear said friend and many others flatly say that watching Lucky*Star would make them a "weeab**". The ironic thing is most of them despise anime Americanization and rent anime DVDs only to watch them in subs.

They are usually emo retards that need a life... badly.

[Claies]

Originally Posted by JustInn14

They are usually emo retards that need a life... badly.

...doubt that. He's not retarded, he's not emo, he's just not too open-minded.

For your future popularity, please ditch that stereotype.

[relentlessflame]

Originally Posted by Claies

...doubt that. He's not retarded, he's not emo, he's just not too open-minded.

For your future popularity, please ditch that stereotype.

...Because being close-minded is less damning than the two suggested alternatives?

Just a thought...

[Claies]

Originally Posted by relentlessflame

...Because being close-minded is less damning than the two suggested alternatives?

Just a thought...

I'm saying that they aren't related. Closed-minded is bad, but that doesn't necessarily bring about the other two.

I apologize for how off-topic this got, so lets raise a glass to Tsukasa beating Suiseiseki in Saimoe 2007.

[Ascaloth]

http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.ph...minescentBlush

LOL.

[Spitze]

In the sponsor message for the ed and intro, there's this dog that's featured. What's its breed?

[CrowKenobi]

Interesting article on animenewsnetwork.com:

Lucky Star Cast, Fans to Visit Real-Life Shrine
posted on 2007-11-21 16:33 EST
Event to include brunch, manga creator appearance, shrine goods

Don't you wish you were there?

[Marina]

Originally Posted by CrowKenobi

Interesting article on animenewsnetwork.com:

Don't you wish you were there?

Uhhhh, yes....yes I do! I really like those phone straps too...

[mikoo]

Lucky*Star PS2 is out, and you can see the ad on the above ad banner

the game play as follow:


http://www.play-asia.com/paOS-13-71-...n-70-26lx.html

Spoiler for new characters:

And this is her bio:

Yamato Nagamori (永森 やまと, Nagamori Yamato)

* Birthday: November 26
* Height: 168 cm
* Strong Subject: Sports, Music
* Handedness: Left-handed
* Blood Type: A

Voiced by: Shion Hirota (PS2 Video Game)
Yamato only appears in Lucky Star: Ryoou Gakuen Ouousai, the PlayStation 2 game of Lucky Star. She is a transfer student from Hijiri Fiorina All-Girls High School, and was in class 2-3 before she transfered. She normally acts cool, but gets emotional when she has a problem she cannot solve. Like Kagami, she is a tsundere. She was Kō's friend when she was still a junior-high-schooler, but gets into fights often. Her hobby is karaoke and cycling. She likes soft azuki bean jelly, Yukimi Daifuku, and summer. She dislikes shellfish, and winter.

These are is also PS2 only new characters:

* Birthday: February 3
* Height: 168 cm (5' 6")
* Strong Subject: Japanese
* Weak Subject: English
* Handedness: Left-handed
* Zodiac Sign: Aquarius
* Blood Type: B
* Residence: Tokyo Metropolis

Voiced by: Rika Morinaga (PS2 Video Game)
Kou is the president of the Animation Research Club, and is also the treasurer of the Student Council. She is called Kō-senpai by her juniors, including Hiyori, who is a member of the Animation Research Club. She is studying at Ryoou High School in class 2-F and is the only second year among the Lucky Star girls at the time of her only appearance in the sixth volume of the manga. She enjoys playing anime-themed fighting games, and also likes to check on new and trendy things, never failing to miss one. She has played fighting games with Konata before, and does not notice that Konata is her senior. She has tanned skin, likes doujinshi, manga, observing people, chatting, and gambling.


Fuyuki Amahara (天原 ふゆき, Amahara Fuyuki)

* Birthday: September 17
* Height: 164 cm
* Handedness: Left-handed
* Blood Type: A
* Residence: Kanagawa Prefecture
* Strong subjects: Japanese, English

Voiced by: Kumi Sakuma (PS2 Video Game)
Fuyuki is the school nurse of Ryoou High School, and the advisor of the Tea Ceremony club. She first appeared in the omake part of volume four of the manga, but later appears regularly starting from volume five. Hikaru is her childhood friend and her guardian. She has a high popularity with the male students. Her hobbies are jogging and reading. She likes black tea, antique art, the occult, and horror, but dislikes riding on boats and cannot swim. She, Yamato Nagamori and Kou Yasaka, are the only characters

who never made appearances in the anime, though the nurse's office is frequently referenced.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...ain_characters

[Ronin Aquila]

The Hiiragi parents are obviously doing their job well, considering that their daughters are normal and down to earth indivuduals with not too detrimental quirks.

However, two parental figures in Lucky Star are worrying.

1) Izumi Sou, who as his daughter calls him, is an open "Lolicon Otaku Ero-Oyaji", a Perfect Blue just BEGGING to happen.

2) Takara Yukari, who in spite of being painfully cute is lazy, stupid and and does nothing whatsoever.

This is a recent conversation I have had with other Animesukiboarders offline, and they both came to the concensus that the above two individuals are in fact good parents because their children grew up to be happy and well adjusted individuals.

What do you fellas think?

[FatPianoBoy]

So, having a fetihs means you can't possibly be a good parent?
Apparently Yukari has a husband... somewhere... but kids who turn out smart like Miyuki have typically raised themselves.

[Vexx]

Yukari dad hasn't been mentioned as far as I know in manga or anime. But given the class/status of their living conditions --- he probably works 80hrs/wk making a ton of money that he never gets to enjoy (standard japanese upper-level executive or something).

Izumi may be a "Lolicon Otaku Ero-Oyaji" but he's basically the harmless kind (and I get the feeling his daughter ensures he *stays* harmless) but what he really misses is his departed wife. Don't forget the strong bonded relationship he had with her. He obviously deeply loved her.

[Dee Eon]

Originally Posted by Vexx

Izumi may be a "Lolicon Otaku Ero-Oyaji" but he's basically the harmless kind (and I get the feeling his daughter ensures he *stays* harmless) but what he really misses is his departed wife. Don't forget the strong bonded relationship he had with her. He obviously deeply loved her.

Good summation, though I shudder to think his creepy ilk solely had a hand in raising a kid. I mean, I don't think Konata ever grew up "innocent" much less had any normal childhood. Like my community would've had a Megan alert on his tail soon as he landed here. In a crazy way, maybe their both being so hyper into video games was a merciful distraction (his) from Konata...

Dee

[Dee Eon]

Originally Posted by Jehuty77

Hey There

I do agree with you that Lucky*Star is a very Asian anime. Lots of references that the average "Westerner" wouldnt pickup and without getting any of the references the anime could seem dull.

I truly believe anime cultural gaps can be bridged by a good subbing team. My cousin plugged me in Ranma 1/2 with some video tapes from a real nice fan-sub (Ranma had dozens of different groups!!) group who not only did great translations but took the time to quote explanations of cultural and in-side joke and religious mentions along the way that would've gone over your head or been messed entirely by most non-Japanese. Really made me appreciate and enjoy Ranma so much better. Unfortunately(?) I think only deep-fandom outfits will be so caring as to take the trouble, unlike the "official" sub-titled versions. I hope the same happens with Lucky Star's obscure mentions (like with smells, shrine maidens, Iris in the train station, "the cute round froggie -- depleted uranium thing"??...etc)

Dee

[FatPianoBoy]

Originally Posted by Dee Eon

Good summation, though I shudder to think his creepy ilk solely had a hand in raising a kid. I mean, I don't think Konata ever grew up "innocent" much less had any normal childhood. Like my community would've had a Megan alert on his tail soon as he landed here. In a crazy way, maybe their both being so hyper into video games was a merciful distraction (his) from Konata...

Dee

... Ugh, are you kidding me? "Special interests," as Konata puts it, do not a criminal make.
He dotes on Konata because she reminds him of his late wife. If he were actually psychotic then this probably would have made for some really creepy developments, but there's none of that.

[Jintor]

Originally Posted by Dee Eon

I truly believe anime cultural gaps can be bridged by a good subbing team. My cousin plugged me in Ranma 1/2 with some video tapes from a real nice fan-sub (Ranma had dozens of different groups!!) group who not only did great translations but took the time to quote explanations of cultural and in-side joke and religious mentions along the way that would've gone over your head or been messed entirely by most non-Japanese. Really made me appreciate and enjoy Ranma so much better. Unfortunately(?) I think only deep-fandom outfits will be so caring as to take the trouble, unlike the "official" sub-titled versions. I hope the same happens with Lucky Star's obscure mentions (like with smells, shrine maidens, Iris in the train station, "the cute round froggie -- depleted uranium thing"??...etc)

Dee

My reading and watching of Genshiken was greatly improved due to translators notes. Although I understood most of the puns and cultural things anyway, it was the anime references that threw me off.

[Ronin Aquila]

Originally Posted by FatPianoBoy

... Ugh, are you kidding me? "Special interests," as Konata puts it, do not a criminal make.
He dotes on Konata because she reminds him of his late wife. If he were actually psychotic then this probably would have made for some really creepy developments, but there's none of that.

Good relief, cos an unfortunately high percentage of Doujinshis in Akihabara is based on such subject matters....

....and another high percentage speculates that since she more often than not embodies male roles in her sexual fantasies (courtesy of, once again, her father's lef-over video games), she would more than likely grow up to be a lesbian, with poor Kagamin as the "girl" of the relationship.

But back on the "parent" matter.

Miyuki has grown up to be emotionally well adjusted, smart and kind, but does the fact that Yukari STILL stupid and lazy in her roles as a mom (however sweet, cute and knd she may be) make her a bad parent?

Just wondering what everyone else thinks...

[Dee Eon]

Originally Posted by Ronin Aquila

Miyuki has grown up to be emotionally well adjusted, smart and kind, but does the fact that Yukari STILL stupid and lazy in her roles as a mom (however sweet, cute and knd she may be) make her a bad parent?

How best to say this -- it's the _result_ of parenting that determines a good parent, not the type of parent you are (technically it ought be the same thing I suppose). I don't think of Yukari as stupid or lazy tho', in light of how well Miyuki came out (tho' it'd be interesting why she has no sibs then). Rather I think of Yukari's outward appearance as being innocently deceptive, kind of like stumbling and fumbling and clueless-seeming detective Columbo in those old Columbo re-runs.

Originally Posted by Ronin Aquila

Good relief, cos an unfortunately high percentage of Doujinshis in Akihabara is based on such subject matters....

....and another high percentage speculates that since she more often than not embodies male roles in her sexual fantasies (courtesy of, once again, her father's lef-over video games), she would more than likely grow up to be a lesbian, with poor Kagamin as the "girl" of the relationship.

Without sounding a shock-jock just throwing 'round that idea for fun, by the way Konata shamelessly carries on and talks ("only an old man would say that!!"), it's almost a given she's at least latently bisexual, which would perfectly understandable if she was weaned on all the weird diversity found in dating-sims and vid games ever since a toddler on Soun's knee. Kagami is harder to figure. She's smart, pretty, yet not even a casual boyfriend. Either she puts them off or isn't turned on (maybe that's the definition of a Lucky Star girl). I'm relatively new to anime and haven't seen more than 17 LS eps and never the manga so I don't know what Kagami's middle school boy situation was, but either way it seems once she meets Konata her eyes for guys seem shut. So what keeps her bouncing back to Konata who really abuses her so? How long would you stick with someone ALWAYS copying your homework and makes some pretty cruel cracks about you in public? Is she just a glutton for punishment -- or is there more? Now if Kagami is actually boy-shy, then Konata is her "perfect boyfriend"; super-athetletic, equivalently intelligent (capable of cramming weeks of work in one nite and still make good exam grades), and aggressive. We know Kagami cares a lot about Konata because she's always on her case and from that tender concert seat swap. I think if Konata did a serious hit on Kagami (and I think she toys with that idea a lot), Kagami would tip over once all her sputtering denial got vented. I can also see Kagami, once over that hump, trying to refine Konata to her classy level -- she'd like that since it doesn't work with Tsukasa. I can't second-guess the writers, but I've a sneaky suspicion they planted this subtle insinuation.

Dee

http://luckystarfans.com/