Efforts and Results

Efforts and Results
Kagami is frustrated with the UFO catcher
Episode	2
Air Date	April 15, 2007
Previous Episode	The Girl who Dashes Off
Next Episode	Various People
Lucky Star Episode

Efforts and Results is the second episode of the Lucky Star anime.

Episode Summary

Main Plot

Throughout Golden Week, Kagami and Tsukasa have been playing together, however, Tsukasa does not know her sister has actually been waking up earlier and going to bed later, in order to study and finish homework. After the break, Konata pulls an all-nighter and manages to obtain an above-average score, despite doing no studying during the short vacation. To fund her otaku desires, Konata decides to get a part-time job, with the position greatly surprising her friends.

Also in this episode, Miyuki talks about her troubles with visiting dentists, and Konata talks about an anime adaptation of a drama CD which re-casted the characters, likely a reference to Lucky Star itself. Konata, Tsukasa and Kagami also visit an arcade to play various games, including a UFO catcher and a taiko drum machine.

Lucky Channel

Akira is upset since Minoru gets to appear in the actual show. She then goes on to help him practice his line right there on the show. Though Akira appears to be unable to read the Kanji for "bunches" (Minoru had to whisper it to her), she still berates Minoru for allegedly not putting enough heart in his performance.

Images

Images from episode 2

Kagami and Tsukasa together

Tsukasa

Miyuki proposing a study session

Kagami relaxing while reading

Konata proposing a study session

Konata, Tsukasa, and Kagami studying

Tsukasa sleeping at her desk

Tsukasa sleeping

Kuroi's class with Minoru complaining

Kuroi's class with Konata commenting

Konata attempting the UFO catcher

Sgt. Frog Characters plushes in the UFO catcher

Konata is successful with the UFO catcher

Konata's fantasy about the dentist's office elements

Kagami and Tsukasa laughing after the staring contest

Konata as a bookstore clerk

Konata as a convenience store clerk

Konata as a fast food store clerk / Konata's
"0 Yen smile"

Trivia

• The UFO Catcher contains plushies of characters from the manga and anime series Sgt. Frog (Keroro Gunsou). All five members of the Keroro Platoon (Keroro, Tamama, Giroro, Kululu, and Dororo/Zeroro) are visible.
• Konata and Tsukasa are seen playing the song Hare Hare Yukai in the arcade game Taiko No Tatsujin.
• While in the arcade, there was man with a T-shirt with "YRP" this might be a reference to Square's Final Fantasy X-2.
• During the dentist discussion with Tsukasa and Miyuki, Konata brings up the subject of drills, intermittently associating it with Getter-2 of the Super Robot series Getter Robo.
• Konata's expressionless face is used as a gag for the "0 Yen Smile" that can be ordered at McDonald's in Japan.
• In Lucky Channel, Akira said "Nyu"; which is a reference to the anime, Elfen Lied.