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Lucky Star is a anime produced by Kyoto Animation based on the [[Lucky Star (Manga)]]. 24 episodes were broadcast on the Chiba TV Japanese television network between April 8, 2007 and September 16, 2007.
 
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|Box title = Lucky Star (Series)
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==Lucky Star Episodes==
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|Image file = Lucky Star logo.png
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===Episode 1===
 
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|Row 1 title = Japanese Name
*Japanese Title=Tsuppashiru Onna
 
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|Row 1 info = らき☆すた, Raki☆Suta
*Kanji Title=つっぱしる女
 
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|Row 2 title = Director
*English Title=The Girl who Dashes Off
 
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|Row 2 info = Yutaka Yamamoto (Episodes 1-4), Yasuhiro Takemoto (Episodes 5-24)
*Original Air Date=April 8, 2007
 
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|Row 3 title = Series Configuration
*Short Summary=
 
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|Row 3 info = Touko Machida
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|Row 4 title = Character Design
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|Row 4 info = Yukiko Horiguchi
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|Row 5 title = Music
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|Row 5 info = Satoru Kousaki
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|Row 6 title = Animation
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|Row 6 info = Kyoto Animation
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|Row 8 title = Broadcasting
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|Row 8 info = Chiba TV
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'''Lucky Star''' is an anime based on the Lucky Star [[Lucky Star (Manga)|manga]]. The twenty-four episodes aired between April 8, 2007 and September 16, 2007 on Chiba TV and is produced by the animation company Kyoto Animation. The series was initially directed by Japanese animation director Yutaka Yamamoto, but after the first four episodes he was fired and replaced by Yasuhiro Takemoto starting with episode 5. An [[Lucky Star OVA|original video animation]] episode was produced following the series and was released on September 26, 2008.
===Episode 2===
 
*Japanese Title=Doryoku to Kekka
 
*Kanji Title=努力と結果
 
*English Title=Efforts and Results
 
*Original Air Date=April 15, 2007
 
*Short Summary=
 
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===Episode 3===
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==Plot==
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===Main===
*Japanese Title=Iroiro na Hitotachi
 
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Lucky Star's anime is mainly based off the original manga strips, but includes extended side plots. The only major difference between the anime and the manga is that the anime starts the story with them beginning their second year of high school, while in the manga it starts during their first year.
*Kanji Title=いろいろな人たち
 
*English Title=Various People
 
*Original Air Date=April 22, 2007
 
*Short Summary=
 
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===Episode 4===
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===Lucky Channel===
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:See: ''[[Lucky Channel]]''
*Japanese Title=Yaruki no Mondai
 
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Near the end of every episode, there is an additional segment called Lucky Channel co-hosted by [[Akira Kogami]] and her assistant [[Minoru Shiraishi]]. The humor of this segment takes on a decidedly darker, mean-spirited, more cynical and mature tone than the main show, disguised as an infomercial that skims over characters who appear in the anime, but mainly deals with the progressively abusive and violent work-relationship between Akira and Minoru.
*Kanji Title=やる気の問題
 
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===Miyakawa-ke no Kufuku===
*English Title=A Question of Motivation
 
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A spinoff, [[Miyakawa-ke no kufuku|Miyakawa-ke no Kufuku]] has started broadcasting beginning April 29, 2013 and it focuses on the Miyakawa sisters.
*Original Air Date=April 29, 2007
 
*Short Summary=
 
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==Lucky Star Episodes==
===Episode 5===
 
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#[[The Girl who Dashes Off (Episode)|The Girl who Dashes Off]]
*Japanese Title=Meishashu
 
 
#[[Efforts and Results]]
*Kanji Title=名射手
 
 
#[[Various People]]
*English Title=The Famous Shooter
 
 
#[[A Question of Motivation]]
*Original Air Date=May 6, 2007
 
 
#[[The Famous Shooter]]
*Short Summary=
 
 
#[[Fixtures of Summer]]
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#[[Image]]
 
 
#[[Energetic Despite Not Being Myself]]
===Episode 6===
 
 
#[[That Feeling]]
*Japanese Title=Natsu no Teiban
 
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#[[Desires]]
*Kanji Title=夏の定番
 
 
#[[Various Ways to Spend Christmas Eve]]
*English Title=Fixtures of Summer
 
 
#[[Let's Go to the Festival]]
*Original Air Date=May 13, 2007
 
 
#[[Delicious Day]]
*Short Summary=
 
 
#[[Under One Roof]]
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#[[I Can't Suddenly Change]]
 
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#[[Ring]]
===Episode 7===
 
 
#[[Base of the Sun]]
*Japanese Title=Imēji
 
 
#[[To Each Her Own]]
*Kanji Title=イメージ
 
 
#[[There is Substance in 2-D]]
*English Title=Image
 
 
#[[Ways to Spend Summer]]
*Original Air Date=May 20, 2007
 
 
#[[Pandora's Box]]
*Short Summary=
 
 
#[[The Yonder Here]]
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#[[Delicate Line]]
 
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#[[To Be Decided]]
===Episode 8===
 
*Japanese Title=Watashi ja Nakute mo Ōsei
 
*Kanji Title=私じゃなくても旺盛
 
*English Title=Energetic Despite Not Being Myself
 
*Original Air Date=May 27, 2007
 
*ShortSummary=
 
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===Episode 9===
 
*Japanese Title=Sonna Kankaku
 
*Kanji Title=そんな感覚
 
*English Title=That Feeling
 
*Original Air Date=June 3, 2007
 
*Short Summary=
 
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===Episode 10===
 
*Japanese Title=Ganbō
 
*Kanji Title=願望
 
*English Title=Desires
 
*Original Air Date=June 10, 2007
 
*Short Summary=
 
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===Episode 11===
 
*Japanese Title=Iron na Seiya no Sugoshigata
 
*Kanji Title=いろんな聖夜の過ごし方
 
*English Title=Various Ways to Spend Christmas Eve
 
*Original Air Date=June 17, 2007
 
*Short Summary=
 
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===Episode 12===
 
*Japanese Title=O-matsuri e Ikō
 
*Kanji Title=お祭りへ行こう
 
*English Title=Let's Go to the Festival
 
*Original Air Date=June 24, 2007
 
*Short Summary=
 
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===Episode 13===
 
*Japanese Title=Oishii Hi
 
*Kanji Title=おいしい日
 
*English Title=Delicious Day
 
*Original Air Date=July 1, 2007
 
*Short Summary=
 
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===Episode 14===
 
*Japanese Title=Hitotsu Yane no Shita
 
*Kanji Title=ひとつ屋根の下
 
*English Title=Under One Roof
 
*Original Air Date=July 8, 2007
 
*Short Summary=
 
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===Episode 15===
 
*Japanese Title=Ikinari wa Kawarenai
 
*Kanji Title=いきなりは変われない
 
*English Title=I Can't Suddenly Change
 
*Original Air Date=July 15, 2007
 
*Short Summary=
 
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===Episode 16===
 
*Japanese Title=Ringu
 
*Kanji Title=リング
 
*English Title=Ring
 
*Original Air Date=July 22, 2007
 
*Short Summary=
 
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===Episode 17===
 
*Japanese Title=O-tento-sama no Moto
 
*Kanji Title=お天道様のもと
 
*English Title=Base of the Sun
 
*Original Air Date=July 29, 2007
 
*Short Summary=
 
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===Episode 18===
 
*Japanese Title=Jūnintoiro
 
*Kanji Title=十人十色
 
*English Title=To Each Her Own
 
*Original Air Date=August 5, 2007
 
*Short Summary=
 
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===Episode 19===
 
*Japanese Title=Niji ni Honshitsu Ari
 
*Kanji Title=二次に本質あり
 
*English Title=There is Substance in 2-D
 
*Original Air Date=August 12, 2007
 
*Short Summary=
 
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===Episode 20===
 
*Japanese Title=Natsu no Sugoshigata
 
*Kanji Title=夏の過ごし方
 
*English Title=Ways to Spend Summer
 
*Original Air Date=August 19, 2007
 
*Short Summary=
 
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===Episode 21===
 
*Japanese Title=Pandora no Hako
 
*Kanji Title=パンドラの箱
 
*English Title=Pandora's Box
 
*Original Air Date=August 26, 2007
 
*Short Summary=
 
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===Episode 22===
 
*Japanese Title=Koko ni Aru Kanata
 
*Kanji Title=ここにある彼方
 
*English Title=The Yonder Here
 
*Original Air Date=September 2, 2007
 
*Short Summary=
 
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===Episode 23===
 
*Japanese Title=Bimyō na Rain
 
*Kanji Title=微妙なライン
 
*English Title=A Delicate Line
 
*Original Air Date=September 9, 2007
 
*Short Summary=
 
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===Episode 24===
 
*Japanese Title=Mitei
 
*Kanji Title=未定
 
*English Title=Pending
 
*Original Air Date=September 16, 2007
 
*Short Summary=
 
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===[[Lucky_Star_OVA | OVA]]===
 
*Japanese Title=Original na Visual to Animation
 
*Kanji Title=
 
*English Title=Original Visual Animation
 
*Original Air Date=September 26, 2008
 
*Short Summary=
 
   
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==Development==
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Kadokawa Pictures USA and Bandai Entertainment announced that they licensed the Lucky Star anime with a teaser trailer as a special feature on the volume 4 DVD of [[The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya]]. The first four English [[DVD Sets|DVD volumes]] were released by Bandai Entertainment in 2008 on May 6, July 1, September 2, and November 18. The fifth and sixth volumes were released in 2009 on January 6 and March 17.However, the sixth volume's limited edition release has been canceled due to low sales of the other volumes' limited editions. As much as possible, the English cast was paired with the same characters as those of the Japanese voice actors from past shows, in order to translate the anime references clearly—Wendee Lee voiced the lead roles for both Haruhi Suzumiya and Konata Izumi, in reference to their original voice actor, Aya Hirano.
 
[[Category:Lucky Star Series]]
 
[[Category:Lucky Star Series]]

Revision as of 01:06, 2 December 2013

Lucky Star (Series)

Lucky Star logo

Japanese Name
らき☆すた, Raki☆Suta
Director
Yutaka Yamamoto (Episodes 1-4), Yasuhiro Takemoto (Episodes 5-24)
Series Configuration
Touko Machida
Character Design
Yukiko Horiguchi
Music
Satoru Kousaki
Animation
Kyoto Animation


Lucky Star is an anime based on the Lucky Star manga. The twenty-four episodes aired between April 8, 2007 and September 16, 2007 on Chiba TV and is produced by the animation company Kyoto Animation. The series was initially directed by Japanese animation director Yutaka Yamamoto, but after the first four episodes he was fired and replaced by Yasuhiro Takemoto starting with episode 5. An original video animation episode was produced following the series and was released on September 26, 2008.

Plot

Main

Lucky Star's anime is mainly based off the original manga strips, but includes extended side plots. The only major difference between the anime and the manga is that the anime starts the story with them beginning their second year of high school, while in the manga it starts during their first year.

Lucky Channel

See: Lucky Channel

Near the end of every episode, there is an additional segment called Lucky Channel co-hosted by Akira Kogami and her assistant Minoru Shiraishi. The humor of this segment takes on a decidedly darker, mean-spirited, more cynical and mature tone than the main show, disguised as an infomercial that skims over characters who appear in the anime, but mainly deals with the progressively abusive and violent work-relationship between Akira and Minoru.

Miyakawa-ke no Kufuku

A spinoff, Miyakawa-ke no Kufuku has started broadcasting beginning April 29, 2013 and it focuses on the Miyakawa sisters.

Lucky Star Episodes

  1. The Girl who Dashes Off
  2. Efforts and Results
  3. Various People
  4. A Question of Motivation
  5. The Famous Shooter
  6. Fixtures of Summer
  7. Image
  8. Energetic Despite Not Being Myself
  9. That Feeling
  10. Desires
  11. Various Ways to Spend Christmas Eve
  12. Let's Go to the Festival
  13. Delicious Day
  14. Under One Roof
  15. I Can't Suddenly Change
  16. Ring
  17. Base of the Sun
  18. To Each Her Own
  19. There is Substance in 2-D
  20. Ways to Spend Summer
  21. Pandora's Box
  22. The Yonder Here
  23. Delicate Line
  24. To Be Decided

Development

Kadokawa Pictures USA and Bandai Entertainment announced that they licensed the Lucky Star anime with a teaser trailer as a special feature on the volume 4 DVD of The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya. The first four English DVD volumes were released by Bandai Entertainment in 2008 on May 6, July 1, September 2, and November 18. The fifth and sixth volumes were released in 2009 on January 6 and March 17.However, the sixth volume's limited edition release has been canceled due to low sales of the other volumes' limited editions. As much as possible, the English cast was paired with the same characters as those of the Japanese voice actors from past shows, in order to translate the anime references clearly—Wendee Lee voiced the lead roles for both Haruhi Suzumiya and Konata Izumi, in reference to their original voice actor, Aya Hirano.