Lucky Star - 01 April 8
OP Sequence
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OP: 「もってけ! セーラーふく」 (Motteke! Serafuku) by 平野綾 (Hirano Aya), 加藤英美里 (Katou Emiri), 福原香織 (Fukuhara Kaori), and 遠藤綾 (Endou Aya)
Watch the OP! Mirror 1, Mirror 2
Prepare for another Hare Hare Yukai armageddon. The OP really sets up the show to seem like it’s going to be completely bonkers, but that’s not how it is at all. Not like anybody cares…this OP is EPIC!
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LUCKY STAR EPISODE ONE PRESENTS:
Timeless Questions with Meaningless or Otherwise No Actual Answer
Question 1: If you can run so fast, why don’t you join an athletic club?
Answer: Because there weren’t any aliens, espers, or time travelers
Answer: Because I’ll miss the anime that’s on right after school, duh
Question 2: From where on a choco-crown do you start eating?
Answer: From the head
Question 3: Which side is the head? The narrow end or the fat end?
Answer 1: The narrow end. It’s like a shell
Answer 2: The fat end. It’s like a caterpillar …but that’s not too appetizing… *takes bite from narrow end*
Question 4: On a strawberry cake, when do you eat the strawberry on top?
Answer: Depending on the configuration of the cake, the timing can be different
Question 5: How do you eat the last bite of a popsicle? If you bite one side, the other will fall off!
Answer: What if you spin it?
Question 6: You’re only a second year! Why are you playing eroge’s and galge’s?
Answer: Heh
Question 7: I’m always running into things and getting my bag caught in the subway door, I wonder how I can correct that?
Answer: That’s not bad, that’s moe!
Question 7a: Moe?
Answer 7a: Dojiko-mode
Question 8: There’s an influenza outbreak, I wonder if I’ll get sick?
Answer: I’m stupid, so I can’t catch a cold =) (Japanese saying)
Question 8a: Ah, so you’re safe from colds, but how about influenza?
Answer 8a: …they’re not the same?
Question 9: By the way, how did you two become friends?
Answer: I saw her getting harassed by a big burly foreigner, so I went Ryu on his ass
Question 10: As a mega popular super-idol, how much money do you make?
Answer: …stfu
This and more in Random Curiosity’s ongoing coverage of Lucky Star. Stay tuned for episode two!!
After the insanity of the instant classic OP sequence, it’s easy to see why some people have been less than enthusiastic about this episode. But that’s just the thing about 4-koma animes – it takes a few episodes to warm up to them. Azumanga had cute character designs and all, but I didn’t really get what was going on until episode 3 or so, when I was finally like “oh…LOL.” Same thing with Ichigo Mashimaro. Same thing with Hidamari Sketch. But I love them all to death. The way I see it, 4-koma animes aren’t about the off-the-wall slapstick humor you find in shows like Fumoffu or Haruhi – they’re more about an acute amusement of the subtle nature. Most scenarios are completely self-contained in that they just sit there and talk – but if you really listen, really make yourself a part of the conversation, you just can’t help but smile. The great thing about this first episode was that many of the things the girls were talking about were easy to relate to – I’m sure we’ve all dropped some sticky popsicle on our jeans because of a poorly executed last bite, or had trouble deciding which end of the taiyaki to bite into first. It’s very simple humor, and the sheer subtlety of it is what makes it so enjoyable.
True, 4-koma isn’t for everybody, especially those who expect “something to happen,” but I implore everybody to give it a chance. Throw away logic, thought, and rationale, and just enjoy it for what it is, and not what you thought it was going to be.
MUUUuUuuuUuuuuuUUuuUuuUuuUUUUuuuUUUUUU
-jaalin
Omni’s initial thoughts: Ok, personally, I’m a bit disappointed. I’m not nearly as gung-ho about this show as Jaalin is because I didn’t find it all that funny. For me, most of the episode was as hit-or-miss as the original 4-koma (and it jumped around a lot). I had hoped that Kyoto Animation and the production staff would take the characters and run off in some crazy direction with the show, but it didn’t really turn out that way. Still, given that it is KyoAni, so I’m willing to give them the benefit of the doubt, and I’m curious to see what they’ll do for the rest of the 23 episodes of this show. In any case, Jaalin had a lot more to say about this show than I did, so I handed hand this write-up off to him.
Asahina-san at 11:21 am on April 8th, 2007
As long as the OP has Aya Hirano, i’m happy.
Thanks for blogging this! ^_^
holybell84 at 11:31 am on April 8th, 2007
They have Guile from street Fighter?????
Raadivaelin at 11:33 am on April 8th, 2007
well, good or bad, as long as it is KyoAni, we have to watch this
to see the evolution of anime industry lmm
Iori at 11:33 am on April 8th, 2007
Looks great!
Tsu-chan at 11:34 am on April 8th, 2007
I can already see the droves of cosplayers practicing the OP dance for the next con…
Jason-Sama at 11:36 am on April 8th, 2007
Have to comment on the animation though it seem that this series doen’t seem to have that KyoAni quality animation like Kanon or Suzumiya, is it?
Remi at 11:38 am on April 8th, 2007
Aw… but this looks so great xD they are just so cute :3! I hope they sub it soon!
FireChick at 11:41 am on April 8th, 2007
I really like this picture from the opening. They all look so kawaii!
http://randomc.animeblogger.net/image/Lucky%20Star/Lucky%20Star%20-%20OP%20-%20Large%2004.jpg
The girl with the headband next to Tsukasa might be Ayano. Look on Wikipedia. I can’t wait to see this! They all look so cute!
Likkun at 11:42 am on April 8th, 2007
Oh c’mon, you KNOW they’re trying to leech off the success of Hare Hare Yukai. But this one is just too adorable and I have to admit I’m really crazy about it at the moment. As for the anime, I agree it was a let down but I was probably expecting a bit more from it then other series.
shh227 at 11:49 am on April 8th, 2007
Well I have only seen the opening and it ooks cool despite it similer to haruhi suzumiya ending theme. The show is also similar to another I like called azumanga daioh so I hope I like this. I think that the animations could have been a bit better.
Ethan at 12:08 pm on April 8th, 2007
Op is already on 2chan :
I My Something そりゃぷにってことかい、ちょっ
ら、ぐーんぐーんが制服 なぁふりってことない？ うん
頑張っちゃ、やっちゃっちゃ、そんときゃ じゃリリース料
あせっ、あせっ、の谷間にダーリンダーリンフリー
なんかたるー、なんかてるー、あいしてるー あれ一個が違ってる
むんむん むやみに暴行鉄棒おいしん棒 いいかげんにしなさい
飛んでったあいつの火照る体っていわゆる普通の女の子
驚いたあたしだけ豚骨針金おかわりダダダダーン！！！！
ボンボン応援団 Let’s get cherry pie
らんらーん 関係感 you have センセーション
ハーイ 存在感 点々 小惑星 ぶつかって溶けました 呆然 大いに歌ってシリンダー
もっていけ最後に笑っちゃうのはあたしのはず
セーラー服だからです結論
月曜日なのに機嫌悪いのどうするよ
夏服がいいのですかわいい
接近賛否それまでって躊躇だ やーん
頑張って 張り切って ま、ダーリンダーリンプリーズ
AgentTofu at 12:11 pm on April 8th, 2007
Remember, all foreigners are evil servicemen that have nothing better to do with their time than to pick fights with the genetically superior schoolgirl populace of mighty Japan.
Do The Emperor Your Service! Kill A Yank! BANZAI. BANZAI.
Jesus, that was almost as worse than the “NEW YORK NEGROES GONNA RAPE DUMB JAP SCHOOLGIRL” opening to Hana Yori Dango 2.
Kaito at 12:12 pm on April 8th, 2007
Well, if Kyoani is being completely faithful to the source material, then in the end, the anime can only be as good as its source material.
Mutio at 12:17 pm on April 8th, 2007
I like this series quite much since the characters are a bit like in Manabi Straight, moreover since I haven’t read the 4-koma I’m fine with the story and comedy either this first episode.
After Claymore the second show which I’m definetely going to watch.
boo at 12:19 pm on April 8th, 2007
looks like a show for kyoani to save some budget with to pump into the other shows. The OP was still godly though.
production error spotted at 3:45 hair layer on top of cake layer =p
Nobunaga at 12:20 pm on April 8th, 2007
The Opening must be a ripoff of Suzumiya Haruhi “Hare Hare Yukai”. Just look on the dance and the logo for “Lucky Star”.
Also loved the parody of Street Fighter.
RebeccaMiyamoto at 12:29 pm on April 8th, 2007
Oh god, I’ve been hooked by the OP alone.
Kyoani claims a total victory for this year, IMO.
sento at 12:42 pm on April 8th, 2007
Hmm? The OP was really cute to watch and catchy. I’m still interested watching the first episode.
Model_X at 12:44 pm on April 8th, 2007
1 dead gaijin. K.O.
flou at 1:03 pm on April 8th, 2007
I thought the opening was really cute and well animated. As for the episode, the animation was done well and fully animated, but as for the actual content of the episode, it wasn’t really funny at all. The Lucky Channel and karaoke segment at the end was sort of funny, but it wasn’t enough to hold up the entire episode. It was quite disappointing, actually, so don’t get your hopes up after seeing the awesome op. -_-;;