[Anime Reviews]

2007 in 12 day 9: Lucky Star

Posted by Martin  [Tags: ABC, Lucky Star, Twelve days of Christmas]

One show that earned a fervent following in the blogosphere was Lucky Star, the one show that I’ll forever remember as The One That I Was Surprised To Enjoy. By rights I should have hated it but for a number of reasons (which I’ve outlined not once but twice and concerning a matter I’ll examine in more detail later) it turned out to be funnier, more moving and generally miles more entertaining than I ever expected it to be.

Aw hell, don’t start THAT again!

Because I’ve already reviewed the show as thoroughly as I ever intend to, all that’s left is to pick a Memorable Moment…the problem is, because the series portrays a lot of stuff happening and nothing happening at the same time, that’s well-nigh impossible. Instead, I’ll pick out my favourite bits featuring the four leads and invite the rest of you to share your own; reminiscing about fun times is after all one of the best things about the festive season! And no, I haven’t deliberately left the supporting cast out. I don’t want you to experience a tl;dr moment so the borderline shoujo-ai overtones of the Yutaka/Minami relationship, Hiyori’s obsession with including friends in her doujinshi, Yui’s Initial D-standard 1337 driving skills or the mayhem fourth wall wrecking of the Lucky Channel won’t make much of an appearance here, for shame.

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[OAVs, Movies and Full Series]

Lucky Star final thoughts: it wins at life

Posted by Martin  [Tags: Lucky Star]

Buried under removal boxes and a viewing backlog, I marathoned the closing episodes of Lucky Star. It was a show I was infinitely sceptical of at first, only to warm to it later on - eventually it left me not just pleasantly surprised but actually a little disappointed that it was over. It was a refreshing change and turned out to be a worthwhile series that could sit alongside the rest of my DVD collection. It’s strange to think that a series that kicked off with four kids discussing their lunch could achieve so much - sometimes the best entertainment comes from ordinary people doing ordinary things.

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[Editorials]

Love is blind but apathy is myopic

Posted by Martin  [Tags: Lucky Star, Over-analysis]

I haven’t done an editorial in a while I know, but as so often happens inspiration fails to materialise until a flood of vague ideas appear and begin to take some sort of shape. What you are reading is the third rewrite in what was intended to be a more general waffle but turned into an appraisal of Lucky Star instead. It was a productive train journey in the end - I recommend taking your laptop with you on days out too.

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