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Lucky Star (TV)

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© Kagami Yoshimizu / Lucky Paradise

[ adapted from Lucky Star (manga by K Yoshimizu) ]

Related anime:
Lucky Star OVA (sequel)

Alternative title:

Lucky ☆ Star

らき☆すた (Japanese)

幸運星 (Chinese (Taiwan))

러키☆스타 (Korean)

Genres: comedy, slice of life

Themes: growing up, moe, otaku, parody, school, troublesome teens, twins

Plot Summary: Portrays the lives of several school girls attending a Japanese high school with a very loose humor tone. The main heroine is Konata Izumi, an athletic and intelligent girl who, despite these attributes, is not in a sports club, and her grades remain low. Her laziness at school is due to her love for anime and video games, and she is not interested in much else.

Video:

User Ratings: 2394 ratings have been given [details]

Masterpiece: 597 votes (sub:514, dub:39, Spa.sub:18, raw:11, Ger.sub:3, Fre.sub:3, ?:2, edit.dub:2, Por.sub:1, Ita.sub:1, Rus.sub:1, Fre.dub:1, Kor.sub:1)

Excellent: 761 votes (sub:639, dub:84, Spa.sub:21, raw:6, Rus.sub:4, Kor.sub:2, Por.sub:2, ?:2, English:1)

Very good: 481 votes (sub:426, dub:36, Spa.sub:9, raw:4, Fre.sub:2, Rus.sub:1, Spa.edit.dub:1, Ita.sub:1, edit.dub:1)

Good: 258 votes (sub:226, dub:23, Spa.sub:5, Pol.sub:2, raw:1, Rus.sub:1)

Decent: 100 votes (sub:90, dub:7, Spa.sub:3)

So-so: 70 votes (sub:63, dub:5, ?:1, raw:1)

Not really good: 28 votes (sub:20, dub:5, Spa.sub:3)

Weak: 30 votes (sub:29, dub:1)

Bad: 13 votes (sub:12, dub:1)

Awful: 21 votes (sub:19, raw:1, dub:1)

Worst ever: 35 votes (sub:35)

Seen in part or in whole by 4005 users, rank: #100
Median rating: Excellent
Arithmetic mean: 8.217 (Very good+.21), std. dev.: 1.9666, rank: #265
Weighted mean: 8.119 (Very good+.11), rank: #260 (seen all: 8.45 / seen some: 7.00 / won't finish: 3.29)
Bayesian estimate: 8.117 (Very good+.11), rank: #177

Running time: 24 minutes per episode

Number of episodes: 24

Episode titles: We have 24

Vintage: 2007-04-08 to 2007-09-16

Releases: We have 16

Opening Theme:

"Motteke! Sailor Fuku (もってけ！セーラーふく)" by Aya Hirano, Emiri Katou, Kaori Fukuhara & Aya Endo

Ending Theme:

#01: "Space Ironmen Brothers" by Aya Hirano

#02: "It's a Victory! Akumaizer 3" by Aya Hirano

#03: "Sore ga, Ai deshou" by Aya Hirano

#04: "Sailor Suit and Machine Gun" by Emiri Katō

#05: "Cha-la Head-Cha-la" by Aya Hirano

#06: "Valentine Kiss" by Aya Hirano & Kaori Fukuhara

#07: "Chijō no Hoshi" by Aya Endo

#08: "Monkey Magic" by Aya Hirano

#09: "Kogarashi Ni Dakarete" by Aya Hirano

#10: "I'm Proud" by Emiri Katou

#11: "Doraemon no Uta" by Aya Endo & Kaori Fukuhara

#12: "Don't Lose" by All Lucky Star Staff

#13: "Ore no Wasuremono (俺の忘れ物)" by Minoru Shiraishi

#14: "Hare Hare Yukai (ハレ晴レユカイ)" by Minoru Shiraishi

#15: "Koi no Minoru Densetsu (恋のミノル伝説)" by Minoru Shiraishi

#16: "Misoji Misaki (三十路岬)" by Hiromi Konno

#17: "Motteke! Serafuku (もってけ！セーラーふく)" by Minoru Shiraishi

#18: "Kaorin no Theme (かおりんのテーマ)" by Minoru Shiraishi

#19: "Otoko no Ikizama (男の生き様)" by Minoru Shiraishi

#20: "Omuko Rumba (お婿ルンバ)" by Minoru Shiraishi

#21: "Shikaider no Uta (シカイダーの唄)" by Minoru Shiraishi

#22: "Mikuru Henshin! Soshite Sentou (ミクル変身!そして戦闘!)" by Minoru Shiraishi (ep 23)

#23: "Ai wa Bumeran (愛はブーメラン)" by Minoru Shiraishi (ep 24)

Official website:

Bandai Entertainment's Lucky Stars Website

TOKYO MX ＊アニメ「らき☆すた」 (Japanese)

「らき☆すた」オフィシャルサイト／「らっきー☆ちゃんねるWEB」 (Japanese)

Links: We have 3

Trivia: We have 294

In the news 88 times:

2009-11-20 Space Battleship Yamato Underpants for Sale in Japan

2009-10-08 Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya Film Announced for 2010 (Update 2)

2009-10-02 Kyoto Animation Award Website Opened

2009-09-28 Kannagi's Yamamoto to Direct 1st Live-Action Film

2009-09-28 Kadokawa Pictures USA Licensing Unit Shuts Down

2009-09-19 Kannagi's Takenashi Sends Sketch to Director Yamamoto

2009-09-16 Sola, True Tears Anime Songs Now on Sale in U.S. iTunes

2009-09-15 Aya Hirano to Sing Dragon Ball Kai Character Song

2009-08-26 JAM Project's Anime Songs Now on Sale in U.S. iTunes

2009-08-23 Hatsune Miku Virtual Idol Performs 'Live' Before 25,000

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Related reviews:
Lucky Star DVD 3
Lucky Star DVD 2
Lucky Star DVD 1

Related releases:

Lucky Star (DVD 1) 2008-05-06 (from $16.93)

Lucky Star - Special Limited Edition (DVD 1) 2008-05-06 (from $30.00)

Lucky Star (DVD 2) 2008-07-01 (from $17.86)

Lucky Star - Special Limited Edition (DVD 2) 2008-07-01 (from $18.00)

Lucky Star (DVD 3) 2008-09-02 (from $16.93)

Lucky Star - Special Limited Edition (DVD 3) 2008-09-02 (from $18.00)

Lucky Star (DVD 4) 2008-11-18 (from $17.82)

Lucky Star - Special Limited Edition (DVD 4) 2008-11-18 (from $28.71)

Lucky Star (DVD 5) 2009-01-06 (from $17.82)

Lucky Star - Special Limited Edition (DVD 5) 2009-01-06 (from $18.00)

Lucky Star - Special Limited Edition (DVD 6) 0000-00-00 (from $37.49)

Lucky Star (DVD 6) 2008-03-17 (from $16.93)

Japanese staff

Japanese cast

Director:
Yasuhiro Takemoto (eps 5-24)
Yutaka Yamamoto (eps 1-4)

Series Composition: Touko Machida

Script:
Kagami Yoshimizu (ep 24)
Katsuhiko Muramoto (eps 8, 16, 21)
Shoji Gatoh (eps 5, 12, 22)
Tomoe Aratani (eps 6, 14, 19)
Touko Machida (7 episodes

eps 1-3, 9, 13, 17-18

)
Yūko Okabe (4 episodes

eps 7, 11, 15, 20

)
Yutaka Yamamoto (eps 4, 10, 23)

Storyboard:
Ichirou Miyoshi (eps 7, 14)
Kazuya Sakamoto (ep 20)
Satoshi Kadowaki (ep 21)
Shinobu Yoshioka (4 episodes

eps 3, 9, 16, 23

)
Taichi Ishidate (4 episodes

eps 4, 10, 17, 24

)
Tatsuya Ishihara (eps 5, 11)
Tomoe Aratani (eps 13, 19)
Touko Takao (eps 8, 15, 22)
Yasuhiro Takemoto (4 episodes

eps 6, 12, 18, 24

)
Yutaka Yamamoto (eps 1-2, 18)

Episode Director:
Ichirou Miyoshi (eps 7, 14, 18)
Kazuya Sakamoto (ep 20)
Satoshi Kadowaki (ep 21)
Shinobu Yoshioka (4 episodes

eps 3, 9, 16, 23

)
Taichi Ishidate (4 episodes

eps 4, 10, 17, 24

)
Tatsuya Ishihara (eps 5, 11)
Tomoe Aratani (eps 13, 19)
Touko Takao (4 episodes

eps 2, 8, 15, 22

)
Yasuhiro Takemoto (eps 6, 12)
Yutaka Yamamoto (ep 1)

Music: Satoru Kousaki

Original creator: Kagami Yoshimizu

Character Design: Yukiko Horiguchi

Art director: Seiki Tamura

Chief Animation Director: Yukiko Horiguchi

Animation director:
Chiyoko Ueno (eps 6, 12, 21)
Fumio Tada (ep 18)
Futoshi Nishiya (4 episodes

eps 2, 8, 15, 22

)
Hiroyuki Takahashi (eps 10, 17)
Kazumi Ikeda (ep 11)
Kazuya Sakamoto (ep 20)
Mitsuyoshi Yoneda (ep 4)
Satoshi Kadowaki (eps 7, 14)
Shoko Ikeda (4 episodes

eps 3, 9, 16, 23

)
Tomoe Aratani (eps 5, 19)
Yukiko Horiguchi (eps 1, 13, 24)

Sound director: Yota Tsuruoka

Director of Photography: Kazuya Takao

Assistant Animation Director:
Kazuya Sakamoto (ep 13)
Mariko Takahashi (ep 9)
Saiichi Akitake (ep 18)

Assistant Episode Director: Satoshi Kadowaki (ep 7)

Color design: Ayumi Shimoura

Editing: Kengo Shigemura

Key Animation:
Kayo Hikiyama (6 episodes

eps 3, 6, 12, 18, 21, 24

)
Miku Kadowaki (eps 9, 15, 21)

Setting: Hiroyuki Takahashi

Theme Song Arrangement: Satoru Kousaki (OP)

Theme Song Composition:
Minoru Shiraishi (ED; ep 13)
Satoru Kousaki (OP)

Theme Song Lyrics:
Aki Hata (OP)
Minoru Shiraishi (ED; ep 13)
Yoshiko Miura (ED; ep 24)

Theme Song Performance:
Aya Endo (OP)
Aya Hirano (OP)
Emiri Katou (OP)
Hiromi Konno (ED; ep 16)
Kaori Fukuhara (OP)
Minoru Shiraishi (ED; eps 13-15, 17-24)

Aya Endo as Miyuki Takara

Aya Hirano as Konata Izumi

Emiri Katou as Kagami Hiiragi

Kaori Fukuhara as Tsukasa Hiiragi

Hirokazu Hiramatsu as Sōjirō Izumi

Hiromi Konno as Akira Kogami

Kaori Shimizu as Hiyori Tamura

Kaoru Mizuhara as Misao Kusakabe

Konomi Maeda as Nanako Kuroi

Mai Aizawa as Ayano Minegishi

Mami Kosuge as Yukari Takara

Minori Chihara as Minami Iwasaki

Minoru Shiraishi as Minoru Shiraishi

Nozomi Sasaki as Patricia "Patty" Martin

Saori Nishihara as Yui Narumi

Shizuka Hasegawa as Yutaka Kobayakawa

Aya Hirano as Haruhi Suzumiya (ep 20)

Daisuke Ono as Daisuke Ono (ep 20)

Etsuko Kozakura as Clerk 3 (ep 13)

Fumihiko Tachiki as
Announcer (eps 8, 15)
Annoying Customer (ep 12)
Assistant Director (ep 21)
Baseball Analyst (ep 19)
Baseball Commentator (ep 19)
Big Guy (ep 5)
Boss Deer (ep 21)
Boy A (4 episodes

eps 11, 13, 15, 24

)
Boy B (4 episodes

eps 11, 13, 15, 24

)
Boy C (ep 24)
Boy D (ep 24)
Boy E (ep 24)
Camera Boy A (ep 16)
Camera Boy B (ep 16)
Cameraman (ep 21)
Clerk (ep 11)
Clerk A (eps 10, 12)
College Professor (ep 6)
ComiKet Staff A (ep 12)
ComiKet Staff B (ep 12)
Cop (ep 5)
Customer (ep 2)
Dentist (ep 23)
Director (eps 19, 22)
Gamers Clerk (ep 14)
Goal Official (ep 8)
Homeroom Teacher (ep 15)
Host (eps 5, 14)
Host (Male) (ep 19)
Indian (ep 21)
Male Student (ep 18)
Male Student A (ep 21)
Male Student B (ep 21)
Man (ep 11)
Man A (ep 2)
Michael (ep 15)
Narrator (ep 19)
Newscaster (eps 14, 19)
Official (ep 8)
Ordinary Person A (ep 6)
Ordinary Person B (ep 6)
Participant A (ep 12)
Passerby (Male) (ep 8)
Producer (ep 22)
PTA (ep 8)
Recorder (ep 8)
Reporter (ep 20)
Salesperson A (ep 12)
Salesperson B (ep 12)
Santa (ep 11)
Seiichi Hachiya (ep 21)
Spiritual Counselor (ep 20)
Student (ep 10)
Teacher (eps 2, 7, 24)
TV (Man) (ep 2)
TV Businessman (ep 12)
TV Personality (ep 10)
TV Voice (eps 13, 18)
TV Voice A (ep 11)
TV Voice B (ep 11)
TV Voice C (ep 11)
Yankee (ep 2)

Hirokazu Hiramatsu as Game Hero (ep 14)

Hiromi Konno as Quiz $ Millionaire Contestant (ep 14)

Jouji Nakata as Clerk 1 (ep 13)

Junko Iwao as Minami Iwasaki's Mother (eps 17, 23)

Juurouta Kosugi as President Takahashi (ep 12)

Kaori Shimizu as Ichiko (ep 18)

Kikuko Inoue as Miki Hiiragi

Kujira as
Anchor A (ep 8)
Anchor B (ep 8)
Announcer (eps 15, 17)
Brenda (ep 15)
Bus Announcer (ep 10)
Bus Guide (ep 21)
Cafeteria Lady (Elder) (ep 8)
Cafeteria Lady (Younger) (ep 8)
Cherry (eps 20, 23)
Clerk (4 episodes

eps 9, 17, 19, 23

)
ComiKet Staff C (ep 12)
Commentator (ep 20)
Cooking Researcher (ep 12)
Cooking Teacher (ep 5)
Couple (Female) (ep 9)
Cousins (ep 13)
Famires Waitress (ep 14)
First Runner (ep 8)
Game Voice A (ep 20)
Game Voice B (ep 20)
Game Voice C (ep 20)
Game Voice D (ep 20)
Game Voice E (ep 20)
Game Voice F (ep 20)
Girl A (ep 24)
Girl B (ep 24)
Girl C (ep 24)
Granny (ep 9)
High School Girl (ep 3)
Host (ep 15)
Host (Female) (ep 19)
Loli Teacher (ep 3)
Passerby (ep 9)
Passerby (Female) (ep 8)
Performer (ep 5)
Receptionist (ep 10)
Register (ep 8)
Reporter (ep 19)
Salesperson C (ep 12)
Salesperson D (ep 12)
Salesperson E (ep 12)
Second Runner A (ep 8)
Second Runner B (ep 8)
Teacher (ep 1)
Third Runner A (ep 8)
Third Runner B (ep 8)
TV Voice (ep 23)
Waitress (ep 21)

Kumiko Watanabe as Clerk 2 (ep 13)

Miki Inoue as Hikaru Sakuraba (ep 24)

Miki Nagasawa as Ramika (ep 10)

Minori Chihara as
Minori Chihara (ep 12)
Yuki Nagato (ep 16)

Minoru Shiraishi as
Clerk (ep 16)
Clerk B (eps 10, 12)
Couple (Male) (ep 9)
Game Voice (ep 14)
Participant B (ep 12)
Student (ep 10)
TV Reporter (ep 12)
TV Voice (ep 16)

Nana Furuhara as Taiko Voice (ep 2)

Nobuyuki Kobushi as Kiyotaka Narumi (ep 11)

Nozomi Masu as Inori Hiiragi

Satomi Akesaka as Matsuri Hiiragi

Sumi Shimamoto as Kanata Izumi (ep 22)

Tohru Furusawa as Tadao Hiiragi

Tomokazu Seki as Meito Anisawa

Tomokazu Sugita as
Clerk Sugita (eps 12, 16)
Kyon (ep 16)

Yui Kano as Hikage Miyakawa (eps 16, 24)

Yukiko Takaguchi as Hinata Miyakawa (eps 16, 24)

Yuko Goto as Gotouza-sama (ep 23)

Japanese companies

Animation Production: Kyoto Animation

Broadcaster:
Broadcasting System of Niigata Inc. (2007-04-09)
Chiba TV (2007-04-08)
Hiroshima Home TV (2007-04-09)
Iwate Menkoi Television Co., Ltd. (2007-04-11)
KBS Kyoto (2007-04-09)
KSB Setonaikai Broadcasting Co., Ltd. (2007-04-14)
Kumamoto Broadcasting (2007-04-08)
Shizuoka Telecasting Co., Ltd. (2007-04-12)
Sun TV (2007-04-10)
Tohoku Broadcasting Co., Ltd. (2007-04-10)
Tokyo MX TV (2007-04-11)
TV Aichi (2007-04-11)
TV Hokkaido (2007-04-09)
TV Kanagawa (2007-04-09)
TV Saitama (2007-04-08)
TVQ Kyushu Broadcasting Co., Ltd. (2007-04-09)

English staff

English cast

ADR Director: Alex Von David

Translation: Rika Takahashi

ADR Script: Alex Von David

Executive producer:
Ken Iyadomi (Bandai Entertainment)
Takashi Sakuda (Kadokawa Pictures USA)

Producer:
Eric P. Sherman (Bang Zoom! Entertainment)
Kaeko Sakamoto (Bang Zoom! Entertainment)
Taku Otsuka (Bandai Entertainment)

Assistant Engineer: Jeff Prosser

Assistant producer:
Charles Ohta (eps 1-16)
Kevin Chu
Yuko Abe

Associate Casting Director: Mami Okada

Associate producer: Chiyako Tasai

Casting Director: Kaeko Sakamoto

Chief Producer: Nobuo Masuda (Bandai Entertainment)

Co-Producer: Mami Okada

Dialogue Editing:
Jeremy Pitts (eps 1-4)
Jillinda Palmer (eps 5-8, 13-24)
Marco Bustos (eps 9-12)

Post-Production Assistant:
Barry Weir (eps 1-16)
Chris Greenwood (eps 17-20)
Sarah Reno (eps 17-24)
Steve Florek (eps 21-24)

Production Assistant:
Brandy Camel (eps 21-24)
David Beltier (eps 1-16)
Emily Nicholas (eps 1-16)
Kanako Otomo (eps 21-24)
Regina Brescia (eps 17-24)
Stephanie Trautwein (eps 5-8)

Production Coordination: Emily Nicholas (eps 17-24)

Production manager:
Charles Ohta (eps 17-24)
Megumi Kunisada (eps 1-16)

Re-Recording Mixing: Patrick Rodman

Recording engineer:
Marco Bustos (eps 1-16, 21-24)
Ollin Saurez (eps 13-24)
Patrick Rodman (eps 1-12)

Sound Supervisor: Patrick Rodman

Subtitling: Andrew Kent

Karen Strassman as Miyuki Takara

Kari Wahlgren as Kagami Hiiragi

Michelle Ruff as Tsukasa Hiiragi

Wendee Lee as Konata Izumi

Hynden Walch as Yutaka Kobayakawa

Julie Ann Taylor as Yui Narumi

Kate Higgins as Nanako Kuroi

Lara Jill Miller as Misao Kusakabe

Michelle Ruff as Minami Iwasaki

Patricia Ja Lee as Patricia Martin

Peggy O'Neal as Ayano Minegishi

Philece Sampler as Hiyori Tamura

Sam Regal as Minoru Shiraishi

Stephanie Sheh as Akira Kogami

Tony Oliver as Soujiro Izumi

Bridget Hoffman as
Inori Hiiragi
Yukari Takara

Crispin Freeman as
Anchor (ep 15)
Boy A (ep 14)
Boy B (ep 11)
Clerk Sugita (eps 12, 16)
Kyon (ep 16)
Salesperson A (ep 12)
Salesperson D (ep 12)

Derek Stephen Prince as
Anchor A (ep 8)
Anchor B (ep 8)
Announcer (ep 17)
Brenda (ep 15)
Bus Announcer (ep 10)
Bus Tour Guide (ep 21)
Cafeteria Lady (Elder) (ep 8)
Cafeteria Lady (Younger) (ep 8)
Cherry (eps 20, 23)
Clerk (eps 9, 17, 23)
Comic Market Staff B (ep 12)
Cooking Researcher (ep 12)
Cooking Teacher (ep 5)
Couple (Female; ep 9)
Cousins (ep 14)
Customer (ep 2)
Deer Boss (ep 21)
Delinquent (ep 3)
Drunk (ep 3)
First Runner (ep 8)
Game Voice A (ep 20)
Game Voice B (ep 20)
Game Voice C (ep 20)
Game Voice D (ep 20)
Game Voice E (ep 20)
Game Voice F (ep 20)
Girl A (ep 24)
Girl B (ep 24)
Girl C (ep 24)
Granny (ep 9)
High School Girl (ep 3)
Host (ep 19)
Hostess (ep 19)
Hosts (ep 21)
Loli Teacher (ep 3)
Passerby (ep 9)
Passerby (Female) (ep 8)
Performer (ep 5)
Receptionist (ep 10)
Register (ep 8)
Reporter (ep 20)
Salesperson B (ep 12)
Salesperson C (ep 12)
Salesperson E (ep 12)
Second Runner A (ep 8)
Second Runner B (ep 8)
Student A (ep 21)
Teacher (ep 1)
Third Runner A (ep 8)
Third Runner B (ep 8)
TV (Man) (ep 2)
TV Announcer (ep 23)
Voice in Game (ep 3)
Waiter (ep 15)
Yankee (ep 2)

Dorothy Elias-Fahn as
Matsuri Hiiragi
Voice from Game (ep 2)

Dorothy Fahn as Clerk 2 (ep 14)

Johnny Yong Bosch as
Boy Student (ep 18)
Daisuke Ono (eps 20-22)
Reporter (ep 19)
Student B (ep 21)

Kyle Hebert as
Boy A (ep 11)
Clerk (ep 11)
Clerk A (eps 10, 12)
Couple (Male; ep 9)
Participant B (ep 12)
Student (ep 10)
TV Personality (ep 10)
TV Reporter (ep 12)
TV Voice A (ep 11)

Lex Lang as
Host (ep 19)
Meito Anisawa
Santa Claus (ep 11)
TV Host (ep 12)
TV Voice (ep 18)

Megan Hollingshead as Gottoza-sama (ep 23)

Michelle Ruff as
Minori Chihara (ep 12)
Nagato Waitress (ep 16)

Peggy O'Neal as
Clerk 3 (ep 14)
Ichiko (ep 18)
Miki Hiiragi

Rebecca Forstadt as
Hikage Miyakawa (eps 16, 24)
Kanata Izumi (ep 22)

Richard Epcar as
AD (ep 21)
Anchor Man (ep 19)
Announcer (ep 8)
Annoying Customer (ep 12)
Asian Indian (ep 21)
Baseball Broadcaster (ep 19)
Big Guy (ep 5)
Boy A (ep 24)
Boy B (ep 24)
Boy C (ep 24)
Boy D (ep 24)
Boy E (ep 24)
Cameraman (ep 21)
Chairman (ep 3)
Clerk 1 (ep 14)
Comic Market Staff A (ep 12)
Cop (ep 5)
Dentist (ep 23)
Director (eps 19, 22)
Goal Official (ep 8)
Host (ep 5)
Man (ep 11)
Man A (ep 2)
MC (ep 23)
Official (ep 8)
Ordinary Person A (ep 6)
Ordinary Person B (ep 6)
Participant A (ep 12)
Passerby (Male) (ep 8)
President Takahashi (ep 12)
Producer (ep 22)
Professor (ep 6)
PTA (ep 8)
Recorder (ep 8)
Seiichi Hachiya (ep 21)
Spiritual Counselor (ep 20)
Tadao Hiiragi
Teacher (ep 2)
TV Voice B (ep 11)
TV Voice C (ep 11)
Voice of Game Character (ep 3)