Lucky Star: episode 15 “Ikinari wa Kawarenai” (いきなりは変われない)

So why exactly does Kona-chan feel all shocked after the concert? Is it because she’s so grateful for Kagami switching with her that she’s utterly speechless, or perhaps she’s realised what a great friend she has. Even Kagami gets all depressed when she realises she’s not in Kona-chan’s class. It would be interesting if the classes are split, just to see how the four still manage to communicate when apart. But then again I guess Shiroi-sensei is the set the homeroom teacher now, and splitting the classes up wouldn’t be convenient for her. Speaking of this though, I hope Kagami’s own class gets some more attention in the future.

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Lucky Star: episode 14 “Hitotsu Yane no Shita” (ひとつ屋根の下)

Wow, new character! And just when it seems like the cast would stay as it was for the rest of the show…Yui’s sister *** acts a lot like a younger Miyuki, though much more normal. Her reaction to Kona-chan having an all nighter makes me love her character, and I would say that even if that was the only scene I saw. In fact, I didn’t actually see it coming how Kona-chan would say she had spent the night playing her MMO’s (and just when I thought I had all the jokes figured out…) Well it’s nice to see that the new material is always fresh and funny (though I have to admit Lucky Channel is getting SLIGHTLY uninteresting…they need a new character).

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Lucky Star: episode 13 “Oishii Hi” (おいしい日)

I always enjoy seeing a range of facial expressions when the quality is good. When the quality is bleh and the faces look retarded, having different facial expressions would probably just worsen everything. However, with Lucky Star, the facial expressions depict their emotions so well, it’s really quite impressive. Tsundere Kagami is a perfect example with her tsun-tsun and dere-dere remarks (lol even if it’s in Kona-chan’s imagination). Kona-chan herself has a variety of expressions, though I find that they are either cute or funny so it’s all good. Oh and she even says ‘uguu’ in this episode (Hirano Aya must’ve had fun)!

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Lucky Star: episode 12 “O-matsuri e Ikō” (お祭りへ行こう)

Ah- gomennasai! I totally forgot to take any screen shots while watching, so all I can manage is another pathetic 6-screeny post…I was just about to do Lucky Star 13 too, until I realised I hadn’t done 12 yet. Anyway, this episode is definitely one of the better ones, mainly because it deals with anime in the anime itself. Of course, it’s also very funny (and lol Kona-chan is admirable xD). This episode certainly has a lot more ‘action’, and by that I mean the characters actually do stuff and a lot of the gags are actually not verbal ones. There seems to be an equal mix of these such episodes and the ones where it’s mostly talk about nonsensical subjects.

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Lucky Star: episode 11 “Iron na Seiya no Sugoshigata” (いろんな聖夜の過ごし方)

Eh, I completely forgot that I haven’t blogged Lucky Star for quite a while now. Rest assured though, this doesn’t mean I’ve lost interest in the show or anything. I have to say something though—Kona-chan is super kawaii!! Or have I said that before? xD Well, for some reason, the scene where Kona-chan is train after losing her seat is just so sad yet hilarious and cute at the same time! Not to mention her relationship with her father—it’s comedy that I really have never experienced before, and it’s impressive how the jokes never seem to be a repeat (same goes for Lucky Channel).

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Lucky Star: episode 10 “Ganbō” (願望)

Although this episode wasn’t as funny as the last few, it definitely has its share of awesome moments. Lucky Channel and the mobile phone gags are amongst the funniest in this episode, but I am much more impressed by the Kagami and Tsukasa changing hairstyles and the picture of Kona-chan’s insanely young-looking and cute mother. She reminds of when Kona-chan goes into onee-sama mode and starts saying ‘gokigenyo’ a few episodes back. Kagami’s comment on whether or not Kona-chan’s mother was legal at the time is especially awesome. Not to mention, so are Kona-chan’s attempts at naming the twins (I really like Kyou-chan and Hihi-chan xD).

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Lucky Star: episode 9 “Sonna Kankaku” (そんな感覚)

I really should watch the first two episodes again to make sure that this show really is getting better, and not just me liking the show more. Although this episode wasn’t as impacting as the last, it was entertaining nonetheless. Dialogue is somewhat excessive, but it does mean Kona-chan gets more lines, and Hirano Aya has really made her character highly unique. Her way of speaking is easily identifiable, much more so than her other roles in other shows. Aya seems to make Kona-chan cuter every episode as well. Likewise, Akira-sama is becoming more moe and hilarious at the same time.

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Lucky Star: episode 8 “Watashi ja Nakute mo Ousei” (私じゃなくても旺盛)

KyoAni has done it again, making this episode of Lucky Star my favourite to date. Everything is win: Kona-chan’s dad, the entire sports meet, Kona-chan’s “visualising” skills, Tsukasa and her recorder, Kona-chan getting her post card published in Newtype, Tsukasa imagining herself as the older sister, and last but not least, the never-tiring Lukcy Channel! Of course, the other jokes were awesome as well, but the ones I mentioned just had that extra punch, whether it be a sudden quality boost by KyoAni, parody or simply just being more hilarious than usual!

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Lucky Star: episode 7 “Imēji” (イメージ)

Wow, Kona-chan going ‘Gokigenyo’ in onee-sama mode is really moe. I would should like to see more of that side of her. And was it just me, or was the quality rather high this episode? Or maybe it was the impressive animation of Akira’s expressions in the Lucky Channel section at the end of the episode. xD I do hope the quality gets a lot better (for Kyoto Animation standards), but not if it affects any future KyoAni productions, such as Clannad. Speaking of KyoAni, I hope they do a series that’s not a Key game afterwards. It would be nice if they bring up some unknown fantasy to light (I love my Shana and Mai Hime)!

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Lucky Star: episode 6 “Natsu no Teiban” (夏の定番)

Kyoto Animation has done it once again, creating an episode with awesome hilarity, high quality and the natural feel of Lucky Star that we (or I) totally love. While this episode is my favourite so far, I feel it was probably pulled past all of the previous episodes with the beach/bath scenes and inclusion of more characters than usual. If you don’t know, I have this thing with the number of characters in a show (the more the better…WAY better). The jokes are refreshing and hilarious as well, incorporating many parodies once again. The most obvious one was the Initial D parody, which easily cracked me up.

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