Customer Reviews

Lucky Star Anime Legends

5 star:		(17)
4 star:		(3)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

Like many I enjoyed the series through Youtube or...alternative means. My anime tastes aren't very complex. I typically only watch comedies, and for me to actively seek a dvd/boxset purchase is a compliment in and of itself. To date the only other box set i've purchased is Azumanga Daioh and a few of the Miyazaki films (including Ponyo).

Lucky Star is one of the few on my "made it" list. I tried many times to purchase each individual dvd at approx $20 each. But I couldn't do it. At 6 volumes plus the OVA, that's ~$130, which is the cost of many brand new box sets with additional swag and a nice box to store it in.

No thanks.

This past saturday I attended Sakura-Con here in Seattle, and a few vendors were selling this product for retail, apparently before it hits the streets on the 6th of April (according to amazon).

Besides it being a great purchase, there isn't much to say about it. Formatted in widescreen, and looks gorgeous on the PS3 (which I assume does some up converting).

There isn't much detail on the DVDs themselves except for the 5th one, which is printed from edge to edge and looks alot more polished, like something you would find in a standalone retail box.

Anyway, even at retail price, this is a must buy. Amazon bringing it at below cost at release is a godsend for any anime fan, particularly those who were miffed that they never released a true box set.

Seinfeld was one of the greatest shows because it was a show about nothing. Now, take those 4 characters and turn them into 4 teenaged anime girls. Give them a few teenager oriented topics and school and you get the hysterical show 'Lucky Star'.

Lucky Star started on the topic of how to eat a pastry the right way. While I sat watching that I was officially a fan. This is such a great show. While some of the topics may not be towards everyone's liking, it is just a funny show. Each character is unique and funny in their own way and it just keeps the show interesting from beginning to end even though nothing really exciting happens! There are no crazy battles, no heavy emotional stories...none of that. All it is just teenagers being teenagers....with a little stereotypical anime thrown in. It is a great show and I would highly recommend if you are looking for something different in the anime world.

The anime series is undoubtedly a very best of animes, if your taste fits to the direction of what other reviewers have already elaborated. I am a Japanese and I am really fascinated to find that great many Americans can also enjoy this maniac locally Japanese sort of fun -- things like Akihabara culture and Japan's high school scenes.

I would also recommend this set highly now that I also possess Blu-Ray release sold in Amazon.co.jp.
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I would say that the quality of picture in this thin set is sufficiently good compared with the blu-ray set. The bonus is also plenty.

Nevertheless, I should also add that the anime Lucky Star is also legendary in its "media mix". If you are also interested in things like Cast Concert in Budokan, I really highly recommend you to consider an option of purchasing the blu-ray box mentioned above.
You may also purchase the concert dvd separately at
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but the video quality is substantially lower than the bonus disk included in the blu-ray box.

Just join in on the fun. If you like Azumanga Daioh and The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya you will probably really enjoy this. Imagine combining the two into one series. You have the girls in school with the attitude of Haruhi. It is not your typical anime.

This series was given it's weird art style to throw people off so the children look slightly more innoncent, but they say really crazy things. Like Azumanga it follows some girls in school, but Haruhi these girls will say whatever is on their mind. So leave behind your sanity, watch in pure amazement and listen to the insanity as these girls talk about anime, videogames, school life, and sex appeal.

School Rumble is along a similair line as well. Honostly it's really enjoyable, but it is not intended for the younger viewers, so you may not want to watch it with the little ones. If you enjoy crazy animes though, this one will leave you in stitches. I enjoyed watching this and with the collection you get all of it at once. It's hard to pass up.

Ok so let me start out with saying this anime is really funny. I was excited when it came in the mail but I didn't have time to watch it yet... Now I'm on disc 2 and I'm already having problems. The picture it shows is a little bit on the blurry side, and when I want to see the trailers, it just goes all weird and doesn't let me watch them. I only gave this 3 stars because I haven't actually had any problems with the lucky star episodes playing, but I'm still pretty ticked off at the quality and the inability to watch the trailers.

Lucky Star has become something of an anime classic. It's slice of life style is similar to Azumanga Daioh, but without the wacky fantasy sequences. The series is more or less a collection of skits that could be viewed at random, but I'd recommend watching them in order the first time through. While there isn't a strong on-going plot, the main characters' personalities are developed as the series progresses, revealing each one's quirks, strengths, and weaknesses, with additional characters introduced as time goes on.

You get to know these girls the same way you get to know your friends, by seeing them in everyday life, and meeting their siblings, parents and teachers. And most of all you get to know them by watching them doing goofy, silly, mundane, and sometimes touching things. You get to see the tender, vulnerable side of tough, level-headed Kagami when she gets a note from a boy. You learn how Miyuki got to be so smart, and what her greatest fear is. You discover that lazy, air-headed game player Konata can do some very practical things much better than the other girls, and that Tsukasa isn't quite as dumb as she seems. Like real life, the girls tease each other, sympathize with each other, and discuss boys and other things that girls only discuss among themselves.

In the process, you'll also pick up a fair amount of Japanese culture. You'll learn the term 'Christmas Cake' doesn't just apply to a dessert, the Japanese attitude toward anime and otaku, and, of course, the answer to sweet, innocent Yutaka's question: "What's yaoi?" (LOL!)

The series gets sentimental near the end, with an episode about how Konata's Mom and Dad met, and episodes about the older girls senior year. It ends with the famous "let's do something to remember" project, thought up by one of the most likely characters, and brought together by one of the least likely. Even Kagami would get misty-eyed if she were watching.

By the end of the last disc you will probably feel like you have made 4 or 5 new friends, and that's the charm and the strength of this series. The fact that these characters do come across as people you care about. People you've laughed with and sympathized with, and probably recognized a bit in your friends in the real world. You'll also have one of the most over-the-top theme songs burned into your brain. But that's OK, because it'll just remind you of some old high-school (anime) friends.

If anyone wants to know about Japanese anime and curios about high school life, then this one is for everyone to see. It contains a wide variety of topics and issues that normal teenage girls will talked about between on another. I recommend this DVD.

I really didn't find anything wrong with this purchase. I never watched lucky star until I bought this set, i'm pretty impressed. Like it says, it includes all 6 dvd's and such, at great quality. Lucky star is an anime that I will always cherish, Konata's antics remind me of myself at times haha.

The only minor gripes I had were the dvd packaging, which is a commonplace for these types of purchases. The dvd roms seem to be so securely placed in the package, I was afraid of damaging them upon removal but its not a big issue. Another issue would be the subtitles, large green and obtrusive as they are. I got used to it a couple episodes in, but I have to say that they could have been better produced. The translations were okay, a few times I could point out instances where a better translation could be used.

But in all, I believe this was a 5 star purchase, and I would recommend this to anyone else who takes interest in watching this gem of a show. Thanks!

-Jesse

I have purchased this to study daily conversation in English. If you are able to hear and speak easy formal English conversation, I recommend this video. In the video the conversations are filled with idioms and unique phrases which are commonly spoken by native English speakers. Besides, the spoken English is easier to understand than that in other kinds of video. The voice actors speak clearly. The conversation is not so much difficult. That's why.

Lucky Star quickly became one of my favorite anime's. So when I saw that I could get all 24 episodes for just $30, I immediately jumped at the deal. When looking at the product online, it seems kind of sketchy because the case is so small, but when you open it, you see the discs are set in a way where the discs overlap. I have no problem with this, but there are possible occurrences that can happen. When I opened the case for, maybe, the third time, the first two discs fell out, and I thought that this may be a malfunction with the case. So i put the discs back in, and re-opened it, and the discs didn't fall out. So i knew that the discs must have been loose from me taking out and putting in the discs. The setup for the discs can be quite difficult at times, but it saves space. The menu sometimes gets a little repetitive with the "Darlin' Darlin Please" every time you select an option. Also, if you like watching it in Japanese with the English subtitles, you will have to repeatedly go to the "Set Up" menu and select "Japanese" for voice, and "English" for subtitles. Other than that, this was a great product for many an otaku, and a great price at that.