Lucky Star 1 – Moe girls talking about food FTW

Air Date: 8th April 2007
Creator (Mangaka): Yoshimizu Kagami
Genre: Seinen Moe Slice-of-Life
Animation Studio: Kyoto Animation
Official Anime Site: http://www.lucky-ch.com/
Adapted from: An on-going 4-volume 4Koma manga serialised in Comtiq, a Japanese computer game magazine. A 4Koma is a 4 panel Japanese comic strip. Initially it was meant as filler space for the magazine, but got so popular that bound tankobons were published.

It seems that every season of anime in Japan there has to be at least one anime that is from the Moe subgenre. Last season it was Manabi Straight! by ufotable, and now we have Lucky Star by KyoAni.

I remembered re-watching Manabi Straight! episode 1 four times, but that’s nothing compared to Lucky Star. I have re-watched the 1st episode 5 times and the 2nd episode 7 times even though they are not as good as Manabi Straight! The main difference is that Manabi Straight! is plot-driven while Lucky Star is purely slice-of-life. Once an anime or manga is slice-of-life, the re-watchability level goes up ALOT. That’s why some people have watched the anime adaption of Azumanga Daioh, a Seinen NON-moe slice-of-life anime, over a 100 times. Yes some animeblogger shamelessly put the number of times they re-watch anime on their info page.

Ok b4 we get into the food part, lets have a look at the best piece of animation ever produced in 2007. I mean really world record kinda stuff. The first OP that features a fully choreographed dance sequence plus cheerleading sequence.

The above screenshot is a scene from Kanon 2006 not Lucky Star and clearly shows KyoAni’s superiority to other animation studios. Looks real life desho? (If u have not watched Kanon 2006 now U MUST. F the story, not that it isn’t good but Kanon for me is primarily eye-candy.

Lucky Star OP also has a beautiful scene. Quite obviously to show off their animation budget again. Lolz. Juz a simple comparison.

ON TO THE MEAT AND POTATOES!!!

Moe Foodies 101 : HOW TO EAT A CHOCOLATE CORNET

Moe Foodies 101: WHEN TO EAT THE STRAWBERRY ON THE CAKE

Moe Foodies 101: HOW TO EAT A POPSICLE

Moe Foodies 101: HOW TO EAT AN ICE-CREAM CONE (ERRRR….)

XD

Episode Rating: Well below average frankly. I’d honestly say KyoAni let me down this time, but episode 2 IS alot better than episode 1, and there’s a good chance I’m blogging it.

Disclaimer: The blogger does not have a perverted mind. Despite being a soldier and exposed to alot of ‘negative’ influence, I have not watched any porn or hentai yet, or read Maxim or FHM yet. Cross my heart