This thing had BETTER be in Japanese audio with subtitles or I will be all over stuck on English audio Indovision.
Lucky Star © Kagami Yoshimizu / Lucky Paradise
[Image from Animax Asia]
Lucky Star premieres 8 June 2011, Wednesday, 630PM WIB (UTC+7), on Animax Asia and airs every weekday thereafter. It replaces Bleach Season 2.
Lucky Star's story revolves around the lives of four Japanese highschool girls with a unique sense of humor. The setting is mainly based on the city of Kasukabe in Saitama Prefecture. Join this group of hilarious girls as they openly express their love and passion for Anime, Manga and Videogame!
–Animax synopsis
TV Tropes deadpans the slice of life Lucky Star as more or less a show about nothing in particular,
and characterizes bishoujo lead Izumi Konata as an Otaku Surrogate whose Japanese pop culture knowledge is truly staggering.
The otaku allusions and in-jokes (to Suzumiya Haruhi, Galaxy Angel II, SHUFFLE!, Suzumiya Haruhi, Kanon, To Heart, Suzumiya Haruhi
) are actually the most fun part. You get Hirano Aya Adam Westing as herself, Ono Daisuke as himself, Goto Yuko as herself and no wonder. This Kyoto Animation production, based on the manga by Yoshimizu Kagami (not yet licensed for Indonesia) was reportedly designed to cash in on the merchandising of anime in general, mainly from Haruhi.
The 24-episode series aired in Japan from April to September 2007, with Hirano Aya (of course) as Konata Izumi, Endo Aya as Miyuki Takara, Katou Emiri as Hiiragi Kagami and Fukuhara Kaori as Hiiragi Tsukasa. The same quartet performs the opening theme, Motteke! Sailor Fuku (もってけ！セーラーふく)
and they take turns singing the 23 EDs listed here. Yamamoto Yutaka directed episodes 1 through 4; Takemoto Yasuhiro took over from episode 5 until the series finale. There's a sequel Lucky Star OVA.
Lucky Star on Animax Asia: Airdates/airtimes (partial)
| Episode | Day/Date | Air time |
|---|---|---|
| Episode 1 | WED/2011.06.08 | 630PM WIB |
| Episode 2 | THU/2011.06.09 | 630PM WIB |
| Episode 3 | FRI/2011.06.10 | 630PM WIB |
| Episode 4 | MON/2011.06.13 | 630PM WIB |
| Episode 5 | TUE/2011.06.14 | 630PM WIB |
Source: Animax Asia
If you miss the premieres, same day encores at 10:30PM and next day encores at 2:30AM, 6AM, 10:30AM and 2:30PM. Weekend replays of episodes 1 to 3 begin at 3PM on Saturday, 11 June, and on Sunday, 12 June at 12:30AM and 1PM.
For further schedules, check the Animax Asia website.
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