History Trivia / LUCKYSTAR

* ThrowItIn: Tsukasa's [[Creator/KaoriFukuhara voice actress]] said she and the rest of the cast were encouraged to ad-lib. Tsukasa's famous "barusamikosu" line was one of those moments.

* ActingForTwo: In the English dub, Tsukasa shares the same voice actress as Minami.

* TheOtherDarrin: The voice actresses for Hinata and Hikage Miyakawa were changed in ''Miyakawa-ke no Kuufuku''.

** Apparently the character of Patricia Martin was [[http://adventuresinvoiceacting.blogspot.com/2008/12/patricia-paddy-ja-lee-plays-herself-on.html originally inspired by]] her now retitred English dub actress, Patricia Ja Lee.

* RealSongThemeTune: The ending credits for the first half of the anime features the four seniors singing karaoke versions of classic anime and idol songs.

* TalkingToHerself: In the English dub, Tsukasa shares the same voice actress as Minami.
** This is also true with the incidentals, with most of them voiced by the same two actors [[note]]Creator/FumihikoTachiki and Creator/{{Kujira}} in Japanese, Creator/RichardEpcar and Creator/DerekStephenPrince in English[[/note]], with a small handful of other actors doing any remaining roles.

''Anime/LuckyStar'', being a SliceOfLife series that converses and lampshades anime tropes, has its share of trivia.

** In a similar phenomenon as ''LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya'', there was also a concert starring the main cast (with some cameos of the other voice actors that appeared in the anime) that was done in 2009.

** To think Creator/StephanieSheh, the voice of Akira, is more used to playing nicer girls, such as [[LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya Mikuru]].

* StarMakingRole: Creator/AyaHirano's role as Konata firmly cemented her success, which started with her role as the titular LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya.

* SeriesHiatus: The manga went on hiatus in 2014, due to creator Kagami Yoshimizu working on another, yet unnamed project. It would later resume serialization in 2022, though it moved from ''Comptiq'' magazine to ''Mitaina!''.

* SeriesHiatus: The manga went on hiatus in 2014, due to creator Kagami Yoshimizu working on another, yet unnamed project.

** Apparently the character of Patricia Martin was [[http://adventuresinvoiceacting.blogspot.com/2008/12/patricia-paddy-ja-lee-plays-herself-on.html originally inspired by]] her English dub actress, Patricia Ja Lee.

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* StarMakingRole: This role fully cements Creator/AyaHirano's success, one that started with LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya.

* FanNickname:
** For Miyuki, "Mi[[Wiki/{{Wikipedia}} wiki]]"[[note]][[AscendedMeme Konata actually called her this once in the OVA]][[/note]] or "Miyukipedia".
** For Patty, "Queen of the Weaboos" -- [[OccidentalOtaku Makes]] [[ProudToBeAGeek sense]]...
** For Misao, "Fang-tan", a nickname shared with [[LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya Tsuruya]].
** For Soujirou, "Awesome-kun", for having what is considered to be the epitome of an {{otaku}}'s dream life (well, leaving aside his dead wife,) as well as having a daughter who appreciates ''and'' emulates his hobbies.

** Furthermore, the nearby town of Satte is where the Izumi family lives in the series. The Izumi family: Konata, Sojiro, Kanata, and Yutaka, have been [[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-11-24/lucky-star-gigantor-made-honorary-residents-of-hometowns made honorary residents of the town.]] Kagami Yoshimizu lived in Satte when he created ''Lucky Star'', and after he moved out, the city renovated his home into a recreation of the Izumi household.

* ActorAllusion:
** In the anime, Konata is a fan of Creator/AyaHirano, her own voice actress. She also dresses up as LightNovel/{{Haruhi|Suzumiya}} (and even ''does the voice'') in a continued reference. Heck, it's even done (to a lesser extent) in the English dub, where she's voiced by Wendee Lee (who also does the Haruhi voice when Konata does so).
** Apart from all the {{Shout Out}}s, the voice actors of the primary FiveManBand in ''Haruhi Suzumiya'' voicing themselves at one point or another.
** In the English dub, Patricia Ja Lee as Patty Martin, a character that was designed to be an AffectionateParody of her.
** Lampshaded in the second episode with a conversation about how one feels when an anime uses different voice cast than the drama [=CDs=] between two characters whose anime voice actors differ from their drama CD's.

* TheRedStapler:
** The Hiiragi family's shrine is based on the real life Washinomiya Shrine in Washimiya, Japan. It's the oldest shrine in the Tokyo area, and ever since ''Lucky Star'' first aired in 2007, otaku have been making "holy pilgrimages" to the shrine during holidays-- especially on New Years Day! The town's economy has skyrocketed off ''Lucky Star'' related merchandise alone.
** Furthermore, the nearby town of Satte is where the Izumi family lives in the series. The Izumi family: Konata, Sojiro, Kanata, and Yutaka, have been [[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-11-24/lucky-star-gigantor-made-honorary-residents-of-hometowns made honorary residents of the town.]] Kagami Yoshimizu lived in Satte when he created ''Lucky Star'', and after he moved out, the city renovated his home into a recreation of the Izumi household.
** Sales for ''VisualNovel/DaCapo'' basically exploded when Konata made a full-on parody of the opening.

** The Hiiragi sisters supposedly work at the Washinomiya Shrine in Washimiya, Japan. It's the oldest shrine in the Tokyo area, and ever since ''Lucky Star'' first aired in 2007, otaku have been making "holy pilgrimages" to the shrine during holidays- especially on New Years Day! The town's economy has skyrocketed off Lucky Star related merchandise alone.

* UnintentionalPeriodPiece:
** The anime first aired in 2007, and it's very reliant on mid-to-late 2000s anime, manga and gaming references (most notably to ''LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya'', which was at the height of its popularity back then). As a result, it's become a perfect snapshot of what anime fandom was like at the time.
** Any jokes about phones firmly date the series to the late 2000s. While texting is in use, the characters' cellphones are all flip phones and all of their households still have landline telephones which they use more often when at home. At one point Kagami and Miyuki talk about the uses of caller ID, with the punchline being that the Hiiragi family's main phone doesn't have it.

* DawsonCasting: Creator/WendeeLee was 47 when she got the role of Konata. This was exaggerated by the fact that Konata appeared to have some form of growth deficiency.

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** Any jokes about phones firmly date the series to the late 2000s. While texting is in use, the characters' cellphones are all flip phones and all of their households still have landline telephone which they use more often when at home. At one point Kagami and Miyuki talk about the uses of caller ID, with the punchline being that the Hiiragi family's main phone doesn't have it.

** Any jokes about phones firmly date the series to the late 2000s. While texting is in use, the characters' cellphones are all flip phones and all of their households still have landline telephones. At one point Kagami and Miyuki talk about the uses of caller ID, with the punchline being that the Hiiragi family's main phone doesn't have it.

** Any jokes about phones firmly date the series to the late 2000s. The characters' cellphones are all flip phones, and all of their households still have landline telephones. At one point Kagami and Miyuki talk about the uses of caller ID, with the punchline being that the Hiiragi family's main phone doesn't have it.

** Any jokes about phones firmly date the series to the 2000s. The characters' cellphones are all flip phones, and all of their households still have landline telephones. At one point Kagami and Miyuki talk about the uses of caller ID, with the punchline being that the Hiiragi family's main phone doesn't have it.

* NamesTheSame:
** Try another [[Manga/SoulEater blond-haired, blue-eyed American "Patricia"]].
** Additionally, it seems that she goes on to become a seriously high end biochemist, at least until she is caught by a [[VideoGame/{{Prototype}} virus]].
** Add [[VisualNovel/TokimekiMemorial Patricia [=McGrath=] to the list]]. Actually, due to the HighSchool setting of both franchises, one's could have a WildMassGuess that the Lucky Star Patricia got inspired (minus the OccidentalOtaku bit) by that Patricia.