Line #33 YMMV/LuckyStar


1	!! Manga/Anime:
2	* AdaptationDisplacement: The anime is far more well-known than the manga it's based off of, partially because of Creator/KyotoAnimation's big name, but mostly because the factor it's famous for (the stockpile of anime-related [[ShoutOut Shout-Outs]]) is almost entirely anime-original. As far as the U.S. and other western countries is concerned, you'd be hard-pressed to find anyone who even knows the manga at all.
3	* {{Adorkable}}: Tsukasa tends to oversleep, easily forgets things, sometimes says odd things or is unsure of how to do certain things (like using a cell phone or playing an MMO), and is adorable in trying to correct these faults.
4	* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic:
5	** "Motteke! Sailor Fuku" is a highly catchy opening theme, with an equally [[DancingTheme fun dance]] to go with it.
6	** MI-MI-MIRAKURU MINORUN-RUN~
7	** "Gravity", a Eurobeat-style song that plays during the ''Manga/InitialD'' parody scene in Episode 6. Hilarity in hindsight ensued two years afterward when m.o.v.e. -- the group the song was parodying -- released an album full of covers of anime tracks, with one of these being [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_HXVwNnhz04 their own cover of said track.]]
8	* BaseBreakingCharacter:
9	** Soujiro has seen more scrutiny from western viewers in the years since the series' popularity dwindled, due to anime fans becoming far less tolerant of ComedicLolicon characters over time ([[CharacterPerceptionEvolution in contrast to the height of the anime's popularity]], when he was [[FanNickname nicknamed "Awesome-kun"]] out of admiration for living an otaku's ideal life). Some think of him as an irredeemable creep and a terrible parent, while others see him as trying his best to be a good father to Konata in spite of his flaws.
10	** Patty, among American fans. Some find her offensive, [[MexicansLoveSpeedyGonzales while others find her stereotypical manners to be hilarious]].
11	* BigLippedAlligatorMoment:
12	** The pet shop scene in the OVA, overlapping with MindScrew and NightmareFuel.
13	** Also in the OVA, when Konata's MMORPG party strikes a team pose, a random male character comes and joins in on the far right, then just walks away without anyone noticing.
14	* CharacterPerceptionEvolution: When the anime first became popular during the late 2000s, Soujirou was something of an EnsembleDarkhorse, to the point of being [[FanNickname nicknamed "Awesome-kun"]] for essentially living an adult otaku's ideal life. However, he's become much more of a BaseBreakingCharacter in the decades since, due to his ComedicLolicon tendencies making him more divisive among anime fans over time.
15	* EnsembleDarkhorse:
16	** Misao managed to be popular enough to snag a solo ImageSong CD after already sharing one with Ayano.
17	** Soujirou, for older male readers-- RuleOfEmpathy works in here.
18	** [[MissingMom Kanata Izumi]], as despite only appearing in one episode and some minor cameos on photos, she's well remembered for appearing in one of the most touching and praised scenes in the anime.
19	** Meito Anizawa, the [[Anime/MobileFighterGGundam Domon Kasshu]] lookalike and the manager of the Animate store that Konata frequents. He and his staff treat Konata as their most valued customer, codenaming her "Legendary Girl A" and always going to extravagant lengths to make her buy something, even resorting to militaristic approaches, all while constantly shouting enthusiastic in typical anime fashion when trying to promote something. Even detractors of the anime like him, since his HotBlooded personality and over-the-top animation are so wildly different from the rest of the show's tone.
20	** Kanata Izumi, Miki Hiiragi and Yukari Takara, amongst the older readers, for being the darned cutest and most huggable mommies in anime (well, except maybe [[VisualNovel/{{Kanon}} Akiko Minase]]).
21	** Creator/MinoruShiraishi.
22	** An unnamed (gasp!) boy appeared in [[OneSceneWonder one scene]] of manga Vol. 6. Apparently he was VP of Miyuki's class and wanted to confess to her but never did. Unsurprisingly, some fanart of him and Miyuki has sprung up. He's been given the name Toshiaki, which is basically the 2Chan version of "[[Website/FourChan Anon]]".
23	** Yamato Nagamori was first introduced in a visual novel game before making her appearance in the manga. Being a clear {{Expy}} of ''Literature/HaruhiSuzumiya'', she gets quite popular among the fans.
24	* EthnicScrappy: A number of American anime fans aren't all that fond of Patricia Martin (the show's resident [[TakeThat "nod"]] to [[OccidentalOtaku western anime fans]]).
25	* FandomRivalry: With ''Manga/AzumangaDaioh'' fans, who often see ''Lucky Star'' as a total rip-off of ''Azumanga''.
26	* FanNickname:
27	** For Miyuki, "Mi[[Website/{{Wikipedia}} wiki]]"[[note]][[AscendedMeme Konata actually called her this once in the OVA]][[/note]] or "Miyukipedia".
28	** For Patty, "Queen of the Weeaboos" -- [[OccidentalOtaku Makes]] [[ProudToBeAGeek sense]]...
29	** For Misao, "Fang-tan", a nickname shared with [[Literature/HaruhiSuzumiya Tsuruya]].
30	** 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.
31	%% Please do not add any examples of Fan-Preferred Couple. This trope is about the majority of fans preferring to ship a character with someone other than their canon love interest, and most of the characters don't have canon love interests, Konata and Kagami included.
32	* FountainOfMemes: Konata works well as one, as indicated by many Website/YouTube comment sections. People love to repeat what she says, whether it's in the Japanese version or the English dub.
33	* GeniusBonus: {{Lampshade\|Hanging}}d heavily with all the anime, manga, and otaku references Konata makes. Her friends often have no clue what she's talking about.
34	* GrowingTheBeard: Many see Episode 5, after the show’s first director, Yutaka Yamamoto, was fired and replaced by the more experienced Yasuhiro Takemoto, as the turning point in which the series really started to get funny.
35	* HarsherInHindsight:
36	** [[https://danbooru.donmai.us/posts/134998 One of the official illustrations]] depicts the main characters having just survived a fire in the city, a Lucky Channel studio ''wrecked'', and Konata ''leaping from above'' [[note]](which is meant to be a ShoutOut to ''Manga/UruseiYatsura: [[Main/DontExplainTheJoke Beautiful Dreamer]]'')[[/note]]. This image is rather uncomfortable to look at after an arsonist set fire to Creator/KyotoAnimation's Studio 1 building in 2019, resulting in 36 deaths and 33 injuries.
37	** Kanata didn't want her daughter to have Soujirou's personality. When she died, Konata didn't have a strong female role model to keep her grounded.
38	** Soujirou's [[ComedicLolicon interest in underage girls being played for humor]] may come off [[ValuesDissonance to some]] as rather uncomfortable in the wake of [=MeToo=], UsefulNotes/JeffreyEpstein, and [=QAnon=] (all because of the [[PedoHunt Pedo Hunt's]] sympathetic ''and'' political ramifications). For that matter, even in 2007 this may have been pushing the limit for some.
39	* HilariousInHindsight:
40	** [[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-01-24/animate-buys-into-broccoli-creates-anibro-partnership As of 2008]], any scene where Anime Tenchou's sales tactics fail and Konata goes to Gamers instead.
41	** Konata's... cover of [[Anime/DragonBallZ CHA-LA-HEAD-CHA-LA]] at the end of one episode is pretty amusing with the foresight that Aya Hirano later wound up having a role in a ''Franchise/DragonBall'' [[Anime/DragonBallZKai anime]].
42	** Tony Oliver and Rebecca Forstadt voice Soichiro and Kanata Izumi, respectively. ''Anime/{{Robotech}}'' fans will also know them as the voices of Rick Hunter and Lynn Minmay.
43	* HollywoodPudgy: Konata deems Kagami's weight-watching to be excessive.
44	* MemeticMutation: To a lesser extent than most, but for most of the fans all you have to do is mention chocolate cornets... The series [[Memes/LuckyStar has its own page]] as well.
45	* {{Moe}}:
46	** Every main character that isn't Soujiro can be seen as moe by ''someone'', probably as a result of PuniPlush. It's also brought up a lot InUniverse, with Konata outright designating [[BespectacledCutie Miyuki]] and [[DelicateAndSickly Yutaka]] as walking embodiments of moe. In real life, Kagami even won the 2008 Saimoe Tournament.
47	** On the other hand, Konata also frequently [[DeconstructedTrope deconstructs]] moe, reminding Kagami that moe is ''not'' about reality: BigBrotherInstinct does not occur in RealLife big brothers, there's nothing cute about being DelicateAndSickly, and the CuteClumsyGirl is one annoying sort.
48	* NeverLiveItDown: Konata being prideful to her flat chest, which ultimately ignites the "Flat is Justice" pledge.
49	* SugarWiki/NoProblemWithLicensedGames: Most ''Lucky Star'' games, particularly the two [=PlayStation=] titles are notably popular among diehard fans of the series.
50	* OnceOriginalNowCommon: The anime, in particular, suffers from this:
51	** It was among the earliest manga and anime to deliberately make its characters and plot about anime {{Otaku}} who would actually [[MetaFiction discuss anime and its fandom]], and the anime in particular includes a lot of {{Shout Out}}s to other anime, manga and video games. This made the anime quite popular, since it was both relatable SliceOfLife and it had its finger on the pulse of the then-current anime otaku's interests. However, as the years went by, the anime's numerous references became [[UnintentionalPeriodPiece increasingly dated]] (there are a ''lot'' of references to ''Literature/HaruhiSuzumiya'', which was at the height of its popularity at the time) and the premise of "otaku characters talk about anime and fandom tropes" has become much more common since the anime first aired, which doesn't make the series stand out as much as it once did.
52	** While it was one of the earliest and most successful SchoolgirlSeries, most of its SliceOfLife elements don't hold up as well compared to other schoolgirl series that followed; the series is ''very'' [[SpeechCentricWork dialogue-driven]], and about 80% of its scenes consist of the characters just sitting or standing around and [[SeinfeldianConversation having rambling conversations about mundane things]]. Compared to later schoolgirl series, which tend to incorporate more visual gags and situational humor, this can make ''Lucky Star'' seem rather dull to modern viewers.
53	* OneSceneWonder: [[MissingMom Kanata]], when she [[https://youtu.be/b0HdyFUG8L0 visits her family]] as a CuteGhostGirl in episode 22.
54	* OneTruePairing: Konata/Kagami, it has even got its own PortmanteauCoupleName, not to mention tons of yuri artwork traversing the web...
55	* PanderingToTheBase:
56	** This series is commonly accused to be this. This may be the result of narrow focus; ''Comptiq'' after all is a video game/manga magazine and comic strips on that kind of magazine are supposed to be like that...
57	** The anime is accused of this more with all the LesYay and {{Shout Out}}s (even compared to the manga)
58	* PortmanteauCoupleName:
59	** Apparently "Konami" if you ship Konata and Kagami together. Probably the [[Creator/{{Konami}} logical conclusion]] of otakus shipping otakus.
60	** For fans who prefers to ship Konata with Miyuki, there exist "Konayuki" (Konata x Miyuki).
61	** Less commonly used, but arguably [[GeniusBonus even more]] [[StealthPun appropriate]], is "Mintaka" for Minami and Yutaka.
62	** And another example is "Tsuyuki" (Tsukasa and Miyuki).
63	* PolishedPort: The PSP version of ''Lucky Star: Ryouou Gakuen Outousai'' which is a direct port from the original [=PS2=] game added some improvements including the ability to save screenshots onto memory stick.
64	* QuirkyWork: It's a very slow-paced SchoolgirlSeries where the characters tend to sit around and have a lot of {{Seinfeldian Conversation}}s, which premiered at a time when anime and manga of that kind were still relatively uncommon. The anime also makes a lot of references to {{Otaku}} culture and Japanese media, quite a few of which aren't very well-known overseas; non-Japanese viewers would likely find many of the references rather confusing.
65	* TheScrappy: Hinata Miyakawa is loathed in the Lucky Star fanbase due to her being a neglectful parental guardian to her young sister Hikage and her excessive otaku spendings being one of the main reasons why they are in poverty.
66	* ShipsThatPassInTheNight: Patty and Hiyori are frequently paired together despite barely having a single interaction in the anime. It's a textbook example of PairTheSpares when you look at the other pairings (Konata/Kagami, Yutaka/Minami, and Tsukasa/Miyuki).
67	* ShipToShipCombat: To a small extent, the Konata/Kagami fan army vs the Konata/Miyuki fan camps, which are smaller but equally hardcore.
68	* SignatureScene:
69	** [[https://youtu.be/YqDzoCuDypk The Chocolate Cornet]] discussion is the one scene everyone knows (that, and the ''Haruhi Suzumiya'' cosplay scene).
70	** Kanata's ghost coming to check on her family and recalling her memories with Sojiro is often cited as the best scene in the anime.
71	* ThisIsYourPremiseOnDrugs: ''Manga/AzumangaDaioh'' with even more crack and ''Series/{{Seinfeld}}'' on even more sedatives '''at the same time'''.
72	* UnintentionalPeriodPiece:
73	** The anime first aired in 2007, and it's very reliant on mid-to-late 2000s anime, manga and gaming references (most often to ''Literature/HaruhiSuzumiya'', which was at the height of its popularity during that period). As a result, it's become a perfect snapshot of what anime fandom was like at the time.
74	** 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.
75	* ValuesDissonance: As Yutaka and Minami become closer as friends, Yutaka tries to call Minami by her given name instead of formally addressing her as "Iwasaki-san", but keeps backtracking on it out of nervousness. It isn't until Minami offers to help Yutaka out if she gets sick at the fireworks show that Yutaka is moved enough to call her "Minami-chan". While calling someone by their first name isn't considered a big deal in most western countries, in Japan people are much more formal about addressing others and will only call each other by given name if they're especially close.
76	* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotForLittleGirls: The series' bright colors and [[PuniPlush cute, childish-looking characters]] make it seem like it's aimed at young girls. Most of the characters are actually teenagers (the art style [[ArtisticAge just makes them look younger]]) and the anime has a lot of references to {{Otaku}} culture that would go right over a younger audience's head, plus there are several jokes about Konata's father [[ComedicLolicon having a particular interest in underage girls]]. While the manga is technically shonen, the anime [[OtakuOClock aired late at night]].
77	* TheWoobie:
78	** Poor Tsukasa, whom the directors of the show REALLY get a kick out of portraying as a helpless little girl who is LITERALLY pushed around in a big man's world. Even though this does make her even more adorable.
79	** Kagami also counts to a lesser extent. She who has to put up with constant abuse from Konata and never gets into the class she wants.
80	*** Also when dere-dere Kagami expresses her insecurities or wants that she can't bring herself to show. Yet again for Kagami during the episode where she has to put up with her (also {{Tsundere}}) big sister. She seemed at the verge of tears at one point. runs to hug
81	** Also Minami in the manga; she's often mistaken to be the one behind many no-nos, such as not cleaning up after her dog, or a prank involving pressing all the buttons in an elevator.
82	** [[OldMaid Kuroi-sensei]], not least during the ChristmasEpisode.
83	** Kanata Izumi, as despite accepting the fact that she has passed away, she still laments that she couldn't be with her family anymore and only able to visit them without any way to interact with them outside of spooky photos.
84	** Hikage Miyakawa, who at age of 9, is in PerpetualPoverty due to her [[PromotionToParent big sister]]'s being careless about spending almost all her money on [[{{Otaku}} anime merchandising]], [[SkewedPriorities instead of saving it or spending it to properly feed her.]]

Context YMMV / LuckyStar