History YMMV / LuckyStar

** 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.

** 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 (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.

** Gravity. Hilarity in hindsight ensued 2 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.]]

** 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 (in contrast to the height of its 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.

** Soujiro has seen more scrutiny from western viewers in the years since the series' popularity dwindled (in contrast to the height of its 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.

** Soujiro has seen more scrutiny from western viewers in recent years. Some think of him as an irredeemable creep and terrible parent while others see him as trying his best to be a good father in spite of his flaws.

** Kanata's ghost coming to check on her family and recalling her memories with Sojiro is often cited as the best scene in Lucky Star.

* SeinfeldIsUnfunny: The anime, in particular, suffers from this:
** 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.
** 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.

** Kanata didn't want her daughter to have Sou's personality. When she died, Konata didn't have a strong female role model to keep her grounded.
** Speaking of Sou, his PlayedForLaughs ephebophilia 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.

* MexicansLoveSpeedyGonzales: Konata is a very popular character among otaku.

** Yamato Nagamori who first appeared in a visual novel game before making her cameo in the manga. Being a clear {{Expy}} of ''Literature/HaruhiSuzumiya'', she gets quite popular among the fans.

* PolishedPort: The PSP version of ''Lucky Star: Ryouou Gakuen Outousai'' which is a direct port from the original [=PS2=] game made some refinements including the ability to save screenshots onto memory stick.

* GrowingTheBeard: Many see Episode 5, when the first director, Yutaka Yamamoto, was fired and replaced by Yasuhiro Takemoto, as the turning point in which the series really started to get funny.

* QuirkyWork: It's a very slow-paced SchoolgirlSeries with 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.

* WidgetSeries: It's a very slow-paced SchoolgirlSeries with 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.

* ValuesDissonance: As Yutaka and Minami become closer as friends, Yutaka tries to call Minami by her given name instead of addressing her more formally 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.

** [[ChristmasCake Kuroi-sensei]], not least during the ChristmasEpisode.

** Yamato Nagamori who first appeared in a visual novel game before making her cameo in the manga. Being a clear {{Expy}} of ''LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya'', she gets quite popular among the fans.

** For Misao, "Fang-tan", a nickname shared with [[LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya Tsuruya]].

** 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 ''LightNovel/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.

** The anime first aired in 2007, and it's very reliant on mid-to-late 2000s anime, manga and gaming references (most often 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.

** 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, [[http://danbooru.donmai.us/post/index?tags=toshiaki_%28lucky_star%29 some fanart of him and Miyuki]](Warning: NSFW link) has sprung up. He's been given the name Toshiaki, which is basically the 2Chan version of "[[Website/FourChan Anon]]".

** "Motteke! Sailor Fuku" is highly a catchy opening theme that plays right at the beginning of each episodes.

* SugarWiki/NoProblemWithLicensedGames: All four ''Lucky Star'' games (Moe Drill and its updated re-release for Tabidachi for Nintendo DS, Ryouou Gakuen Outousai for [=PS2=] and later PSP, and Net Idol Meister for PSP) particularly the last two games stands out the most.

** For Miyuki, "Mi[[Wiki/{{Wikipedia}} wiki]]"[[note]][[AscendedMeme Konata actually called her this once in the OVA]][[/note]] or "Miyukipedia".