“Four quirky high school girls share daily life, otaku humor, and witty observations on everything from food to culture.”
Lucky☆Star
らき☆すた
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Synopsis
Four quirky high school girls share daily life, otaku humor, and witty observations on everything from food to culture.
Lucky☆Star follows the daily lives of four cute high school girls—Konata Izumi, the lazy otaku; the Hiiragi twins, Tsukasa and Kagami (sugar and spice, respectively); and the smart and well-mannered Miyuki Takara. As they go about their lives at school and beyond, they develop their eccentric and lively friendship and making humorous observations about the world around them. Be it Japanese tradition, the intricacies of otaku culture, academics, or the correct way of preparing and eating various foods—no subject is safe from their musings.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 244 sampled reviews
What 244 viewers settled on.
Polarized
σ 2.10 · split reception
6.5 pts
Recommenders 8.8 · others 2.2
↓ 2.05
Running avg · Sep 2007 → Sep 2025
- 10 “The Seinfeld of anime. It greatly reminded me of Azumanga Daioh the first time I watched it. Great character development! It's good to see an Otaku in more of a Japanese styled comedy.”
- 10 “One of my favorite anime series. I've watched both the Japanese subtitled version and the English dub several times and the voice acting in both is awesome. Funny humor, interesting conversation,...”
- 10 “This anime was great! If you watch other anime, ALOT, this will be a fantastic anime to watch. There are tons of references to One Piece, Initial D, Code Geass and even .//hack! It's funny and its...”
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- Format 24 × 24′ eps × min
- Total runtime 9h 36m all episodes
- Aired Apr 2007 – Sep 2007 Spring 2007
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-1719 catalog
Produced by
- Lantis Producer
- Kadokawa Shoten Producer
- Rakuonsha Producer
- KlockWorx Producer
- Lucky Paradise Producer
Licensed by
- Funimation Licensor
- Bandai Entertainment Licensor
- Kadokawa Pictures USA Licensor