Comments on: Dissecting the humor of that masterpiece called Lucky Star

By: Ronin

Ronin — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 15:25:20 +0000

Interesting analysis you got. Even go so far as to compare it Peanuts is a very good comparison. :)

By: Owen S

Owen S — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 19:29:28 +0000

Nice comparison to Peanuts, it never crossed my mind before, but now that I think of it…

By: Hidoshi

Hidoshi — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 07:43:10 +0000

>> @Hidoshi & Matt: I wonder if Konata

By: DS

DS — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 06:24:08 +0000

@Mirrinus: Lucky Star is seemingly simple, but very complex. And we’re only half-way through it, so I hope there will be much more to analyze in the future like why they’re waiting so long to introduce all the characters in the OP xD

@Hidoshi & Matt: I wonder if Konata’s dad is intended to be a future vision/warning about how otaku will raise their kids….

@alafista: And here I am going back over those 10mins over again trying to describe it’s humor. But their “conversations about nothing” have gotten better. I loved that whole train discussion in ep.11, but it was too long to try and write all about it. The static electricity gag was short and sweet in comparison, lol

By: alafista

alafista — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 02:04:19 +0000

I got mixed feelings about Lucky Star, some jokes are funny but some are just lame. Just like the choco coronet, I felt I wasted 10mins of my life watching that.

But I’d cut it some slack since its getting better over the episodes.

By: Matt

Matt — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 21:02:49 +0000

That’s a nice discussion of Lucky Star humor! I like the comparison to Peanuts, the animated version of which often has a pretty similar structure to an episode of Lucky Star or Azumanga Daioh.

There’s a lot of boke/tsukkomi humor in L.S., as well, but maybe that falls under the umbrella of character-based humor. And I think some of the funniest bits are the non sequiturs and vaguely disturbing fragments of conversation the viewer overhears (“Depleted uranium?”). You start waiting for them after a while, but most of the time there aren’t any. It’s hilarious when one finally crops up.

I think I’m probably more amused–and less horrified–by Konata’s father, than I should be.

By: Hidoshi

Hidoshi — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 11:16:14 +0000

Nicely said. I’ve been thinking about going back and dissecting the characters as drama-related props (or at least something to that effect), but it seems you beat me to it.

And Konata’s dad still scares me.

By: Mirrinus

Mirrinus — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 07:07:25 +0000

Good read. I’m still amazed by how many well-written posts there can be made about something as simple-looking as Lucky Star. Most of the initial (comically hasty) drama has pretty much completely died down by now, and I think the show’s still going quite strong (SOOOOO excited for ep. 12 after seeing those screenshots), so looks like it’ll continue to be an enjoyable ride.