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Lucky Star (Japanese: らき☆すた, Hepburn: Raki Suta) is a Japanese four-panel comic strip manga series by Kagami Yoshimizu. It has been serialized in Kadokawa Shoten's Comptiq magazine since December 2003. Cameo strips were published in other magazines such as Shōnen Ace and others. It has no ongoing plot and typically focuses on the daily lives of the characters.An audio drama CD based on the series was released in August 2005, and the series spawned four video games released between 2005 and 2009. A 24-episode anime adaptation produced by Kyoto Animation aired between April 8 and September 16, 2007. The anime was licensed in North America by Kadokawa Pictures and distributed by Bandai Entertainment; six DVDs have been released between May 2008 and March 2009.[2] An original video animation (OVA) episode was released on September 26, 2008[3] accompanied by a drama CD. Bandai Entertainment released the OVA in an English-sub only version on August 4, 2009. The anime is currently licensed by Funimation, now known as Crunchyroll. Viz Media acquired the rights to publish the manga digitally in 2014.A spin-off manga, Miyakawa-ke no Kūfuku, began serialization in January 2008 in Kadokawa Shoten's Comp H's magazine. An anime adaptation by Ordet and Encourage Films began airing on Ustream in April 2013.
Manga
The four-panel comic strip manga version of Lucky Star started serialization in Kadokawa Shoten's magazine Comptiq's January 2004 issue sold on December 10, 2003. The first tankōbon volume of the manga was published on January 8, 2005, and as of October 26, 2013, 10 volumes have been released. Besides Comptiq, the manga was also featured in other Kadokawa magazines including Shōnen Ace, Newtype, Comp Ace, Dragon Magazine, Mobile Newtype and Kadokawa Hotline for various lengths of time. Although on hiatus since 2014, the manga is set to return to being serialized in Kadokawa's Mitaina! magazine on November 10, 2022.[5] The manga was licensed by Bandai Entertainment for release in English in North America,[6] and the first volume was released in June 2009. Following Bandai Entertainment's closure, the manga has been licensed by Viz Media.
An official parody manga titled Boo Boo Kagaboo (ぶーぶーかがぶー, Bū Bū Kagabū) by manga artist Eretto was serialized in Comp Ace between the July 2008 and December 2009 issues. A single volume of Boo Boo Kagaboo was released on March 18, 2010.
Another spin-off manga, based on the Miyakawa-ke no Kūfuku manga and titled Miyakawa-ke ga Mampuku!? (宮河家が満腹!?) by manga artist Tsubomi Hanabana and cuisine supervisor Etsuko Ichise was serialized in Comp Ace between the November 2013 and May 2014 issues. A single volume of Miyakawa-ke ga Mampuku!? was released on July 10, 2014.
In November 2022, shortly after returning from its 14 year hiatus, a new spin-off tentatively titled Konata 31 (こなた 31) was announced. It is to be set 15 years after the original series.[9]
The main characters of Lucky Star as they appear in the anime adaptation: (from left to right) Tsukasa Hiiragi, Konata Izumi, Kagami Hiiragi, and Miyuki Takara.
Cast
Konata Izumi (泉こなた) - Ran Sakai
Tsukasa Hiiragi (柊つかさ) - Mana Ogawa
Kagami Hiiragi (柊かがみ) - Yurino Sakurai
Miyuki Takara (高良みゆき) - Wakana Hagiwara
Yutaka Kobayakawa (小早川ゆたか) - Ayumi Mizukoshi
Minami Iwasaki (岩崎みなみ) - Makoto Koichi
Misao Kusakabe (日下部みさお) - Yurika Sannomiya
Ayano Minegishi (峰岸あやの) - Mayu Yoshioka
Nanako Kuroi (黒井ななこ) - Ryō Koarai
Sōjirō Izumi (泉そうじろう) - Katsuyuki Miyake
Nagisa Nagatoro (長瀞なぎさ) - Motoko Nakane
Aoi Higashimatsuyama (東松山あおい) - Mao Higuchi
Chinami Koshigaya (越谷ちなみ) - Chika Kumagai
Blaster Kino (ブラスター木野, Burasutā Kino) - Ryōsuke Tsuruta
Speedy Kawai (飛ばしや川井, Tobashiya Kawai) - Kensuke Fukuyama
Angel Ozaki (エンジェル尾崎, Enjeru Ozaki) - Shin Ginoza
Aizaki the Razor (カミソリ相崎, Kamisori Aizaki) - Shō Takano
Akira Kogami (小神あきら) - Mizuho Nagashima
MC Masanori Mori (MC森雅紀) - Masanori Mori
External links
Lucky Star at Funimation
Lucky Star anime series official website (in Japanese)
Lucky Star OVA official website (in Japanese)
Lucky Star PS2 visual novel official website (in Japanese)
Lucky Star PSP SLG official website (in Japanese)
Lucky Star musical official website (in Japanese)
