#Lucky stars series#

The storyline usually includes numerous references to popular past and present manga, anime, and tokusatsu series. However, the anime starts the story with them beginning their second year, and the other high school girls that are seen in the opening are only introduced halfway through the series. As the story progresses, they move on to their second and third years.

The serialization began with the four main characters in their first year of high school: Konata Izumi, Kagami Hiiragi, Tsukasa Hiiragi, and Miyuki Takara. Although she is lazy, she has also proven to be very intelligent and athletic. The main character is Konata Izumi, a lazy girl who constantly shirks her schoolwork and instead uses most of her time to watch anime, play video games, and read manga. The setting is mainly based on the city of Kasukabe in Saitama Prefecture. Lucky Star 's story mainly portrays the lives of four girls attending a Japanese high school. 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. An anime adaptation by Ordet and Encourage Films began airing on Ustream in April 2013. Viz Media acquired the rights to publish the manga digitally in 2014.Ī spin-off manga, Miyakawa-ke no Kūfuku, began serialization in January 2008 in Kadokawa Shoten's Comp H's magazine. The anime is currently licensed by Funimation, now known as Crunchyroll. Bandai Entertainment released the OVA in an English-sub only version on August 4, 2009. An original video animation (OVA) episode was released on Septem accompanied by a drama CD.

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. A 24-episode anime adaptation produced by Kyoto Animation aired between April 8 and September 16, 2007.

#Lucky stars series#

It has no ongoing plot and typically focuses on the daily lives of the characters.Īn audio drama CD based on the series was released in August 2005, and the series spawned four video games released between 20. Cameo strips were published in other magazines such as Shōnen Ace and others. It has been serialized in Kadokawa Shoten's Comptiq magazine since December 2003. Lucky Star ( Japanese: らき☆すた, Hepburn: Raki Suta) is a Japanese four-panel comic strip manga series by Kagami Yoshimizu. Shin Lucky Star Moe Drill: Tabidachi: DX Pack Yoyaku Kōnyū Tokuten.