Brainstorm: New Lucky Star season idea!!

[Shiraishi-kun]

People on here have been commenting a little on how a new season of Lucky Star should be done. But that's not enough. We are fans, are we not?!

Here's where you can post what you think a new season should be like, from openings to endings to the way the show develops and what it adapts. Let your imagination (and fanboy/girlism) soar!!

For me, I think that the first six or so episodes should adapt the Lucky Star: Pocket Travellers manga series, with some occaisional anime-exclusive material to pad things out inbetween scenes that went by a little fast in the original. After that should be a full-fledged adaptation of more recent happenings in the 4koma, such as Ko's introduction, while also adding some anime-exclusive padding. The animation should be stepped up slightly from the first series, but not too much. Maybe add some extra frames here or an extra glow there, nothing too special. Just enough to give it a more recent look. The opening should follow in the footsteps of the new Haruhi Suzumiya ending, going for a more traditional opening rather than a dance number. Some new background music should also be implemented, intermixed with familiar tunes from series one, so things don't get too different.

And while all of this is going on in the TV anime, a series of OVAs can be released based off of the Lucky Star Murder Case light novel, with each episode spanning roughly 50 minutes in length and covering two chapters. These can be released coinciding with the release of the anime on TV, with one episode released every other month or so. Even when the anime ends, the OVA will still continue on it's bimonthly basis, releasing until the entire Murder Case novel has been covered. The OVA's animation will be on the same level as the TV anime.

In the end result, I'm estimating another 24/26 episodes of new TV anime material and a 7/8+ OVA series for older audiences based on Murder Case (I'm not sure how many chapters Murder Case has). What do you guys think?

[VK-Skelton]

Oi reckon that the anime should mainly focus on the new manga material (I really have no idea how much was used in the first season, as so little has been translated), maybe with pocket travellers as an OVA/series thereof. Possible extending upon the lesser characters in the series (yes, I am refering to Misao and Ayano).
I think that there should be another dance thang in the opening, like the first series, as well as more Shirashi madness at the endings. I really liked those.
Of course, they kinda wrote themselves into a corner with the final episode, by stating how close the girls were to graduating, but it's nothing that can't be overcome fairly easily. And Lucky Channel will still be there, as Gotozu-sama made them all friends again in the end...

[Shiraishi-kun]

Yeah, but that doesn't mean that they have to like it.

I suppose Pocket Travellers could be the OVA instead of Murder Case.That, or Pocket Travellers could be released as a movie of some sort. Last time I checked, it had 6 chapters, and 6 chapters is very easy to convert into an anime movie. But I dolikethe OVA idea more. Movies just aren't L*S's style.

The Lucky Channel segments would have to find another type of schtick to work with after they introduce Ko. After that point, there would be nobody left to introduce, and they'd be in a hole so far as writing progression goes. Maybe focusing on different personality traits and tropes (google "TV Tropes" and search "Lucky Star") the series and it's characters inhibit? That'd bring plenty of laughs. And maybe bring Kagami into an episode after Akira mentions something offensive about her in the previous episode, and do that somewhere around the final episode. That'd be absolutely priceless.

But what're we gonna do about the endings? We can't do any karaoke, as that was just about overdone in the last series. Maybe different endings being emotive and focusing on different characters, and maybe use some character songs, too?

But this one has to have another tearjerker scene. The one in the first series was awesome, and we need something to one-up it in the new series. Perhaps this one can focus on Yutaka and Minami or something...?

I think the planning of the series should focus mainly on what each Lucky Star girl does at their own college and the hardships they face there. In between, scenes of the girls visiting each other and having nights on the town like in the last series should pad things out, as they still live within the same general area and still know each other's addresses.

[Misao]

Oh man. Anyone who knows me KNOWS I have ripe ideas for this show! ;D

For a theme song, I was thinking they could either recycle another stanza of the original one, Motteke! Sailor Fuku!- the first stanza was used in Season One- or use Kaeshite Knee Socks! If they go with the first song, I would use the third stanza, as it is three times more epic! And I imagine all the characters marching down Konata's neighborhood and singing it too, interspliced with studio footage of the ten main girls doing a new dance in new outfits. And... you know what? I should probably just post a storyboard of it. :P

Don't know about the ending theme. I need to think about that. Probably more Shiraishi goodness.

For the actual show, I agree that it should be about 40% of faithful manga material up to where it is now. The other 60% would be anime original, expanding Misao's, Yukata's and Minami's roles further. An adaptation of the Lucky Star Pocket Travelers would please a lot of fans. Misao would get a good amount of episodes pertaining to her, like in a track and field game or a bike race. Other episodes could be a three-story "Treehouse of Horror"-esque episode of European fairy tales reinactted by the characters (as in the Lucky Tales pics). Another flashback scene with Kanata. Minuru and Akira would interact with the rest of the cast in the same environment this time, but would still retain their own personalities from before. The ending segments would feature Hiyori teaching 30-second drawing lessons on manga techniques and would focus on an individual character.

See? I really don't see why they can't produce another season!

[VK-Skelton]

This thread got me thinking: given how KyoAni tied the first Lucky Star season to the first Haruhi season, would there be a greater chance of us getting a second Lucky Star season now that Haruhi season two has aired?
It's possible.

[Misao]

This thread got me thinking: given how KyoAni tied the first Lucky Star season to the first Haruhi season, would there be a greater chance of us getting a second Lucky Star season now that Haruhi season two has aired?
It's possible.


Looking at worse shows like Family Guy, I don't see why not. ;)

[VK-Skelton]

This thread got me thinking: given how KyoAni tied the first Lucky Star season to the first Haruhi season, would there be a greater chance of us getting a second Lucky Star season now that Haruhi season two has aired?
It's possible.


Looking at worse shows like Family Guy, I don't see why not. ;)


I don't think you can really compare the Japanese and American animation industries. The latter has very small market for cartoons aimed at adults, so they need to stick with what's proven to work and bring in the viewing numbers, or risk losing out. The Japanese industry knows that there's a dedicated following who will buy into a variety of shows, so they can affored to put out more different and varied shows (which might be bad for LS season 2, but hey, better than no LS at all). Still, due to the current economic climate the 'anime bubble' has supposedly burst, which could have severe ramifications for the anime industry down the line.
Still, you think that's bad, what about the time I found that Death Note...
http://img36.imageshack.us/img36/9859/familyguydeathnote.jpg

[Kona]

Kaeshite Knee Socks!

This.

Man i wish i could draw better and work flash better. I have the tools but not the talent >.>

[Shiraishi-kun]

All of you have great ideas! But, Misao-san, I think that the 40/60 split between manga and anime material should be swapped around. Putting in too much originalmaterial might alienate the audience (honestly, I wasn't all that fond of most of the Lucky Star OVA).

[Konata_is_Mine]

I have one Episode in mind... Their all at collage and get drunk while going for a night in town... Kagami finaly gets a boyfriend but dumps Him because she's drunk, then He turns out to be an Otaku and runs of with Konata to a anime-con just as Kagami comes to.

[Misao]

This thread got me thinking: given how KyoAni tied the first Lucky Star season to the first Haruhi season, would there be a greater chance of us getting a second Lucky Star season now that Haruhi season two has aired?
It's possible.


Looking at worse shows like Family Guy, I don't see why not. ;)


I don't think you can really compare the Japanese and American animation industries. The latter has very small market for cartoons aimed at adults, so they need to stick with what's proven to work and bring in the viewing numbers, or risk losing out. The Japanese industry knows that there's a dedicated following who will buy into a variety of shows, so they can affored to put out more different and varied shows (which might be bad for LS season 2, but hey, better than no LS at all). Still, due to the current economic climate the 'anime bubble' has supposedly burst, which could have severe ramifications for the anime industry down the line.
Still, you think that's bad, what about the time I found that Death Note...
http://img36.imageshack.us/img36/9859/familyguydeathnote.jpg


Pa! :D

I was thinking of doing a whole FG spoof of Bleach. I should probably start following this comic.

[Shiraishi-kun]

I have one Episode in mind... Their all at collage and get drunk while going for a night in town... Kagami finaly gets a boyfriend but dumps Him because she's drunk, then He turns out to be an Otaku and runs of with Konata to a anime-con just as Kagami comes to.


I dunno, that just doesn't seem to be much in the spirit of Lucky Star. Seems more like Bobobobobobobobobobo... whatever it's called.

Besides, isn't the legal age for drinking in Japan the same here, 21? Then the Lucky Star girls would be performing an illegal act, which is not allowed on Japanese TV.

[VK-Skelton]

Pa! :D

I was thinking of doing a whole FG spoof of Bleach. I should probably start following this comic.

I actually don't know where that comic's from. I found that on 4chan, but it made me smile, so maybe I should look it up as well.

I dunno, that just doesn't seem to be much in the spirit of Lucky Star. Seems more like Bobobobobobobobobobo... whatever it's called.
Ah, Bo-bobo-bo-bobobo... or something. However the Bos are split up, what little I've seen of it seems funny. Although I agree that that's a little too... zany(?) for Lucky Star.

Besides, isn't the legal age for drinking in Japan the same here, 21? Then the Lucky Star girls would be performing an illegal act, which is not allowed on Japanese TV.

It's illegal to show illegal acts on Japaese TV what? There are plenty of shows where people have done worse things than underage drinking...
Haven't people in high school been drunk in anime before? I thought it happened in a couple of shows...

Anyway, why would they be in college? To the best of my knowledge, all the manga material still has them in high school.

[Shiraishi-kun]

The anime kinda messed that part up. But it's easy to fix, just introduce things differently and in different settings.

[Misao]

The anime kinda messed that part up. But it's easy to fix, just introduce things differently and in different settings.


In the first few posts here, none of the ideas were about following them after they graduate... even though the Graduation would be a GREAT episode to end the Season Two! I think they left it open enough to go back and catch up with the last parts of the manga, as well as some filler material.

[VK-Skelton]

It's not like larger plot points haven't been thrown away between seasons of other anime anyway...

[Shiraishi-kun]

Lucky Star obviously never had much of a plot in the first place anyways... XD

[VK-Skelton]

Mmm. I suppose that's why I didn't like the last episode that much.
It all seemed a bit... ehh.

[Misao]

Remember how I said the new end segment should feature Hiyori's Drawing Lesson instead of Lucky Channel? This new show, with a clip linked below, should be something along these lines. In fact, that could very well be Hiyori right there!

http://video.yahoo.com/watch/5456207

[Kirino]

I have one Episode in mind... Their all at collage and get drunk while going for a night in town... Kagami finaly gets a boyfriend but dumps Him because she's drunk, then He turns out to be an Otaku and runs of with Konata to a anime-con just as Kagami comes to.


I dunno, that just doesn't seem to be much in the spirit of Lucky Star. Seems more like Bobobobobobobobobobo... whatever it's called.

Besides, isn't the legal age for drinking in Japan the same here, 21? Then the Lucky Star girls would be performing an illegal act, which is not allowed on Japanese TV.


Tonight, on a very special episode of Lucky Star...

[VK-Skelton]

Remember how I said the new end segment should feature Hiyori's Drawing Lesson instead of Lucky Channel? This new show, with a clip linked below, should be something along these lines. In fact, that could very well be Hiyori right there!

http://video.yahoo.com/watch/5456207


Needs a drawing song like SZS's
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FiWfBoISq-M

[Shiraishi-kun]

^ Mix that with the previous and we got a winner.

[Misao]

Ha!

Dude that ending was FREAKY like wow.

I bet Hiyori's musical numbers will always get interrupted.

[Shiraishi-kun]

Of course, in typical Lucky Star fashion!!

[VK-Skelton]

Here's the other one, if anyone's interested.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGmcCDlPfRU

[Shiraishi-kun]

LOLed at Pedobear.

But, yeah, these are all great ideas for a second season. If anyone else can think of any more, please share it.

[Misao]

Of course, there's an arc in the later volumes where Misao makes her feelings known and both she and Konata "battle" over Kagami. :O It's only touched in the first season, but a good two or three episodes can focus on this! I have no read it, but anyone willing to dispense with that happens in spoilers can share it with us.

[Shiraishi-kun]

Hmm, that'd be pretty interesting to see! I like the rivalry that Misao and Konata share, so expanding upon that is a great idea.

[7h3101im4idw0lf]

pocket travellers -> OVA

new season -> new manga material



done

[Misao]

pocket travellers -> OVA

new season -> new manga material



done


Yep, I suggested an animated Pocket Travelers.

Any new ideas?

[7h3101im4idw0lf]

oh you did?

i didnt read anything on the thread >_>

[Misao]

oh you did?

i didnt read anything on the thread >_>


LOL I posted a pretty lenghty post earlier. I know it's a hassle to read everything in a thread though.

[Shiraishi-kun]

But what about the Light Novels? Adapt a series of OVAs a la Haruhi Suzumiya?

[VK-Skelton]

oh you did?

i didnt read anything on the thread >_>


Facepalming like the illegitamate offspring of Kyon and Captain Picard.

[Shiraishi-kun]

Hey guys... going back to an earlier idea: Why not a Lucky Star Pocket Travellers movie?

http://i1012.photobucket.com/albums/af241/CCharmanderK/poster938b4d1d258459c3015c68ab315b9.jpg

It could work...

(NOTE: Poster made by me with assistance from an online poster-making site. Everything was typed out and the image was added by me)

[Negemite]

What about get more material from the manga and adapt it into a anime and call it Lucky Star II.

[Misao]

What about get more material from the manga and adapt it into a anime and call it Lucky Star II.


We have a Season Two Ideas thread already, but yes, it would be awesome.