Finally managed to catch up to see the end of Lucky Star this last week. With shows that don’t really have an overall story arc, it’s hard to say when a good “end point” really is, but I really liked where they closed it out. I fully expect that, if I hopped onto niconico RIGHT NOW, I would find a half-dozen versions of the Big Dance Number recreated by assorted fan groups, with another dozen or two in the works.

Having the ending credits song be… admittedly, a horribly sung version of… the ED from Beautiful Dreamer, which is one of my all-time favorite movies, was a nice touch. I was a little annoyed, though, when I put in the US-released Beautiful Dreamer DVD and found that the ending credits were actually cut a little bit – you hear the ending song, but you don’t hear the Tomobiki high school bell ringing. As a result, if someone hadn’t ever seen the movie on VHS or laserdisc, they wouldn’t understand why the heck Minoru is making bell sounds at the very end of the Lucky Star ending credits.

OK, so, minor quibble that doesn’t have anything to do with Lucky Star so much as it has to do with a very early domestic anime DVD with a bit of a sloppy release. I understand they even re-released the DVD, maybe the newer version has the full ED. I don’t think it’s worth buying it to find out, though. 🙂

“Let’s Learn Japanese” progress: 32/52.