Lucky Star is one of those comedies that are insanely popular and when you boil it down…it’s about nothing. Think along the lines of Azumanga Daioh and Seinfeld if you need references. With shows like that you either “get them” and think they are absolutely precious or are lost in a haze and are confused as to why people would ever like it. There really is no middle ground. It doesn’t help that Lucky Star tries to put off people from watching it with its first episode.

I think one of the things that confuses Western fans of the anime medium is their Japanese counterparts desire to see their favorite shows turned into musicals. Some anime musicals are almost as popular, if not more so, than the show that inspired them! I am thinking of the Prince of Tennis musical series in particular. Its fan following is mostly made up of ladies in their 20s up to middle aged housewives. I am pretty sure many of them have never seen an episode in their lives. They just love it for the campy excellence of the cracktastic songs, plot, and eye candy actors.

What exactly is the mystery that corned beef holds? It is said that the answer has something to do with the shape of the can. This question sits among the plethora of queries within the world of Galaxy Angel.

I think it’s nearly impossible to not like a show that mixes '30s New York gangsters, train capers and secret societies, then throws in an immortality elixir and a demon for good measure. The story constantly shifts between its huge cast with the result that everyone ends up being the main character at one point or another. It also shifts between a span of three years, telling three stories at once almost. This confused me when I first watched it, but then I am easily confused, please don’t mind me.