Living an abnormal existence in Ogikubo, an intergalactic melting pot of humans and aliens as well as the only Space Immigration Zone on Earth, Luluco is a bubbly middle school girl who just wants to be normal. One morning, however, her father, who works at the Space Patrol, eats a volatile sleep capsule by mistake and is frozen solid! To make matters worse, Luluco accidentally breaks him, so she hurries off to his office for help. There, the chief of the Space Patrol, Over Justice, hires Luluco as a space temp worker for undercover investigations, so that the institution may crack down on crime within her school.
Made to don the Space Patrol suit and sent on her way to mete out justice, Luluco attempts to maintain the image of a normal girl who does not stand out in any way. But she soon discovers that with the automatic systems and inherently zealous judiciousness of the Space Patrol suit, continuing to be normal will be more difficult than she thought.
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karlstein12
Made by Studio Trigger who were famously behind Kill la Kill, comes another piece of work as absurd as the former. To sum it up, Uchuu Patrol Luluco is like opening a box full of colorful chocolates which would burst open once put in the mouth. Ogikubo is a fictional place set far in the future time where aliens and humans and come terms with each other and live together. Uchuu Patrol Luluco follows Luluco, a seemingly normal teenage human girl who seeks a normal lifestyle herself in this crazy city filled with mysterious creatures. But of course that isn't the case as Luluco isappointed as the newest member of the Uchuu/Space Patrol Agency, an organization fighting against crimes and serving justice in the world of Ogikubo!
Uchuu Patrol Luluco specializes in slapstick over-the-top humor and comedy with its cartoon-ish animation. It's flashy all the time and oozes extravagant visuals which is eye candy.
The music is as absurd as the anime itself. Techno-like soundtracks keep interchanging during the episodes which go hand in hand with the excessive and highly exaggerated dialogues. Among these attributes, the two very opposite opening and ending themes can be added as well. "CRY MAX Do-Heijitsu" by Fujirokyu (Kari) has some of the ridiculous vocals I've heard to date. The song changes lyrics as the show progresses as well. One heck of a composing that is. Standing to the exact opposite of that is the soothing "Pipo Password" by Teddyloid ft. Bonjour Suzuki. Amazing mixture of sensual vocals and a use of ambient tunes. It also has very good visuals to add to that. It turns out as my favorite ending song of the season and it shouldn't come as a surprise to who've heard it as well.
Luluco is the main character of the series. She's cute and has feelings for Nova, another member of the Space Patrol Agency accompanying Luluco. Luluco secretly loves him. He's calm, rational knows what he is doing. Nothing is shown as such that he has feelings responding to Luluco's feelings for him. Midori is the last one of the three members of the agency, she is caught as a criminal first but inadvertently becomes a member! The one who makes her the member is the chief of Space Patrol Agency, Over-Justice. His name implies his very exact characteristics. Someone who is hell bent on giving a little too much justice! There is an assistant of Over-Justice who never speaks during the show, so little is known about her. Lastly, Luluco's father Keijo and her mother Lalaco Godspeed. Her father is a veteran member of the agency and her mother is surprisingly a Space Pirate who re-unites with Luluco under extremely abnormal (Pun intended) circumstances.
Uchuu Patrol Luluco racks up points for the sheer enjoyment and laughs it gives off, even if there is literally nothing that keeps progressing as a storyline. Heck, between one of the episodes, they even mention that the script is still incomplete and they're doing it simultaneously as it airs. There's one thing that I never understood though; there's a tagline between every three episodes which implies that this thirteen-episode series in fact is divided between four seasons with a couple or three episodes each. That was something I never understood. Oh, that might be just Trigger being themselves.
Uchuu Patrol Luluco is best enjoyed when you've watched Kill la Kill, as it uses a lot of references from that show. In fact it also uses several other characters from shows done by Trigger. All in all, Uchuu Patrol Luluco is like a family gathering of Studio Trigger. It's just a shame that this is a short worth only seven minutes, but perhaps that is where it truly shines and achieves something a show with that duration rarely ever achieves.
lawlmartz
"And we realized that a reckless, ignorant middle schooler's foolish first love was the most worthless, trashy garbage in the universe." - Blackholeian. Funny. Crazy. Unapologetic. Fresh. Savvy. Nuanced. Ridiculous.How does one even begin to describe Luluco? I can give it many definitions, and yet it seems as though none of them can truly define it. There have been, and will be many synonyms for the word crazy used to attempt to encompass Luluco's uninhibited originality- insane, unhinged, verrückt, loco, おかしい (okashii), rabiosus, gek, mad, bonkers, nutso- it could go on forever, and still never truly capture the idea.
One could also call Luluco perhaps the best "lore" show ever made, transforming a disparate set of series and franchises into a single universe- a million, million worlds. (Move over, Carnival Phantasm!)
For the Hiroyuki Imaishi fans, Luluco represents yet another of his unfettered, unrestricted creative explosions, bursting at the seams with referential details and a sense of wildness that he's become known for.
Others still may think of Luluco as a breath of fresh air in the stale scape of the anime industry in the spring of 2016, bringing with it an "air" of lighthearted humor and silliness that also manages to be exquisitely captivating.
Hiroyuki Imaishi has done it again. What he can do in 7 short minutes with a seemingly nonsensical, three beers too many plot tops what a thousand other anime cannot touch in 13, 24, or 50 full episodes. Going way over the top, reaching ever higher beyond the walls of conventionalism- Luluco takes a leap for the mythical, and lands among the fantastical. If Luluco does one thing right- it's that it has a plot. It manages to weave in a tale of first, innocent love, coming of age narrative, a metric long ton of references, cameos, homage, and Great Justice into a cohesive story amid the chaotic presentation of the show. Truly impressive is the amount of content mashed into the all-too-brief runtime of Luluco- and it must be seen to be believed.
Fans of Imaishi and Trigger will find a lot to love about Space Patrol Luluco, as the show gives us fanservice in the best possible way- the original definition of fanservice. (For those who have forgotten and thinks that this is comprised entirely of vaguely underage girls exposing themselves- you're wrong. It's a practice as old as literature itself- with meta references to other works). Luluco is stuffed full of the aforementioned references and cameos from nearly Trigger's entire catalog, in addition to their penchant for making a boatload of references to other series. Trigger fans, start drooling now- because none of your favorites are excluded from this referencextravaganza, not even Sex and Violence with Machspeed.
The show itself has a rather quirky art style, rather westernized, like Panty and Stocking- though it also combines (or morphs into) the styles of the many anime that it borrows from, at will. With a pulsating, pounding soundtrack from Kenichiro Suehiro and the more well known TeddyLoid (Panty and Stocking OST), the music keeps up with the frenetic pace of the show well, and accentuates the highs as well as the lows. There is also a lot of sampling of tunes used in other Trigger shows- one of which reduced me to a screeching, blubbering moron upon hearing. (I'll not reveal which).
Once again, Trigger's casting is near perfection- with some old and new faces alike. They even drug Mayumi Shintani (Haruko, FLCL- Nonon, KLK) out of retirement!
In closing- there's a lot to love about Luluco. (Yeah, I know I've said Luluco like 12 times in this review.) Let it be said though, that if you despise Trigger and all they've created- stay far away from this one, unless you're just a masochist- but then again, there's honestly no reason for anyone who's not a fan to watch this, as it's as I stated above- fanservice in its most pure form. Anyone who's found anything to like in a production of theirs up until this point in history will find something to like here. For those wanting a lighthearted, quick witted, frenetic tempo'd, universe sized explosion of a show- you've come to the right place. Prepare to be blown away.
FOR GREAT JUSTICE!
Ambaradan
Space Patrol Luluco is incredibly flashy and weird (in a japanese fashion), yet somehow it feels uninteresting and average, almost boring. From its cute and immediate presentation to the almost hip-hop montage during its peak moments, I've never felt so disarmed by an anime: everything on the screen stays for about five seconds before dying, moving, or screaming. All goes faster, then slower - because there's a character we need to introduce, so here's the camera pan from the bottom to the top and a shiny sound effect - before going crazy again. All of this in seven minutes per episode, which, at one point, becomesunbearable.
It's understandable that Trigger may have went for a crazy approach with the series: "Luluco's a tame girl in a town. But there's aliens, so that changes everything, and it's funny!", filling the market with some other content, some other merchandise, something meaningless on which people will talk and thrive on about. The introduction is average, the music is average, the characters are... there. They do stuff. They look pretty. Something weird happens. They look even prettier when they move, and that's all.
Space Patrol Luluco is the fast food equivalent of anime: get a fix of quirky content, chew onto something, but not for the quality, just for sake of it.
Trigger says "style over substance", I say it's time to stop.
LIQfilms
Space Patrol Luluco is essentially one giant fan service vehicle if you're a big fan of most of studio Trigger's works and it stands pretty well as its own thing too. The story, like most of Trigger's works, is over the top, flashy and loud but instead, unlike Kill la Kill, this insanity is compressed into short seven minute episodes and is one of the best anime of this format I've seen in a while. The story revolves around our main character, Luluco, an ordinary girl in a not-so ordinary world filled with aliens and space travel and the such. While her father accidentally freezes himself,Luluco takes him to the space patrol station in which Inferno Cops' sensei (I'm not making this up, this is canon) called 'Over Justice' makes Luluco part of the team to stop crime.
As part of the space patrol, she can now turn her own body into a gun thus ruining her hopes of ever having a normal life. I'd go a little more in depth but I don't want to go into spoiler territory but surprisingly, the anime does have an over arching plot, which, because of the run time doesn't contain anything smart or thought provoking but because the anime is so much fun and the story is so over the top, it doesn't matter. You get the same kind of feeling of story telling as you do with shows such as Kill la kill, but only on a much smaller scale.
There are plenty of great action sequences with great character designs and action, it's easy to be entertained. Its art style reminds me a lot of the series 'Panty and stocking with Garterbelt' since at times it resembles more so a western cartoon than anime. The sound is great and the world feels vibrant, loud and colourful.
The characters are all fun, stupid and great to watch with Midori being the best girl and no shortage of funny moments between the characters. The anime also features a whole bunch of cross overs between different shows that Trigger has made, and if, like me, you like these shows then this is a massive treat.
Overall, this show is stupid, fun and over the top. It has nothing in the way of deep symbolism or ground breaking story telling, but its very entertaining and one I would recommend watching.
(video version coming soon!)
LeaderTGW
Oh man, Trigger has done it again. What I loved best about space patrol Luluco is that at the moment Trigger seems like they have found what direction they want to go in. Magical girls, transformations, supernatural and comedy. Right now it is as if Trigger is sticking with their roots for this title. I love how they are still able to do whatever they want with their shows. They like being innovative with their titles, I respect that. The story is really simple but is purposely made crazy because you know, trigger... gainax.. Uchuu Patrol Luluco follows the life of Luluco, a.. you know what, youcan actually get this information from the reading the description of the show.. anywho, I liked the story. I thought it was pretty interesting in all honesty. Before I get into it I'd like to say that I don't think Luluco is the best thing to come out of Trigger however it definitely had the potential to be something greater. Because the show was about 6-7 minutes 6 minutes of actual story lots of the plot for episodes and other related details are rush to the point where it sort of felt displeasing. I did find the whole "Seasons" thing unique. I think it was actually a smart idea to have them make like 3 episodes, end of season 1, 3 episodes end of season 2 etc because Luluco's not getting a "Real" second season simply because the show only has Thirteen episodes. Maybe net animations, hell maybe even an OVA here or there however with the presentation of the story and the rush, I don't see this series a long term thing.
Art was choppy & sloppy, yet creative. Character designs were unique, however they lacked a certain charm to them. This isn't a bad thing however simply because the characters seemed as if they were designed to fit their characters personalities. Luluco for example is an ordinary girl, so she's a little plain in terms of designs however, she's given a cute little perks in her personality to make up for what she lacks in design or appeal. With animation however, I simply was not too impressed with the work Triggs put into the show.
Pipo Password was perhaps the best song composed for the entire soundtrack. It was beautiful, and really fit the theme for the series. Bonjour Suzuki's vocals, her voice was so soft and soothing, and really complemented the beat produced by Teddyloid, who has done lots of work on shows for NAX before.. like P&S with G-Belt. The voice actors were pretty good delivering both serious and non-serious lines. The actors did an amazing job with adding speed & energy with lines that required it. I beleieve that is a reqiurement when auditions for a role for characters in a Studio Trigger title... but then again I probably just made that up.. do I suck or what? :)
Characters are as bizarre, odd, and insane.. Like any other trigger or Gainax title. They had energy, and I like that. Character developments were pretty strange, espeically when it came to Gun Morphing however it was still funny too watch. If there was any real reason to watch this series I'd say it's to see what becomes of the characters later in the series.
Overall I was impressed with what the team came up with because again, I do feel like Trigger has the talent to make really interesting shows with more than unique and bizarre stories and characters. Following the life of the adorable Luluco as she tries to save her Papa and find true love was certainly something I did enjoy re-watching. I gave the show a 7/10 simply because it wasn't too good nor was it awful. It's like right in the middle.
Valenthyne
As a short, thirteen-episode series, Space Patrol Luluco redefines what it means to be “fan service” by existing as a vibrant amalgamation of Trigger’s expansive catalog of series, all centered around a middle-schooler seeking normalcy in an unlikely place. Will you like it? You may enjoy Space Patrol Luluco if you… -- consider yourself a fan of the animation studio Trigger -- enjoy content that focuses on referencing other content -- seek a short, casual series that doesn’t take itself seriously You may not enjoy Space Patrol Luluco if you…-- don’t have a taste for off-the-wall types of series
-- largely dislike repetition within episodes
-- expect a high volume of maturity
Story
Space Patrol Luluco concerns itself with the eponymous main character, a young girl that wants nothing more than to live a normal life. This ambition proves challenging as she lives in Ogikubo, a futuristic metropolis inhabited by both humans and aliens. One normal day, as she and her father are eating breakfast, the latter consumes a pill that freezes him completely, leading Luluco to seek assistance at her father’s work, the Space Patrol. As a way to pay for the seemingly expensive defrosting process, the Over Justice Director-General conscripts Luluco into the Space Patrol so that she may help fight space crime at the local middle school. Later accompanied by comrades Alpha Omega Nova and Midori, Luluco sets off to fight for justice and ultimately free her dad so that she may secure stability in her otherwise hectic life.
Though it’s mostly a silly plot with little thematic merit outside of Trigger’s patented madness, there’s still some narratives that help provide some substance to an otherwise “just-for-fun” series. The strive for normalcy in abnormal circumstances and the consequences and ambiguity of one’s “first love” dominate much of Luluco’s path throughout the series. At only seven minutes per episode and thirteen episodes in total, Space Patrol Luluco is a very short series, and it’s hard to tell much of a thought provoking story in that time. With that in mind, it effectively told its intended story while presenting us with enough extra content to leave us satisfied after its conclusion.
Genre & Characteristics
While there is an original story at play within Space Patrol Luluco, much of the series revolves around references to other Trigger series, such as Kill la Kill, Little Witch Academia, and Inferno Cop. Some characters from the aforementioned make even make cameos throughout the series, interacting with Luluco on her quest to achieve normality. It’s hard to experience the full effect of the anime without having seen many of these series, so it’s advisable to complete a few of them first before watching this series. At times, you might find yourself lost or not getting what’s being presented to you, which could possibly dissuade you from continuing further. With a knowledge of Trigger’s compendium, however, you’ll notice how Space Patrol Luluco plays off a lot of the tropes and cliches set forth through their other series. It’s definitely enjoyable to see, and you’ll find yourself guessing what next they’re going to satirize.
There are also elements of space and science-fiction that help bind the universe together. As the series is largely focused on the characters, references, and plot, these elements are more or less utilized by the plot rather than representative of the story. Nothing really makes sense, and I think that’s the way it’s supposed to be. Abductions of entire cities, beings comprised of black holes, and combative suits that transform you into firearms generally aren’t grounded in much logic, no?
Animation
You’re watching a Trigger animation. Honestly, that’s the best way to describe the erratic, one-of-a-kind aesthetics you’d come to expect from a Trigger series. Between the bright colors, rapidly animated bodies, and personalized facial expressions, you either love it or you hate it, and there’s very few who lie in-between. I am a fan of the style, however, and found the series’ animation to fit the universe it’s depicting perfectly.
Sound
While the soundtrack was likely the least memorable part of the series, it’s not to be discredited. There’s a heavy bubble-pop and techno influence, aptly representative and respectful of the setting and protagonists, so fans of such music will enjoy what’s to come. I never found the music irritating or improperly utilized, so I say they did well in this area.
For the most part, I was pleased with the performances of the seiyuu, and only one voice (Keiji, Luluco’s father) really grated on me. Luluco and Nova’s voices personified their respective characters into believable roles, always a welcome trait any main character. A few of the seiyuu have previously participated in other Trigger titles, such as Midori’s (Nonon Jakuzure from Kill la Kill), Over Justice Director-General’s (Ira Gamagoori from Kill la Kill), and Inferno Cop’s (as Inferno Cop). I found their presence familiar and enjoyable, and it was nice to have a mix of both the new and old in such a series.
Surprisingly enough, both the opening and ending for this series are fairly nice. I always enjoyed the energetic opening as a perfect introduction to the madness that was to come. The ending stands out quite a bit considering how chill of a finisher it is for an otherwise wacky experience.
Characters
The main characters of the series are three Space Patrol agents, Luluco, our charming and bright protagonist, Alpha Omega Nova, a handsome agent full of apathy, and Midori, rebellious youth and hands-down best girl. They are accompanied by a variety of secondary characters I found largely humorous, with many of them serving as caricatures of certain character archetypes or representations of previous Trigger characters (Lalaco w/ Ragyo Kiryuin of Kill la Kill, Over Justice Director-General w/ Inferno Cop, etc.) Respectively, they are not the deepest characters, save maybe for Luluco, but a good majority are loveable and will earn your attention as the series progresses. I’ve never come to understand the importance of “JUSTICE!” before experiencing the adventures of the Space Patrol.
Conclusion
It’s cute, it’s silly, and it’s great, though not without some issues. The bottom line is that you shouldn’t watch Space Patrol Luluco is you either don’t enjoy the Trigger style, aesthetic, or humor or are going in blind and unaware of it. If you fall into the latter category, watch a couple Trigger series first before diving into this short adventure. Space Patrol Luluco is for Trigger fans. It doesn’t stand very strongly on its own, but as a supplement to quite a bustling universe (dubbed affectionately as the Triggerverse by fans), it soars the skies.
“It’s a miracle of justice. Justice is a miracle!” – Over Justice Director-General
literaturenerd
A short anime made with little effort deserves a short review written with little effort. There exists a principle in economics called diminishing returns. It also applies to comedy and art. Remember Inferno Cop? Remember how funny and different it was? You first saw it and your jaw dropped. You just HAD to share it with friends. Then we got Ninja Slayer and it was the same fucking thing, but it was still funny. Much like Hangover 2 was still funny. Luluco is Inferno Cop 3 and while not as bad as Hangover 3, it's still pretty bad. I honestly found myself laughing very sparsely bythis point. They changed NOTHING and expect us to still keep laughing at the same joke. I'm sorry Mr. Imaishi, but this horse is dead. You killed it. It's time to stop beating it and move on to something else.
Seregosa
Top tier garbage, the only reason I gave it a 2/10 instead of 1/10 is because it managed to make me laugh once or twice. It's just that those times it made me laugh, it was with jokes that were only funny once yet was re-used to the point where they were beating a dead horse with vigor and ferocity that would make one question whether that particular horse had previously murdered all their friends and family in front of them. It's a show with half-arsed jokes made with no thoughts, everything they thought of went into the show. Rather than comedy, the only thing thisshould be doing well, it seems more focused on offering a wacky art style that isn't interesting or good in any way. Well, one can see what to expect from these people if you look at kill la kill, it's all about the art while the actual content is skimped on, however, at least kill la kill was a bit better than this and managed to be worthy of an average score (5/10).
It's just stupid, but not in a funny way. If I were 10-16 years old and hadn't experienced much manga, anime or novels, this would probably be a fair bit more enjoyable. Sadly, I nowadays expect at least some measures of quality and effort even for a nonsense comedy show. I love nonsense comedy, high-paced comedy, ridiculous comedy and stupidity when it's done right. However, this was just so badly done that I am almost amazed. There are no even remotely clever or good jokes except for the fact that they even made this garbage in the first place. It doesn't deserve to be placed amongst other comedy shows of similar nature. Seriously, I wonder if I've ever seen a show that has such minimal effort put into it before. Just putting in random nonsense doesn't make it good even if it's a comedy.
Some people shouldn't write stories/shows at all, the people who wrote this is a great example of that. They also need to stop their focus on the art style and start to actually care more about the contents, right now it's kinda like those games with awesome graphics but horrible game mechanics, full of bugs and with a retarded story. Although I personally hate the "graphics" of these people, a lot of people seems to love it for some reason. The graphics was actually never a part of why I judge an anime and it wasn't part of the reason for my score.
So, I recommend you not to waste your time watching this. There's plenty out there to watch and if you don't have anything more to watch right now, just find some manga or novels, especially novels are endless, chinese, korean and japanese, there's so many and it never ends. Anything is better than watching this unless you're very young or love the art style to the point where nothing else matters.
XanWasting
Welp, didn't think I'd write a review for this "show", of all the things i could write about. woaaah, even hitting the lower limit for characters is a drag... Sigh... well, might as well get this out of the way, and i'll fill the limit later on: THIS IS TRIGGER COMMERCIAL. 13 segments of shameless auto-promotion using sparkly, simple animations. huh? "unconventional and original plot progression"? try "no plot, and a lot of crossovers with other triggers works". Original content is wrapped up in the first 2 episodes, than it's all "he-heeeey! that from kill-la-kill" and "oooh, that's inferno cop!" and so on. I mean, fuck, theyeven call MC Trigger-chan at the end, it's a fucking studio mascot.
There's nothing wrong with auto-promotion, it's just sad seeing you all going crazy over what a masterpiece this is when it's nothing more than a commercial in a shiny wrapping.
I just wonder what you guys see with those eyes of yours that you elevate this show so much.
And yeah, as I said. It's a commercial. No watching value, no rewatching value, no nothing. Cool as a collectible for trigger fans, i guess, but that's about as useful as it gets.
Hedgie
Space Patrol Luluco, it's a disorganized and chaotic mess. It's not to be taken seriously by no regards. Being a short anime of seven minutes run time, but lasting the equivalent of four to five minutes since the ending ost takes a majority of run time. It's a fun short nothing more than that. The show premise is a unique one taking place in a future were humans live side by side with aliens. Luluco wants to be ordinary, in this by disorderly world were anything can and will happen and it does. It start us off with Luluco eating breakfast with her dad Keiji amember of Space Patrol, which is a future law enforcement. Anyhow, mistakenly he chows down a substance that freezes his body solid. Unmistakably, Luluco drop him causing him to break into multiples pieces. The only solution in getting him back into one piece is going to the Space Patrol but in mix ends up join the Space Patrol, thus beginning the crazy and wacky adventure.
Space Patrol get many members including Alpha Omega Nova, long name, I know. Instantly Luluco falls head over heels for him, due to his mysterious backstory and strong sense of justice. Not to long after his introduction they meet Midori an small criminal that when captured join Space Control just because of Alpha charming charisma. Afterwards, comes Lalaco Godspeed who other then Luluco mother that's been missing for sometime reveals herself as a antagonist.
The characters are nothing to depth at all. What you get from the is all there is to them, sure they'll have a crazy characteristic to advance the plot forward. It's a fun premise with nice cartoon animation which has the closest resemblance to Panty and Stocking. It really shows that at times, the clunky non-moving characters designs which get dragged along the screen. At times it can even look so amazing with mind-blowing gorgeous scenes and action packed scenes. The music wasn't something that stuck out to per-say in my opinion beside ending ost which had an great ending sequence.
Even so it's a wacky anime with balls to the wall adventure, randomness and explosives always happening. Always pulling something from out nowhere, causing the stakes to be an all-time high. Furthermore it has tributes to other of Studio Trigger other works if your able to identify. Lots of parallel and universe jumping seeing many characters from our many loved anime, Kill La Kill and Little Witch Academia . If that sounds like something like, you'll be in for a ride.
nArUtOaSt
I cried. OK yeah the title might put you off, might make you think, oh it's like one of those magic girl shabbadibidoodah anime but like seriously. Don't underestimate this anime. During this review, I will try to make it nice and easy to understand/snappy-n-short and SPOILER-FREE so whenever I say "plot" it's just something I don't want to spoil. So this anime is 7 mins long which is long enough to have a little plot and at first you're gonna be like cool. This has the humour, the arts really really rEALLY FLASHy and you enjoy it. And then the last two episodes come along and...whoopsyou're crying.
If I was to say anything about my thoughts on this anime, in a couple of words I'd say "it was really cute and funny and made me cry" but lol no I'm reviewing this properly and thats not enough to be a good review so I will say...that the way the "plot" moved was actually really fast, but seeing the "plot" change this way makes you feel like parents watching their children grow. (Not-that-I-have-any-children,-I-just-have parents-who-when-they-want-to-make-conversation-with you-or-others-always-go-back-to-the-same-story.) so you could really see how things progressed.
This story is about a girl who lives in a mixed up place where both humans and aliens live together. She doesn't really like the town and she just wants to be "normal". One day, her father gets in a hard situation, she ends up being dragged into part of the Space Patrol (like the police) to arrest people at her school who goes against justice within school. But the Space Patrol suit that automatically changes when it detects someone going against justice isn't making her live her desired norm life. But that's what makes the show funny so it's cool. She meets *other* beings and lots happen again I don't wanna spoil but I can say that even though the whole series is about an hour an a half long altogether, it was better than ANY OTHER short anime I have EVER seen (btw I'm still on the quest to conquer/watch all the short anime and fine the best and this is by far the best) and can rival a lot of anime.
Thank you for taking your time to read this if you did:)
I hope you do enjoy the anime like I did!
Bendey
I will neither say it's underrated nor overrated. But i enjoyed it so much. I don't know how to describe my feeling from it. Haven't seen pure soul, pure mind, pure love like this for a little while. Luluco must be protected at all cost! I liked her character so much. I want to be like her. She does everything carelessly, doesn't know what rudeness is. Such an innocent girl. In addition, ending song and its video were extremely chilling & aesthetic. If you liked Kill la Kill, you would probably like this one too. Some stuffs are lame, but overall is good.
BansheeNeet
In "Space Patrol Luluco", the emotions and love of a middle school girl is the strongest and most important thing in the entire universe, and the only people who would oppose this statement are cruel villains who live to see others in pain. Honestly, there's too many stories about characters having to put aside their emotions and see things as they are, get over themselves and do the right thing. This is treated as a good thing, as being mature and leaving behind childhood things, both in fiction and in real life. But "Luluco" makes a point to show that a strong enough conviction, passion,and love can change the way the world works, it can make it so that we can save the people we love and can conquer any evil. This is presented with no irony, no caveat or anything. Even if its not realistic, "Luluco" allows it to be in the biggest and loudest way possible. It gives hope to the viewer, hope that what seem like naive and insignificant feelings are not actually those things, and should instead be held in high regard, treated just as seriously as whatever it is people "should" worry about.
The show accomplishes all this as a series of short episodes, being the natural evolution of Trigger's "Inferno Cop", that evolution being "make it a little longer, and make it sincerely". In a way, it's a celebration of what Trigger is, not only in its crossovers, but in its passion, its sense of humor, its entire attitude. If someone ever wanted to understand what Trigger is and what makes it special, I would point to "Luluco".
OtakuJKP
Capturing the attention of the audience is quite difficult when creating an animation short. There are a few things to consider such as an original concept, strong script, appealing characters, well executed comedy, and visual allure. Needless to say, Uchuu Patrol Luluco executes these concepts quite well. Furthermore, the repertoire of the creator, Hiroyuki Imaishi, has worked on a considerable amount of anime throughout his career that many anime fans may give him credit to where it’s due. From the person who has worked on titles such as “Kill la Kill”, “Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann”, “Nihon Animator Mihonichi”, “FLCL”, “Neon Genesis Evangelion”, and “Panty &Stocking with Garterbelt”, Hiroyuki Imaishi presents a 7 minute animation short called “Uchuu Patrol Luluco” (also known as “Space Patrol Luluco”).
The story of Uchuu Patrol Luluco is quite simplistic. Uchuu Patrol Luluco is about a middle school girl, living in a co-existing planet with aliens, who wants to live a “normal” life. However, all of that changes after her dad, who is a part of the Space Patrol, is frozen solid after eating a dangerous capsule leaving Luluco to go to his office for help. Little did she know, her “normal” life is changed forever after the chief, Over Justice, makes her a part of the Space Patrol. With that being said, even though it’s straightforward, it’s not as predictable as viewers may thought of it to be – surprising viewers with awe-struck moments and intense animation. To describe the story in further detail, Uchuu Patrol Luluco is like sweet and sour sauce. Part of the anime is innocent and charming while the other half is intense and wild. The story combines these two elements making the overall show not too boring and overly exaggerated. By the end of each episode, the story will resolve, but also introduce something new, leaving viewers to anticipate what is to happen in the forth-coming episode.
A small cast isn’t bad as long as the creators know how to utilize them correctly. Needless to say, Uchuu Patrol Luluco features a small cast of characters that have enough air time for the viewers to care about them. Each character plays a role that adds something towards the anime. Furthermore, the characters act their age when there is interaction between them and it is shown throughout the dialogue. For example, when one of the characters, Midori, goes on a rocket ship with Alpha Omega Nova to stop a massive meteorite from crashing into Ogikubo. Midori starts taunting Luluco by making her jealous, forcing her to go onboard with them. This creates a love triangle between the characters. However, it’s not affection what Midori is yearning for, it’s wanting what someone else wants.
One thing that should be noted is the unique art style that is done throughout this anime. The atmosphere consists of a cool color scheme that gives the anime an overall relaxing vibe. The artists has also intentionally used a warm color palette – in certain scenes – to make things stand out.
Another thing that should be noted are the character designs. Some of the character designs resemble previous material that Imaishi has worked on such as such as “Nihon Animator Mihonichi”, “Kill la Kill”, “Inferno Cop”, and “Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann”. It’s quite clear that these had some type of influence in the development of the show. Besides the influenced character designs, backgrounds of the show appear to be real life photos. With this in mind, it’s clear that Uchuu Patrol Luluco is set on a fixed budget. However, it’s not noticeable enough to break story immersion.
The opening intro track, “CRY Max Do-Heijitsu by Fujirokkyuu (Kari)”, is this energetic, wacky, and action packed song that fits this bizarre show. For those familiar with the artist, Teddyloid, fans may notice some of the tracks he has done such as “MEMEME!”, “D City Rock”, and “Fly Away” from “Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt”. Bonjour Suzuki, on the other hand, is an up and coming dream pop artist that has worked on a few new anime, but hasn’t done any major titles. With Teddyloid’s track composition and Bonjour Suzuki’s voice, the ending theme, “Pipo Password,” is this soft, melodic, upbeat song that fits with the tone of the show.
To reiterate, Uchuu Patrol Luluco strays away from being a run-of-the-mill short animation. Uchuu Patrol Luluco is this short, sweet, sincere, and action packed adventure of an anime that’s full of surprises. Ride along the – not so normal – journey of a “normal” middle schooler and witness the experiences she has as she is forced to become a part of the Space Patrol.
SynTheOtaku1
This was an interesting one. When I first heard about this anime, it was when I read about a post about Trigger's new anime, this and Kiznaiver. What compelled me to watch Luluco beside it being made by the same studio as Kill La Kill one of my favorite anime but the art style and I'll tell you I wasn't disappointing. First off the story. The plot is all over the place. It's very random and has scenes that jump out at you. With a plot like that most anime would be hard to watch but somehow with Luluco it works. No matter how absurd the scenesare, there's always the show's main focus. Luluco just wants a normal life as a 13 year old middle school. But watching her in situations far from normal makes the randomness and nonsensical parts of the show work. It pulls us into her world in her shoes. not to mention all the awesome references to Trigger's previous works.
The art isn't anything special besides it reminding me of KLK. But with the way the show is setup, the art style doesn't have to be a masterpiece. In my opinion the art style is perfect for this type of anime. As for the sound, the voice acting is great. The voices of the characters are perfect. The voices really bring the characters to life and I enjoyed much of the dialogue between them. As for the music, I like the opening but it's not something that will stick with me as other openings too. the ending song is beautiful and light and the animation that goes with is fits the music perfectly.
I love the characters. Luluco is a very likable character and relatable. There's always a time in our lives where we wish for things to be normal just as luluco does. Even the villains like Midori and Lalaco are just as likable and have great character. The only character I had a problem with was Nova but after watching he's not as bad as I though he was.
As much as I did enjoy this anime, I didn't have a few problems with it. Like i said before, the plot is all over the place and it was a bit hard to keep track. There were lots of times I asked myself "what the heck just happened" but it's not a major issue. I also wish the episodes were long. Being 8 minutes per episode it ends just a quickly as it begins. This also cases the fast pace of the show.
Overall I'd recommend this to someone who likes weird and fast paced anime. It has comedy, romance and bit of action so I think it's pretty well rounded. Even though the series seems to not take itself seriously, it does have is serious moments and if you've watch KLK, inferno cop and other of Trigger's previous works, you'll enjoy this anime even more. If you can get pass the randomness, you should give it a go!
BasementOtaku
I made a video: you can find it at my YouTube channel "BasementOtaku" SPACE PATROL LULUCO (9/10): That there is mah ratin, if ya want to know more about mah ratin system check the description down below. Time to take a tumble into my potentially spoiler filled review. This show is balls to the wall craziness through and through, and that is what makes it such an entertaining watch. The first few four episodes are over the top crazy but they all feel confined to individual gags, some of which can drag on for a bit too long. An example of this is during the first episodestransformation where the amount of time spent with the class laughing at Luluco’s embarrassing situation dragged on far longer than it needed to. There are other instances of this in the first four episodes but after episode five the show kicks into high gear. The appearance of Luluco’s mother displays a level of over the top lunacy that doesn't feel the need to really take a breather, and that nonstop quality is what I love so much about this show. It is as if the over the top nature of Gurren Lagann was smooshed into five and a half minutes of budget-restricted creative animation. Later on the Studio Trigger cross overs are a blast to see and the conclusion is similarly over the top in the best way. I finished watching this show and I had the biggest dumb smile on my face that just stuck there. Grinning ear to ear I heartily recommend you watch Space Patrol Luluco.
MichiganReviewer
WARNING: This review might contain minor spoilers. Also this is my first review. Uchuu Patrol Luluco (Space Patrol Luluco) is an anime created by Studio Trigger, the ones that made some of the good anime titles such as Kill la Kill. I like the way that they made something that balance fanservice with an simple yet unique story. STORY - 8/10 This about our main heroine, Luluco, live in a city filled with aliens and such. However with her father accidentally froze himself, our heroine was forced to work as a space patrol to get her father unfrozen. The premise is simple yet unique in an, veryodd way. And episode duration is about 7 min per episode. I'll give it 8 for the story.
ART - 9/10
Art style for this anime is simple, well because often Trigger use western animation as inspiration for art style. This style is rather unique, but is mostly compared to Kill la Kill. The art may give small nostalgia to people that watch Kill la Kill and other such shows. I'll give that art portion a 9.
SOUND - 7/10
To me, the sound is so crazy that I can't compute with it. But it take time to get use to it. Some great songs is in this anime. For the sound portion, i'll give it a 7.
CHARACTER - 6/10
The characters is okay-ish, I guess. There is some characters I can relate with, Luluco is one of them. She in real life may be an introvert person trying to cope and adapt to an extrovert lifestyle. For that, I'll give it a 6.
ENJOYMENT - 9/10
The story have me on edge. Mix with fanservice that is unique, in a odd way. With other factors such as great art style, and a simply unique story. For this portion, I'll give it a 9, because anything is not perfect.
OVERALL - 8/10
With nostalgic art style, a unique story, and a fanservice. I'll recommend over 91 minutes of your time to watch this show.
I_The13thApostle
Ucchu Patrol Luluco has a very interesting conception: turn upside down the life of a normal girl who is a junior high school student 13 years old, called Luluco, in the midst of an universe full of megalomaniac and nonsense absurdities. Who likes nonsense and, mainly, very absurd comedies will hardly not like Ucchu Patrol Luluco. The director Hiroiyuki Imaishi and his team decided to make this anime a great mix of various ideas and even experimentations, as in one of the episodes in which the script was theoretically done intentionally through improvisation and i found the result genius. Hiroiyuki Imaishi really knows what hedoes. In this anime, he was extremely artistic to turn something pure and sincere into the pillar that supports all the megalomaniac and nonsense development of the work. Another very interesting thing about the anime is that it is also a great tribute to the previous TRIGGER's works as Inferno Cop, Little Witch Academia, Kill la Kill, Sex and Violence with Machspeed and even Gurren Lagann, which was made by the bankrupt studio GAINAX, from which came out part of the staff who founded the TRIGGER studio. This was an anime full of references to these series and even had episodes of crossover with almost all of them. And every reference and crossover was well embedded in the anime. These were some of the ideas of the conception of the work, but it's possible to speak of more conceptions contained in this anime.
The plot was simply sensational. The succession of events of episode to episode and also within each episode was a gigantic nonsense spatial madness with many exciting and funny action scenes. The pace of this anime is extremely fast; it's very difficult to track the speed of events and development of the series ideas, because even being nonsense the anime carries a good dose of meanings.
The story was also pretty cool. It was cool to see Luluco's growth; very comforting and inspiring.
The script was very well written. It's possible to understand everything easily and to follow a good logical line. However, as the plot, the script is also very fast. I had to pause and or return several times to be able to read everything.
The characters are all very good. Hiroiyuki Imaishi created its concepts very well. They are a great salad of weird and unforgettable characters. Each of them is very different, but the differences are exactly what complement each other to create a series of bizarre situations and interesting interrelationships. I especially found Midori-chan SO MUCH FUNNY!!! XDDD
The soundtrack was very competent as usual by TRIGGER. The opening and the ending of the anime perfectly match the conception of the work. The opening is very agitated and funny as the anime and the ending is rather relaxing and touching. The voice acting was also very professional and is a remarkable aspect of the anime!
The animation? Perfect. I was quite caricatured, beautiful, colorful and mainly quite experimental. Not at random, there are several completely surreal moments during the episodes. Fitted perfectly with the conception of the series.
My Final Grade to this anime was Good = 7/10.
Congratulations and thanks a lot to all the TRIGGER's staff that worked in this anime for providing this unforgettable work!
And here I finish. See ya.
roundbeats
"'So I should stay normal?' 'No, you should stay wonderful.'" This quote is between 13 year-old main character Luluco and "1st middle school crush" Nova. Luluco, in the beginning of the show, is preoccupied with being normal. As the show progresses, she grows with experience as a (initially unwilling) member of Space Patrol, and eventually, awakens her power, and claims her identity as "Ms. Trigger". Luluco is a show that pays homage to past Trigger works and other projects director Hiroyuki Imaishi has worked on. Trigger is a company formed by former Gainax employees who when foundingthe company were looking to take on the burden of their "creative risks" instead of passing them on to other staff. Imaishi made Luluco, not just for love of animation, but to show what his ideas of animation are by showing his influences and former work.
And how do those things show up in Luluco? They are all over the place (warning: if you would rather these by a surprise then skip this paragraph). To name some of the most visible, the Space Patrol chief is a skull head with TTGL (Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann) style glasses, Luluco's father for most of the show is a disconnected head talking via machine, Luluco's mom is a FLCL-like space pirate looking not unlike Haruko, Inferno Cop's Inferno Cop makes an appearance, episode 9 has the world of Imaishi's Animator Expo entry "Sex and Violence with Machspeed", episode 7 has the life fibers from Kill la Kill, episode 8 has a cameo from Little Witch Academia's Sucy, and Nova has Kiznaiver's scars in episode 12.
But enough talk about the ideas behind the show, how is the show itself? The show has a style that is similar to 2010's Cartoon Network influenced Panty and Stocking both in the animation's look and its bombastic, slap stick comedy. The music is generally frenetic to match the pacing of the show. Teddyloid from the Panty and Stocking OST is a returning composer along with Mayumi Shichani. The show has great visuals, and more appealing then usual character designs.
If there is anything to complain about Space Patrol Luluco, it is its lack of feature depth. it is shorter then half a normal 13 episode cour and the plot is sporadic, not following any given idea for long. These facts taken together equate to a show that can feel light weight at times. The only real thread that ties the show together in the end is the relationship between Luluco and Nova.
If you have never seen any of the aforementioned shows before Space Patrol Luluco, it is still entirely likely you may enjoy Luluco as a standalone. However, if you disliked Panty and Stocking, which this show is probably closest to in style and form, you still might enjoy Luluco because the ecchi and potty mouthing is absent, but proceed with caution. Luluco is short, and not as substantiated as some past Imaishi projects, but it is still a whole lot of fun, and definitely a highlight of this anime season.
