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!