Space Patrol Luluco

Space Patrol Luluco
宇宙パトロールルル子
(Uchū Patorōru Ruruko)
Genre Science fiction, Comedy, Romance
Anime television series
Directed by Hiroyuki Imaishi
Written by Hiroyuki Imaishi
Music by Kenichiro Suehiro
Studio Trigger
Network AT-X, Tokyo MX, BS11
Original run April 1, 2016 – June 24, 2016
Episodes 13
Manga
Written by Trigger, Hiroyuki Imaishi
Illustrated by Nanboku
Published by Shueisha
Demographic Seinen
Magazine Ultra Jump
Published April 2016

Space Patrol Luluco (宇宙パトロールルル子 Uchū Patorōru Ruruko) is a short anime television series created by Hiroyuki Imaishi and produced by Trigger.[1] The series aired in Japan between April and June 2016 as part of the Ultra Super Anime Time programming block.

Plot

Luluco is a thirteen-year-old girl who lives in the solar system frontier space colonization zone Ogikubo, together with her father, who works for the respective Space Patrol. Despite being a part of this wondrous district full of alien immigrants, who were accepted into the system 20 years prior to the story, Luluco manages to live the life of a normal school girl. However, when her father is accidentally frozen, Luluco is given no other choice but to bring him to his work place, where she is appointed to become a member of the Space Patrol by the head of the division, Over Justice, to be able to pay the fees of reviving her father. From then on, Luluco's previously normal life faces a drastic change, as she is sent on daily missions to protect Ogikubo from space criminals, together with her assigned partner and new classmate AΩ Nova, as well as their mutual classmate Midori.

Characters

Luluco (ルル子 Ruruko)
Voiced by: M·A·O
The main character of the story. She is a thirteen year old middle school student who lives together with her father in Ogikubo. Her one true wish has always been to lead a normal life despite her odd living place, but when her father accidentally freezes himself and falls into pieces, she has to bring him to his work place, where she is assigned the role of a space officer against her will.
Alpha Omega Nova (ΑΩ ·ノヴァ Arufa Omega Nova)
Voiced by: Junya Enoki
A Space Patrol officer and partner of Luluco. He recently transferred to Luluco's school and became her new classmate.
Midori (ミドリ)
Voiced by: Mayumi Shintani
A fellow student at Luluco's school and classmate. After being caught as publisher of an illegal Blackhole App, she volunteers to join the Space Patrol in order to get out of any punishments for her crime, as well as to spend more time at the side of AΩ Nova.
General Manager of Over Justice (オーバージャスティス本部長 Ōbā Jasutisu Honbuchō)
Voiced by: Tetsu Inada
The head of the Space Patrol and Luluco's boss.
Keiji (ケイジ Keiji)
Voiced by: Mitsuo Iwata
A Space Patrol officer and Luluco's father who becomes frozen after eating a strange pellet.
Secretary (秘書 Hisho)
A temporary staff worker at the Space Patrol. She serves as Over Justice's personal secretary.
Lalaco Godspeed (ララ子・ゴッドスピード Rarako Goddosupīdo)
Voiced by: Yōko Honna
Luluco's mother. She is a space pirate who seeks to take over Ogikubo. Just like the members of the Space Patrol, she is able to use a gun morphing ability, called "God Pirate's Gun Morphing".

Media

Anime

Space Patrol Luluco aired in Japan between April 1, 2016 and June 24, 2016 and was simulcast by Crunchyroll.[2] The series is written and directed by Hiroyuki Imaishi with character design by Mago and Yusuke Yoshigaki. The opening theme is "CRYmax Dohejitsu" (CRYまっくすド平日 Kuraimakkusu Dohejitsu, lit. "CRYmax Ultra Ordinary Days") by Fujirokku while the ending theme is "Pipo Password" by Teddyloid feat. Bonjour Suzuki. The series features cameo appearances from other Trigger animations, including Kill la Kill, Little Witch Academia, Inferno Cop, Kiznaiver, and Sex and Violence with Machspeed.[3]

Episode list

No. Title Original air date
1 "I'm a Normal Middle School Student"
"Watashi, Futsū no Chūgakusei" (私、普通の中学生) 		April 1, 2016
Thirteen year old Luluco lives with her father in Ogikubo; a solar system district where aliens and Earthlings coexist. When her father accidentally eats a pill that freezes him in a block of ice, Luluco takes him to the police station, only to be forced to take his place as a member of the Space Patrol. 
2 "A New Transfer Student Arrives!"
"Tenkōsei ga Kita!" (転校生が来た！) 		April 8, 2016
Things get stranger for Luluco, as the arrival of a new transfer student and partner named Alpha Omega Nova shakes things up even further. [4] 
3 "Battlefield Classroom"
"Senjō Kyōshitsu" (戦場教室) 		April 15, 2016
Luluco and Nova discover their classmate, Midori, to be the creator of the illegal Blackhole App. After her plans are foiled, Midori ends up joining the Space Patrol, much to Luluco's dismay. 
4 "Into the Sky All Alone"
"Hitoribocchi no Sora e" (ひとりぼっちの空へ) 		April 22, 2016
A meteorite comes hurtling towards Ogikubo, and only the Space Patrol trio can prevent Armageddon. [5] 
5 "What Should I Do?"
"Dōshitara Ii no" (どうしたらいいの) 		April 29, 2016
Lalaco Godspeed, Luluco's mother and Space Pirate Captain, unveils her grand plan... and it involves Ogikubo?! [6] 
6 "That One Part Awakens"
"Mezameta sono Bubun" (目覚めたその部分) 		May 6, 2016
Luluco and the others attempt to stop Lalaco from selling off Ogikubo to the highest bidder. 
7 "Thread of Fate's Trap"
"Unmei no Ito no Wana" (運命の糸の罠) 		May 13, 2016
In their search for Ogikubo, Luluco and co. find themselves on a planet covered in thread, coming against an adversary who resembles Nova. 
8 "The Mysterious Power's Trap"
"Fushigi na Chikara no Wana" (不思議な力の罠) 		May 20, 2016
Luluco and Nova visit a witch academy planet, where a witch named Sucy gives Luluco some poisonous mushrooms that will allegedly kill her in six minutes. 
9 "The True Trap"
"Hontō no Wana" (本当の罠) 		May 27, 2016
Luluco visits the detective team of Sex, Violence, and MachSpeed for dating advice on badger planet SVM-Z, but ends up landing in the crossfire between the Badger Game Detective Agency and the T-Bone Syndicate. 
10 "It's All Over"
"Zenbu Owari" (全部おわり) 		June 3, 2016
Nova is revealed to be a Nothingling working under an evil Blackholeian, who breaks Luluco's fragile heart and kills her. 
11 "I Never Knew"
"Watashi, Wakattenakatta" (私、わかってなかった) 		June 10, 2016
Finding herself in Hell, Luluco meets former Space Patrol officer Inferno Cop, who helps her realise her first love isn't over yet and come back to life. 
12 "Confession"
"Kokuhaku" (告白) 		June 17, 2016
With help from her family and friends, Luluco sets forth to confront Nova and confess her feelings for him. 
13 "I Am the Universe's..."
"Watashi, Uchū no……" (私、宇宙の……) 		June 24, 2016
With their feelings mutual, Luluco and Nova fight together to defeat the Blackholeian. 

Manga

A manga adaptation illustrated by Nanboku began serialization in Shueisha's Ultra Jump magazine from April 2016 and is being released in English by Crunchyroll.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Hiroyuki Imaishi's Uchū Patrol Luluco TV Anime Reveals Cast, Characters, Staff, Story". Anime News Network. February 7, 2016. Retrieved February 12, 2016.
  2. ↑ http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-03-18/space-patrol-luluco-anime-1st-ad-previews-m.a.o-as-luluco/.99945
  3. ↑ "14th Animator Expo Short is Hiroyuki Imaishi's 'Sex and Violence with Mach Speed'". Anime News Network. 17 March 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  4. ↑ http://www.crunchyroll.com/space-patrol-luluco/episode-2-a-new-transfer-student-arrives-703649
  5. ↑ http://www.crunchyroll.com/space-patrol-luluco/episode-4-into-the-sky-all-alone-703653
  6. ↑ http://www.crunchyroll.com/space-patrol-luluco/episode-5-what-should-i-do-703655
  7. ↑ http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-05-19/crunchyroll-adds-space-patrol-luluco-manga-live-action-nodame-cantabile-show/.102263
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