>>123341
As much as I liked Lucky Star, I will admit that it IS more or less a fanservice animu, albeit not the typical sort.
Think about it: All the standard anime archtypes are represented (the tsundere, the klutz, the otaku, the moe-moe girl, the yaoi fangirl, the foreigner, etc.), and the show and the manga make no problem with pointing out its use of these archtypes. Moreover the constant shoutouts to other aspects of otaku culture, not just Haruhi, makes the show almost a game of shout-out bingo to seasoned anime viewers, but all of this really adds up to the show's charm: It's all about giving viewers/readers what they want, a.k.a fanservice.
Oh, and it was extremely cute and pretty funny too. At least to me it was.
In any case, saging for /azu/: The #1 spot for Lucky Star discussion