Space Patrol Luluco

Space Patrol Luluco
	Key visual
宇宙パトロールルル子; (Uchū Patorōru Ruruko)
Genre	Action, comedy, science fiction, parody
Created by	Studio Trigger; Hiroyuki Imaishi
Anime television series
Directed by	Hiroyuki Imaishi; Akira Amemiya (secondary)
Produced by	Yoshiki Usa
Written by	Hiroyuki Imaishi
Music by	Kenichiro Suehiro
Studio	Studio Trigger
Licensed by	NA Crunchyroll
Original network	AT-X, Tokyo MX, BS11
Original run	April 1, 2016 – June 24, 2016
Episodes	13
Manga
Written by	Studio Trigger, Hiroyuki Imaishi
Illustrated by	Nanboku
Published by	Shueisha
Magazine	Ultra Jump
Demographic	Seinen
Original run	April 19, 2016 – June 18, 2016
	Anime and manga portal

Space Patrol Luluco (Japanese: 宇宙パトロールルル子, Hepburn: Uchū Patorōru Ruruko) is a Japanese anime television series created by Hiroyuki Imaishi and produced by Studio Trigger.^[2] It aired from April to June 2016 as part of the Ultra Super Anime Time programming block.

Plot[]

Luluco is a normal girl living in the solar system frontier space colonization zone Ogikubo. Her father works for the zone's Space Patrol division. Despite being a part of this wondrous district full of alien immigrants, Luluco often lives the life as a student. When her father is accidentally frozen by alien contraband, Luluco is forced to request help from her father's Space Patrol division. She is appointed a member of the Space Patrol by the division chief, named Over Justice, in order to pay the fees required to revive her father. From then on, Luluco's previously normal life faces drastic changes as she is sent on daily missions to protect Ogikubo from space criminals. On these missions she bands together with her assigned partner and alien exchange student ΑΩ (pronounced "Alpha Omega") Nova, as well as their fairly normal mutual classmate Midori.

Characters[]

Luluco (ルル子, Ruruko): Voiced by: M·A·O^[3]^[2] (Japanese); Brittney Karbowski^[4] (English); A thirteen-year-old student living with her father in Ogikubo. Her one true wish is to lead a normal life despite her odd living place. When her father accidentally freezes himself and falls into pieces, she brings him to his workplace 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^[3]^[2] (Japanese); Justin Briner^[4] (English); A Space Patrol officer and partner of Luluco. He is a recent transfer student at Luluco's school and her classmate.

Midori (ミドリ): Voiced by: Mayumi Shintani^[3]^[2] (Japanese); Jamie Marchi^[4] (English); A fellow student at Luluco's school and classmate. After being caught as the publisher and distributor of a quasi-legal 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 ΑΩ Nova.

General Manager Over Justice (オーバージャスティス本部長, Ōbā Jasutisu Honbuchō): Voiced by: Tetsu Inada^[3]^[2] (Japanese); Bob Carter^[4] (English); The head of the Space Patrol Ogikubo Branch and Luluco's boss.

Secretary (秘書, Hisho): A temporary staff worker at the Space Patrol. She serves as Over Justice's personal secretary.

Keiji (ケイジ): Voiced by: Mitsuo Iwata^[3]^[2] (Japanese); Brett Weaver^[4] (English); A Space Patrol officer and Luluco's father who becomes frozen after eating a strange pellet.

Lalaco Godspeed (ララ子・ゴッドスピード, Rarako Goddosupīdo): Voiced by: Yōko Honna^[3]^[2] (Japanese); Monica Rial^[4] (English); Luluco's mother and a space pirate. She seeks to take over Ogikubo. Just like the members of the Space Patrol, she has a gun morphing ability, called "God Pirate's Gun Morphing".

Media[]

Anime[]

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.^[5] Crunchyroll has licensed the series in North America, and simulcasted the show in Japanese with english subtitles, while Funimation would later produce a dub on October 10, 2017.^[6] However due to the split between both Crunchyroll and Funimation, the english dub was removed, and was put on Crunchyroll, as well as being taken off of digital purchasing sites.^[7] For all episodes, the average run time is 8 minutes.

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	"I'm a Normal Middle School Student" Transcription: "Watashi, Futsū no Chūgakusei" (Japanese: 私、普通の中学生)	Hiroyuki Ōshima	Hiroyuki Imaishi	April 1, 2016 (2016-04-01)
Luluco and Keiji live in Ogikubo; a solar system district where aliens and Earthlings coexist. When Keiji inadvertently eats a pill and gets trapped in ablock 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!" Transcription: "Tenkōsei ga Kita!" (Japanese: 転校生が来た！)	Hiroyuki Ōshima	Akira Amemiya	April 8, 2016 (2016-04-08)
Things get stranger for Luluco, as the arrival of a new transfer student and partner named Alpha Omega Nova shakes things up even further.^[8]
3	"Battlefield Classroom" Transcription: "Senjō Kyōshitsu" (Japanese: 戦場教室)	Hiroaki Akagi	Akira Amemiya	April 15, 2016 (2016-04-15)
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" Transcription: "Hitoribocchi no Sora e" (Japanese: ひとりぼっちの空へ)	Hiroyuki Ōshima	Hiromi Wakabayashi	April 22, 2016 (2016-04-22)
A meteorite comes hurtling towards Ogikubo, and only the Space Patrol trio can prevent Armageddon.^[9]
5	"What Should I Do?" Transcription: "Dōshitara Ii no" (Japanese: どうしたらいいの)	Tomoyuki Munehiro	Hiromi Wakabayashi	April 29, 2016 (2016-04-29)
Lalaco Godspeed unveils her grand plan and it involves Ogikubo.^[10]
6	"That One Part Awakens" Transcription: "Mezameta sono Bubun" (Japanese: 目覚めたその部分)	Toshiyuki Sone	Hiromi Wakabayashi	May 6, 2016 (2016-05-06)
Luluco and the others attempt to stop Lalaco from selling off Ogikubo to the highest bidder.
7	"Thread of Fate's Trap" Transcription: "Unmei no Ito no Wana" (Japanese: 運命の糸の罠)	Hiroyuki Ōshima	Hiroshi Satō	May 13, 2016 (2016-05-13)
While finding Ogikubo, Luluco and company find themselves on a planet covered in thread, coming against an adversary who resembles Nova.
8	"The Mysterious Power's Trap" Transcription: "Fushigi na Chikara no Wana" (Japanese: 不思議な力の罠)	Junichi Kitamura	Kimiko Ueno	May 20, 2016 (2016-05-20)
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" Transcription: "Hontō no Wana" (Japanese: 本当の罠)	Atsushi Nigorikawa	Hiroyuki Imaishi	May 27, 2016 (2016-05-27)
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" Transcription: "Zenbu Owari" (Japanese: 全部おわり)	Tomoyuki Munehiro	Kimiko Ueno	June 3, 2016 (2016-06-03)
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" Transcription: "Watashi, Wakattenakatta" (Japanese: 私、わかってなかった)	Akira Amemiya	Akira Amemiya	June 10, 2016 (2016-06-10)
Finding herself in Hell, Luluco meets former Space Patrol officer Inferno Cop, who helps her realize her first love isn't over yet and come back to life.
12	"Confession" Transcription: "Kokuhaku" (Japanese: 告白)	Hiroyuki Ōshima	Hiromi Wakabayashi	June 17, 2016 (2016-06-17)
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..." Transcription: "Watashi, Uchū no……" (Japanese: 私、宇宙の……)	Hiroyuki Imaishi	Hiroyuki Imaishi	June 24, 2016 (2016-06-24)
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 in April and June 2016 and was released in English by Crunchyroll.^[11]

References[]

^ "Watch Space Patrol Luluco Sub & Dub". Funimation. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Hiroyuki Imaishi's Uchū Patrol Luluco TV Anime Reveals Cast, Characters, Staff, Story". Anime News Network. February 7, 2016. Retrieved February 12, 2016.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "スタッフ&キャスト". Trigger. Retrieved October 13, 2017.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Funimation Announces English Dub Casts for Space Patrol Luluco, Regalia: The Three Sacred Stars Anime". Anime News Network. July 20, 2017. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
^ "14th Animator Expo Short is Hiroyuki Imaishi's 'Sex and Violence with Mach Speed'". Anime News Network. 17 March 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
^ "Funimation to Release Space Patrol Luluco, Super Lovers Anime on Home Video". Anime News Network. July 14, 2017. Retrieved July 14, 2017.
^ https://www.crunchyroll.com/forumtopic-1025862/update-to-the-crunchyroll-x-funimation-partnership
^ http://www.crunchyroll.com/space-patrol-luluco/episode-2-a-new-transfer-student-arrives-703649
^ http://www.crunchyroll.com/space-patrol-luluco/episode-4-into-the-sky-all-alone-703653
^ http://www.crunchyroll.com/space-patrol-luluco/episode-5-what-should-i-do-703655
^ "Crunchyroll Adds Space Patrol Luluco Manga, Live-Action Nodame Cantabile Show". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2017-07-15.

External links[]

Official website (in Japanese)
Space Patrol Luluco (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia

[1] "Watch Space Patrol Luluco Sub & Dub". Funimation. Retrieved March 23, 2020.

[Anime-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Hiroyuki Imaishi's Uchū Patrol Luluco TV Anime Reveals Cast, Characters, Staff, Story". Anime News Network. February 7, 2016. Retrieved February 12, 2016.

[Staff_&_Cast-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "スタッフ&キャスト". Trigger. Retrieved October 13, 2017.

[Dub-cast-4] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Funimation Announces English Dub Casts for Space Patrol Luluco, Regalia: The Three Sacred Stars Anime". Anime News Network. July 20, 2017. Retrieved July 20, 2017.

[5] "14th Animator Expo Short is Hiroyuki Imaishi's 'Sex and Violence with Mach Speed'". Anime News Network. 17 March 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2016.

[6] "Funimation to Release Space Patrol Luluco, Super Lovers Anime on Home Video". Anime News Network. July 14, 2017. Retrieved July 14, 2017.

[7] ttps://www.crunchyroll.com/forumtopic-1025862/update-to-the-crunchyroll-x-funimation-partnership

[8] ttp://www.crunchyroll.com/space-patrol-luluco/episode-2-a-new-transfer-student-arrives-703649

[9] ttp://www.crunchyroll.com/space-patrol-luluco/episode-4-into-the-sky-all-alone-703653

[10] ttp://www.crunchyroll.com/space-patrol-luluco/episode-5-what-should-i-do-703655

[11] "Crunchyroll Adds Space Patrol Luluco Manga, Live-Action Nodame Cantabile Show". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2017-07-15.

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show v t Works directed by Hiroyuki Imaishi
Animated series	Gurren Lagann (2007) Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt (2010) Kill la Kill (2013–2014) Space Patrol Luluco (2016)
Animated films	Dead Leaves (2004) Promare (2019)
OVA/ONAs	Re: Cutie Honey (2004) "Sex&VIOLENCE with MACHSPEED" in Japan Animator Expo (2015)

show v t Studio Trigger
Television series	Kill la Kill (2013–2014) When Supernatural Battles Became Commonplace (2014) Space Patrol Luluco (2016) Kiznaiver (2016) Little Witch Academia (2017) Darling in the Franxx (2018) SSSS.Gridman (2018) BNA: Brand New Animal (2020) SSSS.Dynazenon (2021)
OVAs/ONAs	Inferno Cop (2012–present) Kill la Kill (2014) Japan Animator Expo (2015) Ninja Slayer From Animation (2015) Cyberpunk: Edgerunners (2022)
Films	Little Witch Academia (2013) Little Witch Academia: The Enchanted Parade (2015) Promare (2019)
Video games	Project X Zone (2012) Little Witch Academia: Chamber of Time (2017) Indivisible (2019) Shantae and the Seven Sirens (2019)
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