Uchuu Patrol Luluco Anime Review

Uchuu Patrol Luluco
Information:
Other Names: "Space Patrol Luluco" & " 宇宙パトロールルル子". 
Studio: Trigger
Writer: Hiroyuki Imaishi
Director: Hiroyuki Imaishi
Music: Kenichiro  Suehiro
Type: Short TV Series, Original
Length: 13 Episodes. 7 minutes per episode approx.
Genres: Action, Comedy, School, Space, Romance
Rating: PG - 13
Air Dates: 1st April 2016 - 24th June 2016
Alternate Recommendations: "Kill la Kill" & "FLCL". 
(Source: MAL (myanimelist) & Wikipedia)

Synopsis:
The show takes place in Ogikubo, which is the name of the specially designated area in space in the Milky Way where Earthlings and aliens can live together. Luluco is a female middle school student who lives with her father, and no matter where she is, Luluco is a common, "super normal" girl. As she is living her normal life, one day the mysterious transfer student ΑΩ Nova abruptly appears before her. That meeting will change Luluco's fate.
(Source: MAL(myanimelist))

Review:

How to describe Space Patrol Luluco? It’s dumb, defiantly dumb, fun to watch and is obviously a TRIGGER show. Thanks to its over the top comedy, dialogue and action scenes plus the references to various TRIGGER shows, this anime is going to be your new favourite if you’re a fan of the studio.

This being a seven minute per episode series really helps it a lot, if it was thirty minute instead, it would have gotten old very fast, but due to its small time frame each episode there just enough there to keep you entertained. However, it’s not only that both the setting and story are enough to keep you entertained; starting with setting, the main character Luluco just wants to leave a normal life in a city full of aliens until her father is frozen in ice in which she has to take over for him as a space patrol agent: catching space criminals and most defiantly being far from normal.

 So it has a setting that is completely random and has lots of spare room in it for creative freedom, which the studio explore until it bleeds. As for the story it will be hit and miss for some people, for me it was a HIT, with over the top plot lines and scenarios that are pleasing to eyes as well as being fun to watch as they unfold. If you are looking for a deep or light-hearted I’m afraid you’re in the wrong place, this only for people who like balls to the walls action stupid stuff. 

But for all romance there is one to salvaged from the stupid series, but when I mean salvaged I don’t mean it’s bad, as it was fairly good being fun to watch, good development and quite moving at times plus it has an ending to romance but this similar to the ending of the actual main plot is satisfying but kind of leaves on an open ended cliff-hanger which was kind of a disappointment with no second season confirmed.

 As this is a TRIGGER show the art style is very stylish being similar in design to Kill la Kill and even Panty & Stocking having a similar cartoony style that fits the over the top animation, that just like other shows of the studio can look amazing but can also look very clip art/poor at times. As for character designs they are really likeable having unique appearances to them, which can be said of the actual characters anyway since they don’t feel like they were cut ‘n’ paste from anywhere and also have strong personalities that fit with goofiness of the show in general.

In a final note the soundtrack was good but hardly anything spectacular, with nothing really standing out for me in any particular track, as for the opening song however I found it fir the series better being to fun to watch and listen to, while on the other hand the ending was another great song but didn’t fit the style of the show.
In conclusion: you a fan of kill la kill or other silly shows, if yes this is a show for you. If you’re not, I suggest you try something else out. 

Final Scores:
Story/Setting: 8.3
Characters: 7.8
Art/Animation: 7.5
Sound: 7.3

Final Verdict: 7.8/10 (Good)