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=== Konata Izumi ===

 

A diminutive high schooler who's much more interested in video games, anime and manga than doing actual schoolwork. Her interest in popular culture is truly staggering.

=== Kagami Hiiragi ===

==== Voiced by: [[Ami Koshimizu]] (JP [Drama CD/NDS game]), [[Emiri Katou]] (JP [Anime/PS2 game) and [[Kari Wahlgren]] (EN) ====

 

Konata's closest friend and Tsukasa's older twin sister. She is easily angered by some of Konata's more... "playful" antics, but always seems to be the one who understands her hobbies. Her liking of [[Light Novels]] is also a driver of plot.

=== Tsukasa Hiiragi ===

==== Voiced by: [[Mai Nakahara]] (JP [Drama CD/NDS game]), [[Kaori Fukuhara]] (JP [Anime/PS2 game]) and [[Michelle Ruff]] (EN) ====

Kagami's cheerful and very loopy younger twin sister. She's actually very good at home chores and cooking, although she sometimes has to ask for Kagami's help because she forgets things easily.

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=== Miyuki Takara ===

==== Voiced by: Erina Nakayama (JP [Drama CD/NDS game]), [[Aya Endo]] (JP [Anime/PS2 game]) and [[Karen Strassman]] (EN) ====

 

The "[[The Smart Guy|smart girl]]" of the main quartet and embodiment of many stereotypical [[Meganekko]] traits, including a very polite manner of speech (even amongst her friends).

=== Yutaka Kobayakawa ===

==== Voiced by: [[Ai Shimizu]] (JP [Drama CD/NDS game]), [[Shizuka Hasegawa]] (JP [Anime/PS2 game]) and [[Hynden Walch]] (EN) ====

 

Yui's younger sister who lives with Konata since she got into Konata's high school. Generally speaking, a [[Ill Girl|frail]] but [[Cheerful Child|cheerful]] [[Older Than They Look|fauxli]]. Her friendship with Minami often falls into [[Romantic Two-Girl Friendship]] territory.

=== Minami Iwasaki ===

==== Voiced by: [[Miyu Matsuki]] (JP [Drama CD/NDS game]), [[Minori Chihara]] (JP [Anime/PS2 game]) and [[Michelle Ruff]] (EN) ====

 

Entering the story by [[Returning the Handkerchief|returning Yutaka's handkerchief]] in the beginning of what can be seen as a [[Romantic Two-Girl Friendship]], Minami is a quiet, expressionless girl often misunderstood by others to be creepy. Good at most subjects, and is childhood friends with neighbour Miyuki since both of them love reading.

=== Hiyori Tamura ===

==== Voiced by: [[Ryoko Shintani]] (JP [Extra Drama CD/NDS game]), [[Kaori Shimizu]] (JP [Anime/PS2 game]) and [[Philece Sampler]] (EN) ====

 

Yutaka and Minami's classmate, member of the Animation Research Club, and [[Doujinshi]] [[Yonkoma]] mangaka with a habit of shipping game characters already, as well as [[Shipper on Deck|Minami and Yutaka]].

=== Patricia "Patty" Martin ===

==== Voiced by: [[Satsuki Yukino]] (JP [Drama CD/NDS game]), Nozomi Sasaki (JP [Anime/PS2 game]) and Patricia Ja Lee (EN) ====

 

[[Occidental Otaku|American Otaku]] in Yutaka's class, and the most [[Genki Girl|genki]] of otakus of this series.

=== Misao Kusakabe ===

==== Voiced by: [[Mikako Takahashi]] (JP [Extra Drama CD/NDS game), [[Kaoru Mizuhara]] (JP [Anime/PS2 game]) and [[Lara Jill Miller]] (EN) ====

 

Kagami and Ayano's classmate for five consecutive years, Misao is the latter's childhood friend and, as defined by the former, an unorganized "lazy ass". A recurring theme in post-anime strips is her rivalry with Konata—for Kagami, even Misao considered Kagami as being cold-hearted. Later, she {{spoiler|got into the same program of the same college as Konata}}.

=== Ayano Minegishi ===

==== Voiced by: [[Yūko Gotō]] (JP [Extra Drama CD/NDS game]), [[Mai Aizawa]] (JP [Anime/PS2 game]) and Peggy O'Neal (EN) ====

 

Misao's "[[The Caretaker|caretaker]]" (in Kagami's words) for years to the level that when Kagami was fed up with Misao or vice versa, Ayano is their go-between. She is the only teen in the series with a boyfriend.

=== Kō Yasaka ===

==== Voiced by: Rika Morinaga (JP [[[PlayStation 2]] game]) ====

 

First appearing in Volume 4, Kō is the [[Club President|president]] of the Animation Research Club and Hiyori's "boss" on the club's periodicals. She's the only 11th grader in the series. Does not appear in the anime, but she did appear in the ''Net Idol Meister'' video game.

=== Yamato Nagamori ===

==== Voiced by: Shion Hirota (JP) ====

 

While she doesn't appear often in the manga, she gets introduced with Ko often. She's a close friend of Kō, and in the visual novels gets possessed by an alien at one point and even has some leftover powers remaining.

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=== Izumi Wakase ===

 

[[Class Representative]] of Hiyori's class who appears in Volume 7. She is also an otaku, but tries to hide it as she is an upper-class girl who is class president. However, she runs into Hiyori on one of her shopping trips to Comiket, who discovers her secret. She is good at home economics, but is bad at art. She likes "cute" things and likes sweets, as well as coffee and milk.

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=== Tamaki Yamanobe ===

 

Another girl who appears in Volume 7, and another member of the Animation Research Club.

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=== Miku Busujima ===

Yet another girl who appears in Volume 7, and yet another member of the Animation Research Club.

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=== Nanako Kuroi ===

==== Voiced by: [[Masumi Asano]] (JP [Drama CD/NDS game]), Konomi Maeda (JP [Anime/PS2 game]) and [[Kate Higgins]] (EN) ====

 

Konata, Tsukasa and Miyuki's homeroom teacher, and world history teacher for all the seniors. [[Must Have Lots of Free Time|Has lots of free time]] to play video games and watch baseball games. Still believes in the power of corporal punishment.

=== Yui Narumi ===

==== Voiced by: [[Chiwa Saitou]] (JP [Drama CD/NDS game]), Saori Nishihara (JP [Anime/PS2 game]) and [[Julie Ann Taylor]] (EN) ====

 

Konata's cousin and Yutaka's older sister. She works as a traffic cop, but even Konata wonders why can she keep at that position. Surprisingly, she showed real care towards Yutaka. Has an offscreen husband.

=== Soujirou Izumi ===

==== Voiced by: Hirokazu Hiramatsu (JP) and [[Tony Oliver]] (EN) ====

 

Konata's father and fellow [[Otaku]]. Works as a freelance writer at home but surprisingly, he writes more serious, completely non-otaku topics.

=== Tadao Hiiragi ===

==== Voiced by: [[Tohru Furusawa]] (JP) and [[Richard Epcar]] (EN) ====

 

The Hiiragi sisters' father.

=== Miki Hiiragi ===

==== Voiced by: [[Kikuko Inoue]] (JP) and Peggy O'Neal (EN) ====

 

The Hiiragi sisters' mother.

=== Inori Hiiragi ===

==== Voiced by: Nozomi Masu (JP) and [[Bridget Hoffman]] (EN) ====

 

The eldest of the Hiiragi sisters.

=== Matsuri Hiiragi ===

==== Voiced by: Satomi Akesaka (JP) and Dorothy Elias-Fahn (EN) ====

 

The second eldest of the Hiiragi sisters.

=== Meito "Anime Tenchou" Anisawa ===

==== Voiced by: [[Tomokazu Seki]] (JP) and [[Lex Lang]] (EN) ====

 

An anime-only character, he is the manager of the Animate store Konata frequents. He is actually the mascot for the Animate chain as ''Captain Animate'', created by Shimamoto Kazuhiko in the late 90s; but the one who made him known in Japan was none than [[Hideaki Anno]] who directed a short [[Original Video Animation]] for the character, a Radio Show was also made. Anisawa was made to help boost the sales and pick interest of the general public into buying anime merchandise, not just for Animate stores.

=== Yukari Takara ===

==== Mami Kosuge (JP), [[Bridget Hoffman]] (EN) ====

 

Miyuki's mother, who is just as cuddly, adorable and innocent as her daughter — but not as smart.

=== Kanata Izumi ===

==== Voiced by: [[Sumi Shimamoto]] (JP), [[Rebecca Forstadt]] (EN) ====

 

Konata's deceased mother who looks just like Konata. Despite a bit wary about Soujirou's [[Lolicon]] tendencies, she still consider him to be actually caring for her -- [[Cassandra Truth|something nobody else will associate with Soujirou]].

=== Hikaru Sakuraba ===

==== Voiced by: Miki Inoue (JP) ====

 

She should be listed in the category ''below''; Shiraishi entered Lucky Channel ''because'' [[Animated Actors|she was elevated to the "main show" in volume 5]]. She's Kagami's homeroom teacher, specializes in biology, and is the advisor for the Animation Research Club. [[Heterosexual Life Partners]] with Fuyuki. Only has one short cameo in the anime's last episode.

=== Fuyuki Amahara ===

==== Voiced by: Kumi Sakuma (JP) ====

 

Also introduced in volume 5 of the [[Manga]], Fuyuki is Ryouou's school nurse and is [[Heterosexual Life Partners]] with Hikaru. Does not appear in the [[Anime]], but like Ko also appears in ''Net Idol Meister''.

=== Cherry ===

==== Voiced by: [[Kujira]] (JP), [[Derek Stephen Prince]] (EN) ====

 

Minami's dog.

=== Hinata Miyakawa ===

==== Voiced by: [[Mamiko Noto]] (JP [Extra Drama CD/NDS game]) and Yukiko Takaguchi (JP [PS2 Game]) ====

 

The elder of an impoverished pair of sisters. She is the reason for their poverty, as she spends too much money on manga and [[Doujinshi]].

=== Hikage Miyakawa ===

==== Voiced by: [[Yukari Tamura]] [Extra Drama CD/NDS game]), Yui Kano (JP [Anime/PS2 game]) and [[Rebecca Forstadt]] (EN [credited as "Rebecca Olkowski"]) ====

 

The younger of an impoverished pair of sisters. An elementary schooler, and thus the youngest ''Lucky Star'' character.

=== Akira Kogami ===

==== Voiced by: [[Ai Nonaka]] (JP [Drama CD/NDS game]), [[Hiromi Konno]] (JP [Anime/PS2 game]) and [[Stephanie Sheh]] (EN) ====

 

An [[Idol Singer]] in the ''[[Lucky Star]]'' universe and "navigator" of ''Lucky Channel''. She's fourteen—younger than most of the cast—but has eleven years of acting experience. In ''Comptiq'' she is the name in which the magazine reply readers' mail.

=== [[Minoru Shiraishi]] ===

==== Voiced by: [[Character as Himself|Himself]] (JP) and [[Sam Riegel]] (EN) ====

 

An anime-exclusive character with two roles: "Sebastian", a random student in Konata's class, and Akira's henpecked assistant in ''Lucky Channel''.

=== [[Daisuke Ono]] ===

==== Voiced by: [[Character as Himself|Himself]] (JP) and [[Johnny Yong Bosch]] (EN) ====

 

Anime-only. In episodes 20 and 21, he replaces Minoru as Akira's assistant in ''Lucky Channel''.

* [[Yes-Man]]