Good Luck Girl: Complete Series

This 13 episode anime is an underrated gem, and a solid buy for any anime fan.The main character, Ichiko, was born with too much 'good fortune energy', meaning that she is good at everything, beautiful, rich, and a complete brat. To keep Ichiko's excess of good fortune energy from bringing disaster to everyone around her, a 'god of misfortune' is sent to extract Ichiko's good fortune energy. This leads to a madcap comedy on the levels of Tom and Jerry or Loony Tunes shorts as the misfortune god Momiji goes through an endless array of wild schemes and ridiculous 'god items' to carry out her mission. A comedy first and foremost, the closest i can compare this anime to are American Loony Tunes, in the best possible way; the action is zany, wild, and hilarious. It can be difficult to properly translate humor across language barriers (unless you really like puns about Japanese kanji), but the slapstick on display here transcends culture. There are many references to other famous anime titles such as Dragonball Z and Deathnote as well; these are, of course, more amusing when you're familiar with those shows, but that isn't necessary to enjoy the jokes.Beyond the comedy, the story is a well executed one. Rather than a more common 'cute girls doing cute things' are 'boob-filled shenanigans as several girls vie for milquetoast protagonist', the story is focused on the gradual development of Ichiko's character, and the gradual friendship that grows between Ichiko and Momiji. There is a lot of heart to be found in this show, and avoids becoming too cheesy or melodramatic.This show is probably not for the under-13 crowd, if you are sensitive about 'fanservice' in anime. There are several scenes of Ichiko or other female characters in a bath or bathhouse (censored with the use of strategically placed soap suds), one of the prominent side characters is a masochist, which is played for humor (to be fair, since he's a god-dog who looks like a chihuahua, it is pretty hilarious). I personally find the fan service in this show less objectionable than in other series, since 1) the characters are never 'posing' for the viewer, 2) these scenes never come at the expense of their worth as a character or feel exploitative, and 3) there are no 'panty shots' (the original manga was actually notorious for this; the artist simply refused to do them). Your mileage may vary when it comes to this sort of thing, but just be aware that some of that stuff is in this show.If you prefer watching anime dubbed, you are in luck; the english voice cast is fantastic, which is not common for a comedy such as this. Colleen Clinkenbeard, in particular, absolutely NAILS Momiji's character in one of the best dub performances i have ever heard.In conclusion, if you are an anime fan looking for a good comedy with heart, this is a good pickup. If you have soon the sub already through Hulu, the English dub is worth the price of picking this up.PS: Keep an eye out for the post-credits sequences, where a character who was prominent in the manga, but not able to make an appearance in the show, points out the scenes in which she was hidden in the background in each episode. After a couple episodes, you'll want to play your own game of 'Spot the Nadeshiko' and see if you can spot her each time.PSS: If you get the chance, read the manga (called 'Binbougami Gah!'). It is amazing, lasts much longer than this show covers, and actually gets better and better as it approaches the end.

High school student Ichiko has it all. Good looks, loads of money, boys around her every move, and most importantly, she has good luck. Which is a problem in the realm of Gods, especially the Poverty God Momiji who has been sent to take some or most of her good energy in order to give it to others before Ichiko takes all the happiness from everyone else around her.Sounds like a simple enough story and the trailer is very misleading which I feel works in great favor of the anime. The trailer makes one believe this is only a comedy and it is indeed very hilarious especially if you've seen a lot of anime, the parodies will make a lot of sense but there's other jokes that can be just as funny. The real surprise is the drama that also slowly builds into the series and proves to work perfectly. The protagonist seems like a real piece of work to put it politely but then her character becomes explained and I feel Ichiko has been developed well enough for a 2nd season to be made. This anime is definitely for adults considering the bits of fan-service, strong language, and sexually suggestive situations/innuendos.I feel this anime is well worth purchasing for a good laugh as well as to learn something more about the people we encounter in real life; even on the surface the best looking of people have problems. If you enjoyed this, you'll definitely love the more adult anime parody Excel Saga and Baka and Test.

This anime is a great work of art. It uses pop culture and other anime and manga related references throughout the series. Its a show with good humor and good lessons to learn. There are some parts you'll frown upon at first but it only gets better once you dig in. Its a short series and even though they hint toward a second season. Nothing yet~ here's to hoping. Yet this anime really does a great job at keeping the viewers interest. If you haven't watched yet, this is a must watch in my book. :) If you have then you probably already have a warm love for it like I do.

For people who enjoy anime that references other anime, this is definitely up your alley. The one show that I can think of that is similar in terms of references would have to be gintama. To keep this review short, all I will say is that this is an hilarious anime that references various other animes and this show is criminally underrated. Other than that, the music is fine, the characters are very enjoyable, the English voice actors are very good, and overall it's an enjoyable show.

If you like Baka & Test, My Bride is a Mermaid, Paniponi Dash, Shuffle, School Rumble, or Doki Doki School Hours, I think you'll like this.

This anime is all over the place. One second sad, another fighting. It's a bit inconsistent too, as the main character is supposed to be a super lucky girl. But she doesn't seem that lucky, though, that may be the point, as the reasons for who she is are revealed. This drives much of the stories, so I ended up liking this one ok. But because they crammed so many pop culture references with all the gear shifts, I kept thinking that there could have been a bit more to the series. I was rather surprised that the end advertises a second season, but I'd get it. I want to see the main characters fleshed out more. The series had enough surprises with all the madness to keep me interested. Not great but certainly good.

Great

The God of Poverty vs the Lucky girl with big boobs. I absolutely love this series. It was surprisingly funny and entertaining to watch. The perfected Monk is absolutely Hilarious so many subliminal message and reference to other animes! Naruto even Dragonball Z. Short series totally worth the watch. The antics and the overall feeling of the series is happiness and hilarity. You will not be disappointed! Awesome series for an awesome price

Great comedy Anime and for $20-30 dollars should be watched by any anime fan.CON: There are allot of boob jokes but no real fan service if that bugs you.

My favourite gag anime

セカンドシーズン見たかったな。一話終わる毎にある撫子がのコーナーは原作知らない人には❓なんだろうな。