Good Luck Girl...
I picked up Good Luck Girl...
Good Luck Girl is a fast-paced comedy that follows the exploits of Ichiko, the luckiest girl ever, and Momiji, a god of poverty tasked with restoring the balance of luck by removing some of Ichiko's excessive good luck with a very large needle. The pace in Good Luck Girl is very fast. I found myself having to rewind more than a few times to keep pace with the translation -- I still like to read my anime. Strategically placed objects, fast cut-away shots and well chosen camera angles ensure that there is no loss of modesty. But, there is some suggestive dialogue and situations, so, the youngest anime fans should probably stay away. There is no bloodshed or gore in Good Luck Girl. Overall, Good Luck Girl was very entertaining and a bit melodramatic near the end. I would give Good Luck Girl a 4 out of 5.
Ichiko gets lucky a lot. She's rich, beautiful, smart, stacked, and better than you at everything. But there's a reason life always goes her way: she unwittingly steals happiness energy from everyone else! Momiji - a poverty god with a freakishly huge syringe and a bunch of oddball charms - has to take Ichiko's extra good fortune and return it to her various victims of circumstance.
Like an Adderall-raddled cat-and-mouse chase in a funhouse full of pop culture references, the spirit of shortcomings and her self-absorbed subject stick each other with jabs, gags, bizarre bets, and dirty tricks aplenty. It's a side-splitting ride, and everyone's seatbelt is defective. But how many blows to the ego can Ichiko take before she grows a sympathy gland and stops hogging all the happiness?
Good Luck Girl is a fast-paced comedy that follows the exploits of Ichiko, the luckiest girl ever, and Momiji, a god of poverty tasked with restoring the balance of luck by removing some of Ichiko's excessive good luck with a very large needle. The pace in Good Luck Girl is very fast. I found myself having to rewind more than a few times to keep pace with the translation -- I still like to read my anime. Strategically placed objects, fast cut-away shots and well chosen camera angles ensure that there is no loss of modesty. But, there is some suggestive dialogue and situations, so, the youngest anime fans should probably stay away. There is no bloodshed or gore in Good Luck Girl. Overall, Good Luck Girl was very entertaining and a bit melodramatic near the end. I would give Good Luck Girl a 4 out of 5.
