Good Luck Girl!
Also known as Binbougami ga!
貧乏神が!
At the expense of the people and things around her, Sakura has absorbed so much "happiness energy" that she has caused an energy imbalance in the world. In order to return balance to the world, the Poverty God, Momiji, sets out to take away Sakura's ability to absorb this energy. Will Momiji be able to put a stop to Sakura's absorbing abilities, or will the God succumb to her happiness?
TV anime, 13 episodes, Summer 2012, Sunrise. Episode guide with the official trailer and links to licensed services. Studio Sunrise. Genres: Adventure, Comedy, Supernatural. Season: Summer 2012.
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Characters and voice cast
- Ichiko Sakura (桜市子) - main character, voiced by Kana Hanazawa (花澤香菜); English dub: Brina Palencia
- Momiji Binboda (貧保田紅葉) - main character, voiced by Yumi Uchiyama (内山夕実); English dub: Colleen Clinkenbeard
- Keita Tsuwabuki (石蕗恵汰) - supporting character, voiced by Kouki Uchiyama (内山昂輝); English dub: Clifford Chapin
- Ranmaru Rindou (龍胆嵐丸) - supporting character, voiced by Haruka Tomatsu (戸松遥); English dub: Martha Harms
- Momoo Inugami (犬神桃央) - supporting character, voiced by Hiro Shimono (下野紘); English dub: Todd Haberkorn
- Bobby Statice (懋琵威) - supporting character, voiced by Yoshihisa Kawahara (川原慶久); English dub: Patrick Seitz
- Nadeshiko Adenokouji (艶光路撫子) - supporting character, voiced by Sayaka Kanda (神田沙也加); English dub: Michelle Lee
- Yamabuki (山吹) - supporting character, voiced by Kikuko Inoue (井上喜久子); English dub: Lydia Mackay
- Kikunoshin Suwano (諏訪野菊乃進) - supporting character, voiced by Hiroshi Naka (中博史); English dub: Kent Williams
- Kurumi Minowa (箕輪胡桃) - supporting character, voiced by Rie Kugimiya (釘宮理恵); English dub: Jad Saxton
- Akane Tange (丹下茜) - supporting character, voiced by Kozue Harashima (原島梢); English dub: Michelle Rojas
- Rika Tsuwabuki (石蕗梨香) - supporting character, voiced by Shiho Kawaragi (河原木志穂); English dub: Tia Ballard
- Ryuuta Tsuwabuki (石蕗龍汰) - supporting character, voiced by Asami Shimoda (下田麻美); English dub: Ryan Reynolds
- Mika Tsuwabuki (石蕗美香) - supporting character, voiced by Ayami Yoshii (彩実 吉井); English dub: Monica Rial
- Sorata Tsuwabuki (石蕗宙汰) - supporting character, voiced by Akina (秋奈)
- Kuroyuri (黒百合) - supporting character, voiced by Ryouko Shiraishi (白石涼子); English dub: Morgan Lauré
- Shion Adenokouji (艶光路紫苑) - supporting character, voiced by Satoshi Hino (日野聡); English dub: Alex Organ
- Ryuuji Gorihara (剛狸原柳次) - supporting character, voiced by Tomokazu Sugita (杉田智和); English dub: Chris Rager
Staff
- Original Creator: Yoshiaki Sukeno (助野嘉昭)
- Director: Youichi Fujita (藤田陽一)
- Series Composition: Kento Shimoyama (下山健人)
- Character Design: Kenji Tanabe (田辺謙司)
- Art Director: Yukihiro Shibutani (渋谷幸弘)
- Sound Director: Katsuyoshi Kobayashi (小林克良)
- Music: Masashi Hamauzu (浜渦正志)
- Theme Song Performance: Piko (ピコ )
- ADR Script (English): Jamie Marchi
- Chief Animation Director: Kenji Tanabe (田辺謙司)
- In-Between Animation: Ayana Nishino (西野文那)
- Background Art: Kazuhiro Inoue (井上一宏)
- Episode Director (ep 7): Ayako Kurata (倉田綾子)
- Storyboard (ep 4): Ryouji Masuyama (益山亮司)
Production: Sunrise (animation), TV Tokyo, Dentsu, Funimation, Kodansha, Trinity Sound, Sony Music Entertainment.
Rankings on AniList: #33 highest rated 2012, #52 most popular 2012, #5 highest rated summer 2012, #11 most popular summer 2012.
AniList members score Good Luck Girl! 74/100. On their lists: 2,237 watching, 26,970 completed, 20,003 planning to watch, 1,720 dropped; 588 favourites.
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Episodes
- Episode 1: Are You Sure You Haven't Confused Being a God of Flat-Brokeness with Being a God of Flat-Chestedness?
- Episode 2: This, Indeed, Has the "The Battle Between God and Girl Now Begins" Feel To It
- Episode 3: "Taking Orders from You Kinda Ticks Me Off!!! What Do You Mean, Kinda?!!"
- Episode 4: He Shrank, Didn't He?!
- Episode 5: Which One of Us Is Flat-Chested, Again? Hm? Hm?! Hm!!?
- Episode 6: Open Your Eye-es!!!!
- Episode 7: Is This That So-Called Boy-Raised-As-a-Girl Pattern?
- Episode 8: Call Me By My Name
- Episode 9: Eh?! You Said, 'After All This'?!" & "There's No Way That Happens After Just Two Minutes!!!!
- Episode 10: It's Like Secretly Mixing Pumpkin into a Stew in Order to Feed It to a Child Who Hates Pumpkin
- Episode 11: ...Who Are You?!
- Episode 12: Sometime, Call Me By My Name
- Episode 13: You Already Have the Answer to That