Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko (Japanese: 漁港の肉子ちゃん, Hepburn: Gyokō no Nikuko-chan, "Nikuko of the Fishing Harbor") is a Japanese novel written by Kanako Nishi and published by Gentosha in April 2014. A manga adaptation with art by Sugisaku was serialized online via Gentosha's Comic Boost website from January 29, 2021 to March 11, 2022.[2] It has been collected in two tankōbon volumes. An anime film adaptation by Studio 4°C premiered in Japan on June 11, 2021.
| Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko | |
 Novel volume cover | |
| 漁港の肉子ちゃん (Gyokō no Nikuko-chan) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama[1] |
| Novel | |
| Written by | Kanako Nishi |
| Published by | Gentosha |
| Published | April 2014 |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Kanako Nishi |
| Illustrated by | Sugisaku |
| Published by | Gentosha |
| Magazine | Comic Boost |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Original run | January 29, 2021 – March 11, 2022 |
| Volumes | 2 |
| Anime film | |
Characters edit
- Nikuko (肉子)
- Voiced by: Shinobu Otake[3]
- Kikuko (キクコ)
- Voiced by: Cocomi[4]
- Ninomiya (二宮)
- Voiced by: Natsuki Hanae[4]
- Lizard (トカゲ)
- Voiced by: Hiro Shimono[5]
- Gecko (ヤモリ)
- Voiced by: Hiro Shimono[5]
- Sassan (サッサン)
- Voiced by: Ikuji Nakamura[6]
- Miu (みう)
- Voiced by: Riho Yoshioka[6]
- Darcia (ダリシア)
- Voiced by: Matsuko Deluxe[6]
- Maria (マリア)
- Voiced by: Izumi Ishii[6]
Atsushi Yamanishi and Yuichi Yasoda had been cast in unspecified roles.[6]
Media edit
Novel edit
Manga edit
| No. | Japanese release date | Japanese ISBN |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | May 24, 2021[7] | 978-4-79-862268-2 |
| 2 | March 24, 2022[8] | 978-4-34-485016-3 |
Film edit
An anime film adaptation by Studio 4°C was announced on January 1, 2021, with Ayumu Watanabe as director, Satomi Ooshima as scriptwriter, Sanma Akashiya as producer, and Kenichi Konishi designing the characters.[1] The film premiered on June 11, 2021.[3] In October 2021, the film was screened In Competition as part of the Scotland Loves Animation film festival, where it won the "Golden Partridge" Jury Award.[9]
Reception edit
The novel has more than 350,000 copies in print.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c "Studio 4°C Reveals Gyokō no Nikuko-chan Anime Film". Anime News Network. January 1, 2021. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
- ^ "Gyokō no Nikuko-chan Novel Gets Manga". Anime News Network. January 30, 2021. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
- ^ a b "Studio 4°C's Gyokō no Nikuko-san Anime Film Opens on June 11, Casts Shinobu Ōtake". Anime News Network. March 1, 2021. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
- ^ a b "Studio 4°C's Gyokō no Nikuko-san Film Casts Flutist Cocomi as Kikuko". Anime News Network. March 18, 2021. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
- ^ a b "Studio 4°C's Gyokō no Nikuko-san Film Casts Hiro Shimono as Lizard, Gecko". Anime News Network. March 29, 2021. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
- ^ a b c d e "Studio 4°C's Gyokō no Nikuko-san Film Reveals 6 More Cast Members". Anime News Network. April 9, 2021. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
- ^ 漁港の肉子ちゃん (1) [Nikuko of the Fishing Harbor 1] (in Japanese). Gentosha. Retrieved May 24, 2022.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - ^ 漁港の肉子ちゃん (2) [Nikuko of the Fishing Harbor 2] (in Japanese). Gentosha. Retrieved May 24, 2022.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - ^ Scotland Loves Anime (October 19, 2021). "And the awards go to..." Twitter. Retrieved 2021-10-24.
External links edit
- Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko (novel) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia