| Ja kanji | 漁港の肉子ちゃん |
|---|---|
| Ja romaji | Gyokō no Nikuko-chan |
| Genre | Drama[1] |
| Author | Kanako Nishi |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Gentosha |
| Published | April 2014 |
| Author | Kanako Nishi |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Sugisaku |
| Publisher | Gentosha |
| Magazine | Comic Boost |
| First | January 29, 2021 |
| Last | March 11, 2022 |
| Volumes | 2 |
| Volume list |
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Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko (漁港の肉子ちゃん, 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.
Characters
- Nikuko (肉子)
- [3]
- Kikuko (キクコ)
- [4]
- Ninomiya (二宮)
- [4]
- Lizard (トカゲ)
- [5]
- Gecko (ヤモリ)
- [5]
- Sassan (サッサン)
- [6]
- Miu (みう)
- [6]
- Darcia (ダリシア)
- [6]
- Maria (マリア)
- [6]
Atsushi Yamanishi and Yuichi Yasoda had been cast in unspecified roles.[6]
Media
Novel
The novel has more than 350,000 copies in print.[1]
Film
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.[7]
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Studio 4°C's Gyokō no Nikuko-san Film Casts Flutist Cocomi as Kikuko". Anime News Network. March 18, 2021. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Studio 4°C's Gyokō no Nikuko-san Film Reveals 6 More Cast Members". Anime News Network. April 9, 2021. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
- ^ Scotland Loves Anime (October 19, 2021). "And the awards go to...". Twitter. Retrieved 2021-10-24.