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Nobunaga Concerto 03 ~ outrageous attire
Nobunaga Concerto is a bit behind the rest of the shows airing this season; episode three is out now, however, and it does seem that it is trying…
Fortune Arterial
Title: Fortune Arterial: Akai YakusokuGenre: Drama, Fantasy, RomanceRating: 5.5/10 Summary: Fortune Arterial’s story revolves around the male protagonist Kohei Hasekura, who transfers into a prestigious public school in the style of an…
One Piece: The outrageous Joy of Joy Boy
Luffy and Kiado battle for the third time in One Piece Chapter 1045. With his newly awakened power, Luffy confuses the Yonko.
Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko
Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko feels like more of a character study and a series of slice-of-life sketches than a feature-length film. Its depiction of the life of a…
Fortune Favours Lady Nikuko
By Shelley Pallis. As her name inadvertently suggests, Nikuko is a creature of fleshy delights – passionate, enthusiastic, bubbly and obsessed with foods. She works in a small-town…
Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko
By Andrew Osmond. Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko is a rare kind of anime, a stand-alone film that presents daily life in the manner we’re more used to in…
Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy
Fusako Urabe (left) and Aoba Kawai in Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy. Ryusuke Hamaguchi seems endlessly fascinated by serendipity and fate. His characters’ lives hinge on chance meetings,…
Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko Review
We have seen countless numbers of stories and styles of stories in anime shows and movies, but I think if there is one style that can still stand…
Love and Fortune, a Review
Love and Fortune is a Netflix and TV Tokyo live-action series that focuses on the life of Wako Taira and her love for a 15-year-old high school student.…
Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko: Review
Morbid obesity (classified as a Body Mass Index (BMI) of above 40, where normal is below 25) is a growing health emergency in Western…
Love and Fortune, a Review
Love and Fortune is a Netflix and TV Tokyo live-action series that focuses on the life of Wako Taira and her love for a 15-year-old high school student.…
Day #3 – “Fortune Favors the Brave”
Now, Anime Expo is held at the LA Convention Center, which everyone knows as the Staples Center. But the naming rights were bought up by crypto.com, so it…
Lost Tales: The Fortune Code Crisis
Introduction In the Digital World, there are many stories that are shrouded in mystery, with facts still needing to be discovered. Even though not everything has been discovered…
Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko Movie Review
It really is a great summer of cinema for anime fans in the UK and Ireland. Thanks to the good folks at Anime Limited their latest cinematic...
Review: Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy
‘Fortune’ is a paradoxical thing. It can refer to a coincidence, or to something that is preordained. A ‘fantasy’ can be imagined – a daydream – or supernatural.…
Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy (2021) review
“An essential viewing for all who holds the art of cinema dear.”
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Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko (2021) [Fantasia Film festival]
“A great animation film that offers an emotional and moving celebration of the strength of the bond between a daughter and a mother.”
Dogpiling on the Protagonist for Fame and Fortune
Perhaps the most maligned main Tales of game, which happens to be one of my favorites, is Tales of the Abyss. Abyss gets a ton of my praise…
Cue! – Episode 4 – Airi and Her Fortune Woes
Episode impressions of Cue! Episode 4 as Yuuki, Chisa, Airi, and Yuzuha finally starts their training to become idols. Of course, Airi is struggling for some reason. I…
RPG Real Estate Episode 8: Fortune Probably Smiles
It was business as usual for our heroines with some more developments in the main story.
Interview: Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko Director Ayumu Watanabe
Straight on the heels of the arthouse anime masterpiece Children of the Sea, director Ayumu Watanabe returns for a charming coming-of-age anime film about a young girl and…
Who Really Killed This Famous Japanese Fortune Teller?
The man convicted of killing famous Japanese fortune teller Fujita Kototome died in prison recently. But many wonder: did he really do it?
Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko (Collector’s Edition Blu-ray) Unboxing
Ayumu Watanabe and STUDIO4°C collaborate once again to bring us Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko, which is now available on Blu-ray by Anime Limited in the UK.
Jojune: Stardust Crusaders: Episode 13-The Wheel of Fortune
Episode 13 is by far the most polarizing for me. On the one hand, this episode has one of the most awesome Stand battles and one of the…
To Your Eternity – S2 05 – Good Fortune is Fragile
En route to the village of Libu from the capital of Uralys, Parona!Fushi prepares explosive arrows for use on Nokkers, but also demands that the prince stop using…
Bocchi the Rock! – The More Outrageous The Comedy Animation, The More Compelling The Loneliness And Growth
Bocchi the Rock is an outrageous comedy bursting with the bombastic creativity of its young team, and at the same time, it’s also a genuinely compelling coming-of-age story…
Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko UK and Ireland Cinema Screening Details
The good folks from Anime Limited have just sent details for their next cinematic outing. Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko is to to arrive at cine...
Dead Mount Death Play - Episode 21 - Misaki Fortune Teller Assistant
Misaki handled her duties as a fortune teller's assistant but wondered if she should switch to killing mode. Dead Mount Death Play - Episode 21
Dead Mount Death Play - Episode 20 - Misaki Fortune Teller's Assistant
After flying around as a vampire with wings, Misaki returned to her usual attire as eye candy for a fortune teller. Dead Mount Death Play - Episode 20
Day 6 of Hotsui Matsuri: Japanese Karma- Good Luck/Bad Fortune
Hey all, welcome back to Hotsui Matsuri, it’s our last and final day so we figured we talk a little bit about the funny and ironic use of…
Jojune: Golden Wind: Episode 5- Find Polpo’s Fortune!-Meeting Team Bucciarati
The gang is officially here in today’s episode. We officially meet Team Bucciarati! But as I concluded yesterday, this is both great and bad. Even so, I’m excited…
Otome Game Review: Wand of Fortune 2 FD ~ Kimi ni Sasageru Epilogue ~
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Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy (偶然と想像, Ryusuke Hamaguchi, 2021)
A series of chance meetings and a healthy dose of fantasy lead a collection of wounded souls towards a kind of liberation in Hamaguchi’s whimsical triptych
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Black Lagoon – 17/18 [The Roanapur Freakshow Circus/Mr. Benny’s Good Fortune] – Throwback Thursday
Welcome back, to another week of Black Lagoon! I have another pair of episodes for you, these two wrapping up the Jane arc with just as much fun…
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The Vision of Escaflowne – 25/26 [Zone of Absolute Fortune/Eternal Love] – Throwback Thursday
Welcome everyone to the final episodes of The Vision of Escaflowne! This week is all about war, love, fate and all manner of other cheesy buzzwords. And a…
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The Vision of Escaflowne – 21/22 [Reaction of Fortune/The Black Winged Angel] – Throwback Thursday
Welcome everyone to another (late) post about The Vision of Escaflowne! Where last week was a great example of Escaflowne’smoment to moment storytelling, this week is one of…
Women of Good Fortune: Ride-or-Die Female Friends Finding their Joyous Empowerment (Book Review) 🧧
Women of Good Fortune by Sophie Wan is a Chinese-American, contemporary novel that begins with a bride’s reluctance at her upcoming nuptials to a very wealthy, eligible bachelor…
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Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko (漁港の肉子ちゃん, Ayumu Watanabe, 2021) [Fantasia 2021]
A resentful teenage girl comes to realise that she really does love her larger than life mum after all in Ayumu Watanabe’s anime adaptation of the Kanako Nishi…