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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…
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 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…
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...
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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.”
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…
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.
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...
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…
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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…
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…
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.…
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 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…
Outrageous Fortune
detective fiction, 推理小説、games, mystery, murder, locked room, Japanese, translations,
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.”
(REVIEW) Exorcising THE DEVIL LADY
This ain’t Gotham City.
Foxy Lady – Kanokon Spoiler Review
Well, here’s a little show you probably won’t find unless you’re looking for it. Kanokon is a very ecchi romance featuring, at its core, first-year high school student…
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,…
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…
ANIME REVIEW: The Devil Lady (Part 3)
Last time we looked at how The Devil Lady portrayed a depressingly true-to-life depiction of how society would splinter were its premise to become a reality. This time,…
Review: THE SECRET NOTES OF LADY KANAKO
Let's end this month with an unjustly overlooked shojo series from the dying days of Tokyopop. THE SECRET NOTES OF LADY KANAKO ( Warau Kanok...
ANIME REVIEW: The Devil Lady (Part 2)
NOTE: Yikes! A whole year has passed since I posted the first part of my Devil Lady coverage. I feel sure that no one is waiting with baited…
Review: THE SECRET NOTES OF LADY KANAKO
Let's end this month with an unjustly overlooked shojo series from the dying days of Tokyopop. THE SECRET NOTES OF LADY KANAKO ( Warau Kanok...
Otome Game Review: Wand of Fortune 2 FD ~ Kimi ni Sasageru Epilogue ~
Alternative Titles: ワンド オブ フォーチュン2 FD～君に捧げるエピローグ～ Company: Otomate Release Date: 22.11.12 Official Site: LULU
The Veiled Lady
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RPG Real Estate Episode 8: Fortune Probably Smiles
It was business as usual for our heroines with some more developments in the main story.
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?
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…
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…
The Classy Diamond Lady – Itaewon Class Episode 12 Review
This is a review of episode 12 of Itaewon Class, or 이태원 클라쓰 kdrama currently airing on Netflix.
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S4E8 - Lady Snowblood (1973)
Hello everyone, In this episode of Heroic Purgatory, we resume our fourth season to talk about the iconic revenge film, Lady Snowblood (1973). We talk about the historical significance…
Vtuber Spotlight: Lady Hadria
Once again we find ourselves celebrating the vast and creative world of Vtubers with yet another spotlight. Now stop me if you’ve heard me describe this tale before.…
Vtuber Spotlight: Lady Kalimari
In this spotlight we find ourselves returning to the realm of the gods. The history of deities is varied and complex. Civilizations often claim they have the correct…
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…
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The Lady and Her Butler Vol 1 Review [Video & Transcript]
This is the transcript from my The Lady and Her Butler review video. Some grammatical errors may exist. Cold Open:…
Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear | Anime Review: The OP Bear Lady.
Yuna is like the Kirito of this fantasy world, insanely overpowered but she is also the Robin Hood of the anime as well. Imagine being sucked into this…
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----- There're some Mamoru Oshii book lists on the Internet, but they don't have detailed explanations about the contents. My Mamoru Oshii book collection is far from complete,…
The Confessions of Lady Nijo
The Confessions of Lady Nijo is an example of Japan’s traditional women’s literature: the diary. Her father was the head of the Minamoto clan: Major Counselor Masatada, who…
The Confessions of Lady Nijo
The Confessions of Lady Nijo is an example of Japan’s traditional women’s literature: the diary. Her father was the head of the Minamoto clan: Major Counselor Masatada, who…
Lady in Mystery Now Available
In the mood for a Korean yuri mystery VN? Here is one that may fulfill that need. Lady in Mystery, by nolsoft. While not the main draw the…
The Lady, or the Taiga?
Our Development Director, Ceci, has been pulling double duty lately by also hosting Toradora watch parties for us. We’re through the first four episodes and it’s been a…
Revelations of a Lady Detective
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The Diary of Lady Murasaki
Murasaki Shikibu wasn’t her name. Like many female writers in history, we don’t know her real name. Murasaki, however, is a nickname derived from her greatest work The Tale…
Popcorn Pulse 217: Spicy Lady
It seems there’s a little rift open to the past. I can hear ragtime music and people talking in transatlantic accents. Hop in your old bone shaking Model…
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
