Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko

Jun 11, 2021

1h 37m

★ 7.2

Overview

Brash single mother Nikuko is well-known for her bold spirit, much to the embarrassment of Kikuko, her pensive yet imaginative daughter. In contrast to her mother, Kikuko wants nothing more than to fit in as she navigates the everyday social dramas of middle school. Life in the harbor is peaceful until a shocking revelation from the past threatens to uproot the pair's tender relationship.

Genres

Animation

Drama

Family

Comedy

Production Companies

Yoshimoto Kogyo

STUDIO4℃

Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko Trailers

Cast

Nikuko-chan (voice)

Shinobu Otake

Kikuko (voice)

Cocomi

Ninomiya (voice)

Natsuki Hanae

Sassan (voice)

Ikuji Nakamura

Maria (voice)

Izumi Ishii

Zenji (voice)

Atsushi Yamanishi

Old man at the aquarium / Other characters (voice)

Yuichi Yasoda

Darcia (voice)

Matsuko Deluxe

Miu (voice)

Riho Yoshioka

Lizard / Gecko (voice)

Hiro Shimono

Kanemoto (voice)

Rena Motomura

Hozumi (voice)

Koko Ueno

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