Gyokou no Nikuko-chan


Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko

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Alternative Titles

Japanese: 漁港の肉子ちゃん
English: Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko
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Type: Movie
Episodes: 1
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Jun 11, 2021
Producers: None found, add some
Licensors: GKIDS
Studios: Studio 4°C
Source: Novel
Genres: Award WinningAward Winning, DramaDrama
Duration: 1 hr. 36 min.
Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

Statistics

Score: 7.281 (scored by 38863,886 users)
1 indicates a weighted score.
Ranked: #29812
2 based on the top anime page. Please note that 'Not yet aired' and 'R18+' titles are excluded.
Popularity: #6076
Members: 13,455
Favorites: 46

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Sep 2, 2022
Mixed Feelings
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**TL;DR AT THE END.** i am genuinely sorry that this review is so long. i will be discussing the fat elements of this movie a lot, since it's a perspective i understand intimately.


a quick summary of this movie: it's a sweet slice of life centered on the protagonist, 12 year old Kikuko. the movie is split into three arcs which cover three seasons. in the summer, Kikuko gets into her first Petty Middle School Drama at school when her only friend forces her to make a tough social decision. in the fall, Kikuko begins a friendship with a quiet, strange boy that goes to ...
Dec 2, 2023
Mixed Feelings
In a backwater seaside town where everyone knows everyone, there lives Lady Nikuko and her daughter (Kikuko), who looks nothing like her mother. Gyokou no Nikuko-chan takes clear inspiration from the Western premises of an impulsive middle-aged woman being swayed by romantic attention, yet her carefree and kind demeanor makes all the difference, particularly for Kikuko. It plays out like an ecological fable; the relationships of people versus open-minded acceptance. Nikuko is a large woman with imperfections that stick out like a sore thumb, but her eccentric nature doesn't detract from the positive mother-daughter relationship on display. The film is inherently lighthearted, loosely escalating to ...