Good Luck Girl!
Japanese manga series
Good Luck Girl!, known in Japan as Binbō-gami ga! (貧乏神が!; lit. 'This God of Poverty!'), is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yoshiaki Sukeno. It was serialized in Shueisha's shōnen manga magazine Jump Square from June 2008 to July 2013, with its chapters collected in sixteen tankōbon volumes. A thirteen-episode anime television series adaptation by Sunrise aired between July and September 2012.
Plot
Ichiko Sakura is a 16-year-old high schooler who has always been pretty lucky throughout her life. This is due to her body possessing an extraordinary amount of Fortune energy, which draws from its surroundings, causing the world to fall out of balance. To rectify this, a Goddess of Misfortune named Momiji is sent to the human world to target Ichiko and steal her Fortune energy in order to rebalance the world.
Characters
Main characters
Ichiko Sakura (桜 市子, Sakura Ichiko)
Voiced by: Kaori Nazuka (vomic), Kana Hanazawa (anime) (Japanese); Brina Palencia (English)
A 16-year-old high school girl possesses immense Fortune energy, granting her extraordinary beauty, intelligence, wealth, and health. Her excessive Fortune unconsciously drains luck from those around her, leaving them misfortune. While adored by male classmates, she is resented by female peers, her gentle appearance masking a strong-willed nature.
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