Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko (2021)
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.
Animation
Drama
Family
Comedy
Cast & Crew
Shinobu Otake
Nikuko-chan (voice)
Cocomi
Kikuko (voice)
Natsuki Hanae
Ninomiya (voice)
Ikuji Nakamura
Sassan (voice)
Izumi Ishii
Maria (voice)
Atsushi Yamanishi
Zenji (voice)
Yuichi Yasoda
Old man at the aquarium / Other characters (voice)
Matsuko Deluxe
Darcia (voice)
Riho Yoshioka
Miu (voice)
Hiro Shimono
Lizard / Gecko (voice)
Rena Motomura
Kanemoto (voice)
Koko Ueno
Hozumi (voice)
Mitsugu Yamada, Kenji Suga, Junya Komatsu, Sanma Akashiya
Producer
Shu Kamigaso, Akihiko Okamoto, Keiichi Yoshizaki
Executive Producer
Ayumu Watanabe
Director
Satomi Oshima
Screenplay
