Synopsis

At just 16 years old, Ichiko Sakura has basically won the cosmic lottery, gorgeous, rich, smart, and lucky enough that everything just falls into place for her. The catch? She's unknowingly siphoning Fortune energy from everyone around her, leaving a trail of bad luck in her wake. Enter Momiji, the Goddess of Poverty, who shows up to take back that stolen fortune and restore balance to the world. Momiji is broke, flat-chested, lives in a cardboard box under a bridge, and is absolutely furious about all of it. What follows is a 13-episode TV series of these two going at each other's throats in increasingly ridiculous ways: slapstick brawls, supernatural gadgets, parody references flying everywhere. But here's what makes Binbougami ga work: underneath all the gag humor, Ichiko is genuinely lonely. Her luck pushes people away, and watching her slowly confront that while Momiji keeps dragging her off her pedestal gives the comedy real weight. The show isn't afraid to get surprisingly sincere between the chaos. Studio Sunrise brought sharp, expressive animation to sell both the physical comedy and the quieter character beats. If you liked the absurd energy of something like Ninja Nonsense or the irreverent comedy of Shimoneta, this fits right in that lane. Fans of Akiba's Trip: The Animation will also find a similar vibe here, loud, reference-heavy, and way more heartfelt than it has any right to be.