貧乏神が!

BINBOUGAMI GA!

ANIME

STATUS
COMPLETE
EPISODES
13
RELEASE
September 27, 2012
LENGTH
23 min

DESCRIPTION

At the expense of the people and things around her, Sakura has absorbed so much "happiness energy" that she has caused an energy imbalance in the world. In order to return balance to the world, the Poverty God, Momiji, sets out to take away Sakura's ability to absorb this energy. Will Momiji be able to put a stop to Sakura's absorbing abilities, or will the God succumb to her happiness?

(Source: FUNimation)

CAST

Momiji Binboda
Yumi Uchiyama
Ichiko Sakura
Kana Hanazawa
Ranmaru Rindou
Haruka Tomatsu
Keita Tsuwabuki
Kouki Uchiyama
Momoo Inugami
Hiro Shimono
Bobby Statice
Yoshihisa Kawahara
Nadeshiko Adenokouji
Sayaka Kanda
Tama-chan
Ayaka Mori
Yamabuki
Kikuko Inoue
Kuroyuri
Ryouko Shiraishi
Ibuki
Kouji Yusa
Rika Tsuwabuki
Shiho Kawaragi
Kikunoshin Suwano
Hiroshi Naka
Akane Tange
Kozue Harashima
Kurumi Minowa
Rie Kugimiya
Sorata Tsuwabuki
Akina
Genjurou Rindou
Ryoutarou Okiayu
Mika Tsuwabuki
Ayami Yoshii
Ryuuta Tsuwabuki
Asami Shimoda
Mizunoe Urashimako
Yuuki Ono
Shion Adenokouji
Satoshi Hino
Ryuuji Gorihara
Tomokazu Sugita

EPISODES

Dubbed

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REVIEWS

Kalladry
52/100
Humorous & full of parodies, it's hilarious when it's good...and perverted when it's not.
_Pretty, rich girl Ichiko has been blessed with an inordinate amount of good fortune, so much so that she’s actually sucking the fortune from those around her. To correct that massive imbalance, god of misfortune Momiji is sent to the human world to balance things out —but Ichiko isn’t willing to cooperate._
This was…really dumb, but often entertainingly dumb.

The base story is simple: once Ichiko and Momiji meet, most episodes fall into a familiar pattern of 1) Momiji coming up with some way to steal Ichiko’s energy, and ruin Ichiko’s life/happiness as much as possible, and 2) Ichiko mostly thwarting this somehow, while also becoming a slightly better person and making friends

(Poor little rich girl is actually very lonely, whodathunk.)

The show avoids having an idiot plot not just because of the zaniness, but because Momiji opts to take the most painful and/or inconvenient ways of approaching the “reduce Ichiko’s fortune” goal, so Ichiko cannot be persuaded.

Very fun: Momiji is full of references to other anime, frequently masquerading as other characters

However, the series is obsessed with boobs. Ichiko’s got big ones, and gets dubbed “Titchiko” by classmates. Momiji is flat-chested and this is used to mock her.

And then we have Bobby, a traveling monk and the lone black character, who is useful about twice (giving Ichiko helpful magical items) and then spends most of the series being a pervert, because “haha man likes to grope high school girls” is…not funny, but someone thought it was.

The show is at its best once it settles into a rhythm of Momiji thinking up some new scheme to drain Ichiko’s energy, and Ichiko channeling her frustration and anger into not just thwarting Momiji, but actively attempting to beat her. (The tennis match in episode 9 was ramped up to eleven, and is a personal favorite.)

Overall it had some really funny moments, and I’m disappointed there isn’t a second season (although it ended fine, no cliffhanger, but clearly could’ve continued; it came out in 2012 so hope for a continuation is gone). But the boob comments and pervert-as-a-personality-trait aren’t funny, and also make this unacceptable for playing at work.

Verdict

English dub? Yes, by people who sound like they’re having a lot of fun

Visuals: Nothing standout, but Momiji’s frequent visual references to other shows are VERY fun.

Worth watching? Depends. It’s got its funny bits and I enjoyed it overall, but it’s also NSFW with its boobs obsession (and Bobby, overall).
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