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Otakon 2016: Funimation Licenses Good Luck! Ninomiya-kun

Written By Samantha Ferreira August 13, 2016

Uh… good luck to you, kid. You’re gonna- WHAT THE HELL AM I WATCHING?

Last night, Funimation announced that they acquired the domestic rights to Good Luck! Ninomiya-kun (Goshuushou-sama Ninomiya-kun). The company will release the show as a DVD exclusive on November 22.

Good Luck! Ninomiya-kun is based on Daisuke Suzuki’s light novel series of the same name. Koji Yoshikawa (Baki the Grappler, Tenchi Muyo! War on Geminar) directed the project at AIC Spirits, with Haruo Ogawara (A Bridge to the Starry Skies, Tayutama – Kiss on My Deity) providing character designs. Akira Watanabe (Ah! My Goddess (TV), Girls Bravo) was in charge of series composition.

The series originally aired during the Fall 2007 broadcast season. Crunchyroll originally streamed Good Luck! Ninomiya-kun in North America, though it no longer carries the title. In 2012, Funimation hosted an anime licensing survey, which featured the series as a possible project of interest.

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Tag(s): acquisitions, funimation, good luck! ninomiya-kun, otakon 2016

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Samantha Ferreira

Samantha Ferreira is Anime Herald’s founder and editor-in-chief. A Rhode Island native, Samantha has been an anime fan since 1992, and an active member of the anime press since 2002, when she began working as a reviewer for Anime Dream. She launched Anime Herald in 2010, and continues to oversee its operations to this day. Outside of journalism, Samantha actively studies the history of the North American anime fandom and industry, with a particular focus on the 2000s anime boom and bust. She’s a huge fan of all things Sakura Wars, and maintains series fansite Combat Revue Review when she has free time available. When not in the Anime Herald Discord, Samantha can typically be found on Bluesky.

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