Happy Seven: The TV Manga (2005) — Story, Release Date, Rating

Synopsis:

Amano Sakogami’s life is defined by misfortune, a constant stream of unfortunate events shaping her days. Her trajectory shifts dramatically when she unexpectedly discovers the Better Fortune Research Organization, a clandestine group dedicated to combating threats to personal well-being. Comprised of eight individuals harnessing the power of luck deities, the organization confronts entities known as Magatsugami – beings capable of manipulating fate itself.

Amano finds herself drawn into this hidden world, taking on the role of manager and gradually becoming involved in their missions. The series explores themes of causality, resilience, and the complexities of fate, set against a backdrop of secret societies and supernatural conflict. It offers a blend of slice-of-life elements with action sequences as the team navigates perilous encounters while striving to understand the origins of the Magatsugami and their enigmatic controller.

Episodes:

Episode 1: Seven Lucky Girls (Aired: 10/03/2005)
Episode 2: Exorcism Battle (Aired: 10/10/2005)
Episode 3: Laughter Brings Prosperity (Aired: 10/17/2005)
Episode 4: The Excitement of Guys, Girls & Plastic Models (Aired: 10/24/2005)
Episode 5: Where There's Hardship, There's Good Fortune (Aired: 10/31/2005)
... and 8 more episodes

Characters:

Kagawa, Kikunosuke (Main) - Voice Actors: Fukuyama, Jun
Kitayama, Tamon (Main) - Voice Actors: Chiba, Chiemi
Kotobuki, Mina (Main) - Voice Actors: Minami, Omi
Kotobuki, Nami (Main) - Voice Actors: Minami, Omi
Kuroda, Kuriya (Main) - Voice Actors: Kuwashima, Houko
Munakata, Miku (Main) - Voice Actors: Sumitomo, Yuuko
Oki, Mahiru (Main) - Voice Actors: Kobayashi, Yuu
Sakogami, Amano (Main) - Voice Actors: Inamura, Yuuna
Sarasugawa, Kiku (Main) - Voice Actors: Nakahara, Mai
Kitayama, Kuan (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Sendai, Eri
Kokuanten (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Inoue, Kikuko
Kuki, Tomoya (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Sakuma, Kumi
Masuko, Mimi (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Inoue, Nanako
Shouda, Shouko (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kaneda, Tomoko
Tokuda, Nene (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Ohashi, Ayuru

Staff:

Akahori, Satoru (Producer)
Yabuki, Tsutomu (Director, Episode Director, Storyboard)
Iizuka, Kouichi (Sound Director)
Aoki, Shinichirou (Episode Director)
Kamata, Yuusuke (Episode Director, Key Animation)
Miyata, Ryou (Episode Director)
Satou, Kiyomitsu (Episode Director, Storyboard, Key Animation)
Yamazaki, Shigeru (Episode Director, Storyboard)
Yasumura, Ryou (Episode Director, Storyboard)
Yokota, Kazu (Episode Director, Storyboard)
Hanada, Jukki (Script)
Kawasaki, Hiroyuki (Script)
Koyasu, Hideaki (Script)
Okamoto, Hideki (Storyboard)
Little Non (Theme Song Performance)
Amamizu, Masaru (Background Art)
Andou, Yoshinobu (Key Animation)
Arao, Hideyuki (Key Animation)
Han, Se-Hwan (Key Animation)
Hatano, Yoshitsugu (Key Animation)
Higuchi, Hiromi (In-Between Animation)
Hinata, Masaki (Animation Director, Key Animation)
Ichikawa, Miho (In-Between Animation)
Ishii, Shigeru (Animation Director)
Ishino, Hirokazu (Key Animation)
Jeon, Hyun-Jin (Key Animation)
Kaneda, Eiji (Key Animation)
Kawai, Shinji (Art Director)
Kim, Yu-sun (In-Between Animation)
Kim, Ji-eun (Key Animation)
Kusumoto, Yuuya (Background Art)
Kwon, Hyun-ae (In-Between Animation)
Lee, Seong-jae (Key Animation)
Matsumoto, Yoshikatsu (Background Art)
Miyagawa, Yoshikazu (Director of Photography)
Miyazaki, Shuuji (Key Animation)
Morio, Maki (Background Art)
Nakamura, Yoshiko (Key Animation)
Nakano, Katsuhiro (Sound Effects)
Nishio, Rika (Color Setting)
Obara, Shouhei (Key Animation)
Okada, Yukiko (In-Between Animation)
Okano, Kuniharu (Special Effects, Color Setting)
Ozaki, Masayuki (Key Animation)
Ozawa, Madoka (Key Animation)
Ozeki, Miyabi (Key Animation, Animation Director)
Saitou, Mika (In-Between Animation)
Sakamoto, Masaki (Editing)
Shigekuni, Yuuji (Key Animation)
Shimizu, Katsuhiro (Key Animation)
... and 9 more staff

Reviews:

User vmyk13 (Score: 9/10):
i will keep this simple storywise: the story of this anime has elements of the usual magical girl anime and a harem type anime. it has unique styles of characters that i havent seen in any anime yet art: the art is cute and sometimes when a character goes into embaressment they poof into their chibi version which is cute. sound: opening and ending songs a good. characters: characters ah yes. the reason i wrote this the characters in this series are very enjoyable. 1 guy 7++ females with very unique personalities. i had fun watching this because of of them.enjoyment: as i said i had fun with the characters on this anime rather more than its story. if you like character personalities in an anime you must watch thisnnoverall: this anime is enjoyable due to its characters and their antics. you may just go with the flow of this series.
User alx222000 (Score: 6/10):
Happy Seven is your average magical-girl anime, with an above-average amount of magical girls. Note: I don't know anything about the seven lucky gods, so I can't say anything about how well the legend is implemented. Okay, quick run-through the basic points: Mysterious power under the school, a club made of seven magical girls, one magical guy and a couple of support girls, that goes around fighting monsters that possess people, and also help people be a bit happier in general, a couple of evil characters scheming in the background, and one girl the club helps that might just be special. The show focuses on the special girl, Amano, as she stumblesalong after the club (More specifically, the guy), or into trouble on her own. And she just happens to look 90% like Usagi aka: Sailor Moon. She's also dim, a bit of a clutz, and quickly falls for the magical guy, also like Usagi. The only real difference from Usagi is that she can't transform. I guess that's something. nnMeanwhile, the club goes around doing it's thing, but somehow, they feel like secondary characters. This is more noticable when everyone is together, and a conversation involves everyone saying a single line. They just try so hard to give all the magic girls equal screen time, that none of them really get enough to feel like major characters. The magic guy doesn't fare much better, wandering in and out as needed to smile or save the day. One thing I did like about the club, is that they actually go out and help people with things that don't require magic. They also have talents beside magic, though it does make me wonder if they all grew up in the circus.nnThe story is kind of nice, but it's pretty much just background up until the last couple of episodes. Unfortunately, how the club got it's powers is never explained. I guess you'd have to read the manga.nnThe combat is fine, and the special attacks look nice. Also, the transformation sequences don't take too long.nnThat leaves the humour, which is really the driving force behind whether you'll want to watch this series. The humour is mostly character-based, each of the girls having some odd trait or two to derive humour from, though they do repeat a bit. There's also the fact that almost a dozen girls love the same guy. It's difficult without giving samples, but I'd say the humour is decent, with a few particularly nice bits.nnOverall, the series is decent, and there are some nice bits, but most of the time, I couldn't shake this feeling of flatness/blandness, which may come from having too many characters trying to share the spotlight. If you like the transforming-magical-girl genre, or characters cloned from Sailor Moon, then it wouldn't hurt to check this series out, but I can't say you'll be missing out if you skip it.

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Related Anime/Manga:

Gakuen Happy Seven (manga - Adaptation)
Gakuen Happy Seven (manga - Adaptation)
Happy Seven: The TV Manga - Chibi Chara Moshimo Gekijou (anime - Side Story)

Genres: Comedy, Fantasy, School
Themes: School
Studios: Studio Hibari
Producers: Three Fat Samurai, Trinet Entertainment
Rating: 6.23 / 10
Rank: #8850
Popularity: #8317
Users Listed: 6,392
Users Scored: 2,267
NSFW: No
Last Updated: 03/23/2023
Aired: October 3, 2005 – December 26, 2005 (Fall)
Type: tv
Source: Light Novel
Age Rating: PG
Episodes: 13

Happy Seven: The TV Manga