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“Over-blessed girl drains world's happiness; poverty god Momiji must restore balance by reclaiming stolen energy.”
Binbougami ga!
貧乏神が！
8.14
575 rank · 21,071 readers · 581 favorites
Shounen
Mythology
Comedy
Supernatural
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Synopsis
Over-blessed girl drains world's happiness; poverty god Momiji must restore balance by reclaiming stolen energy.
Sakura Ichiko is a 16-year-old girl who leads a charmed life and is blessed with beauty, brains, and health. She has an abundance of "Happiness Energy," which can make people happy, but at the cost of absorbing all the "Happiness Energy" from her surroundings. She has caused the energy balance of the world to become unbalanced and because of this, she becomes the target of a Poverty God named Momiji. Momiji goal is to remove Ichiko's power of absorbing other people's Happiness Energy and to return all the energy she has taken to its rightful place. (Source: Akiba-station) Included one-shot: Volume 1: Kaette Kudasai. (Binbougami ga! pilot)
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Derived from 9 sampled reviews
8.0
/10
What 9 readers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 8
mode 8
σ 1.15
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Mostly aligned
σ 1.15 · some divergence
The polarity gap
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↓ 2.00
Running avg · May 2012 → Oct 2021
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 9 “The character development is immeasurable, the romance is orgasmically executed with perfect pacing, and the self-aware humor makes for an engaging read. While the plot is merely okay and lacks a...”
- 8 “This manga features an amazingly good story and highly charismatic characters, particularly the protagonist Sakura Ichiko, whose personal growth is truly rewarding to witness. However, the...”
- 9 “The story is an enjoyable ride that balances Gintama-style comedy with surprisingly intense, emotional action that kept me hooked enough to procrastinate on my homework. However, the sheer volume...”
Verbosity
Short · 33%
Medium · 33%
Long · 33%
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A Manga Publication
- Format 81 × 16 ch × vol
- Total read 10h 48m approx
- Published Jun 2008 – Jul 2013
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M12727 catalog