The Ottawa International Animation Festival (OIAF) announced on Thursday that Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko, Studio 4°C’s anime film of Kanako Nishi’s Gyokō no Nikuko-chan (Nikuko of the Fishing Harbor) novel, is competing in the Animated Feature category at this year’s online event.
Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko opened on June 11.
The “human drama” novel centers on a mother named Nikuko and her daughter, Kikuko, who live on a boat.
The OIAF received 2,528 entries from 38 different countries for the 2021 competition.