Sunday, April 27, 2025

The Gorilla God's Go-To Girl

I'm not entirely sure why this one grabbed my interest enough to start watching it before it's complete. But I've started The Gorilla God's Go-To Girl

It's not an isekai and possibly not a harem (though it probably is, I mean, look at that image...it looks like an otome opening screen right there). In whatever fantasy world this is, when you hit a certain age, you draw a card and gain a blessing from an animal god. Our not-so-plucky, shy, downtrodden heroine has a heart of gold and winds up drawing a very rare card--the Gorilla God has picked her, giving her the strength, speed, etc. of a gorilla. 

When the Knights hear about it, they immediately want to recruit her. But the one thing this blessing didn't give her is any kind of backbone or self confidence. Even after hearing how rare it is (one maybe every 50 years), she still just wants to fade into the background. But her good heart gets in her way; she even manages to save the life of Isaac (light brown haired guy with puppy dog energy and powers) and impress Louis (dark haired guy 2 years older who is already a knight who seems immediately beguiled and is more than likely the official love interest) and make friends with Eddy (the other dark haired younger guy who is definitely more savvy than the other two youngsters and completes the friend group). Most of the other fellows in the picture are other knights who lead battalions? groups? that all kind of want to recruit her (probably). I honestly mixed up the two blonde ones, thinking they were the same guy just in different clothes, but looks like they're different.

Anyway, the big complication is the bullying she's getting at school (but all 3 of her new found guy friends now conveniently go there too). I am enjoying it, though I am also frustrated at just how much this girl bends over backwards to not even potentially offend or inconvenience anyone else, including the girls that bully her. She brings new levels to "turn the other cheek". Here's to hoping she develops a backbone.

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