HAPPYGOLUCKY DAYS is based on the manga by the same name originally created by Takako Shimura. She is mostly known for Wandering Son and Sweet Blue Flowers two titles LGBTQ+ fans of anime and manga tend to hold near and dear for their relatable accurate and open discussions of LGBTQ+ struggle in adolescence. Please be aware that the following review will contain critical analysis of specific instances of homophobia pedophilia and sexual harassment of minors present in this film I will be upfront by stating that this title is quite frankly a complete disappointment. HAPPYGOLUCKY DAYS casts an ugly light upon queer individuals and combined with shameful choice of direction creates a distasteful narrative in which the love of two adult women is somehow equivalent to that of a pedophiles disturbing love for his male students. This is not even the worst HAPPYGOLUCKY DAYS has to offer to its unsuspecting viewers. Within this review I will be breaking down my thoughts on each of the three short stories. I will also put it out there that I have not read the manga. I went into watching HAPPYGOLUCKY DAYS with no prior knowledge of it other than knowing is was written by Takako Shimura and supposedly centered around LGBTQ+ topics. With that information out there lets get started with this review. Story 1 Story 2 Story 3 So with all of that being said lets talk about the overall themes the creator had for this title love is love and all love and lifestyles have the same value. So Im going to take a gander and say that most folk are fairly familiar with the slogan of love is love. It has been used historically by queer people all around in argument for LGBTQ+ rights and freedoms. However never once should it be used in the context of arguing for cases of pedophilia or sexual harassment. Those are not characteristics of LGBTQ+ communities. We do not claim those people. Starting HAPPYGOLUCKY DAYS off with a wonderful tale of wlw romance then immediately diving into the hellish depths of pedophilia all in an attempt to make broad claims that all love is the same... is concerning to say the least. Tldr: The first story in this anime is its only redeeming quality and for that I will at least give it 10 points.