TV anime "HIGH SCORE GIRL" will air in July 2018! Teaser PV, key visuals and staff information also released!

The popular comic "HIGHSCORE GIRL", which has been set to be adapted into a TV anime, will air in July 2018, and a teaser PV has also been released.

High Score Girl" is a popular comic series written by Rensuke Oshikiri and serialized in the monthly magazine "Big Gangan" (published by Square Enix). The story takes place in a video arcade during the heyday of 2D fighting games such as "Street Fighter II" in the 1990s, and depicts the interaction between Haruo Yaguchi, a main character whose only talent is video games, and his classmate Akira Ohno, a rich young lady with excellent grades. The anime adaptation was announced in 2013 but was put on hold, but with the cooperation of various game companies, it was successfully "restarted" as a TV anime. The broadcast date has been set for July 2018.

The director of the TV anime version will be Yoshiki Yamakawa, who is known for his love of video games, incorporating homages to games into the direction of his past works (representative works: Kill Me Baby, Little Busters! series, and "It's Wrong to Seek Encounters in Dungeons"), and series composition by Tatsuhiko Urahata, who has composed numerous anime based on light novels and video games. The production supervisory producer is Tomoji Matsukura, who has a love and knowledge of video games that ranks among the best in the animation industry and has worked in the video game industry in the past, and the animation production is by J.C. STAFF.

The music is by Yoko Shimomura, who has created many famous game music including "Street Fighter II" and "Kingdom Hearts. The OP theme will be performed by sora tob sakana, who is rapidly gaining popularity for their unique presence and distinctive musical style.
⇒2018 Summer Anime

Along with the release of the TV anime broadcast schedule, a teaser PV and key visuals have been released!　The PV is filled with love and attention to detail, with various games from 1990s arcade games to home video games appearing as they did in the actual game footage, so be sure to check it out.

Work Information] (*Honorific titles are omitted.)
High Score Girl
Broadcasting date: Scheduled to begin in July 2018

<Staff
Original story: Rensuke Oshikiri (published in monthly magazine "Big Gangan" by Square Enix)
Director : Yoshiki Yamakawa
Series Composition : Tatsuhiko Urahata
Character Design: Mitsuru Kuwahata (SMDE)
CG Director: Yusuke Suzuki (SMDE)
Character Model Director : Eri Sekido (SMDE)
Art Director: Akira Suzuki
Color Designer: Miho Kimura
Director of Photography: Shingo Fukuze
Editing: Kentaro Tsubone (REAL-T)
Sound Director: Hitoshi Akutagawa
Music: Yoko Shimomura
Sound Production: Magic Capsule
OP Theme : sora tob sakana
CGI Producer: Tomoyasu Sakakibara (SMDE)
CGI Producer : Tomoyasu Sakakibara (SMDE)
Animation Production Supervisor : Tomoji Matsukura
Animation Production : J.C.STAFF

＜Casting
Unannounced


(C)Rensuke Oshikiri/SQUARE ENIX/High Score Girl Production Committee
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