High Score Girl" released a PV with character voices just before the broadcast!

The TV anime "HIGHSCORE GIRL", which will start airing on July 13, 2018, has released a PV just before the broadcast.

HIGHSCORE GIRL" is a popular comic series by Rensuke Oshikiri serialized in the monthly magazine "BIG GANGAN" (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

The PV released this time depicts the encounter between the main character Haruo Yaguchi (CV: Kohei Amasaki) and his classmate Akira Ohno (CV: Sayumi Suzushiro), a young lady, and how the two gradually deepen their relationship. This is the first PV to showcase the voices of the two characters. The character page on the official website has also been updated, so be sure to check it out as well.


Work Information
TV anime "HIGH SCORE GIRL

<Broadcast Information
TOKYO MX: July 13 (Fri.) 24:30~
MBS: July 13 (Fri.) 26:55~
BS11: July 13 (Fri.) 24:30~
ATV: July 23 (Mon.) from 25:28
*The broadcast schedule is subject to change without notice.

<Staff
Original Story: Rensuke Oshikiri (Published in Monthly "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 "New Stranger
ED Theme: "After School Distraction" by Etsuko Yakushimaru
CGI Producer: Tomoyasu Sakakibara (SMDE)
CGI : SMDE
Animation Production Supervisor: Tomoji Matsukura
Animation Production: J.C.STAFF

Game recording: Takadanobaba Game Center Mikado
Game archive and supervision: Kenichi Ishiguro

<Cooperation by
Volunteer group Arcade Game Museum Project
Akihabara Natsuge Museum
BEEP
Super Potato

<Cast
Haruo Yaguchi: Kohei Amasaki
Akira Ohno: Sayumi Suzushiro
Hidaka Koharu: Hirose Yuki
Kotaro Miyao: Kazuyuki Okitsu
Genta Doi: Daiki Yamashita
Chihiro Onizuka: Daria Midou
Namie Yaguchi: Satomi Arai
Moemi Nigita: Shizuka Ito
Jiya: Cho
Makoto Ohno: Chinatsu Akasaki
Elementary school homeroom teacher: Tomokazu Sugita
Numata sensei: Yuichi Nakamura
Teacher Tono: Kana Ueda
Koharu's father: Taketora
Narration: Hochu Otsuka

Mr. Guile: Hiroki Yasumoto


© Rensuke Oshikiri/SQUARE ENIX/High Score Girl Production Committee

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