TV anime "HIGH CARD" based on the "KETEKEGURUI" tag team will start airing in January 2023! New video and cast announcement including Riyo Takahashi!

New visuals, PV, and cast of the TV anime "HIGH CARD," which will start airing in January 2023, have been revealed.

The media mix project "HIGH CARD" is based on the original story by Homura Kawamoto of "Gaket Kegurui-", Hikaru Takeno, and TMS Entertainment. The TV anime is directed by Junichi Wada, whose works include "The Disappearance of Yuki Nagato" and "Caligula.

⇒ " HIGH CARD", an original anime by the tag team of "KET KEGURUI" and TMS Entertainment, has revealed new characters and PVs all at once!

The second key visual was also drawn by Nozomi Kono, character designer and chief animation director. The second key visual was also drawn by Nozomi Kono, who is the character designer and chief animation director. It depicts the conflict between the Pinochle, Who's Who, and Klondike families over the collection of expression cards, and the different abilities each card possesses.

The second PV includes dialogue from the "High Card" members as well as new characters such as Van, Norman Young, and others. The powerful battles and gunfights are also a highlight.

Key Visual #2

Second PV

Broadcasting will begin on January 9, 2023 (Mon.) on TOKYO MX and other stations.

The 6th cast information was also announced. Tomoyuki Morikawa will play Greg Young, a veteran police captain of the Shield City Police Department, and Riyo Takahashi will play Sugar Peace, a rookie detective under Young's command.

Greg Young CV︓Tomoyuki Morikawa
A veteran inspector of the Shield City Police Department. He is aware of the existence of the card and maintains a detached attitude toward High Card and Klondike.
He is an old friend of Theodore and Van.

<Cast Comments
I am Tomoyuki Morikawa and I will be playing the role of Greg Young.
He is a veteran police inspector of Shield City, so he seems to be a key person who could be the one to pursue the truth of the case. However, it is difficult to sense from his demeanor and comments that he is passionate about solving the case.
I wonder if that is his true character or not. He is a police inspector, but there are many mysterious aspects to him, and I think it will be important for me to play him to get to the heart of the story. He is an interesting character and I am very much looking forward to playing him.

Sugar Peace CV︓Li Takahashi
She is a highly motivated rookie detective who works under Captain Young. She has a tendency that once something gets on her mind, she can't concentrate on anything else.
She believes that it is the job of the police to correct injustice and bring justice to the world.

<Cast Comments
Sugar is a rookie detective with a sense of justice and energy.
I can't let it go unnoticed! If no one else will do it, I will investigate on my own! Her thoughts were so pure and straightforward that they never stopped overflowing from within her.
Will the police have any contact with them? I, too, am looking forward to the development. Please keep checking back for more developments on the part of Sugar and the police!

*Comments are in Japanese only.

Production information of the film

Original TV animation "HIGH CARD

＜Broadcast information
AT-X From January 9, 2023, every Monday at 20:00~.
Repeat broadcast ︓Every (Wed.) 8:00~ / Every (Fri.) 14:00~.
TOKYO MX From January 9, 2023, every Monday at 22:30
TV Aichi From January 9, 2023, every Monday at 26:05
KBS Kyoto From January 9, 2023, every Monday at 24:00
Sun TV Every Monday from January 9, 2023 at 24:00
BS11 From January 10, 2023, every Tuesday at 25:30

<Distribution Information
Scheduled to be distributed through various distribution services.

<Staff> Original story
Original story: TMS, Homura Kawamoto, Hikaru Takeno
Director: Junichi Wada
Script by Kenichi Yamashita, Kazuhiko Sakai, Shingo Nagai
Character Design︓Ebimo
Character Design︓Nozomi Kono
Color Designer: Yumi Nanki
Art Director︓Minoru Ohnishi, Akira Suzuki
CG Director: Masanobu Uchiyama, Masanobu Uchiyama, Masanobu Uchi⼭, Masanobu Nakamura
Director of Photography Tomoyuki Kunii
Action Animation Director/Key Animator
Effects Animation Director︓Keishi Hashimoto
Music︓Ryo Takahashi
Sound Director: Shoni-Hata
Card Design︓BALCOLONY.
Concept Art by Reoen (FLAT STUDIO)
Animation ProductionStudio Hibari
Production: Toms-Entertainment
Production: HIGH CARD Project

Opening theme song: FIVE NEW OLD "Trickster" (Warner Music Japan)

＜Cast
Finn Oldman︓Hajime Sato
Chris RedgraveToshiki Masuda
Leo Constantin PinochleShun Horie
Wendy SatoHaruka Shiraishi
Vijay Kumar Singh︓Yukaro Umehara

Bernard Simmons︓Kazuhiro Yamaji
Theodore Constantin Pinochle︓Daisuke Ono
Owen All DaysNobunaga Shimazaki

Norman Kingstadt︓Toshihiko Seki
Bristo Brits BroadhurstShunsuke Takeuchi
Brandy Blumenthal︓Mie Sonozaki
Van Klondike︓Seki Tomoaki
TiltToshiyuki Toyonaga
Bobby Ball︓Chiharu Sawashiro
Greg Young︓Tomoyuki Morikawa
Sugar Peace︓Li Takahashi

＜Introduction
Finn has been living a carefree life on the streets.
the orphanage to which he is indebted is in danger of closing due to financial difficulties.
He sets out for the casino, hoping to make a fortune.
However, what awaited him there was
A gunfight, a car chase, and a fight over a card held by a man who wants to be rich.
A gunfight, a car chase, and a nightmarish fiasco ensues.

Before long, Finn learns that the world is in turmoil.
He can protect the world's order or plunge it into chaos, at will.
Giving the Chosen One Unique Abilities Beyond Human Knowledge
The existence of the 52 "Eskplaying Cards," which give the chosen ones extraordinary powers beyond human knowledge.
And the "buddy" that he had kept close to his skin since he was a child.
The power hidden in his "partner" that he has cherished since childhood.

While working for the luxury car manufacturer Pinochle
But in reality, he was personally appointed by the King of Folland.
to retrieve cards that are said to have been scattered all over the kingdom.
The "High Card" is a group of players who have been ordered by the King of Folland to recover cards that are said to have been scattered all over the kingdom.
Finn is recruited as the fifth member of the group.
Finn is recruited as the fifth member of the group, and together with his cool friends, he embarks on a dangerous mission.

All you need is good manners, class, and the determination to put your life on the line. That's it."

The mission is to defeat the infamous Klondike family and the Pinochle.
The rival makers of Who's Who, who are bent on defeating Pinochle.

The players, who are fascinated by cards, embrace their cause, desire, and revenge.
The curtain now rises on a frenzied battle in which they will put everything on the line!

© TMS/HIGH CARD Project
©TMS