Series synopsis
Hi Score Girl, also known as ハイスコアガール is a Japanese comedy animation television series that premiered on Tokyo MX on July 14, 2018. It ended on December 20, 2019. It stars Sayumi Suzushiro, Daiki Yamashita, Satomi Arai and Cho.
The year is 1991 and 6th grader Yaguchi Haruo only has video games to live for. He's not popular in school and he's neither handsome, funny, nice nor even friendly. The only thing he has going for him is that he is good at video games. One day at the local arcade, he plays Oono Akira, a fellow classmate but who's popular, smart, pretty and a rich girl that absolutely destroys him at Street Fighter II. Not only does he lose to her 30 times in a row, he can’t beat her at any game. Haruo can’t seem ...
Premise
The year is 1991 and 6th grader Yaguchi Haruo only has video games to live for. He's not popular in school and he's neither handsome, funny, nice nor even friendly. The only thing he has going for him is that he is good at video games. One day at the local arcade, he plays Oono Akira, a fellow classmate but who's popular, smart, pretty and a rich girl that absolutely destroys him at Street Fighter II. Not only does he lose to her 30 times in a row, he can’t beat her at any game. Haruo can’t seem to shake Akira off as she follows him from arcade to arcade everyday after school and beats him every time. As weird as it sounds, the odd couple begins a strange bond and friendship.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Sayumi Suzushiro as Akira Ōno (voice)
- Daiki Yamashita as Genta Doi (voice)
- Satomi Arai as Namie Yaguchi (voice)
- Cho as Jiiya (voice)
- Chinatsu Akasaki as Makoto Ōno (voice)
- Shizuka Itoh as Moemi Gōda (voice)
- Hochu Otsuka as Narrator (voice)
- Yuuki Hirose as Hidaka Koharu (voice)
Supporting cast
- Tomokazu Sugita as Elementary School Homeroom Teacher (voice)
- Kohei Amasaki as Yaguchi Haruo (voice)
- Kana Ueda as Tōno-sensei (voice)
- Kazuyuki Okitsu as Kōtarō Miyao (voice)
- Taketora as Koharu's Father (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 3 seasons with 24 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 3 | March 20, 2019 | March 20, 2019 |
| Season 1 | 12 | July 14, 2018 | March 20, 2019 |
| Season 2 | 9 | October 25, 2019 | December 20, 2019 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
ROUND 13 (Extra Stage 01) Hidaka finally confesses her feelings for Haruo. Meanwhile, Akira's private tutor orders Haruo to stay away, telling him he's a bad distraction. |
March 20, 2019 |
| 2 |
ROUND 14 (Extra Stage 02) Determined to beat Haruo so she can go out with him, Hidaka trains hard to refine her skills under the watchful eye of her new gamer friend, Nikotama. |
March 20, 2019 |
| 3 |
ROUND 15 (Extra Stage 03) Akira's big sister Makoto reaches out to Haruo, first giving him a dating simulation game, then asking him to create an RPG just for Akira. |
March 20, 2019 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
ROUND 1 The year is 1991 and 6th grader Yaguchi Haruo only has video games to live for. He's not popular in school and he's neither handsome, funny, nice nor even friendly. The only thing he has going for him is that he is good at video games. One day at the local arcade, he plays Oono Akira, a fellow classmate but who's popular, smart, pretty and a rich girl that absolutely destroys him at Street Fighter II. Not only does he lose to her 30 times in a row, he can’t beat her at any game. Haruo can’t seem to shake Akira off as she follows him from arcade to arcade everyday after school and beats him every time. As weird as it sounds, the odd couple begins a strange bond and friendship. |
July 14, 2018 |
| 2 |
ROUND 2 Akira brings Haruo his homework when he misses school with a fever. In return, Haruo lets her play with his collection of PC Engine games. |
July 21, 2018 |
| 3 |
ROUND 3 With summer vacation coming to an end, Haruo and Akira join their classmates on a trip to the flower park, but eye the amusement park next door. |
July 28, 2018 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
ROUND 16 Moemi has pushed Akira to excel her whole life, but all she cared about was arcade games. She still likes games, but she also likes Haruo. |
October 25, 2019 |
| 2 |
ROUND 17 Completely oblivious, Haruo watches in awe as Koharu and Akira duke it out on Virtua Fighter 2. At the game center, Koharu can't help but taunt him. |
November 1, 2019 |
| 3 |
ROUND 18 Representing Shibuya, Haruo faces players from Mizonokuchi, including Koharu, in a 10-person Street Fighter Zero 2 arcade battle. |
November 8, 2019 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Tokyo MX |
|---|---|
| First aired | July 14, 2018 |
| Last aired | December 20, 2019 |
| Runtime | 24 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Friday at 01:05:00 |