Young Ladies Don't Play Fighting Games
Japanese manga series
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Young Ladies Don't Play Fighting Games (Japanese: 対ありでした。 ～お嬢さまは格闘ゲームなんてしない～, Hepburn: Tai Ari Deshita: Ojō-sama wa Kakutō Gēmu Nante Shinai; 'Thanks For the Match: Young Ladies Don't Play Fighting Games') is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Eri Ejima. It has been serialized in Media Factory's seinen manga magazine Monthly Comic Flapper since January 2020. The manga is licensed in North America by Seven Seas Entertainment.
| Young Ladies Don't Play Fighting Games | |
First tankōbon volume cover, featuring Mio Yorue | |
| 対ありでした。 ～お嬢さまは格闘ゲームなんてしない～ (Tai Ari Deshita: Ojō-sama wa Kakutō Gēmu Nante Shinai) | |
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| Genre | |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Eri Ejima |
| Published by | Media Factory |
| English publisher | |
| Magazine | Monthly Comic Flapper |
| Original run | January 4, 2020 – present |
| Volumes | 11 |
| Television drama | |
| Directed by | Ryoma Ouchida |
| Written by | Anna Kawahara |
| Studio | NTT Docomo |
| Licensed by | Lemino |
| Original run | May 19, 2023 – July 7, 2023 |
| Episodes | 8 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Shōta Ihata |
| Written by | Wataru Watari |
| Music by | Kana Hashiguchi |
| Studio | Diomedéa |
| Licensed by | Crunchyroll |
| Original network | AT-X, Tokyo MX, BS NTV, MBS, NBC |
| Original run | July 7, 2026 – present |
| Episodes | 5 |
A live-action web drama adaptation aired from May to July 2023. An anime television series adaptation produced by Diomedéa premiered in July 2026.
Plot
Young school girls have a love for fighting games in a prestigious all-girl academy where video games are banned. Despite this, they enter Japan's biggest fighting game tournament.
Characters
- Aya Mitsuki (深月 綾, Mitsuki Aya)
- Voiced by: Fairouz Ai (PV),[3] Ikumi Hasegawa (anime)[4]
- Portrayed by: Mizuki Kayashima[5]
- A common girl who received entry into Kuromi Girls Academy via a scholarship. Aya has played fighting games since elementary school. However, she gave them up to attend Kuromi. Her passion is reignited upon meeting Mio, who has her own secret love of fighting games. Aya specializes in fast characters who are good at rushdown.
- Mio Yorue (夜絵 美緒, Yorue Mio)
- Voiced by: Rika Nagae (PV),[3] Kana Ichinose (anime)[4]
- Portrayed by: Ririka Tanabe[5]
- The most popular girl at Kuromi Girls Academy, known as "Shirayuri-sama" (白百合さま; lit. 'White Lily') due to her elegance and beauty. Behind this persona, however, she is a ruthless hardcore gamer who is passionate for extreme competition. She is drawn to the main characters of fighting games when she plays.
- Yuu Inui (犬井 夕, Inui Yū)
- Voiced by: Sayaka Senbongi (anime)[6]
- Portrayed by: Akana Ikeda[5]
- Yuu is a fun loving student and member of Kuromi's dorm disciplinary committee. She has loved fighting games since childhood. As such, she gets drawn to the girls playing.
- Tamaki Ichinose (一ノ瀬 珠樹, Ichinose Tamaki)
- Voiced by: Shino Shimoji (anime)[6]
- Portrayed by: Riko Nagase[5]
- A strict member of the dorm disciplinary committee who hates to lose. She secretly practices fighting games in her room to impress someone.
- Arisa Fujimiya (藤宮 亜里沙, Fujimiya Arisa)
- Voiced by: Maria Naganawa (anime)[7]
- Flamberge (フランベルジュ, Furanberuju)
- Voiced by: Aru (anime)[8]
- Hana Ichinose (一ノ瀬 花, Ichinose Hana)
- Voiced by: Yumiri Hanamori (anime)[9]
- gekido
- Voiced by: Nobuyuki Hiyama (anime)[9]
- Cafe Au Lait (禍腐餌悪霊, Wazawai Kusa Esa Akuryō)
- Voiced by: Yōhei Azakami (anime)[9]
- Seshiro (星識)
- Voiced by: Taku Yashiro (anime)[9]
Media
Manga
Written and illustrated by Eri Ejima, Young Ladies Don't Play Fighting Games has been serialized in Media Factory's seinen manga magazine Monthly Comic Flapper since January 4, 2020, with eleven tankōbon volumes were released as of July 2026. Seven Seas Entertainment licensed the manga for an English release.[10]
| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | June 23, 2020[11] | 978-4-04-064613-8 | September 28, 2021[12] | 978-1-64-827595-1 |
| 2 | January 21, 2021[13] | 978-4-04-680151-7 | December 7, 2021[14] | 978-1-64-827636-1 |
| 3 | August 23, 2021[15] | 978-4-04-680664-2 | September 27, 2022[16] | 978-1-63858-274-8 |
| 4 | February 22, 2022[17] | 978-4-04-681150-9 | November 11, 2022[18] | 978-1-63858-735-4 |
| 5 | October 21, 2022[19] | 978-4-04-681795-2 | May 23, 2023[20] | 978-1-68579-536-8 |
| 6 | June 22, 2023[21] | 978-4-04-682519-3 | March 5, 2024[22] | 979-8-88843-407-9 |
| 7 | March 23, 2024[23] | 978-4-04-683428-7 | December 17, 2024[24] | 979-8-89160-678-4 |
| 8 | October 22, 2024[25] | 978-4-04-684091-2 | September 30, 2025[26] | 979-8-89561-232-3 |
| 9 | June 23, 2025[27] | 978-4-04-684829-1 | April 21, 2026[28] | 979-8-89765-379-9 |
| 10 | December 23, 2025[29] | 978-4-04-685427-8 | — | — |
| 11 | July 22, 2026[30] | 978-4-04-660278-7 | — | — |
Drama
A live-action web drama adaptation was announced on October 21, 2022.[31] It was directed by Ryoma Ouchida and written by Anna Kawahara. The series was streamed on the Lemino streaming service from May 19 to July 7, 2023, and ran for eight episodes.[5]
Anime
An anime adaptation was announced on January 21, 2021,[32] which was later confirmed to be a television series produced by Diomedéa and directed by Shōta Ihata, with scripts written by Wataru Watari, characters designed by Mayuko Matsumoto, and music composed by Kana Hashiguchi.[6] The series was originally scheduled to premiere in 2025,[4] but was later delayed due to schedule adjustments of the various parties involved in production,[33] and premiered on July 7, 2026, on AT-X and other networks.[7] The opening theme song is "Inochi Mijikashi Tai Suru Otome yo!" (命短し対する乙女よ; Life is Short, Fight Each Other, Maidens), performed by Hanabie.,[8] while the ending theme song is "New Game", performed by Halca.[34] Crunchyroll is streaming the series.[35]
Iron Senpai 4, the fictional fighting game featured in the manga, was replaced by in-game footage of Capcom's Street Fighter 6 in the anime adaptation.[36]
Episodes
| No. | Title [37][38] | Directed by [a] | Written by [a] | Storyboarded by [a] | Original release date [39] | |
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| 1 | "I'm Done With Fighting Games" Transliteration: "Kaku Gē wa Mō Yameru" (Japanese: 格ゲーはもうやめる) | Shōta Ihata | Wataru Watari | Shōta Ihata | July 7, 2026 | |
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Aya Mitsuki is a new transfer student at Kuromi Girls Academy. She soon meets Mio Yorue, the school idol who embodies grace and femininity. Aya later finds Mio playing Street Fighter 6 in an empty classroom. Mio begs her not to tell anyone since gaming is prohibited at the academy. The next day, Aya notices Mio is constantly staring at her. They meet up later and, after examining the calluses on Aya's hands, Mio figures out that Aya is also a fighting game player. Aya admits she used to play Street Fighter IV a lot, but eventually got bored with it and gave it up, believing fighting games conflict with the image of a proper lady. Mio begs Aya to play her in Street Fighter 6, and Aya eventually relents. In their first match, Aya, playing as Cammy, gets a perfect win against Mio, playing as Ryu. Aya wonders if Mio is a scrub, but after a few more rounds, Mio starts winning after using better tactics. Just then, they hear the school janitor coming and, with nowhere to hide, they jump out the window and flee. As they part ways, Aya reflects on why she played with Mio. | ||||||
| 2 | "Good Game" Transliteration: "Tai Ari Deshita" (Japanese: 対ありでした) | Shōta Ihata & Ageha Kochōran | Wataru Watari | Shōta Ihata | July 14, 2026 | |
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The chair of the dorm disciplinary committee announces that the window was smashed and a first-year's ribbon was found on site. When nobody confesses, she sentences all the first-years to a month of early morning clean-up duty. Later, with that classroom locked up, Aya asks her roommate Natsume Sakisaka to sleep in Mio's room so she and Mio can have their room. Natsume misunderstands the nature of their relationship and eagerly agrees to it. Aya and Mio then play Street Fighter 6. When they reach a score of 4–4, they hear someone walking by and quickly hide the laptop under the covers, and wind up laying in bed together. Afterward, they play one more match, which Aya wins. The next day, Mio approaches Aya in a park and challenges her to another match. They do so with some kids watching. This time Mio wins 5–1. Mio reveals she can train entirely in her head. Later, Mio admits she does not like her "Shirayuri-sama" nickname and asks Aya to call her by her name. | ||||||
| 3 | "Late-Night Locals" Transliteration: "Mayonaka no Taisenkai" (Japanese: 真夜中の対戦会) | Ageha Kochōran | Sou Sagara | Shōta Ihata | July 21, 2026 | |
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Aya and Mio find an unused room in their dorm they can play in, but the dorm monitors, Yuu Inui and Tamaki Ichinose, catch them. However, they both turn out to be Street Fighter 6 players as well. While Tamaki initially threatens to report them anyway, Mio taunts her into a match; if Mio wins, Tamaki will not report them. In the end, Mio wins with ease, prompting Tamaki to request the others teach her how to play better. Seeing that Tamaki is a Juri mainer, Aya tells her to practice hit-confirming into the character's Level 3 Super Art. The girls continue playing until morning. Later, Yuu interrupts one of Aya and Mio's matches to point out that Tamaki is still practicing and has not gotten to play with them yet. Just then, Tamaki finally masters hit-confirming into Level 3 Super Arts, and Aya challenges her to play them. | ||||||
| 4 | "Late-Night Study Sessions" Transliteration: "Mayonaka no Benkyōkai" (Japanese: 夜中の勉強会) | Shingo Tamaki | Sou Sagara | Shingo Tamaki | July 28, 2026 | |
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Mio is horrified to find out exams are coming up, fearing her grades will suffer because she spends so much time gaming she does not study. She tells the others she only entered the academy because her mother took her laptop hostage to force her to get in, the two even coming to blows over it, and she only later found out about the "no gaming" rule. The group take some time off from gaming as Aya helps tutor Mio, and she manages to pass her exams. Later, the group find out Evo Japan is coming up, and they all decide to sign up. | ||||||
| 5 | "The Night Before" Transliteration: "Zenya" (Japanese: 前夜) | Keizō Kusakawa | Wataru Watari | Keizō Kusakawa | August 4, 2026 | |
Notes
- Production staff information is taken from the ending credits of each episode.