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 and has been collected in ten tankōbon volumes. The manga is licensed in North America by Seven Seas Entertainment. A live-action web drama adaptation aired from May to July 2023. An anime television series adaptation produced by Diomedéa is set to premiere in July 2026.
| Young Ladies Don't Play Fighting Games | |
First tankōbon volume cover | |
| 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) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Eri Ejima |
| Published by | Media Factory |
| English publisher | |
| Magazine | Monthly Comic Flapper |
| Original run | January 4, 2020 – present |
| Volumes | 10 |
| 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 |
| Original network | AT-X, Tokyo MX, MBS, BS NTV, NBC |
| Original run | July 7, 2026 – scheduled |
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]
- Mio Yorue (夜絵 美緒, Yorue Mio)
- Voiced by: Rika Nagae (PV),[3] Kana Ichinose (anime)[4]
- Portrayed by: Ririka Tanabe[5]
- Yū Inui (犬井 夕, Inui Yū)
- Voiced by: Sayaka Senbongi (anime)[6]
- Portrayed by: Akana Ikeda[5]
- Tamaki Ichinose (一ノ瀬 珠樹, Ichinose Tamaki)
- Voiced by: Shino Shimoji (anime)[6]
- Portrayed by: Riko Nagase[5]
- 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]
Media
Manga
The manga series is written and illustrated by Eri Ejima and has been serialized in Media Factory's seinen manga magazine Monthly Comic Flapper since January 4, 2020. Ten tankōbon volumes were released as of December 2025. Seven Seas Entertainment licensed the manga for a North American release.[9]
| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | June 23, 2020[10] | 978-4-04-064613-8 | September 28, 2021[11] | 978-1-64-827595-1 |
| 2 | January 21, 2021[12] | 978-4-04-680151-7 | December 7, 2021[13] | 978-1-64-827636-1 |
| 3 | August 23, 2021[14] | 978-4-04-680664-2 | September 27, 2022[15] | 978-1-63858-274-8 |
| 4 | February 22, 2022[16] | 978-4-04-681150-9 | November 11, 2022[17] | 978-1-63858-735-4 |
| 5 | October 21, 2022[18] | 978-4-04-681795-2 | May 23, 2023[19] | 978-1-68579-536-8 |
| 6 | June 22, 2023[20] | 978-4-04-682519-3 | March 5, 2024[21] | 979-8-88843-407-9 |
| 7 | March 23, 2024[22] | 978-4-04-683428-7 | December 17, 2024[23] | 979-8-89160-678-4 |
| 8 | October 22, 2024[24] | 978-4-04-684091-2 | September 30, 2025[25] | 979-8-89561-232-3 |
| 9 | June 23, 2025[26] | 978-4-04-684829-1 | April 21, 2026[27] | 979-8-89765-379-9 |
| 10 | December 23, 2025[28] | 978-4-04-685427-8 | — | — |
Drama
A live-action web drama adaptation was announced on October 21, 2022.[29] It is 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.[30] It was later confirmed to be a television series that will be 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 for 2025,[4] but was later delayed due to schedule adjustments of the various parties involved in production.[31] It is set to premiere 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]
Iron Senpai 4, the fictional fighting game in the manga, will be replaced by in-game footage of Street Fighter 6 in the anime.[32]