The main promotional video and additional cast members for the TV anime Young Ladies Don’t Play Fighting Games, adapted from Eri Ejima’s original work, have been officially revealed. The series is set to premiere on July 7, 2026, and will be available on Crunchyroll.
The opening theme song is “Inochi Mijikashi Taisuru Otomeyo” by HANABIE, while halca performs the ending theme “NEW GAME.” The series centers on high school girls who become deeply engaged in competitive fighting games.
A collaboration with Street Fighter 6 has also been confirmed. It has been revealed that Arisa Fujimiya’s character is modeled after Guile, and a special collaboration visual has been released. Postcards featuring this artwork will be distributed at the KADOKAWA booth during the Chayamachi Oshi Festival 2026, taking place on June 20–21.
Main Trailer:
Key Visual:
ADDITIONAL CAST:
Yumiri Hanamori as Hana Ichinose
Nobuyuki Hiyama as gekido
Yohei Azakami as Café Au Lait
Taku Yashiro as Cecil
STAFF:
Director: Shota Ihata
Series Composition: Wataru Watari
Character Design: Mayuko Matsumoto
Art Director: Scott MacDonald
Music: Kana Hashiguchi
Animation Production: diomedéa
Eri Ejima‘s original manga, which has been serialized in Monthly Comic Flapper since January 2020, was previously adapted into a live-action web drama in May 2023. Seven Seas Entertainment summarizes the story as follows:
Kuromi Girls’ Academy is a refined, elegant school that expects the very best in deportment from its young ladies. Aya got into this peerless rich-girls’ institution on a scholarship, and hopes to grow as lovely as her fellow student and idol Shirayui. But Shirayui hides a terrible secret: she’s a trash-talking, combo-chaining, newbie-stomping, ruthless hardcore gamer! Could a mutual indulgence in no-holds-barred video game combat grow into a deeper rapport between these two girls?
Source: Comic Natalie
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