Young Ladies Don't Play Fighting Games (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 ~Ojо̄-sama wa Kakutо̄ Gēmu Nante Shinai~, "Thanks For the Match: Young Ladies Don't Play Fighting Games") is a Japanese manga series 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 seven 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 adaptation has been announced.
Young Ladies Don't Play Fighting Games | |
![]() Cover of Young Ladies Don't Play Fighting Games volume 1 by Media Factory | |
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 ~Ojо̄-sama wa Kakutо̄ Gēmu Nante Shinai~) | |
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Genre | |
Manga | |
Written by | Eri Ejima |
Published by | Media Factory |
English publisher | |
Magazine | Monthly Comic Flapper |
Demographic | Seinen |
Original run | January 2020 – present |
Volumes | 7 |
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 |
Plot
editYoung 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
edit- Aya Mitsuki (深月綾, Mitsuki Aya)
- Voiced by: Fairouz Ai (PV)[3]
- Portrayed by: Mizuki Kayashima[4]
- Mio Yorue (夜絵美緒, Yorue Mio)
- Voiced by: Rika Nagae (PV)[3]
- Portrayed by: Ririka Tanabe[4]
- Yū Inui (犬井夕, Inui Yū)
- Portrayed by: Akana Ikeda[4]
- Tamaki Ichinose (一ノ瀬珠樹, Ichinose Tamaki)
- Portrayed by: Riko Nagase[4]
Media
editManga
editThe 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 2020. Seven tankōbon volumes were released as of March 2024. Seven Seas Entertainment licensed the manga for a North American release.[5]
No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
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1 | June 23, 2020[6] | 978-4-04-064613-8 | September 28, 2021[7] | 978-1-64-827595-1 |
2 | January 21, 2021[8] | 978-4-04-680151-7 | December 7, 2021[9] | 978-1-64-827636-1 |
3 | August 23, 2021[10] | 978-4-04-680664-2 | September 27, 2022[11] | 978-1-63858-274-8 |
4 | February 22, 2022[12] | 978-4-04-681150-9 | November 11, 2022[13] | 978-1-63858-735-4 |
5 | October 21, 2022[14] | 978-4-04-681795-2 | May 23, 2023[15] | 978-1-68579-536-8 |
6 | June 22, 2023[16] | 978-4-04-682519-3 | March 5, 2024[17] | 979-8-88843-407-9 |
7 | March 23, 2024[18] | 978-4-04-683428-7 | — | — |
8 | October 22, 2024 | 978-4-04-684091-2 | — | — |
Drama
editA live-action web drama adaptation was announced on October 21, 2022.[19] It is directed by Ryoma Ouchida and written by Anna Kawahara. It aired on the Lemino streaming service from May 19 to July 7, 2023 and ran for eight episodes.[4]
Anime
editReferences
edit- ^ "Young Ladies Don't Play Fighting Games". Seven Seas Entertainment. Retrieved December 24, 2021.
- ^ 対ありでした。 ~お嬢さまは格闘ゲームなんてしない~. ComicWalker. Kadokawa Corporation. 19 April 2020. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
- ^ a b 「柚子森さん」の江島絵理が格ゲーに熱中するお嬢様を描く「対ありでした。」PVも. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. June 23, 2020. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
- ^ a b c d e Cayanan, Joanna (March 8, 2023). "Live-Action Young Ladies Don't Play Fighting Games Series Reveals Cast, Visual, May 19 Premiere". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
- ^ "Seven Seas Games On with License of TAI ARI DESHITA: OJŌ-SAMA WA KAKUTŌ GAME NANTE SHINAI Manga Series". Seven Seas Entertainment. February 26, 2021. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
- ^ 対ありでした。 ~お嬢さまは格闘ゲームなんてしない~ 1 [Tai Ari Deshita.] (in Japanese). Media Factory. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
- ^ "Young Ladies Don't Play Fighting Games Vol. 1". Seven Seas Entertainment. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
- ^ 対ありでした。 ~お嬢さまは格闘ゲームなんてしない~ 2 [Tai Ari Deshita. 2] (in Japanese). Media Factory. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
- ^ "Young Ladies Don't Play Fighting Games Vol. 2". Seven Seas Entertainment. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
- ^ 対ありでした。 ~お嬢さまは格闘ゲームなんてしない~ 3 [Tai Ari Deshita. 3] (in Japanese). Media Factory. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
- ^ "Young Ladies Don't Play Fighting Games Vol. 3". Seven Seas Entertainment. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
- ^ 対ありでした。 ~お嬢さまは格闘ゲームなんてしない~ 4 [Tai Ari Deshita. 4] (in Japanese). Media Factory. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
- ^ "Young Ladies Don't Play Fighting Games Vol. 4". Seven Seas Entertainment. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
- ^ 対ありでした。 ~お嬢さまは格闘ゲームなんてしない~ 5 [Tai Ari Deshita. 5] (in Japanese). Media Factory. Retrieved October 5, 2022.
- ^ "Young Ladies Don't Play Fighting Games Vol. 5". Seven Seas Entertainment. Retrieved November 26, 2022.
- ^ 対ありでした。 ~お嬢さまは格闘ゲームなんてしない~ 6 [Tai Ari Deshita. 6] (in Japanese). Media Factory. Retrieved May 22, 2023.
- ^ "Young Ladies Don't Play Fighting Games Vol. 6". Seven Seas Entertainment. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
- ^ 対ありでした。 ~お嬢さまは格闘ゲームなんてしない~ 7 [Tai Ari Deshita. 7] (in Japanese). Media Factory. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
- ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (October 22, 2022). "Young Ladies Don't Play Fighting Games Manga Also Listed With Live-Action Show". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 22, 2022.
- ^ "Tai Ari Deshita. ~Ojо̄-sama wa Kakutо̄ Game Nante Shinai~ Game-Playing Schoolgirl Manga Gets Anime". Anime News Network. January 20, 2021. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
External links
edit- Official manga website (in Japanese)
- Official manga website at ComicWalker (in Japanese)
- Young Ladies Don't Play Fighting Games (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia