The upcoming Young Ladies Don’t Play Fighting Games anime revealed a new key visual and a July 2026 premiere date. Additionally, Maria Naganawa joins the cast as Arisa Fujimiya. Studio Diomedéa is animating the series.
Young Ladies Don’t Play Fighting Games anime was initially set to premiere in 2025, but was delayed to 2026.
The voice cast includes:
- Ikumi Hasegawa as Aya Mitsuki
- Kana Ichinose as Mio Yorue
- Shino Shimoji as Tamaki Ichinose
- Sayaka Sembongi as Yu Inui
Shota Ihata is directing the anime adaptation at studio Diomedéa with Wataru Watari in charge of the series composition. Mayuko Matsumoto is in charge of the character designs, while Kana Hashiguchi is composing the music.
The anime is based on a manga series by Eri Ejima. It has been serialized in Media Factory’s Monthly Comic Flapper seinen manga magazine since January 2020. Seas Entertainment licensed the manga in English, and they describe it as follows:
An over-the-top comedy manga about delicate young ladies indulging in hardcore gaming–inspired a live-action series and an anime! 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: Young Ladies Don’t Play Fighting Games Official Website
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