Gamers and comedy lovers, get ready—Eri Ejima’s over-the-top schoolgirl brawler manga Young Ladies Don’t Play Fighting Games is officially entering the anime arena! The series is set to premiere sometime in 2025, and a brand-new teaser trailer has dropped. Alongside voice cast updates and staff details.
Fighting Games & Secret Lives at Kuromi Academy
The story takes place at Kuromi Girls’ Academy, a prestigious and elegant school known for its refined young ladies. But behind the polished manners lies an unexpected twist—scholarship student Aya Mitsuki and the picture-perfect Mio Yorue share a burning passion for fighting games. As they battle it out in secret, the dorm halls echo not with piano sonatas, but with Street Fighter 6 combos and button-smashing bravado.
What starts as a hidden hobby between high-society girls may just spark an unlikely friendship—and a whole lot of chaos.
Main Voice Cast
Ikumi Hasegawa as Aya Mitsuki
Kana Ichinose as Mio Yorue
Sayaka Senbongi as Yu Inui
Shino Shimoji as Tamaki Ichinose
Staff & Studio
Director: Shota Ihata (The Saint’s Magic Power Is Omnipotent).
Series Composition: Wataru Watari (My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU).
Character Design: Mayuko Matsumoto (Parallel World Pharmacy).
Music: Kana Hashiguchi (Magic Maker: How to Make Magic in Another World).
Studio: Diomedéa.
Bonus: The anime will feature a special collaboration with Capcom’s Street Fighter 6, with scenes showing the characters diving head-first into the world of pro-level brawling.
About the Manga
Serialized in Monthly Comic Flapper since 2020, Young Ladies Don’t Play Fighting Games has charmed readers with its mix of refined schoolgirl drama and absurd gaming humor. The series already has a live-action adaptation under its belt (2023), and English volumes are available from Seven Seas Entertainment.
Official Synopsis:
Aya got into the elite Kuromi Academy on a scholarship, dreaming of becoming a refined young lady. But when she discovers her idol Shirayui’s secret obsession with fighting games, their world turns into one big virtual tournament. Can etiquette and esports mix?
Young Ladies Don’t Play Fighting Games Vol 1. Cover
Release Date & Broadcast Info
The anime is slated to premiere in 2025, an official release window and streaming details will be announced closer to the debut.
Final Thoughts
If you love chaotic energy, polished school settings turned upside down, and video game humor with a strong female cast. Young Ladies Don’t Play Fighting Games might just be your sleeper hit of 2025. With sharp visuals and a script by the creator of Oregairu, it’s ready to throw hands…in the most elegant way possible.
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