{"id":151329,"date":"2026-03-25T08:22:35","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T15:22:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/?p=151329"},"modified":"2026-03-25T08:22:39","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T15:22:39","slug":"young-ladies-dont-play-fighting-games-starts-in-july-reveals-key-visual","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2026\/03\/25\/young-ladies-dont-play-fighting-games-starts-in-july-reveals-key-visual\/","title":{"rendered":"Young Ladies Don&#8217;t Play Fighting Games Starts in July, Reveals Key Visual"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">The upcoming <a href=\"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2025\/05\/08\/young-ladies-play-street-fighter-in-young-ladies-dont-play-fighting-games-teaser-trailer\/\"><em>Young Ladies Don\u2019t Play Fighting Games<\/em><\/a> has received a July broadcast premiere window. A key visual featuring the TV anime&#8217;s character roster was also released.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">Additionally, it was announced that <strong>Maria Naganawa<\/strong> is voicing the character Arisa Fujimiya.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Young-Ladies-Dont-Play-Fighting-Games-key-visual.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"984\" data-attachment-id=\"151335\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2026\/03\/25\/young-ladies-dont-play-fighting-games-starts-in-july-reveals-key-visual\/young-ladies-dont-play-fighting-games-key-visual\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Young-Ladies-Dont-Play-Fighting-Games-key-visual.jpg?fit=1350%2C1909&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1350,1909\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Young Ladies Don&#8217;t Play Fighting Games key visual\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Young-Ladies-Dont-Play-Fighting-Games-key-visual.jpg?fit=212%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Young-Ladies-Dont-Play-Fighting-Games-key-visual.jpg?fit=696%2C984&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Young-Ladies-Dont-Play-Fighting-Games-key-visual.jpg?resize=696%2C984&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-151335\" style=\"width:626px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Young-Ladies-Dont-Play-Fighting-Games-key-visual.jpg?resize=724%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 724w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Young-Ladies-Dont-Play-Fighting-Games-key-visual.jpg?resize=212%2C300&amp;ssl=1 212w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Young-Ladies-Dont-Play-Fighting-Games-key-visual.jpg?resize=768%2C1086&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Young-Ladies-Dont-Play-Fighting-Games-key-visual.jpg?resize=1086%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1086w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Young-Ladies-Dont-Play-Fighting-Games-key-visual.jpg?resize=696%2C984&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Young-Ladies-Dont-Play-Fighting-Games-key-visual.jpg?resize=1068%2C1510&amp;ssl=1 1068w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Young-Ladies-Dont-Play-Fighting-Games-key-visual.jpg?resize=297%2C420&amp;ssl=1 297w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Young-Ladies-Dont-Play-Fighting-Games-key-visual.jpg?w=1350&amp;ssl=1 1350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u00a9 2025 \u6c5f\u5cf6\u7d75\u7406\/KADOKAWA\/\u300c\u5bfe\u3042\u308a\u3067\u3057\u305f\u3002\u300d\u88fd\u4f5c\u59d4\u54e1\u4f1a<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px\"><em>Young Ladies Don\u2019t Play Fighting Games<\/em> (<em>Taiari deshita. ~Ojosama wa Kakuto Game nante nai~<\/em>) adapts the KADOKAWA-published manga by\u00a0<strong>Eri Ejima<\/strong>. Seven Seas Entertainment describes the manga&#8217;s synopsis as such:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px\"><em>Kuromi Girls\u2019 Academy is a refined, elegant school that expects the very best in deportment from its young ladies. Aya got into this peerless rich-girls\u2019 institution on a scholarship, and hopes to grow as lovely as her fellow student and idol Shirayui. But Shirayui hides a terrible secret: she\u2019s 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?<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">The anime was announced back in 2021. Its broadcast start was delayed from 2025 to this year last September.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">The manga is serialized in KADOKAWA\u2019s seinen magazine Monthly Comic Flapper and has 10 volumes as of<span class=\"a-size-medium a-color-secondary celwidget\" data-csa-c-id=\"krec9c-1yfdza-1yuu8l-9hic06\" data-cel-widget=\"productSubtitle\"> December 2025. It debuted in 2020.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">Staff<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">\u2022 Director:\u00a0<strong>Shota Ibata<\/strong>\u00a0(<em>Girlish Number<\/em>,\u00a0<em>The Saint\u2019s Magic Power is Omnipotent<\/em>)<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">\u2022 Series composer:\u00a0<strong>Watari Wataru<\/strong>\u00a0(<i>My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU\u00a0<\/i>author,\u00a0<em>The Saint\u2019s Magic Power is Omnipotent<\/em>)<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">\u2022 Character designer:\u00a0<strong>Mayuko Matsumoto<\/strong>\u00a0(<em>Parallel World Pharmacy<\/em>,<em>\u00a0Handa-kun<\/em>)<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">\u2022 Animation production:\u00a0<strong>Diomedea<\/strong><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">\u2022 Recording cooperation:\u00a0<strong>FAV gaming<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;font-size: 16px\">Cast<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">\u2022\u00a0<strong>Ikumi Hasegawa\u00a0<\/strong>as Aya Mitsuki\u00a0<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">\u2022\u00a0<strong>Kana Ichinose<\/strong>\u00a0as Mio Yorue<br \/>\u2022\u00a0<strong>Sayaka Senbongi<\/strong> as Yu Inui <\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">\u2022<strong>\u00a0Shino Shimoji<\/strong> as Tamaki Ichinose<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px\"><strong>Source:<\/strong> <em>Young Ladies Don\u2019t Play Fighting Games\u00a0<\/em>anime website (via <a href=\"https:\/\/natalie.mu\/comic\/news\/665456\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Comic Natalie<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The upcoming Young Ladies Don\u2019t Play Fighting Games has received a July broadcast premiere window. A key visual featuring the TV anime&#8217;s character roster was also released. Additionally, it was announced that Maria Naganawa is voicing the character Arisa Fujimiya. 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