“Arcade king Haruo meets his match in perfect classmate Akira, sparking a fierce yet awkward gaming rivalry.”
Hi Score Girl
ハイスコアガール
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Synopsis
Arcade king Haruo meets his match in perfect classmate Akira, sparking a fierce yet awkward gaming rivalry.
Haruo "Beastly Fingers" Yaguchi rules the arcade gaming scene, but beneath his famous identity as a pro gamer is a plain sixth grader with an uneventful life. Neither popular, smart, nor athletic, he excels in only one thing: video games. Haruo would rather spend hours at the local arcade honing his gaming skills than take his life and academics seriously. One day, Haruo meets his match in fellow classmate Akira Oono. Akira is not the type of person to frequent an arcade: she has perfect grades, is well-loved, and comes from a wealthy background. Even so, not only is she able to score a 29-game win streak, but she also manages to beat Haruo seven times in a row. Eager to end her domination, Haruo duels Akira in Street Fighter 2 and resorts to underhanded tactics—which earns him a slap in the face from the shy girl. This encounter starts a strange and rocky relationship between the two rival gamers.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 8 sampled reviews
What 8 readers settled on.
Polarized
σ 2.18 · split reception
4.7 pts
Recommenders 9.2 · others 4.5
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Running avg · Apr 2014 → Sep 2024
- 9 “If you are looking for something that required some games a little bit romance and comedy then you should definitely read it also have an anime adaption and the anime covers the whole manga with...”
- 10 “Hi Score Girl is a manga made by a gamer for gamers. If you were not a gamer you wouldn’t understand many of the plots and jokes. I am a gamer, love video games, and grew up in the same period...”
- 8 “A manga following the life of a game-addict and his life in the 80s/90s during the infancy of arcade and console games. A poor student, the protagonist spends nearly all his time thinking about and...”
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A Manga Publication
- Format 65 × 10 ch × vol
- Total read 8h 40m approx
- Published Oct 2010 – Sep 2018
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M20560 catalog