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Young Ladies Don't Play Fighting Games

Tai-Ari deshita.: Ojou-sama wa Kakutou Game nante Shinai対ありでした。 ～お嬢さまは格闘ゲームなんてしない～GGWP.: Young Ladies Don't Play Fighting Games

2026 · TV · 12 eps Finished

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What is Young Ladies Don't Play Fighting Games about?

Young Ladies Don't Play Fighting Games is a TV anime series of 12 episodes animated by diomedéa, adapted from a manga. It aired from July 7, 2026 to September 22, 2026. AniList classifies it as drama.

Mitsuki Aya has one goal at the elite Kuromi Girls’ Academy: to become a refined young lady like the school’s flawless “White Lily,” Yorue Mio. But her image of Mio shatters when Aya accidentally catches her...playing fighting games?! Turns out, the elegant Mio is actually a hardcore gamer—and she wants to duel Aya! The battle (and their friendship) begins.

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Themes AniList users associate with it: Video Games, Female Protagonist, Primarily Female Cast, E-Sports, Primarily Teen Cast, Yuri, Advertisement, Boarding School, Ojou-sama, Otaku Culture.

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Main characters

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  • Aya Mitsuki 深月綾

    Main character

    Aya is a first year student attending Kuromi Girls’ Academy on a scholarship. She's a skilled fighting game player and joined the academy to learn how to become a proper young lady after abandoning her hobby.

    Japanese voice: Ikumi Hasegawa

  • Mio Yorue 夜絵美緒

    Main character

    Mio is a first year student at Kuromi Girls 'Academy. She excels at fighting games and attends the academy at her mother's request. Mio is addicted to fighting games and doesn't hesitate to break the rules of the academy to play.

    Japanese voice: Kana Ichinose

  • Yuu Inui 犬井夕

    Main character

    A fun-loving student who is a part of the school dorms' discipline committee, and who has loved fighting games since her early childhood. In her effort to befriend Aya, Mio, and Tamaki, she slowly but surely gets sucked into their world.

    Japanese voice: Sayaka Senbongi

  • Tamaki Ichinose 一ノ瀬珠樹

    Main character

    A student who's part of the school council, which should control students and enforce the school's no-games policy, while she has a secret passion for fighting games.

    Japanese voice: Shino Shimoji

Supporting characters

  • Arisa Fujimiya 藤宮亜里沙

    Supporting character

    An elementary school gamer with skills that rival those of professionals. She does not tolerate compromise or complacency in fighting game play, and harbors hostility toward players who only fight among friends, like Aya and Mio.

    Japanese voice: Maria Naganawa

  • Flamberge フランベルジュ

    Supporting character

    A well-known commentator who serves as a play-by-play announcer at official fighting game tournaments. He has a close relationship with his audience and is sometimes teased, but his overwhelming skill and passionate delivery energize the crowd and have earned him many fans.

    Japanese voice: Aru

  • gekido

    Supporting character

    Pro gamer and member of Kobushi Gaming.

    Japanese voice: Nobuyuki Hiyama

  • Seshiro 星識

    Supporting character

    Pro gamer and member of Kobushi Gaming.

    Japanese voice: Taku Yashiro

  • Hana Ichinose 一ノ瀬花

    Supporting character

    She is the senior high dormitory affairs vice president.

    Japanese voice: Yumiri Hanamori

  • CA-FE-O-RE 禍腐餌悪霊

    Supporting character

    Pro gamer and member of Kobushi Gaming.

    Japanese voice: Youhei Azakami

  • Natsume Sukisaka 咲坂なつめ

    Supporting character

    Aya's roommate

    Japanese voice: Saya Hitomi

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