New Game!
| New Game! | |
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Cover of New Game! volume 1 by Hōbunsha featuring the character Aoba Suzukaze | |
| ニューゲーム (Nyū Gēmu) | |
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| Manga | |
| Written by | Shōtarō Tokunō |
| Published by | Houbunsha |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Magazine | Manga Time Kirara Carat |
| Original run | January 28, 2013 – present |
| Volumes | 3 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Yoshiyuki Fujiwara |
| Written by | Fumihiko Shimo |
| Music by | Hajime Hyakkoku |
| Studio | Doga Kobo |
| Original run | July 2016 – scheduled |
New Game! (ニューゲーム Nyū Gēmu) is a Japanese 4-panel manga series by Shōtarō Tokunō, which began serialization in Houbunsha's seinen manga magazine Manga Time Kirara Carat from January 2013. An anime television series adaptation by Doga Kobo is scheduled to air from July 2016.
Plot
Having been a strong fan of a particular video game, Aoba Suzukaze, a high school graduate, begins working at the game's developer, Eagle Jump, as a CG artist. As she works on modelling and designing characters for games in development, she becomes acquainted with her fellow co-workers in the character design department, as well as those across the company.
Characters
- Aoba Suzukaze (涼風 青葉 Suzukaze Aoba)
- Voiced by: Yūki Takada
- A high school graduate who joins the Eagle Jump games company as a 3D character modeller, as they made her favorite game. Due to her small stature, she is often mistaken for a middle school student.
- Kō Yagami (八神 コウ Yagami Kō)
- Voiced by: Yōko Hikasa
- Lead character designer of Eagle Jump. She spends a lot of time at the office, often sleeping there overnight, and has a laid back but stern attitude.
- Rin Tōyama (遠山 りん Tōyama Rin)
- Voiced by: Ai Kayano
- Art director and head of the background department. She is close friends with Kō.
- Hifumi Takimoto (滝本 ひふみ Takimoto Hifumi)
- Voiced by: Megumi Yamaguchi
- A character designer. She is a bit shy talking to others and prefers to speak via e-mail.
- Yun Iijima (飯島 ゆん Iijima Yun)
- Voiced by: Ayumi Takeo
- Character designer.
- Hajime Shinoda (篠田 はじめ Shinoda Hajime)
- Voiced by: Megumi Toda
- Motion designer. She works in the character design department as there are no open seats in the animation department.
- Umiko Ahagon (阿波根 うみこ Ahagon Umiko)
- Voiced by: Chitose Morinaga
- A programmer who often gets annoyed when she has to fix errors and is embarrassed by her surname. She is a military fan and has several airsoft weapons in her workspace.
- Nene Sakura (桜 ねね Sakura Nene)
- Voiced by: Madoka Asahina
- Aoba's friend from high school who is currently in university. She temporarily joins Eagle Jump as a part-time debugger during summer vacation.
- Shizuku Hazuki (葉月 しずく Hazuki Shizuku)
- Voiced by: Eri Kitamura
- Planning director with a strong interest in cute girls.
Media
Manga
The original manga by Shōtarō Tokunō began serialization in Houbunsha's Manga Time Kirara magazine from January 28, 2013. Three tankōbon volumes of the manga were released between February 27, 2014 and January 27, 2016.[1][2]
Anime
An anime television series adaptation was announced in the December 2015 issue of Manga Time Kirara magazine and is scheduled to air from July 2016.[3] [4] The anime is being produced at Doga Kobo, with Yoshiyuki Fujiwara as the director and Fumihiko Shimo as the series' script supervisor, featuring character designs by Ai Kikuchi.[5]
References
- ↑ "NEW GAME! (1) (まんがタイムKRコミックス)" (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved January 31, 2016.
- ↑ "NEW GAME! (3) (まんがタイムKRコミックス)" (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved January 31, 2016.
- ↑ "New Game! Manga About Game Studio Gets TV Anime". Anime News Network. October 26, 2015. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
- ↑ "Yūki Takada, Yōko Hikasa, Ai Kayano Star in New Game! TV Anime". Anime News Network. March 27, 2016. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
- ↑ "'Engaged to the Unidentified' Team Animates 'New Game' Show at Doga Kobo". Anime News Network. January 23, 2016. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
External links
- Anime official website (Japanese)
- New Game! (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia