Young Ladies Don't Play Fighting Games (Japanese: 対ありでした。 ～お嬢さまは格闘ゲームなんてしない～, Hepburn: Tai Ari Deshita: Ojō-sama wa Kakutō Gēmu Nante Shinai; 'Thanks For the Match: Young Ladies Don't Play Fighting Games') is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Eri Ejima. It has been serialized in Media Factory's seinen manga magazine Monthly Comic Flapper since January 2020. The manga is licensed in North America by Seven Seas Entertainment.
A live-action web drama adaptation aired from May to July 2023. An anime television series adaptation produced by Diomedéa premiered in July 2026.
Contents
Plot
Aya Mitsuki and Mio Yorue, two high school students who love fighting games, attend Kuromi Girls' Academy, a prestigious all-girl academy where video games are banned. Despite this, they enter Japan's biggest fighting game tournament.
Characters
Aya Mitsuki (深月 綾, Mitsuki Aya)
Voiced by: Fairouz Ai (PV), Ikumi Hasegawa (anime)
Portrayed by: Mizuki Kayashima
A common girl who received entry into Kuromi Girls Academy via a scholarship. Aya has played fighting games since elementary school. However, she gave them up to attend Kuromi. Her passion is reignited upon meeting Mio, who has her own secret love of fighting games. Aya specializes in fast characters who are good at rushdown.
Mio Yorue (夜絵 美緒, Yorue Mio)
Voiced by: Rika Nagae (PV), Kana Ichinose (anime)
Portrayed by: Ririka Tanabe
The most popular girl at Kuromi Girls Academy, known as "Shirayuri-sama" (白百合さま; lit. 'White Lily') due to her elegance and beauty. Behind this persona, however, she is a ruthless hardcore gamer who is passionate for extreme competition. She is drawn to the main characters of fighting games when she plays.
Yuu Inui (犬井 夕, Inui Yū)
Voiced by: Sayaka Senbongi (anime)
Portrayed by: Akana Ikeda
Yuu is a fun loving student and member of Kuromi's dorm disciplinary committee. She has loved fighting games since childhood. As such, she gets drawn to the girls playing.
Tamaki Ichinose (一ノ瀬 珠樹, Ichinose Tamaki)
Voiced by: Shino Shimoji (anime)
Portrayed by: Riko Nagase
A strict member of the dorm disciplinary committee who hates to lose. She secretly practices fighting games in her room to impress someone.
Arisa Fujimiya (藤宮 亜里沙, Fujimiya Arisa)
Voiced by: Maria Naganawa (anime)
Flamberge (フランベルジュ, Furanberuju)
Voiced by: Aru (anime)
Hana Ichinose (一ノ瀬 花, Ichinose Hana)
Voiced by: Yumiri Hanamori (anime)
gekido
Voiced by: Nobuyuki Hiyama (anime)
Cafe Au Lait (禍腐餌悪霊, Kafeore)
Voiced by: Yōhei Azakami (anime)
Seshiru (星識)
Voiced by: Taku Yashiro (anime)
Media
Manga
Written and illustrated by Eri Ejima, Young Ladies Don't Play Fighting Games has been serialized in Media Factory's seinen manga magazine Monthly Comic Flapper since January 4, 2020, with eleven tankōbon volumes were released as of July 2026. Seven Seas Entertainment licensed the manga for an English release.
Drama
A live-action web drama adaptation was announced on October 21, 2022. It was directed by Ryoma Ouchida and written by Anna Kawahara. The series was streamed on the Lemino streaming service from May 19 to July 7, 2023, and ran for eight episodes.
Anime
An anime adaptation was announced on January 21, 2021, which was later confirmed to be a television series produced by Diomedéa and directed by Shōta Ihata, with scripts written by Wataru Watari, characters designed by Mayuko Matsumoto, and music composed by Kana Hashiguchi. The series was originally scheduled to premiere in 2025, but was later delayed due to schedule adjustments of the various parties involved in production, and premiered on July 7, 2026, on AT-X and other networks. The opening theme song is "Inochi Mijikashi Tai Suru Otome yo!" (命短し対する乙女よ; Life is Short, Fight Each Other, Maidens), performed by Hanabie., while the ending theme song is "New Game", performed by Halca. Crunchyroll is streaming the series.
Iron Senpai 4, the fictional fighting game featured in the manga, was replaced by in-game footage of Capcom's Street Fighter 6 in the anime adaptation.