I was looking to chill for a bit and browsed around looking for a new manga to read. I ended up reading Hi Score Girl with at first not much hope for it : the theme seemed like some tweek of the ordinary, and the art, especially the design of the characters, suggested it was going to be a simple comedy.
I ended up feeling so enthusiastic about it that I'm a bit sorry to write about it while being so obviously biased. But in the meantime, I just want to tell how much I found this manga so surprisingly good. I'll push my qualms away
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Alternative TitlesSynonyms: High Score Girl Continue Japanese: ハイスコアガール More titlesInformationType: Manga
Volumes: 10
Chapters: 65
Status: Finished
Published: Oct 29, 2010 to Sep 25, 2018
Genre:
Comedy
Demographic:
Seinen
Serialization:
Big Gangan Authors:
Oshikiri, Rensuke (Story & Art) Statistics Ranked: #6602 2 based on the top manga page. Please note that 'R18+' titles are excluded. Popularity: #1003
Members: 19,413
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Your Feelings Categories Oct 23, 2017
This isn't a well known manga, but it is one of my favorite.
Story: This is a story about pure childhood love, about how we behaved immaturely about our crushes when we in primary school, and how the characters relationships continue to develop over time, as they bond over their mutual obsession over games. What really impressed me about the story was how the author managed to achieve such depth of character development, when the female lead NEVER utters a single word throughout the entire course of the manga. This makes the story cute and sweet, as the couple bond over games, and communicate through actions and expressions Art: ... Apr 28, 2014
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 playing video games. One day, he is defeated at the arcade by a female classmate, sparking both a rivalry and friendship that is central to this manga.
The actual story takes a bit to take off, and feels very slow and unexciting until it does. However, once it does progress, you find yourself in the midst of a heartwarming relationship that you can't help but root for. The two main protagonists ... Sep 9, 2022
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 depicted in this manga. Thus, I loved this manga.
However, video game reference is not the only thing this manga offers. It is a quite good love story centered around video games. More amazingly the female protagonist does not talk at all during the entire 10-volume manga. And she is not mute. All her feeling are displayed through her facial expression and action. Let’s ... Dec 19, 2023
STORY & CHARACTERS 8/10
This is a simple yet lovely story about three main characters and the troubled dynamic between them in what is esentially a love triangle. Although the story is focused on two characters only early on, with the third character being introduced later. To describe HSG as just a love triangle story would be understatement, however. The story takes its time to develop each of our three characters individually as well as each of the dynamics between two of them, making our love triangle a web of feelings of love, rivarly and friendship. To talk about the plot is to talk about the characters ... Sep 15, 2024
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 the main events leaving only few chapters.
if I talk about manga the art style is very good. well it suits my tastes . The characters are very well developed how they interact with each other and everything else. I think many of you will enjoy it if you have interest in games, especially if you are a tekken series lover. Readers review: 9 Art: 8/10 Story: 9/10 Aug 26, 2022
High Score Girl is about a Haruo, a guy who is obsessed with video games with no particularly redeemable traits about him, and the innocent romance with Oono, a girl who beats him in every game they play in--oh, and she also beats him up in real life too.
The beginning was pretty good. It showcases the innocent romance that young people go through, and it goes pretty well. Haruo, awkward as hell, only talks about games, slowly becomes more familiar with Oono, who despite hits him and teases him, clearly appreciates his company. Both the characters have different backgrounds. Oono's a mute, rich girl that's ... Aug 14, 2021
I came into Hi Score Girl expecting a classic fighting game experience. Two people pushing each other to improve, at a competitive format all about putting in the time and effort to overcome those better than you. Maybe a dash of romance in there too. Unfortunately, it had the opposite balance. Hi Score Girl is certainly not in the vein of sports series about improving and competing; at its core it’s a love triangle romcom. A painfully bland one.
What does the fighting game backdrop add, then? Certainly not an in-depth look at the skills and mindset one develops to improve at competitive games. It’s mostly ... |