20190728:
Today I decided to watch Hi Score Girl.
On 20190728, Netflix determined the series for me as a 93% match. I decided to give the series a thumbs up.
20231118:
Today I continued this series. According to the fandom website, the first season consists of 12 episodes (which Netflix calls episodes 1-12 of Hi Score Girl Season 1), and is followed by Hi Score Girl: Extra Stage, consisting of three special O.V.A's (which Netflix calls episodes 13-15 of Hi Score Girl Season 1). Hi Score Girl and Hi Score Girl: Extra Stage are followed by Hi Score Girl II (which Netflix calls Hi Score Girl Season 2).
Note that according to Netflix, I've already seen Round 16 (20221007) and perhaps the first part of Round 17 (20221009). I do not, however, appear to have notes. As such, today I started from the first episode and the situation did seem familiar.
English audio and English subtitles. The subtitles don't match the English dubbing.
Hi Score Girl*
*Hai Sukoa Garu
Relevant Links:
Hi Score Girl (IMDb.com)
Hi Score Girl (Wikipedia.org)
Hi Score Girl (anime) (hiscoregirl.fandom.com) Hi Score Girl: Extra Stage (hiscoregirl.fandom.com) Hi Score Girl II (hiscoregirl.fandom.com)
S1E1:
1: Ono kicks the guy and punches the girl.
1: Hahaha. Is she a masochist? Or perhaps a sadist?
1: Hehe. Both lollipops
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S1E2:
1b: Picked up from their eating on the hill and they begin walking home.
1b: She's happy and has new motivation
1a=20190728, 1b=20190908
S1E3:
1: Hehe. Bones.
1: Based on Aliens.
1: Wow. So much emotion without words.
1: Lol. All the games talking to him.
1: Awwww. She's crying.
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S1E4:
1: I didn't realize there'd be such a negative attitude towards arcades
1: Haha. What a fan boy (he commentates on the Super Street Fighter opening).
1: He sounds like he's too addicted
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S1E5:
1: A natural talent.
1: Lol. WTF. (physical fighting after video game fighting)
1: Quiet, reserved, and pretty.
1: His mom is hilarious. "The kind of pancakes you see in mangas."
1: Boxes. I ruined the original Styrofoam interior to the Sega Genesis.
1: Aw. Poor Hidaka. (she observes that Haruo doesn't notice her)
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S1E6:
1:New intro. At least, I didn't notice Hidaka in the intro of the previous episode, but I noticed her in this one. [I thought the intro had changed, because it was the first time I noticed Hidaka in it, but apparently she's been part of the intro since the first episode]
1: Hehe. She's thinking about her personality.
1: Hahahaha. "What's this? This feeling. It's like I felt it before. The feeling of that hood. It's nostalgic in a way."
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S1E7:
1: What a dumbass. Haha. "Can I borrow it?"
1: Lol. All that brainstorming: "Just like a thorn in my side."
1: Haha. "This is like... a date."
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S1E8:
1: Hmm. He got a miracle. (the opponent didn't correctly unlock Akuma)
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S1E9:
1: I wonder if she's actually mute.
1: HAHAHA. Even his own mother thought he shouldn't try
1: HA! His consoles taunt him.
1: His number didn't show.
1=20190908
S1E10:
1a: "I'm so worthless."
1a: (he reflects on his loss against Hidaka) He lost against Hidaka, but it was because he didn't play as his main (Guile)
1b: It's weird how the show seems to be centered around Haruo, but the title is called "Hi Score Girl."
1b: "Does the Gameboy version count as practice?"
1b: The King of Fighters '94
1a=20190908, 1b=20190909
S1E11
1: She's even good at basketball.
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S1E12:
1: What? The curtain goes in the water?
1: My goodness. Hidaka lets it out of the bag. But she doesn't let him speak at all.
1: "My own Saturn."
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S1E13:
1: How dare this woman approach Haruo in this manner?
1: Wow. Nice! Haruo's mom is awesome.
1: "She suggested I had pervy motives. How ridiculous! As if I would ever have pervy motives. My motives were pretty pervy though." Haha. The introduction of her older sister is good.
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S1E14:
1: Hehe. Her reaction to losing.
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S1E15:
1: "This is such a nice song." - Haruo's mom
1: "She's been taking her studies head on lately." So she's mad that Ono studies more when she's having fun.
1: "For someone who doesn't speak, she sure handles silence poorly."
1=20190909
I guess the full song is longer, but this is the part that is sung in the end credits:
S2E1: Round 16
1: It appears that the first portion of this episode is a flashback. A sort of recap on Season 1. [The recap ends at around the 13 minute mark]
1: Awkard silence.
0=20221007, 1=20231118
S2E2: Round 17
1: Ah. Hidaka identifies that Ono was disadvantaged by playing on the gamepad.
1: I remember these three girls, the old man teacher showing up, and the other teacher showing up
0=20221009, 1=20231118
S2E3: Round 18
1: Oh snaps. Hidaka claims Haruo
1: Hehe. "I wonder how you're so popular even though you're not that cool."
1: (he's so dense)
1: Hehe. "What's a hug, again?"
1: Poor Haruo. Somehow has two girls after him and manages to only think about video games; socially awkward; at least he didn't end up hugging Hidaka, so perhaps at least the perception from Akira's point of view could be neutral
1=20231118
S2E4: Round 19
Lollipop
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S2E5: Round 20
Hehe. They both want to use Akuma, but they both screwed up.
Perhaps under pressure, better to use a character you're more familiar with (I'm sure Ono is familiar with all characters, but Zangief might be her favorite as it was her first).
Hehe. Getting into Hidaka's head. Or is she in her own head.
A flick. Is that a thing?
Hehe. She offers the scooter if he gets his license
HAHA! His mom asks about "erotic images of a man on your screen"
Wait... who won the match?
Is Ono stepping away because she lost?
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S2E6: Round 21
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S2E7: Round 22
Wow. Police busting minors at the arcade.
Hehe. His visions of Guile guiding him (brown Guile, and now a "lady" [Sakura Kasugano])
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S2E8: Round 23
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S2E9: Round 24
At least it was a very close match.
I'd imagine she would return the ring so he could return it.
Hidaka gives some answers regarding the match between her and Ono
Hehe Hidaka screams at him about the ring.
Hehe turbulence... due to the Sonic Boom?
Now that's one heck of a goodbye...
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Today I decided to watch Hi Score Girl.
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| Akira Ono (JP: Sayumi Suzushiro / EN: Christine Marie Cabanos) (S1E1) |
On 20190728, Netflix determined the series for me as a 93% match. I decided to give the series a thumbs up.
20231118:
Today I continued this series. According to the fandom website, the first season consists of 12 episodes (which Netflix calls episodes 1-12 of Hi Score Girl Season 1), and is followed by Hi Score Girl: Extra Stage, consisting of three special O.V.A's (which Netflix calls episodes 13-15 of Hi Score Girl Season 1). Hi Score Girl and Hi Score Girl: Extra Stage are followed by Hi Score Girl II (which Netflix calls Hi Score Girl Season 2).
Note that according to Netflix, I've already seen Round 16 (20221007) and perhaps the first part of Round 17 (20221009). I do not, however, appear to have notes. As such, today I started from the first episode and the situation did seem familiar.
English audio and English subtitles. The subtitles don't match the English dubbing.
Hi Score Girl*
*Hai Sukoa Garu
Relevant Links:
Hi Score Girl (IMDb.com)
Hi Score Girl (Wikipedia.org)
Hi Score Girl (anime) (hiscoregirl.fandom.com) Hi Score Girl: Extra Stage (hiscoregirl.fandom.com) Hi Score Girl II (hiscoregirl.fandom.com)
S1E1:
1: Ono kicks the guy and punches the girl.
1: Hahaha. Is she a masochist? Or perhaps a sadist?
1: Hehe. Both lollipops
1=20190728
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| Akira and Haruo Yaguchi (JP: Kohei Amasaki / EN: Johnny Yong Bosch) (S1E2) |
S1E2:
1b: Picked up from their eating on the hill and they begin walking home.
1b: She's happy and has new motivation
1a=20190728, 1b=20190908
S1E3:
1: Hehe. Bones.
1: Based on Aliens.
1: Wow. So much emotion without words.
1: Lol. All the games talking to him.
1: Awwww. She's crying.
1=20190908
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| Akira hugs Haruo before leaving to the States (S1E3) |
S1E4:
1: I didn't realize there'd be such a negative attitude towards arcades
1: Haha. What a fan boy (he commentates on the Super Street Fighter opening).
1: He sounds like he's too addicted
1=20190908
S1E5:
1: A natural talent.
1: Lol. WTF. (physical fighting after video game fighting)
1: Quiet, reserved, and pretty.
1: His mom is hilarious. "The kind of pancakes you see in mangas."
1: Boxes. I ruined the original Styrofoam interior to the Sega Genesis.
1: Aw. Poor Hidaka. (she observes that Haruo doesn't notice her)
1=20190908
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| Koharu Hidaka (JP: Yuki Hirose / EN: Erika Harlacher) |
S1E6:
1:
1: Hehe. She's thinking about her personality.
1: Hahahaha. "What's this? This feeling. It's like I felt it before. The feeling of that hood. It's nostalgic in a way."
1=20190908
S1E7:
1: What a dumbass. Haha. "Can I borrow it?"
1: Lol. All that brainstorming: "Just like a thorn in my side."
1: Haha. "This is like... a date."
1=20190908
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| Akira |
S1E8:
1: Hmm. He got a miracle. (the opponent didn't correctly unlock Akuma)
1=20190908
S1E9:
1: I wonder if she's actually mute.
1: HAHAHA. Even his own mother thought he shouldn't try
1: HA! His consoles taunt him.
1: His number didn't show.
1=20190908
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| Genta Doi (JP: Daiki Yamashita / EN: Kyle McCarley) and Kotaro Miyao (JP: Kazuyuki Okitsu / EN: Lucien Dodge) |
S1E10:
1a: "I'm so worthless."
1a: (he reflects on his loss against Hidaka) He lost against Hidaka, but it was because he didn't play as his main (Guile)
1b: It's weird how the show seems to be centered around Haruo, but the title is called "Hi Score Girl."
1b: "Does the Gameboy version count as practice?"
1b: The King of Fighters '94
1a=20190908, 1b=20190909
S1E11
1: She's even good at basketball.
1=20190909
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| Akira and Haruo |
S1E12:
1: What? The curtain goes in the water?
1: My goodness. Hidaka lets it out of the bag. But she doesn't let him speak at all.
1: "My own Saturn."
1=20190909
S1E13:
1: How dare this woman approach Haruo in this manner?
1: Wow. Nice! Haruo's mom is awesome.
1: "She suggested I had pervy motives. How ridiculous! As if I would ever have pervy motives. My motives were pretty pervy though." Haha. The introduction of her older sister is good.
1=20190909
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| Koharu gets angry at Haruo (S1E14) |
S1E14:
1: Hehe. Her reaction to losing.
1=20190909
S1E15:
1: "This is such a nice song." - Haruo's mom
1: "She's been taking her studies head on lately." So she's mad that Ono studies more when she's having fun.
1: "For someone who doesn't speak, she sure handles silence poorly."
1=20190909
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| Haruo's mom Namie (JP: Satomi Arai / EN: Cindy Robinson), Koharu, and Akira's sister Makoto (JP: Chinatsu Akasaki / EN: Cristina Vee) watch Haruo play a romance game (S1E15) |
I guess the full song is longer, but this is the part that is sung in the end credits:
10 kaunto de owaru
Sekai wa monokuro datta
Asa no tanren
Ichi ni nosanshide
Gōgō gakkō
Kokekokkō
NASA no inbō
Shinogo no iwazu ni
Tōkyō kankō daitōryō
Tōgekō wa kōkyū-sha de
Aisatsu wa go kigen-yō
John Lennon Wa korosareta no
Taikutsu na jugyō
Esukeipu kidotte
10 kaunto de owaru
Hazu datta
Sekai ga irozuku
Enkaunto de
Kontinyū
Chīsana kakumei datta
Hōka-go disutorakushon
Hōka-go disutorakushon
S2E1: Round 16
1: It appears that the first portion of this episode is a flashback. A sort of recap on Season 1. [The recap ends at around the 13 minute mark]
1: Awkard silence.
0=20221007, 1=20231118
S2E2: Round 17
1: Ah. Hidaka identifies that Ono was disadvantaged by playing on the gamepad.
1: I remember these three girls, the old man teacher showing up, and the other teacher showing up
0=20221009, 1=20231118
S2E3: Round 18
1: Oh snaps. Hidaka claims Haruo
1: Hehe. "I wonder how you're so popular even though you're not that cool."
1: (he's so dense)
1: Hehe. "What's a hug, again?"
1: Poor Haruo. Somehow has two girls after him and manages to only think about video games; socially awkward; at least he didn't end up hugging Hidaka, so perhaps at least the perception from Akira's point of view could be neutral
1=20231118
S2E4: Round 19
Lollipop
1=20231118
S2E5: Round 20
Hehe. They both want to use Akuma, but they both screwed up.
Perhaps under pressure, better to use a character you're more familiar with (I'm sure Ono is familiar with all characters, but Zangief might be her favorite as it was her first).
Hehe. Getting into Hidaka's head. Or is she in her own head.
A flick. Is that a thing?
Hehe. She offers the scooter if he gets his license
HAHA! His mom asks about "erotic images of a man on your screen"
Wait... who won the match?
Is Ono stepping away because she lost?
1=20231120
S2E6: Round 21
1=20231120
S2E7: Round 22
Wow. Police busting minors at the arcade.
Hehe. His visions of Guile guiding him (brown Guile, and now a "lady" [Sakura Kasugano])
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S2E8: Round 23
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S2E9: Round 24
At least it was a very close match.
I'd imagine she would return the ring so he could return it.
Hidaka gives some answers regarding the match between her and Ono
Hehe Hidaka screams at him about the ring.
Hehe turbulence... due to the Sonic Boom?
Now that's one heck of a goodbye...
1=20231120
Date/Time
Sunday, July 28, 2019
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