PC Engine featured in the Hi-Score Girl anime!

[Dark Fact]

Hey all!

Just thought I'd pop in for the first time in a while to let you know about a new anime that premiered in Japan this past week called Hi-Score Girl. The anime is about a kid named Haruo Yaguchi who is obsessed with arcade and console games but happens to develop a relationship with a mute girl named Akira Ono who happens to share his obsession.

It's a cute series for those of you who happened to watch it and the recent episode covered Haruo's obsession with the PC-Engine.

Games featured were The Kung Fu/China Warrior, R-Type, Bonk's Adventure/PC Genjin, Altered Beast, Darius Plus, and Splatterhouse!

The episode also talked about the affordability of Hu-Card games in Japan at the time as well as the sheer luxury of owning a PC-Engine GT! LOL!

Unfortunately, I won't put up the episode as I don't know whether it is permitted under PCENGINEFX's terms but here is a blog site that has screen grabs from the episode and more info:
HI-SCORE GIRL EPISODE 2 REVIEW

[NightWolve]

That's a cool find, sounds like much better pro-PC Engine propaganda than good ole Johnny Turbo and "his battle against FEKA," heh.

Oh, and you can link the episode if you want, the world won't end over it.

[Dark Fact]

Do you want the torrent link?

[exodus]

nice! I'll watch this.

[NightWolve]

Oh, it's a torrent from "the bay" ? Never mind, probably not a good idea to toss those around. Keep it shared privately in PM if someone wants it.

[Dark Fact]

Yeah, I don't want this site to go down the crapper for potential illegal transfers.

If you do manage to watch it, however, it'll satisfy your nostalgia in a clever way. Rensuke Oshikiri, the original author of the manga, was an avid gamer back in his day and his character of Haruo Yaguchi, is in some aspects, a reflection of what he personally experienced as a gamer.