New Game! | |
![]() Cover of New Game! volume 1 by Hobunsha featuring Aoba Suzukaze | |
Genre | Comedy [1] |
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Manga | |
Written by | Shōtarō Tokunō |
Published by | Houbunsha |
English publisher | |
Magazine | Manga Time Kirara Carat |
Demographic | Seinen |
Original run | January 28, 2013 – August 27, 2021 |
Volumes | 13 |
Anime television series | |
New Game! (season 1) New Game!! (season 2) | |
Directed by | Yoshiyuki Fujiwara |
Written by | Fumihiko Shimo |
Music by | Hajime Hyakkoku |
Studio | Doga Kobo |
Licensed by | |
Original network | AT-X, Tokyo MX, TVA, MBS, BS11 |
Original run | July 4, 2016 – September 26, 2017 |
Episodes | 24 + OVA |
Video game | |
New Game! The Challenge Stage | |
Developer | 5pb. |
Publisher | 5pb. |
Genre | Visual novel |
Platform | PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita |
Released |
|
New Game! is a Japanese four-panel manga series by Shōtarō Tokunō, which was serialized in Houbunsha's seinen manga magazine Manga Time Kirara Carat from January 2013 to August 2021 and is licensed in English by Seven Seas Entertainment. An anime television series adaptation by Doga Kobo aired in Japan between July and September 2016, with a second season airing between July and September 2017. A video game developed by 5pb. was released in January 2017.
Having been inspired by the character designs of a particular video game when she was younger, Aoba Suzukaze, a high school graduate, begins working as a character designer for the video game's developer, Eagle Jump. As she works on modelling and designing characters for video games in development, she becomes acquainted with her female colleagues in the character design department, as well as those from within the company.
The original manga by Shōtarō Tokunō began serialization in Houbunsha's Manga Time Kirara Carat magazine from January 28, 2013. Houbunsha has published thirteen tankōbon volumes since February 27, 2014. [7] The fifth volume, subtitled The Spinoff!, takes place prior to the main series and features content not included in the magazine serialization. [7] Seven Seas Entertainment licensed the series in North America. [8] Three comic anthologies were released from August 2016 to August 2017. [9] The series ended in Manga Time Kirara Carat's October 2021 issue on August 27, 2021. [10]
No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
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1 | February 27, 2014 [7] | 978-4-8322-4414-6 | March 27, 2018 [11] | 978-1-626927-76-6 |
2 | March 27, 2015 [7] | 978-4-8322-4546-4 | May 29, 2018 [12] | 978-1-626927-85-8 |
3 | January 27, 2016 [7] | 978-4-8322-4656-0 | September 25, 2018 [13] | 978-1-626929-00-5 |
4 | July 27, 2016 [7] | 978-4-8322-4720-8 | December 4, 2018 [14] | 978-1-626929-62-3 |
5 | July 27, 2016 [7] | 978-4-8322-4721-5 | March 26, 2019 [15] | 978-1-642750-14-0 |
6 | June 27, 2017 [7] | 978-4-8322-4847-2 | July 23, 2019 [16] | 978-1-642751-05-5 |
7 | March 27, 2018 [7] | 978-4-8322-4929-5 | October 29, 2019 [17] | 978-1-642757-11-8 |
8 | October 25, 2018 [7] | 978-4-8322-4986-8 | February 18, 2020 [18] | 978-1-64505-205-0 |
9 | June 27, 2019 [7] | 978-4-8322-7101-2 | May 12, 2020 [19] | 978-1-64505-455-9 |
10 | January 27, 2020 [7] | 978-4-8322-7153-1 | November 17, 2020 [20] | 978-1-64505-766-6 |
11 | August 27, 2020 [7] | 978-4-8322-7209-5 | June 1, 2021 [21] | 978-1-64827-108-3 |
12 | March 26, 2021 [7] | 978-4-8322-7262-0 | March 8, 2022 [22] | 978-1-64827-353-7 |
13 | September 27, 2021 [7] | 978-4-8322-7306-1 | June 7, 2022 [23] | 978-1-6385-8281-6 |
No. | Title | Japanese release date | Japanese ISBN |
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1 | New Game! Anthology Comic 1 New Game! アンソロジーコミック 1 | August 27, 2016 [9] | 978-4-8322-4740-6 |
2 | New Game! Anthology Comic 2 New Game! アンソロジーコミック 2 | July 27, 2017 [9] | 978-4-8322-4859-5 |
3 | New Game! Anthology Comic 3 New Game! アンソロジーコミック 3 | August 26, 2017 [9] | 978-4-8322-4867-0 |
A 12-episode anime television series adaptation aired in Japan between July 4 and September 19, 2016 and was simulcast by Crunchyroll. [24] [25] The anime is produced by Doga Kobo, with Yoshiyuki Fujiwara as the director and Fumihiko Shimo as the series' script supervisor, featuring character designs by Ai Kikuchi. [26] An original video animation (OVA) episode was made available for those who purchased all six Blu-ray/DVD volumes of the series, released between September 28, 2016 and February 24, 2017. [27] The opening and ending themes respectively are "Sakura Skip" (SAKURAスキップ, Sakura Sukippu) and "Now Loading!!!", both performed by Fourfolium ( Yūki Takada, Megumi Yamaguchi, Ayumi Takeo, and Megumi Toda). A second season titled New Game!! (stylized as NEW GAME!!) was announced in February 2017, [28] and aired in Japan between July 11 and September 26, 2017 and was simulcast by Crunchyroll. [29] [30] The second season's opening theme is "Step by Step Up ↑↑↑↑" while the ending themes are "Jumpin' Jump Up!!!!" for the first six episodes and "Yumeiro Compass" (ユメイロコンパス, Dream-colored Compass) for episode seven onwards, all performed by Fourfolium. [31] The series is licensed in North America by Crunchyroll, and Funimation dubbed and released it on home video. [32] Muse Communication licensed the series in Asia-Pacific and started streaming it on Muse Asia YouTube channel. [33]
A visual novel developed by 5pb., titled New Game!: The Challenge Stage, was released for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita in Japan on January 26, 2017. [34] Characters from the series also appear alongside other Manga Time Kirara characters in the 2017 mobile role-playing game Kirara Fantasia. [35]
New Game! | |
![]() Cover of New Game! volume 1 by Hobunsha featuring Aoba Suzukaze | |
Genre | Comedy [1] |
---|---|
Manga | |
Written by | Shōtarō Tokunō |
Published by | Houbunsha |
English publisher | |
Magazine | Manga Time Kirara Carat |
Demographic | Seinen |
Original run | January 28, 2013 – August 27, 2021 |
Volumes | 13 |
Anime television series | |
New Game! (season 1) New Game!! (season 2) | |
Directed by | Yoshiyuki Fujiwara |
Written by | Fumihiko Shimo |
Music by | Hajime Hyakkoku |
Studio | Doga Kobo |
Licensed by | |
Original network | AT-X, Tokyo MX, TVA, MBS, BS11 |
Original run | July 4, 2016 – September 26, 2017 |
Episodes | 24 + OVA |
Video game | |
New Game! The Challenge Stage | |
Developer | 5pb. |
Publisher | 5pb. |
Genre | Visual novel |
Platform | PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita |
Released |
|
New Game! is a Japanese four-panel manga series by Shōtarō Tokunō, which was serialized in Houbunsha's seinen manga magazine Manga Time Kirara Carat from January 2013 to August 2021 and is licensed in English by Seven Seas Entertainment. An anime television series adaptation by Doga Kobo aired in Japan between July and September 2016, with a second season airing between July and September 2017. A video game developed by 5pb. was released in January 2017.
Having been inspired by the character designs of a particular video game when she was younger, Aoba Suzukaze, a high school graduate, begins working as a character designer for the video game's developer, Eagle Jump. As she works on modelling and designing characters for video games in development, she becomes acquainted with her female colleagues in the character design department, as well as those from within the company.
The original manga by Shōtarō Tokunō began serialization in Houbunsha's Manga Time Kirara Carat magazine from January 28, 2013. Houbunsha has published thirteen tankōbon volumes since February 27, 2014. [7] The fifth volume, subtitled The Spinoff!, takes place prior to the main series and features content not included in the magazine serialization. [7] Seven Seas Entertainment licensed the series in North America. [8] Three comic anthologies were released from August 2016 to August 2017. [9] The series ended in Manga Time Kirara Carat's October 2021 issue on August 27, 2021. [10]
No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | February 27, 2014 [7] | 978-4-8322-4414-6 | March 27, 2018 [11] | 978-1-626927-76-6 |
2 | March 27, 2015 [7] | 978-4-8322-4546-4 | May 29, 2018 [12] | 978-1-626927-85-8 |
3 | January 27, 2016 [7] | 978-4-8322-4656-0 | September 25, 2018 [13] | 978-1-626929-00-5 |
4 | July 27, 2016 [7] | 978-4-8322-4720-8 | December 4, 2018 [14] | 978-1-626929-62-3 |
5 | July 27, 2016 [7] | 978-4-8322-4721-5 | March 26, 2019 [15] | 978-1-642750-14-0 |
6 | June 27, 2017 [7] | 978-4-8322-4847-2 | July 23, 2019 [16] | 978-1-642751-05-5 |
7 | March 27, 2018 [7] | 978-4-8322-4929-5 | October 29, 2019 [17] | 978-1-642757-11-8 |
8 | October 25, 2018 [7] | 978-4-8322-4986-8 | February 18, 2020 [18] | 978-1-64505-205-0 |
9 | June 27, 2019 [7] | 978-4-8322-7101-2 | May 12, 2020 [19] | 978-1-64505-455-9 |
10 | January 27, 2020 [7] | 978-4-8322-7153-1 | November 17, 2020 [20] | 978-1-64505-766-6 |
11 | August 27, 2020 [7] | 978-4-8322-7209-5 | June 1, 2021 [21] | 978-1-64827-108-3 |
12 | March 26, 2021 [7] | 978-4-8322-7262-0 | March 8, 2022 [22] | 978-1-64827-353-7 |
13 | September 27, 2021 [7] | 978-4-8322-7306-1 | June 7, 2022 [23] | 978-1-6385-8281-6 |
No. | Title | Japanese release date | Japanese ISBN |
---|---|---|---|
1 | New Game! Anthology Comic 1 New Game! アンソロジーコミック 1 | August 27, 2016 [9] | 978-4-8322-4740-6 |
2 | New Game! Anthology Comic 2 New Game! アンソロジーコミック 2 | July 27, 2017 [9] | 978-4-8322-4859-5 |
3 | New Game! Anthology Comic 3 New Game! アンソロジーコミック 3 | August 26, 2017 [9] | 978-4-8322-4867-0 |
A 12-episode anime television series adaptation aired in Japan between July 4 and September 19, 2016 and was simulcast by Crunchyroll. [24] [25] The anime is produced by Doga Kobo, with Yoshiyuki Fujiwara as the director and Fumihiko Shimo as the series' script supervisor, featuring character designs by Ai Kikuchi. [26] An original video animation (OVA) episode was made available for those who purchased all six Blu-ray/DVD volumes of the series, released between September 28, 2016 and February 24, 2017. [27] The opening and ending themes respectively are "Sakura Skip" (SAKURAスキップ, Sakura Sukippu) and "Now Loading!!!", both performed by Fourfolium ( Yūki Takada, Megumi Yamaguchi, Ayumi Takeo, and Megumi Toda). A second season titled New Game!! (stylized as NEW GAME!!) was announced in February 2017, [28] and aired in Japan between July 11 and September 26, 2017 and was simulcast by Crunchyroll. [29] [30] The second season's opening theme is "Step by Step Up ↑↑↑↑" while the ending themes are "Jumpin' Jump Up!!!!" for the first six episodes and "Yumeiro Compass" (ユメイロコンパス, Dream-colored Compass) for episode seven onwards, all performed by Fourfolium. [31] The series is licensed in North America by Crunchyroll, and Funimation dubbed and released it on home video. [32] Muse Communication licensed the series in Asia-Pacific and started streaming it on Muse Asia YouTube channel. [33]
A visual novel developed by 5pb., titled New Game!: The Challenge Stage, was released for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita in Japan on January 26, 2017. [34] Characters from the series also appear alongside other Manga Time Kirara characters in the 2017 mobile role-playing game Kirara Fantasia. [35]