Download or read book Hi Score Girl 09 written by Rensuke Oshikiri and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2022-10-11 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hi Score Girl, Rensuke Oshikiri's love letter to arcade gaming, finally comes to print! Read the manga that inspired the Netflix Original anime series! Is it "like"? Or is it "love"? The year is 1996, and with it comes the momentous opening of the good ol’ Tokyo Big Sight and an equally monumental admission of love... To bring their heated rivalry to a decisive end, Haruo and Akira venture to a game tournament in Osaka for a rematch to settle old scores. But with romance and heartbreak both on the table depending on the outcome, what will happen when the competition takes a dramatic turn?!

Download or read book Hi Score Girl 01 written by Rensuke Oshikiri and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2020-02-25 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hi Score Girl, Rensuke Oshikiri's love letter to arcade gaming, finally comes to print! Read the manga that inspired the Netflix Original anime series! The year is 1991, and the world is on the cusp of the golden age of 2-D fighting games. And on the outskirts of town, in a shady arcade that's a second home to delinquents and businessmen, one girl descends with dignity into her seat at the game cabinet... Her name is Akira Oono, and she's about to humiliate hardcore gamer Haruo Yaguchi, who fancies himself something of an arcade king, at Street Fighter! Will Haruo ever live down losing to a girl from his class?!

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