Anime Spotlight - New Game!
by Chih-Chieh Chang,
Key Staff
- Director: Yoshiyuki Fujiwara
- ("Plastic Memories")
- Series Composition: Fumihiko Shimo
- ("Fairy Tail" as script, "The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya (movie)" as screenplay, "Amagi Brilliant Park" as series composition)
Introduction
Working is adolescence.
"NEW GAME!" is a popular comic strip running in "Manga Time Kirara Carat" and is now a much-anticipated TV anime!
Graduating from high school, Aoba Suzukaze starts working at "Eagle Jump", the game production company that created the game, “Fairies Story” she was engrossed in when she was young. There, she meets Ko Yagami, the character designer for that game.
Aoba, now working for someone she idolizes, hesitates with her first work projects, but with help from Ko and the other unique employees, she matures bit by bit. The big-hit working girls' comedy drawing out everyday life of girls working in a game company is about to begin in July 2016!
Story
After graduating from high school, Aoba Suzukaze starts working for the game company Eagle Jump that created Fairies' Story, the game that she was engrossed into playing when she was a child. Aoba, on her first day in society as the rookie employee, arrives at Eagle Jump after riding the packed morning commute train. She stood before the company and hesitates, wondering if she should just go in or not, unable to take that first step. Just then, a senior employee, Rin Toyama, calls out to her, and Aoba manages to be escorted into the Eagle Jump office...
Characters
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Aoba Suzukaze (CV: Yūki Takada)
Rookie employee at the game company Eagle Jump. She gained employement with them right after graduating from high school. Always serious and earnest in everything she does, but sometimes is a bit lacking. Assigned to the character department as part of the graphics team. A fan of Fairies' Story, Eagle Jump's mega-hit role-playing game. She idolizes Ko Yagami, who was the character designer for that game. Birthday: February 2 |
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Ko Yagami (CV: Yōko Hikasa)
Just like Aoba, she entered Eagle Jump right after graduating form high school. Her skills are authentic as she was chosen as the character designer for Fairies' Story when she was still a rookie. Not specific and sometimes very careless, but when it comes to work she is serious and doesn't hesitate to spend the night at the office. Works as the leader of the character department that Aobba is in as well as the character designer. Birthday: August 2 |
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Rin Toyama (CV: Ai Kayano)
Employee at Eagle Jump, who entered at the same time as Ko. Been associating with Ko for a long time, and often follows up on Ko who tends to lack life skills outside of work. A serene person who is always the kind big sisterly figure, but when she gets drunk her personality changes a bit. Within the graphics team, she is the art director who has the important job of supervising all graphics. Birthday: December 3 |
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Hifumi Takimoto (CV: Ai Yamaguchi)
An employee at Eagle Jump, and senior employee to Aoba within the character department. Reticent and doesn't like speaking to others, but suddenly becomes eloquent when using text-based communication such as texting and e-mail. She can talk to her pet hedgehog Sojiro about anything and everything without hesitation. Birthday: January 23 |
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Hazime Shinoda (CV: Megumi Toda)
Employee at Eagle Jump. Still new, as this is her second year. Part of the motion department, but since they had no space left, her desk is in the character department booths. Her desk is adorned by numerous figurines and replica blades, which is both her hobby and practical pieces for work. Birthday: January 1 |
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Yun Iizima (CV: Ayumi Takeo)
Joined the company at the same time as Hajime, so this is her second year. Part of the character department. Speaks the Kansai dialect, and wears frilly, lace-trimmed clothes as normal clothes. Brings tea utensils to work, and treats people to black tea and sweets during breaks. Birthday: December 6 |
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Nene Sakura (CV: Madoka Asahina)
Aoba's close friend. Currently a college student. Aoba and she call each other "Aocchi" and "Nenecchi". Looks basically as young as the baby-faced Aoba, and often is mistaken for a child. Worried about Aoba entering the work force a bit before her, and calls Aoba often. Birthday: May 5 |
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Umiko Ahagon (CV: Chitose Morinaga)
Employee at Eagle Jump. Programmer on the program team. Originally from Okinawa and has tanned skin. A fanatic of anything military, and adorns her desk with multiple model guns. Birthday: July 20 |
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Shizuku Haduki (CV: Eri Kitamura)
Employee of Eagle Jump. Keeps all staff together as the director for the Fairies' Story series. Loves cute girls, and often wanders to the character department booth and chats with Aoba, Hifumi, and company. Birthday: May 22 |
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Shizuku's pet cat. While Shizuku is at work, it spends its time within the Eagle Jump office. |
Cast
- Aoba Suzukaze
- Yūki Takada
- Ko Yagami
- Yōko Hikasa
- Rin Toyama
- Ai Kayano
- Hifumi Takimoto
- Ai Yamaguchi
- Hazime Shinoda
- Megumi Toda
- Yun Iizima
- Ayumi Takeo
- Nene Sakura
- Madoka Asahina
- Umiko Ahagon
- Chitose Morinaga
- Shizuku Haduki
- Eri Kitamura
Staff
- Original Story
- Shōtarō Tokunō (serialized in "Manga Time Kirara Carat" by Houbunsha)
- Director
- Yoshiyuki Fujiwara
- Assistant Director
- Ryohei Takeshita
- Series Composition
- Fumihiko Shimo
- Character Designs
- Ai Kikuchi
- Executive Directors of Animation
- Ai Kikuchi, Yūichi Oka, Manamu Amasaki, Senri Kikunaga
- Prop Design
- Eri Nakajima
- Art Director
- Shunsuke Suzuki
- Color Coordinator
- Kei Ishiguro
- Director of Photography
- Takafumi Kuwano
- Editing
- Daisuke Hiraki
- Sound Director
- Masaki Tsuchiya
- Sound Effects
- Yasumasa Koyama
- Sound Production
- Delphi Sound
- Music
- Hajime Hyakkoku
- Music Production
- KADOKAWA
- Animation Production
- Doga Kobo
- Produced by
- NEW GAME!! Production Committee
- Opening Theme
- "Sakura Skip" by fourfolium (Yūki Takada, Ai Yamaguchi, Megumi Toda, Ayumi Takeo)
- Ending Theme
- "Now Loading...!" by fourfolium (Yūki Takada, Ai Yamaguchi, Megumi Toda, Ayumi Takeo)
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