Young Ladies Don't Play Fighting Games Episode 7 Expands the Rival Roster
Episode 7 turns Tamaki's rivalry into a family matter and gives Arisa and Hana substantial roles, expanding the cast of rivals the series is building.
Reporting from 1 source: Anime News Network.
Episode 7 of Young Ladies Don't Play Fighting Games spends most of its runtime on characters who have appeared before but are only now getting substantial interactions. Arisa, the argumentative girl, proves more self-aware than she lets on, and Hana, Tamaki's dorm monitor older sister, is revealed as the FGC player Tamaki wants to catch up to. The episode also shows Mio's friends seeing her use martial arts for the first time. Community score: 4.0.
The episode's standout detail is the pair of rivals who dress like 80s and 90s motorcycle punks in their daily lives, two people who would have been friends under other circumstances but are instead opponents in Street Fighter. Most of the runtime goes to characters who have appeared before but are only now getting substantial interactions: Arisa, who is more self-aware and knowledgeable than she lets on, and Hana, Tamaki's dorm monitor older sister. The reveal that Hana is the FGC player Tamaki wants to catch up to reframes her rivalry as a family matter. The episode also shows Mio's friends seeing her use martial arts for the first time, a background the series has mentioned but never explored.
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- Anime News Network Young Ladies Don't Play Fighting Games Episode 7