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Kandagawa Jet Girls

Kandagawa Jet Girls (神田川JET GIRLS) is a multimedia project created by Kadokawa, Marvelous, and Egg Firm. An anime television series by TNK aired from October 2019 to January 2020. A racing game published by Marvelous and developed by its subsidiary Honey∞Parade Games was released in Japan for the PlayStation 4 in January 2020. A Western version of the game was released for the PlayStation 4 and Microsoft Windows in August 2020. The North American version was published by Xseed Games, while the European and Australian versions were published by Marvelous Europe.

Plot

Jet Racing is a popular sport where teams of two girls work together. They consist of a Jetter, who pilots the watercraft, and a Shooter, who fires a water gun at rival teams. Aspiring to be a Jetter just like her legendary mother, Rin Namiki decides to leave her home in the countryside in order to realize her dream. Arriving in Asakusa, she meets Misa Aoi and they form a partnership. With each race, their bond grows stronger.

Characters

Kandagawa Jet Girls

  • Rin Namiki (波黄 凛)
  • Misa Aoi (蒼井 ミサ)

Dress

  • Kaguya Shijyuin (紫集院 かぐや)
  • Kuromaru Manpuku (満腹 黒丸)

Hell's Kitchen

  • Pan Ziyu (パン・ツウィ)
  • Pan Dina (パン・ティナ)

Unkai Surfers

  • Jennifer Peach (ジェニファー・ピーチ)
  • Emily Orange (エミリー・オレンジ)

MKHU

  • Manatsu Shiraishi (白石 マナツ)
  • Yuzu Midorikawa (緑川 ゆず)

Suiryukai

  • Fūka Tamaki (環 楓花)
  • Inori Misuda (翠田 いのり)

Grindcore

  • Kamui Kurenai (紅衣 神威)
  • Naraku Mamiya (真谷 奈楽)

Production and release

Anime

On July 26, 2019, Kadokawa, Marvelous, and Egg Firm announced a new multimedia project with Senran Kagura producer Kenichiro Takaki. Takaki revealed that the new multimedia project would include a planned game and anime television series.[7] The series was animated by TNK and directed by Hiraku Kaneko, with Gō Zappa handling the series' composition, and Tsutomu Miyazawa designing the characters based on the original character design of Hanaharu Naruko. Egg Firm produced the series.[4]

While the first episode had an advanced broadcast debut on AT-X on September 25, 2019, the series officially aired from October 8, 2019, to January 7, 2020 on AT-X, Tokyo MX, MBS, and BS11.[4][9] Yū Sasahara and Riko Kohara performed the opening theme "Bullet Mermaid", while Azusa Tadokoro performed the ending theme "RIVALS."[10] The series is licensed by Sentai Filmworks and Muse Communication.[11][12] An OVA episode is bundled with the limited edition of the game titled Kandagawa Jet Girls DX Jet Pack (神田川JET GIRLS DXジェットパック).[13]

On February 18, 2021, Sentai Filmworks announced that the series would receive an English dub.[5]

Episodes

Episodes

Video game

A racing game published by Marvelous was released in Japan for the PlayStation 4 on January 16, 2020.[28] The game features shooting elements and eight courses with different variations, as well as a story mode, a free mode, and a multiplayer mode.[29] On May 21, 2020, Marvelous and Xseed Games announced that the game would be released in North America for the PlayStation 4 and Microsoft Windows in summer 2020.[30] On July 17, 2020, it was announced the game would be released in the West on August 25, 2020.[31] On the same day, it was also announced that the PlayStation 4 version would receive a digital-only release in Europe and Australia.[31][32]

Reception

Gadget Tsūshin listed "Mijoka", a phrase uttered by Rin, in their 2019 anime buzzwords list.[33]

See also

  • Kyōtei

External links

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