Kandagawa Jet Girls


Kandagawa Jet Girls is a multimedia project created by Kadokawa, Marvelous, and Egg Firm. An anime television series by TNK aired from October 8, 2019 to January 7, 2020. A racing game published by Marvelous and developed by its subsidiary Honey∞Parade Games was released in Japan for the PlayStation 4 on January 16, 2020. A North American, European and Australian version of the game will be released for the PlayStation 4 and Microsoft Windows on August 25, 2020. The North American version will be published by Xseed Games, while the European and Australian versions will be 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

;Rin Namiki
;Misa Aoi
;Kaguya Shinjūin
;Kuromaru Manpuku
;Tsui Pan
;Tina Pan
;Jennifer Peach
;Emily Orange
;Manatsu Shiraishi
;Yuzu Midorikawa
;Fūka Tamaki
;Inori Misuda

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. The series was animated by TNK and directed by Hiraku Kaneko, with Gō Zappa handling the series' composition, and Tsutomu Miyazawa designing the characters. Egg Firm produced the series. 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. Yū Sasahara and Riko Kohara performed the series' opening theme song "Bullet Mermaid", while Azusa Tadokoro performed the series' ending theme song "RIVALS." The series is licensed by Sentai Filmworks. An OVA episode is bundled with the limited edition of the game titled Kandagawa Jet Girls DX Jet Pack.
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Video game

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

Reception

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