On Sunday, a High Card special stage panel at AnimeJapan 2023 announced that the poker-themed anime will be getting a season 2, revealing teaser visuals. The anime premiered on the AT-X channel on January 9, then on Tokyo MX, TV Aichi, KBS Kyoto, Sun TV, and BS11. Currently, the anime’s 12th episode will air on Monday.
Kadokawa currently describes the story for High Card as;
After discovering that his orphanage was on the brink of closing due to financial stress, Finn, who was living freely on the streets, set out for a casino with the aim of making a fortune. However, nothing could have prepared Finn for the nightmare that was awaiting him.
Once there, Finn encountered a car chase and bloody shootout caused by a man’s “lucky” card.
Finn will eventually learn what the shootout was about.
The world order can be controlled by a set of 52 X-Playing cards with the power to bestow different superhuman powers and abilities to the ones that possess them.
With these cards, people can access the hidden power of the “buddy” that can be found within themselves.
Currently, High Card is under the publisher TMS. Author Homura Kawamoto (the author of the Kakegurui franchise) and his younger brother are credited with the original work. Season 2 of High Camp will once again be animated by Studio Hibari. The brand FIVE NEW OLD will be performing the anime’s opening theme song, “Trickster.”
High Card Anime’s Return: Season 2 to More Card Games
The project shipped its first drama CD volume on December 3. Publisher Kadokawa, anime studio TMS Entertainment, and entertainment company Sammy Corporation are presenting the poker-themed project. The companies previously revealed that the project will include anime, manga, and novels.
The High Card No Mercy manga launched on Square Enix’s Manga UP! service on August 31. The project’s original character designer Ebimo draws the manga. The High Card -♢7 Never No Dollars novel began serialization in the Monthly Newtype magazine on August 9.
Currently, the High Card anime is available to stream on Crunchyroll.