矢口 春雄
from High Score Girl
A teenage kid whose looks and academic skills are below average. On the other hand, he's got amazing gaming skills that earned him the title of "Beastly Fingers Haruo" in the local arcades. He remains undefeated until one day he meets his match, Akira Oono. After the encounter he vows to beat her, and later on considers her as his rival. While initially acting like a major brat with a sky-high ego, he bit by bit grows out of it, the same couldn't be said about his gaming addiction, which actually helps him find his best friends.
High Score Girl
The year is 1991, and arcade video games are the latest craze. Becoming a professional gamer is a far-fetched dream in an industry that has yet to spread its influence. Yet, that is the path sixth-grader Haruo Yaguchi wants to pursue. His aptitude for video games has earned him respect in local arcades and bestowed him with confidence and pride, both of which are shattered when fellow classmate Akira Oono easily defeats him in Street Fighter 2. Akira is rich, pretty, and smart—as close as can be to a perfect girl. But Haruo had never cared about these things as, despite his multiple shortcomings as a person, his supremacy in video games was, in his mind, undisputed. So, now that someone has appeared who can rival him, part of Haruo cannot help but loathe her. Another part, however, itches for somebody who can compete with him on equal terms, and Akira is more than capable.
High Score Girl II
Second season of High Score Girl.
